I assume by this time, you already started learning Pinyin. If not, please go through my previous article . Do you know that an average Chinese speaker talks english words in his/her daily life? and interestingly you can’t even identify that they are talking in English. In fact there is a long list of words but I take this opportunity to share few words along with its pinyin so that you can practice it.
- Thank you – 三克油 (Sān kè yóu )
- how are you ? – 好啊油 ( Hǎo a yóu )
- Hello – 哈喽- (Hā lóu )
- Bus – 巴士- (Bāshì )
- Sofa – 沙发 (shā fā)
- Sandwich – 三明治 (sān míng zhì)
- Salad -沙拉 (shā lā)
- Chocolate -巧克力 (qiǎo kè lì)
- Cheese -芝士 (zhī shì)
- Sauna – 桑拿 (sāng ná)
- Coffee – 咖啡 (kā fēi)
- Bye bye – 拜拜 (bāi bāi)
- Ampere -安培 (ānpéi )
- Dim Sum -点心 (diǎn xīn).
- Coolie – 苦力 (kǔ lì)
- Typhoon – 台风 (tái fēng)
- Yoga – 瑜迦 ( yújiā)
- Soda – 苏打 (sūdá )
- Motor – 摩托 (mótuō )
- Bar – 吧 (bā )
- Baby – 宝贝 (Bǎobèi )
- Email – 伊妹儿 ( Yī mèi er )
- Guitar – 吉他 ( Jítā )
- Google – 谷歌 ( Gǔgē )
- Camera – 开麦拉 ( Kāi mài lā )
If you observe the above words, there are actually the true pronunciation of english but in a Chinese way. If you use a dictionary, you may not get a true translation of many of the above words, because these words are been used unofficially by many of the Chinese native speakers despite their unavailability in the dictionary.
Being a language learner, it will be very exciting to see Chinese people actually are using English words but after reading this article, probably your perceptions of listening my change.
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