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Posted on: I'm Not Here
July 23, 2009 at 2:53 PM

Thanks for the comments on those two expressions, sheyajin and dunderklumpen. Yes, I will definitely try to check out that QW lesson!

Another thing I could have done is to look in the Glossary. Many examples of both.

http://chinesepod.com/resources/glossary/entry/如果

http://chinesepod.com/resources/glossary/entry/要是

Posted on: I'm Not Here
July 20, 2009 at 3:38 PM

Since you guys seem to be tinkering with the repetition frequency of the dialogue, I would like to suggest 3 times at the beginning to challenge us Poddies to "get it" *before* Jenny and Ken debrief us, then one more time at the end to bring it home. Also, if there's a "star" keyword in the lesson, you guys might say it at the beginning and then challenge us to understand the rest of it before the explanation. :) Thanks!

Posted on: I'm Not Here
July 20, 2009 at 3:33 PM

Hi what is the difference between yào shi (要是) and rú guǒ (如果), are they interchangeable? If not can you give a couple of examples of each, please? I hear rú guǒ a *lot*.

From the supplement, it seems we use a different word for "answer" when it comes to "answering" a person's question (huí dá) and "answering" the phone (jiē) is that right?

 

Posted on: A Very Special Day
July 20, 2009 at 2:56 PM

Thanks lujiaojie!

Posted on: A Very Special Day
July 17, 2009 at 2:17 PM

你好，are 日子 and 日期 interchangeable, is one used more than the other? Thanks!

The tech guys do a *great* job and they moonlight as actors, too!? Wow! 他们 duō cái duō yì (多才多艺)!!

You know, the actor recognized which day it is *just* as that famous part of the olympics theme song kicked in, so before you guys revealed what it was I thought for sure it was related to the Special Olympics that took place in Shanghai in October 2008 (when this lesson was published)!

Posted on: Christmas Surprise
July 16, 2009 at 3:36 PM

Two cool ones from the supplement:

Christmas Eve - Píng'ānyè -> Peaceful Night (nice!)

Santa Claus - Shèngdàn lǎorén ->Christmas' old dude!! (how mean!)

^__^

Posted on: A Family of Teachers
July 16, 2009 at 2:52 PM

Hi, can the word dōu be used to mean "both" also? In this lesson it means "all".

他和我都是老师。

Tā hé wǒ dōu shì lǎoshī.

Both he and I are teachers.

谢谢

 

 

Posted on: Introducing the Managers
July 13, 2009 at 3:05 PM

好的，谢谢。 So what is "zǒngcái"? Is is short for CEO?

So I use "nǐmen ràng wǒ jièshào yīxià" if I want to introduce myself to someone (a group)? Or is that expression just not right?

Posted on: Introducing the Managers
July 13, 2009 at 4:32 AM

Hi, 3 quick questions:

Is zǒng an abbreviation for zǒngjīnglǐ? Just want to make sure when I address people there.

To say CEO and CFO, do people in China just use those terms or they use a Chinese equivalent? I found this one for CEO, it's a mouthful, that's why I ask:

shǒu xí zhí xíng guān

Also, could the girl have said:

Nínmen ràng wǒ jièshào yíxià

?

Thanks!

 

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Beijing
July 9, 2009 at 3:16 PM

Quánjùdé's illustrious history, almost 250 years and more than 100 million Beijing ducks served:

http://www.btmbeijing.com/contents/en/btm/2006-01/timehonouredbrands/quanjude

Webpage:

http://www.quanjude.com.cn/main.php

In Australia:

http://www.quanjude.com.au/home.html