nico

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From :   Nicolas Vanegas

Date : 2008-10-05 / 02:08PM

hi again benny sorry by disturb you again but i’m very confusing in which occasions we have to use shi (是) i saw in some sentences and in others no then when use ok see you zai jian

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benny

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2008-10-05 / 07:35PM

Hi Nicolas, “是” has the meaning of “to be”, however, it’s not as useful as it in English. Please remember this structure.

1. shì + Noun, for example.

wǒ shì Benny = I am Benny

tā shì wǒ de péng yǒu = He is my friend.

But “wǒ shì hǎo” does not exist, in this case you should say “wǒ hěn hǎo”

Benny



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ToshimiKira

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 Toshimi Kira msn.jp 
2008-10-07 / 02:36AM

Hey Nicholas,

Where are you from?

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nico

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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2008-10-08 / 02:02AM

hi toshima how are u?? well i’m from mexico if you want to know more ask me ok? i think that you’re from japan ok see you soon bye

nico

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