Chinese in the workplace

SexxxyTech · Sep 19, 2003

I work for a computer disty which is 96 % Chinese. 9 times of 10 they are speaking Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese, and i dont have a problem with it at all. (my CO-Worker hates it, we are the only 2 non-asian americans in the company) They are always talking loud, but i want to know , what does Nee-Ga mean. I dont think they are trying to disrespect blacks, but I hear it everyday. What does it mean. Shay-Shay, did i spell that right?

LordJezo · Sep 19, 2003

means hello

ne-ha-ma or something

kinda a hello, how are you type thing

shay shay means thank you

and i have no idea about the spelling either.

blackdogdeek · Sep 19, 2003

i don't think so. nee-how or nee-how-ma are the hello/how are you greetings. but those only happen at the beginning of conversations.

i really think what they're saying is derogatory. think about what the word sounds like in english.

shopbruin · Sep 19, 2003

isn't it like one those "space" words? like in cantonese they add "ahhh" at the end of everything.

Ernieb · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: SexxxyTech
I work for a computer disty which is 96 % Chinese. 9 times of 10 they are speaking Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese, and i dont have a problem with it at all. (my CO-Worker hates it, we are the only 2 non-asian americans in the company) They are always talking loud, but i want to know , what does Nee-Ga mean. I dont think they are trying to disrespect blacks, but I hear it everyday. What does it mean. Shay-Shay, did i spell that right?

my mother tongue is cantonese

nee ga / sounds like "it's yours" to me in Cantonese

Shay - Shay / "Thank You" in Mandarin

i work in a computer disty too : ) (98% chinese here i say)

SexxxyTech · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
i don't think so. nee-how or nee-how-ma are the hello/how are you greetings. but those only happen at the beginning of conversations.

i really think what they're saying is derogatory. think about what the word sounds like in english.

Yes, Nee how , thats hello, hi, i hear that every day, 100 times a day. Nee-Ga, i dont think they aer being derogatory, no asians respond to this thread yet?

lukatmyshu · Sep 19, 2003

My work is about 50% chinese, but as soon as 2 chinese people are in proximity, they switch to Chinese. It's a little irritating, but I guess for them it's easier to talk in the language they grew up with.

Martin · Sep 19, 2003

so neegah is a word? that would explain Tokyo Breakfast

duke · Sep 19, 2003

In mandarin, "nee-ga" is kinda like "this". "na-ga" is like "that". In cantonese, the closest I can make it out to be would be "yours"? Someone will surely correct me if I'm wrong.

MrDingleDangle · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: SexxxyTech
I work for a computer disty which is 96 % Chinese. 9 times of 10 they are speaking Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese, and i dont have a problem with it at all. (my CO-Worker hates it, we are the only 2 non-asian americans in the company) They are always talking loud, but i want to know , what does Nee-Ga mean. I dont think they are trying to disrespect blacks, but I hear it everyday. What does it mean. Shay-Shay, did i spell that right?

i forget what it means, but its something in mandarin...when my g/f is speaking chinese with her friends or family they always say it...its a very common word though

gleong · Sep 19, 2003

if they're saying 'nee ga' or 'nee gor', it sounds like 'this' or 'that' in cantonese.

SexxxyTech · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: Ernieb

Originally posted by: SexxxyTech
I work for a computer disty which is 96 % Chinese. 9 times of 10 they are speaking Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese, and i dont have a problem with it at all. (my CO-Worker hates it, we are the only 2 non-asian americans in the company) They are always talking loud, but i want to know , what does Nee-Ga mean. I dont think they are trying to disrespect blacks, but I hear it everyday. What does it mean. Shay-Shay, did i spell that right?

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my mother tongue is cantonese

nee ga / sounds like "it's yours" to me in Cantonese

Shay - Shay / "Thank You" in Mandarin

i work in a computer disty too : ) (98% chinese here i say)

Which computer Disty?

richardycc · Sep 19, 2003

nee ga = "this one" or "this" or "that" in cantonese. Confused yet?

TravisT · Sep 19, 2003

Nee-ga is just the N word with a chinese accent. Sorry to inform you of that. *sigh*

just kidding... no idea.

brtspears2 · Sep 19, 2003

Though in cantonese, it sounds like NEE-goy instead of nee-ga in madarin.

No they aren't dissin blacks.

I work with a bunch of chinese people too, this language got so many variants that I can't keep up.

SexxxyTech · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: brtspears2
Though in cantonese, it sounds like NEE-goy instead of nee-ga in madarin.

No they aren't dissin blacks.

I work with a bunch of chinese people too, this language got so many variants that I can't keep up.

Didnt think they were, thanks

Radiohead · Sep 19, 2003

Ne ga paygu hung da!

richardycc · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: Radiohead
Ne ga paygu hung da!

I guess you know sexxxxytech in real life?

SexxxyTech · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: Radiohead
Ne ga paygu hung da!

??????????

psianime · Sep 19, 2003

I live in San Gabriel, CA and it's pretty rare for me to hear English dialog in public from Asian people.

GeneValgene · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: SexxxyTech

Originally posted by: Radiohead
Ne ga paygu hung da!

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??????????

ni de pi gu hen da

basically he just said "your butt is very big"

Radiohead · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: richardycc

Originally posted by: Radiohead
Ne ga paygu hung da!

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I guess you know sexxxxytech in real life?

ARRR!!!

lchyi · Sep 19, 2003

No black person is, "Hay Yrun"

GoodRevrnd · Sep 19, 2003

If Mandarin, it's 'ni hao' and 'xiexie'.

Ernieb · Sep 19, 2003

Originally posted by: SexxxyTech

Originally posted by: Ernieb

Originally posted by: SexxxyTech
I work for a computer disty which is 96 % Chinese. 9 times of 10 they are speaking Chinese, Mandarin and Cantonese, and i dont have a problem with it at all. (my CO-Worker hates it, we are the only 2 non-asian americans in the company) They are always talking loud, but i want to know , what does Nee-Ga mean. I dont think they are trying to disrespect blacks, but I hear it everyday. What does it mean. Shay-Shay, did i spell that right?

Click to expand...

my mother tongue is cantonese

nee ga / sounds like "it's yours" to me in Cantonese

Shay - Shay / "Thank You" in Mandarin

i work in a computer disty too : ) (98% chinese here i say)

Click to expand...

Which computer Disty?

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