Learn Chinese - Speak Mandarin - BCTV-How to make friends...

[JunLiga]

What about a girlfriend? Nu peng? Ni you nu peng you ma?

[Readingmania1]

I need to learn mandarin by September...... ;A; anyone have advice?

[ognjenosmancevic]

1:29 ebay ! xD

[steven115130]

Xie Xie Benny :D

[hooliganizm777]

Hi Benny!

Just wondering why some of the question sentences end in ma(5), but others do not use it. Some of these (like "ni ne" and "zai na li / where") are still asked as questions but don't use ma. In what context do you use, or not use, ma?

[linyudong]

不会就是李阳吧？

[robyrenz]

are you from shanghai?

are you chinese?  where do you live?

do you live in fujin?

^_^ im just trying

thanks a lot for sharing this video benny

Long live masterBenny!! =o)

[johnwang8]

my buddy gave me this link.. and he was right.. if anyone uses these lines on a girl, they WILL NOT get laid. they might make a 'hello when you pass them on the street' acquaintance, but nothin else. just use english, especially if your at lan kuai feng (i dont know pinyins), asian girls love the english

[TheSBFan]

ehh slow down please

[JaeHo2JaeMinLuvBoth4]

:DD

These words are good! Thank you!

Maybe instead of just 20% of understanding in watching un english subbed dramas.. it'll be 25%! XDD

[ungirly18oo]

hmmmmm..

how do you "say good evening, teacher" in mandarin?

:D

i seriously need help..

T.T

[linyudong]

@ungirly18oo

good evening,teacher

1：晚安，老师！

2：晚上好，老师！

hi，i am a Chinese.i will teach you speak Chinese,but you must be teach me speak in English.lol

[cutiepie7041]

wan an laoshi

[Kevin17761984]

wow that's hard...

[Fantissima]

Ni zhu zai na li...does it mean the same as: Ni shi nali ren?

[tingtinkerbell]

No. Ni zhu zai na li means "Where do you live?", whereas

Ni shi na li ren means "Where do you come from?"

[boogeyman79]

Thanks for the lessons Benny! I'm an Australian living in China and these lessons are very useful. I do study Chinese here but it's good to have some variety. Thanks mate!

[groovy4]

HAHAH this one is AWESOME

[SOROSMETUBE]

这个人的声音好熟悉

[askbenny]

谢谢！

我是Benny!

[SOROSMETUBE]

嘿嘿， 不知道。 are you american?

[askbenny]

我是上海人。

[SOROSMETUBE]

呵呵， 我感觉你的声音像李阳。

[askbenny]

啊，真的吗？

呵呵，谢谢你~！

圣诞快乐~！

[SOROSMETUBE]

呵呵，圣诞快乐

[darkstar941]

how come 能 is used instead of 可以 in this situation?

[beginmaster]

Symbols.....Benny do you know how i can write chinese symbols with a western keyboard?

[askbenny]

Hi, I think you need to first download a software which allows you to type Characters.

[keithis1337]

1. Click Start then Go to Control Panel

2. Click on Language Options then Click Language and Regional Options

3. Click Languages Then Click Details

4. Click Add then Select Chinese PRC and Chinese (Simplified)- Microsoft Pinyin IME 3.0

5. Click the Language Bar and Select the all of the boxes.

6. Click Apply & OK for everything

[keithis1337]

7. see A colored box with the letters EN, and a box with a question mark

8. Click EN & change it to CH

9. Make sure box says CH, has a little chinese character next (a box split by a line)to it and a cresent moon

10. If it doesnt look like that, go back to the language bar & un-check then re-check all the boxes .

11. See the crescent moon? Click on it and change it into full moon

12. go to Microsoft Word.

13. Type in pinyin, for example, zhong wen（click enter or space after zhong).

[askbenny]

Thanks so much keithis1337!

[ElinLouisa]

do chinese people write in the symbol language or the word way?

[askbenny]

ElinLousia,

We only write characters for the written.

[CloudyClouds]

hey how do you ask someone to be your friend ? or go on a date? [ ofcourse in very polite way] you know

^^ xie xie ni or xie xie .. whats the diffrence?

thanks

[bowiepoyi]

xie xie ni mean thank you

xie xie mean thank

xie xie ni and xie xie they have the same meaning.

[askbenny]

Well done! Xie xie!

