●           移民英文 immigration vs migration?

-              immigrate/immigration - moving to another country

                E.g. I immigrated to the UK in 2020.

-              migration（電腦系統的）/ (信息的）遷移

E.g. Thanks for your patience during the migration to the new system.

感謝您在變更到新系統期間的耐心等待。

-              emigrate  移出

E.g. Millions of Germans emigrated from Europe to America in the 19th century.

在19世紀，數百萬的德國人從歐洲移民到了美國

-              不過普通會講 “move to”

-              “move to Australia” vs “go to Australia”

                                                I am just going to the UK for a month, I am not moving there.

 

●           移民/ 去英國讀書經歷 - 有咩tips?

-              不需要介意自己講錯/ 文法錯都唔緊要

-              大公司有翻譯員

 

●    有冇二手店買傢俬furniture? 美國有thrift stores? Charity shop?英國呢？

-          TJ Maxx - 好似outlet 嘅店

-          nightstand/ lamps/ dresser

-          couch (sofa) 英國人是否叫couch?

-          If you are renting an apartment or house, you probably don’t need to worry about buying huge home appliances. 

租屋 其實都不用買大型家電如 stove/fridge/oven

-          furnished, unfurnished, semi-furnished?

-          apartment vs flat?

 

●    In Hong Kong, my husband and I like to go to Mxxxx Sxxxxxx for groceries.

喺香港 我成日都去Mxxxx Sxxxxxx/ 英國有好多間 / groceries (日常生活用品）

 

●    When you were studying in the UK, what did you normally buy when you went to the supermarket? 去到英國國supermarket經常買咩？

 

（美國其實係叫grocery store）

                          我自己會買：(我地唔講好容易果啲啦 如meat/milk )

-          sourdough bread

-          sandwich meat

-          sour cream 酸奶油

-          salad dressing

-          frozen food （美國人經常吃/ 幾行 aisles 賣frozen food）

 

●    近年收得最多的信息好像是  “Hey! I am moving back to the UK!” 我搬回英國居住！

與朋友farewell 時，會講以下說話：

-          後會有期

Until we meet again.

 

-          All good things must come to an end.

-          天下無不散之筵席 / 比喻世事無常，有聚必有散，分離是不可避免的

-          亦可以講：

                                    I wish you the best of luck! Let us know when you have settled in.