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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.

Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-04-11 / 01:43PM

Thank you Jenny for your reply but correct me if i am wring.. i always thought ‘i woke up late’ = wo3 chi2 qi3 shen1 ? thanks again :)

cheers~

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Kevin567

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 Kevin Jarvis hotmail.com 
2008-04-10 / 01:53AM

Hi, I was just wondering, are there any other ways of saying hello other than Ni Hao? Thanks!

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DAGSTER

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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-04-10 / 04:28PM

Hello Benny what do you think of that letter i sent to your email. Is it powerful ?

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DAGSTER

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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-04-10 / 04:22PM

Thank you ever so much Benny i got your mail thank you very much fei chang xie xie ni :)

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 SuperSteffenjin youtube.com 
2008-04-10 / 10:27AM

ni hao benny, dong bei hua ni hui ma?
ni zhu zai shenme chengshi?
i speak mandarin but i want to learn more when it comes to dong bei hua yinwei xia ci wo qu zhongguo wo hui qu Changchun, zai ne…

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Henry

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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-04-10 / 01:16PM

hey how to say the following sentences:
1) i woke up late
2) ‘dont mind’ for example, you dont mind i drive faster? xie xie ni

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DAGSTER

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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-04-10 / 01:27PM

Hello Benny hope you are well have you traslated the mail i sent you?

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Tchup2003

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 Tchup2003 youtube.com 
2008-04-10 / 09:48AM

Here in Brazil everybody will love you…
I am showing your classes to everyone..

Xie xie wode Laoshi..

Luciano

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Messalini

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 Messalini youtube.com 
2008-04-10 / 09:52AM

I knew that trying to write in pining I was writing smth weird.It is much better for me if I use characters to write in mandarin but I don’t know how.I’m learning mandarin now for 4 years and found…

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DAGSTER

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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-04-09 / 07:37PM

Hello Benny i sent you a mail could you translate it please?

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 want2learnchinese youtube.com 
2008-04-09 / 12:46AM

hey benny! i just want to say xie xie for all the videos you have posted here on youtube. Because of those videos I have learned a lot of chinese words. i am from the philippines and planning to wo…

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yesha010

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 yesha star yahoo.com 
2008-04-08 / 11:14PM

ni hao… is the ‘’mandarin symbols’’ [don’t know what to call it] really important.. its like very hard to learn.. pls. help me.. im very desperate in learning mandarin…….. =’[

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Henry

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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-04-08 / 07:21PM

hello, are there any diff between shen2 me/shen mo, zen3 me/zen3 yang, shui2/shei2 and tiao1/xuan3 ? they are all interchangeable right? My friend, for instant keep switching between shen2 me/shen2…

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DAGSTER

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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-04-08 / 05:21PM

Hello Benny how are you? Benny do you have msn or hotmail? Is that a good suggestion where whenever you come online you can teach mandarin in multiple conversations?

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yesha010

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 yesha star yahoo.com 
2008-04-07 / 10:18PM

ni hao.. benny.. i would like to know if that ‘’mandarin symbols’’ [don’t know what to call them] is really important.. it seems like its very hard to learn… its like climbing on a mountain that …

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Archimedes719

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 Archimedes719 youtube.com 
2008-04-07 / 03:13PM

Hi, i was wondering if there was any way to download your chinese learning videos?I really wanna put it in my mp3 so I can listen to it. I’m just beggining to learn chinese at the moment, I’m in a …

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Henry

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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-04-06 / 11:33PM

hi, i wanna ask if there is another word for nowadays/recently besides zui4 jin4? just curious on tht..

how do i use zheng4 as in ‘just’? can i say smtg like: wo3 zheng4 chi1 wan2 fan4? (i just …

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gardnerj

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 James Gardner hotmail.com 
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” b…

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imsi

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 Iman datoo datoos.com 
2008-04-06 / 06:12AM

ni hao
can you please make podcasts for ipods it will be really good
xie xie

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FavSfx

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 吗克 法外塔 yahoo.com.au 
2008-04-06 / 10:09PM

Answer for Krista
A more formal way
Wode mingzi ……
我的 名字……..
My Name…….

Less Formal
Wo jiao……
我 叫…….
I called……

You don’t use the IS/AM etc(shi 是) in this …

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 Sunil yahoo.com 
2008-04-06 / 10:16AM

Hi Benny .Thank you so much I am doning much better with your help
I want to know how to say material,wood,Is this strong.can you please help me with this words.

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2007-06-17 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Business Hoping, Succeeding and Holiday   Learn

Abstract : Do you always see the glass half full? Hope goes a long way and believing in oneself is an important factor in our everyday lives, especially when it comes to learning Mandarin!

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 krista yahoo.com 
2008-04-05 / 08:50PM

so how do i say “Hi my name is ______. Do you know how to speak mandarin?” pleeasse. I’m trying to learn mandarin for like 3 days now.

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 kristakiller gmail.com 
2008-04-05 / 07:51PM

how do i say “i really need your help” in mandarin? please. please. thank you benny!

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 MissMurdalicious YouTube.com 
2008-04-05 / 12:32PM

Hi!!!! We watched your videos in school!! We’re studying China in history class, so our teacher decided to play the videos for us so we could learn Chinese. Our favorite is the one where you teach …

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coky

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 George Guevara yahoo.com 
2008-04-05 / 02:25AM

These videos are great, but how and where can i store them (online )
how do you download and store youtube videos , anyone??
george

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Experience
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2007-05-30 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Food Preference   Learn

Abstract : With the multitudes of tastes, spices and styles of dishes in China, you must be well prepared to make sure you can make it clear when you don't want to eat or have something that disagrees with your well being! This can save a lot of unnecessary embarrassment or misunderstanding as the meal progresses!

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Henry

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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-04-04 / 05:59PM

can give me some examples on how to use the word ‘ci3 shi2’ ? thanks

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 chubrikstrekozyobrik gmail.com 
2008-04-03 / 10:04PM

Benny, I have a question. Why “qu” sonds like “chu”?
and there is some other cases, where`s the latin transcription sonds very different from the usual sounds.
Thanks you! =)

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 xixiliang gmail.com 
2008-04-03 / 09:57PM

nou hou! hey my grandma and grandfather on my dad’s side are shianghai people my grandma i call nai nai…i live in the US and i’ve only been to china once ..they didn’t even speak mandarin there i…

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