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Have you ever come across "Difference between ...... and ...... in Mandarin Chinese." "How to say ...... in Mandarin Chinese" "What does ...... mean in Chinese?" Whether it's asking a question or answering the other, this is the place to share your Mandarin Chinese knowledge together.

Airin

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-12-04
Language : None
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 Irene hotmail.com 
2008-12-04 / 12:42AM

Hello! I find difficult to learn the chinese characters. Is it any technics?
Thanks

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Chevere

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-12-01
Language : None
Posts : 19
Responses : 5
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 Shelby LaMonica yahoo.com 
2008-12-01 / 09:39PM

Hey benny, how long did it take for you to learn English and what helped you achieve fluency?

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 ellehcir1408 youtube.com 
2008-12-03 / 12:26PM

benny, how do i say psychology? wo de zhuan ye psyhology?? hihi.. sounds bad.. and how do i say can u please stop it? * like when someone is bothering u while ur bc.. can i say “ni ke yi ting ma?” …

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 wholesalemarket youtube.com 
2008-12-02 / 10:43AM

it would be wonderful if oneday we can fully understand each other without any barriers in languages~~~~wish that day will come true,isnt? but perhaps we then will lost the fun of diversity yeah? @@

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 sv018 youtube.com 
2008-12-02 / 10:39AM

i was just wondering is mandarin the same as taiwan. or is there a difference?

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micah

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-05-04
Language : None
Posts : 46
Responses : 1
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 micahw hotmail.com 
2008-12-01 / 09:54PM

bemmy, how do u say the follwoing words in daily conversation:
1) shirt
2) long pant
3) short pant
4) follow (for eg; please follow me)
5) fetch (like please fetch me to bus stop)
6) take bus…

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victorhsk

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-10-18
Language : None
Posts : 11
Responses : 3
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 Victor Nassau hotmail.com 
2008-12-01 / 11:03PM

Nǐ hǎo benny!
How can i pronouciate 维多利亚 and 光荣, and what it means?
Whats the translate of “what do you think about…?”
谢谢

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Learning Type : Comic
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
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2007-07-06 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Are You OK?   Learn

Abstract : As with the famous song by Bobby McFerrin, 'Don't Worry, Be Happy”, Louie explains how he feels today! How do you feel today?

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2007-11-28 / 07:59PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : You Can Call Me   Learn

Abstract : What's your name? In Chinese there are two ways to answer! Learn with Benny the two different ways and make you sure do not get confused with getting someone to give you a call!

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clau

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-11-29
Language : English, French, German, Spanish
Posts : 38
Responses : 60
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 claudia calisti tiscali.it 
2008-11-29 / 07:32AM

the verb shuo means also to speak? : wo shuo han yu.
What ’s the difference between : han yu , yu wen,zhong guo yu ( wen), Pu Tong HUa. ? thanks!!!!!

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 ellehcir1408 youtube.com 
2008-12-01 / 01:53PM

hi benny.. how come i can no longer access your website?? its so sad.. im still in the green belt level and i really want to improve.. :) may i know y??

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Double07Lou

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-11-26
Language : English, Spanish
Posts : 3
Responses : 2
Comments : 7
 Luis A. Nunez yahoo.com 
2008-11-28 / 10:16AM

The word “ren” is there an english word that sounds close to it? It sounds as if it is pronounced like “yen”. I dont hear the R sound.

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 claudita tiscali.it 
2008-11-29 / 06:50AM

dear Benny: i’d like to know the difference between the word tang when it is used to say soup and when it used to say sweet. And more: tang indicate a food: tang cai (cake) or a taste: wo he tang…

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 ellehcir1408 youtube.com 
2008-11-28 / 10:42AM

ni hao benny laoshi.. wo you yi ge wen ti.. how do u say “for you” in chinese?? hehe.. xie xie.. :)

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RobertVicencio

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-09
Language : English
Posts : 32
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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2008-11-27 / 10:17PM

Benny! Please translate :

你好`! 我找了些酒吧的图片,及吧凳的图片以供你的参考 上海恩雅装饰工程有限公司 设计师:小周
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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
Language : None
Posts : 209
Responses : 78
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2008-11-27 / 05:15AM

when stating the date like 11/26/08 someimtes i see “ri” and “hao” used for the day…when is the correct time to use these?

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 aizhongwen youbube.com 
2008-11-26 / 05:57PM

Wo zuo chuzuqiche hui jia. Wo zuo zai yi ge nuren he siji zhi jian, zai houmian you erl wai guo nan ren. Lu shang heng guo shan qu zai xia yu, yi liang gonggongqiche lai cong duimian, turan zhuang …

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 claudiacal youtube.com 
2008-11-26 / 03:42PM

Hi! AskBenny! I have a question for you. There is something in this lesson I don’t understand.: yi sheng means (1) doctor as the voice says, but on the screen they wright this medicine. Can you exp…

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 corowin18 youbube.com 
2008-11-26 / 06:04PM

hi,in the pub,is it better to say “wo yao he” or “wo yao mai”?

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 LalalandE2008 youtube.com 
2008-11-26 / 06:07PM

i have a question
is your lessons on your website completely free?

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 poetswolf1985 youtube.com 
2008-11-26 / 06:02PM

Since ‘ren’ is pronounced ‘ruhn’ is ‘ran’ pronounced ‘rehn’ in pinyin?

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coky

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-01-30
Language : None
Posts : 21
Responses : 6
Comments : 2
 George Guevara yahoo.com 
2008-11-14 / 04:57AM

Im back after many months of absense…..But sad to see my iland isnt showing the green map
please recheck my account benny
coky

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WMAKF

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-09
Language : None
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 3
 Michael Wilder live.com 
2008-11-25 / 09:10AM

In the word 那里 when is 里 used?In 你在哪里 it is used. But in 你是那国人 it isn’t. 谢谢。

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Rafaelp

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-10-07
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 Ralph hotmail.com 
2008-11-24 / 08:23PM

Is there a general term to ask someone what is the name of an object, thing, ect.
The english equivalent of “What is that” ?

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victorhsk

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-10-18
Language : None
Posts : 11
Responses : 3
Comments : 0
 Victor Nassau hotmail.com 
2008-11-24 / 01:38AM

Hello! I was havin problems askin in the scrapbook so i did it here.. Could you pass me to the green belt cause i passed the test and it didnt changed.. xie xie

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nyle

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-11-23
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 ezra nyle salayog yahoo.com 
2008-11-23 / 07:01PM

how do i start?

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 nokebozz youtube.com 
2008-10-22 / 01:10PM

hey benny,
I’m a German student and have already watched a couple videos. I’m already speaking 4 languages (german/kurdish/french/english) fluently and want also learn chinese. There for I want to…

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j1r6

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-11-18
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 1
Comments : 0
 Joselito Tal juno.com 
2008-11-22 / 06:08AM

Hi, I finished the Blue Belt, took the test, but the purple belt doesn’t show up in the maps section! What do I do?!?!

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birdfreebird

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-10-19
Language : None
Posts : 4
Responses : 7
Comments : 0
 Amin Star hotmail.com 
2008-10-21 / 02:54AM

拼音小姐你好!
在这个网站我除了问题。我看不到拼音。我看的拼音都是乱麻,我看不懂。尤其是当我想通过 Belts 的考试。
怎么办?能帮我吗?

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sHyRaGaIl

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-11-19
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 shyra gail biaddang hotmail.com 
2008-11-19 / 07:34AM

hey benny
how can i say ‘can i please have…’??

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