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WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — DOUBLE IT!

Submitted by Wing Yeung on Wed, 20/11/2013 - 03:36

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Yesterday my friend and I walked by a Chinese tea shop called Ching Ching Cha in Georgetown, DC. He pointed out Ching Ching is a cute way to say "Please Please" in Chinese. Then I thought about how I would say a Chinese word in...

WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — HOT SPRING!

Submitted by Wing Yeung on Wed, 13/11/2013 - 03:00

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It's been so cold in the last couple of days! Are you all bundled up? Wouldn't it be great to read and drink hot cocoa by the fireplace? How about eating some of the hot noodle soup mentioned in the last...

WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — ADD OIL!

Submitted by Wing Yeung on Wed, 6/11/2013 - 04:07

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How are you all doing in your GLN language classes? Add Oil! Add Oil! Are you studying for a mid-term or have just taken one and wish to have a little more encouragement to finish up the rest of the semester? Guys, add oil! In...

WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK — CHEERS!

Submitted by Wing Yeung on Wed, 23/10/2013 - 03:45

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With a few holidays approaching, we may find ourselves in the bars or friend's/family's dinner parties. We say "Cheers!" loudly and joyfully when we raise our glasses. How would you cheers in Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Japanese and Korean? It's easy to learn them because...

WEDNESDAY’S WORD OF THE WEEK – CONGRATULATIONS!

Submitted by Wing Yeung on Wed, 16/10/2013 - 05:44

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Have you ever been invited to a Chinese celebration or planned to go to a Chinese speaking country? Or are you just curious to learn more new words in a foreign language?

"Congratulations" is a wonderful word to say to express our praise for an...

The Etymological Origin of Our Favorite Ogre, Shrek

Submitted by The Global Language Network (GLN) on Wed, 25/7/2012 - 11:15

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Hey GLNers,

No doubt you are all eagerly awaiting news of from exactly where our favorite Pixar monster’s name stems.

The answer? The German (and Yiddish-derived) word “Schrecklich”, which means awful, terrible or dreadful! 🙁

Nonsense, Shrek is the best!

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