[Languages] Is 6 Months of Mandarin Enough?
[Languages] Is 6 Months of Mandarin Enough?
Well, it's been a while! I've been studying Mandarin at National Taiwan University for six months and am now on a break in formal studies. This seems like a good time to reflect on what I have actually learned in this time.
[Languages] Why Taiwanese Mandarin?
Impostraveller Syndrome
Sukiyaki Westernised
Sukiyaki Westernised
I decided that the only way I could really get across the beauty of Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" would be by translating the lyrics myself. I learned a lot.
[Spetlight] [Japan] Kitsune Dog?!
[Spetlight] [Japan] Kitsune Dog?!
We don't know the dog's name, if it was a stray, or if its human knew where it was. All we know is it latched onto us and brightened our day.
[Japan] Ah, the things that make translators chuckle.

[Japan] Ah, the things that make translators chuckle.

Sometimes I put silly place-holder words and phrases into translated texts, so that I can immediately know the literal meaning in English without having to recheck in the dictionary. I go over the text a few times, revising it until the word or phrase sounds natural and acceptable, so normally the place-holders are replaced. There are times when I grow attached to them, though!

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