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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.

Chaoji

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-11-02
Language : None
Posts : 2
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 Severine hotmail.com 
2007-11-02 / 01:46AM

Ni hao Miss Pinyin, I’m a beginner in learning Mandarin, I have already learnt to write some words in pinyin but can really not pronounce them. Where can I find on www.askbennychinese.com some help…

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
Language : None
Posts : 209
Responses : 78
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2007-11-01 / 05:06AM

ni hao da jia! can someone pleae translate 離開地球表面?

xie xie

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XiaKhan

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-11-04
Language : None
Posts : 1
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Comments : 0
 Geroge Mladovich hotmail.com 
2007-11-04 / 05:22AM

Ehh like this. I started today learning chinese and I wonder if there are some beginners guide, I was looking on youtube, he /benny is a good teacher.
Hope you answer soon^^
Regrads Yugoslavia

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wujianhao

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-08-23
Language : None
Posts : 49
Responses : 30
Comments : 8
 Alissia Jackson mail.com 
2007-11-02 / 05:06AM

I was wondering what is pu hao in english?

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take

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-13
Language : None
Posts : 8
Responses : 13
Comments : 1
 take yahoo.com.cn 
2007-11-01 / 10:28AM

Hi Benny, long time no see. Hao jiu bu jian!

I saw that Paypal thing on your web, do you guys need money? I already gave you hi five, hope it can help you.

Good luck!

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inisibubu

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-30
Language : None
Posts : 9
Responses : 1
Comments : 0
 Bubu gmail.com 
2007-11-01 / 04:10AM

hi Ben,I wonder how to say “Can I get a green tea frappucino ?”

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trikjiekh

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-11-01
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Posts : 1
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 beatrice anindita yahoo.com 
2007-11-01 / 12:57AM

how to remember the rules when we write chinese character?

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-02
Language : None
Posts : 187
Responses : 8
Comments : 0
 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2007-10-31 / 11:52PM

Hi Benny how are you? You put that paypal thing, just to let you know ive donated your organistion money. I gave you a high five.
No problem thanks a lot

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-02
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Posts : 187
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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2007-10-31 / 11:48PM

Hi Miss word thank you so much for the imgainery translations I didnt think about the hydra, titians and pheonix. Thank you very much

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-02
Language : None
Posts : 187
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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2007-10-30 / 07:49PM

I wanted to ask another question how come you are not charging us in learning mandarin. i checked out the other websites they charge a lot of money. Benny you and your staff must be really kind for…

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-02
Language : None
Posts : 187
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Comments : 0
 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2007-10-30 / 07:43PM

Hi Miss Word could you tell me how do you say imagnary stuff like giants, cyclops (one eyed giant) hehe erm how do you say dinosaurs. Surely you can think of other imaginary stuff just give me as m…

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Choonga

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-01
Language : None
Posts : 3
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 Andrew tpg.com.au 
2007-10-27 / 03:54PM

I have noticed that some of your lessons are not using youtube anymore but tudou. It loads very slow and sometime not at all. Is there anything I can do to speed things up?

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Choonga

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-01
Language : None
Posts : 3
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 Andrew tpg.com.au 
2007-10-27 / 03:51PM

Hi benny. I notice that some of your lessons don’t use youtube anymore but tudou? It takes forever to load or not at all. Is there something I can do to view these videos faster?

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HAZARDkid

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-08-15
Language : None
Posts : 3
Responses : 1
Comments : 1
 Mark hotmail.com 
2007-10-30 / 02:00AM

how to i advance to the next belt?

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Taijiman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-30
Language : None
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 Rick Clark msn.com 
2007-10-30 / 07:10AM

I have viewed your site and would like to get started learning the Mandarin language.

Rick Clarl
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inisibubu

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-30
Language : None
Posts : 9
Responses : 1
Comments : 0
 Bubu gmail.com 
2007-10-30 / 06:09AM

one more question,how do you say more than / less than in chinese? E.g : I spend more than/less than 30 bucks a day.

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inisibubu

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-30
Language : None
Posts : 9
Responses : 1
Comments : 0
 Bubu gmail.com 
2007-10-30 / 04:35AM

Hi..wanna know how to say breast tumor in chinese.

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HAZARDkid

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-08-15
Language : None
Posts : 3
Responses : 1
Comments : 1
 Mark hotmail.com 
2007-08-15 / 01:06PM

hey i am new i was just wondering how do i start to learn? like how do i start the basics

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eltehelado

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-19
Language : None
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 Skylar Windham gmail.com 
2007-10-28 / 01:41AM

Hi. I just started learning Mandarin and I’m a little confused with the number two. On all the lists of numbers that I’ve seen, the number 2 is “er”. But in certain phrases, like "Wo yao liang ge …

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-02
Language : None
Posts : 187
Responses : 8
Comments : 0
 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2007-10-27 / 11:03PM

Nihao miss word of course you can read them i will get it checked first before i put it on hehe sorry.

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IzzyBizzyrlz

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-29
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 1
Comments : 0
 Izzy lizo blueyonder.co.uk 
2007-10-29 / 01:28AM

how do you say banana in manderin???

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ashleyj722

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-03
Language : None
Posts : 6
Responses : 0
Comments : 1
 Jon Ashley yahoo.co.uk 
2007-10-29 / 12:19AM

I can say wo bu shi meiguoren and then I can say wo mei shi meiguoren. When can I use mei and when can I use bu

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-02
Language : None
Posts : 187
Responses : 8
Comments : 0
 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2007-10-28 / 02:51PM

Hi Jenny how was your weekend? thank you so much for your comments:) Well there are lot of meanings for one thing. As you can see i am also a learner i have now learnt from my mistakes. I will writ…

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-02
Language : None
Posts : 187
Responses : 8
Comments : 0
 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2007-10-26 / 11:50PM

Hi Benny, Jenny and Miss Word i made my story haha. Guess what i showed it to my friend and it had insults in it. That was not my intention i took some words from the dictionary and put them in sen…

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ShaneGower

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-24
Language : English
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 Shane Gower sis.org.cn 
2007-10-26 / 08:22PM

Hi, I’m from New Zealand but live in Shenzhen. Can you explain how to use jiu(就). 谢谢你.

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hope

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-24
Language : None
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 hopeymon yahoo.com 
2007-10-26 / 06:50AM

how would you say rough?

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Questions Owner
 Rajan Khatri hotmail.com 
2007-10-25 / 06:36PM

hey Alissia Jackson, the word for cute is ke ai in chinese..

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wujianhao

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-08-23
Language : None
Posts : 49
Responses : 30
Comments : 8
 Alissia Jackson mail.com 
2007-10-25 / 06:59AM

What is the word for cute :)

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edwin

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-10-23
Language : None
Posts : 3
Responses : 1
Comments : 0
 Edwin Soenarya hotmail.com 
2007-10-23 / 11:42AM

this site is da BEST! Benny is DA BEST!!

how do you say:
1.) Stock market:
2.) Investment advisor

that’s basically what i do for living….I’s like to know how to say those words in Chinese…

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Questions Owner
 Harneet hotmail.co.uk 
2007-10-23 / 06:02PM

Thank you miss word that has really helped me thank you for your reply.
Ofcourse your welcome to look at the story i am almost finishing.my uni work is due for this friday as soon as i complete i …

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