cm0002@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 5 days agoHow people react when you try to speak their languagelocklemmy.mlimagemessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down18
arrow-up1413arrow-down1imageHow people react when you try to speak their languagelocklemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 5 days agomessage-square79linkfedilink
minus-squareTwo9A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoHe/she is an interesting special case, as Mandarin didn’t really have those as separate concepts until they were imported from Western languages; even now, they’re pronounced the same. So I can understand your friend’s confusion.
He/she is an interesting special case, as Mandarin didn’t really have those as separate concepts until they were imported from Western languages; even now, they’re pronounced the same. So I can understand your friend’s confusion.