Learning : More Expression Of Time
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pasco

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 pasko yahoo.com 
2007-11-09 / 08:23PM

You are GREAT Benny!!

I just want to ask; You say “Wu Can” is lunch. Have I also heard “wu FAN (rice)” used for lunch or am I not hearing correctly?

Keep up your GREAT work!!!!!!!

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editorbenny

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Benny bennysland.com 
2007-11-10 / 10:11AM

Xie xie ni!! I’m very happy that you like my lessons.

You’re right, “wu fan” is also lunch, same as “wu can”. But here “fan” doesn’t mean “rice”. It means “meal”.

Well done!

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Yvonne

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Yvonne Caruthers verizon.net 
2008-10-21 / 12:30AM

why would a speaker choose to say “wu can” instead of “wu fan”? (“Fan” is also much easier to write!)

I love the lessons!

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wesd

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-10-24
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 Thomas Davis aol.com 
2008-10-26 / 12:00PM

I wonder if I can say this, “Wo xi huan yu jia!”

Love the lessons!^_^

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Double07Lou

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-11-26
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 Luis A. Nunez yahoo.com 
2009-02-27 / 06:49AM

I guess it depends on the regional dialect。Correct me, if I’m wrong but if you head more to the north of China “wǔ fàn” is used often。And towards the south “wǔ cān” is used。

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nelfie

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-01-31
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 nelfie googlemail.com 
2009-04-18 / 05:53PM

Hi Benny,

可以说上个年和下个年吗?

Can I say shang4 ge nian2 for last year and xia4 ge nian2 for next year?

谢谢你!

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