Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 month agoIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldFlying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 month agomessage-square130fedilink
minus-squaremanucodelink2•1 month 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-square@randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-21 month 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.