Chinese

The Chinese word for “nationality” is 国籍. 国籍 is used to denote one’s membership in a nation or state.

Happy birthday in Chinese is shēngrì kuàilè in pinyin, written 生日快乐 in characters. A fuller wish is zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè, “I wish you a happy birthday”.

In pinyin “Sunday” in Chinese is xīngqītiān, written 星期天 (xīngqītiān), or xīngqīrì in more formal use. Both are common and mean the same day.

The phrase “I eat dog” is translated into Chinese as 我吃狗肉. This phrase is used to state that one consumes dog meat as food.

In Chinese, cruise ship is 遊輪 / 游轮. The term 遊輪 / 游轮 is used to describe large-scale passenger cruise ships.

米奇 is the Chinese way to say the name Mickey.

The English name “Marley” is translated into Chinese as 马利. 马利 is used as a transliteration for the given name or surname “Marley”.

KFC is translated into Chinese as 肯德基. 肯德基 refers to the KFC Corporation.

The English word landlord can be translated into Chinese as 房東 / 房东, 東家 / 东家 or 地主.

In Mandarin, “I am impressed” is expressed as 我很佩服.