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          Dewjava
        
      
      Date : 2008-04-22 / 09:50AM
      
        I have already used the phrase “You are beautiful”. I would like to ask if she is married or has a boyfriend. Everything in your videos is helpful, but I am worried about not sounding exactly right and she can’t understand me. So far so good though. She did seem a little nervous when I said she was beautiful. Maybe just embarrassed of something. She works ate a China buffet here in Huntsville, Alabama. Anyway, how would I take it to the next step by asking her if she is already in a relationship?
I have the following so far:
dui xiang (partner)
yi hun (married)
-dewey
       
      
      
        
        
          
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        | | Chinese Mandarin : Registered on : 2007-01-01Language : English, Mandarin ChinesePosts : 0Responses : 2359Comments : 75 | 
 |  | | Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 2008-04-22 / 09:43PM
 |  |  |  | Hi, the reason why she feels nervous because most Chinese girls are very shy instead of say “thank you” as response, they will feel embarrassed. This is the cultural difference. I think the next step you should say:1. wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ = I would like to ask you
 2. qǐng wèn, nǐ yǒu nán péng yǒu ma? = Please ask: do you have a boyfriend? boyfriend = nán péng yǒu Don’t use “duì xiàng”, it’s a very old fashioned word Benny 
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