#east asian languages

In Mandarin Chinese we say “再见 (zài jiàn)” as “goodbye” or “farewell”, which roughly translates to “see (见) you again (再)” and I think that’s beautiful, because that means there is no true goodbye in the Mandarin Chinese language, and we only ever part ways for the time being.

Submitted by @fawn-ly

[resources:bab.la,Collins Dictionary,Yabla,Purple Culture,Han Trainer DictionaryandPin Pin Chinese]

In Korean we don’t say “It is correct”* we say “맞아요 (maj-ayo)” which literally means “It fits”* and I think that’s sweet.

Submitted by @girl-from-the-otherworld, with the help of @mykoreanstudy

[resource:WiktionaryandNAVER Dictionary]

[*Note: corrected, 12.09.2018]