Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agoIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1959arrow-down19
arrow-up1950arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square94fedilink
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-up2·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.