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Re:Need Korean exchange (i'm a gold member)
hi
quite amusing cos i sent about 6 letters to korean people who wants to learn korean but in english and behold not a single reply for 1 week! :)
how are you? if you'd like to type korean with me that would be great. my korean writing is to be desired.
hear from you soon.
by the way, i am korean but came to oz when i was 8
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Language pair: English; Korean
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edtree
August 2, 2006
# Msgs: 6
Latest: November 18, 2006
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Re:A Chinese ¡°Thumbs up¡±?
Chinese "thumbs up" means very good.
you can praise somebody using this gesture,for his job,his idea,his achievement.....
you can praise a delicious meal,a beautiful view....
If you see YAO MING do a good Block shot,you may use this gesture.He'll understand.
:)
Falcon
Beijing,CHINA
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Language pair: Chinese, Mandarin; English
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falcon
August 2, 2006
# Msgs: 2
Latest: August 2, 2006
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A Chinese ¡°Thumbs up¡±?
In the movie, The King of Masks (Ę׃), which takes place in the Sichuan province, I saw a gesture several times that I would like to learn more about. The main character, ÍõĘ׃ often puts his left hand on the bicep (top muscle) of his right upper arm, and, holding the right hand closed with his thumb up, he cheerfully raises his thumb upward. I can¡¯t quite get what he¡¯s saying when he does this, but in one instance, he¡¯s telling his friend that they are even, having exchanged favors, and his statement sounds like, ¡°p¨¢o ge r¨¦n, li¨£ng ji¨¡ y¨« qi¡± (¡°y¨« qian¡±?). The English for this is given as ¡°we¡¯re even now¡±, but I think that ÍõŽŸ¸µis also referring to something he has said about them being ¡°brothers¡± -- not actual family brothers, but brothers in the sense of being very close friends.
Later, soldiers are trying to buy the secrets of ÍõŽŸ¸µ¡¯s trade from him¡ªsecrets which, by tradition, he cannot reveal to anyone except his own son. It is a very stressful conversation, but several times, when they seem about to reconcile peacefully, he and one of the soldiers smile and make this same gesture to each other several times.
It looks like a gesture we use in America, raising a closed hand with a thumb up¡ªwe call the action, ¡°giving a thumbs up.¡± It should really be called ¡°thumb up¡±, because it¡¯s almost always only one thumb, but we always call it ¡°thumbs up¡±, and on rare occasions, we actually do it with both hands, raising two thumbs up. This is a more enthusiastic form, kind of like the doubling used so often in spoken Chinese, but we use it very rarely, so two thumbs up is a very emphatic form of the gesture. We almost always make it a one-handed gesture, raising the thumb of one hand while the other hand has no role in the gesture at all.
Our "thumbs up" dates back to ancient Rome. In the arena, when a gladiator had defeated his enemy, he would look up to Caesar for instructions about whether to spare the loser¡¯s life. If Caesar felt the loser had fought well, he would give a ¡°thumbs up¡±, and the defeated gladiator would be spared. Otherwise, Caesar would give a thumbs down, and the winner would ¡°finish off¡±, or kill his opponent. Today, we just use thumbs up and thumbs down to show that we like something or that we don¡¯t like it.
Please tell me about this Chinese "thumbs up." I am interested if the action has any more specific or different meaning in Chinese culture.
Thank you!
Mark Springer
Sacramento, CA USA
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Language pair: Chinese, Mandarin; English
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Mark S.
July 31, 2006
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Latest: August 2, 2006
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Rechercher/Wanted ;-)
Hello !
I am Nathalie, 40 years old from Montreal and I try to find someone here in Montreal to practice German language. In exchange I can teach French and practice with you English (that I try to learn also)
Hope to ear from you soon !
Nathalie
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Language pair: English; French
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Nathalie
July 30, 2006
# Msgs: 1
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Re:Re:Re:looking for a turkish person
Hi Andre! I am an Turkish living and working in Istanbul, Turkey. I am a teacher in High School here and I desperately want to learn English! Is there someone out there who TEACHES ENGLISH who might want to do an exchange with me? we can practise English and Turkish...I'm not a gold member.. I am 29 years old, love art, music, concerts, traveling, and meeting new people...
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Language pair: English; Turkish
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ibrahim s.
July 27, 2006
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Latest: July 27, 2006
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Re:Re:looking for a turkish person
nasilsiniz
I am not an English teacher but I am a native speaker. var ogrenmek inglizce yok. I am trying to learn Turkish. biraz anliyor (?)
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Language pair: English; Turkish
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Andre D.
July 26, 2006
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Latest: July 27, 2006
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Re:Re:Re:I need some help
Hola! I can help you learn Bosnian because it's like Serbian, and maybe you can help me with spanish...
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Language pair: English; Serbian
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elektra
July 26, 2006
# Msgs: 1
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Re:quien me escribe? ...=(
hola....soy laura una chica italiana que le gusta mucho el espanol,por lo tanto me gustarìa escribirte en espanol pero si tu quieres podemos comunicar tambien en italiano o en ingles....come quieres......espero tu comunicacion.....besitos laura
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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laura
July 24, 2006
# Msgs: 2
Latest: July 26, 2006
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Need Korean exchange (i'm a gold member)
Hi!
My name is Shirlene. I'm 18 years old and I live in the US. I'm interested in learning Korean because someday I want to visit Seoul, Korea. So maybe if you live there, one day I can visit you and you can give me a tour. If you want to learn, improve, or just keep up with your English, I'll help you. ^-^. I really would prefer a unni or oppa or dongseng around my age (17-22) so I can learn and teach slang.
I have a gold membership but I had no luck in anyone responding my messages, so I'm trying it here.
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Language pair: English; Korean
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Shirlene K.
July 22, 2006
# Msgs: 6
Latest: November 18, 2006
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Attention seeker
I need to practice in English more then ever, coz i wish to move to Australia but i am not a golden member, so, is there anybody who can write to me and teach me Australian English?
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Language pair: English; Russian
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Maya
July 21, 2006
# Msgs: 1
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