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From :   kevin

Date : 2010-11-01 / 06:10PM

Hello benny,

Nong ho le va? How can I say “I have to live in shanghai for 3 more years. I have to work for 4 more hours” “Please don’t do this! I’m begging you!.”

Xie xie benny.

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sara517

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 sara fan qq.com 
2010-11-05 / 12:15PM

In this sentence," I have to" is said as “wo3 bi4 xu1” and “for some more time” is “duo1+ some time”

For example, we can say “I have to live in shanghai for 3 more years” in Chinese like “wo3 bi4 xu1 zai4 shanghai duo1 dai1 san3 nian2”

and similarly “wo3 bi4 xu1 zai4 duo1 gong1 zuo4 4 xiao3 shi2” for " I have to work for 4 more hours"

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benny

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher askbenny.net 
2010-11-05 / 06:24PM

Hi Kevin,

Sara’s answer is perfectly right. Let me tell you how to say another 2 sentences:

“Please dont do this! = qǐng bú yào zuò zhège
I’m begging you!. = wǒ qiǔ qiǔ nǐ

Benny



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 kevin yahoo.com 
2010-11-07 / 11:46PM
To : sara fan

Xie xie benny.

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 kevin yahoo.com 
2010-11-07 / 11:46PM
To : Benny the Mandarin Teacher

Xie xei sarafan.

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