clau

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From :   claudia calisti(claudita)

Date : 2009-06-24 / 11:55AM

Hi! Benny! I have a lot of quetions for you!
1 may I say: women tang yi bici to say we agree each other
2 may I say wo ke yi wang ni mingtian ai wo?
3 is it better ask ni chon nali lai, or ni shi nali ren? to know the origin of someone?
4 may I say: bu wang bu cuo ( bui dui)yo ay don’t forget do not wrong!(do not fail).
5 bu cuo and bu dui: are the same? (one means wrong, bad, and the other not wright?)
many many many thanks!!!

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Jenny

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 Jane hotmail.com 
2009-06-24 / 03:30PM

Answers:
1. tang yi be replaced by tong yi
2. not sure about “wang ni”
3. yes.
4. dont forget= bu yao wang ji,please clarify your other questions.
5. depending on the background. bu dui= wrong. Chinese people say bu cuo under the following situation:
—How about this guy?
—Bu cuo= good but not that excellent

—How about come with me to the party?
—Bu cuo= that’s a good idea and you agree with that.

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benny

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-06-24 / 03:42PM

Hi Claudia,

I think you are trying to say “don’t forget and don’t fail.” Because “Don’t forget and don’t wrong” doesn’t make any sense in Chinese

Let me know

Benny



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newtype

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 mobilesuit gmail.com 
2009-06-24 / 04:08PM

I know “don’t fail” is “bú yào shī bài”

Is that correct, Benny?

竹内

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clau

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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2009-06-26 / 11:52AM
To : Benny the Mandarin Teacher

you are quite right! I mean don’t fail…

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clau

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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2009-06-27 / 05:43AM
To : Jane

many many thanks: now I understand better!

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clau

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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2009-06-27 / 05:48AM
To : mobilesuit

thanks for your help! xie xie ni, nide bangzhou!

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