More shortened names as examples I always heard some names that are shortened from the original long name. Like Tom for Thomas, Lizzy for Elizebath, Pat for Patrick, Lou for Louis, Will for William, Phil for Philip. Can you please tell me more like these? Thank you~

What was lessons about when you were 5-10 yrs?

Hi. I'm Rainie.

This question is raised because I have a trial lesson about 15 mins next week.

I learnt courses about international trade in college but now I want to make a change.

So this trial lesson is a chance for me.

The limited experience of teaching makes me nervous about the content.

Please tell something about your classes when you were a children with your age at that time.

Thank you soooooo much!!!

How to know their meanings when just know how to say them I have been taught Japanese before but just a few of them still stays in my brain. Now I want to pick them up and learn something new, not for work, just want to know more. There are some sentences in my mind but I don't remember their meanings. Can anyone here help me? As a return, you may ask me something about China and Chinese and Mandarin. Thank you!

Any question about China and Chinese?

There are some discussions there for foreigners asking questions about one nation in italki. 

I want to try this too. Don't know how much respoI will receive.

 

Fine, back to the topic.

 

If you got any question about China, you can leave it here or just send me a message.

Social apps for different people

I've downloaded a few apps for communicating with foreigners like Line, Whatsapp and VK.

But I don't use them frequently. Probably I don't have enough foreign friends to chat.

 

I want to know what is the most popular social app in your country today. I know apps change again and again. But I just want to know it.

 

By the way, I wish I will have a Facebook or see videos in Youtube. But the Government does not allow its people to do so.

 

Please tell me what social app you like most and why. Thank you.

For me, the most popular one is Wechat in Mainland, China.

Fond email more than Instant messages

I have a friend and we sometimes send emails. And I now know I like to write email more than to send instant messages through all kinds of APP.

By email, I can calm myself down and have more time to reconsider. One told me that I can hardly improve my English by email. Yes, he is right. But I just enough more to use email.

BTW, I do not take email as a way to practise English, just to make friends.

Still got some APPs in my phone and I'm willing to chat with foreigners.

Line, Whatsapp & Skype.

Pray for my hometown

Pray for my hometown
Last night, news came into my chatting group in Wechat that there was an explosion happened in Puning Railway Station where is my hometown.
Media only released that four intigated villagers to gathering in Puning Railway Station but no a cue about villagers’ views or their experience.
People from there living in all around China have posted their comments below this news in Weibo (Chinese version like Facebook) but comments that may not be back to local government were deleted this morning. Why I knew it? Because my comments got deleted by the blogger.
What I posted were a few doubts about this event like: before we judge others’ fault, can anyone figure out why people wanted to get involved? Why they dare to gathering at the risk of being caught by the police ordered by the government (it is never an easy thing to get permission to parade, let alone being permitted)?
Since comments in Weibo and articles in Wechat are posted by netizens and deleted by gloggers, there is less room for me to express my view. I must admit that I was not there but I just put some questions about it.
It makes me feel the dark side of RPC’s government deeply. Feeling so disappointed. Wish people there will not get hurt.

what kind of people will stick to regular language practice?

I've used italki for over 2 years. And I always correct people's notebooks because I like doing it.

There is one thing I dont understand. What kind of people can stick to regular language practice?

I was busy in my school life before so I cant set up a fixed timetable for my language partners, which I had explained to them in advance of course. But because of that, I got less chance to practise my oral English.

Now I'm senior but still busy with my thesis for the bachlor degree and I must to settle down with a stable job in order to repay my study loan as soon as possible.

By the way, I keep telling people that I'm willing to offer my help if needed.

Too much irrelevant things :p

Now if you have a regular practice with your language partners, please tell me something about your life. Let me to figure out what things in common from you.

Thank you.