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dajiang
Joined: 13 May 2004
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 Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:04 pm Post subject: trouble with the language? |
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This might come in handy... or not.
Here's a list of Unlikely phrases from real phrasebooks.
http://www.zompist.com/thought.html
For those of you who are not yet familiar with this website: rejoice! There's hours of fun awaiting you checking it out.
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Lynn
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Location: in between
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Outragous! Thanks for the laughs!!!  |
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Teacher in Rome
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What would be some of the "essential" phrases a traveller would need to know in your countries?
A couple from Rome:
(to express exasperation):
"porca miseria" (dirty sadness)
"porca puttana" (dirty hoor)
"che kazzino" (what a mess)
"va fan cu..." (get stuffed)
I hear all these on a more or less daily basis working in an Italian company... |
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dajiang
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Location: Guilin!
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In China:
Wo kao! - WTF!
Shenjingbing ah! - You're nuts!
Bu Zhidao (or in Beijing: Brr Zhrrdrrr) - I dunno
Momentei (Cantonese) / meiwenti (Mandarin) - no problem.
Bu yao jin - Don't worry about it.
Lei zhe ngaang ho gui sei leng ah (Cantonese) / Nide yanjing hao piaoliang ah (Mandarin) - You have very beautiful eyes. |
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