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Hello, my name is Neil and I'm from Edinburgh, Scotland. I am currently learning Mandarin Chinese. My wife is Chinese and I have a 9 year old daughter who can speak both Chinese and English. I would like to learn Chinese so that I can communicate with my relatives in China, and feel more at home while visiting the country. I would like to find a language teacher who can help me to progress in a well-structured manner, but I would also like to chat informally to a language partner.
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Xin
Chinese (Mandarin)
Nov 3, 2014
Thank you Neil, I enjoyed every minute of our lessons， and I'm always amazed by the nearly perfect& native sentences that you made.
Xin
Chinese (Mandarin)
Sep 30, 2014
The sentences that you made are incredibly wonderful. Keep up the great work!
Xin
Chinese (Mandarin)
Aug 3, 2014
We've done a great job today! I mean great listening comprehension and great responses to the questions.
Xin
Chinese (Mandarin)
Jul 23, 2014
Neil recalled & used everything he's got before in our conversation. So happy to see that.
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    My first notebook entry

    Hello everybody,

    I am a Chinese and I am learning English now. I just moved to the Netherlands two months ago as my husband works here. I really want to improve my English, especially oral English because I am so hesitantte to speak out. I am also very willing to teach you Chinese and introduce Chinese culture to you. I like reading and travelling and I am curious about different cultures. So our conversation could be related to many different aspects. If you are interested in communicating with me, please feel free to contact me!

    Best regards，
    Meng

     

    Hi Meng, your written English is excellent. You've only made a few little mistakes. In the UK we say: I am British, I am Scottish, I am English, I am Chinese and so on.

    Also in the sentence beginning: I just moved to.... We use the definite article 'the' before some countries' names, e.g. I just moved to the UK, I just moved to the USA, I just moved to the People's Rebulic of China,but we also say: I just moved to Holland, I just moved to Britain, I just moved to China, I just moved to America. I'm not sure of the grammar rule behind these differences, perhaps 'the' is used with the more official or formal name of a country.

    With the sentence beginning: 'I really want to improve my English...'. You should use the adjective, 'hesitant' instead of the verb 'hesitate'.

    These are very minor mistakes. If your spoken English is as good as your written English then you will have no problem improving very quickly.

    Good luck.

    Bye for now.

    Neil.

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    August 18, 2014
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    Please help me

    Hi everyone, I have a problem with the English language. In my country nobody speaks English. As a result I forget what I learn all of the time. I forget vocabulary and everything. Also, I can't speak English naturally. I need time to think, and then I answer . This makes me feel shy and don't try to speak English . I want some advice to help me.

    Thank you all ♡

     

    Dear Wed Sultan, I think that your written English is very good. You've made only a few minor mistakes. I have had a similar experience with learning Chinese. I think that websites like this are a very good resource for language learners. Everbody has had similar experiences when learning a language, so I think that people are very tolerant of fellow learners making mistakes. So try not to be too shy. Just practise English on-line as much as you can, and you will make great progress. 

    Good luck with your English adventure!

    Bye for now.

    Neil.

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    August 17, 2014
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    Happy birthday!

    Today is my birthday, and it’s also Valentine’s day in China. I’m so happy today!
    In the afternoon I went to see a movie with my brother, and then we ate some Korean barbecue and drank some wine. Although I’m drunk I will write a diary. People should be happy for themselves on their birthdays, but at the same time my mom suffered so much pain to bring me into this world. So I should give thanks to my mom and dad. On the other hand, I should not celebrate with my friends. I should call my mom to tell her, ‘I love you mom’. So that’s why I insist on writing this diary. I must make something forever, and let me remember it for all time.

    Damon.

     

    I hope you find this correction useful.

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    August 2, 2014
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    Hello Jill, I'm a native English speaker who is learning Mandarin Chinese, and I would like to join your exchange group. My skype ID is: [email protected]. Thank you.
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    August 1, 2014
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    Hotel stay. How would you ask the following question in Chinese: How is the hotel you are staying in? Is this sentence okay? 你的呆饭店怎么样？
    July 30, 2014
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    How would I say: 'We usually buy a ten kilo bag of Thai jasmine fragrant rice' in Mandarin Chinese?
    June 24, 2014
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