wimbledimple

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From :   Norleen

Date : 2009-06-13 / 12:23AM

Ni hao.. Miss Pinyin.. I’m confused with “zai”.. What’s the meaning of it and when should I used it.. xie xie ni

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-06-15 / 09:15AM

Nǐ hǎo, Norleen,

1. “zài” = to be in/ at. For example:

wǒ zài Shanghai = I am in Shanghai.

nǐ zài nǎ li? = Where are you?

2. zài + Verb = present tense

wǒ zài gōng zuò = I am working

nǐ zài zuò shén me = What are you doing?

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wimbledimple

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 Norleen yahoo.com 
2009-08-03 / 12:28AM
To : Benny the Mandarin Teacher

wow thank you so much.. xiexie ni

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