Forums > Living in Kunming > 噶 or 嘎?

a friend of mine got it online somewhere. apparently it was kinda hard to find. you can borrow my copy if you want. PM me if so.

Forums > Living in Kunming > 噶 or 嘎?

according to my 昆明话词典, the particle 'ga' is always 嘎. but i've also seen 噶 used, but that was about 3 years ago. there's also another sentence-final particle 'gae' (short 'a' as in 'bat') which is written as a character i can't find in my input system... it's a 口 with a 改.

but to answer your question, i don't think there's a prescriptive "official" flavor to kunminghua. you will probably only get a descriptive answer, one that describes current popular use. when kunmingers see my kunminghua dictionary, they invariably laugh and are dismissive of the idea. most refuse to touch the book.

Forums > Living in Kunming > Pasi School

glad to see you've come around, dana.

Forums > Living in Kunming > Pasi School

what makes you question their legitimacy?

Forums > Living in Kunming > stuck up lao wai

Sorry laotou, I was half-joking. I can understand where you're coming from. I used to smile at foreigners, but lately I haven't been doing so. Don't be offended, I don't think I'm better than others and that's not why I don't smile or nod. I think it has something to do with the adjustment we all make to the stares we get from Chinese. I think I have developed a "I don't give a fuck that you are looking at me" face, in reaction to Chinese stares. This is my street face. If I see you on the street, you'll catch that face. I don't think I'm the only one.

Respectfully this time - don't experiment on people on the street. If I were having a bad day, I would not appreciate some guy begging me for a nod and judging me if I didn't give it. What kind of behavior is that?

But I guess we all get bored sometimes...