Do you cook for yourself when in China, or do you eat out all the time?

你好 robert groulx,

You are very welcome. 😇

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thanks for the lesson

my favorite phrase is 你要辣的吗？

robert

Hi, Isabel,

Glad to know that you can find your way to learn Chinese.

加油！(Jiā yóu )

Go For It!

Cho

Team ChineseClass101.com

I use the lesson notes and I find them very useful.

I also like the possibility of listening and recording the new words and the examplle sentences. I find it easier to remember the words after a few out-loud repetitions.

Keep up the good work!

Hello,

I'm don't think I ever got an answer about the 儿 usage. Where in China would one expect to hear it? How far south of Beijing would one go before the usage goes away??

I recently met someone from northern China. By her English, I surmised she was from northern China when when she spoke Chinese I was certain of it! She was definitely

surprised when I asked her if she was from the Beijing area! :smile:

@Agagooga.

Right, Echo said "down south". I am curious as to where the dividing line is in China. Shanghai? Further south than that?

I noticed that many Chinese TV programs don't seem to use 点儿.

In Singapore we don't add "儿" to the end, FWIW

Fussy = "挑剔"

Hello,

I'm still curious about where in China people say 点儿 versus 一点. I know that in Taiwan they think the 点儿 sounds strange. (And I know people from China who think their accent is strange. :-) Goes both ways).

Also how do you say "fussy/picky" in Chinese?

thx!

@Agagooga,

不，“点儿”是普通话的说法，在北方每个地方都用“儿”，但是不同的地方“儿”的声音不一样，比如说，在山东，有的“儿”和普通话一样，但是有的“儿”有点儿像西班牙语的“r”。。。:cool:

我以为 "点儿" 是北京人的说法？

@蓝大卫

Happy to hear that you are finding our grammar sections useful. We always appreciate the positive comments. Taking the time to get the grammar down really pays off in the long run.

The 点儿 construction really is one of those phrases that is encountered all the time, and it makes your spoken Chinese stand out even more when you know how to properly use it. Keep up the good work.

最好吃的快熟面是从印尼来的

I was hitting up a late night bowl of 炸酱面 a few weeks ago, and these two 服务员s had this look of bewilderment as they watched me pour the entire serving of 酱 into the noodles. They already knew how this situation would play out so they exclaimed to me "太咸了". I waved them off thinking to myself "The saltier the better".

Ohh was I wrong. It was like sucking down salt water. Lesson learned.

Hi, I thought that dan4 meant bland; as in cai4 tai4 dan4 le. And not that it means specifically not salty enough.

fussy/picky 用汉语什么说？

IMO, the lesson notes are very valuable! Especially today's! It goes to great lengths to explain the 点儿 construction with many helpful examples. Seeing these examples helps re-enforce the material spoken on the audio portion. I don't recall the company in Shanghai providing this type of material. They basically do vocab and example sentences.

Keep up those great lessons!

@Echo.

In the lesson, you said that standard Mandarian used 点儿, usage of 一点 is in "the South".

Relative to Beijing, where does the South start? Shanghai?

BTW, when my mother-in-law calls to ask for my wife, I like to tease her with a northern

"等一下儿“.:smile:

Renny,

When I visited Taiwan, breakfast was a great meal. We always bought our food.

It was a good way to meet locals, who didn't speak English. The 小笼包 was awesome. I liked having breakfast sandwiches made too.

the title fits me well I usually always just get Beef & Brocoli.

I usually prefer chinese food from a Restaurant, i make stirfry but its not

as good as the Restaurants. ive never been to china but when i do go im sure ill want to check out restaurants there too. the only thing i would make myself

would be Breakfast.