Sometimes expressions are funny across languages. Yesterday I learned a new one here in My Language: “Ka ba ŋũɛ̃ ʼpee nĩĩgire.” Literally, it means, “Donʼt say it a second time.” And itʼs used to confirm that you are totally in agreement with what the other person just said, or that he said what you were thinking. Aka, it could be translated as “You can say that again!”
Isnʼt that funny? “Donʼt say it a second time” can be translated as, “You can say that again!” It reminds me yet again that you have to be careful in translation!
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