User Comments - svik
svik
Posted on: 次，遍，趟: Measuring Times
December 6, 2009 at 4:14 AMFor rice I always use or hear 二两。
Posted on: Finding a Street Number
November 25, 2009 at 4:08 AM路盲 lùmáng "street blind"
apparently means "no sense of direction"
Posted on: Requesting a Raise
November 23, 2009 at 11:40 PMHi Connie
你今年的业绩非常好。
我觉得你应该向老板要求加薪。
nǐ jīnnián de yèjì fēicháng hǎo.
wǒ juéde nǐ yīnggāi xiàng lǎobǎn yāoqiú jiāxīn.
Good luck!
Posted on: Requesting a Raise
November 23, 2009 at 4:44 AMThe exercises are missing for this lesson.
(It's a really old one. Jenny says some funny things.)
Posted on: Finding a Seat at the Movies
November 22, 2009 at 12:58 AM@jwhitson
I think they try to mix it up once in awhile to give us a broad experience.
Posted on: Finding a Seat at the Movies
November 21, 2009 at 1:27 AM@jwhitson
哪儿 and 哪里 have the same meaning. 哪儿 is more commonly used in the north, 哪里 in the south, but either is readily understood everywhere, I believe.
My first teacher was from 北京 so I'm partial to 哪儿 ：）
Posted on: Which Time Zone?
November 10, 2009 at 3:49 AM@mocksnhongkong
It's a rich site. They've been building it for over 4 years. Keep at it!
I wish it had been available when I started learning Chinese.
Posted on: Which Time Zone?
November 8, 2009 at 7:53 PM
@mocksnhongkong
The simplest way is to use numbers:
ni3hao3
with 5 for neutral tone
Posted on: Skiing, Not Ice Skating
December 11, 2009 at 3:34 AM中国什么地方可以滑雪？
zhōngguó shénme dìfāng kěyǐ huáxuě
Where in China can one ski?