Comments on New Every Morning: More Adventures in Chinese Studyland

must be embarrassing ... but then you must have li...

2009-09-09T15:41:00.546+08:00

must be embarrassing ... but then you must have lighten up the day of the person who heard that ;)

Thanks for all of the encouragement, ladies! =)

2007-09-15T19:55:00.000+08:00

Thanks for all of the encouragement, ladies! =)

Saw this and thought of your post the other day . ...

2007-09-15T13:14:00.000+08:00

Saw this and thought of your post the other day . . . https://www.womenoftheharvest.com/emag/jul07f_audio.asp
https://www.womenoftheharvest.com/emag/jul07f.asp

And, I was trying to think of how to answer your question . . . the only thing I know is that it is hard. It takes time and effort. Use whatever method works best for you.

I learned 98.5% of my Chinese by just listening and interacting with people who couldn't (or wouldn't) speak English. I on purpose made friends with ladies who couldn't speak English. So they were forced to "teach" me.

And, don't know if you know about this resource . . . but I like Chinesepod.com for lessons on the go.

Hey . . . and here is a silver lining: at least you are married. It would be an even more embarrassing mistake to make if you were single!! :D

Good tip. I didn't know this either, but I don't ...

2007-09-15T07:11:00.000+08:00

Good tip. I didn't know this either, but I don't think I've ever said that particular phrase. This sort of thing is bound to happen at times. I know students have innocently said something that I have turned red about.

We should both keep trying ;)! Jai oh! (I can't spell pinyin.)