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Anybody here speak Chinese?

Anybody here speak Chinese? Troubleshooting 8 posts Jan 2, 2004 — Jan 2, 2004

#1 Fri, 2 Jan 2004 - 19:53

Someone I don't know just IM'd me and said

Xin Chao

Anybody know what it means?

They were offline when I returned to my computer....

#2 Fri, 2 Jan 2004 - 20:01

it's a vietnamese greeting.

-r.

#3 Fri, 2 Jan 2004 - 20:03

Ok, its obvious that my knowledge of asian languages is next to zero...

#4 Fri, 2 Jan 2004 - 20:04

Have you tried online translation? Not always the most accurate but you get the gist.....most of the time!

#5 Fri, 2 Jan 2004 - 21:34

I am Chinese... well.. that's Mandarin.

#6 Fri, 2 Jan 2004 - 21:37

I think it says "Good Morning" in Mandarin except that person had it backwards.

#7 Fri, 2 Jan 2004 - 21:38

Quote:

Originally posted by rjenkinson:
it's a vietnamese greeting.

-r.

Yea, it sounds like Vietnamese for hello/goodbye.

#8 Fri, 2 Jan 2004 - 22:27

Folks,

Turns out the person I sent me the IM is from Vietnam... Thanks for the help!