I often default to the most commonly used "和", but wonder in many cases when the other forms would be more appropriate. Would be helpful if one could provide some english analog examples as well with the explaination.

I'm trying to send an email to a friend I met in China, with a few photographs attached in it. How would I say "I've attached photographs of us on the trip" in (Mandarin) Chinese? Having the characters (or at least pinyin) would be helpful, too. Thanks! also, what classifier is used with 彩虹? Is it just 个?

Ok I know this is sort of a dumb question but I'm just curious what other people think. I sort of want to learn Chinese, but I feel like I will just completely fail at pronouncing the words and sound really dumb. I feel like with an American accent, I'd sound really horrible and somewhat superficial trying to speak Chinese. I'm not viewing this as a reason to consider for whether or not I learn it by the way; I just want to know what people think about it Thanks

How do you translate... He who does not stay to defend his family and home when surrounded by wolves is not a true man.

I need a little basic language to assist Chinese customers in purchase of nuts/bolts/lumber and other hardware store items.

Basic language skills to assist customers in purchase of lumber and general hardware store items, bolts, paints and so on

My name is Monica Angel (yes, Angel..)

1. Tell me about yourself 2. How long have you been in the business? 3. Why did you leave your last job? 4. What are the top three things that separate you from your competition? 5. What is your proudest accomplishment as a Real Estate Agent? 6. What have you learned about selling real estate during your career? 7. Do you speak Chinese? 8. Do you drive? 9. Why do you want this job? 10. What do you think you have to offer this company? 1. What does Paul want with Teacher Liu? 2. Why are the little girls playing in the grounds of a university? 3. Are these girls related to Teacher Liu? 4. Are these little girls supposed to be in class? 5. How old is Paul?

This part of a dialogue. What kind of tone of voice for "o" and "ya"? li tai chung..."o", shi ni "ya"...ni hao, ni hao

I just saw "gao xing" in another question, and that means "happy?"

1.) As far as I'm concerned, all of the following mean "what are you doing?". are they all pretty much exactly the same? or are there differences in there usage..formality..meaning? a.) 你在干什么？ b.) 你干嘛？ c.) 你在做什么？ d.) 你做什么？ 2.) also, how would you state "I just_____" eg. "Just arrived" would it be 我刚刚到了 vs. 我刚到了? I've read both “我刚刚” “我刚” in texts..are they the same? THANKS!

The most difficult aspect in learning Chinese is remembering the Chinese characters. I spend ten hours each week to listen to the tapes, read the notes and practice writing the characters. The skill I enjoy the most about learning Chinese is when I say the tones right.

What are the best textbooks to use to learn mandarin? Thanks

Do you have to work every weekend? Do you make a lot of money as a translator? Is the cost of living in China high? How many days a week do people work in China? Are student fees and living expenses high in China? Are engineers' incomes in China as high as engineers' incomes in Australia? I,myself, have to pay for student fees and books. I plan to go to China next year to travel. Travel in China is really expensive. Working a few hours a week won't influence my study. Why are you saving money?

PLEASE NO TRANSLATORS. characters: 黑暗中会有花朵的色彩 而芳香已逝 pinyin: hēiàn zhōng huì yǒu huāduǒ de sècǎi ér fāngxiāng yǐ shì

1. How much is the wallet? 2. What is the color of the wallet? 3. Who is David? 4. Where is David working? 5. How many days does David work in a week? 6. How many children do Mr. and Mrs. Zhang have? 7. How does Jenny earn some cash? 8. How much is Zhāng Wén asking to wash his father’s car? 9. What is Mrs. Zhang’s condition for the two kids to get their allowance? 10. How much is the amount due from the checkout counter?