hi everybody

[masterseller72 0]

i'm new here

[Louis EX 0]

Hai2u.

[N00bism 0]

Welcome to CNCNZ! Remember, don't feed the Luk3us!

[Luk3us 63]

Hi ya, welcome to the CNCNZ forums, ignore anyone who even mentions my name in this thread.

[BioBen 3]

Don't break the Luk3us

[Louis EX 0]

If it breaks, where am I supposed to get my laundry done...

[Doctor Destiny 41]

If it breaks, where am I supposed to get my laundry done...

The CNCNZ laundromat.

[Nmenth 291]

Hai2u.

Say what, now?

 

The only way I managed to decipher this was 'hi-to-you', however, the spelling as 'hai' has left me confused.

 

Hai's that I know of:

Japanese for yes,

Chinese profanity of which I will not translate,

Hai River in China,

A German mini-sub in WWII,

Or an alternate spelling of chai, Hebrew letters of the alphabet.

 

[Doctor Destiny 41]

Hai = hi. Let it go. >_>

[Nmenth 291]

Ah, come on now, don't take me too seriously.

[Louis EX 0]

Was that supposed to be funny..? >_>

[Nmenth 291]

Not necessarily, a lot of people don’t easily understand my sense of humor. I like to take things literally and cause people to think about what they have said in a different perspective. You can accept and laugh at it, or you can strive to be a mediocre part of society.

[Luk3us 63]

When you have to explain yourself.....

[Louis EX 0]

Not necessarily, a lot of people don’t easily understand my sense of humor. I like to take things literally and cause people to think about what they have said in a different perspective. You can accept and laugh at it, or you can strive to be a mediocre part of society.

Even when I try to look from my asian perspective (azn senses). I get nothing. :<

 

Plus, I never heard of any chinese profanity called "Hai"...?

Edited July 8, 2008 by Louis EX

[Nmenth 291]

Plus, I never heard of any chinese profanity called "Hai"...?

Cantonese

[Louis EX 0]

Cantonese

Well don't get those two mixed up. :X

[Nmenth 291]

What do you mean, get them mixed up? Cantonese is a dialect of Chinese. 粵語.

You must be more familiar with Mandarin. Maybe it will be more recognizable to you as 傻B.

Anyway, I suppose what started this all was indeed another dialect?

As I wrote, I only knew of the five uses of 'Hai' as a word, but understand, 我的中文讲得不太好.

[Louis EX 0]

What do you mean, get them mixed up? Cantonese is a dialect of Chinese. 粵語.

You must be more familiar with Mandarin. Maybe it will be more recognizable to you as 傻B.

Anyway, I suppose what started this all was indeed another dialect?

As I wrote, I only knew of the five uses of 'Hai' as a word, but understand, 我的中文讲得不太好.

Doesn't mean you can subsitute Cantonese with Chinese. You will get things confused.

Edited July 9, 2008 by Louis EX

[Nmenth 291]

Chinese is a generic term, Cantonese is specific.

Cantonese, Mandarin, Wu, and Min are all Chinese.

[Louis EX 0]

Yes, thats correct. The most common is Mandarin. You're going to confuse people if you don't specify in your post that it is Cantonese. Cause most people refer to Chinese as Mandarin.

[F15pilotX 4]

Back to the topic (ahem)...

 

 

Welcome to the forums MasterSeller!