• NorthWestWind@lemmy.world
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      You’re very close! I’ll make some edits.

      1  My life over here is terrible.
      2  Work environment is not very good (yes you're correct), benefits are few
      3  But don't need to worry, every day has only about 10 people getting heavily injured,
      4  and I am very careful.
      5  We opened a small store, business is not bad.
      6  Although I am not very familiar with English, I can still sometimes 
      7  (This line is adding a word to the previous line)
      8  understand what the white people (we meant westerners) are saying. (Line 6 to 8 are parts of the same sentence)
      9  Hope I can get some fame here! I will work hard here, and
      10 will be careful with my health
      11 Are you (plural) still good?
      12 Very miss you (plural), wish we can meet again
      

      (I am a Hongkonger, speaking Cantonese since the day I was born. The other translations using translation software aren’t accurate because there is an added character at line 7.)

    • Falafels@aussie.zone
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      I’m impressed you remember it! Unless you’re in 3rd grade now, in which case it’s not as impressive.

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      Here’s Google’s translation. Knowing zero Chinese myself, you did very well.

      I live very poorly here.
      The working environment is unbearable and the benefits are lacking.
      But don’t worry, only about + people are seriously injured every day,
      And I am also very careful. We opened a small shop, and the business is doing well.
      Although I don’t know English very well, I can understand a little
      Understand what those white people are saying.
      I hope I can get ahead! I will work hard here, and
      Be careful, physically.
      How are you?
      Miss you very much, hope we can meet again.

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        It’s been so long since I studied any Mandarin that I remember almost nothing of it, but I find it really funny that Google translate somehow fucked up translating one of the easiest characters to learn.

        For context, “+” is the character for 10.