Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoChinese numberssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1989arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1982arrow-down1imageChinese numberssh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square92fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoSame, and not having to remember different versions of words for tense and gender is great. Where Chinese gets you back though, is measure words. Is a can of beans many 颗? 粒? One 包? Oh I was supposed to remember 罐?
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @monyet.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoI mean tbf you’re addressing a can of bean, so 罐 is correct. It’s the container that count, not the content.
minus-squareCoggyMcFee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months ago It’s the container that count, not the content That’s not what Mr Rogers taught me
minus-squareandroogee (they/she)@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoOkay but what if that can of beans can suck its own dick?
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI don’t mind the measure words so much because you can always use the generic one and people will understand, it’s the tones that really mess me up.
Same, and not having to remember different versions of words for tense and gender is great. Where Chinese gets you back though, is measure words. Is a can of beans many 颗? 粒? One 包? Oh I was supposed to remember 罐?
I mean tbf you’re addressing a can of bean, so 罐 is correct. It’s the container that count, not the content.
That’s not what Mr Rogers taught me
Okay but what if that can of beans can suck its own dick?
I don’t mind the measure words so much because you can always use the generic one and people will understand, it’s the tones that really mess me up.