User Comments - nickcripps
nickcripps
Posted on: Choosing a New Pair of Glasses
July 15, 2010, 05:33 AMCan anyone tell me the name of the song played during the dialogue in the background? It sounds like a Japanese song...
Posted on: Lao Wang's Office 1: A New Manager
August 10, 2008, 12:06 PMI think 你们在说新老板啊 means "You're talking about the new boss aren't you?... 在 modifies the verb..
-ing form (sorry can't quite explain it well)
Posted on: 简体字与繁体字
August 06, 2008, 02:12 AM我的座右铭就是：”看繁體，些简体“。
My motto is: "Read traditional, write simplified."
Posted on: Badminton
July 25, 2008, 11:30 AMI remember in the Philippines around 4 years ago there was this badminton explosion, suddenly Badminton courts appeared everywhere, and everyone was playing it!
我记起来4年前左右在菲律宾羽毛球突然受欢迎，哪里都有新建的羽毛球场，大家都要打！
Posted on: Fat Camp
July 24, 2008, 10:29 PM我也不太清楚，好像口味的意思就是Flavour,但味道意味着Flavour和Smell。
Posted on: Regional Accents Part I
July 23, 2008, 02:16 AM我有个很好菲律宾华人朋友，之前老说我的普通话发音不标准。因为我学的是大陆的普通话，所以我的口音跟他们菲律宾华人的口音不一样。好像菲律宾华人的口音是很接近中国南方的。比如说，“东西” 的 “西”，标准的发音就是有翘舌音，南方的发音就是有平舌音。我每次说“东西”的时候他说我不对！真的很讨厌！幸好现在他不这么做了。
I had a really good Filipino-Chinese friend who always corrected my pronunciation even though I was speaking with a standard mainland accent. For example, the "xi" in 东西 (dongxi) has a retroflex sound, whereas Southern Chinese would probably pronounce the "xi" like "si" instead of "shi." It was kinda annoying...
Posted on: Internet is Down
July 22, 2008, 05:38 AMGood Lesson!
我记得我在苏州的时候，一下雨就上不了网。
In Suzhou whenever it rained, I couldn't use the net for at least an hour after the rain stopped.
Posted on: Talking Numbers
July 15, 2010, 10:03 AMThe Shanghainese word 現在 i ze "now" sounds like the Korean word for "now" too.
I'm wondering is ChinesePod planning to host any Minnan lessons?