Mandarin moment
I was having a hard time understanding what my classmate is saying, because his accent is not great, and he doesn't do tones. (Good thing: I have more classmates!)
The teacher said "I sort of understand what you're saying, but I really hope you didn't mean to say it."
My classmate was trying to say, "I bought a pair of shoes (xiezi) but they are too small."
What he actually said was, "I bought a pair of children (haizi) but they are too small."
I have THOUGHTS about language acquisition but it turns out I'm too tired to write much that's coherent.
The teacher said "I sort of understand what you're saying, but I really hope you didn't mean to say it."
My classmate was trying to say, "I bought a pair of shoes (xiezi) but they are too small."
What he actually said was, "I bought a pair of children (haizi) but they are too small."
I have THOUGHTS about language acquisition but it turns out I'm too tired to write much that's coherent.