Comments for Chit-Chat Chinese http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com Tips and resources for learning Mandarin Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:00:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on How To Say “And” in Chinese: Part Two by rap dinle http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/how-to-say-and-in-chinese-part-two/#comment-67 rap dinle Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:00:48 +0000 http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-67 what ? can you understand :) what ? can you understand :)

]]> Comment on How To Say “And” in Chinese: Part Two by dinlesene http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/how-to-say-and-in-chinese-part-two/#comment-66 dinlesene Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:56:19 +0000 http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-66 i can not understand... i can not understand…

]]> Comment on How To Say “And” in Chinese: Part Two by muzik dinle http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/how-to-say-and-in-chinese-part-two/#comment-65 muzik dinle Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:31:27 +0000 http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-65 Thanks for clearing up the mess in my head.... Thanks for clearing up the mess in my head….

]]> Comment on I am Now a Blogger Blogger by Leanne http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/i-am-now-a-blogger-blogger/#comment-64 Leanne Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:46:48 +0000 http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-64 That's a strange choice... i adopted from China in 2007 and have heard from 2006 to now (Dec 2009) about Blogger/Blogspot being notorious for inaccessibility from China. Most have said they could log in via their yahoo identity, then click their blog name from there, (ie getting in via the back door), but then could post but not view their blog. That might be something to live with if you are only there for 2 wks adopting, but certainly not an acceptable long term accessibility. Good luck! I have just found this site via lawaichinese.net and you seem to have a really great, handy blog. I am an elementary chinese student living in Canada. That’s a strange choice… i adopted from China in 2007 and have heard from 2006 to now (Dec 2009) about Blogger/Blogspot being notorious for inaccessibility from China. Most have said they could log in via their yahoo identity, then click their blog name from there, (ie getting in via the back door), but then could post but not view their blog. That might be something to live with if you are only there for 2 wks adopting, but certainly not an acceptable long term accessibility. Good luck! I have just found this site via lawaichinese.net and you seem to have a really great, handy blog. I am an elementary chinese student living in Canada.

]]> Comment on About Author by HZC http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/about/#comment-63 HZC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:27:10 +0000 #comment-63 (@hsknotes) While telling people the reality of learning Chinese might be discouraging, I feel that they ought to know what they are getting themselves into. The truth is, Chinese is a language that takes a lot of study and dedication, far more so than perhaps any other language, and if you're not someone who is willing to put in the time, then perhaps it would have been nice for someone to have told you this from the get-go so that you could have decided to learn Spanish or French instead. Adults should not need to be fooled, pampered, cajoled or otherwise deceived so that they think they have a good shot at learning a language. No matter how you splice it or dice it, languages are not easy and the whole idea of making people think it is is just downright deceiving and wasting their time. Imaging after studying Mandarin for 4 or 5 years you finally realize the truth that it's a very hard language and you are still not fluent. Wouldn't you be mad? It has been written about time and time again that this is one of the hardest languages to learn and gain fluency in. Even children growing up with Chinese as their mother tongue have a lot more rote learning to do than the average Joe. So, if you are going to learn Mandarin or any other Chinese language, do it because you just want to; do it because you love it; for any other reason, perhaps you need to think twice, maybe thrice. (@hsknotes)

While telling people the reality of learning Chinese might be discouraging, I feel that they ought to know what they are getting themselves into. The truth is, Chinese is a language that takes a lot of study and dedication, far more so than perhaps any other language, and if you’re not someone who is willing to put in the time, then perhaps it would have been nice for someone to have told you this from the get-go so that you could have decided to learn Spanish or French instead.

Adults should not need to be fooled, pampered, cajoled or otherwise deceived so that they think they have a good shot at learning a language. No matter how you splice it or dice it, languages are not easy and the whole idea of making people think it is is just downright deceiving and wasting their time.

