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RobertVicencio

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 RobertVicencio gmail.com 
2010-08-22 / 05:03PM

Hey Guys! We’re going to re-vamp & upgrade this website, so we’d love to hear your comments, suggestions, ideas or thoughts on what you like, what you don’t like and what you want to add or see mor…

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 BeyBoy91 FromYouTube.com 
2010-08-24 / 12:54AM

Hi, i’m Rafael, from Portugal – (or Raphael in English)

I’m looking for someone who speaks Chinese, cause i need to translate my name to Chinese, but i need to make sure it was correct, can you…

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 mst0068 FromYouTube.com 
2010-08-24 / 12:37AM

Hello, Benny…or, should I say. 你好。

I’m not sure how long it will take you to see this message, but I work in a tourist location and deal with foreign visitors all the time. We get lots of gues…

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 Yiu FromYouTube.com 
2010-08-24 / 01:11AM

Dear Benny,

This is probably going to sound really lame, but I studied since January from your excellent videos and finally decided to “bite the bullet” and go to China to travel. Thing is, my …

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 0177231064 FromYouTube.com 
2010-08-24 / 12:42AM

Ni Hao, Mr Benny!
I’m Abu (not mother “ah-boo”). I’m from Malaysia. I’m sure taht you know that Malaysia is multiracial country. So I’m asking permission to download your videos for personal home…

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rosslie09

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2010-08-11
Language : English, Tagalog
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 rose yahoo.com.ph 
2010-08-18 / 03:53PM

hi is there any safe mode of payment aside credit card i want to continue to avail short courses in learning mandarin please..

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clau

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English, French, German, Spanish
Posts : 38
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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2010-08-20 / 06:06AM

Hi Benny!
do you know there is a beer made by mais?
WE have in Italy: its name is ICHNUSA and it is from SARDINIA.
zhe ge pi jiu jiao mingzi ICHNUSA he ta lai cong SARDINIA.
Ta baohan :da4 mai4…

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2010-05-11 / 05:30AM

Benny lao shi,
qing gao su wo zen me shuo “I am mad at you”?

duo xie

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 jenny gmail.com 
2010-05-19 / 07:58PM

Zao shang hao mr. Benny!

How can I say “to give up” and “to abandon”?

He couldn’t learn Chinese, so he gave up.

He gave up his dreams to become a singer.

He abadonned his child.

Xie …

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prestari

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English, Indonesian
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 loetji yahoo.com 
2010-08-20 / 10:05AM

hello …da jia hao..

is "shan meng hai shi " an Idiom ? and if it’s so ,what does it mean ?

xie xie..

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 steven hushmail.com 
2010-07-16 / 06:59PM

Ni hao benny?
What does “Nin zheng zai shou kan de shi” mean?
I think it means you are watching, but why shou kan de shi?

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jesus317

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 jesus317 yahoo.com 
2010-07-25 / 07:10AM

im confused with the word shi being put into a sentence the lesson says shi wo shi benny. i thought shi means (yes) why is there two shi’s in the sentence

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2010-07-19 / 09:15PM

本霓,话小姐我尊敬汉语老师们,

你们好,

我翻译一首孩子的歌,我翻译它好不好?

=========
xiǎo yàn zi chuān huā yī
小 燕 子,穿 花 衣
Little swallow wearing clothes of flowers

nián nián chūn tiā…

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 alexandra gmail.com 
2010-05-12 / 01:56PM

Ni hao? How would I translate the following:
“Young people are trying to imitate Taiwanese Mandarin”
“He’s reacting a bit strange. His reaction to the situation is a bit strange.”

“He’s beh…

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clau

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English, French, German, Spanish
Posts : 38
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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2010-08-12 / 09:16AM

dear Benny: I am afraid not to have understood the rule.
I sow in daily juice qi4 as his her its their and surname.
but I knew tade as his her its and nimende as their.
about a surname , o…

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edwin

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-23
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 kongZ hotmail.com 
2010-08-15 / 08:25AM

how to delete these posts? anybody?

