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I took a taxi today with a driver from Korea. He found out I was really hungry and gave me a bunch of snacks!He used to be a counselor in his home country but moved to Los Angeles so his son could attend school here, I was really touched after I heard his story.
📲 texts with tea v. 2Americans often text in grammatically incorrect shorthand to save time. I’m here to teach you this slang featuring a random conversation with a friend. —ur - shorthand for you are -> u r -> ur (你是)lmao, laugh my a** off - for when you find something really funny. interestingly, these days lmao is often used as a reply like 嗯 — it’s like when someone types hhhh they aren’t actually laughing in real life. (哈哈哈?)wru - where are you -> where r u -> wru (lazy way to say 你在哪儿)sup - a way to ask how someone is doing— what is up -> wassup -> sup (roughly 你好吗)bros - could mean actual brothers or just friends gotcha - I understand— got you -> got ya -> gotcha (我明白)grab a bite - go eat food (去吃饭)⭐️chill - this word can mean several things1. chill (cold) - relates to a feeling of coldness, “there’s a chill in the air” (mild 冷)2. chill (relaxed, relax) - relates to either a state of relaxation or can be used to describe someone who is easygoing and relaxed,“My brother is great, he’s so chill to hangout with.” “I’m just chilling, wyd?”3. chill (meet up) - just like “hang” chill can also be used to describe meeting up. This is how it is used in the text below.—Try using these in the comments if you’d like 😉
📲 texts with tea v. 1 Americans often text in grammatically incorrect shorthand to save time. I’m here to teach you this slang featuring a random conversation with a friend. —GG, Good game - a way to express defeat, not too commonly used (here my friend is referring to the fact that they missed an event)Hang - meet up, spend time together. see my very old post on “down to hang” for a detailed explanationRip, Rest In Peace - it’s over, not happening, can also be used to express defeat Wyd, what you doing - I say this often, it is shorthand to ask what someone is doing, basically 你在干什么?Tfti, thanks for the invite - a sarcastic way to tell someone you wish they invited you, but is usually said as a joke Lame - not cool, not fun, boring Tbh - to be honest, you can use this to reinforce that you are stating your true opinion—Try using these in the comments if you’d like 😉
My love for [1] spring in Los Angeles [2] springs from the varied colors of the sky during this season.The sunshine and warm weather puts a [3] spring in my step every morning 🏃🏻♂️.— ✨ Challenge: Explain how I use the word “spring” differently in [1, 2, 3]✨— I hope you enjoy these pictures I took recently!
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