A Word A Day In Mandarin

[adrianus]

Hi,

I add some words:

尴尬 / gan1 ' ga4 = embarassed

感觉 / gan3 jue2 = feeling
e.g. 我感觉累了。 wo3 gan3 jue2 lei2 le. = I feel very tired.

干 /gan1 , literally means "dry" But has several combinations:
干爸 /gan1 ba4：god father
干杯/ gan1 bei1: cheers. e.g. 为陈先生干杯！wei4 chen1 xian1 sheng1 gan1 bei1 ! = Toast for mr Chen !

干can also means "do."
你干吗? / ni3 gan1 ma? (colloquial speech). Means "What are you doing?"
干巴！/ gan1 ba! = Go ahead!

Happy learning!

Adri

[oneforthelord]

干 is a dangerous word in Taiwan, it means F*** over there

[adrianus]

Originally Posted by oneforthelord

干 is a dangerous word in Taiwan, it means F*** over there

really ? Wao, that's interesting... So ?干巴！? means "F*** you" in taiwan? I should be more careful then... 8O

Regards,

Adri