Comments for Laowai Chinese 老外中文 http://laowaichinese.net Tips and Strategies for Learning to Speak Mandarin Chinese Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:37:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Nǐ hǎo 你好: A Very Fake Greeting by JD http://laowaichinese.net/n%c7%90-h%c7%8eo-%e4%bd%a0%e5%a5%bd-a-very-fake-greeting.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9347 JD Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:37:34 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1585#comment-9347 I don't think it's 假 to say 你好. I say that all the time. Especially to people you are not familiar with. It's kinda formality. For close friends, I just say, 你来了 or nothing. 吃了吗 is not as popular as it was, I believe. And it would be absolutely absurd to ask in the wrong time, like 3 in the afternoon or 10 in the night or 10 in the morning. If it's close to lunch/dinner time, it's fine. I don’t think it’s 假 to say 你好. I say that all the time. Especially to people you are not familiar with. It’s kinda formality. For close friends, I just say, 你来了 or nothing.

吃了吗 is not as popular as it was, I believe. And it would be absolutely absurd to ask in the wrong time, like 3 in the afternoon or 10 in the night or 10 in the morning. If it’s close to lunch/dinner time, it’s fine.

]]> Comment on Nciku.com – My Review by Nathan Cain - MandarinMnemonics.com http://laowaichinese.net/nciku-com-my-review.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9338 Nathan Cain - MandarinMnemonics.com Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:46:32 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=115#comment-9338 You should probably review NCIKU again because there have been many improvements since this post. For instance, you can search with pinyin. You should probably review NCIKU again because there have been many improvements since this post. For instance, you can search with pinyin.

]]> Comment on Nǐ hǎo 你好: A Very Fake Greeting by Rachel http://laowaichinese.net/n%c7%90-h%c7%8eo-%e4%bd%a0%e5%a5%bd-a-very-fake-greeting.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9310 Rachel Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:13:57 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1585#comment-9310 Since this post I have been doing an informal study of Chinese teachers coming into our school. I wait for them to greet me first to see what they naturally say, and they have all been saying "nihao". Maybe influenced by living in U.S.?? I don't know this topic is confusing. Since this post I have been doing an informal study of Chinese teachers coming into our school. I wait for them to greet me first to see what they naturally say, and they have all been saying “nihao”. Maybe influenced by living in U.S.?? I don’t know this topic is confusing.

]]> Comment on Wanted: Chinese-Learning Blog List by Dani Wang http://laowaichinese.net/wanted-mandarin-chinese-learning-blog-list.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9309 Dani Wang Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:02:37 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=285#comment-9309 We've recently lauched a new site (http://www.graspchinese.com) with 10 free lessons and many exercises. The multimedia lessons are online and each one deals with a real life daily scenario that you will encounter on a trip to China. We’ve recently lauched a new site (http://www.graspchinese.com) with 10 free lessons and many exercises. The multimedia lessons are online and each one deals with a real life daily scenario that you will encounter on a trip to China.

]]> Comment on Wanted: Chinese-Learning Blog List by Bonnie http://laowaichinese.net/wanted-mandarin-chinese-learning-blog-list.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9308 Bonnie Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:09:36 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=285#comment-9308 Hey my blog is on wordpress, I saw you maybe could get around that. See what you think. mandarinkids.wordpress.com Thanks, and enjoying your posts! Hey my blog is on wordpress, I saw you maybe could get around that. See what you think.
mandarinkids.wordpress.com
Thanks, and enjoying your posts!

]]> Comment on Nǐ hǎo 你好: A Very Fake Greeting by xiaozhu http://laowaichinese.net/n%c7%90-h%c7%8eo-%e4%bd%a0%e5%a5%bd-a-very-fake-greeting.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9307 xiaozhu Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:25:01 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1585#comment-9307 i would say "chile ma" is used more often among people over 40 in China. "ni hao" is perfectly ok. i myself have never said "chile ma "as greetings.as some of the previous comments for this article have pointed out, my colleagues (around 25)agree that the only occasion for 'chile ma" is around meal time and they really care about whether you've eaten or not. i would say “chile ma” is used more often among people over 40 in China. “ni hao” is perfectly ok. i myself have never said “chile ma “as greetings.as some of the previous comments for this article have pointed out, my colleagues (around 25)agree that the only occasion for ‘chile ma” is around meal time and they really care about whether you’ve eaten or not.

]]> Comment on Text Message Greetings for Chinese New Year by cracker http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9305 cracker Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:18:19 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9305 good stuck!! Thank you!!!! Happy year of the tiger!!! good stuck!!
Thank you!!!!
Happy year of the tiger!!!

]]> Comment on Cognate Coincidences by Chris Gongsun 公孙海 http://laowaichinese.net/cognate-coincidences.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9304 Chris Gongsun 公孙海 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:56:43 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=396#comment-9304 Cecillia said: "破 PO4 means ‘poor’ according to Oxford University Press ie. “of poor quality: 破嗓子 a poor voice” God, 我晕！The guy who found this is very smart!!!!! What a coicidence!!!! Nice to have Cecillia's admiration. I have another, not quite as good as the first one, but not bad; it is the character/word 皮 PI - one of its meanings is 'peel' Cecillia said:
“破 PO4 means ‘poor’ according to Oxford University Press ie. “of poor quality: 破嗓子 a poor voice”
God, 我晕！The guy who found this is very smart!!!!!
What a coicidence!!!!

Nice to have Cecillia’s admiration. I have another, not quite as good as the first one, but not bad; it is the character/word 皮 PI – one of its meanings is ‘peel’

]]> Comment on Wanted: Chinese-Learning Blog List by Rachael http://laowaichinese.net/wanted-mandarin-chinese-learning-blog-list.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9295 Rachael Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:07:16 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=285#comment-9295 I recommend something really amazing and cool, but not a blog. Did you know touch reading pen and audio books? Very convenient! Try it! www.bigreach.ca It says "best gift for kids", actually it's good for all chinese learners, kids and adults. I recommend something really amazing and cool, but not a blog. Did you know touch reading pen and audio books? Very convenient! Try it! http://www.bigreach.ca

It says “best gift for kids”, actually it’s good for all chinese learners, kids and adults.

]]> Comment on Text Message Greetings for Chinese New Year by China http://laowaichinese.net/text-message-greetings-for-chinese-new-year.htm/comment-page-1#comment-9291 China Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:50:37 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=1607#comment-9291 Thanks a lot for the post! I tried some of the phrases you suggested on my chinese friends and it worked like a charm ;) I would love to see more of these topical phrase-posts. Thanks a lot for the post! I tried some of the phrases you suggested on my chinese friends and it worked like a charm ;) I would love to see more of these topical phrase-posts.

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