Chinese Learning American English With ‘OMG! Meiyu’

The World

Lisa Mullins talks to Jessica Beinecke, who hosts “OMG! Meiyu,” a video show produced by Voice of America that helps Chinese speakers learn American English.

The show has become popular in China by teaching words like “booger” and “oopsie” and phrases like “muffin top”.

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