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What were the fist few things you learned to say in your SOs language, and why?

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Mandarin (putonghua)

ni hao = hello/hi

xiexie = thank you

zai jian = bye

shenme? = what?

wo bu zhidao = I don't know

wo bu mingbai = I don't understand

ni hui shuo yingwen ma? = do you speak English?

wo e le = I'm hungry

wo kun le = I'm tired/sleepy

ni huai = you're bad

baobao = hug

qinqin = kiss

wo ai ni = I love you

Why? Because that's what she taught me. Some I learned on my own, some before I met her.

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Brad and Vika   129

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Mandarin (putonghua)

ni hao = hello/hi

xiexie = thank you

zai jian = bye

shenme? = what?

wo bu zhidao = I don't know

wo bu mingbai = I don't understand

ni hui shuo yingwen ma? = do you speak English?

wo e le = I'm hungry

wo kun le = I'm tired/sleepy

ni huai = you're bad

baobao = hug

qinqin = kiss

wo ai ni = I love you

Why? Because that's what she taught me. Some I learned on my own, some before I met her.

I took some Chinese (Mandarin) in high school. My teacher was from Taiwan, and had an arranged marriage. He said that when he was learning about American culture, he was surprised to find that we say "I love you" to our wives frequently, because Chinese people do not. He tried it one day on his wife in the kitchen, and she immediately felt his forehead and asked if he was sick. :lol:

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We were teenagers when we first were together (each other's first love 14 yrs ago, then my family moved us to the US and we lost in touch...we rekindled our romance 14 yrs later through a mutual friend on Facebook) so the two my husband learned fast were I love you (L) and Give me a kiss :wub: lol

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We were teenagers when we first were together (each other's first love 14 yrs ago, then my family moved us to the US and we lost in touch...we rekindled our romance 14 yrs later through a mutual friend on Facebook) so the two my husband learned fast were I love you (L) and Give me a kiss :wub: lol

Well, they say that if love is real it will wait :lol:

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Will speak for my husband. He has picked up some words and sentences

Chup raho-- shut up

Chai do-- give me tea

Bolo bolo -- tell tell

Namaste-- Hello

Tu pagli hai-- you are crazy

Payash-- rice pudding (It's bengali though)

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I am so hoping she never sees that movie or a vid clip where that Vietnamese girl say, "Me love you long time."

:whistle: I do that expression to hubster when I am a bit :devil:

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I am so hoping she never sees that movie or a vid clip where that Vietnamese girl say, "Me love you long time."

:whistle: I do that expression to hubster when I am a bit :devil:

LOL. Cool. My babe has a sense of humour and I guess I will see how big of one if she sees why I taught her that. :innocent:

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Brad ... you need to tell Vika she is your: Ochen Otchayana Krasivaya Zhyna!

She'll love you for it ;)

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Mahal kita - I love u

salamat- thank u

utut - fart

puwet - butt(body part)

cabeta - bathroom

hindi- no

puti- white

bakla - gay person

buko - coconut (as in buko pie)

baka -cow

pera- money

ti ti - heheh guy's thingy

I cant say any sentences except I love u but I know a lot of words like a first grader ! hahaha!

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Brad,

I'm like Nagi...I can't say it here. :P

Most of it I learned from my best friend growing up (although her dilect is Gulf Arabic so some of it was a bit off talking to him in Egyptian Arabic...yes there is a difference :lol:). But for some reason and this goes for English as well...cursing in any language is easier to learn. I have figured out why. When we curse, we say it loud and typically pronounce the word properly (making sure those that offended us hear us curse them!) hehe :P So its the same in any language...they pronounce it so well, how could you not learn it? Right? :devil:

But of course, I learned: I love you, please, thank you and etc.

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Ana mish muhandisa (I am not an engineer).

I had gotten a Pimsleur's book and since the statement is accurate about me - (and he is one) - it was the first thing I thought to say. Plus its not the typical hello, how are you kind of statement. I do not know any swears in his language.

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Eh

Washroom

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"We are the real countries,

Not the boundaries drawn on maps,

With the names of powerful men.

That's all I've wanted -

To walk in such a place with you,

On an earth without maps."

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