Are you learning another language? How far along are you?
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And they may not understand each other
Curious, why is that?
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Ouais c'est deux langues latines, donc ça passe bien. Je veux aussi apprende l'espagnol bientôt.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Buena suerte! Recuérdese, el español se escribe exactamente como suena, y viceversa. Francés nunca hace eso
jajaja(Remember, Spanish is written exactly how it sounds and vice versa. French never does that lol)
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Nederlands (Dutch), my native language is Portuguese and I also speak English.
"Hallo, ik ben Cally en ik spreek een beetje Nederlands." probably translates to "Hello, I am Cally and I speak a bit of Dutch."
I kinda suck at learning languages so I'm still at what I assume is A1 level, I think my pronunciation is ok, though. Idk how to speed up language learning but I have set my phone to Dutch and that kinda helps. For example, "Instellingen" means "Settings"
Lekker bezig!
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{日本人|にほんじん}です
{漢字|かんじ}、{助詞|じょし}、{敬語|けいご}あたりが{辛|つら}いとよく{聞|き}きますが{日本語|にほんご}はそこまで{厳密|げんみつ}に{喋|しゃべ}らなくてもある{程度|ていど}{通|つう}じちゃったりもします
{漢字|かんじ}を{理解|りかい}するのに{部首|ぶしゅ}からいくのはいいですね、{部首|ぶしゅ}と{旁|つくり}についてある{一定|いってい}の{意味|いみ}を{覚|おぼ}えたら{読|よ}めなくても{意味|いみ}を{理解|りかい}するのが{簡単|かんたん}になります
{小学生|しょうがくせい}レベルで1026{個|こ}ある{漢字|かんじ}をとりあえず{覚|おぼ}えれば{日常|にちじょう}で{困|こま}らないレベルになると{思|おも}います
{頑張|がんば}ってください
がんばいます！
I appreciate the feedback, this Anki deck should hopefully get my vocabulary to that point. I am actually pretty good at getting the meaning usually and the readings are the tough part, so I'm doing okay I guess. It just feels like a lot, but that's true of any language I suppose. I've learned a lot in the last few months. Thanks for the encouragement!
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Curious, why is that?
I don't think it's up to date with modern tech and terminology it would be akward now
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I don't think it's up to date with modern tech and terminology it would be akward now
Probably not, luckily Esperanto is. I'd be curious about Interlingua however. I think it does still have a community behind it.
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Probably not, luckily Esperanto is. I'd be curious about Interlingua however. I think it does still have a community behind it.
They kept updating esperanto and there's actual magazines in this language.
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Μαθαίνω ελληνικά. - I am learning Greek.
I am at the point of being able to read Greek, introduce myself, ask and respond to "how are you" and how to say "I am still learning Greek can we speak English". haha
I'm learning Irish. My schedule is crazy busy, but I do a lot of driving for work so I listen to Irish speaking lessons. I also do this only while I'm on the road because my Irish boyfriend has no idea I'm doing this so I can speak Irish on our wedding day.
I can say things like where I've been yesterday, where I am today, where I'll be tomorrow, what are you doing, what were you doing, it was great craic, I don't know, I'd like a pint of Guinness, please.
I'll probably get made fun of for speaking the Ulster dialect (his family is all Dublin), but my favourite instructor that I've found is from Belfast and at least I'll be able to speak it.
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Μαθαίνω ελληνικά. - I am learning Greek.
I am at the point of being able to read Greek, introduce myself, ask and respond to "how are you" and how to say "I am still learning Greek can we speak English". haha
I started learning Swedish yesterday. My native language is Dutch. I started by reading a pronunciation guide, but (and this is so childish) I had to put the book away for laughing so hard after reading the Swedish word for meatballs: köttbullar.
::: spoiler Profanity
In Dutch, the word "kut" means "cunt". It isn't as profane as the English word and is also often used for the well-known genitals. The guide explained that Swedish "ö" is pronounced like Dutch short "u". After this I opened my Swedish story book and the first picture had the word köttbullar in it. I then heard myself very carefully enunciate what in Dutch sounds like "cunt balls". Couldn't stop laughing.
:::Today I will make a second attempt. I hope I can keep it contained to a short chuckle.
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Hmmm aku sedang belajar Bahasa Indonesia sekarang but I'm terrible at it.
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Μαθαίνω ελληνικά. - I am learning Greek.
