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Check this pastebin for plenty of language resources as well as some nice image guides: pastebin.com/ACEmVqua
Torrents with more resources than you'll ever need for 30 plus languages: FAQ U: >How do I learn a language? What is the best way to learn one? How should I improve on certain aspects? Read the damn wiki >Should I learn lang Y so I can learn lang X? No >What is the most useful language? Why, Aramaic of course >What language should I learn? Hebrew
>>What is the most useful language? >Why, Aramaic of course WRONG, it's the language of LOVE:)
Nathaniel Hall
>spend a few months doing a language >get frustrated by my slow progress, lose motivation, question why I wanted to learn this language in the first place >start thinking about switching to another one
why the fuck can't I stop doing this I tried mandarin for nearly a year, gave it up for spanish because "i'll use spanish more" and now i want to do russian for my degree
Joshua Allen
>The hatespeech laws are never enforced. Yes, they are. People get imprisoned.
Jayden Morgan
East Asian scripts look too... blocky. I think alphabets are more aesthetic.
Nope. Almost all of those countries have convictions for 'hate speech' going sofar as to include any anti-immigrant rhetoric. Geert Wilders was arrested and convicted in the Netherlands for saying that he'd accept a certain law for "a few less Moroccans". That's all it took for an actual politician to be dragged in the courts.
Sweden, UK, France, Germany have all arrested dozens of boomers each just for anti-immigrant rhetoric on Facebook and Twitter.
It's not just "gas the kikes, race war now". It is an erosion on civil liberties and Canada is not free from it. Just accept it.
Joshua Perez
>Quiero comérmelo I'd say
Gabriel Cooper
It just seems like fear mongering from the media. I don't think people get arrested often.
I see no one wrote a challenge yet, let's have something food related
>Easy What's your favourite food? My mum is cooking chicken. The water takes around three minutes to boil. Dinner will be ready at seven o'clock.
>Medium There are many different types of salad. In the Pacific, people often eat bats. Bats smell of urine when you cook them. Cheesecake is made out of fresh cheese.
>Hard The countries that drink the most wine are France, Italy and the USA. A traditional salami is made of beef or pork. There is some debate around the true origin of Tiramisu. Eggs are prepared and eaten in a variety of ways.
>Harder The proper way to make Swedish meatballs is with lots of seasoning. You will need one onion, four carrots, a teaspoon of salt, and two stalks of celery. It is considered taboo to eat fish in many parts of East Africa. Belgium and France both claim to have invented french fries.
James Murphy
>The water takes around three minutes to boil. >A traditional salami is made of beef or pork.
>The first is easy, the second hard
Adam Scott
Do you mean it is too easy?
Angel Parker
Can someone explain what is difference between Spain Spanish and Latin American Spanish? Are they just talking with different accents, are they dialects or something? Do they understand each other?
