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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 09:45 AM
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Chinese phrases you might as well get to know
It is just a computer glitch
只是一電腦小故障

Remain calm all is well
都仍然是平靜好地是

You should be in it for the long haul
你應該在對持久為的它中

Paper or plastic sir?
紙或塑料的先生？

Want fries with that?
具那的炸馬鈴薯想嗎？

Yes sir you are most excellent
是的先生你是最優秀的
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 09:46 AM
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1. ...
Yes, Mr. Yee
??????

No, Mr. Yee
??????

Nice tie, Mr. Yee
??????
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 09:52 AM
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2. Yes, Mr. Yee
Yes, Mr. Yee
是的，葉先生



Nice tie, Mr.Yee

尼斯聯繫，葉先生

Um we don't tell Mr.Yee no...got it?
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 10:09 AM
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7. Got it ...
I have shamed my family :-(.
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Chemical Bill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 10:05 AM
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3. How about "bok guey"? n/t
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 10:05 AM
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4. You forgot the most important one
Where is the bathroom?;)
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lectrobyte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 10:06 AM
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5. Too funny, thanks!
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JohnyCanuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 10:08 AM
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6. How about


All your base are belong to us.
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-01-07 10:10 AM
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8. I had a roommate in college who went around collecting
Edited on Thu Mar-01-07 10:11 AM by igil
handy phrases in as many languages as he could. Well, actually just one handy phrase.

"Don't shoot!"

He believed that when you needed to say 'don't shoot' you usually didn't have even a second to spare, but you had time to sort out nearly everything else.
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