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How was your trip to china
like the airplane, the train
when I say how was your trip the meaning is how was the flight, were there delays, was the plane full, was there good food, etc.
three bottles of beers
what kind of beer
did you have any problems when you were traveling?
the day after tomorrow
scenery
the day after tomorrow
three days from now
July 2nd is her birthday
calendar
lunar calendar
Gregorian calendar
it is the same with Muslims and Hindue
Hindus
they use lunar calendars too so the dates change every year
june 30, 1949
june 13
father's sister is aunt and mother's sister is aunt
older sister or younger sister
adik
abang or kakak is older
little sister
big sister
great grandmother
great-great grandmother
we call them all the same but you can separate them by saying paternal grandfather or maternal grandfather
maternal is your mother
son-in-law
father-in-law
dad
daughter's husband's mother and father
they have different terms
this is my son-in-law's father and mother
bottles of beer
not too many because it makes me full
I like whiskey
it is high in alcohol content
tsing tao
tsingtao
beer is too bitter
not too often anymore
are you still there