>Facile Quel est ton plat préféré? Ma mère est en train de cuisinier un poulet L'eau prend environ trois minutes pour bouillir Le dîner sera prêt à sept heures
>Moyenne Il y a beaucoup de différent types de salade Dans l'Ocean Pacifique, les gens souvent mangent des chauves-souris Les chauves-souris sentent l'urine quand on les cuisine Le gâteau au fromage est fait à partir du fromage frais
>Difficile Les pays qui boivent plus de vin sont la France, l'Italie et les États-Unis Un salami traditionnel est fait de porc ou bœuf Il y a des discussions sur l'origine du Tiramisu Les œufs sont cuisinés et mangés à bien des égards
>Plus difficile La bonne façon de cuisinier les Boulettes Suédois est avec beaucoup de assaisonnement Tu va avoir besoin d'un oignon, quatre carottes, une petite cuillière de sel et deux branches de céleri On considère taboo manger du poisson dans la plupart de l'Afrique de l'est La Belgique et la France déclarent tous le deux d'avoir conçu les frites
Noah Powell
was ist dein lieblingsessen? meine mutter kocht hünchen das wasser wird in 3 minuten gekocht werden mittagessen wird um 7 uhr fertig werden
es gibt viele unterschiedliche arte der salatte auf pazifik essen leute fliegende mäuser fliegende mäuser stinken wie piss wenn du sie kochst käsekuchen wird aus frischem käsen gemacht
die länder in den der meinste wein wird getrunken, sind frankreich, italien und die usa ein tradizionelles salami wird aus schweinfleisch gemacht es gibt einen streit über die echte herkunft von tiramisu
die beste weise um die schwedischen fleichbälle zum machen, ist mit viele saisonung du brauchst eine zwiebel, 4 karroten, einen teelöffel salt und zwei XXX XXX das ist ein taboo in vielen ländern von asien fisch zu essen beide belgien und frankreich sagen dass sie pommes frites erforscht haben
Grayson Moore
>>Easy >What's your favourite food? Τι είναι το αγαπημένο σου φαγητό; >My mum is cooking chicken. Η μητέρα μου μαγειρεύει kοτόπουλο >The water takes around three minutes to boil. Το νερό χρειάζεται περίπου τρία λεπτά να βράσει >Dinner will be ready at seven o'clock. Το βραδινό θα είναι έτοιμο στις εφτά η ώρα
>>Medium >There are many different types of salad. Υπάρχουν πολλά διαφορετιkά είδη σαλάτας >In the Pacific, people often eat bats. Στο Ειρηνιkό, τα άτομα συχνά τρώνε νυχτερίδες >Bats smell of urine when you cook them. Οι νυχτερίδες μυρίζουν σαν ουρά όταν τους μαγειρεύεις >Cheesecake is made out of fresh cheese. Το τσιζkέιk είναι φτιαγμένο απο φρέσkο τυρί
>>Hard >The countries that drink the most wine are France, Italy and the USA. Οι χώρες που πίνουν το περισσότερο kρασί είναι η Γαλλία, η Ιταλία kαι οι ΗΠΑ >Eggs are prepared and eaten in a variety of ways. Τα αυγά ετοιμάζονται kαι τρώγονται στην ποιkιλία τρόπων
Camden Gray
Αμεριcανσ αρε αλλ μθττσ.
Jackson Cox
does anyone have advice on trilling r's?
I can kind of do it really slowly and deliberately, but haven't been able to progress to doing it easily and quickly in like 2 years.
Luis Watson
Τι λες ρε; θες να φας ξύλο;
Γαμώ το σπίτι σου
Isaac Baker
Don't be English.
Brandon Davis
Both are correct
Daniel Sullivan
Take care of your capitalisation, m8 >das wasser wird in 3 minuten gekocht werden The water boils, it doesn't get boiled. Also, future isn't necessary here "Das Wasser kocht in ungefähr drei Minuten" sounds better >mittagessen wird um 7 uhr fertig werden Dinner is Abendbrot >es gibt viele unterschiedliche arte der salatte *Arten von Salat >auf pazifik essen leute fliegende mäuser *Im Pazifik *Fledermäuse Also you forgot 'oft' here >fliegende mäuser stinken wie piss wenn du sie kochst Fledermäuse stinken nach Pipi wenn man sie kocht >käsekuchen wird aus frischem käsen gemacht *aus frischem Käse >die länder in den der meinste wein wird getrunken, sind frankreich, italien und die usa *in denen der meiste Wein getrunken wird >ein tradizionelles salami wird aus schweinfleisch gemacht *eine traditionelle Salami wird aus Rindfleisch oder Schweinefleisch gemacht >die beste weise um die schwedischen fleichbälle zum machen, ist mit viele saisonung *schwedische Fleischbällchen, needs no article *mit viel Würze >du brauchst eine zwiebel, 4 karroten, einen teelöffel salt und zwei XXX XXX *vier Karotten *Salz und zwei Stangen Sellerie >das ist ein taboo in vielen ländern von asien fisch zu essen *In vielen Teilen Ostafrika ist es tabu, Fisch zu essen
