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The Travel Linguist – Mandarin 101
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Learn 10 Mandarin survival words compliments of The Travel Linguist. For a full list of instructional language DVDs, phrasebooks, audio CDs and downloads, visit www.travellinguist.com
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we do not use de in …
we do not use de in that often. it is very very formal!
its actually Nide …
its actually Nide jiao shenme mingzi?
the -de in Nide makes it possession which means your.
what is your name …
what is your name is also- ni jiao shem me ming zi
I come from HK but …
I come from HK but I am definitely to pronounce Mandarin better than the guy! The woman speaks more accurately.
when im try to …
when im try to repeat “do u speak english” in chines….it sounds as a really bad word=[
“nin xui shuo”…
If anyone wants …
If anyone wants Chinese phrases, mail me. I’ve been learning it for a good while.
ni yao shenme?
…
ni yao shenme?
what do you want?
ni….nin..{you}… …
ni….nin..{you}…Mean the same…But nin is more polite….
I have to say the …
I have to say the video isn’t good cause two “teachers ” don’t really have good accents .
ni jiao shenme ming …
ni jiao shenme ming ze (你叫什么名则?)
is also a way of asking “what is your name”. I think it rolls off the tongue better.
Ah, thanks.
Like …
Like Ud. in Spanish…got it.
Ah, thanks.
Nin is more …
Nin is more respectful.
I’ve always seen it …
I’ve always seen it as ni hao. I’ve seen several different courses/lessons and this is the first time I saw pinyin for hi as nin hao. What gives?
Starting from 2007, …
Starting from 2007, simplifed chinese is the official language in United Nation, and traditional chinese is no longer used.
awarkward, the …
awarkward, the lower jaw protrudes, too exagerated.
i prefer a good ni …
i prefer a good ni hao to a nin hao any day of the week but thats just me tellin’ it like it is. WATCH MY VIDEOS
They never use …
They never use traditional characters..I recognize the practicality for this, but it’s still a shame.
…
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I do agree ! I don; …
I do agree ! I don;t know why they chose these two people lol
exactly, both the …
exactly, both the beauty of chinese people and chinese language r lost!!!!
would u want to get …
would u want to get laid with me?
hehe ,, their …
hehe ,, their accent sounds so silly .. (I speak Chinese .. )and ,, don;t know how to describe ..they didn’t show the beauty of Chinese .
you might think you …
you might think you are goodlooking but you will no longer be a few years from now…beauty fades baby. the moment decent people come to know you pass comments like that, people can only percieve you as ugly, unless they want to get laid with you.
o~~~ u really hav …
o~~~ u really hav no idea wat i look like dont u?
Seriously, the …
Seriously, the japanese guys is way much hotter…..lol……but gud to know u think in that way~~
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