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Your Mandarin Is Really Good!

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ID: 1986 Newbie
No matter where you are in China, Chinese people will be lavishing praise on you the moment you're able to utter even a simple "hello" or "thank you" in barely distinguishable Chinese. It's important to know how to deflect this politely (your Chinese companion will often expect you to!). Listen to today's newbie lesson to learn how!
Fri Jul 27 2012 | Jenny, Greg
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
你的 nǐ de your
好 hǎo good
你 nǐ you
我 wǒ I
你的普通话真好。
nǐ de pǔtōnghuà zhēn hǎo 。
Your Mandarin is really good.
哪里哪里。
nǎli nǎli 。
You flatter me.
你学了多久？
nǐ xué le duō jiǔ ？
How long have you been studying?
我学了半年。
wǒ xué le bàn nián 。
I've been studying for half a year.
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