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吉吉/恩恩

English translation: Hehe/(Nods)/Mhmm

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Chinese term or phrase:吉吉/恩恩
English translation:Hehe/(Nods)/Mhmm
Entered by: Wilman

20:53 Aug 19, 2013
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Chinese term or phrase: 吉吉/恩恩
Speaker 1: 什么时候放假, {吉吉}
Speaker 2: 不知道呢。。20号左右吧。你们呢？
Speaker 1: 哦哦 18
Speaker 1: {恩恩}。差不多的
This is SMS. Are these actually names or they mean something else? Thanks.
Wilman
United States
Local time: 11:01
Hehe/(Nods)
Explanation:
Should be like the following:
Speaker 1: 什么时候放假, Tee Hee (imagine the person laughing)
Speaker 2: 不知道呢。。20号左右吧。你们呢？
Speaker 1: 哦哦 18
Speaker 1: {恩恩}。差不多的

Basically, the first one is something similar to the sound of laughter, the second one is the person saying Yup, and nodding in agreement. {恩恩} is sort of similar to 哦哦 but 哦 is more like "I got it" whereas 恩 has that extra ring of agreement to it.
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Rita Pang
Canada
Local time: 11:01
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Hehe/(Nods)
Rita Pang


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hehe/(Nods)


Explanation:
Should be like the following:
Speaker 1: 什么时候放假, Tee Hee (imagine the person laughing)
Speaker 2: 不知道呢。。20号左右吧。你们呢？
Speaker 1: 哦哦 18
Speaker 1: {恩恩}。差不多的

Basically, the first one is something similar to the sound of laughter, the second one is the person saying Yup, and nodding in agreement. {恩恩} is sort of similar to 哦哦 but 哦 is more like "I got it" whereas 恩 has that extra ring of agreement to it.

Rita Pang
Canada
Local time: 11:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ambrose Li: I’d put the second one as “Mhmm” (which sounds almost the same and means the same thing).
2 days 18 hrs
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