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mahenhao1
Posted on: Your Turn at KTV
December 10, 2013 at 3:58 PMgreat story Daniel!
Posted on: No Change for the Bus Fare
November 25, 2013 at 1:27 PMHey there - what to call the driver. Here in Beijing I hear si1 ji1 a lot in taxis. In this lesson they use shi1 fu. OK, so Shi1fu is more respectful and can mean a Master of some skill be it cooking or taiji, whatever. Any other advice on what to call the driver. My guess is both ok but open to hear more from you all.....
Posted on: Looking for a Tour Guide
April 7, 2012 at 3:15 AMWow the characters for I (wǒ) and look for (zhǎo) are SO similar!
Posted on: Directions for the Taxi Driver
January 13, 2012 at 8:14 AMIn taxis, I always hear people say Guǎi for Turn. As in You Guai or Zuo Guai. This dialog is first I have heard Zhuán. Is it really that common a usage? Comments?
Posted on: When are you Coming to Hong Kong?
January 3, 2012 at 2:42 PMFor me, the new phrase here is the "nei tian". I would have tried to get at it with some sort of "When?" phrase like "Shenme shi hou". This lesson is simple, but very helpful.
Posted on: Changing the Plate
June 23, 2014 at 9:47 AMLanguage comment: Yes, eaving a restaurant in China, you always hear "màn zǒu" Easy way to remember the usage for USA English speaker is this: It's like we say saying goodbye sometimes by saying - "Take it easy!" or even closer: "take it slow!" So, "Go Slow màn zǒu" pretty close usage.
Food note - The longer you live in China, the smaller the debris field on your plate. That is, on arrival, you are not into all the odd textures so you spit out grizzle on teh bone etc. Over time, all that you do not eat is tiny slivers of bone. Progress? You be the judge!