No, grandma, I dun won foo. |
 Apr 25 2008, 06:34 PM
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 That's what she said.  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200  |
This goes out to everybody who has parents or grandparents or any form of relative that doesn't speak english too well. Do you ever find yourself speaking "engrish" with them (even though we can speak fluent english) because you think that they won't understand if you do speak in english?
For example: Grandma: Where you go today? Jane: I play basketbon with fren. 
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Apr 25 2008, 08:02 PM
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QUOTE(Flaunted @ Apr 25 2008, 05:43 PM)  CANTOOOOOOOOOOO!! I really wish i spoke it really well and also pay attention in class so I could read and write it! ): But I definitely know what you're talking about in that heavy canto accent. Its like "Toy-san wa" or something right? I usually just nod and smile cause i can't understand them haha. But my mom makes me speak chinese in my house but she knows what i'm talking about since i say it in english first.But when it comes to talking to my dad.. I'm like uhh, umm and like i bring the friken dictionary out just to show him what i mean. hahahaha. i fail. lol; no not toy san wah; that's like taiwanese or something no? since they live in china; they have the accent or something. I have to use the dictionary sometimes too when i just can't describe it to my parents. >.< |
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Apr 25 2008, 08:52 PM
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QUOTE(highwayto4355 @ Apr 25 2008, 09:02 PM) lol; no not toy san wah; that's like taiwanese or something no? Toisanese (aka Taishanese) is a Cantonese dialect. My grandpa sometimes speaks using it, and I can usually understand him, but it just sounds weird because I'm so accustomed to standard Cantonese. My grandma and mom can speak it too. It'd sound so weird coming out of my own mouth since I've never tried. |
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Apr 25 2008, 09:35 PM
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 You can't keep running from what you're trying to find. Group: Official Member Posts: 5,030 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 54,096 |
QUOTE(Synesthesia @ Apr 25 2008, 06:52 PM) Toisanese (aka Taishanese) is a Cantonese dialect. My grandpa sometimes speaks using it, and I can usually understand him, but it just sounds weird because I'm so accustomed to standard Cantonese. My grandma and mom can speak it too. It'd sound so weird coming out of my own mouth since I've never tried. I speak toisanese!  Didn't think anyone else really did.Whenever I'm on the phone with my grandparents we say exactly the same things... Hi, how are you, have you eaten yet?... |
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LoveToMySilas No, grandma, I dun won foo. Apr 25 2008, 06:34 PM
sparrowdust I alternate between languages when talking to my p... Apr 25 2008, 06:35 PM
SilentLaugh QUOTE(sparrowdust @ Apr 25 2008, 07:35 PM... Apr 25 2008, 07:13 PM chocokissez When i talk to my grandma, who's from poland,... Apr 25 2008, 06:38 PM S-Majere Just...English and Bad English Apr 25 2008, 06:43 PM Synesthesia Haha, Christy. I don't know how to say "s... Apr 25 2008, 06:56 PM TheFegNut Fortunately, both my parents speak fluently in Eng... Apr 25 2008, 07:10 PM absinthe Haha. Luckily both my parents speak English. But w... Apr 25 2008, 07:41 PM Flaunted CANTOOOOOOOOOOO!!
I really wish i spoke it... Apr 25 2008, 07:43 PM gigiopolis My friend doesn't speak Cantonese very well (o... Apr 25 2008, 08:07 PM aaayotiffany i speak chinglish with my parents. lol.
i have un... Apr 25 2008, 08:11 PM karmakiller Sometimes I speak half a sentence in English and t... Apr 25 2008, 09:26 PM Bishinobi When I speak with my one Korean friend I speak hal... Apr 25 2008, 09:47 PM LoveToMySilas ^ Haha, that is so like me when I speak to my gran... Apr 25 2008, 10:01 PM mizzkewl06 my mom understands english, but hates speaking it.... Apr 25 2008, 10:05 PM |
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