waratte shimaun desu (putting on a smile)

LONG LONG LONG DAY...haha!i was able to withdraw my help to my Pastor who's been asking me a very big favor...wanna know what kind? he's asking me to help him on his DISSERTATION PAPER FOR DOCTORAL DEGREE! yeah i was like what did I do to myself but fortunately i was able to withdraw at last cause i was like kinda dead right now...lol..anyways i was talking to my friend Xue Mei back in Beijing,China (well i mishooo mei mei) and I asked her a favor to help me translate some mandarin words for me and here are some of our conversation...

joyenz: mei mei wazzup girl...i mishooo...

meimei: i miss u too...

joyenz: hei i heard abt. the news (earthquake)

meimei: oh u do?

joyenz: so how are you? i thought you were hurt!

meimei:: no i'm not..it's on the other part of China..

joyenz: good thing huh?

meimei: (smiley)

joyenz: so hows work?

meimei: is ok...it's dark outside..

joyenz: yeah? it's raining here too..

meimei: rili? hei is dat ur language?

joyenz: no..that's japanese (nippongo)

meimei: do u know how to speak jap?

joyenz: yeah... i think so...lol...but not that good...

meimei: o rili...wow

joyenz: would you help me translate some of this in your own language...well pls not in chinese char. huh?!

meimei: ok...

joyenz: good morning, good evening, good afternoon,
thank you, you're welcome, HI MY NAME IS JOY, HI/ HELLO

meimei:

zao shang hao= good morning

wan shang hao= good evening

xia wu hao= good afternoon

xiexie= thank you

bu bi ke qi or bu yong xie= you're welcome

wo jiao JOY or o de ming zi shi JOY= HI MY NAME IS JOY

ni hao= HI/ HELLO


joyenz: yehei...wow...i am learning now...lol..