Xie for the memories…
Thursday, November 9th, 2006
The first word i learned in chinese was xie xie, which means thank you.
Chinese is actually a very simple language. There are no gender words, as in the French Le & La for feminine/masculine. There are no time specific words like Was, Is, or Will be (Which is why many beginning english speakers say things like “Where bathroom?” versus “Where is the bathroom i am about to shit my pants?” The problem is in the pronunciation. Just as Asian people have a difficult time with the letter L, so i have difficult time SPEAKING CHINESE. Apparently for the last weeks i have been saying either SHOE SHOE, SHRIMP SHRIMP, OR SNAKE SNAKE. Which is probably why i had such a good time at the late night massage parlor in Longshen Friday…
Getting my feet washed in tea!
CHINESE PHRASES I NEED TO LEARN:
No i don’t want to buy that… No i do not want the best pizza in china…No i don’t need a guide…yes 10 Yuan is a good price for beer but it is 10 a.m. & i don’t really feel like getting drunk quite yet.
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