rest looks alright desu >beide belgien und frankreich sagen dass sie pommes frites erforscht haben
Caleb Morales
fugg *Ostafrikas
>beide belgien und frankreich sagen dass sie pommes frites erforscht haben Belgien und Frankreich sagen beide, dass sie Pommes erfunden haben
(there's a few different names for french fries, just pick the one you like)
Aiden Harris
bump
Nathan Robinson
>>Easy >What's your favourite food? Vad är din älsklingsmat/favoritmat? >My mum is cooking chicken. Min mamma lagar kyckling >The water takes around three minutes to boil. Vattnet tar ungefär tre minuter för att koka >Dinner will be ready at seven o'clock. Middag är klar klockan sju > >>Medium >There are many different types of salad. Det finns många olika typer av sallad >In the Pacific, people often eat bats. Vid Stilla Havet äter folk ofta fladdermöss >Bats smell of urine when you cook them. Det luktar urin om fladdermöss när man tillagar dem. Fladdermöss lukter urin när man tilllagar dem >Cheesecake is made out of fresh cheese. Cheesecake är gjord av färskost > >>Hard >The countries that drink the most wine are France, Italy and the USA. Länderna som drycker mest vin är Frankrike, Italien och USA >A traditional salami is made of beef or pork. En traditionell salami är gjord av nötkött eller fläskkött >There is some debate around the true origin of Tiramisu. Det finns en del debatt om det sanna urpsrunget av Tiramisu >Eggs are prepared and eaten in a variety of ways. Ägg tillagas och ätas på många olika sätt > >>Harder >The proper way to make Swedish meatballs is with lots of seasoning. Det rätta sättet att göra (svenska)köttbullar är med mycket kryddar >You will need one onion, four carrots, a teaspoon of salt, and two stalks of celery. Du/man (kommer) behöver(a) en lök, fyra morötter, en tesked salt och två selleristjälker >It is considered taboo to eat fish in many parts of East Africa. Det anses vara tabu att äta fisk i många delar av Östafrika >Belgium and France both claim to have invented french fries. Både Belgien och Frankrike påstår sig att ha uppfunnit pommes frites
Aaron Young
my wife chino... I WANT TO FUCK CHINO please chino is so cute my wife chino is so cute chino chan sex chino sex with chino i'd like some more kafuu chino sex with chino kafuu chino my wife cute is so chino wife
Kayden Mitchell
Have you never seen Trajan's Column, or any other Roman inscription? That's pretty blocky. Besides, handwritten Chinese can often get pretty swirly.
Easton Phillips
Translation challenge
>God I wish that was me >Why yes, I want to shoot spammers, how did you know? >Anime is able to repel society >I wish I can wake up one day and change gender to a cute girl
Ryan Gutierrez
Let me give it a try: >Gott, ich wunsche die ich die bin. >Natürlich, ich möchte Spammers schießen, wie hast du es gekannt? >Anime kann der Gesellschaft abwehren. >Ich möchte die ich einem Tag kann aufstehen, und zu einem niedlichem Mädchen verwandeln.
Owen Ward
>Mon Dieu je voudrais que ce soit moi >Mais oui, je veux tirer sur les spammateurs, comment le savais-tu? >Les animes sont capables de repousser la société >Je voudrais pouvoir me reveiller un jour et changer mon sex pour devenir une jolie fille
How about a real challenge instead of just translation? For the sake of anonymity, fictional answers are encouraged.
Easy (foundations): >Write a quick self-introduction in your target language (no requirement that it be true)
Lower-Intermediate (report): >Tell us how the weather is today in your target language, and what you think of it (no requirement that it be true)
True Intermediate (summarization): >Introduce an important cultural artifact from your home country, be it a book, film, painting, video game, or any such thing, in your target language. Explain what makes it special in a short paragraph in your target language, including details, examples, and justification.
Upper-Intermediate (summarization plus comprehension): >Go to wikipedia in your target language and find a random article, or go to a news website in your target language and find a random article. Summarize that article in a short paragraph in your target language, including details, examples, and causes.
