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twinmatrix

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Sometime ago I found this really popular language learning website where people can ask for translations and you can give them to others.

 

Does anyone know what I mean?

 

I remember I corrected some Dutch sentences and got points and could use those to post questions about Japanese.

 

For example, I want to know how to say "Americano" (the coffee), or some slang stuff that I can't find in official literature. Can't find the website back. T___T

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I want to know how to say "Americano"

 

If that was the actual question you want to ask rather than just an example, the answer is 美式咖啡. :wink:

 

I think HiNative is the offering from the makers of Lang8 that's specifically designed for Q&A.

 

GoVoluble is also a good option (link in my sig, though I'm not affiliated, I just recommend it).

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Not sure, never ordered it. I'm pretty sure they'd give you whatever they give you when you ask for an Americano at any Starbucks in the world (i.e. a shot of espresso + hot water).
 
Edit: 百度百科's entry on 美式咖啡
 

“美式咖啡”(英文:Americano,意大利语:Caffè Americano)咖啡的一种,是最普通的咖啡。是使用滴滤式咖啡壶所制作出的黑咖啡,又或者是意式浓缩中加入大量的水制成。口味比较淡。因为一般的萃取时间相对较长(大概四五分钟),所以咖啡因含量较高。


Seems like the author of the article doesn't know the difference between an Americano and a filter coffee, but either way it's the correct translation for "Americano".

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