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 #6: Buck Teeth
March 9th, 2009 | No Comments
“I have bulging teeth.”
我有兔寶寶門牙.
Wo2 you3 tu4 bao3 bao1 men2 ya2.
私の前歯は大きいです。
Watashi no maeba wa ōkii desu.


American-born Taiwanese girl who married a Japanese guy. And who forgot about six years' of Spanish grammar and most of the vocab.
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).
American-born, Taiwanese guy who took five semesters worth of German and ended up with a major in Linguistics.