User Comments - matt_c
matt_c
Posted on: Introducing Shen Yajin (Helen)
June 1, 2009 at 4:11 AM@Xiaohu Wow man, that is pretty awsome! Are they flying you over from the States? The key is to have fun with it, and leave room for improv - it makes the experience much more fluid for you and the crowd. Maybe a couple of sips of Baijiu to loosen you up before you hit the stage will help out. Prepare some time fillers for the inevitable delays - 绕口令 always help. :)
Posted on: Would You Like a Drink?
June 1, 2009 at 2:55 AM@zida I'm not sure but you could create a post about it with Zune in the title, hopefully other Zune using Poddies will answer your question.
How to create a post: http://chinesepod.com/help/faq#53
Posted on: Excuses for Being Late
June 1, 2009 at 12:30 AM@jjfoerch I just had a listen and the speed is fine. Try clearing your cache and reloading the page, altertnatively you could download the sound file and play it off your computer or mp3 player. Let me know if you have any more problems. :)
Posted on: What's Your Name?
June 1, 2009 at 12:16 AM@abarzafuentes Hehe, no problem. The key is then remembering the names! I think remembering the last names is easier, at least that way you just need to call them Zhāng Xiānsheng (Mr Zhang), Wáng Nǚshì (Ms Wang), Wú Xiǎojie(Miss Wu), Xiǎo Chén (Little Chen - similar age or younger), Lǎo Liú (Older gentleman), Dù Gē (Older brother Du), Lǐ Jiě (Older sister Li), Cuī Shūshu (Uncle Cui - for those older than you that say, Gē, but not quite an old man) Zhào Āyi (Aunty Zhao) etc. These may seem numerous, but believe me they are much easier to remember than the countless name combinations out there. :D
Posted on: Welcome to ChinesePod
May 31, 2009 at 4:29 PMMystic,
Hey how's it going. Welcome to ChinesePod, as you've probably found out - people are pretty friendly and helpful around here.
For online dictionaries, I recommend Nciku, Iciba - Nciku even has 'hand' writing input (where you use your mouse to draw the characters).
Wenlin is a great 'Chinese Reader' software that provides pinyin annotation and character breakdowns, although it does have it's limits with regards to the size of the dictionary.
Don't hesitate to PM me if you have any questions in future.
Regards,
Matt Coleman
ChinesePod Product Manager
Posted on: Xinjiang Delicacies
May 31, 2009 at 4:24 PM@cassielin I order 顶顶炒面 every time I eat at a Xinjiang restaurant. Yummy stuff!
Posted on: Introducing Shen Yajin (Helen)
May 31, 2009 at 6:52 AM@Shandonweifang Hey am I right in assuming that you are in Weifang, Shangdong Province? I've been there twice on business. Not a bad little city. The city of kites I believe. If you ever get a chance to eat at the expensive restaurant at the amusement park with the big pond inside - do it! Great food.
Welcome to ChinesePod you'll find us really helpful bunch of people.
Posted on: Introducing Shen Yajin (Helen)
May 31, 2009 at 6:49 AM shandonweifang says
6 minutes ago
will anyone help me in learning chinese,the most difficult language....
[Sorry I accidentally hit delete... Matt Coleman, ChinesePod Product Manager]
Posted on: Xinjiang Delicacies
May 31, 2009 at 2:06 AM@martyzcp Not sure but I'll investigate and post it when I find it.
@cleaver Yeah I agree it's a great character for visual recognition. It's actually a 象形字 xiàngxíngzì which literally means 'to be like shape character' - pictographic character.
@jjfoerch @marygrace Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. Marco did a great job with the production.
Posted on: Tea Tasting
June 1, 2009 at 3:29 PMThis flame war got out of hand. Remember that there are people here that just want to learn Chinese and share info about tea...
I have PM'd the main players regarding this issue. In fact, in order to remain neutral, I have sent them exactly the same message (screenshots saved for documentation).
Quite simply, follow the policies and all will be well.
Pete is our ChinesePod translator and as such has my 100% support. He knows what he is doing, and has the support of our highly professional team of linguistic experts.
We are human, however, and thus there are occasionally mistakes in the production process.
Often our esteemed Poddies will helpfully point them out, for that we are grateful.
When we make mistakes, we admit them, and fix them.
If, after analysis, we deem our work to be without fault, we state our position.
When the lines and blurry, we discuss this for the benefit of the community.
Thank you for your continued support.
Matt Coleman
ChinesePod Product Manager.