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Posted on: Those Pesky Mosquitos!
September 1, 2014 at 5:22 PM

我们宝宝 (yǎo wǒmen bǎobao)

This was translated in the show as "they bit my baby".  I'm confused by the use of 我们 in this context.  I would expect 我的 or just 我 as the object is a close family member.

Posted on: Favorites
July 20, 2014 at 8:11 PM

Ah, upon further inspection the dictionary does say that 啦 can equal 了+啊. I guess I didn't put 2 + 2 together.

Posted on: Favorites
July 19, 2014 at 12:52 PM

In the dialog I am wondering if 怎么啦 (zěnmela) is an error and should be 怎么了(zěnmele). The online dictionaries I use do not have entries for 怎么啦.

Posted on: Favorites
July 11, 2014 at 6:15 PM

谢谢。 That is helpful.

Posted on: Favorites
July 10, 2014 at 7:18 PM

I am unclear with this lesson's use of 一下 (yīxià) and the grammar section didn't really clear it up for me.  请等一下 (qǐng děng yīxià) is straightforward enough where it means briefly or a moment.  But in 你收藏一下吧 (nǐ shōucáng yīxià ba) it seems unnecessary if you are only trying to say Dad, bookmark it.  Unless, of course, there is a subtlety I am missing.

Posted on: Where are you from?
January 5, 2014 at 6:42 PM

In the exercises I don't understand

欢迎你来德国

Literally I think it is "welcome you arrive Germany".  But that sentence doesn't parse to me.  Could it be Germany welcomes your arrival?  An explaination about the word order would be appreciated.