Second thoughts on English and how she's taught
Mmm. That's the cafe for me!
"Pain" is the French word for bread.
Yes, jr. and the Japanese word is パン or pan. Most Japanese loan words like this come from English, so no doubt the owners of the shop thought it fit in nicely with coffee and cakes. Unfortunately, the word entered Japanese from Portuguese.
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Mmm. That's the cafe for me!
"Pain" is the French word for bread.
Yes, jr. and the Japanese word is パン or pan. Most Japanese loan words like this come from English, so no doubt the owners of the shop thought it fit in nicely with coffee and cakes. Unfortunately, the word entered Japanese from Portuguese.
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