zupsterlien

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From :   hannahkim

Date : 2009-06-23 / 12:56AM

HI benny, can i ask what is the main language of the taiwanese??

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n3arrows

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 Endriean hotmail.com 
2009-06-23 / 02:26AM

The official language in Taiwan is also Mandarin. But the local people might speak Hokkien dialect, which is very different from Mandarin.

You should listen to some Taiwanese music if interested in Hokkien, like 五月天, a very good band ^^

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benny

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-06-23 / 10:46AM
To : Endriean

Also, the characters are different, Taiwan uses Traditional while mainland uses Simplified version

Benny



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benny

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-06-23 / 10:47AM

Also, the characters are different, Taiwan uses Traditional while mainland uses Simplified version

Benny



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zupsterlien

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 hannahkim yahoo.com 
2009-06-23 / 11:06PM
To : Benny the Mandarin Teacher

thanks..thanks

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RobertVicencio

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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-06-24 / 01:49AM

Where you from Hannah?

Great meeting you here in Bennysland!

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RobertVicencio

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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-06-24 / 01:49AM

Where you from Hannah?

Great meeting you here in Bennysland!

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serhatdaki

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 SERHAT KOCAK gmail.com 
2009-06-24 / 02:48AM

benny you are too good mandarin teacher. your voice too good. i’m speaking chinese like you!

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zupsterlien

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 hannahkim yahoo.com 
2009-06-24 / 07:31PM
To : RobertVicencio

I’m from the philippines..

It’s nice to be here..

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zupsterlien

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 hannahkim yahoo.com 
2009-06-24 / 07:32PM
To : Endriean

thanks..

i don’t know where to find that song here in the internet…
do you have any idea??
thanks

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RobertVicencio

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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-06-24 / 08:04PM
To : hannahkim

Where in the Philippines?? ;o)

I used to live in Makati! ;o)

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