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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.

nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-21 / 10:41PM

hello benny, how do i say this sentence:

“Reading under very bright light will make your eyes spoil”

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victorhsk

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Victor Nassau hotmail.com 
2008-12-21 / 10:35PM

你好 benny!! I’m starting to study the chinese caracters, tryin to learn how to write something about 4-5 caracters a day.. What group of words do u recommend me to start learning? Pronouns?

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micah

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 micahw hotmail.com 
2008-12-21 / 11:56AM

Hello Benny, How are you?

u know when ordering a bowl of noodles , like for example prawn noodles, there are two types of noodles the hawker guy will ask you to choose, one is a white while the …

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victorhsk

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Victor Nassau hotmail.com 
2008-12-21 / 12:49AM

whats the difference betwen 你 ni3 and 您 nin2 ??

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 edy avalos hotmail.com 
2008-12-20 / 02:04PM

How do you say Mexican in Chinese? Because I’m Mexican .. And please tell me how do you say merry christmas ? Please teach me that , and tell Bobo that I said she is piao liang

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 claudita tiscali.it 
2008-12-20 / 10:50AM

ni hao wo de Da Laoshi Benny!ni zai nali qu zhe Christmas? shenme zuo ni zai Cristhmas? ke neng ni jue de Crhistmas danshi ling yige? wo zhuyuan ni he nide jia. zaijian Benny!! Claudita!!!

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2007-11-28 / 07:06PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : The Usage of "De" - Part 2   Learn

Abstract : Even it being such a small and simple word, it's placement in a sentence can change the whole meaning! Learn how and why in the next experience!

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2008-12-20 / 06:51AM

how would you say “what happened?!”…還有 “we should hang out.”
谢谢!

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zurran

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 suher hotmail.com 
2008-12-19 / 02:51AM

how do you say sweden on mandarin

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babygirl115

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Trina hotmail.com 
2008-12-19 / 03:35PM

Benny I cannot find where I can learn new things on other belts other than the white belt

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Andrus

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Andrey Grigoryev yandex.ru 
2008-12-19 / 11:34AM

Hi, Benny! I installed on my PC the Chinese script and I can type the Chinese words, but I don`t know is it rightly? For example, my name is Andrey an English and now I`ll type on your language. Pl…

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victorhsk

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Victor Nassau hotmail.com 
2008-12-18 / 10:48PM

How can i say some high school courses, like chemistry, math, biology, physics… and what i should do to be able to recognize the chinese caracters? There are rules??

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 Piratesteves youtube.com 
2008-12-18 / 06:20PM

Hello.
I’ve recently gotten interested into Asian languages, particularly Japanese and Chinese. I was wondering which lesson of your videos I should start on for learning Chinese? Another question…

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YongSoonKim

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 YongSoonKim gmail.com 
2008-12-17 / 07:58PM

I love this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gz4lqXPno&feature=channel_page

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Andrus

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 Andrey Grigoryev yandex.ru 
2008-12-17 / 03:56PM

Tell me, please, how often you will add lessons on different belts and if it happened, how I could know about that events? Thanks, good Benny!

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 cristian yahoo.com 
2008-12-18 / 08:58AM

hi i need help in math im 11 yr old i saw your youtube.

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 bayandsl youtube.com 
2008-12-17 / 03:11PM

wo xi huan ni de tutorials wo de pin yin is not good when its comes on typing… ni whei shuo pu tong hua ma? (do you know anything in pu tong speak?)

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-16 / 08:54PM

shou3 qian3 shou3, what does this phrase means benny?

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 Stella hotmail.com 
2008-12-17 / 11:53AM

pingin is hard….

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micah

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 micahw hotmail.com 
2008-12-16 / 05:50PM

hello benny, firstly i want to thank u for helping me out in my previous post..u really are the best!

I have one question though; in my previous post, u mentioned that follow = gen1 zhe2, so can…

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-12-16 / 05:32PM

if i wanna say “no need to be perfect”, is it bu2 yong4 jing1?

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 BdeBakan youtube.com 
2008-12-16 / 11:33AM

How much simbols you remember Benny?

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 Ammar yahoo.com 
2008-12-16 / 09:54AM

Ni hao Benny…thanks for your help…my chinese language has improved!!!

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-15 / 06:44PM

benny, how do i say, “my nose is blocked, so I cant smell anything”

thank u benny

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 beibei hotmail.com 
2008-12-16 / 03:13AM

hi benny :),how do i say,“im sick now” thanks banny

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2008-12-15 / 06:53PM

which is the correct way of asking for a glass of water?
“ma fan gei wo yi bei bing shui” or “ma fan yi bei bing shui”

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 TooLatex3 youtube.com 
2008-12-15 / 11:27AM

Hi,
I saw your video about “Speak Chinese – Speak Mandarin – in a restaurant”(or similar)
Now, I have a question : When I learn this from your videos, can everyone understand me in changchun then…

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Questions Owner
 ATILIX youtube.com 
2008-12-15 / 10:36AM

How many decades I need to learn to speak Chinese? ReSpEcT FrOm MoRoCcO!

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xingyifa

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Mr. E hotmail.com 
2008-12-13 / 03:08AM

Hey
Are there any files/modules that act as reviews and contain lists of all the previous vocabulary/sentence structures?
thanks

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glitzprincess

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 rhodora palang yahoo.com 
2008-12-01 / 06:55PM

hi..benny i just want to ask if mandarin language in china, hongkong and taiwan are the same, even the way it speak???
xiexie….i will wait for your answer….

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