But silence remained

Sep 05, 2004 10:21

It's very quiet in here. I had thought I had opened the doors. But, I find that I only opened the blinds. I forgot to unlock the door ( Read more... )

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Chinese bar_gamer September 11 2004, 21:47:36 UTC
Draw yourself a horizontal line, about an inch wide. Now say "Ee!" Short and hard. There, you just pronounced the number 'one' in Chinese. Yay! Two is about as difficult, read as: not very. Take your horizontal line, and draw another one under it, slightly wider, and centered. "Er!" Short and hard again. Three is another similar one. Take your two lines, and draw another wider line above them, centered as before. "San?" Like you were asking it, not saying it. Soft, high, and slightly drifted off. There are four tones, ok, seven really, and you learned two of them, and three words. Go you! XDDD

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arshdeparkynai October 27 2004, 22:34:44 UTC
Thankyou. When I started reading, I wasn't sure where this post was going, but happily it went a-language-learning. And hi ho the dairy oh, I went. With an ee er ee er san.

I should check back on my old posts more often. They hold insights into my own mind, and helpful advice from friends.

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