nico

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From :   Nicolas Vanegas

Date : 2009-07-26 / 03:54AM

你好benny 你好吗?,benny i have a doubt what-s the exact meaning of (吧) ba well in some sentences as (你没事吧?) and i want to know another thing well how i say in mandarin this kind of sentences (are you in the house?,are you tall, are you on the school?) well the question is are you? well i hope that you understand me ok i wait your answer see you bye

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-07-26 / 11:43AM

Hi Nicolas,

“吧” has no meaning, it is a “modal particle" word which is put at the end of the sentence to express a certain meaning.

Also “are you…” does not exist in Chinese. The structure is “nǐ…..ma?/ ni shi…..ma” For example"

nǐ zài jiā ma? = Are you at the house?

nǐ shì Benny ma? = Are you Benny?

Benny



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