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Grandma’s Crazy Phrasebook #9: Don’t Be a Pig
May 25th, 2009 | No Comments
“Don’t make a pig of yourself.”
你別吃太多啊!
Ni3 bie2 chi1 tai4 duo1 a5!
食べ過ぎないで！
Tabe suginai de!
Grandma’s Crazy Phrasebook #8: Espresso Machines
May 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment
“All you need is an espresso maker.”
只需要一台濃縮咖啡機就夠了.
Zhi3 xu1 yao4 yi4 tai2 nong2 suo1 ka1 fei1 ji1 jiu4 gou4 le5.
エスプレッソマシーンが必要ですね。
Esupuresso mashīn ga hitsuyō desu ne.
王大中 vs. Da-zhong Wang vs. DJ Wong
May 15th, 2009 | No Comments
I wanted to respond to Peter’s post about the Texas voter ID law.
First, a bit of background on how Chinese names usually work.
American-born Taiwanese girl who married a Japanese guy. And who forgot about six years' of Spanish grammar and most of the vocab.
E-mail Yvonne
nerissa
celiviel
yvonnekao
Korean-American girl who blogs under a Spanish pseudonym because being culturally confusing is fun. Native speakers say that she has outstanding Spanish (which is a definite compliment) and outstanding German (which is most assuredly not).
Elenita
American-born, Taiwanese guy who took five semesters worth of German and ended up with a major in Linguistics.
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