Comments on: Lesson #1 - How to Say “Thank You!” in Chinese

by: Chie

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:14:00 +0000

Nice lesson. Many thanks! Keep it up!

by: LVanL

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:08:39 +0000

Why does no one respond when I try to contact “Survival Phrases” support or info?

by: Ric Vatner

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:27:39 +0000

Hi, My dad learned to speak Chinese when he lived in China as an expat but I always thought learning to speak Chinese in a western country would be too difficult. Your survival phrases have proved me wrong and I really enjoy it. Well done, the format is great and the pdfs and other material are fantastic. Well done!

by: Rebecca Reeder

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:20:11 +0000

I really like this system!

by: anne gilleran

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:58:28 +0000

Just what I need, short, well explained and to the poin

by: Lipo

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:10:10 +0000

I am learning Chinese! Thank you SurvivalPhrases.com!

by: Evan

Tue, 12 May 2009 03:27:02 +0000

I signed up for the lifetime Chinese membership, but I got the Arabic one instead (not sure how that happened). I emailed the info email but no response yet. I guess I can do a chargeback and get the money back from paypal, but I don’t want the money, I want the awesome lessons!

Anyone have this problem before? What should I do?

by: Poor Tom

Fri, 08 May 2009 01:52:35 +0000

The pronunciation’s not that exact, and some of the translations are wrong in a lot of these lessons. Some of the tones are incorrect too.

by: YayHi

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:00:14 +0000

Yeah this is some totally awesome lessons! Really lovin it.

by: 장용

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:43:34 +0000

Hi Matt,

I’m just a passerby/student (haha) from KClass101 and I happened to see your question… As you’ve already know, “xie xie” means thanks, yes, you can treat it as just a plain “thanks” in English, that is.

“Xie4 xie4 ni3″ 谢谢你 can be directly translated into “Thank you” This is just one of the many forms of “xie xie”. You can say this if you want to thank a person in particular but please note that you can only say this in front of the person you want to thank, just like for English.

“Xie4 xie4 nin2″ 谢谢您 is the polite form of the above. With the “Ni” 你 character changed into a polite form. This form is used when talking to people of a respectable level.

“Xie4 xie4 ni3 men2″ 谢谢你们 can be translated into “Thanks to all of you” This form is rather of a standard politeness. You can say this phrase to thank a group of people.

And of course, if you dive deeper into the world of Chinese Language, there will be a lot of other “Thank You” formal/informal phrases.

Thank you and I hope my answer’s of help to you!

Just my 1c worth ^^;; ,
장용

P.S. Cindy, it’s “大家好!” (da4 jia1 hao3) which literally means “Everyone Good”. It’s translated into “Good day, everyone!” or “Are you doing fine?” etc. It’s a common greeting of a standard politeness level. It is used when you are greeting a group of people.

by: KinKat

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:29:12 +0000

OMG really like these short survival phrases. I also like how you give some cultural background. I have a Chinese background (HK) so a lot of the customs are familiar with me but you have really made me think about them. I guess it helps break down the Easten and Western gap.

Not sure if this is going to be censored out but: you have a very attractive voice.

by: admin

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:59:20 +0000

JoAnn, in iTunes, there should be a “GET ALL” button that automatically downloads all material.

不谢！

by: JoAnn

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:26:47 +0000

I am a premium subscriber and would like to download all pdfs at once. Any hints on how this can be done less painfully then clicking individually on each lesson and downloading separately?

xie xie

by: admin

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:50:35 +0000

你好 Jess,

Rest assured that we will always do our best to support you and answer your questions!

－罗子杰

by: Jess

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:38:13 +0000

Interesting that no one has been on here for a year. It makes me weary to pay for all 60 lessons and then not have support or anyone to answer questions.

by: C.

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:14:47 +0000

Very good! I am going to purchase the lessons right away!

To answer an earlier question:
These phrases are in Mandarin, not Cantonese.

by: Jessica

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:20:43 +0000

Learning Chinese with this site is probably the easiest way to learn a language esspecially one as hard as Chinese!! Thanks ‘Survival Prases’!!

by: gigi

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:27:13 +0000

Are the survival phrases mandarin or cantonese

by: Wandy

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:38:38 +0000

This Survival Phrases series are the best ever found. It makes learnig a new language so easy.

Thanks a lot!

by: Cara

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:15:43 +0000

I can’t tell you how much I love the format of this series! The super short sessions and the break down of each tone in a phrase along with the explanation of the subtle situational differences appropriate for slightly different phrases is great. There are times when I just don’t have the half hour to hour that other popular series take, but no matter how frantic life gets I can always steal 5 or 10 minutes away to spend with Chinese survival phrases.
Thanks!

-Cara

by: Richard Fay

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:37:08 +0000

I like your format a lot but I am concerned. The Archived Chinese lessons seem to have ended in October. When are new lessons due? Or, am I missing something? Is there a set regularity to when new lessons are released?

Regards,
Richard

by: Cindy

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:55:33 +0000

I love listening to all of the Chinese lessons, but what do you say every time the lessons begin?:roll

by: Jennifer

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:59:58 +0000

Thanks for sharing that mp3 clip, Maxie - that was really cute!

Just out of curiosity, I wonder how all of you listening, posting and teaching this podcast came to learn Chinese, and what brought you to live in China? The few Americans that I know who went to live in China did so to teach English in their schools. I am getting ready to travel to China in a couple of weeks, just as a tourist, and wanted to at least make the attempt to learn some language! Do any of you have any tips for me as a traveler?

Jennifer

by: maxiewawa

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:44:37 +0000

http://www.mp3.com.au/track.asp?id=144270#

Have a listen, hope if helps everyone!

by: Sindy

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:21:09 +0000

SP Crew and Listeners

Great survival phrases lessons! I’m going to subscribe to all languages right now, they are all great and beautiful!

We should have a Forum like in JP101 that would also be great too! S_R_C

by: maxiewawa

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:26:09 +0000

The longer something is, the more polite it is. Usually.
Keep practicing those 3rd tones everyone!挺复杂！
Good lesson. 谢谢哦。

by: Matt

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 18:57:04 +0000

Very, very good! I love the format, and I see a whole bunch of potential. Short enough that it’s impossible NOT to fit it in your schedule but in enough depth that you genuinely learn. I appreciate how much patience there is. I will definitely make the Chinese Survival Phrases part of my routine.

Also, reguarding thank you, I know that xie xie is thanks, but I head some people in China say “xie xie ni.” “Ni”, meaning “you.” You could probably translate the differences between “xie xie” and “xie xie ni” as just “thanks” and “thank you,” but are there any more nuances to adding “ni” after “xie xie?”