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Posted on: KTV
May 27, 2008, 09:09 AM

Hi, cannot download some files from this lesson:

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Posted on: Going Dutch
March 13, 2008, 03:04 PM

Funny that we here in Holland don't have one standard phrase for AA, but they have in China, and also Japan(betsu betsu). Is it a shame to propose AA ? Cannot pay a lot from small purse. even paying for myself disaster: restaurants here very expensive.

Posted on: Buying a Newspaper
March 10, 2008, 12:27 PM

Very useful Listen and type exercise. My question: using capitals matters ? E.g. Line 4 exercise: zhong1wen2 didn't score Zhong1wen2 right score

Posted on: Bank Hours
February 27, 2008, 12:36 PM

appreciate much "Listen & Type" exercise.

Posted on: No Kidding
January 27, 2008, 07:34 AM

Hi from Amsterdam: in the expansion: 这么好的酒店，可是服务真差。 (It's such a big restaurant, but the service is really poor.) i see it as: good restaurant, but service poor. Good and Poor are fighting. Why not use the word dà 大 ?

Posted on: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Transportation
December 05, 2007, 09:38 AM

Was very disappointed after visising Taiwan. This episode cheers me up a little. It was already problem to make myself understood. Most problem: to understand them. Speaking slang-mandarin and not willing to slowly speaking. ( But, and i must admit: talking about prices of goods , that was understood.) Is that in China the same? e.g. Shanghai?

Posted on: Asking for English Books
August 08, 2007, 02:25 PM

Hi, do you hear also the difference in pronunciation of 英语书 yīngyǔ shū English book in mp3 file yīng sounds ing on website yīng sounds more like yong

Posted on: Asking for English Books
August 08, 2007, 02:19 PM

Ok John thank u for inv. absolute beginner question: 英语书 yīngyǔ shū English book: on mpr3 file yīngyǔ is pronounced as i expected: the y not pronounced: ing On website lesson: sounds like yong My qestion: are there different ways to pronouce ying ( e.g dian(4)ying

Posted on: The Stingy Boss
August 07, 2007, 03:47 PM

This is a useful lesson for me (as newbie) to try a higher level. Here the gap is not too big.

Posted on: The Stingy Boss
August 07, 2007, 03:43 PM

I thought 从来 means always, so 从来没有 means always not have or: never have.