Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 4 months agoIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up11.18K
arrow-up11.18KimageIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.lemmy.worldFlying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 4 months agomessage-square132fedilink
minus-squaremanucodelinkfedilink2•4 months 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-24 months 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.