[josefplatil]

xie xie - you thanks to your friend

xie xie ne - you thanks to your boss

[askbenny]

Hi Cloudy You may say "nǐ kě yǐ zuò wǒ de péng yǒu ma?" or "nǐ yǒu shí jiān de huà, wǒ men kě yǐ yī qǐ chū qù wán ma？" You can also say: jīn tiān nǐ yǒu kòng ma? = Do you have any free time today? xie xie means "thanks" where as xie xie ni means "thanks you" or thank you ;)

[CloudyClouds]

thanks but I cant say it cause my level of chinese is basic ... anyway i will put that in my note for now ..xie xie ni benny ^^

[chayunkDie]

it is good for beginners to learn the basic mandarin

[JustMarianitaX]

hey!!! what about how to say girlfriend?? o.o?

[askbenny]

ni hao, Girlfriend in Chinese is "nǚ péng you".

[BabayneTan]

what's the difference between ' ke yi' and 'neng'?? they both mean can/could right???

by the way, thanks for your videos BEnnY!

it's reallY a greaT help!

i'M just a startEr herE..

thAnks a lot for teaChing uS foR fRee through youR vids=]

xie xie ni!

[askbenny]

Yep...your right! Thanks for your support! Please register on our website!

[STR4WB3RRYS0UFFLE]

yeah. i think you needa use them in different contexts.

[KoumoriGaikotsu]

opps! sorry for double,triple posting! i wasnt sure if the post was made! so sorry!!! X_x

[askbenny]

Mei wen ti! No Problem!

[KoumoriGaikotsu]

I love chinese.....i just love it! the words run together so smoothly! beautiful!

[KoumoriGaikotsu]

I love chinese.....i just love it! the words run together so smoothly! beautiful!

[KoumoriGaikotsu]

I love chinese.....i just love it! the words run together so smoothly! beautiful!

[askbenny]

I agree with you KoumoriGaikotsu, the characters are just fantastic.

[Khamdam]

hahahahaha. thanks man for the lesson. i will be using these words, trust me.

[askbenny]

Good to hear! Glad to be of help!

Have you registered on my website?

If you havent, please do! ;o)

[KoumoriGaikotsu]

I love chinese.....i just love it! the words run together so smoothly! beautiful!

but hard!

[askbenny]

Wo Tong Yi! I agree!

[awayrie]

mandarin language is the same with simplified chinese right? but its different with traditional chinese (e.g in taiwan)? or only the letter is different, but the same pronounciation?

[askbenny]

Yes! Same meaning and same pronounciation ,but different letters

[BeneathSkiesOfDawn]

So, what do they speak in Taiwan?

Simplified Chinese or traditional?

[askbenny]

Yes! Same meaning and same pronounciation ,but different letters

[awayrie]

cool, thanks a lot benny.. that mean i can learn from your website..i've just come to Taiwan to study, and before i came here i don't know about that, that why i made a mistake, i brought chinese simplified dictionary not traditional one (make me confused when i use it here!) because in my country (yinni), chinese trad is not so common..

do you think 2 years is enough to learn chinese? any suggestion? 'cause i never learn chinese before..xie xie ni..

[itsanthonyhere]

Yinni is a country?

[askbenny]

The time you learn Chinese is really depended on each person! But 2 years is definitely enough to learn more than just the basics!

You should register on my website and get all the downloads for free!!

[xgalba00]

Please, what is the difference between 'ni2' and 'ni3'. Because at the end of the lesson I registered that you use 'Ní' and in other sentences 'Ni3'. Do they both mean word 'YOU'.

[askbenny]

They both mean "you".

The difference only happen when ni3 is followed by a word which is also third tone.

It is only a rule of pronounciation.When the two words both are third tone, the first one become second tone! The meaning is still the same!

xia ci jian

[mysteryschool7]

how do you say?

"The erection jumps of my pants for your touchy-things of delciousness"

or

"Drink the skunk water. It tastes like drink of champion."

[xgalba00]

How do you recognize pronunciation of 'q' from 'ch' and 'j' and 'zh'? These 4 pinyin letters sound sometimes very similar. In my opinion even Chinese people have to be sometimes confused what was said or they have more processors in the brain to deal with multiple meaning

[askbenny]

The pronounciation of "q" is similar to"ch"in"cheese",

The pronounciation of "j" is similar to"j"in"jeep",

[askbenny]

Thank you for your support!. Looking forward to seeing you in shanghai one day!

[TearsForMyPeople]

Benny man your a badass.

[askbenny]

xie xie! Keep in touch!

[gdannytwo]

xie xie. Helpful!

[sinyi1992]

I'm dutch.. :D , but i can speak cantonese..

[Nambale]

Nihao. Wo xing Hitler. Wo jiao Nambale. Wo cong Yinggou lai. Wo shi xueshang. Wo xue Zhongouren...Wo jia cong Uganda lai. Wo mama cong Grenada lai. Xie xie. Zhe jian

I can't say any more...Thank you for the video.

