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Have you ever come across "Difference between ...... and ...... in Mandarin Chinese." "How to say ...... in Mandarin Chinese" "What does ...... mean in Chinese?" Whether it's asking a question or answering the other, this is the place to share your Mandarin Chinese knowledge together.

DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-01-22 / 06:53PM

Hi Benny and Frank both of you are right. Snooker is very popular in England thats where most of the tournaments are held.
Benny what sport is most common in China? Please correct me is it Football?

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2008-01-22 / 08:49PM

你好“话”小姐

我以前读书一个有趣的故事关于MANDERIN的源。

以前在一五领领年差不多葡萄牙人去中国。
他们看到中国官员叫MANTRI。MANTRI是从印度(SANSKRIT)来的你们在亚洲用这句话描述命令人。

葡萄牙人来的时候听错了MANDAR。
葡萄牙话MANDAR 的意思是命令,
所以葡萄牙人看到了中国官员命令别人叫他们MANDARIN因为官员说的话是政府用…

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managerbenny

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Benny the Manager bennysland.com 
2008-01-22 / 07:05PM

Spring festival is coming, will you guys take any vacation in China?

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-01-22 / 06:51PM

Hi Jenny i was just wondering are you not a black belt in mandarin? Your belt is purple why is that haha your more better than that :)

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 Florian1987 gmail.com 
2008-01-21 / 05:05AM

Thank you benny for you Quick Email answer and the Audio-MP3-File

So i have tryed it with my girlfriend but she has saided to me that i must work und my spelling because she hase understand it b…

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bEiiQ2

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 bEa yahoo.com 
2008-01-20 / 06:08PM

what is the meaning of::
where are you from?

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-01-20 / 06:03PM

Hello Benny Ding Junhui has done very well. However Marco Fu of Hong Kong lost from Stevan Lee of the UK im from the UK :) Oh well Ding is only 20 he has still got time. Have you ever met him. He …

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frank

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 frank hotmail.com 
2008-01-20 / 09:51AM

Hi Harmeet, is snooker very popular in England?

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frank

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 frank hotmail.com 
2008-01-19 / 07:15PM

Hi Benny, I have a question: What does chinese pople usually do during the CNY ( Chinese New Year)?

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DAGSTER

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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-01-19 / 09:20PM

Hello Benny how are you? Do you like snooker yesterday Ding Junhui of Shanghai played against Marco Fu of Hong Kong. Did you watch the game it must have been very big game in China.

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 happy3nding gmail.com 
2008-01-10 / 03:27PM

are you a teacher in shang hai?
if not, what is your occupation?? curious

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ctlady90

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 siti hajar nabila yahoo.com 
2008-01-19 / 05:46PM

how to say i was born on 9 sept 1990?

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jaco

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 jacob tse hotmail.com 
2008-01-18 / 06:29AM

hi i just want to know how is do i write my name in mandarin. wo jiao Jacob Tse Siu

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halimariff

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Halim Ariff time.net.my 
2008-01-18 / 06:14PM

Hi Benny
I am a newbie. How to start learning
Chinese?

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ctlady90

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 siti hajar nabila yahoo.com 
2008-01-18 / 12:32PM

how to spell my name, Siti Hajar Nabila and my state, Malaysia in Mandarin?

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 Pierre yahoo.fr 
2008-01-17 / 07:00PM

Hi,

i am a chinese newbie and love your video.

I just would like to know how can i read your movie on my ipod ?

It would be wonderful to be able to download it somewhere.

Thanks for you…

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 Florian1987 gmail.com 
2008-01-17 / 12:51AM

Hi Benny
I have one Important question:

Can you translate me “I love you” to chinese because next time when i see my girlfriend i want to say it to her in chinese(she already now that i love he…

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frank

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 frank hotmail.com 
2008-01-16 / 07:16PM

Thank you for putting tones on it, very quick response

askbenny is the best!

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frank

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Posts : 13
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Comments : 4
 frank hotmail.com 
2008-01-16 / 08:36AM

da jia hao, zao shang hao! ni men hao ma?

jin tian tian qi zen me yang?

Not sure, if the grammar is ok

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nihaody

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Calvin (佳文) gmail.com 
2008-01-14 / 05:20AM

你们好!

除了春节以外,你最喜欢中国传统节日是什么?
比如说,元宵,端午,等。

Hey everybody. I just installed the language bar so that I can type in Chinese. :)

What is your favorite traditional chinese holiday (besides sprin…

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frendz2frendz

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-01-02
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 pauline lau 2die4.com 
2008-01-15 / 11:05AM

i really don’t know when to use shuo or gao su. can you please tell me when is it right to use shuo and when is it right to use gao su. xie xie

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Questions Owner
 Ruthi gmail.com 
2008-01-14 / 09:50PM

Hey Benny how do I say where is the toilet? xie xie

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Pooshybooshy

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Posts : 12
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 Pooshybooshy hotmail.com 
2008-01-13 / 05:23PM

Ni hao, Benny. I have a question regarding what you said to Calvin… I really don’t know most of what Calvin said, but the last thing he said in Chinese was “wo yao qu nar”, then you said "ming ni…

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nihaody

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Calvin Olive gmail.com 
2008-01-12 / 08:24AM

Benny -

I also sent an e-mail about this, but I am annoying so I will ask it here too. Do you plan on putting chinese characters on the tests too? Pinyin only is going to drive me CRAZY.

:)…

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frank

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 frank hotmail.com 
2008-01-13 / 08:04AM

Benny, what’s your resolution of this Spring festival?

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Experience
Learning Type : Experience
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
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2007-11-28 / 07:01PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Conjunction Phrase - Part 4   Learn

Abstract : Do not let a conjunction get in the way of your dream of speaking Mandarin! Learn, Use and Conquer!

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Experience
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2007-11-28 / 07:02PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Basic Sentence Pattern With "bei"   Learn

Abstract : Sentence structures are an important aspect to learn in any language, so here's an experience that guides you through a structure and the usage of a single word.

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frank

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 frank hotmail.com 
2008-01-12 / 09:19PM

Just a quick to everyone, long time no see. Happy new year, I just had a long vacation for Christmas and New year

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Questions Owner
 sid930074 gmail.com 
2008-01-10 / 03:43PM

Hello! Your English is perfect!! I am from America, and my friend is from 四川! I would really like to speak her dialect too, so could you make a video about 四川话? I’ve been learning Mandarin for some…

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petecottrell

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Peter Cottrell blueyonder.co.uk 
2008-01-11 / 06:28PM

Ni hao. My son is getting married to a Chinese girl in Liaoning province this month and I will have to give a speech. The speech will be translated into Chinese (or maybe Benxihua !) but I would li…

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