{"id":1454,"date":"2020-10-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2021-05-14T10:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T10:13:43","slug":"play-mistranslation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/vocab-expressions\/play-mistranslation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Adult Students from East Asia Say They 'Play' with Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/vocab-expressions\/play-mistranslation\/#Words_With_Slightly_Different_Meanings\" >Words With (Slightly) Different Meanings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/vocab-expressions\/play-mistranslation\/#Words_With_Multiple_Meanings\" >Words With Multiple Meanings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/vocab-expressions\/play-mistranslation\/#How_To_Correct_Mistranslations\" >How To Correct Mistranslations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/vocab-expressions\/play-mistranslation\/#%F0%9F%93%8C_Takeaways\" >\ud83d\udccc Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard some adult Japanese or Korean students say, \u201cI play with my friends on the weekends\u201d (meaning \u201cI hang out with my friends\u201d). If you\u2019re like us, you probably had to fake a cough to suppress some laughter. \ud83d\ude05&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But why do students use the word \u201cplay\u201d like this? And how should we correct them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Words_With_Slightly_Different_Meanings\"><\/span>Words With (Slightly) Different Meanings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing about mistakes like \u201cI\u2019m playing with friends\u201d is that they\u2019re not totally incorrect. But they\u2019re unnatural enough to cause misunderstandings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you might guess, the word play is used slightly differently in our students\u2019 native languages. In East Asia, play refers to not only children having fun, but adults too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In Japanese and Korean, \u201cplay\u201d means \u201cto hang out with friends.\u201d This includes going out for drinks, having fun at the beach, or simply going to a party.<\/li><li>In Mandarin, \u201cplay\u201d usually means \u201cto go on a trip or outing.\u201d For example, if you hear a Taiwanese student say, \u201cI\u2019m going to play in Europe,\u201d what they really mean is they\u2019re travelling there.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/sbTA3GUiSDT8cVfp6AMV1TQ\/image?w=624&amp;h=367&amp;rev=476&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1HT_lywOWYB3qOBwotnughatraU0ah01G6RADhEH5eqo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Words_With_Multiple_Meanings\"><\/span>Words With Multiple Meanings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Words that don\u2019t just have one translation in English pose an even bigger problem. For example, you may have noticed that Japanese students sometimes say things like, \u201cAlmost Japanese people like tea\u201d when they actually mean \u201cMost Japanese people like tea.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This error occurs, because both \u201calmost\u201d and \u201cmost\u201d are the same word in Japanese: <em>hotondo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/sdO5z91qH5A0UXAcPOslhZg\/image?w=624&amp;h=432&amp;rev=361&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1HT_lywOWYB3qOBwotnughatraU0ah01G6RADhEH5eqo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, when Japanese students translate from Japanese into English, they usually get these two mixed up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another mistake that\u2019s easy to overlook is the seemingly subtle error in B\u2019s statement below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Can you come to my house on Friday?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B: Maybe I can\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many learners who say this actually mean, \u201cI probably can\u2019t (come).\u201d This is another case in which one Japanese word (<em>tabun<\/em>) means two English words (\u201cmaybe\u201d and \u201cprobably\u201d). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phrasemix.com\/answers\/what-are-the-differences-between-maybe-perhaps-possibly-and\">Check out this link<\/a> if you need help explaining the difference.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mistaking these two might not seem like a big problem, but if used in a situation like the one above it can lead to serious misunderstandings, especially if the student forgets to clearly pronounce the T in \u201ccan\u2019t,\u201d which then sounds like \u201cMaybe I can!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following mistakes also result from the same process of mistranslation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/sKba3M6rGgkPdEhn1hP1TsA\/image?w=623&amp;h=369&amp;rev=23&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1HT_lywOWYB3qOBwotnughatraU0ah01G6RADhEH5eqo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Correct_Mistranslations\"><\/span>How To Correct Mistranslations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, mistranslations involving the words above are often so subtle that they\u2019re hard to detect. For example, if I heard \u201calmost Japanese people like tea\u201d for the first time, I might think that I misheard and that the student had said, \u201cMost Japanese people like tea.\u201d As a result, I\u2019d probably just let it go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So try and pay close attention to what your students say, because If you can point out mistranslations like these, you\u2019ll definitely leave a strong impression. This kind of feedback is not only hard to come by, but it also illustrates differences between their native language and English which they\u2019ll find interesting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how can we best point out mistranslations?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First we\u2019ll want to follow the \u201cif you hear something, say something\u201d rule. In other words, if something the student said was unclear or strange, ask them to clarify.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then after figuring out what they actually meant, you can teach them more appropriate expressions, like in the following example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/sG7edAMTT9B-iklruuKTOEQ\/image?w=623&amp;h=416&amp;rev=495&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1HT_lywOWYB3qOBwotnughatraU0ah01G6RADhEH5eqo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that the tutor above doesn\u2019t only correct the student, but also explains why \u201cplay\u201d isn\u2019t the right choice in that context. This helps students better remember the feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is time, you\u2019ll also want to provide plenty of examples of the right use of the words. Examples help illustrate how to apply the word to different contexts in English.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing so will help the student overcome their reliance on their native tongue (<em>asobu<\/em> = \u201cplay,\u201d <em>hotondo<\/em> = almost\u201d), allowing them to form original thoughts in English (\u201cI hung out with friends,\u201d \u201cMost x\u2026\u201d \u201cMost y\u2026\u201d). And in the long run, this will help them develop a better sense of their target language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8C_Takeaways\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccc Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, this has given you a better idea of why our students sometimes sound unnatural.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it can be difficult to identify mistakes involving subtle differences between languages, we can do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Spot mistakes using the \u201cif you hear something, say something\u201d rule.<\/li><li>Check if the student really meant what they said.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Provide students with more appropriate expressions<\/li><li>Immerse them in example sentences.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve probably heard some adult Japanese or Korean students say, \u201cI play with my friends on the weekends\u201d (meaning \u201cI hang out with my friends\u201d). 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