Imaging after studying Mandarin for 4 or 5 years you finally realize the truth that it’s a very hard language and you are still not fluent. Wouldn’t you be mad? It has been written about time and time again that this is one of the hardest languages to learn and gain fluency in. Even children growing up with Chinese as their mother tongue have a lot more rote learning to do than the average Joe.

So, if you are going to learn Mandarin or any other Chinese language, do it because you just want to; do it because you love it; for any other reason, perhaps you need to think twice, maybe thrice.

]]> Comment on About Author by Min Min (Learn Chinese Everyday) http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/about/#comment-61 Min Min (Learn Chinese Everyday) Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:28:54 +0000 #comment-61 Hi, I have a Chinese learning website – Learn a Chinese Character a Day. http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com If you find that my website is useful, please link my page on your website. I am happy to have add your blog into my blogroll. Thanks. Regards, Min Min Hi,

I have a Chinese learning website – Learn a Chinese Character a Day.
http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com

If you find that my website is useful, please link my page on your website. I am happy to have add your blog into my blogroll.

Thanks.

Regards,
Min Min

]]> Comment on About Author by Min Min (Learn Chinese Everyday) http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/about/#comment-60 Min Min (Learn Chinese Everyday) Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:10:34 +0000 #comment-60 Hi, I have a Chinese learning website - Learn a Chinese Character a Day. http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com If you find that my website is useful, please link my page on your website. I am happy to have add your blog into my blogroll. Thanks. Regards, Min Min Regards. Philip Perry – Hi,

I have a Chinese learning website – Learn a Chinese Character a Day.
http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com

If you find that my website is useful, please link my page on your website. I am happy to have add your blog into my blogroll.

Thanks.

Regards,
Min Min
Regards.

Philip Perry
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]]> Comment on “Hello, My Name is Have-No-Honor” by maykl40 http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/%e2%80%9chello-my-name-is-have-no-honor%e2%80%9d/#comment-59 maykl40 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:43:40 +0000 http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-59 salut salut

]]> Comment on I am Now a Blogger Blogger by Charlie http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/i-am-now-a-blogger-blogger/#comment-57 Charlie Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:40:55 +0000 http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-57 I set up my blog on blogger and now regret it as there is the obvious trouble with hits from China, as has been mentioned above. I will be looking for my own hosting very soon. I really love your blog, I am about 6 weeks into the learning process so far. Charlie I set up my blog on blogger and now regret it as there is the obvious trouble with hits from China, as has been mentioned above. I will be looking for my own hosting very soon.

I really love your blog, I am about 6 weeks into the learning process so far.

Charlie

]]> Comment on My Favorite Vague Chinese Words: Part 2 by Maureen http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/my-favorite-vague-chinese-words-part-2/#comment-56 Maureen Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:53:38 +0000 http://chitchatchinese.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-56 Hi there! Glad you like it! Thanks for bringing up such an interesting topic. Your post made me think of my all time favorite vague Chinese neutral term, which is actually the pronoun for he/she/it (written 他/她/它 respectively, but pronounced "ta" for all three.) I think it's absolutely brilliant, albeit in the way that the handless teacups are brilliant. A gender neutral (singular) pronoun has unlimited potential. Love, love, love it:) Here's a link to the blog post I recently wrote on the subject: http://vpc-mandarin.blogspot.com/2009/07/ta-ta-ta-fun-fun-fun.html I wiill try to think of a few more and get back to you:) Hi there! Glad you like it! Thanks for bringing up such an interesting topic.

Your post made me think of my all time favorite vague Chinese neutral term, which is actually the pronoun for he/she/it (written 他/她/它 respectively, but pronounced “ta” for all three.) I think it’s absolutely brilliant, albeit in the way that the handless teacups are brilliant.

A gender neutral (singular) pronoun has unlimited potential. Love, love, love it:)

Here’s a link to the blog post I recently wrote on the subject:
http://vpc-mandarin.blogspot.com/2009/07/ta-ta-ta-fun-fun-fun.html

I wiill try to think of a few more and get back to you:)

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