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Tony Hodge
Date : 2007-10-10 / 02:02PM
Ni hao Benny,
In the lesson on verbs when asking for Ka Fei, in English it sounds like more of a demand. Is this how it sounds in Mandarin also?
Is there a more polite way of saying Wo yao ka fei that locals use?
I don’t want to try this in Shanghai and have people think I’m being impolite.
xie xie, Tony
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| | Benny bennysland.com
2007-10-10 / 04:06PM | | Ni hao Tony. That’s a very good question.
First of all, I would say that locals here do say “wo yao ka fei”, and don’t worry, people would not think you are impolite. It’s a very normal saying. secondly, I think sometimes whether is polite really depends on the way and the tone of saying.
But we do have another very polite way to say it: “qing gei wo ka fei”, which literally means “please offer me coffee”.
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| | Tony Hodge on2design.com.au
2007-10-10 / 08:24PM | | Benny, Shanghai ren hen hao.
xie xie ni | |
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