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    Hey Gengruiliang, 

    Obviously, this is a common mistake made by my students too. This is a very useful website which explains the Chinese grammar points in English. I got many of my teaching ideas there. https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/

    This is the summary of the differences between ‘不’ and '没'.

    1. 不

    * is used for negating in the present and future. 

    * is used to negate habitual actions  

    * is normally used with adjectives 

    * is used to ask questions

    * is used almost exclusively with some verbs ( Correct: 不是、不在、不知道、不认识 ;  Wrong: 没是、没在、没知道、没认识)

    2. 没

    * is used to negate past questions  

    * only 没 is used to negate 有 ( Correct: 我没有(没)钱、他没(没有)车 ;  Wrong: 我不有钱、他不有车)

    * is used to make comparisons  


    You may refer to the website for detail description.

    All the best, Gengruiliang.





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    Hey Jim, your Chinese is good. Other than that, if you want to soften your message, as in the English 'Can I .......' then you may initiate your sentence by '请你给我(one cup of coffee)......' 'qing2 ni3 gei2 wo3 (one cup of coffee)......'. However, coffee restaurant in China, they say it in a very straightforward manner. Taiwanese speaks in a more indirect manner though, and always use the word 'please' - 请 (qing3). Well done, Jim.
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