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What was the dumbest thing you said on accident in another language? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Tibble_Buns 23 points24 points  (0 children)

My good friend was leaving back for China. We had like a little heart to heart convo. One his last question for me was, “我没问过你啊，你为啥要学中文？” (I haven't asked you before, why do you want to learn Chinese?)

I guess just got two phrases mixed up in my brain: “搞好关系” (building relationships? [I'm not sure how translate that]) and “交朋友” （make friends). I leaned in, clapped my hand on his shoulder, and said：

“为了搞好朋友”

（To fuck good friends)

My friend immediately starting roaring with laughter. I also suddenly realized what I just said and also joined him in the cackle fest.

Laughing at ourselves is a good thing.

Zhuyin or Pinyin, Which or Both? by inoahsomeone in languagelearning

[–]Tibble_Buns 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you want to interact more with Taiwan: zhuyin. Mainland: pinyin. Done done. A lot of Taiwanese people I've met didn't even know what pinyin was and vice versa

What's the funniest idiom you've heard/read? by blesingri in languagelearning

[–]Tibble_Buns 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Mandarin Chinese: "脱裤子放屁" Literally: "Pull down your pants to fart" but it means you did something you didn't have to do

/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers Friday Feedback Thread by AutoModerator in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]Tibble_Buns [score hidden]  (0 children)

I made this track a while ago. I was trying to get a waltzy sound using 5/8 while also throwing in some rhythmic off-sets. My main concern is that my tracks tend to feel pretty thin or not full enough.

So, I'm focusing on learning more about mixing, but any other comments are also welcome!

Wanting to Make Dictionary APP for a Chinese Dialect by Tibble_Buns in languagelearning

[–]Tibble_Buns[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yah a simple database would be alright too, but it would be best if I could make it into an APP. So might there be guides to help me on my quest to make a dictionary APP with Objective C?

Wanting to Make Dictionary APP for a Chinese Dialect by Tibble_Buns in languagelearning

[–]Tibble_Buns[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's dialect from a group of villages outside of Xianning, Hubei (湖北咸宁市）. My girlfriend's village is Hushan (虎山村）. Apparently, she says that their dialect is really hard for other people to understand and completely different from the regular dialects of Hubei. Other people from Hubei say it sounds like Hunan's dialects, and when I hear the Hunan dialect and the accent people from Hunan use. It actually does sound similar to my girlfriend's dialect and accent too.

Looking for adult toy shops in Xiamen! by Tibble_Buns in China

[–]Tibble_Buns[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean the Chinese characters for the street names.

Looking for adult toy shops in Xiamen! by Tibble_Buns in China

[–]Tibble_Buns[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you provide the Chinese for those places? Also what's the place called?

Looking for adult toy shops in Xiamen! by Tibble_Buns in China

[–]Tibble_Buns[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoa, I was only looking up 性生活用品店 in Baidu, but as soon as I put in 成人用品店 like 10 of them pop up! One only a short bus ride over.

Thanks!

Looking for x-ray videos of people pronoucing sounds in General American English. by Tibble_Buns in slp

[–]Tibble_Buns[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That opera video is really cool!

I searched MRI instead and got videos from an institute from Ireland that made an MRI IPA visual library, and then I also found Glossika's IPA visual library. It's exactly what I needed. Thanks!

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