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Posted on: Nearby Tea House
On May 19 at 2:24 AM by JasonSch

Hey maktubhelou, espresso = 埃斯普雷索 (āisīpǔléisuǒ) but that's a mouthful. 浓咖啡 (nóng kāfēi) works as well and is descriptive rather than being a phone... Read more

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Posted on: Nearby Tea House
On May 19 at 2:14 AM by jen_not_jenny

Coffee vocabulary:   http://hi.baidu.com/starbucks/blog/item/dfff1àc4dc3def9d72afcb7.html One concentrated area of coffeeshops and... Read more

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Posted on: Nearby Tea House
On May 19 at 2:10 AM by catherinem

Also, 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 ju... Read more

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Posted on: Nearby Tea House
On May 19 at 1:47 AM by maktubhelou

Useful lesson. I'm wondering, what's more common in big cities in Mainland China, 茶馆 (cháguǎn) or 咖啡馆 (kāfēiguǎn)? Oh, it looks like... Read more

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On May 19 at 1:45 AM by jen_not_jenny

I know, right? We try to keep an open mind... Read more

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Posted on: Into the Sandstorm
On May 19 at 12:29 AM by dubyruby

Thanks! I realized when I read your post, masterkrang, that I had unconsciously been tricked by the homophone "feng" despite the different charac... Read more

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On May 19 at 12:17 AM by damon

xiao_liang, ha. I think we could come up with a few more differences - and rather more biting - than that. Read more

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On May 19 at 12:02 AM by bodawei

Yoku, apologies I forgot this is an Elementary, should have translated. Actually short of time but it is just about how to use Tupperware containers. Read more

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Posted on: Into the Sandstorm
On May 18 at 11:25 PM by JasonSch

Hi dubyruby, 冲锋衣 are more heavy duty than windbreakers and are usually waterproof (防水) as well. A windbreaker specifically would be better translat... Read more

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Posted on: Into the Sandstorm
On May 18 at 11:17 PM by JasonSch

冲锋衣 specifically refers to those outdoors jackets which are made of synthetic materials and are usually water/wind proof, etc. (Think: North Face.) So... Read more