saralapierre

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-23
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From :   sara

Date : 2009-08-28 / 05:31PM

Ni hao Benny xian sheng?

How do I say the following:

soap
He’s washing his hands with soap.
Shampoo.
She’s shampooing her hair or she’s washing her hair with shampoo.

hairspray
She’s putting on hairspray.
Gel and mousse
He’s putting on gel but sometimes he uses mousse.
toothpaste and toothbrush
He’s brushing his teeth with a toothbrush but he doesn’t have toothpaste.

Comb
She’s combing her hair.

fingernail clipper
She’s clipping her fingernail with a fingernail clipper.

Lotion for skin, cologne, parfum..
She’s putting on lotion for her skin and she’s also putting on parfum, while her boyfriend is putting on cologne.

Xie xie!!!

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benny

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-08-30 / 11:47AM

Hi Sara,

Please find the words below,

1. soap = féi zào

2. shampoo = xǐ fà shuǐ

3. hairspray = dìng xíng shuǐ

4. mousse = mó sī

5. gel = fǎ là

6. toothpaste = yá gāo

7. toothbrush = yá shuā

8. comb = shū zi

9. fingernail clipper = zhí jiā qián

10. skin lotion = rùn fū yè

11. cologne = gǔ lóng xiāng shuǐ

Benny



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