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l3376876
Banned
Chinese, Taiwan
- Jan 7, 2007
- #1
I saw it on an American film. There are two girls talking:
Girl 1 said to girl 2,"Are you hitting on me?"
From the film's context, I guess, it vaguely means "Are you attracted to me?" Am I right? Can a male use it to a girl or a male?
Besides, we (Chinese) have a saying. If it's litterally translated into English, it would be like this "Do you want to eat my tofu?" This has many connotations. One of them is "do you want to (verbally or physcally) sexually harrass me?" How do you express this idea?
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Song Sprite
Senior Member
English, Canada
- Jan 7, 2007
- #2
I saw it on an American film. There are two girls talking:
Girl 1 said to girl 2,"Are you hitting on me?"
"To hit on" is a phrasal verb that means "to flirt with". So what she was asking was, "Are you flirting with me?"
"To hit on" is very commonly used in both hetrosexual and homosexual situations.
If it's litterally translated into English, it would be like this "Do you want to eat my tofu?" This has many connotations. One of them is "do you want to (verbally or physcally) sexually harrass me?" How do you express this idea?
I don't think we have an idiom for that situation.
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l3376876
Banned
Chinese, Taiwan
- Jan 7, 2007
- #3
Thanks, Song.
What about "Do you make a pass at me?" or "Are you fresh with me?" Are they somewhat similar to "Do you want to eat my tofu?" If not, what do the former 2 expressions mean?
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Song Sprite
Senior Member
English, Canada
- Jan 7, 2007
- #4
What about "Do you make a pass at me?" or "Are you fresh with me?"
The usual ways of saing those are "Do you/are you making a pass at me" and "Are you being fresh with me?" Because you always ask it at the very moment of the action in question.
Making a pass at someone is the same as hitting on them. Being fresh with someone is being rude to them, not neccessarily in a sexual way, I don't think.
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l3376876
Banned
Chinese, Taiwan
- Jan 7, 2007
- #5
Thanks, it's cristal.
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Song Sprite
Senior Member
English, Canada
- Jan 7, 2007
- #6
I think you mean, "it's crystal clear now." 
And you're welcome.
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l3376876
Banned
Chinese, Taiwan
- Jan 7, 2007
- #7
Thanks for the correction.
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Song Sprite
Senior Member
English, Canada
- Jan 7, 2007
- #8
drei_lengua
Senior Member
Back on the East Coast, United States of America
English, United States
- Jan 7, 2007
- #9
l3376876 said:
Thanks, Song.
What about "Do you make a pass at me?" or "Are you fresh with me?" Are they somewhat similar to "Do you want to eat my tofu?" If not, what do the former 2 expressions mean?
Hello l3376876,
Although we don't have the phrase "Do you want to eat my tofu?", this would have a strong sexual connotation about which I do not want to elaborate on and which is easy to guess.
Would this refer to soft or extra firm tofu?
Drei
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Song Sprite
Senior Member
English, Canada
- Jan 7, 2007
- #10
Would this refer to soft or extra firm tofu?
Drei
Edit: l3376876, please don't ask for meaning on this one.
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l3376876
Banned
Chinese, Taiwan
- Jan 7, 2007
- #11
drei_lengua said:
Hello l3376876,
Although we don't have the phrase "Do you want to eat my tofu?", this would have a strong sexual connotation about which I do not want to elaborate on and which is easy to guess.
Would this refer to soft or extra firm tofu?
Drei
Soft tofu, of course.
Actually, it's not a serious sexual harrassment. Usually it refers to a male verbally harrassing a girl. Or it can also means a male tries to touch a girl's body with his hands. A girl's body (can be hands, arms, or legs) is ofen as soft as tofu, and that's how the expression comes from.
Don't have any bad thought in mind. There's nothing we couldn't tell you in its meaning.
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