Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoChinese numberssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1979arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1972arrow-down1imageChinese numberssh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoSame, and not having to remember different versions of words for tense and gender is great. Where Chinese gets you back though, is measure words. Is a can of beans many 颗? 粒? One 包? Oh I was supposed to remember 罐?
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI don’t mind the measure words so much because you can always use the generic one and people will understand, it’s the tones that really mess me up.
Same, and not having to remember different versions of words for tense and gender is great. Where Chinese gets you back though, is measure words. Is a can of beans many 颗? 粒? One 包? Oh I was supposed to remember 罐?
I don’t mind the measure words so much because you can always use the generic one and people will understand, it’s the tones that really mess me up.