Need a translation

[TigerTjäder]

Can someone translate this audio file to english?

Audio file

thanks

[jiaozi]

Ant, bunny, mouse.

[skylee]

It is ant, mouse, rabbit (螞蟻, 老鼠, 兔仔).

In case you don't already know, that is Cantonese in the audio file. And the tone of the first sound (ma) is incorrect as far as I know.

[Luobot]

How do you know whether 老鼠 (or just 鼠) refers to a mouse or to a rat when it appears in a list of bugs and rodents, as in this case? Is "mouse" the unofficial default when it's a toss-up?

[skylee]

I don't know the different between a mouse and a rat. I guess they are both 老鼠 to me.

I've found this on the internet -

What do the terms rat and mouse mean?

Rat and mouse are actually not scientific classifications. These words are common names for rodents that look alike to the casual eye.

[imron]

Rat has a negative connotation.

In my mind a rat is always a bad creature, whereas a mouse not necessarily so. I also imagine a rat to be bigger than a mouse.

[Luobot]

I always thought they were a different species and assumed everyone thought that way, but the ancient Romans apparently had a similar view as the Chinese.

According to wikipedia: "Ancient Romans did not generally differentiate between rats and mice, instead referring to the former as Mus Maximus (big mouse) and the latter as Mus Minimus (little mouse)."

So the Latin-Mandarin is:

Mus Maximus = 大老鼠

Mus Minimus = 小老鼠

[Tim China]

i am a chinese, but have no ideas what it says in the audio

[skylee]

i am a chinese, but have no ideas what it says in the audio

This is because you don't speak Cantonese, and there are a lot of Chinese people who don't speak Cantonese. Take a look at my post #3 -

In case you don't already know, that is Cantonese in the audio file.

[wai ming]

And the tone of the first sound (ma) is incorrect as far as I know.

Skylee, just wondering what tone you would pronounce the 螞 as?

My boyfriend said the tone on the 蟻 was pronounced incorrectly (should be maa5 ngai5 not maa5 ngai2).

[skylee]

Skylee, just wondering what tone you would pronounce the 螞 as?

This is how I pronounce 螞 蟻.

What's in the audio file is maa4.