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James Gardner
Date : 2008-04-04 / 06:00PM
你好~
quick questions..
can anyone tell me the difference between.. 日 and 天. Don’t they both mean “day”?
also…
Why do you have put a “个" on the end of.. “这个” ? I know “这” means “this” but why the “个”. If anyone can help with these, it would be greatly appreciated!
xiexie!
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| | Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com
2008-04-04 / 06:14PM | | nǐ hǎo, James. 日 is quite formal, usually you can see this word in some written materials. while 天 is widely used in daily life as “day”
“个” is a measure word, it is used as “one”, therefore “this one” is “这个”
In English you can say either “I want this or I want this one” but as in Chinese you have to say “I want this one”
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2008-04-07 / 03:23PM | | Hi James, nice to see you on Bennysland! | |
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