DrMabuse 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Why do the Japanese seem to say this so much when they mean I am excited. Even when you teach them every week for 10 years, it is still made. And it sounds sound raunchy too. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I am boring. Goodnight. Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 that bothered me too. then i started noticing i was accidently typing it in emails. i cant speak english anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 It's almost as bad is reading these posts...everyone here writes "your" when they want to say "you're"! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Yeah, that used to bug me when the most boring people in the class said that. I could never resist saying 'No you're not' and thus confusing them totally. Let's go with us and play snowboard! Link to post Share on other sites
MalcomB 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Yes, lets. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 This one is very common in Hong Kong and it still cracks me up each time: "Thankyou You". To which my stardard reply is: "What? Thankyou Me? Oh, Welcome You!" Link to post Share on other sites
marzipan 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 "This is my car". "Yes, my car". "No, MY car". "Yes, nice my car". "No, it is mine, not yours". "Yes, I like your my car". ........... Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 How about "I enjoy ski" What the hell are they doing with it?!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Are you ok? instead of "Is that ok with you?" is probably my favorite. Having said that most of my students have an English ability far superior to my terrible Japanese. Link to post Share on other sites
Raury 0 Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by zwelgen: How about "I enjoy ski" What the hell are they doing with it?!!! And where is the other one? Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Very good English lesson! Link to post Share on other sites
green 0 Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 The kids in my area seem to enjoy asking me if I like to "play sex". Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Sometime s I make that mistake it is easy for us to mistake thing like excited and exciting. But I think maybe I am exciting anyway I hope so! Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 Marzipan, I've had almost the same "my car" converstation. Very funny at the time, the Japanese can't understand why it is funny. Bless 'em. Link to post Share on other sites
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