Xander ,'Empty Places'
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I think I shall occasionally mutter Bu yao in my day to day life from now on. Sounds much more classy in a foreign language than merely petulant.
He's a classy boy. Classier than a LOLcat, at least.
On a wholly unrelated point, he's taken to requesting the opportunity to check out his nappy every time we change it after a poo.
Nonetheless, I'm proud of this little boy. He is so little and sometimes his feelings are so big.
Dawwww. Y'all are such wonderful parents.
he's taken to requesting the opportunity to check out his nappy every time we change it after a poo.
Clearly, a scientific mind at work.
Feel much better this morning. Slept like a rock, thanks to ear plugs and one of my carefully hoarded Tylenol w/ codeine pills. Time to get productive!!
I think I shall occasionally mutter Bu yao in my day to day life from now on. Sounds much more classy in a foreign language than merely petulant.
My first thought! I was rushing to ask how it sounds phonetically: boo YOW? BOO yow?
My newphew, who was mixing japanesse and English , came up with his own version . he would shake his head and sadly say 'can't like'. We still use that
I'm leaning towards BOO yow, for better frustration expression.
I think we'll need to see a video of the wee Tea protesting so we can all be sure we're pronouncing bu yao correctly.
I second that , Laga.
Also that bomb proof site is Really Cool! /wave Hi Shir!
I was thinking that the accents indicated Bu in a rising tone and Yao in a decending tone, which is pretty perfect. But I am totally guessing on that.
I was thinking that the accents indicated Bu in a rising tone and Yao in a decending tone, which is pretty perfect. But I am totally guessing on that.
That is correct. They have roughly equal emphasis. Normally bu gets a descending tone too, but not before another character with a descending tone.
What fascinates me is that Chinese has no word for "No". ("Bu" is a negation, but pretty much always gets paired with a verb or adjective, so "not" rather than "no") and I'd never even realised this would be an issue, but of course it is: What do Chinese toddlers say? And now I have my answer. They say " DO NOT WANT".