User Comments - greggs

Posted on: Interview with Cassie

Great job Cassie, your interview sounded effortless.  Your English is certainly accomplished, as everyone here has commented about. 

Keep up your good work. I am just beginning to understand Mandarin and face a long march to be as accomplished in Mandarin as you are in English.

This is a great community of intelligent and thoughtful users.  Thanks to all, I learn something everyday because of the users like Cassie that comment so frequently.

Posted on: Introducing the Managers

Thanks for the information Amber!

 谢谢您

Posted on: Introducing the Managers

CPod,

At the start of dear Amber, Connie always says "大家好，我是Connie。 She does not use the measure word 位。In this dialoge, they say 这位是张总 using the measure word.

Is this only for formal meetings? Can you say this is mangager Li without using the wei?

xiexie

Posted on: The Boy That Cried Wolf

can someone break down the sentance "Bei lang chi diao le? How does diao 掉 work in this sentance?  My dictionary tells me 掉 is to fall or to drop.  And Bei 被  is passive voice. 

I need Ken to break it down from the top. ^^

thanks

Posted on: A Very Special Day

congrats on your 1000 lessons.  A real accomplishment.  I appreciate all of your efforts and look forward to the next 1000 lessons.

you are all great and a pleasure to listen to.  I just gave you a recommendation today at the office.  I met with some who is doing work in China and mentioned to me that he was thinking of using Rosetta Stone to learn mandarin.  I highly recommended your site.

Good luck.  amazing team.

Posted on: Using 'Almost'

calkins

where do you find these examples? you amaze me with your focus and attitude for learning.

keep up the good work.

Posted on: Using 'Almost'

macallus88: 

 Thanks I will try your "er" suggestion.  I appreciate it.  I was trying over and over to get this to work. 儿 哈哈。  thanks.

Amber: 

Thanks for the explaination. I love Qing Wen.  It is always interesting.  You are a major part of the success of this site.

Posted on: Using 'Almost'

Thank you connie.

I need to listen several more times.  I almost understand. 

I am practicing with IME. I can type "dian" but, can not figure out how to get "dianr".

Also, why in the introduction does it say chàyīdiǎnr but in your transcription Connie, it is chadianr?

Thanks for the good lesson.

Posted on: Transliteration into Chinese and the Long Pinky Fingernail

I have not listened to the dear Amber yet,

but I did notice a long fingernail on my taxi drivers hand.  I look forward to learning the meaning

^^

Posted on: Riding the Subway

calkins,

what is the "ZDT or PlecoDict"?  I am unfamiliar with these terms.

thanks