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Nov 15, 2009 20:13
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Originally Posted by BELLA_CN



I guess your“Nigga”is“那个（that…）” It also be used frequently.


Thanks Bella! I love it when Chinese symbols are closely related, so I can see the connection between two meanings.
Nov 15, 2009 22:10
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Canadaguy, you should come to Shaanxi Province. Shaanxi People say "这里(here)" , "那里(there)", "这个(this)" and “那个(that)”in an interesting way. Strangers can't understand it.
Nov 16, 2009 23:30
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Originally Posted by JIMMYB

Canadaguy, you should come to Shaanxi Province. Shaanxi People say "这里(here)" , "那里(there)", "这个(this)" and “那个(that)”in an interesting way. Strangers can't understand it.


Next time I'm in China (whenever that will be) I'll try to visit Shaanxi. :)
BTW, how would you write 'here' and 'there' in pinyin?
Nov 16, 2009 23:55
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Originally Posted by CANADAGUY



Next time I'm in China (whenever that will be) I'll try to visit Shaanxi. :)
BTW, how would you write 'here' and 'there' in pinyin?


Hi Canadaguy, Here (zhè lǐ) There (nà li) . Well, Shaanxi, especially Xi'an is really worth a visit.
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Nov 17, 2009 08:56
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Agreed! Shaanxi and XI'an, my dreamed home^-^ I might go there recently...
Nov 17, 2009 10:19
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GUEST82108 'zhe ge' and 'na ge' used in Mandarin
Nov 18, 2009 23:38
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Hi Canadaguy, Here (zhè lǐ) There (nà li) . Well, Shaanxi, especially Xi'an is really worth a visit.


Ah,, thanks very much Jimmy!
When I was in China and also at my sister-in-law's (she speaks Mandarin) I always heard/hear 'zhe li'.
I thought it meant 'this' but now I know it means 'here'.

I heard zhe li much more often than na li.
Nov 18, 2009 23:40
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Originally Posted by GUEST82108

'zhe ge' and 'na ge' used in Mandarin


Thanks 82108!
Nov 19, 2009 00:43
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You are welcome, CANADAGUY. Next time you learn how to say Here and There in Shaanxi dialect and then you can say it to your sister-in-law. I am sure that she will be quite surprised.
Nov 19, 2009 02:57
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So how do you say here and there in Shaanxi?
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