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          Sara
        
      
      Date : 2009-08-20 / 06:28PM
      
        Hello,
Last time I asked you a question about “to be mute.” It means to not be able to speak.
He is mute=he can’t speak due to a disability.
How do I say that?
       
      
      
        
        
          
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         |  |  sara hotmail.com  2009-08-20 / 06:32PM |   |  Let me clear this up even further. Someone who’s mute a person who cannot speak due to a physical disability in vocal cords. So person might have to use sign language to communicate or writing. 
Do I just say" Ta bu hui shuo?  |   |  
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  |  |  Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com  2009-08-20 / 09:06PM |   |  Hi Sara, 
Thanks for the clarification, now I understand. 
To say “he is mute” = tā shì yí ge yá bā or "tā bù kě yi shuō huà 
Benny 
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