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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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 musician8591 youtube.com 
2008-06-12 / 11:51AM

benny, nin hao… i love your videos… I was wondering if you knew where I could get some Chinese music… wo xi huan na ge.. but i also want to know how to learn to read chinese… any ideas from…

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 Saudaralink youtube.com 
2008-06-12 / 11:53AM

Dear Benny

I have decided to learn Chinese this summer while I am out of grad school and just working full-time. I have studied Linguistics and several foreign languages, and I find it frustrati…

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coky

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 George Guevara yahoo.com 
2008-06-11 / 08:25AM

First I thank Jenny Li for showing me where to download the lessons
SEcond , Yes Benny I have Green Island, bot no lessons on mymap
I indeed changed to coky1 did both white and yellow test, but n…

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 shinigami679 youtube.com 
2008-06-12 / 02:08PM

oh and it bothers me when people say na ge its sounds like nigga.

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rolstein

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Roland gmx.de 
2008-06-09 / 04:30PM

Ni men hao,
I just signed in yesterday. There are many useful things here
xiexie
luolan

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Learning Type : Comic
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
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2007-11-28 / 07:50PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Do You Have A Driving License?   Learn

Abstract : Do you know the difference between saying a Driving License and a Passport? No... Neither does Louie, so why not join him and Sonny to learn these necessities with Benny!

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 thecavband yahoo.com 
2008-06-12 / 03:36AM

how do you say how old is she in mandarin Chinese?

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 rodolforodriguez70 youtube.com 
2008-06-11 / 10:17AM

Man please help me
I like some chinese girl and I was wondering if you can teach me some romantic chinese
phrases .
I must apologize because of my poor english
Thank you for the lessons
Best R…

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RobertVicencio

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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2008-06-10 / 11:35AM

Im in Hong Kong and heading back to Shanghai!!! See you soon!!!

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 beafman1 youtube.com 
2008-06-10 / 10:55AM

I have been watching your videos for some time now, and they are helping a lot. Next year when i start on a new education (danish gymnasium, kinda like a US college preparatory high school) i chose…

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 xJoJOannax youtube.com 
2008-06-10 / 10:11AM

ni hao. i have been taking chinese for a copule years. but i can never remember the charectars. any suggestions.
and i do speak cantonese.

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 Mary Chia yahoo.com 
2008-06-07 / 04:19PM

Nihao, what is the difference between zidian and cidian? (dictionary?)

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coky

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 George Guevara yahoo.com 
2008-06-10 / 02:22AM

I need lessons on green belt
someone please foward to me
cokyjgz@yahoo.com

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ainadk

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Sabrina hotmail.com 
2008-06-05 / 09:08PM

I wanna ask on how to say “how is your mom/grandma/aunt mary/ uncle benny?”

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dreamhouse

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 nguyenguyen gmail.com 
2008-06-08 / 09:19AM

我有一个问题。请帮我吗?我要写一个题目:我的好朋友但是我不会写所以帮帮我写这个题目吗 ?

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2008-06-07 / 03:09PM

你好本霓我尊敬汉语老师,话小姐

很久没有写信。我有一个问题,我看到古老的汉字“之”有很多意思,一个他说替换“他、它”也表明宾格。
你可以替换“他打他”用“他打之”?

我希望你看得东我写什么

万事如意

陆拦克

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coky1

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 George F. Guevara yahoo.com 
2008-06-06 / 08:53AM

Ni hao benny
Its me coky now known as coky1
I register and took both white and yellow test again and pass both, so I am once again Green
I hope you can help me this time around
xie xie
coky

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micah

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 micahw hotmail.com 
2008-06-06 / 03:09PM

how to say ‘increase price’ ?

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 Gado3691 youtube.com 
2008-06-06 / 10:45AM

too hard. ;( I think Japanese is alot easier becouse its.. ah damn they both are hard. I have few friends they are Chinese ^^ and damn the Chinese are freakin hard. And your vids are totaly awesome…

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 bigsamkg youtube.com 
2008-06-06 / 10:42AM

I would like to do so but sometime I need some to talk so that way I can practice what I have learned that why I want to find a friend so I can chat with her or him :)

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 waterydeep youtube.com 
2008-06-06 / 10:51AM

Hey, thank`s for the quick reply. I thought you might say “Ask Benny”, was the best choice because i also thought it might be ;)
I still have alot to work out before i come to China but next year …

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steadyeddy24

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Edward Harding hotmail.com 
2008-06-06 / 09:31AM

hi benny, i saw this tattooed on a persons arm and have been trying to translate it. 多明尼克
seems to be, many, bright, nun, can,
or the phonetic for ‘Dominican’ as in the country.
what does it ac…

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Experience
Learning Type : Experience
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
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2007-11-28 / 07:08PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : UniversityMajorAndDegree   Learn

Abstract : Learn how to discuss educational topics like what subjects you majored in, or your university degree! With education being a very important part of life for the Chinese, this topic will help you touch base on these important subjects!

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 Raymasaki youtube.com 
2008-06-05 / 10:57AM

Benny how do you say Tones in chinese?
in pinyin, sentences like
im not good at tones.
or what tone is it?

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 waterydeep youtube.com 
2008-06-04 / 05:11PM

Ni hao Benny, ni zenme yang?
Jiao wo Si ba.
I live in England and have been studying Mandarin Chinese for about 7 month`s now and i really enjoy it but i feel learning is abit slow. I`am thinking…

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Experience
Learning Type : Experience
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2007-11-28 / 07:16PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Rent A Vehicle - Part 1   Learn

Abstract : Traveling China is always a wonderful experience, and sometimes you may opt to rent a car to make the traveling a more personal and flexible experience. Make sure you have the right words and phrases to rent your very own car! Always check that you get the vehicle you selected and always opt for insurance when you can! Remember, keep the roads safe and never Drink and Drive!

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 chow286 youtube.com 
2008-06-04 / 10:06AM

Thank you Benny, thank you very much.I’ve been learning for nearly one year but things still seem tought to me. But your videos are really helpful !!!

Thank you very very much !

I’m from Viet…

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 chow286 youtube.com 
2008-06-04 / 10:44AM

Thank you Benny ! I just wonder if you use any kind of messenger ? I’d like to talk to you more often, about studying Chinese, of course !

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valandilringeril

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Chris yahoo.com 
2008-06-04 / 04:06AM

Hi,
I’ve done everything on my white belt “map,” and I passed the 24 question quiz, but the site still says I am a white belt and I can’t do anything else.
I’m not sure what to do.
Xie xie,
Chris

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coky

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-01-30
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Posts : 21
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Comments : 2
 George Guevara yahoo.com 
2008-06-04 / 02:50AM

I use computers at a cafe internet
xp and firefox
Got green palm leaves and grass
but no lessons
Maybe if I register again and do the white and yellow skill test again (???)
coky

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