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From :   quius

Date : 2008-09-05 / 03:24PM

ni hao benny!!

ni hao benny!!
Ni hao benny? Ni ke yi bang wo ma? Wo yao shuo

Last and next in Mandarin.
Ex: last week next week
last monday next monday
last month…next month
qu nian …ming nian
last time… xia ci

It’s the last book in the store. This is the last time I will help you.
and more do you understand what I’m asking

Also, how do you say…I’ve been or you’ve been or it’s been. Present tense in mandarin. I’ve been waiting here for 10 minutes. I’ve been studying Mandarin for 2 months. It’s been 5yrs since I have seen you. Do you understand?

Ex: I was born in canada but I’ve been living in the USA for 10 yrs.
Wo zai jia na da chu sheng le dan shi wo zhu zai…..

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2008-09-06 / 08:21PM

nǐ hǎo, Qiuus, wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ hǎoma?

last = shàng (gè). For example:

Shàng gè xīng qī = last week

Shàng gè yuè = last month

next = xià (gè). For example xià gè xīng qī

xià gè yuè = next month

The last = zuì hòu, the last time = zuì hòu yí cì

I have been to Beijing = Wǒ qù guò Beijing.

Have you been to Beijing? = nǐ qù guò Beijing ma?

wǒ zài zhè li děng le 10 fēn zhōng = I’ve been waiting here for 10 minutes

wǒ xué xí zhōng wén liǎng gè yuè le = I’ve been studying Mandarin for 2 months

wǒ men rèn shí 5 nián le = It’s been 5yrs since I have seen you

Ex: Wǒ zhù zài měi guò 10 nián le = I’ve been living in the USA for 10 yrs

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