dim sum, how do u pronounce... |
 Jan 30 2005, 01:02 PM
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 cookies=love  Group: Member Posts: 236 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 92,467  |
sry this is so random...
some people say DIM sum, and some say dim SUM (if that makes sense). just curious... |
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Feb 1 2005, 11:56 PM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
Well, the english way is to say it (without and accent) "dim sum."
I like to pronounce it as "deem' sam" accentuating "dim" :D I think most Chinese know what I'm talking about. 
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Feb 1 2005, 11:58 PM
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QUOTE(Just_Dream @ Feb 1 2005, 8:56 PM) Well, the english way is to say it (without and accent) "dim sum." Yeah, I know what you're talking about. :D
I like to pronounce it as "deem' sam" accentuating "dim" :D I think most Chinese know what I'm talking about. |
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cheri_pi dim sum Jan 30 2005, 01:02 PM
Frankie don't know what you are talking about. why do... Jan 30 2005, 02:25 PM techniasymphony it's pronounced the same way it's spelled. Jan 30 2005, 05:13 PM stephinika umm...normally? i don't know. just dim sum? Jan 30 2005, 08:14 PM Angel_Cece um.. wah does that mean anyway? Jan 30 2005, 08:16 PM Angel_Cece what!? Jan 30 2005, 08:16 PM AngelicEyz00 Topics Merged Jan 30 2005, 08:29 PM yanners neither..i say it the true cantonese way...IN cant... Jan 31 2005, 06:54 AM barelyy_coherent Well...in Cantonese it's more like:
deem SUM.
... Feb 1 2005, 03:04 AM Wishful_Dream ^ ya.. i say deem SUM lol.. ><" i think... Feb 1 2005, 08:32 AM mai_z yea, I say it in Canto...deem SUM Feb 1 2005, 02:00 PM archana I'm not from that part of the world, where its... Feb 1 2005, 08:25 PM Spiritual Winged Aura its da same thing .. dim sum is dim sum .. short s... Feb 1 2005, 11:26 PM xGlovex umm i dont know, dim sum..? Feb 2 2005, 09:25 PM lil_nat_cat I say it in the canto way, cantonese accent but it... Feb 4 2005, 12:01 AM xGlovex is this really about food? Feb 5 2005, 11:48 AM Misao xD I love eating those.. I like this white whingy ... Feb 8 2005, 09:51 AM Chii QUOTE(barelyy_coherent @ Feb 1 2005, 3:04 AM)... Feb 9 2005, 09:52 PM xoxxoxxox depends..? haha i dont kno..maybe ummm its pronouc... Feb 9 2005, 10:05 PM mysticalazxn i heard of dim sum a lot
but i never try it =( Feb 9 2005, 10:10 PM vee in Thailand, we say TiM [say 'im' hard ] S... Feb 12 2005, 01:10 AM sweetdreamsx3 Dim Sum...
Your first and second choice answers a... Feb 12 2005, 01:54 AM [4]eternity Dim~ Sum' that's how you spell it in vietn... Feb 13 2005, 01:27 AM swe3ttemptasian well vietnamese pronuonce it as.. deem sum Mar 5 2005, 07:53 PM YoGrandpaIsFine I say it like how we Chinese people say it, dim SU... Mar 5 2005, 07:59 PM tresa1992 Do you mean they emphasize dim or they emphasize s... Mar 6 2005, 08:19 PM kandiapplegrl i'm confused....but i guess this topic is for ... Mar 6 2005, 09:23 PM kandiapplegrl Is dim sum some kind of food since it's in the... Mar 6 2005, 09:24 PM gladz612 ok.. from a chinese point of view, it's ... Apr 21 2005, 11:00 AM
miyukichan711 QUOTE(gladz612 @ Apr 21 2005, 11:00 AM)ok.. f... May 21 2005, 10:22 PM yellowgurl its cantonese translated so theres no right way or... May 21 2005, 10:42 PM KERP1UNK QUOTEWell, the english way is to say it (without a... May 23 2005, 07:22 PM Biblesterr743 yea.. what are you talking about?
its just a frig... May 23 2005, 07:23 PM alliegrl_x how everyone else pronounces it? May 24 2005, 09:50 PM |
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