Is this Chinese?

[Jean in Wisc]

I woke up this morning and there was an off-line message left on my chat board. It said this:

你幹嗎離線阿

????

How could someone send this to me on chat when my computer was shut down?

And what does it say????

LOL!

[Jean in Newcastle]

It looks like question marks to me!

[Mom2legomaniacs]

I tried it in the translation program on my computer to see what it would come up with. Here's what it translated to:

你幹嗎離線阿

Why are you off-line Arab League

Not sure how accurate that program is, but very strange!

[Laura Corin]

你幹嗎離線阿



... it's Chinese, written by someone from Hong Kong, Taiwan or the Chinese diaspora, but not Mainland China. I'm no expert, but in romanisation I think it reads, "Ni gan ma li xian a", which I believe means:

"What the heck are your doing going off line?"

Laura

[Laura Corin]

I tried it in the translation program on my computer to see what it would come up with. Here's what it translated to:

你幹嗎離線阿

Why are you off-line Arab League

Not sure how accurate that program is, but very strange!

It's a question word, but is probably alternatively used as part of the Chinese version of 'Arab League'. Not in this sentence though.

Laura

[Jean in Wisc]

So who is sending me such a message? LOLOL!

Thanks, Laura!

[Laura Corin]

So who is sending me such a message? LOLOL!

Thanks, Laura!

If the message came in when you didn't think a message could get through, it might just be a piece of bravado: "Look at me, I managed to send you a message. Aren't I clever?"

Beyond that, who knows?

Laura

[Mom2legomaniacs]

I am glad you posted on that Laura. I was curious as to just how close that silly little translator would be. I have a friend who is Korean and is now living in Korea again. I try to figure out some of what is said in Korean on her blog by using the little translator. Sometimes it makes a little sense. Sometimes, just craziness!