English or Mandarin?
Lady: Ji ge?
(How many in Mandarin)
I hold up one finger.
Lady: Ji ge?
Me: One.
Lady: Ji ge or pok?
Points to menu: chicken or pork or beef.
Me: Oh, I want beef.
Despite bad accents I am usually good at figuring out what people are saying. That is unless I don’t know what language they are speaking!
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