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Never make these mistakes in Chinese 39

2019-11-01

Běijīnɡ Dàxué yǒu jǐ ɡè liúxuéshenɡ?
False: 北京大学有几个留学生？
Běijīnɡ Dàxué yǒu duōshǎo ɡè liúxuéshenɡ?
True: 北京大学有多少个留学生？

Be a toady

2019-11-01

It’s really impressive the way you run this company. 您经营这家公司的模式真是令人印象深刻。 I look forward to coming to work every day. 我每天都迫不及待来上班。

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Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇夜猫子(yè māo zi)Night Owl

2019-11-01

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声声中国语:够可以的。(Gòu kěyǐde.)It is really out-expected

2019-11-01

够可以的。(Gòu kěyǐde.)It is really out-expected; the whole thing has gone far enough. Explanation （1）“够可以的”通常用来讽刺某人做了一些过分或者糟糕的事情，带有贬义。前面可以加上语气副词“真”等，有强调的意味。（2）“够可以的”后面加上语气词“啊、呀”等可以用来表示夸奖某人，带有赞赏和惊奇的语气。（1）“够可以的” is usually used to

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Lesson 029 I’m Very Happy Today.

2019-11-01

M: 朋友们,你们好! 我叫曼丽. Wo jiao manli.
S: Wo jiao Stuart. My English name is Stuart. 我的英文名字是Stuart. Wo de yingwen mingzi shi Stuart.
M: Stuart, are you happy today? 你今天高兴吗? Ni jintian gaoxing ma?
S: 不高兴! bu gaoxing!
M: Why? 为什么? Wei shenme?
S: Wei shenme?! You know why! Last time you told me my Chinese is inappropriate!
M: Well, ok, ni de zhongwen mingzi, Bai Junshi, White Gentleman Scholar, it’s perfect for you.
S: Really? 真的吗? Zhen de ma?
M: zhen de. Still unhappy? 你还不高兴吗? Ni hai shi bu gaoxing ma?
S: 现在我高兴。Xianzai wo gaoxing. Now I’m very happy. Wo hen gaoxing.
M: Well, that was a nice start to the lesson. Repeat everything with us. This should be a habit by now. Let’s look at the new stuff.
S: I said, 我的英文名字是Stuart.
M: Ta de yingwen mingzi shi Stuart. What does yingwen mean? A clue. Zhongguo is China, and Yingguo, yingguo, is England. Zhongwen is Chinese. So yingwen is? yes, English, yingwen YING WEN, yingwen, 1st tone, 2nd tone, yingwen.
S: Wo de yingwen mingzi shi Stuart. Say it with ML, use your own name, even if you’re French or something.
M: Wo de yingwen mingzi shi Stuart. 再来一次. Once again. Wo de yingwen mingzi shi Stuart. Hen hao! We all know what yingwen means. 我们都知道英文是什么意思. Women dou zhidao yingwen shi shenme yisi.
S: So, we’re all very happy. 我们都很高兴. Women dou hen gaoxing.
M: Hear the word for ‘all’? Listen again.
S: Women dou hen gaoxing.
M: Right. It’s dou DOU dou. So what does this mean, ‘women dou hao, dou hen gaoxing’? Women dou hao, dou hen gaoxing. Dui le, we’re all ok, all very happy.
M: Women dou hen gaoxing.
S: Why? 为什么? Wei shenme?
M: Because we all know what yingwen means. 因为我们都知道英文是什么意思.
S: Wei shenme? WEI SHEN ME, wei shenme? Means ‘why’. Say it with ML, everybody.
M: weishenme? Wei shenme?
S: And the reply usually starts with, 因为, yinwei. Yinwei, of course, means ‘because’. Yinwei.
M: And by now you can say ‘happy’ in Chinese? Duile. Gaoxing GAO XING, gaoxing.
S: Today, jintian, jintian, women dou hen gaoxing.
M: Just one more word. jintian JINTIAN jintian, means ‘today’. Say it, jintian, jintian. Hen hao.
S: Now for a quick test. You at home say. Today I am not happy. …..
M: Dui le. Today I am not happy, 今天我不高兴. Jintian wo bu gaoxing.
S: Now everybody say, with no help from us, Today we are very happy. …
M: Dui le. 今天我们很高兴。
S: Now try, Today we’re all very happy.
M: Feichang hao! 今天我们都很高兴. Zai lai yi ci. Again. Smile, and say it loudly. Jintian women dou hen gaoxing.
S: Feichang hao. And a good place to stop. See you tomorrow.
M: Ming tian jian!