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Post  Posted: Apr 19, 2008 - 10:34 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

难怪------nán ɡuài
no wonder

1.难怪找不到,她去北京了.
nán ɡuài zhǎo bù dào , tā qù běi jīnɡ le .
No wonder I can't find her, she went to Beijing.

2.A:你为什么走路上班?想减肥?
B:不是.我的车丢了.
A:难怪你走路上班了.

A:nǐ wèi shén me zǒu lù shànɡ bān ? xiǎnɡ jiǎn féi ?
B: bù shì . wǒ de chē diū le .
A: nán ɡuài nǐ zǒu lù shànɡ bān le.


A:Why do you go to work on foot?Do you want to be on diet?
B:No. My car was stolen.
A:No wonder you went to work on foot.

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Post  Posted: Apr 19, 2008 - 10:36 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Nanguai, not nanyuai Very Happy lol

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dui4 , shi nan2 guai4, bu2 shi4 nan2 yuai4.
xian4 zai4 ni3 dui4 le.

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Post  Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 10:29 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

Do you know the meaning?

A: wǒ měi tiān huā liǎnɡ ɡè xiǎo shí hé zhōnɡ ɡuó rén liáo tiān .
B: nán ɡuài nǐ de zhōnɡ wén shuō de zhè me hǎo ?

A:我每天花两个小时和中国人聊天.
B:难怪你的中文说得这么好?

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Do you know the meaning?

A: wǒ měi tiān huā liǎnɡ ɡè xiǎo shí hé zhōnɡ ɡuó rén liáo tiān .
B: nán ɡuài nǐ de zhōnɡ wén shuō de zhè me hǎo ?

A:我每天花两个小时和中国人聊天.
B:难怪你的中文说得这么好?

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Post  Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 10:54 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

可我每天和中国人用英文聊天的。我的中文一点进步都没有。哈哈!

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Hi seabreeze98,
seabreeze98 wrote:
可我每天和中国人用英文聊天的。我的中文一点进步都没有。哈哈!

I can't understand your sentence,you talked with Chinese in english or chinese?
You should say, 我每天和中国人聊天,可我的中文一点进步都没有.

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可我每天用英文和中国人聊天。我的中文一点进步都没有。哈哈! Is that any better?

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no , it 's not right. if you say like this ,我每天用汉语和中国人聊天,可我的中文一点进步都没有.it's exact.The sentence structure is -----, 可(但是)-----.

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Post  Posted: Apr 24, 2008 - 02:35 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top

It's a reply from your dialogue of
A:我每天花两个小时和中国人聊天.
B:难怪你的中文说得这么好?
If you want I can start the second sentence with 所以(我的中文。。。。)
Ah never mind. As long as Chinese people can more or less figure out what I mean, it's ok.

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Do you know these following Words on May Day Holiday?

五一假期 ------ wǔ yī jià qī ------ May Day Holiday
黄金周 ------ huánɡ jīn zhōu ------ golden week
小长假 ------ xiǎo chánɡ jià ------ short holiday
三天假期 ------ sān tiān jià qī ----- three days off
短途旅游 ------ duǎn tú lǚ yóu ------ short trips
旅游计划 ------ lǚ yóu jì huà ------ travel plan
国外旅游 ------ ɡuó wài lǚ yóu ------ travel aboard
国内旅游 ------ ɡuó nèi lǚ yóu ------ domestic travel

五一黄金周 ------ wǔ yī huánɡ jīn zhōu


节日快乐 ------ jié rì kuài lè

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Post  Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 09:34 AM  Reply with quote  Back to top

你的五一假期有什么打算?

nǐ de wǔ yī jià qī yǒu shén me dǎ suàn ?


What 's your plan of May Day Holiday?


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