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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.

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 PumpkinSmash youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 05:28PM

Your videos are so awesome Benny!! I just got back from Taiwan and I took Mandarin classes for 3 hours every morning while I was there, but I am learning a lot more from your videos. My teacher did…

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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 05:27PM

So in this case, how do you say a sentence like, “When I am hungry, I eat?” Would that be, “Wo e le de shi hou, wo chi fan?” 我俄了的时候我吃饭。

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 Irjs93 youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 05:24PM

I love this one, because i love Starbucks, i have always wanted to learn chinese, as a child i wanted to actually be chinese haha. It is very difficult learning it i think. Great Video.
Xie Xie

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 Irjs93 youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 05:23PM

I love your videos, they are a real help. But i got a DVD which is to help you learn chinese, it pronounces some words different to the way you do. Can some words be pronounce different? Thankyou.

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 Markohu youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 01:53PM

Ni hao laoshi I have a problem can you send me the frase wu shu jia,wu shu jia in this case means martial art family I know also another term gong fu jia but I don’t know if they are used can you h…

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 MayaIsDead youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 01:55PM

Hi, just to clarify with you: Ming tian wo gei ni email – Can I just say it as ming tian wo email? Does it still mean I will email tomorrow? Or is it different altogether?

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 vsmartboy youtu.com 
2008-08-29 / 02:00PM

Benny, what does the “ba” do in the sentence “are you ok?”?

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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 02:01PM

In another video you used the phrase “ni3 you3 kong1 ma” 你有空马. Can you use this phrase under any circumstance with friends or only when dating?

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 musickingbaby0 youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 11:56AM

Hello, Benny. I’ve seen your reply to me. Thank you for you can teach me Shanghai dialect. That’s my first question(cause my English is not very good, so I speak Chinese): 我交觀喜歡儂 Is it means "I lov…

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DAGSTER

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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-08-28 / 10:52PM

Hi Benny how are you?
Congratulations on the Beijing olympics it was well presented especially the closing ceremony. I was wondering how do you say printer and computer in mandarin?
thanks a lot :)

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2007-11-28 / 07:32PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : I Would Like To Open A Bank Account   Learn

Abstract : I want to open a local bank account I hear? Sure! It's actually relatively easy and with minimal credentials and capital required for a normal savings account! Just make sure you find out all you can about each bank you'd like to open the account with and know their interest rates and bank fees, then pick the best one that suits you!

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2007-11-28 / 07:53PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Who Is The Best Teacher In The World?   Learn

Abstract : Benny of course! But that's not the focus of this comic! Learn how to say the “best”! Are you the best in what you do? I'm sure you are! So this word is important for you!

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2007-11-28 / 07:53PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : What Would You Like To Do the Day After tomorrow?   Learn

Abstract : Learn the Chinese way of saying “The day after tomorrow”! It's as easy as ABC and very useful too!!!

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 Jon Ashley yahoo.co.uk 
2008-08-28 / 12:24AM

Hello Benny,

Just like to say congratulations on very sucessful olympic games. It was very impressive.
I have a question for you.
How do I ask a How often question?

I know I can say duo…

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 woxihuan515 youtube.com 
2008-08-27 / 11:15AM

so would 你觉得怎么样 also work like
你感觉怎么样 ?
or is it not right at all?

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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-08-27 / 06:22PM

Couldn’t shi2 yi1 十一 be confused easily with shi2 yi4 十亿? Is there a good way to distinguish them?

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nico

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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2008-08-27 / 10:20AM

hi benny how are u again?? hey yao 要 it means want and need?? and yi dian 一点 beside that mean the hour is too a little?? well i wait your answer ok see you 再见

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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-08-27 / 11:23AM

So will the Mandarin you teach be effective in Beijing as well, since I know you are in Shanghai.

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 TuSoKa67 youtube.com 
2008-08-27 / 10:28AM

How do I say

“I hate this game”

Also, how do you pronounce it? Thanks :)

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 musickingbaby0 youtube.com 
2008-08-27 / 11:08AM

Hello, Benny. I tell you a very bored thing:
I’m Taiwanese but I like to come here to listen your lesson. I’m so bored. I think your English is very very good.
Oh! You can speak Chinese to me and…

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 GILBERTO PASSOS FROM BRAZIL hotmail.com 
2008-08-26 / 10:30PM

I ’ve just started studying mandarim in a brazillian course here in rio de janeiro, and i ’d like to kniw why is wrong if i say: wO shuo he wode erzi, if i can say wo xihuan wode erzi?

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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-08-26 / 03:09PM

Hey Benny. Is there a big difference between Shanghai Mandarin and Beijing Mandarin?

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glauco

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 glauco Hotmail.com 
2008-08-26 / 07:10AM

Ni hao well now I have another question the tenses you show me we put before the phrase like guò qù wo … and what is the diference of this to huì and le?? thx again

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2007-11-28 / 07:32PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Time Words Using Between - Too Early Or Late   Learn

Abstract : Being punctual is important not only in business but in any other daily undertaking in life. You should neither be late nor way too early. The best is to be right on time!

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2007-11-28 / 07:56PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : I Got An Invitation   Learn

Abstract : When being invited to a party or out for a drink, can you politely reject your friend? Learn a few ways to basically say “next time”!

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 fahad hotmail.com 
2008-08-19 / 07:33PM

hi … what does this word mean “de hen” [not sure if this is 2 word or 1]

like in here

wo jue de hen gu dan = i feel lonely

wo = I , jue = feel , gu dan = lonely

and how do you say fe…

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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-08-25 / 05:45PM

One more question Benny: What exactly does “dou” 都 mean? I don’t understand it’s usage. Thanks in advance.

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 hamaz youtube.com 
2008-08-25 / 05:44PM

Hi Benny You said “ni jiao shenme ming ze” Does that mean, “you are called what name?”. Is it just another way of saying “ni jiao shenme?”. Thanks, you are so great. I am learning everything from y…

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 jadedeelopez youtube.com 
2008-08-25 / 05:42PM

Hi Benny! When i was watching your video, how i miss my mandarin professor. Her name is Cao Nan nan. Well, in case you know her, just say hi to her. :) wo jiao yu. :)my chinese name is Dee qing yu….

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 janeflov youtube.com 
2008-08-25 / 05:38PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IAjRI9FH0s
Hi Benny, I would like to known one of the lines that you say in Chinese, right at the beginning of the video, which starts something like this:

A: Sp…

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