Comments on: First day of class http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/ My Adventures in Shijiazhuang, China 2005/2006 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/comment-page-1/#comment-113 andrewstrauss Wed, 02 Nov 2005 22:36:30 +0000 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/#comment-113 Mom......thanks. I am stunned too. I initially was going to write those emails only in English since I was worried about not being able to do the other languages w/o any of my books (dictionaries or verb books) but I first tried Italian and it wasn't tough and then I figured there was no way to do it in Spanish...but it worked OK as well (I had to creatively reword a lot of things, but it worked). I was SOOOO pleased with myself :) Thanks a lot, Andy Mom……thanks. I am stunned too. I initially was going to write those emails only in English since I was worried about not being able to do the other languages w/o any of my books (dictionaries or verb books) but I first tried Italian and it wasn’t tough and then I figured there was no way to do it in Spanish…but it worked OK as well (I had to creatively reword a lot of things, but it worked). I was SOOOO pleased with myself :)

Thanks a lot,

Andy

]]> By: Sara http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Sara Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:28:47 +0000 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/#comment-111 "demas" means "what comes later, or after." I'm agog at your fluency with so many languages! And your writing -- precise, evocative, funny, masterful. You seem to enjoy it, too. I hope you'll collect them in a book, "Gulliver does China." I'm SO PROUD. Mom “demas” means “what comes later, or after.” I’m agog at your fluency with so many languages! And your writing — precise, evocative, funny, masterful. You seem to enjoy it, too. I hope you’ll collect them in a book, “Gulliver does China.” I’m SO PROUD.
Mom

]]> By: andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/comment-page-1/#comment-108 andrewstrauss Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:33:42 +0000 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/#comment-108 Viejo, Tienes razon....es muy facil (en espanol). No entiendo "demas"....que es? Mi maestro es un chino que se llama "Michael". Si....tengo miedo de los simbolos. Hay mucho simbolos!!! Andy Viejo,

Tienes razon….es muy facil (en espanol). No entiendo “demas”….que es? Mi maestro es un chino que se llama “Michael”. Si….tengo miedo de los simbolos. Hay mucho simbolos!!!

Andy

]]> By: John M (el viejo) http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/comment-page-1/#comment-106 John M (el viejo) Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:22:11 +0000 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/#comment-106 uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez.... eso es muy facil.... no, estoy bromeando. El idioma chino es uno de los mas dificiles de aprender y cuando aprendas eso, los demas van a ser 'un pedazo de ponque' (literal translation for 'a piece of cake'). Quien es tu maestro (profesor) y de que nacionalidad es?. Me imagino lo dificil que sera cuando empieces a escribir los simbolos.. pero que 'chevere' (bueno) que estes aprendiendo todo eso. John uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez…. eso es muy facil…. no, estoy bromeando. El idioma chino es uno de los mas dificiles de aprender y cuando aprendas eso, los demas van a ser ‘un pedazo de ponque’ (literal translation for ‘a piece of cake’). Quien es tu maestro (profesor) y de que nacionalidad es?. Me imagino lo dificil que sera cuando empieces a escribir los simbolos.. pero que ‘chevere’ (bueno) que estes aprendiendo todo eso.
John

]]> By: Jerome Strauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Jerome Strauss Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:29:29 +0000 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/#comment-102 Must be great to finally sink your teeth into the regimen of learning. SAounds exceedingly difficult, having to learn various tones as well as meanings. It should get easier as you go along. I'm sure that they stagger the lessons for a reason. Don't want to give you brain cramps at the start. Continue to enjoy and don't turn into a giant foreign dumpling! Love, Gramps Must be great to finally sink your teeth into the regimen of learning. SAounds exceedingly difficult, having to learn various tones as well as meanings. It should get easier as you go along. I’m sure that they stagger the lessons for a reason. Don’t want to give you brain cramps at the start. Continue to enjoy and don’t turn into a giant foreign dumpling!

Love, Gramps

]]> By: andrewstrauss http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/comment-page-1/#comment-101 andrewstrauss Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:52:04 +0000 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/#comment-101 Elijah.....at this point it is more like walk around and try to avoid having people talk to me because I don't understand a thing :) Dumplings are good! What is lumpia? Elijah…..at this point it is more like walk around and try to avoid having people talk to me because I don’t understand a thing :) Dumplings are good! What is lumpia?

]]> By: Elijah http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Elijah Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:56:25 +0000 http://andrewstrauss.net/posts/2005_11_01-first-day-of-class/#comment-100 That class schedule that you have seems to be spread out quite a bit. It's nice to have that kind of a break though to digest and maybe wander around trying to utilized what you just learned. Seems to me that you'll be far way advanced come December with all that 1-1 time. That definitely is the best way to learn though. Dumplings for dinner ain't bad at all. It's better than the food here in Daytona. No culture what so ever. Just got a new shipment of lumpia though from San Diego. That's going to go fast! Have fun Andy. That class schedule that you have seems to be spread out quite a bit. It’s nice to have that kind of a break though to digest and maybe wander around trying to utilized what you just learned. Seems to me that you’ll be far way advanced come December with all that 1-1 time. That definitely is the best way to learn though.

Dumplings for dinner ain’t bad at all. It’s better than the food here in Daytona. No culture what so ever. Just got a new shipment of lumpia though from San Diego. That’s going to go fast! Have fun Andy.

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