Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agoIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.13Karrow-down1imageIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square123fedilink
minus-squaremanucode@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoI assume that 蚤の市 is a loan word and フリーマーケット a calque. But I don’t speak any Japanese.
minus-squarerandint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 months agoNo, it’s the other way around. 蚤 means flea and 市 means market. フリーマーケット sounds like flea market.
I assume that 蚤の市 is a loan word and フリーマーケット a calque. But I don’t speak any Japanese.
No, it’s the other way around. 蚤 means flea and 市 means market. フリーマーケット sounds like flea market.