Yeah, I did the same with my mother language French and German at first. My letters to my french family were funny to read, they told me :-)
I found it disturbing that I couldn't find translations in my mind for some words the German people used every day: "Das ist so gesund", "Oh, wie gemütlich...", "Mahlzeit!"...
Yeah, some words are just untranslatable and handy! At mealtimes I still have to say "itadakimasu" (basically "Guten Appetit" in Japanese) before I eat just because I've done it all my life. It's frustrating because you really don't have any equivalent in English!
I can usually keep Japanese out of the mix, but I mix up English and German ALL the time. Although that's not entirely true...I totally mix Japanese and English when I talk to friends who understand both. EEK!
haha! kinda like master yoda
ReplyDeleteTotally! I've actually made a comic about it a while ago!! http://bringmebonsai.blogspot.com/2011/06/yoda.html
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DeleteYeah, I did the same with my mother language French and German at first. My letters to my french family were funny to read, they told me :-)
ReplyDeleteI found it disturbing that I couldn't find translations in my mind for some words the German people used every day: "Das ist so gesund", "Oh, wie gemütlich...", "Mahlzeit!"...
Yeah, some words are just untranslatable and handy! At mealtimes I still have to say "itadakimasu" (basically "Guten Appetit" in Japanese) before I eat just because I've done it all my life. It's frustrating because you really don't have any equivalent in English!
Deletegosh I always suck with languages. We speak in mix all the time. how do you manage with 3??
ReplyDeleteI can usually keep Japanese out of the mix, but I mix up English and German ALL the time. Although that's not entirely true...I totally mix Japanese and English when I talk to friends who understand both. EEK!
Deleteso true
ReplyDeleteI would totally ace Denglish class
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