Chinese Learning American English With ‘OMG! Meiyu’
OMG!Meiyu (Photo: YouTube Screen Grab)
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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