[pekkles]

Hi guys,
I have no idea whether or not this is an appropriate question, so just to be safe, can anyone who can answer this PM me? ^^;; Thanks!
I just started working at a middle school in Chinatown, and the kids there... well, it's a bit of a mess. My Chinese level is pretty much conversational. I'd just like to learn the typical curse words for recognition purposes only- I need to know when the kids are cursing me out. Any curses I know right now (about two) are a generation old.
So, if anyone can help me, please PM me! I can somewhat read traditional characters, and pinyin would help too. Mandarin and Cantonese curses would be great, because the kids speak mostly those- there's another Chinese I heard in the halls, but I'm not sure exactly what it is.
Thanks for the help, guys! And I'm really sorry if it is inappropriate <___<

[**rainbow**]

I really dont know much about chinese soo wanted to know something. In Shanghai, do ppl speak mandarin or other chinese dialect?? pls some1 answer thanxx!!

[1love]

I really dont know much about chinese soo wanted to know something. In Shanghai, do ppl speak mandarin or other chinese dialect?? pls some1 answer thanxx!!

Shanghainese, but you can get by with Mandarin.

[Vidalia]

Anyone up for a challenge?

Anyone who is pro at chinese translations could you help me out?
But i warn you this is extremely tedious in my eyes to translate and I don't blame anyone who can't figure it out

Here
And here

Thank you in advance to anyone who attempt's I know it's a huge thing to ask for

[Deziel]

Anyone up for a challenge?

Anyone who is pro at chinese translations could you help me out?
But i warn you this is extremely tedious in my eyes to translate and I don't blame anyone who can't figure it out

Here
And here

Thank you in advance to anyone who attempt's I know it's a huge thing to ask for

From what I can see, the top screen shot and the bottom screen shot are exactly the same.

The Elixirs at the bottom of the English screen shot corresponds to the top right side of the Chinese one.

Under the Elixirs of the chinese one refer to the Jade. After five of the choices it changes to the ruby. Everything in the Chinese screen shot is the same as the English screen shot with the exception of the Elixirs.

I hope I am clear. >< I tried.

[maydai3333]

Hi, would someone help me with this?


Zhège shǒujī shì shì ____________?

这个手机是什么品牌？

What is this cell phone’s brand?


How do you say brand in pinyin? Is it pǐnpái?

[Vidalia]

From what I can see, the top screen shot and the bottom screen shot are exactly the same.

The Elixirs at the bottom of the English screen shot corresponds to the top right side of the Chinese one.

Under the Elixirs of the chinese one refer to the Jade. After five of the choices it changes to the ruby. Everything in the Chinese screen shot is the same as the English screen shot with the exception of the Elixirs.

I hope I am clear. >< I tried.

Ah ty very much, got to work and translated it all with your help <3

[Aesthetic_Chinese]

WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE KINDLY PM ME MY ANSWER TO MY QUESTION!!!

how do you say "i miss you" in cantonese?
i know how to say it in mandarin

[1love]

WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE KINDLY PM ME MY ANSWER TO MY QUESTION!!!

how do you say "i miss you" in cantonese?
i know how to say it in mandarin

ngo gua zhu lei (I miss you)

or

ngo ho gua zhu lei (I really miss you)

I think that is it, my Cantonese isn't that good.

[kyaaax3]

Hi, would someone help me with this?


Zhège shǒujī shì shì ____________?

这个手机是什么品牌？

What is this cell phone’s brand?


How do you say brand in pinyin? Is it pǐnpái?

Yes, that says "pǐnpái" and yeah, it means "brand". In pinyin, it'd be spelled out: Zhege shouji shi shenme pinpai?

Personally, I've never heard of it this way, but then again, my Chinese isn't all THAT great at all (and I'm also Taiwanese; some mainlanders use different vocabulary than us). I've only heard and used 名牌 (míng pái) and 牌子(pái zi).

Are you asking what brand the cell phone is? Or was that a translation? (Because if you were asking, it's just a translation of the Chinese text above, haha. It doesn't state any brand.)

[haneul]

Hmm, I've never heard of "pin pai" either, only ming pai and pai zi.

[Xaye]

Pinpai is used. Paizi is a slang term for pinpai and mingpai means something slightly different (famous brand). Usually you use paizi in questions/conversational statements and pinpai in statements/literary works. Pinpai(scholarly, official) and paizi(slang) are interchangable.

[maydai3333]

^^ thanks for all your help. Its for a Chinese class im taking.

[littlejade]

Hi, can someone help me translate this please:

亲！元宵节快乐哦！

thank u =]

[imacoww]

Hi, can someone help me translate this please:

亲！元宵节快乐哦！

thank u =]

it means somewhere on the lines of

cheers(?)! happy lantern festival day! while 哦 is an optional word that gives flavor? lol to the sentence

[littlejade]

it means somewhere on the lines of

cheers(?)! happy lantern festival day! while 哦 is an optional word that gives flavor? lol to the sentence

thanks

im curious how it sound, do u mind writing it in romanized cantonease? if u know please, thanks.

[imacoww]

thanks

im curious how it sound, do u mind writing it in romanized cantonease? if u know please, thanks.

sorry
i'm not cantonese ^^;; lol
i don't speak it
chinese is so broad ._.

[littlejade]

^ oh really, i guess ur mandarin right? ..

well, nevermind! thanks though

[imacoww]

^ oh really, i guess ur mandarin right? ..

well, nevermind! thanks though

lol yea :] mandarin
yet mandarin is so broad again ^^
i'm taiwanese so my mandarin would sound different from mainland lol

[haneul]

Pinpai is used. Paizi is a slang term for pinpai and mingpai means something slightly different (famous brand). Usually you use paizi in questions/conversational statements and pinpai in statements/literary works. Pinpai(scholarly, official) and paizi(slang) are interchangable.

Ohh I see. Thanks for the explanation

thanks

im curious how it sound, do u mind writing it in romanized cantonease? if u know please, thanks.

It would be 'chan1 yuen4 siu1 zit3 faai3 lok6 o4' though I'm not sure if the tones are 100% correct