Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost • 6 months agoIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.imagemessage-square130arrow-up11.19Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1imageIt's amazing so many people are able to use English as a second language.Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost • 6 months agomessage-square130
minus-squaremanucodelinkfedilink2•6 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-26 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.