xiaojiang216 Posted January 15, 2006 at 11:55 PM Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 at 11:55 PM How long have you been studying Chinese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted January 16, 2006 at 12:33 AM Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 at 12:33 AM I voted (2 years) but it was only 1.5 hours a week, term time only. So in total only around 90 hours! I think some people will do that in a under a month, so maybe a poll asking how many hours would also be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geraldc Posted January 16, 2006 at 12:38 AM Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 at 12:38 AM I wouldn't say I've spoken it all my life, but I have had it spoken at me all my life At around the time I stopped asking relatives to 抹屁股 I started speaking mainly in English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaojiang216 Posted January 16, 2006 at 01:18 PM Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 at 01:18 PM I'd like to make a change... For the column that says, "8 great years! Wahoo!", would it be alright if I changed that to "8 (or more) great years! Wahoo!" ? That way I think I would accomodate those who have been so very dedicated to the language for over 8 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokki Posted January 16, 2006 at 02:27 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 at 02:27 PM 大家好 - Weighing in at just under five months. Cheers Btw, I am curious, is 你学习中文学了多长了? the preferred way to say that in Mandarin ? I can't see anything explicitly time-related in there, so perhaps it is understood from "long" just like in English (?) I would have expected to see something with 久, but what do I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted January 16, 2006 at 03:54 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 at 03:54 PM Yeah, my (Taiwanese) partner looked over my shoulder when reading this thread and said it was wrong. "Wow, someone with worse Mandarin than you" was his rather abrupt comment I pointed out that, as a native English speaker, it made sense because we don't say things like "how long a time". Either "多长时间" or "多久" is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted January 16, 2006 at 03:57 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 at 03:57 PM Me, with my grand total of 90 hours' of Mandarin under my belt would probably have said 你学了多久的中文？ But then I'm lazy, and it saves repeating the verb There probably should be a "le" on the end to emphasise that we are, mainly, still learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuchi Posted January 16, 2006 at 07:28 PM Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 at 07:28 PM First language I learned to speak, but I've only put emphasis on it the past 2 years.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted January 17, 2006 at 03:29 AM Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 at 03:29 AM Five and a half years. Although not always actively studying, but always practicing I'd use jiu3 as well, and definately two le. Something like Ni Zhongwen xue le duo jiu le, or Ni xue le Zhongwen xue le duo jiu le. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted January 17, 2006 at 11:03 AM Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 at 11:03 AM Ni Zhongwen xue le duo jiu le But that means someone like me, who stopped actively learning a year ago (but will continue later this year when I come to Beijing to study) can't answer the poll Of course, I would still answer it, being the rebel that I am. The final "le" means that the action is still continuing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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