Comments on: Less Than Zero Seeds http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm Tips and Strategies for Learning to Speak Chinese Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:42:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: translator http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-5211 translator Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:47:45 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-5211 更没有means definitely no 更没有means definitely no

]]> By: Ian http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4036 Ian Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:16:31 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4036 Ha, she was trying to swindle you but you got her. Way to go man! Ha, she was trying to swindle you but you got her. Way to go man!

]]> By: Alex http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4028 Alex Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:53:37 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4028 I don't even know the proper pinyin, but the word for seed that my Ayi taught me is pronounced like he(4)-zi(1), "heard-zuh". While I agree there's a high likelihood she wanted to sell you oranges, she could have been rationalizing that there weren't many seeds and therefore it was okay to say "no" to your purely yes or no answer. But I've actually never gotten the wrong answer in a market when I used the term "he-zi" to ask if some of those fantastic oranges have seeds (and yeah, I'm so spoiled I don't buy them if they have any seeds at all). Ha, but I also go a step further and ask, "keyi chang chang ma?" That "chang chang" aspect is one treat I love about Chinese markets. I don’t even know the proper pinyin, but the word for seed that my Ayi taught me is pronounced like he(4)-zi(1), “heard-zuh”. While I agree there’s a high likelihood she wanted to sell you oranges, she could have been rationalizing that there weren’t many seeds and therefore it was okay to say “no” to your purely yes or no answer. But I’ve actually never gotten the wrong answer in a market when I used the term “he-zi” to ask if some of those fantastic oranges have seeds (and yeah, I’m so spoiled I don’t buy them if they have any seeds at all). Ha, but I also go a step further and ask, “keyi chang chang ma?” That “chang chang” aspect is one treat I love about Chinese markets.

]]> By: Helen http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4010 Helen Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:03:57 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4010 sorry there is a mistake，一城楼 should be 一层楼 sorry very much sorry
there is a mistake，一城楼 should be 一层楼
sorry very much

]]> By: Helen http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4009 Helen Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:01:18 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4009 Basically，in my opinion, to persuade you to buy those oranges that’s the why she said so. And perhaps a slight change in degree or tone, similar to ‘That’s impossible.’ ‘Come on, no way!’ Here a word I like to mention-gèng更 : to emphasize sth. or make it more noticeable ; to add more information about degree to a v. ,an adj. , a phrase or another adv. gènghǎo更好 gèngduō更多 gèngjiā 更加～tiān qì gèng jiā nuǎn huo le. yù qióng qiān lǐ mù欲穷千里目gèng shàng yī céng lóu更上一城楼 >Want poor a long distance eyes, more last a floor Basically，in my opinion, to persuade you to buy those oranges that’s the why she said so.
And perhaps a slight change in degree or tone, similar to
‘That’s impossible.’
‘Come on, no way!’

Here a word I like to mention-gèng更 : to emphasize sth. or make it more noticeable ; to add more information about degree to a v. ,an adj. , a phrase or another adv.
gènghǎo更好
gèngduō更多
gèngjiā 更加～tiān qì gèng jiā nuǎn huo le.
yù qióng qiān lǐ mù欲穷千里目gèng shàng yī céng lóu更上一城楼 >Want poor a long distance eyes, more last a floor

]]> By: 郭慕白 （Erick ） http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4007 郭慕白 （Erick ） Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:13:47 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/less-than-zero-seeds.htm#comment-4007 Ha! I observed here in Chengdu that Chinese people are the most dedicated salespeople ever. They'll do anything to make that yuan! Ha! I observed here in Chengdu that Chinese people are the most dedicated salespeople ever. They’ll do anything to make that yuan!

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