Month: November 2011
Tarte de la vaca
Ms Lin’s corrections: The equivalent symbol for $ (US dollars) to yuan 元 is ¥ yuan 元 is the same as ¥ ¥ Renminbi…
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Who’s up for Mandarin II?
Mandarin I Berkeley Extension Class 12 Nov. 29, 2011 425 Market StreetSan Francisco, CAProfessor: Virginia Mau Mandarin II is now available for enrollment. I…
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Grain has symbolic meaning in China
Mandarin I Berkeley Extension Class – 11 – Nov. 22, 2011 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA Professor: Virginia Mau Homework: Menu Include:Name of…
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The word for “Eat” looks a lot like a head
Mandarin I – Berkeley Extension – Class 10 Nov. 15, 2011 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA Professor: Virginia Mau 餐厅 can1 ting1 =…
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The sound “be” means “vagina” in Chinese. To be or not to be: up to the vagina
Mandarin Uncensored In which we discover that the worst word in English is the same part of the female body as the worst word…
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Why is “woman”女 in the character for “Japanese”倭? Is this an insult?
Mandarin I Berkeley Extension Class 8 Nov. 1, 2011 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA Professor: Virginia Mau Homework for next class 11/8: Lesson…
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