Guest R2D2 Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Just got off the phone with my gal and new daughter. I was able to communicate well with my newly learned language skills thanx to Pimsleur. The more Chinese I learn, the better the relationship. They both told me that my Chinese was very good!!!! Link to comment
chinadave2001 Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 hen Hau! dave Link to comment
tonado Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 R2D2, Great. Communication is very important in a relationship. I have been doing the opposite lately. I am teaching her some English phases. Link to comment
Guest R2D2 Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 hen Hau! davexie, xie, ni, Dave! Link to comment
Guest enight Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 xie, xie, ni, Dave! good Chinese R2D2! I noticed you even wrote it in a Chinese way insead of a western way xiexie ni, was real upset these two days as I have read so much ... posts here, ... I just read one new post of today before, and more and more upset... honestly, I am regret to introduce my fiance Alan to here now, wish I never did, wish we never read those ugly stories, love isn't easy, especially for the foreign country love, I hope we all have faith in our relationship, even if have had any changes or up and down in life, hope we still keep the faith in the God and the good side. Kate Link to comment
AZwolfman Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 I am so fortunate. My fiancee speaks perfect English. Communication is important for good relationship. Now if we could just win the "visa lottery", I would consider myself really lucky. Link to comment
chinadave2001 Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Same here. Sarah is a translator by profession. But I find everything more intersting when I can understand some basic Chinese. I would love to be able to talk with her family some day or operate more independently without her. I think the Pimsleur lessons are the best I have found. Dave Link to comment
Guest R2D2 Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Right you are, Dave. Thought I would move this to the top. Some people just don't get it! Link to comment
PJ Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Hi All, Yesterday evening, my friend and his wife invited me and another friend over. It stormed like crazy but we all stayed in. We watched a very unusual movie, Cube 2 on his incredibly big theater type TV. I know envy is a vice, but I am jealous of his TV, I'd recommed it for anyone who is really into science fiction, though there were some aspects that were a letdown. And we had the hottest wing sauce I've ever had in my life. woke up this morning thinking I was going to throw up, my stomach burned incredibly ... I should know better, but when someone puts hot sauce in front of me, I AM going to try it! All my family and friends have been so supportive and wonderful, I do realize that I am fortunate to have a great life. Today is a good day. It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL here in Tampa, Florida. Yesterday it stormed, so today is lovely. Deep, rich clear blue skies, fresh air, about 70-75 degrees F. I went for a drive in my convertible, drop top, smiled at some cute girls, they smiled back, and I drove on (obviously not interested in dating these days), realized that everything will be okay. P.J. Link to comment
Guest R2D2 Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Good to hear good news, PJ. I tried to give you a crutch and I hope it helps. Things could have been worse. It has been cold and miserable here. I will move to Reno in the near future. I like the diversity of cultures there. God bless, my friend. Link to comment
Guest Snowbeast Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 I am also furtunate that my fiancee speaks great English! I guess I am pretty spoiled. I have tried to learn a little, and have succeeded to some degree. I know I don't have as much incentive as some though. I'm just happy I met her, regardless of language. Link to comment
AZwolfman Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Welcome back, P.J.! Link to comment
chinadave2001 Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 PJ, I am very glad to hear that you are feeling better. Hang in there. Where can I get some of that hot sauce? Dave Link to comment
AZwolfman Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 I went for a drive in my convertible, drop top, smiled at some cute girls, they smiled back, P.J.I have a cute young Thai friend here who is already in this country, available and looking B) I knew you wouldn't stay down for long, welcome back! Link to comment
JonInDenver Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 one thing i have found - though the chinese i speak is very little and very poor - the effort is always appreciated. it seems to make a big difference with my father-in-law. gaining his respect is paramount to me, so i always try to brush up on some key phrases and topics that i want to discuss with him. again, sometimes he understands my chinese about as well as my english (wode hanyu shi bu hao!), but he appreciates the effort and sees it as a sign of respect. and heck, it can't be a BAD thing to learn how to communicate with 1.something billion people! Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now