tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post8941797532173734228..comments2023-12-27T19:24:48.254-05:00Comments on Tell me why the world is weird: The Best Way to Learn Chinese is in Chineseperfectnumber628http://www.blogger.com/profile/10303683510076315803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-74630517045866732152013-02-13T18:36:20.276-05:002013-02-13T18:36:20.276-05:00Yeah those are good ones. :) Are you learning to r...Yeah those are good ones. :) Are you learning to read the characters too? (You definitely should- there's a ton of meaning in them.) Here are the characters for those phrases:<br />我懂了 (wǒ dǒngle)<br />我听不懂 (wǒ tīng bù dǒng)<br />这个 (zhège) / 这儿 (zhè'er)<br /><br />But I generally don't use ”我听不懂“ (wo ting bu dong) because it seems like the meaning is more like "I can't understand" (and gets interpreted as "I can't understand Chinese, I'm white, talk to me in English"), rather than "I missed it, give me another chance."<br /><br />Good luck learning Chinese! It's a totally awesome language. 加油!perfectnumber628http://tellmewhytheworldisweird.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-88406866495520622332013-02-12T23:46:24.002-05:002013-02-12T23:46:24.002-05:00I'm still at the beginning stages of learning ...I'm still at the beginning stages of learning Mandarin, and I'm mostly picking it up from interacting with my husband and my in-laws. I do use some of those phrases, but I'd add:<br />Wo3 dong3 le = I understand<br />Wo3 ting1 bu4 dong3 = I don't understand<br />I also use zhe4ge and zhe'er (Beijing accent) a lot.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-79213420625741241102012-12-15T20:10:23.298-05:002012-12-15T20:10:23.298-05:00Thanks! 加油!Thanks! 加油!perfectnumber628http://tellmewhytheworldisweird.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626292304461574111.post-57290166022099193622012-12-15T19:16:34.605-05:002012-12-15T19:16:34.605-05:00I found my way here from reddit. Good post, thank ...I found my way here from reddit. Good post, thank you. I've added these to my notes.Andy 安迪http://twitter.com/andy_the_gruffnoreply@blogger.com