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clau

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2011-06-03 / 03:04PM

Jintian shi di er di liu yue er ling yi yi : shi Idali Renmin Gongheguo Tian.

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clau

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2011-02-02 / 10:25AM

WEI BENNY LAOSHI : XIN 1 NIAN 2 KUAI 4 LE 4 !

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clau

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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2010-05-13 / 09:44PM

hi Benny! I have some questions.
ni ji sui la
ni duo da le
have the same meaning?

ni shi boshi?

or
ni boshi ma?
to say : are you a doctor?
wo jiu shi
correct to say yes I am (a d…

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clau

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2010-08-20 / 06:06AM

Hi Benny!
do you know there is a beer made by mais?
WE have in Italy: its name is ICHNUSA and it is from SARDINIA.
zhe ge pi jiu jiao mingzi ICHNUSA he ta lai cong SARDINIA.
Ta baohan :da4 mai4…

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clau

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2010-08-12 / 09:16AM

dear Benny: I am afraid not to have understood the rule.
I sow in daily juice qi4 as his her its their and surname.
but I knew tade as his her its and nimende as their.
about a surname , o…

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clau

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2010-06-22 / 12:02PM

Hi Benny! are the following sentences correct?

Now I am eating and drinking (in this moment). wo zai chi he2 he1. wo jin chi le he2 jin he1 le.

Ni xi huan tiaowu dang1 ni zai ting y…

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clau

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2010-06-07 / 12:17PM

hai Benny Laoshi!
is the same to say:
zen me cheng hu nin
or
ni ji sui la?

and

shi shou jian zen me zou
or
shi shou jian zai nali?

many Thanks! biele Claudia nai nai

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clau

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2010-05-31 / 02:01AM

Hi Benny laoshi: are the following sentences correct?

yi qian chi ni bi xu nide shou xi3.
or: yi qian ni chi ni xu yao xi3 ni3 zi ji shou.
(before eating wash your hands)

houlai chi ni b…

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clau

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2010-05-16 / 08:55PM

Dear Benny! I hope you good! Can you tell me please, if this translation I put in my blog is correct? many thanks!

欢迎中国朋友!
da jia hao zhong wen de
peng you!
你的作品参加了!
canjia wei ni men de
yi…

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clau

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2010-04-25 / 10:51AM

dear Benny Laoshi: today April 25th is a very important date for Italian people. It is Freedom Day! Freedom from nazifascism!My family catch 2 gold medals for Freedom Fighting.I was born after t…

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clau

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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2010-04-18 / 10:56AM

Hi Benny laoshi: so sorry ’cause I tried to write with Mandarin writing but I hang up! I am not able to use the converter! excuse me!
thanks bye

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clau

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2010-04-17 / 03:59PM

Dear Benny! I’am studying a lesson by myself about the different jobs.
So I created a little composition to remember better the words.
Wo yao xie3 yi ge xiao gu2shi dui4 ji1de zhe ge han zi.

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clau

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2010-04-12 / 01:54PM

Hi Benny! after a full immersion night studying Mandarin I need your help.
1) how do you understand the difference between
zhu1 pig and zhu1 spider?
2) how do you between tai4 toomuch, tai4 q…

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clau

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2010-04-12 / 02:03PM

我要 直 如果是南 说 玫瑰

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clau

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2010-02-13 / 11:11AM

dear Benny Laoshi: jintian zai wo3de cheng2 shi4 Roma (Italy) xia xue!!! zhe ge shi hen ou3 er3 de! wo3 luo4xia4 zai jie1 he wo3 gan3 dao4 le hen teng2tong4 danshi suo3you3de xiao4 le!

Dea…

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clau

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2010-02-01 / 11:41AM

Hi benny Laoshi! I found this Chinese surname: YULIAN and my son name is Yulian or also Julian. In old Italian this name meanings a curly man (julus meanings curl ). what’s the meaning of Yulian …

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clau

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2010-01-31 / 12:34PM

Hi Benny Laoshi! wo3 gang kan le “mu qin fu qin” Zhang Yimou de ying3 pian4. wo3 xiang3 zhe4 ying3 pian4 shi gan shi1de he wo3 xi huan chang2 duo1 de. Wo3 xi huan li4shi3, Bao Shi de “hui2yi4”, x…

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clau

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2010-01-18 / 01:59AM

Hello Benny!
here I am again with questions for you!
are the followings sentences correct?
1 ni3 neng2 gou4 mai3 yi ge biao3 danshi ni3 bu neng2 gou4mai3 shi2jian1.
2 ni3 hui4 gou4 mai3 …

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clau

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2010-01-10 / 03:08PM

Hello Benny!
here I am with some new questions!
hǎo chī does mean delicious, speaking about food or also about other situations?
how do you say two times granfather? I mean: wǒde fù qin sh…

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clau

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2009-09-29 / 06:41AM

Hi Benny! how do you say in Mandarin mother in law? Could be funny but I am going to be like that on November 28th!!!
wo3 kwai qu le shi “mother in law…”
wo3 kwai bian4 cheng2 le ….
dui? wha…

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clau

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2010-01-04 / 04:05AM

hello Laoshi and best friend Benny!may I say the followings :
Wo wang ni yi ge gan kai xin! I wish you a big happiness!
wo wang ni yi ge kuai le de nian! I wish you an happy new year
By th…

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clau

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2009-11-20 / 07:18AM

hen3 hao lu3xing2de yuo bu gu4din4gde ji4hua4 he bu shi zhong4yao4 zai dao4da2. (Lao Tzu) A good Traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. (Lao Tzu).

have I translated c…

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clau

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2009-11-04 / 02:20PM

Hi Benny! I received a mail by a girl who in mandarin speaks me something about Vampir…so I ’d like to replay her : I prefer to put my teeth inside good food instead of someone neck! Is it co…

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clau

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2009-11-01 / 12:49PM

Hi Benny! I have some questions:
1 kai1 xin1 = happy
and happiness?
2 xin xin means to trust in someone?but what’s the difference?
3 angry is sheng1 qi4 and what’s is the difference with t…

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2009-08-21 / 11:28AM

hello Benny! may I say: nide fangzi shi tongyang de yi ge gouwu.(I mean poor and dirty)
and then : nide yangjin shi da tongyang liang chedeng. ( your eyes are large as car lights).
lot of thank…

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2009-07-13 / 10:53AM

Hi Benny! is it correct to say:
1) zhe ge ren shi xiao cai yi die.(I mean he is so kind and tender to me as a piece of cake…)
2) wode mama juede:aiwujiiwu. Ta xi huan wode airen wei xi huan wo….

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clau

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2009-07-12 / 04:24AM

Hi Benny!Hi friends of Bennysland! I want to tell you a little sit comedy happened to me yesterday just to know where I mistaked my Mandarin!
I was making the queue at Supermarket to pay my shopp…

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2009-07-12 / 04:29AM

sorry: he misunderstood.

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clau

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2009-07-01 / 10:57AM

Hi Benny!I have some doubts.
1) yu yue can means both music and to reserve?
2) ge/zhang/tiao/ are in the same grammar family of time words? and Time words are like in English some and any? 3) is…

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clau

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2009-06-30 / 07:36AM

Dear Benny! I listen to the video: “I want to drink” and I found a difference.
In the beginning you use “he” to say I want to drink a beer and in the coffebar you turn in “mai” and you say, I want…

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