• Fernlike@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    俺?It’s generally used amongst friends in casual conversations, referring to yourself informally.

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      3 months ago

      Probably that then! I study Chinese (Mandarin) now, so that’s a very unusual character to me. Apparently it has a similar meaning but it’s only used in regional dialects.

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        3 months ago

        Sorry, I wrote it in kanji because I thought you were still studying Japanese. (the character is ore)

        Why did you decide on switching to learning Mandarin?

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          Availability of native speakers local to me, and the fact I was initially attracted to Japanese by the characters and ended up essentially studying Chinese when researching their history. I may return to Japanese later, there’s certainly plenty of study materials.