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语法
one 了 with multiple actions
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_completion_with_%22le%22
Verb + 过, having done something in the past https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_experiences_with_%22guo%22
不(没有)~了, not ~ any more
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22not_anymore%22_with_%22le%22
~了 for " ~ now"
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22now%22_with_%22le%22
呢 with statements
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modal_particle_%22ne%22
啊 for exclamations, etc.
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Sentence-final_interjection_%22a%22

词汇
歌,song (also 唱歌, sing)
个, individual, also the generic counting word
给, give
跟, with (also "as," in "the same as" etc.)
工人, worker; 工作, work
关 or 关上, shut/close/turn off
歌 gē,song (also 唱歌 chàng gē, sing)
个 gè, individual/counting word
给 gěi, give
跟 gēn, with (also "as," in "the same as" etc.)
工人 gōngrén, worker; 工作 gōngzuò, work
关 guān or 关上 guān shàng, shut/close/turn off
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/

玩玩
Nothing exciting from me today, just a historical quirk which interested me: Duolingo tried to convince me that New York's Chinatown should be called 中国城, I insisted that it's called 华埠 (the subway station sign says so!) and a little research suggests that the oldest word for Chinatown is 唐人街, Tang-town.

大家周末,周一愉快~

Date: 2022-05-23 01:02 am (UTC)
presumenothing: (moon)
From: [personal profile] presumenothing

唐人街 is also my preferred term (though I… don't actually know what said 唐人 refers to, come to think of it XD)

Today's tune is Steve Chou's classic 黄昏, which is only non-深深 because I'm already doing random number jukebox hours both on here and tumblr. As a treat!!

虽然已经说过了但还想再说一次, I still think many of these 了s aren't really distinct usages per se – in theory I can see why they're split up but in practice I'm always in favour of dumping things into one mental box and sorting them out later as needed (不然就永远学不完啊), but whatever works for you.

新的一周,一起加油呗~

Date: 2022-05-23 02:49 am (UTC)
grayswandir: Shen Wei looking at Zhao Yunlan. (Guardian: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan)
From: [personal profile] grayswandir
(though I… don't actually know what said 唐人 refers to, come to think of it XD)

Does it not just mean "Chinese people"? I learned 唐 as meaning "Chinese (in general)" as well as "Tang Dynasty."

Date: 2022-05-23 11:34 am (UTC)
presumenothing: (Default)
From: [personal profile] presumenothing

Does it not just mean "Chinese people"?

That'd be my guess too, tbh, but I've never heard 唐人 used in any other context (as opposed to 华人, 华侨 and the like) so my main association with 唐 is definitely the dynasty (aka 唐诗三百首 of which I know maybe like, three and a half?? XD)

Date: 2022-05-24 12:14 am (UTC)
grayswandir: Shen Wei looking at Zhao Yunlan. (Guardian: Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan)
From: [personal profile] grayswandir
Huh, maybe it's only used that way in a few specific contexts? I can't remember actually hearing 唐 used to refer to Chinese people in general either -- I just remember learning that as one of the definitions for the character. From what [personal profile] nnozomi said below, though, it sounds like it might be used that way more in Japan...

Date: 2022-05-24 12:35 am (UTC)
presumenothing: (Default)
From: [personal profile] presumenothing

…huh, I think I did see that association at one point while googling 糸唐辛子, but I completely never clocked it for 唐揚げ?? Though of course it's incredibly obvious now you say it XD and 民以食为天, it is definitely not OOC for the terms to all be food related 哈哈哈

Date: 2022-05-23 01:14 am (UTC)
donutsweeper: (Default)
From: [personal profile] donutsweeper
I have noticed that (in several languages, not just Chinese) Duolingo often teaches things that while correct are not always the preferred or most common terms and usages. Unfortunate, but not unexpected, I guess.

Date: 2022-05-23 09:53 pm (UTC)
elenothar: (Default)
From: [personal profile] elenothar
My contribution this week is 如年少模樣 by 陳鴻宇 (Chen Hongyu), which is just very mellow.

Date: 2022-05-23 11:22 pm (UTC)
elenothar: (Default)
From: [personal profile] elenothar
I should've included that in the comment :D I did think I understood more of the words than usual in a song.

Date: 2022-05-23 11:08 pm (UTC)
trobadora: (Zhu Yilong - yay!)
From: [personal profile] trobadora
Oh, this is lovely! Thank you for the link!

Date: 2022-05-23 11:23 pm (UTC)
elenothar: (Default)
From: [personal profile] elenothar
You're welcome :D

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