Greetings in local languages
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In Mandarin:
Hello: Ni hao
Goodbye: Zai jian
Thank you: Xie xie
But get your tones right or you'll end up saying something completely different!
And in Portuguese, as an (alleged) female, I would say obrigada rather than obrigado, n'est pas?
Hello: Ni hao
Goodbye: Zai jian
Thank you: Xie xie
But get your tones right or you'll end up saying something completely different!
And in Portuguese, as an (alleged) female, I would say obrigada rather than obrigado, n'est pas?
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The correct Turkish phrases (plus a few extra ones) are:
Merhaba - Hi
Hosca (prounounced hos -cha) kal - informal 'bye'
Gunaydin - Good Morning
Iyi Gunler - Good Day/Good afternoon
Iyi Aksamlar - Good Evening
Iyi Geceler - Goodnight
Tesekkur ederim - Thank you (you can also use 'tesekkurler -'thanks')
Rica (pronounced 'ree-jah') ederim - You're welcome
Nasilsiniz - How are you doing?
Cok (prounounced 'chock') iyiyim, tesekkuler - very well thank you
Hope this helps...
WxJx
Merhaba - Hi
Hosca (prounounced hos -cha) kal - informal 'bye'
Gunaydin - Good Morning
Iyi Gunler - Good Day/Good afternoon
Iyi Aksamlar - Good Evening
Iyi Geceler - Goodnight
Tesekkur ederim - Thank you (you can also use 'tesekkurler -'thanks')
Rica (pronounced 'ree-jah') ederim - You're welcome
Nasilsiniz - How are you doing?
Cok (prounounced 'chock') iyiyim, tesekkuler - very well thank you
Hope this helps...
WxJx
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And in case you missed it last time, here's something that'll give you some pointers for US 'street'
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Akro, please note!
Just saw your post. It's nothing important, just saw a few mistakes. Lithuanian greetings...
Actually LABDIEN is Latvian for Good Afternoon and PALDIES is Latvian for Thank you .
LATVIAN - Labrit. Labdien. Labvakar. Paldies.
Hope others are correct!?
Actually LABDIEN is Latvian for Good Afternoon and PALDIES is Latvian for Thank you .LATVIAN - Labrit. Labdien. Labvakar. Paldies.
Hope others are correct!?
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On the Chinese front
Xie Xie (pronounced literally Share Share) can easily be confused with Chin Chin (which means 'Kiss Kiss', and taxi drivers in Taipei do not like this too much !!)...trust me....
Wa Aye Nee - I love you
Boo Hau - Crazy, Not Right
Xie Xie (pronounced literally Share Share) can easily be confused with Chin Chin (which means 'Kiss Kiss', and taxi drivers in Taipei do not like this too much !!)...trust me....
Wa Aye Nee - I love you
Boo Hau - Crazy, Not Right
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Chooch,
See what I mean about the importance of getting the tones right?!
Depending on how you say it, the word 'ji' could mean 'chicken' or 'prostitute' (among several other things) - could be embarrassing at the local market!
See what I mean about the importance of getting the tones right?!
Depending on how you say it, the word 'ji' could mean 'chicken' or 'prostitute' (among several other things) - could be embarrassing at the local market!