I am at the point of being able to read Greek, introduce myself, ask and respond to "how are you" and how to say "I am still learning Greek can we speak English". haha
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{自分|じぶん}は{日本語|にほんご}{学習|がくしゅう}については{知|し}らないですが（{日本人|にほんじん}だから{当|あ}たり{前|まえ}だけど・・・）、
{子供向|こどもむ}けの{絵本|えほん}サイトとかは{意外|いがい}といいかもしれませんhttps://ehon.alphapolis.co.jp/
あとはサイト{集|しゅう}みたいなのもあるっぽいですね
https://nihongo-e-na.com/jpn/site/tag/読む/
ルビが振ってある日本語のサイトを探すのもいいかもしれないですね、
{慣|な}れたらなろうとかで{本|ほん}を{読|よ}むのも{良|よ}いかも？？Switchのどうぶつの{森|もり}を{日本語|にほんご}に{設定|せってい}して{勉強|べんきょう}している{人|ひと}も{見|み}たことがあります
ちなみに{書|か}かれている{日本語|にほんご}は{完璧|かんぺき}でしたよ！
あっ、すみません、好きなサイトはどちらでも大丈夫です。
きっとチェックします。ありがとうございました～！
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I'm learning Esperanto because everything I do has to be esoteric. I understand the fundamentals of the language and my pronunciation is perfect i'd say. I've been learning for a few months and I can read and write basic sentences. I also want to learn Spanish (mostly to flirt) but it's hard to find the time. I'd also like to learn Indonesian, German and Afrikaans.
Edit: I'd also love to learn Polish but it's so fucking hard.
Edit 2: Oh and Finnish. I really like languages and I get excited about them.
everything I do has to be esoteric
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As a native french speaker, I can say with confidence that the duolingo french course sucks and that you're better off using something else.
I'd also recommend speaking to native speakers and watching shows in french, that's great for learning.
Yeah… I wasn’t actually learning a whole lot. I live right across the river from Quebec though so I’m hoping to move over there to immerse myself in French a lot more.
I’ve always been bitter because my whole Dad’s side of the family is Francophone but never bothered to speak the language with me
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Μαθαίνω ελληνικά. - I am learning Greek.
I am at the point of being able to read Greek, introduce myself, ask and respond to "how are you" and how to say "I am still learning Greek can we speak English". haha
I've been trying to learn russian but it's been hard. I mostly know how to read Cyrillic and a few words and phrases. Everything else has been pretty difficult to make it stick in my head.
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Μαθαίνω ελληνικά. - I am learning Greek.
I am at the point of being able to read Greek, introduce myself, ask and respond to "how are you" and how to say "I am still learning Greek can we speak English". haha
I can't learn any languages because I have ADHD
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I can't learn any languages because I have ADHD
Your english seems okay
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I've been learning Japanese for a long time now. The funny thing is that I started at the wrong end by learning kanji first and then moving onto grammar and vocabulary in that order. Avoid what I did unless you want to be proficient at reading it without understanding it!
Although not all is lost, because I'm getting used to reading news and Wikipedia articles without much aid or effort anymore, and spoken Japanese is slowly getting easier. Understanding it is still proving to be a bitch from time to time but that's on me!
Btw, does anyone know of great websites to read Japanese? I browse Gigazine.net quite a bit and many news outlets, but I'd like to mix it up and move away from politics and news in general. I'm still a bit shy about online forums, but maybe I should do that next.
I know you said transition away from news sites but Easynhk.com is always a staple
Twitter is honestly great since there's so much variety, not to mention there's a lot of artists who'll post full chapters of manga. You just have to curate who you follow to avoid musk stuff.
I'd also say just watch some YouTube videos. It's a good way to practice listening and most YouTubers will personally subtitle their videos as well so you can follow along while reading. A particular favorite way for me is to watch videos of Japanese people travelling/living in America/English speaking places. It's fun seeing their experiences with everyday stuff for us; a channel I watch a lot is called Kira Kira USA. They post videos frequently, use a lot of day to day Japanese, and get to see viewpoints from the various family members.
Good luck!
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I know you said transition away from news sites but Easynhk.com is always a staple
Twitter is honestly great since there's so much variety, not to mention there's a lot of artists who'll post full chapters of manga. You just have to curate who you follow to avoid musk stuff.
I'd also say just watch some YouTube videos. It's a good way to practice listening and most YouTubers will personally subtitle their videos as well so you can follow along while reading. A particular favorite way for me is to watch videos of Japanese people travelling/living in America/English speaking places. It's fun seeing their experiences with everyday stuff for us; a channel I watch a lot is called Kira Kira USA. They post videos frequently, use a lot of day to day Japanese, and get to see viewpoints from the various family members.
Good luck!
Thank you for that! Kira Kira USA sounds a lot like what I'm looking for. I really liked Miku's Real Japanese Pocast so this is right up my alley. Hehe
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Μαθαίνω ελληνικά. - I am learning Greek.
I am at the point of being able to read Greek, introduce myself, ask and respond to "how are you" and how to say "I am still learning Greek can we speak English". haha
Currently taking Japanese classes for fun. I'm about two years in and can have very basic conversations.
Took three years of German 20+ years ago and have German friends (and read German lemmy) so can practice sometimes.
I'm terrible at all of them and not that great at English either. I tend to "vomit language" moreso than speak well.
