Hi, Alex! I heard your recording, nice pronunciation as usual! Good! Just one little thing, for "many good friends," we usually say "很多好朋友(hěn duō hǎo péngyou)." "很多(hěn duō)" means many. "好朋友(hǎo péngyou)," good friends. BTW, nice one with the usage of "但是(dànshì/but)." :) So did you watch the vide...
Comment by Ellie_Chinese teacher posted on March 20, 2013
Hi Alex,
Your "chènshān" is very good. Pay attention to the word "yī." When "yī" is before first tone, second tone, and third tone, it change to fourth tone "yì." When "yī" is before a fourth tone, it change to second tone "yí." So you should say "yí jiàn chènshā" and “yì tiáo niúzǎikù.”
Comment by Ellie_Chinese teacher posted on March 20, 2013
Well done Alex! That's the correct use of "yǒu" with the meaning of "to have." From your recording I hear some pronunciation of tones that are not very good. You could check out our lesson about tones in Tone It Up channel.
Comment by Ellie_Chinese teacher posted on March 13, 2013
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