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Chinglish Menu Part II Posted by sasha on Sep 4, 2013
Sometimes when you go out to eat in a Chinese restaurant (饭店 – fàn diàn) in China, you will find some hilarious attempts at English names for the various dishes. As Chinese people have a tendency to give very clever and odd names to certain dishes, oftentimes these English translations result in a thing we…
In a Chinese Restaurant Posted by sasha on Jul 17, 2013
For anyone planning a trip to China, perhaps the most important language related topic to study is “in the restaurant.” China is home to a vast array of different cuisines, and it would be a shame if you came all the way here and ended up eating McDonald’s and KFC simply because you cannot communicate…