Testing for Pinyin & Tones
OK, I fear this is going to be a really stupid question - but here goes. Does Memrise test you for pinyin w/tones? I've been on Memrise for 2+ weeks/15 words a day and never been tested on the pinyin, only on the english. My husband, who just started Memrise mandarin survival last week, was saying today that he is being tested on the proper pinyin and tones....??? I was like, what? I've always only been test on the english for each character. So what am I doing wrong? I searched in settings but didn't find anything... Sorry if this is a really stupid question. Was almost afraid to ask! Looked through the forum and didn't see anyone else that had asked it.... so here it is. And on another note... is there a way to search the forum to see if the question has already been asked? I couldn't find a search function. Thank you!
Yes, when I 'water' my plants it tests me for pinyin and tones :) So do not worry this functionality (feature) exists! :)
Posted by FluffyBearBoy 3/12/12 (1 year ago)You have to get the English meanings correct consistently then it will start asking the pinyin/tone instead.
Posted by bjnsharp 3/12/12 (1 year ago)Hi, I just checked your settings and you were indeed set up to "skip pinyin" - which is the setting that stops you from getting pinyin tests. You see this option in the top menu during a learning session. I have set it now so that you will now get the pinyin questions. Sorry for the confusion!Best wishesBen
Posted by benwhately 3/13/12 (1 year ago)Thanks so much Ben! I knew there had to be something that wasn't set right but couldn't figure it out on my own. Now i'm going to get slammed when it comes to testing :-)
Posted by ingridjones 3/13/12 (1 year ago)