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Hi, my name is Jimmy. I'm a Taiwanese college student who is studying pharmacy in Guangzhou, China after I withdrew from UCLA. Though I grew up in Taiwan speaking Mandarin, I had lived in Guangdong(Canton) Province in China for 4 years before I went to the U.S., so I also know Cantonese and know some differences between the way Mandarin is used in Taiwan and China, and I can read both simplified and traditional Chinese. Five years ago, I started learning Japanese from time to time, but I really don't have enough opportunity to practice Japanese, so I want to improve by chatting with people. I also found that it was useful to understand Spanish in LA, so I would like to learn some basic Spanish if I have access to it.(But I'm really a terrible beginner, which means my vocabulary is limited and my pronunciation sucks, forgive me please...) Feel free to contact me, and for those people who add me, don't be afraid to send me a message or exchange our MSN (Tell me you're from italki.com when you add me, please). Hope we all have a perfect language exchanging experience here, thank you.^^
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  • Answered
    Yes,there are only five tones in Mandarin. (Generally speaking, it is four, cuz we don't really count the neutral tone.) These are the examples from Wikipedia, taking "ma" as an example: 妈/媽(mā) "mother"—high level 麻(má) "linen" or "numb"—high rising 马/馬(mǎ) "horse"—low falling-rising 骂/罵(mà) "scold"—high falling 吗/嗎(ma) "question particle"—neutral Changing tones can lead to misunderstandings, or people cannot understand whar your are saying. Making a new tone other than these five tones just doesn't make any sense.
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    July 11, 2010
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  • Corrected

    第五個禮拜的生字

    書法 = (n) calligraphy (我喜歡看(or 欣賞)中國書法)
    相似 = 同樣 = 類似 (我們(很,有點,非常......)相似)
    We usually put an adverb before an adjective when we're describing a subject in a simple sentence.
    For example, "She is ugly", we would say "她很醜" rather than "她是醜的" or "她醜".
    What you wrote is grammatically correct, but sounds weird in conversations.

    厲害 = (adj) excellent (這個牛奶的味道很<strike>厲害</strike> 棒)
    Although "excellent" can be translated to "厲害" or "棒", when we're describing a person, we could use both and there is no difference, when what we describe is not a person, we only use "棒".
    (口味 would be the better word for "flavor".)
    明星 = star/celebrity (can this be used as Stars in the Sky? Er, not really. Unless you wanna write a poem and mention the shining stars in the sky, then you may simplify 明亮的星星 as 明星, not really common in daily life though, lol.)
    終於 = finally (終於你上綫! should be 你終於上綫(or written as線)了!)
    We always put 終於 after the subject in conversations (ex. 飯終於煮好了), but you can write "終於,你上線了" in articles, and don't forget to put the comma.

    天空 = sky (今天的天空很<strike>好看</strike> 美麗or漂亮)
    It is weird to use 好看 to describe the sky, 好看 is always used for describing people's appearances, TV programs, dramas, books, products, and so on, not for scenery.
    體恤衫 = T-shirt (I have never seen the word "體恤衫" but  rather than "T恤衫" in Taiwan, so I assume that "體恤衫" is used in mainland China only.)
    襯衫 = blouse
    初中 = 中學(They're not really the same. 初中(short for 初級中學) is junior high school, and 高中(shor for 高級中學) is senior high school, and when we combine these two, we'll call them 中學.)

    好慘 = I feel your pain( 好慘= "That's so miserable", but you can use "I feel your pain" as a reply when someone is telling you some painful experience, though it doesn't really mean "好慘".)
    好無語 = So embarrassing (embarrassing=尷尬, 無語 isn't really equal to embarrassing, it just means that you have nothing to say.)
    幹 = Shit! (No, they are not equal. 幹 is way way way more serious than "shit", it means "f**k" in Taiwan and Fujian.)
    吃屎 = Eat shit

    況且 = 而且 (Not really the same, depends on the context.)
    問號 = question mark
    舊 = old/used (這本舊的書多少錢?) ("的" can be omitted, you can also say "二手書", which means second-handed book.)
    發覺 = 發現 (Not really the same, depends on the context.)

    答案 = answer/solution (close to 回答) (你的答案不對)
    幼 = 小
    幼兒園 = kindergarten (我的孩子在幼兒園)
    我自幼開始 = 從我小時<font color="#0000ff">候</font>開始
    愛好 = (n) hobby (除了打排球,你有沒有其他的愛好?)
    抽空 = find the time to do something
    日常 = (adj) everyday/daily (日常生活, 日常用話, 日常工作)

    一万(Traditional character is 萬,万 is the simplified character) = 10,000 (<strike>万万等於一億</strike>)The sentence should be "一萬個萬等於一億")
    一億 = 100,000,000
    万万 = (adv) absolutely (<strike>我万万覺得他沒有女朋友</strike>)
    "萬萬"  can only be used in negative condition, followed by "沒......".
    Ex. 我萬萬沒想到他沒有女朋友. 


    答應 = (v) to guarantee (我答應你我可以賣這騎車) I don't understand this word.
    願意 = (v) be willing/accept (你願意接受/做這種工作嗎?) Like "Are you willing to accept/do this kind of job?"

    包括 = including/to include (<strike>包括我</strike>,我們都喝了太多啤酒)This sentence is weird, when you use 我們, you have already included 我, so I think you don't need to put "包括我".

    啤酒 = beer
    複雜 = (adj) complicated
    <strike>補</strike> 捕 (notice the difference, the meaning of 補 is"mend" or "make up for" )= (v) to catch (我<strike>補</strike> 接了他的球) You can only use 捕 when the object are animals, like 捕魚、捕蝦、捕老鼠......
    捕魚 = (v) to fish
    工具 = (n) tool/utensil (你用什麽聊天工具跟你朋友聊天?)
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    June 29, 2010
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    simona 's notebook entry: Jun 20, 2010

    今天是一個多雲的日子!<strike>它</strike>(雖然英文用it,但在中文中談及天氣,主詞要不是"天氣"要不省略)看起來像要(表示將來,意思與it's going to rain的going相同)下雨!
    由於天氣<strike>惡劣</strike> 不好("惡劣"的程度更深,較適合用來形容雨天甚至暴風雨),<strike>都是</strike>我的朋友都到我家來觀看<strike>比賽的</strike>(不是用來形容"意大利隊"或者"世界盃"的形容詞,不應該放在這裡)意大利隊的世界<strike>杯</strike> 盃(簡體中文中"杯"與"盃"一律簡化為"杯",但繁體中,"杯"僅指一般飲用的器具,而"盃"專用來形容比賽,如world cup中的cup需寫作"盃",trophy需寫作"獎盃",though it looks like a cup, it has something to do with competitions.)比賽("比賽"放在最後,what kind of comepetition? You use 世界盃 as an adjective.)!我們必須<strike>絕對</strike>(You either put "我們必須(要)贏" or "我們絕對要贏".)贏<strike>了</strike>("了"表示已完成,你想表達的應該是we must win 而非 we must have won.)!
    我有很多朋友都是男性(或者"我有很多男性朋友",which is more commonly used.)!我喜歡踢足球!
    這並不意味著我沒有女性朋友(這裡"朋友"不能省略,you can't put an adjective without a noun)!真的!
    我也喜歡購物和化妝。
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    June 21, 2010
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  • Answered
    我只能這樣回答"無係啊嗎",沒錯,就是"不會吧"的意思。 ex. "唔係啊嘛,呢題你都唔識做?" 我好像沒聽人說過"你幾好啊嘛"......
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    July 8, 2009
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