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Knowing the Teacher

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ID: 0644 Newbie
Listening to ChinesePod podcasts every day, one gets to know many profound things from teachers Ken and Jenny. But of course, to quote the infamous Miss Zhu, there are many layers in meat, many layers to learning Mandarin, and... to add another... many layers of 'knowing' things. Learn in this lesson about two of the types of 'knowing', in Mandarin Chinese.
Thu Sep 20 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
认识 rènshi to know
老师 lǎoshī teacher
知道 zhīdào to know
在 zài at
你认识朱老师吗？
nǐ rènshi Zhū lǎoshī ma ？
Do you know Ms. Zhu?
认识。
rènshi 。
Yes.
你知道她在哪里吗？
nǐ zhīdào tā zài nǎli ma ？
Do you know where she is?
不知道。
bù zhīdào 。
No.
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