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Posted on: Tone Rule: Changes for 'bu'
March 23, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Wo3 you3 yi4 ge wen4 ti3,  not on tones, but pronouncation.  How is it that the books may teach one way, but what's actually said "on the streets" is different?   Maybe it's also in English. ??

         Xie4 xie!!

Posted on: No Need to Take off Your Shoes
March 23, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Xie4 xie ni3!

Posted on: No Need to Take off Your Shoes
March 19, 2010 at 7:23 PM

So, clothes are chuan, as well as shoes.  All other things, like jewelry, hat, mittens are dai4, right?

Posted on: No Need to Take off Your Shoes
March 18, 2010 at 1:26 PM

How do you say...Put on your shoes?   Or to wear shoes?    Xie4 xie

Posted on: Farm Animals
February 24, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Heng, Heng, Heng

  Cute lesson!  

Looking for the sounds of these animals:

goat, goose,rooster,donkey,cat,dog &turkey  Xie4xie

Also, as far as measures for animals, what I know so far is some animals are Zhi, like bird, cat, chicken.  tou2 for the cattle.  And I have guessed that snake might use tiao2.  Any good reference to look up measures?

Posted on: I Got Married
February 24, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Xie4 xie ni3 Connie

Seems like the ni3 shi4 na3 nian2 jie2 hun de? is asking about the year in which you were married, not how how you were when married, correct? Same with ji3 nian2?

Posted on: I Got Married
February 20, 2010 at 6:58 PM

ji3 ji3nian2...2 ji3's???

Posted on: I Got Married
February 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM

To ask someone how old they were when they married, can you say:  Ni3 jie2 hun de shi2 hou4, you3 ji3 nian3 le?   

Posted on: Return to the Hometown
February 12, 2010 at 3:36 AM

I always heard, ask 3 times to ensure commitment.  Depends on the relationship too.   It's polite to turn down an invitation!!

Posted on: Speaking and Writing
February 12, 2010 at 3:10 AM

Xie4 xie ni3 "team" 

  If I may ask a question off the number topic here...when talking about a married couple, do you say "Zhe4 dui4 fu2 fu4"?