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Chinese Street PhrasesFaith Acfalle Block – A4
Street Phrases, say
what?
Meanings Combination of words from
original definition that has been shortened.
Slang Informal speech language
grouping particular people.Why
Easier Convenience
Street talk on the Streets
老外 lao wai
哪里哪里 nali nali
你很牛 ni hen niu
叫警察 jiao jingcha
太贵了 tai guile
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Street talk on the Streets
我不要 wo buyao
不要加辣椒 buyao jia lajiao
多少椠 duoshao qian
厕所在那 cesuo zai na
薇生纸 weishengzhi
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ComparisonAmerica
“the start of fancy, imagination and humor, breathing into its nostrils the breath of life.”
Linguistic creativity
Wittier & cleverer
Persistent downgrading
Youth
Always changing
China “Internet Hipster-Geek
Slang” &“EXPORTED from America!”???
Funny Joke
Western
No opinion on the streets
Everybody
Still used
Sources DaSkylar, Jeff. "Do Anything." How to say hello in
Chinese. Interactive Projects, 17 Mar 2014. Web. 17 Mar 2014.
Do You Speak American, . "The Power of Slang." Do You Speak American?. Words that shouldn't be, 18 Mar 2014. Web. 18 Mar 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/speak/words/sezwho/slang/>.
Off the Great Wall, , perf. 11 Crucial Chinese Phases you must know before you go to China. Off The Greart Wall, 2013. Web. 18 Mar 2014. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoEDZQCJOwY>.
ThinkingChinese.com, . "Trendy Expressions." Language Center. Thinking Chinese, 18 Mar 2014. Web. 18 Mar 2014. <http://thinkingchinese.com/chinese-trendy-expressions>.