Hard (production plus cultural awareness): >Write a humorous story in the space of a short paragraph in your target language. Native speakers must at least understand why it's supposed to be funny.
Cameron Parker
>passively listening to German radio all day
ADATT brudis
Thomas Gonzalez
The fact that ex-Yu countries are the freeest in Europe according to your little map already speaks for how stupid it is
Christian Kelly
I've been trying to get anons to tell me about their day in their language, so I appreciate you doing this. Probably won't get to one until later tho
Jackson Sanchez
This is a good idea, I'll do it later
Liam Brooks
Interesting protest coming from a country that convicted Geert Wilders for hatespeech.
My map demonstrates the freedom of ideas, nothing more.
>Write a quick self-introduction in your target language (no requirement that it be true) Hallo mijn naam is allochtoon en ik ben, je weet het, een allochtoon. Ik vind mensen die pizza hawaii eten cultuurbarbaren en volgens mij zou pizza hawaii illegaal moeten zijn. Verder ben ik vrij ruimdenkend en gezellig hoor.
>Tell us how the weather is today in your target language, and what you think of it (no requirement that it be true) Vandaag is het verdomd zonnig en ik vind al die licht best kut eigenlijk. Ik zou liever dat het continu bevolkt zijn zo dat ik geen moeite met mijn scherm zou hebben. Maar goed, het is niet zo erg, mijn gordijnen zijn altijd dicht dus dat scheelt. Gelukkig is het nog niet zo warm, lekker 15 graden
>Introduce an important cultural artifact from your home country, be it a book, film, painting, video game, or any such thing, in your target language. Explain what makes it special in a short paragraph in your target language, including details, examples, and justification. Gast of voeg je details toe aan je verhaal of hou je het kort, je kan niet beide tegelijkertijd. Ik ga jullie wat vertellen over Sieranevada want ik vond het een best goeie film. Hij laat jou zien op een vrij eerlijke manier hoe het leven gaat in een gemiddelde (of juist, niet zo gemiddeld) Roemeense familie. Hoeveel drama wij soms zonder reden hebben, hoe oud-denkend de oudere generaties zijn en wat voor problemen ze hebben, en wat voor problemen zijn kinderen hebben, en zo voort. De film zou je mss niet blij maken maar het is echt goed gemaakt en gefilmd. De prestaties waren perfect want ik geloofde ze in elk moment. Dus ja, ga eens maar kijken, goed spul, leer je ook wat.
oh en >Nederlands >cultural awareness >humor gast wat dacht jij
Ryan Baker
First one actually doing the thing after 4 people saying they will do it Serbo-Croatian
>Write a quick self-introduction in your target language (no requirement that it be true) Halo, Ja sam user, živim u rotterdamu u Holandiji, Učio sam sebi SrpskoHrvatski od 2 godine zato što moje roditelje su iz bivše Jugoslavije, htjeo bih pričati dobro s boomerima u moju obitelju i možda pročitati literaturu na Srpskohrvatskom
>Tell us how the weather is today in your target language, and what you think of it (no requirement that it be true) Vrijeme danas bio je ok, ima među 10 i 15 stepena napolje, i nema nekakva oblaka. Dobro je, ali više volim kad ima među 15 i 20 stepena i ne moram nositi jaknu
Mason Hall
>Lažko Kaka jo twója nejžlubša jěza? Mója mama wari kokoša. Woda wari se pó pěśich minutach. Wobjed buźo gótowy zeger sedymich.
