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From :   ND

Date : 2007-08-22 / 04:25AM

hey benny ni hao wo – wo hen hao

your answers really helped me but i have another question if you dont mind :sometimes there are no sings above the vowels like ‘’ ma’’ but in another video ‘’ma ’’ did have a sign you know the flat one so i wanted to ask if there is any difference and if an ’’a’’ without a sign is also a vowel on it’s own or if the sign was just omitted

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superuser

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 Benny bennysland.com 
2007-08-22 / 10:26AM

Wǒ hěn hǎo, xiè xie nǐ, ND. Nǐ hǎo ma?

If “ma” is at the end of a sentence, it should be toneless. Usually it’s a question mark, just like the above question “Nǐ hǎo ma” (How are you)? If you see a “ma” in between a sentence, then it may have different tones pending on different meanings.

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 ND live.nl 
2007-08-22 / 05:44PM

WO HEN HAO – OK THANKS I GET IT NOW WELL THEN I CAN CONTINUE STUDYING IT’S REAL FUN STUDYING CHINESE YOU’RE THE BEST

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YongSoonKim

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 YongSoonKim gmail.com 
2007-08-22 / 07:08PM

나는 동일을 알고 싶었다! Xie Xie Benny!

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