Comments on: Preparing for a Chinese Talk: tips for non-Chinese speakers http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/ What's next along this river of life? Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:28:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: CSH http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7518 CSH Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:50:07 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7518 Keng chao!!! Tabik and *Applause* really phuey fok! Keng chao!!! Tabik and *Applause*
really phuey fok!

]]> By: chelsea http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7499 chelsea Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:11:04 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7499 Oooo...Bernard the banana man learning Chinese...hahahahaha....okie...enough insults...hahahahaha....I'm kind of grateful to my parents that makes me and my brother multilingual... Oooo…Bernard the banana man learning Chinese…hahahahaha….okie…enough insults…hahahahaha….I’m kind of grateful to my parents that makes me and my brother multilingual…

]]> By: Bernard http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7451 Bernard Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:52:58 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7451 <strong>yenjai</strong>, ??. ?????????????... ?? ;-) <strong>hoiling</strong>, I find that I'm better at medical talk than home talk... 'cos that's what I use the most. I don't have anyone to talk Chinese to at home. :-) Of course the translation cannot be used enbloc, it would have to be restructured. Usually, I use it to translate phrases rather than sentences. yenjai, ??. ?????????????… ?? ;-)

hoiling, I find that I’m better at medical talk than home talk… ‘cos that’s what I use the most. I don’t have anyone to talk Chinese to at home. :-)

Of course the translation cannot be used enbloc, it would have to be restructured. Usually, I use it to translate phrases rather than sentences.

]]> By: hoiling http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7431 hoiling Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:36:31 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7431 Daily conversational chinese is much easier than business chinese. Tongue always tied when come to talk to Taiwanese or Chinese counterparts. Can the software translate literally from english to chinese? I know it sound funny to do it from Malay to English. Hari ini hari apa? = Day this day what??? heheee Daily conversational chinese is much easier than business chinese. Tongue always tied when come to talk to Taiwanese or Chinese counterparts.

Can the software translate literally from english to chinese? I know it sound funny to do it from Malay to English.

Hari ini hari apa? = Day this day what??? heheee

]]> By: yenjai http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7413 yenjai Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:57:24 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7413 I really respect your effort, Bernard. ???? p/s The photo...hey... go scold them as they make you look a bit plump ^-^ I really respect your effort, Bernard.
????

p/s The photo…hey… go scold them as they make you look a bit plump ^-^

]]> By: Hijackqueen http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7403 Hijackqueen Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:49:59 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7403 There another translation that i used called Babelfish. There another translation that i used called Babelfish.

]]> By: Bernard http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7373 Bernard Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:50:05 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7373 <strong>Ray</strong>, awake until half-past three, eh? The things we do for love ;-)... The satay looks delicious, mannn! <strong>eve</strong>, no problem... the most important is can kelentong. can or not? <strong>jonzz</strong>, that's great jonzz... frankly, it's be much more fun if you have a target or a project to work on. which is what i had; and will have some more. err.... how about going on IM in chinese? give it a try ^-^ ... Ray, awake until half-past three, eh? The things we do for love ;-)…

The satay looks delicious, mannn!

eve, no problem… the most important is can kelentong. can or not?

jonzz, that’s great jonzz… frankly, it’s be much more fun if you have a target or a project to work on. which is what i had; and will have some more. err…. how about going on IM in chinese? give it a try ^-^ …

]]> By: jonzz http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7371 jonzz Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:33:37 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7371 Ooo, so keng... come out in Nanyang Siang Pao... I'm forcing myself to learn Chinese now going for classes. Sigh.. doing language classes as an adult needs a lot of discipline and practice, practice, practice... Sigh.. Ooo, so keng… come out in Nanyang Siang Pao…

I’m forcing myself to learn Chinese now going for classes. Sigh.. doing language classes as an adult needs a lot of discipline and practice, practice, practice… Sigh..

]]> By: eve http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7364 eve Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:51:19 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7364 fuiyoh...keng..*tabik..menyesal dulu dulu bila ade bahasa ibunda mia class , i ponteng...(always lepak at the mamak shop next to the school)..but lucky thing dunno how to read n write chinese , i can at least speak la.. fuiyoh…keng..*tabik..menyesal dulu dulu bila ade bahasa ibunda mia class , i ponteng…(always lepak at the mamak shop next to the school)..but lucky thing dunno how to read n write chinese , i can at least speak la..

]]> By: raychin http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7353 raychin Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:31:07 +0000 http://bernardchan.net/2007/01/27/preparing-for-a-chinese-talk-tips-for-non-chinese-speakers/#comment-7353 ya lingo means mandarin... can speak canto and a lil bit of hakka.. hokkien... kantoi big time. when i was in ipoh doing my form 6 the canto there very strong, imagine, they can curse in vulgar language in chain.. sometimes really fook them la. ya lingo means mandarin…
can speak canto and a lil bit of hakka.. hokkien… kantoi big time.
when i was in ipoh doing my form 6 the canto there very strong,
imagine, they can curse in vulgar language in chain.. sometimes really fook them la.

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