[ForteZeroExcell]

That was useful Thanks can you speak cantonese as well

[askbenny]

I can understand Cantonese but I can't speak. I'm Shanghainese :)

What about you?

[ForteZeroExcell]

I'm Cantonese but I was born In Britain

[dougies83]

xie xie, wo shi ireland ren, wo de jia zai shenyang, wo de lao puo zhong guo ren. wo shi lao shi, wo jio english.du bu qie wo de zhong wen bu hoa(pinyin)... ru guo wo shuo zhong wen mei shi. wo xi huan shuo... sorry i am trying to say i can speak alot of chinese but my pinyin is very bad ha ha ha. thank you for the lesson.

[askbenny]

Haha, not bad actually, just a very few mistakes :) "du bu qie" should be "du bu qi", and "bu hoa" should be "bu hao". but well done! douqies83. it's must be very cold now in shenyang. Hen leng!

[nancy0714]

hi~~anyone wanna learn chinese?

i'm a nice and warm-hearted chinese girl,

and wander make friends with u if u 'd like to learn chinese,as an exchange u should teach me some more English~~~

[tonyis4u2]

tonyis4u2@yahoo.com

[1900kb]

@nancy0714

i started learning chinese 6 months ago maybe we can talk sometime. i am going to china this summer. i'd be glad to teach you some english or listen to you =)

[FayeChan01]

thak you have been teaching myself mandarin for a long time i worked for a chinese center lol and i needed to improve thanks for this^^

[OutsideElement]

I'mma buy you a drank...*ooh* XD *cough* I'm fine.

[paultae]

nice benny! I'm from the Philippines too, and your lessons help me in studying mandarin chinese. what does "ni fei chang mei li" mean? I thought it means "you're very beautiful?"

[askbenny]

You are right! ni fei chang mei li =you're very beautiful :)

[spoliarium98]

How did you spell out the phrase after you said "Hi", is it "Ta jia hao"? What does "ta jia hao" mean?

[askbenny]

It should be "Da jia hao", it just means "hello, everyone"

[askbenny]

Thank you for your support!

[Raymasaki]

Benny has great lessons & is a very good teacher.

[xnametaken1515x]

how do you say "ugly"?

[askbenny]

In chinese we say "Nan Kan" for "ugly" refering to someone

[vlxq]

can u write?

[askbenny]

Can I write what? ;o)

[vlxq]

chinese character, i think it is difficult part for chinese learner

[askbenny]

Sure I can write vlxq! It's just that our website is only currently focusing on speaking!

[askbenny]

Sure of course I can write, but our focus is more for speaking and understanding! But maybe in the future, we'll add more Chinese Characters!

[macktheknife888]

Thanks Benny:)

[askbenny]

Bu Ke Qi! ;o)

[macktheknife888]

Benny, what does this mean, tell me please.

Wo zong shi yow hen duo gung duo. Tell me what this means please Benny.

[askbenny]

Do you mean "Wo Zhong Shi You Hen Duo Gong Zuo"... This means "I always have a lot of work!"

[naksnaks625]

wow benny ur cool... and u sounds patient to ur students....heheh keep it up..i'm asian too(phili) and i know japnese, filipino, and lil chinese... but want to learn more...from you...hey is it necesarry to put the accent to it, in order to clarify the words???

[askbenny]

Kamusta! Hanip talaga! You seem to know a lot of different langauges! The accent is important, especially for more effective understanding by the local people! Thanks for your support and make sure you register on my website where you can get all the PDF and AUDIOS downloads for FREE! Marraming Salamat!

[naksnaks625]

wow...u know filipino???...lol..walang anuman...heheheh..actually.. i have a chinese relatives... and there's alot of chinese here in philippines... and sometimes i'm very out of place when we hangin out.. coz they speak mandarin or chinese,,, lol.. ist true that the fact when chinese sounds funny and fast, it's a cantonese?? but when they sound relax, it's mandarin??...lol.. this is my: w w w(dot)friendster(dot)com/danz6­25

[askbenny]

Just a little! I'd love to go to the Philippines one day... I heard it's a beautiful country with beautiful beaches! Yes, Mandarin sounds more melodic!

[naksnaks625]

yeah..that's true...lots of very beautiful beaches... salamat!!!!...

[Bubbles1234567890]

xie4 xie XD

[askbenny]

Bu ke qi!

[hellomoto00001]

hey, wow... very nice. i hope to learn mandarin in the future

[askbenny]

I'm sure you'll be able to learn Mandarin - definitely! We'll help you and be here for you anytime you need us! Benny