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How Long in China

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ID: 409 Newbie
  Again, feel free to make your arms ttttttttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiissssssss big, then point to yourself, and then to China, and then hold up fingers to let them know how long you’ve been in China and how long you’re staying… or, you could listen in to this podcast on how to differentiate between the two in Mandarin Chinese.
Thu Jan 25 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
呆 dāi to stay
多久 duōjiǔ how long
要 yào to be going to
也许 yěxǔ perhaps
你呆了多久了？
nǐ dāi le duōjiǔ le ？
How long have you been here?
一年了。
yī nián le 。
One year.
你要呆多久？
nǐ yào dāi duōjiǔ ？
How long will you stay?
也许一年。
yěxǔ yī nián 。
Maybe a year.
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