Re: Translate to Mandarin
> "Do I wash the dishes?"我洗碗嗎？or 該我洗碗嗎？ (Reverse translation: Should I be washing the dishes?)> "Is it my turn to wash the dishes?"輪到我洗碗了嗎？> I mostly speak Cantonese and I usually say 係咪我...
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QuoteMr. K > "Do I wash the dishes?"我洗碗嗎？or 該我洗碗嗎？ (Reverse translation: Should I be washing the dishes?)> "Is it my turn to wash the dishes?"輪到我洗碗了嗎？ So can one say 該我洗碗嗎 and 輪到我洗碗了嗎 in both...
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I will assume that the ones ending in 嗎 are Mandarin since I don't use them in Cantonese. Thank you for your help!Edit:I just found the Mandarin forum, which I will use in the future.
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> So can one say 該我洗碗嗎 and 輪到我洗碗了嗎 in both Cantonese and Mandarin?This is strictly spoken Mandarin and Standard Written Chinese. You can pronounce these sentences in Cantonese, and Cantonese...
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> I will assume that the ones ending in 嗎 are Mandarin since I don't use them in Cantonese. Thank you for your help!Yes and welcome.
View ArticleRe: How does one say "@"?
It is a symbol for "at" , not a word, When reading an email address, we MUST read the whole address in English without translation and read "@" as "at"* read the "period" symbol as "dot"
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Then what is Katara saying at 2:39 min. of video below?:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXhAEUoltKI&index=6&list=RDRetHZ9Zqbt8
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Quoteyaumingfai She said "a 圈兒" Is that acceptable Chinese for @?
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I have no clue. I mean you could understand that I guess, but I'm not sure if that's a common way to say it.
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Quoteyuetwoh How does one say "@"?In the context of e-mail, we in North America say: "at字".For example:我嘅電郵係blahblahblah重有@字重有blahblahblah重有一點重有 c o m.
View Article全天候套餐 on a menu... all-season? Am I at a restaurant or a tire shop? :D
I have a menu with the heading: 全天候套餐I get the set menu part, but the first three characters, 全天候 are listed here as all-season. I have heard of all-season tires, but I'm a little less certain about...
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Quotealwayssummer I have a menu with the heading: 全天候套餐I get the set menu part, but the first three characters, 全天候 are listed here as all-season. I have heard of all-season tires, but I'm a little...
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I asked two people about this, they both say it means: "something good and bad"
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A New Century Chinese-English Dictionary (p.897): [可圈可点] kequan-kedian <adj> praise-worthyiCIBA dictionary: “remarkable” [www.iciba.com]
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QuoteC Chiu A New Century Chinese-English Dictionary (p.897): [可圈可点] kequan-kedian <adj> praise-worthyiCIBA dictionary: “remarkable” [www.iciba.com]As I can tell, today, most people use this...
View ArticleWhat does my boyfriend call my grandparents?
Hi, guys!I'm new here to the forum, but I stumbled across the website as I was searching for a translation. I'm actually American-born Cantonese and still speak (mostly) fluent Cantonese, but I was...
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I would say that is fine, but It would probably be more appropriate to call them aa ma, aa ye, aa gung, and aa po.Sometimes the older generation get so used to getting called grandpa and grandma they...
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