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 blueskyman hushmail.com 
2010-08-13 / 09:46AM

你好老师? 我写错了。

不是 这个句子 “昨天我收到按你的来信, 他在子能力还问起你了。“

是这个

昨天我收到安妮的来信, 他在信里还问起你了.?

读起来?

很感谢!

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clau

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English, French, German, Spanish
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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2010-06-22 / 12:02PM

Hi Benny! are the following sentences correct?

Now I am eating and drinking (in this moment). wo zai chi he2 he1. wo jin chi le he2 jin he1 le.

Ni xi huan tiaowu dang1 ni zai ting y…

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 jerry gmail.com 
2010-08-13 / 01:36PM

Hello mr. benny and ni hao?

How can I say and use the word miss?
I am missing my watch. I can’t find it anywhere.
You’re missing one dollar from you wallet.

Xie xie and zai jian.

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 blueskyman hushmail.com 
2010-08-12 / 12:35PM

你好老师?你可以帮我吗?我要知道这一个句子的意思。我们开始吧。

我把书拿出去了。
我把咖啡拿进来了。
我把自行车去回来。
我把平拿下去。

什么意思?
说,想,讲,问,谈,提+起

说起matt, 大家都特别佩服他。
昨天我收到按你的来信, 他在子能力还问起你了。
你说你跟他是啊好朋友, 我怎么没听他说起过你呀。
我想起一件事, 的马上告诉他。

10000米…

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yongsatria

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2010-07-16
Language : English, Indonesian
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 yongsatria yahoo.com 
2010-07-19 / 04:59AM

da jia ni men how…what is summon and seize in mandarin?

Example.. i have to give you a summon for not having a license
i have to seal your property…
tq.. thats all… luv u all!!…

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2007-11-28 / 07:09PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Telecommunications In China   Learn

Abstract : We can't live without our mobile phones, so usually when we go to a new country, the first thing we address is our mobile phone to make sure people can reach us and we can contact others! Learn the basics with Benny today!

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2010-07-26 / 10:40PM

你好本霓我尊敬汉语老师,

我要一个问题,量是不是一句量词和
一句动词(TO MEASURE)?
我把下边的儿童的歌给它翻译但是
儿童歌的意思对我不太清楚。
你可以告诉我?

谢谢

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绕口令

小兔子穿裤子
量了裤子量肚子
做好裤子不上兔子
小兔子看裤子
不知是没量准裤子
还是没量准肚子

rào kǒu lì…

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2010-08-05 / 11:40PM

hi Benny,
Does 傳授 mean to give information/tell something?
thanks, best wishes

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RobertVicencio

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Posts : 32
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 RobertVicencio askbenny.net 
2010-07-23 / 12:53PM

How do you say Flexibility???

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prestari

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English, Indonesian
Posts : 6
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 loetji yahoo.com 
2010-07-26 / 01:17PM

Hi…. ni men keyi bang wo ma ?

what is the best translation for " de ye hao " in this sentence

“….sheng qi de ye hao. wei xiao de ye hao….. "

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prestari

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 loetji yahoo.com 
2010-07-19 / 11:39AM

ni hao..
hi Benny laoshi,

I come across this phrase " shuo lai shuo qu " what’s that?
I’ve checked dictionary but none of such words.

xie xie..

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jesus317

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 jesus317 yahoo.com 
2010-07-23 / 08:42PM

hey benny im very interestes in learning manderin but i just want to know if i purchase the 3 month package will i have to pay again if it go’s over 3 months? and by the way i think you are an exce…

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2007-05-09 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : How To Say But And Must   Learn

Abstract : “I like you…but…” One of those little words that make a hell-of-a-lot of difference when using it! Phrases like "This apartment is very good but very expensive" comes in handy! Learn it!

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yongsatria

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 yongsatria yahoo.com 
2010-07-16 / 07:47PM

ni hao… i want to ask..how to say the word enforcer in chinese? coz i am an enforcer.. xie xie

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