Archive for the ‘Rants’ Category
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Chinese has no cognates with English (one of the reasons it's difficult to learn). So, when I come across words like these, I know one of the words has been imported from one language to another (yes yes, I know, that means there are some cognates NOW--but precious few):
1. sofa ...
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
I always say (and hear) "xǐzǎo" 洗澡 for "to take a shower."
One time, I wanted to ask at a hotel if the room had a shower. So I asked if they had a "yùshì" 浴室. The front desk worker said, "xǐzǎo ma?" 洗澡吗. Ok, sure. So, I guess it's a ...
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
I had a guy who came to my first (ever) English corner in China who was obsessed with little idioms and sayings. I called him "Jingle" because everything he said sounded like it had come out of a TV commercial.
Me: So now let's hear from one of the students on ...
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