User Comments - catherinem
catherinem
Posted on: Shanghai Expo Pavilions
May 19, 2010 at 5:52 AMHah! Means: "funny joke," or "I am laughing." (re: xiao_liang's original comment). Sorry for the confusion.
Posted on: Shanghai Expo Pavilions
May 19, 2010 at 2:40 AMHAH!
Posted on: Nearby Tea House
May 19, 2010 at 2:32 AMDang we all posted similar responses at the same time. We should really coordinate better next time! :)
Posted on: Nearby Tea House
May 19, 2010 at 2:28 AM@maktubhelou Here is an image of a Starbuck's menu in Chinese/English:
The basics:
latte /拿铁 /nátiě
espresso /浓咖啡/nóng kāfēi
cappuccino / 卡布奇诺 / kǎbùqínuò
americano / 美式咖啡 /měishìkāfēi
Posted on: Nearby Tea House
May 19, 2010 at 2:10 AMAlso, I was wondering how you would say a café or teashop with a terrace.
You could call a patio/outdoor seating area a 露台 (lùtái) or you could just describe a 咖啡厅/咖啡馆 as having a place where you can 坐外面 (zuòwàimian)。
Posted on: Shanghai Expo Pavilions
May 17, 2010 at 6:04 AMInteresting. From what I've read, a lot of pavilions worked the going green aspect of this year's expo into their architectural designs...
Posted on: Shanghai Expo Pavilions
May 17, 2010 at 6:02 AMI haven't been yet but I've actually heard good things. Will post photos once I make it down there!
Posted on: Food Flavors, Shanghai Style
May 17, 2010 at 3:59 AMIt's a short series on Shanghainese. It will be followed by series on other dialects found in China. We asked for user feedback a few months back - maybe you could add your own opinion on dialects you'd like to hear. We're still in the planning phases and would love any thoughts/suggestions you have!
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Posted on: Food Flavors, Shanghai Style
May 14, 2010 at 9:54 AMI love it. And I do exactly what Jen does! :)
Posted on: Nearby Tea House
May 20, 2010 at 1:53 AMHeh. Know how that goes :) I love coffee too - thanks to Shanghai am now a Costa Coffee convert (it's a British company, but they don't have them where I'm from in the US)! The most indulgent (and delicious) drink on their menu? 焦糖味的加冰冷饮系列 [jiāotáng de jiā bīng lěngyǐn xìliè], Espresso Caramel Cream Frescato. At least I think that's how it's said in Chinese!