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.
Grandma’s Crazy Phrasebook #5: Mom Gets Mad
March 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
“Mom just blew up at me.”
媽媽剛剛對我大發脾氣.
Ma1 ma3 gang1 gang1 dui4 wo3 da4 fa1 pi2 qi4.
さっきお母さんが私を怒ったんだ。
Sakki okāsan ga watashi wo okottanda.
Today I Make Your Head Explode: 今
February 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
今日わ日本語勉強します。
Kyō wa Nihongo benkyō shimasu.
“Today I am studying Japanese.” I hope. Otherwise, it’s the next edition of Unintentional Multilingual Self-Humiliation.
And today, 今 is making my head explode.
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