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Chinese Mandarin : Chinese Mandarin Level

Registered on : 2009-09-15
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HEllo Mr Benny I want to ask An important Question ?

Please Tell Me Can We Use 你哪里？= nǐ nǎ lǐ ? = You where ?

Instead Of Nǐ zài nǎli? 你在哪里？ I have Translated It(你哪里？) Using Google Translator and it gives me the same meaning that is Where are you ?

SO PLEASE MR BENNY EXPLAIN TO ME 1 – WHY WE USE zài ????

2 – Can I use this sentence 你哪里？= nǐ nǎ lǐ ? INSTEAD OF Nǐ zài nǎli? 你在哪里？????

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Chinese Mandarin : Chinese Mandarin Level

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Benny the Mandarin Teacher askbenny.cn
2009-11-09 / 12:31PM

Hi Gorsian,

You can’t use “你哪里”, because it doesn’t make sense.

“zài” = to be in/at. You need to put it before the location. For example:

wǒ zài Shanghai = I am in Shanghai.

nǐ zài nǎ li? = Where are you?

Benny

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