Contractions

[RonBee]

what'd = what did

What'd he say? = What did he say?

[RonBee]

that'll = that will

That'll be all = That will be all

I've no question about the 've and stuff but I want to know what this means:

明けましておめでとう


And how can you get this on the computer. Is there in China a special keyboard for this kind of language????

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by sanny

I've no question about the 've and stuff but I want to know what this means:

明けましておめでとう


And how can you get this on the computer. Is there in China a special keyboard for this kind of language????

As I recall, I copied and pasted that. And it means, I think, "Happy New Year!" (Or something close.)

:)

[RonBee]

couldn't, didn't

• I couldn't hear her, so I didn't respond = I could not hear her, so I did not respond

couldn't've

• I couldn't've done what you said I did = I could not have done what you said I did

明けましておめでとう

is this Chinese, Japanese or Taiwanese actually?
I also never heard of Mandarin, in what countries do they speak Mandarin?

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by sanny

明けましておめでとう

is this Chinese, Japanese or Taiwanese actually?
I also never heard of Mandarin, in what countries do they speak Mandarin?

It's Japanese.

明 = a
け = ke
ま = ma
し = shi
て = te

お = o
め =me
で = de
と = to
う = u

"akemashite omedetou" means, "Happy New Year" :)

Click on the link below to see where Mandarin Chinese is spoken.

http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/profiles/profm02.htm

All the best,

[RonBee]

It'll = It will.

• It'll be a while = It will be a while.

That'll = That will.

• That'll be the day = That will be the day.
  That'll never happen again = That will never happen again.

[Tdol]

Which'll = Which will.

• The bus, which'll be along in a while, will take you to the station. = The bus, which will be along in a while, will take you to the station.

[RonBee]

ain't = am not

Example:

• I ain't going, and you can't make me.

(Many if not most grammarians consider ain't nonstandard.)