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Hello all! I'm interested in Language exchange. I'm from Seattle, but I currently live in Seoul, Korea. I'd like to learn Chinese and basic Korean. I'm learning Chinese in order to have better access to Chinese culture and way of life, and will study for my Master's in China. My field of study is anthropology, particularly language and cultural anthropology. I'd like to use iTalki to find local speakers, who could not just teach me Chinese, but also give me access to understanding how Chinese people view the world and talk about their experience. If you are in Seoul, a meetup for language exchange would be perfect. Thanks! -Cory
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    Examples of this Sentence Structure "你怎么还在睡觉?" First, I don't fully understand the meaning, literally. It seems like two possible answers! What does it mean? Second, could you give me an example sentence that uses this exact structure ? Specifically, can you give me a simple sentence with '怎么还在'? 谢谢你们!
    November 17, 2015
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  • Answered
    You're not counting the coffee, you're counting the CUP. Basically, you are asking for "two cups of coffee". Imagine an ocean of coffee! The coffee itself is not countable. Put it in a cup. A cup is countable, right? Hope that helps! You're counting cups, not 'coffee'. Think "I'll have 3 waters, please." It's like "I'll have 3 BOTTLES of water, please!"
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    November 17, 2015
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    Using 'Happy' in Chinese Question: -开心 -幸福 -高兴 -快乐 这些单词都是不是一样的？ How can I use them? When is a bad time OR a good time to use one of them?
    November 16, 2015
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    Travelling, one of my hobby hobbies

    Today I would  like to talk about one of my hobbies, travelling. Actually, I am a person with various hobbies and interests. The more you experience, the more wonderful your life is.
    God creates gorgeous works, such as magnificent mountains, impressive rivers, and seas. What's more, historical buildings are the essence of human‘s culture. I really like the feeling that you would feel when you are actually in the story when you go to the places that you read about in the book.
    Travelling is not only about enjoying scenery  (scenery is already plural) and architectures, but also is about a precious experience exploring (touching seems a little strange) different cultures. You can know meet more different people,who have different world views and thinkings of life thoughts on life, which is why it's interesting to talk with them，and it's just like a fresh infusion of thought into my brain, and my horizons will become wider.


    -----That is it. I will continue to finish this article next time.
    Wish friends here to help me correct it. (*^__^*)
    Thank you.

     

    GREAT!

     

    Remember, if you list things: use commas for three or more things, and use 'and' at the end.

    "If you decide to visit the United States, you'll see large cities, vast deserts, huge forests, and beautiful rivers."

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    November 12, 2015
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    我的日成-Cory Winters I apologize in advance, because this one is REALLY rough. I also understand this would be a great time to practice ordinals or order words, but all I know is '先' and '然后'! Ok, here goes.... 在我看来, 日成是非常重要. 我在我的手机用一张日历. 每天学习中文啦，运动啦，工作啦. 为此，我需要一张日历和日成. 如果我不写这些东西的话，就我忘了! 我想一周爬山三次. 星期一，星期三，星期五都爬山. 我在山还喜欢运动. 我有一周工作五个天. 星期三和星期四我没有工作. 一般五点上班, 十点下班. 每周我们打扫房间和帮客人. 对我来说，中文非常重要. 我每天学习用课本书，但是我需要提高听力和口语. 从早上到晚上我学习. 加油! 每星期一我也有英语课. 我们五个人十月开学. 我是老师；他们是学生. 有时候我们做饭还有喝可乐. 昨天我们才开课晚上九点! THANKS, especially for your patience, if you made it all the way though!!
    November 11, 2015
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  • Corrected

    Last paragraph: This is a 'run-on sentence'. It is too big...try making a few sentences (multiple subjects and objects!).

     

    When I arrived home, I took the pack of cigarettes and I went to the garden to smoke them, but I understood that I couldn’t do it because I had many difficult moments controlling myself and my addiction. So, I had to (1) make sense of my (2) sacrifices. For this reason, I threw it away and I went to sleep with a smile on my face, (3) knowing that i had done it!

     

    "sacrifices"

    "make sense of"

    "knowing that"

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    November 11, 2015
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  • Posted
    The Parks of Xinjiang I wrote a notebook entry similar to this before. This is an updated version, as I am using the website again! My friend already checked many things for me. Any more suggestions? 当你去乌鲁木齐的时候，你得逛人民公园。 那个地方有很多人。在池子(里)游泳啦，踢足球啦，吃东西啦，听音乐啦, 公园(里)的人都喜欢做。 对新疆人来说, 食物和家庭非常重要。 可以在公园看到家人一起玩儿，吃东西，聊天。 如果你在公园想骑自行车的话，就租赁自行车。骑自行车的人很多，而且自行车道很热闹。自行车道也很干净，很安全。 来人民公园, 欢迎你! 公园是最便宜的景点! ‘To visit’: Use 去 for big places (like a city). Use 逛 for smaller places (like a park or store). Use 见 for a person.
    November 11, 2015
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  • Answered
    可能说, "怎么样" 吗? I am not sure if that's right? I will often say what you said: 什么事. Or, I will just look awkward and say 你好!
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    November 10, 2015
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  • Answered
    "He has been a stalwart of the park FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS." "He has been a stalwart of the park FOR TEN YEARS." The first sentence emphasizes the amount of time that he has been a stalwart: ten years. The second sentence focuses on what he has been: a stalwart of the park. You can tell this because additional language details are present in the first sentence: "For the last 10 years." It is the part of the sentence that the author wants you to focus on.
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    October 12, 2014
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  • Posted
    Second Entry-What I Like Here's my second entry. I want to understand two things better: how to use 'like 喜欢‘, and what other 'like' verbs are OK or interesting to use. 我有很多爱好.我在大学学习人类学,意思我喜欢看书. 我也喜欢历史 和科学. 美国的历史很短，但是中国的历史悠久! 我也喜欢做运动. 我要变得健康. 我会攀岩，跑步， 和健身. 有意思! Special thanks to Becky for helping me with some points of the entry!
    August 24, 2014
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