Englishhua
Fair is fair. In Taiwanglish, I made fun of how silly attempted English can sound when tried by a not-yet-fluent speaker. Now it’s the Chinese language’s turn. I have been learning Chinese. I recently learned how to set up my home PC so that I can input traditional Chinese characters by typing in Pin Yin romanization letters. I’ve been trying to impress my fiancé by starting to correspond in Chinese. My fiancé (who is Taiwanese) recently wrote: back asking that I send an English version of what I was trying to say. Here’s why:
你好，我的美麗的愛，
Tried to write: Hello, My Beautiful Love,
Actually wrote: “You are good, I beautiful,”
我已近明白怎麼用我的電腦所以我會看你的鞋子。
Tried to write: I now understand how to use my computer so that I can see your words.
Actually wrote: “I nearly had understood how uses my computer therefore I can look at your shoe.”
對不吃如果我的中文有錯。這個華視新的核我還在削的。
Tried to write: I’m sorry if my Chinese has mistakes. This language is new and also I am typing.
Actually wrote: “To does not eat if my Chinese has the mistake. This Hua Shihhsin nucleus I also am truncating.”
我想我動一定你的謝字，可是每多。
Tried to write: My love, I think I understood some of what you wrote:, but not all.
Actually wrote: “I thought I move certainly you to thank the character, but always.”
一個童事我明白時我愛你很很很很多買我要在跟你多我的[life]。
Tried to write: One sentence I understand is that I love you very, very, very, very much, and I want to be with you my whole life.
Actually wrote: “A trustee I understood when I like you very very very very celebrating me to want to be many I with you life.”
我要我們說[soon],常常。
Tried to write: I want for us to talk soon, and often.
Actually wrote: “I want us to say soon, frequently.”
我好愛你，我的愛。
Tried to write: I love you so much, my love.
Actually wrote: “I good love you, my love.”
你的大為
Tried to write: Your David
Actually wrote: “You greatly are”
