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ashaman5
Posted on: A Qing Wen to Our Listeners
March 10, 2012 at 4:20 PMI like the audio only, personally. It takes plenty long enough for everything to load on my computer as is.
Posted on: A Qing Wen to Our Listeners
March 10, 2012 at 4:18 PMI would love to hear a lesson on how to politely ask people (of all ages, statuses) to be quiet? I practice everything from newbie through intermediate, and have never heard this. I know nao4 is not exactly nice terminology.
I would also love a QW on how to criticize in a nice way. It seems all I do is negate now--so and so is not brilliant, is not wonderful, etc. I'm not sure of the subtleties of criticism in chinese.
Posted on: Hospitality Series 1: Welcome to the Hilton!
September 8, 2011 at 3:19 PMgreat lesson; looking forward to more like this!
Posted on: Translation Tools
August 20, 2011 at 2:23 PMthe xiaoma cidian is my #1 tool
http://www.xiaoma.info/index.php?fpy=bai%20tou%20xie%20lao
Posted on: The Little Tadpoles in Search of Their Mother
May 30, 2011 at 3:00 PMthanks for the "zhe" vs. "zai" insight in this lesson, John. that has confused me.
Posted on: An Unplanned Tan
June 28, 2010 at 3:10 PMI know not all words can be rationally deconstructed, but I'm interested in the use of shuang1 in 防晒霜.
I've only seen it used as "frost". Any thoughts on why that's used here? A light covering of fangshaishuang being similar to a light covering of frost on a branch?
Posted on: Feelings
May 22, 2010 at 4:09 PM我对上海没有感情
I've never seen "dui4" used like this before. Is this a super context-dependent usage for this one particular construction? Or do I just need to read more?
I'm more accustomed to seeing "dui4" being used for "pairs" of things or for affirmation (e.g. a rapid "dui-dui-dui")
Posted on: Realization, Reality and Authenticity
May 16, 2010 at 4:21 PM哈－耗用的单词－我也是 :-)
Changye--谢谢！ "假乳房" was my first thought as well, but I wanted to make sure (as bababardwan mentioned) that there wasn't a colloquial term that supplants the more dictionary correct jia ru fang here.
at any rate, I think that is what Jon muttered under his breath in response to Liliana so thanks all!
Posted on: Realization, Reality and Authenticity
May 16, 2010 at 12:53 AMhow does one say "fake boobs"? I missed it, and Liliana had the wonderful insight to ask that question. :-)
Posted on: A Qing Wen to Our Listeners
March 10, 2012 at 4:20 PMI agree here as well. Every time I have a thought, it's invariably with "jue de". That's it for me, although I understand other ways of saying those things when they are used.