Clarification Edit: for people who speak English natively and are learning a second language

  • Flax@feddit.uk
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    6 months ago

    Learning Mandarin. The stereotype of a Chinese person saying “Me no English” makes sense now considering the word is literally 我(Me)不(No)英文(English)

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      6 months ago

      “Do you speak English?”

      “I profusely beg your forgiveness, old chap, but my linguistic skills do not reach to the Anglican sphere and thus I am unable to converse in anything but my native language, Mandarin.”

      “So… yes or no?”

      " 甚麼?"