04 June 2009

Orange Green Red

After finishing the music class, there was a part of short dialogue among the children, including Tan Jing Hong who is sick of coughing, while going home.

Child A : What is your English name? (Talking with Jing Hong...)

Jing Hong : My mandarin name is 陈靖弘, english name is Tan Jing Hong ......

Child A : Then, how to write your mandarin name, Jing (靖) ??

Jing Hong : errrr ...... Jing (靖) is like a word 青(green) lah ......

Child A : that is green for green frog.

Child A's mom : There should be a letter 立 in front of 青(green) to be 靖 ..... Go back ask your mummy.

Jing Hong : Nolah, there is "3 dots of water" (三点水) in front of 青......

Child A's mom : then it is to be 清 not 靖 anymore.

Child A : his english name is Tan Green Hong (陈青弘) not Tan Jing Hong (陈靖弘) .....

Jing Hong : No no ....

Child B: then 陈 (Chen) is 橙 , Orange ......

Child A: 弘 (Hong) is 红 (Red) .... ... So, his english name is Orange Green Red !

Jing Hong : No no my name is Tan Jing Hong ........

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