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Hi, my name is Brett! I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and I've lived in Chicago for the past 14 years! I have a background in Finance, but now I do real estate investments and development in Chicago, Nashville, and Minneapolis. My mother is Chinese, but she was born and raised in the Philippines. My father is Irish-English and he was born and raised in Pittsburgh. I didn't get to learn Chinese as a child, so I'm making up for it now by learning as much as I can! I want to be able to understand and respond to daily, normal conversations. I want to be able to pronounce words and assemble sentences with confidence, so that I can use it on my travels and in restaurants. I usually visit Asia twice a year and I've been to China 5-6 times already.
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Xīn Rán 欣然
Chinese (Mandarin)
Oct 28, 2019
很高兴认识你，黄大中，期待以后继续帮助你，你很真诚
Xīn Rán 欣然
Chinese (Mandarin)
Oct 21, 2019
It is OK,Looking forword to our next lesson
Ally
Chinese (Mandarin)
Apr 9, 2015
This trial lesson is only 30 minutes, I spent 10 minutes to talk with the student in Chinese to test his Chinese level, and then we studied the text, I helped the student to read the text firstly because there were some new words, and then I asked the student to repeat me to read the text, later, I tried to ask him questions about the text to practise speaking, but he could not answer them, so I helped him to translate the text. Next time we can practise speaking with the text.
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  • Answered
    Yes, I agree... "How about" is something we usually say to suggest something... like in Chinese, you use 吧. - "How about we go to eat something?" - "How about we meet next week?" You also might use "how about" in a slightly more complex, colloquial way, like to say "what do you think about..?" or "what are your thoughts with..?." - "How about this crazy weather?" (in other words, "what do you think about this crazy weather?") - "How about that movie?" (in other words, "what did you think about that movie?") On the other hand, "what about" is something you might say to refer to something that hasn't been considered, or has not been talked about... - So if you're planning to visit the park with someone, you might say, "What about the bad weather that is coming?" (in other words, "what IF it rains?" or "have you considered the possibility of bad weather?") - If you are going to a party, you might say "What about John?" (in other words, "Is John coming?", or "Should we invite John?") I'm not sure if this is clear, hopefully it helps a little! Both phrases have subtle meanings, and often can be used interchangeably.
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    April 5, 2015
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    February 7, 2015
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  • Corrected

    That's correct... and just to reiterate what laogui32 said:

     

    In this situation, Ross is being negative about a positive situation.  Instead of seeing the free ticket as a positive thing, he is sarcastically accusing Chandler and Joey of <em>not</em> being able to agree who got to bring a date.  Therefore, he is viewing the "free ticket" as a glass half empty (negative), rather than glass half full (positive).

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    February 7, 2015
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  • Answered
    Thanks, these are all very helpful! Great examples, too...
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    February 6, 2015
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  • Posted
    Saying "Originally..." in Chinese... Is there a difference between 本来 and 原来? Which is more commonly used?
    February 5, 2015
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    Great, thank you!  That is good to know, because I see them used interchangeably, but I never considered the negation of each...

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    February 5, 2015
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    Yes, I agree with Beth..  The English does not make sense.  Even if it is a poem or a song, it still does not make sense.  Can you rephrase or make a correction?

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    February 5, 2015
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    This is so helpful and clearly organized, thank you!!

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    January 7, 2015
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    This is great, thanks..  What about the number 3?  It is also considered "lucky", right?

     

    Number "8" in Cantonese sounds like 发财, get rich or make money.  It's a bit of a stretch, like the rest of them, but interesting and definitely practiced in China.  I worked in HK for a bit in real estate and I am always amazed at how much attention is paid to feng shui and properties with 8's and 4's.

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    December 30, 2014
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    Thank you so much!  This is great and extremely helpful... I have heard some of these in conversation, but never seen a detailed explanation with tones and meanings.

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    December 30, 2014
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