CLO_071: That’s my Uncle
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Zhao4pian4 shang4 de zhe4ge ren2 shi4 shei2?
B: Ta1 shi4 wo3 shu1shu.
A: Ta1 zhang3de zhen1 shuai4.
B: Dui4 a. Wo3 ye3 zhe4me ren4wei2.
Dialogue: Tones
A: Zhàopiàn shàng de zhège rén shì shéi?
B: Tā shì wǒ shūshu.
A: Tā zhǎngde zhēn shuài.
B: Duì a. Wǒ yě zhème rènwéi.
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February 28th, 2007 at 9:34 am
Hello!
Thanks for the continuing podcasts!
Very good work indeed!
After listening to todays dialogue, i have a question.
In the last line your two new friends say: wo ye zhenme renwei. I have listened and listened, but can´t hear Kirih say anything but : guo ye zhenme renwei. I can´t find the “guo” to fit in the context so , as you say nothing about this in the podcast, perhaps you can offer some help here?
February 28th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Hi Bo,
Kirin is also saying Wǒ. I suppose she’s saying it a little fast so it may not be clear, but it’s certainly Wǒ that she is saying.
May 19th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Hi!
I also have a question concerning this lesson:
Is “zhang de” only used when talking about people that aren’t there right now or also if you can actually see them? Would it be weird for me to say that someone “appeared” to be ’so and so’ if I can see them for myself (and sort of make sure that they are) or is that the/a standard way of expressing an oppinion about someone?
Hope you understood what I meant… ^^
Thanks for all you effort!! I enjoy listening to your podcasts a great deal!
May 19th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Hi Daniela. Yup you can also say it for people in front of you. So if your friend (male) looks good you can tell him “Nǐ zhǎngde hěn shuài” as in “You look handsome.”
May 19th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Thanks for the fast reply!
May 25th, 2007 at 11:25 am
Adam,
What’s the difference between “Ni zhangde hen shuai,” and “Ni kanqilai hen shuai”?
May 26th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Hi Salvadaor.
“Ni zhangde hen shuai” simply means “You look very handsome.”
“Ni kanqilai hen shuai” means the same thing but is said when someone looks different than they normally do. Perhaps if they were dressed for a special occasion.
Does that help?
May 28th, 2007 at 9:29 am
It does help a lot. Thanks!