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help with Chinese conversations?

09:10 AM Apr 30 2008 | Reply

aljensen

aljensen

United States

Dear everyone:

I was wondering if anyone could help me with editing or correcting the following conversations I wrote in Mandarin Chinese? Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you in advance!

Al

Conversation 6 

你父母住哪里? Where do your parents live? 

父母住沈阳My parents live in Shenyang. 

他们喜欢沈阳?Do they like Shenyang? 

不太喜欢。Not that much. 

Conversation 7 

在北京外国人多吗?Are there many foreigners in Beijing?

 , 外国人很多That’s right, there’s a lot of foreigners. 

香港也多吗?Are there also a lot in Hong Kong? 

, 香港也很多That’s right, there’s also very many in Hong Kong.   

Conversation 8 

陈先生英语说得很好Mr. Chen speaks English really well. 

, 他住在加拿大三个年Yes, he lived in Canada for three years. 

英语说得不太I don’t speak English very well. 

我也说得不太I also don’t speak it very well.  

 Conversation 9 

会说中文吗?Can you speak Chinese? 

, 我会说。Yes, I can speak it. 

会写中文吗?Can you write Chinese? 

不会, 我不会写。No, I can’t. I can’t write it.  

Conversation 10

 这是你的护照?Is this your passport? 

, No it isn’t, it’s his. 

你的护照哪里?Where is your passport? 

在家At home.

09:20 AM Apr 30 2008 | Reply

连喜

连喜

China

a) He lived in Cananda for three years.

他在加拿大三个年了.<-> 他(以前)在加拿大住过三年

b) He has lived in Canada for three years.

他在加拿大住了三年了.

 

三天,三个星期(三周).三个月,三年

 

 

 

09:59 AM Apr 30 2008 | Reply

aljensen

aljensen

United States

连喜  -> I owe you one! What can I do to help you?

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