Hui replied " Haven't"
Granny mumbled "se mo haven't ?" (what is haven't?)
En who was nearby, translated " haven't se hai mei you "
Granny asked " hao? " (She meant what is 'ready' in English)
En : "Hao" is good
Granny mumbling, good!!! and asked again " hao le? "
En : Finished.
When En was younger, she refused to speak in Mandarin. When I spoke to her in Mandarin or Cantonese, she told me to stop communicating to her in Chinese. She added " I am an English, not a Chinese". :)))) Now, she converse in both languages.
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Hilarious. I can imagine the heavy English accent in En's Mandarin, while having this conversation.
And I can image how nonchalant Hui's English reply to Granny's Mandarin.
And I totally respect Granny's (my mom-in-law) effort in speaking to En and Hui in Mandarin (although is not her mother-tongue). She recognized the importance of giving the little girls an environment to at least pick up the language.
We are so lucky.
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