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Posted on: Dublin
March 21, 2008 at 2:58 AMhi smjd323, 都 is a 多音词 (duōyīncí) which means a character with more than one possible pronunciation. So, 都 can be either: 都 (dōu) 'all', or 都 (dū) as in '首都' (shǒudū)
Posted on: Where are you going?
March 21, 2008 at 2:32 AMuser31972, In 哪儿 (nar) the second character is a phonetic character pronounced 'er', often added on the end of certain words by Mandarin speakers in the more northern regions of China.
Posted on: Where are you going?
March 21, 2008 at 2:25 AMhi codexus, Yes you are correct. You're not over-analyzing! :) 呢 (ne)： 你呢？Nǐ ne And you? 这是谁的呢？ Zhè shì shéi de ne？ Whose is this? 吗 (ma)： 这是你的吗？Zhè shì nǐ de ma？ Is this yours?
Posted on: Musical Instruments
March 21, 2008 at 2:17 AMhi ningmeng, The measure word for violin is 把 (bǎ): 一把小提琴 Yī bǎ xiǎotíqín
Posted on: Embrace your Fears! 怕 (pà)...Adj
March 21, 2008 at 1:39 AMhi andrewm, 别弄我了！太痒了！ Bié nòng wǒ le！ Tài yǎng le！ Don't do that! That tickles. 挠痒痒 náo yǎngyang to tickle 别挠我了！ Bié náo wǒ le！ Don't tickle me!
Posted on: A Taxi for Tired Feet
March 20, 2008 at 7:41 AMhi evelyne, 打的 (dǎdī) is sort of adopted from Cantonese, which uses the word: 的士 (dīshì) for taxi.
Posted on: Knitting a Scarf
March 20, 2008 at 2:41 AMI want AuntieSue to knit me a scarf!! Maybe AuntieSue and Lunetta could have a knit off.
Posted on: Mobile Repairmen and AZERDocMom
March 20, 2008 at 1:27 AMum, ahem... hehe... OK sballa, yes, to call the repair/recycling men you can use the universal Chinese "HEY!!!": 喂喂喂 ...... !!!! (Wèi wèi wèi!!!!!!) (often said in 3's!) and can even throw in a 等一下 (děng yīxià) and they'll be sure to wait for you.
Posted on: Where are you going?
March 19, 2008 at 9:17 AMhi changye, Connie says that sometimes they will include the “儿” when writing, however it really just comes down to each person's custom.
Posted on: Teacher Salary and Perks
March 21, 2008 at 3:11 AMhi clarsen, You would say that sentence like this: 我的ChinesePod合同２０１０年到期。 Wǒ de ChinesePod hétong ２０１０ nián dàoqī.