It probably sounds silly but I quite enjoy not memorizing different names for days of the weeks and months like when I was learning french ... Lundi, Mardi ...

Nice to be like 星期一，星期二，星期三 ... for week days and 一月，二月，三月... for months.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Same, and not having to remember different versions of words for tense and gender is great. Where Chinese gets you back though, is measure words. Is a can of beans many 颗? 粒? One 包? Oh I was supposed to remember 罐?

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I mean tbf you're addressing a can of bean, so 罐 is correct. It's the container that count, not the content.

[–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

It's the container that count, not the content

That’s not what Mr Rogers taught me

[–] androogee@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago

Okay but what if that can of beans can suck its own dick?

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't mind the measure words so much because you can always use the generic one and people will understand, it's the tones that really mess me up.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I find the tones are hard, but I find it's easier to remember them within a sentence than for individual worlds. Good news is if you mess it up, context still makes it possible to figure out what you meant.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dumplings vs sleep....it still gets me

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

lol there are just so many words that basically sound the same and mean completely different things

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

I like how in French it's almost the same as in English. Monday = Moon Day = Lunar Day = Lundi
Tuesday = Tyr's Day = Mars' Day (both being the god of war) = Mardi

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

This seems like it would be difficult for the visually impaired.