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42:37 Comments & Emails
Ceri Woods on Level 15 Complete
This level has been really fun! I often watch c-dramas, and I noticed even just in a week that I understand far more words and phrases than I had the week before! It’s really encouraging
43:27
Chidimma Oparaugo on Mandarin Syllables: The “Null” Initial
Two lessons down, and I’m already loving it.
43:55
John Nomura on Vocab Unlocked from 踢
Is 踢球 football and 打球 soccer?
Or 踢球 is soccer and 打球 just means play ball games
45:16
Rick Angleland on 收到 in Context
Re 你收到我送你的勺子没?
Is this a colloquial way of saying
你收到没收到我送你的勺子?
or (a bit shorter)
你收没收到我送你的勺子?
46:35
Christine on Vocab Unlocked from 丑
What is the function of 却 in 但我却觉得它很丑? Doesn’t the sentence mean the same without it?
48:26
Yann Massard on 小心 in Context
Is using 有 for “there is” as in 有车过来了 a common thing? If so, I find it super interesting that in French they express it the same way. They use “il y a” (literally “there it has” or just “it has”) meaning “there is”, too!
49:30 Vocab Living Links
This section covers “Living Link” mnemonic techniques to remember Chinese words of two or more characters. Here’s a video explaining the theory behind it.
Roland Kofler on Vocab Unlocked from 来: 来自 – 上来 – 下来 – 过来
For “Come over (to my house)” I use a picture of Hansel and Gretel and the Witch in front of the gingerbread house. Iconic and dramatic.
52:18
Robert Toms on Vocab Unlocked from 某: 某个 – 某些
I used one picture of Prince Herbert from Monty Python for 某个, and three of the same picture for 某些
52:45
Matt Shubert on Vocab Unlocked from 宝: 宝宝
This is seriously the most adorable word. “Little treasure” = “baby” 😀
53:14
Jeremy Marie on Vocab Unlocked from 在: 正在
GPS tracking – it’s accurate, it’s always happening, and it knows your location.
53:48
Roland Kofler on Vocab Unlocked from 桌: 桌子
Typical chinese restaurant tables are round and have a turntable on it
54:22 Movies!
This blog post explains the theory behind Movie Scenes and learning characters.
Ric Santos on Make a Movie 迷
Mi-actress has finished her meals in the kitchen (2nd tone) of the -Ø null set. She is about to watch a football game. She sees a grain of rice (米) on the road (辶), and asks the rice: “Are you lost (迷路了吗)? Should you not be either in the rice field or be on the table to be served as food? “
Bewildered and confused (迷), the rice said, “I don’t know. I think I was blown over by the winnowing fan ! I think I am bewitched (被迷住了). But I don’t like to go back to the kitchen to be cooked either.”
Mi-actress said: “Luckily for you, I am not a witch and I am finished eating. But now, the old rice field has been recently converted to a football field (足球场) . “
The rice charmingly begged her: “Oh! That’s great ! Please bring me to the football field instead. I will be a big fan ! ( 球迷= qiúmí) .
56:21
John Nomura on Make a Movie 杂
In the kitchen of my a- set, Zach Hanson is drinking green leaf (朩) tea and trying out MISCELLANEOUS (杂) baseball (九) bats with holes in them. His friends are laughing at him and think he has a hole in his head to use these bats.
57:08
Stephanie Arapian on Make a Movie 红
Harald is in the kitchen of my -ong flat, trying to stage a film. Unfortunately, an I-Beam is running down the center wall. He brings out a bundle of Silk Scarves to drape and decorate. Ready to film!