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Posted on: Diet Coke
June 16, 2010 at 10:59 AM

Anyone know the Mandarin for "Coke Light" and "Coke Zero"? Or do they all fall under the umbrella of "Diet Coke"?

Posted on: World Cup and Diamonds
June 13, 2010 at 9:18 AM

Having just returned from a short trip to 南非, I have to say that the vibe and excitement in the country is amazing (and VERY loud).

Posted on: Talking Numbers
June 4, 2010 at 8:07 AM

Great lesson - thank you! Very helpful

Posted on: Express Train or High-speed Train?
May 22, 2010 at 12:10 AM

磁悬浮列车 cíxuánfú lièchē (From Newbie - Transportation)

Posted on: Getting Where You Need to Go
May 21, 2010 at 11:02 PM

The new "expo" taxis are really comfortable compared to the old ones - it is a real bonus to manage to get one of these!

How do you ask for the 发票 fāpiào in Shanghainese? (please can you add the pronunciation into the vocab list?)

Posted on: Shanghai Expo Pavilions
May 18, 2010 at 7:08 AM

The author of the dialog certainly has a sense of humour - the thought of anyone struggling to see the Chinese pavilion made me smile!

Posted on: Blown Fuse
May 16, 2010 at 9:40 AM

Thanks for the reminder about the glossary, John - I had forgotten that it was there! 谢谢！

Posted on: Food Flavors, Shanghai Style
May 14, 2010 at 4:31 AM

Loved the lesson - thanks CPod team!

Posted on: Shanghai Expo: Haibao
April 26, 2010 at 4:47 AM

[I added this into the thread for my original question, but it doesn't seem to be getting a replythere! Sorry for the repetition....]

I take it that 画 in 你画的不像小鸟 is the verb "to paint" as opposed to the noun "painting", 对吗？Could you then use the same pattern with other verbs？ e.g. what you wrote....你写的 ; or what I saw....我看的。。。。

How would you say: What you are painting.... what I am seeing....(as in what you are doing now as opposed to what you have done), etc?

Posted on: That's Not Your Food
April 26, 2010 at 4:37 AM

这本书你看完了吗？Can you also say 你看完了这本书吗？Would it have the same meaning, just a different emphasis?

Does the 完了 always go immediately after the verb? i.e. would 你看这本书完了吗？be wrong?