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kaixin_in_tampa
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Hangzhou
June 28, 2009 at 5:20 PMNi hao, if someone has time, can someone post the saying that Jenny mentioned right at the beginning of the podcast? It was really nice. Thanks!
Posted on: How Long Has This Been Going On?
June 27, 2009 at 10:59 PMNi hao, more questions (it's Saturday), if I want to ask "how long (distance)?" I use "cha2ng", i.e.,
"How long is Nanjing Street?"
Nánjīng Lù duō cháng? Duì bú duì?
but if I want to know how long something has been going on I use "duo1jiu3"?
"How long has he been talking?"
Tā shuō le duōjiǔ?
Also, if we want to ask a person's age, we know from this lesson to use "duo1 da4?", but if I want to find out the size of an object, do we use the exact same expression?
Zhè zuò fángzi duō dà? (How big is this house?). Duì bú duì?
Also, do we use the same words for "old" when describing objects as we do when describing buildings?
"He is old"
Tā lǎo le or Tā nián jì dà
So if I want to say:
"That house is old."
Nà zuò fángzi nián jì dà. Duì bú duì?
Thanks!
Posted on: How Long Has This Been Going On?
June 27, 2009 at 8:53 PMNi hao, how do I say "older than..."
"The Forbidden City is older than the United States"
Gùgōng bǐ Měi Guó dà. Duì bú duì?
"I am older than her"
Wǒ bǐ tā dà. Duì bú duì?
Posted on: How Long Has This Been Going On?
June 27, 2009 at 8:12 PMNi hao, great lesson, thank you.
How do I say:
"The Forbidden City is more than 600 years old."
Gùgōng liúbǎi duō suì le. Duì bú duì?
"The Forbidden City is around 600 years old."
Gùgōng chàbuduō liúbǎi suì le. Duì bú duì?
Posted on: Funny Rice
June 13, 2009 at 2:59 PMI listened to the dialogue a couple of times, then read it 3 or 4 times and still did not get it. Then I started doing other things on the computer and ten minutes later I went: "I just got that". I had not had a Joey Tribbiani moment like that in a long time.
BTW, new rule: From here on, Jenny doesn't get to use the word "obvious" during podcasts. ^_^
Posted on: What's Your Surname?
June 13, 2009 at 2:36 PMA good one I learned the other day:
Guìguó shì nǎguó?
(Which country is your honorable country?)
By the way, I just noticed guì (贵) also means expensive so it's like asking "what is your highly valuable/esteemed surname/country?" ^_^
Two more countries into the mix, both their cuisines are awesome:
Tàiguó - Thailand
Yuènán - Vietnam
Posted on: Would You Like a Drink?
May 28, 2009 at 4:43 PMGreat insight, Pete! Thank you!
Posted on: Would You Like a Drink?
May 28, 2009 at 5:51 AMHi, in the supplementary vocabulary, the last item should be red tea (hóng chá)?
Carlos
Posted on: Explosion
May 22, 2009 at 4:52 PMHi, how do we say "fireworks" and "popcorn" in Mandarin? Thank you.
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Hangzhou
June 28, 2009 at 5:45 PMHi, if I want to say "My favorite movie", can I say:
Wǒ de zuì xǐhuan de diànyǐng
?
Thanks!