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si1teng2
Posted on: Time Word Tips P2 : 前 and 后
June 15, 2015 at 12:36 PMI think, Veronique, Gwilym was saying Fiona's explanation is only a mnemonic that some learners might find helpful, but not how Chinese people actually imagine past and present. (According to the article, the Aymara are the only linguistic group who have been documented as seeing the past as in front of them and the future behind their backs.)
Posted on: Time Word Tips P2 : 前 and 后
June 14, 2015 at 2:25 PM哦！知道了。Thanks, Gwilym, especially for doing the office poll, and the information that the gesture is not common. Very thorough, helpful answer! Thanks also for the link to the Aymara article. I'm inspired to do a little research into Aymara linguistics now! :)
Posted on: Time Word Tips P2 : 前 and 后
June 12, 2015 at 4:30 PMVery helpful! But is this just a mnemonic for foreigners? Or is it how Chinese people actually think about the past and the future? If I were asked to point to the future I would naturally make a forward pointing gesture. Would Chinese speakers be more likely to point behind themselves?
Posted on: Hit and Run!
June 11, 2015 at 2:18 PM繁体字pdf的翻译和词汇还没做完！对话和一些词还没翻译成英文。
Posted on: Different Uses of 够 gòu
June 2, 2015 at 11:57 AM很有帮助！中文跟英文的语言学的区别够有意思呢。:D
Posted on: Different Uses of 够 gòu
May 31, 2015 at 12:22 PM谢谢你的帮助，742481368！（等一下再看看中文老师同意不同意。）
Posted on: Different Uses of 够 gòu
May 30, 2015 at 12:13 PMTo clarify:I'm really asking about the senseof 'just enough' in general (not just for eating). So how could I say "enough salt" or "enough money" without imply 'more than enough'? Does "够了" have that sense too? Is the difference contextual, conveyed by tone of voice, or is there another word or expression that is used?
Posted on: Different Uses of 够 gòu
May 29, 2015 at 11:54 AM哇！Fi 会施魔法。真可怕！
够有意思！ But how would you express the 'just sufficient' sense of "enough"? How would I say that I've eaten enough, but without implying that I had eaten more than enough?
Posted on: Time Word Tips P2 : 前 and 后
June 16, 2015 at 2:18 PMI'm sorry, Veronique! I misread your post.