Jackson Harris
>Verder ben ik vrij ruimdenkend en gezellig hoor. Dat is exact het soort domme shit die ik van een nederlander zou horen, goed gedaan
>Ik zou liever Ik heb liever
>Gast of voeg je details toe aan je verhaal of hou je het kort, je kan niet beide tegelijkertijd. Geen inversie: of je voegt, of je houdt het kort
>Hij laat jou zien op een vrij eerlijke manier hoe het leven gaat in een gemiddelde (of juist, niet zo gemiddeld) Roemeense familie. Hij -> Het, Niet levende objecten worden vaak gebruikt alsof ze onzijdig zijn >laat jou zien op een vrij eerlijke manier Hier dan wel inversie, "Laat jou op een vrij eerlijke manier zien" >zijn kinderen Hun kinderen, Generaties is meervoud >en zo voort Is één woord >prestaties Dit betekend "Achievements", waarschijnlijk is dit niet het woord dat je bedoelde want de zin klinkt een beetje vaag
Als je goed kijkt zie je dat dit voornamelijk kleine details zijn, over het algemeen ben je goed bezig
Connor Bell
2langzaam opa ik > alle andere tandenpasta's
Upper-Intermediate (summarization plus comprehension): >Go to wikipedia in your target language and find a random article, or go to a news website in your target language and find a random article. Summarize that article in a short paragraph in your target language, including details, examples, and causes.
ik was dit tweakers.net/reviews/7042/roaming-uit-en-toch-kosten-ongewenst-dataverkeer-in-het-buitenland.html aan lezen dus: wat het over gaat is hoe verschillende providers met je roaming data om gaan; toch als je data roaming uit doet op je telefoon is er een vrij groot kans dat je dan moet wat euro's betalen voor...roaming data; en dat verschilt tussen providers en wie je vraagt, echter is er geen officiële antwoord, alleen PR onzin; hoe dan ook is dit gedrag wel bekend bij sommige mensen (maar blijkbaar ook niet bekend en zeker niet duidelijk genoeg); een andere reden dat je een hogere rekening krijgt dan wat je verwacht had is dat providers in 100kB tellen, dus als je drie keer een 10kB sessie maakt, betaal je voor 300kB en niet voor 30kB; dit heeft trouwens niets te maken met het merk van je telefoon, het is gewoon hoe mobiele netwerken (en zijn providers) werken om het kort te houden, want het artikel gaat een beetje te diep in het techniek voor jullie: er is geen fix; mensen weten dat eer een probleem is, maar weten niet hoe ze zouden het moeten oplossen; groot kans dat dit niet bij alle providers gebeurt, dus het was meer een fyi artikel
>Dat is exact het soort domme shit die ik van een nederlander zou horen, goed gedaan was ook mijn doel, goed om te horen :3 wie wist dat je iets van tindr zou kunnen leren
>voornamelijk kleine details zijn I'm out of practice, some of them are the same details as ever ;__; with prestaties I meant their acting, I translated too directly from romanian it seems so "their acting [...]"
Ryder Anderson
In deze situatie kan je vgm het beste "de acteurs" zeggen dat klinkt vgm het beste
Leo White
Me lo quiero comer I'd say
Jordan Ramirez
>zeger sedymich just when you think it can't get any more German than "togodla"
Blake Diaz
Spain Spanish is more eloquent and fancy, using difficult words. Latin American, depends on the country. Every country is different because they tend to take words and phrases from the native languages. Even in Mexico, different states have accents and use different words for the same thing. For popcorn, Mexico says palomitas while Argentina says pururun
Aiden Taylor
I'm learning spanish (my grandmother is mexican). I even move here some months to get into the language.
John Brooks
I'm a native Spanish speaker, and I can assure you that people from Spain use just as much odd slang as people from any part Latin America.
Josiah Anderson
Learn something useful, like Mandarin Chinese, French, or Russian instead. Spanish will only allow you to speak with taco vendors and to understand lyrics in reggaeton.
Grayson Jones
Should I learn French or Italian?
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Thomas Reyes
I'm native too. The Spain Spanish I hear is always from music like Nach, ZPU, and others. They have a much bigger vocabulary, probably because they can afford school
Lincoln Phillips
How is French more useful than Spanish?
Kayden Miller
French. It's got a lot more speakers and loads of more entertainment, high culture, and even scientific papers and all that. It's spoken in 29 countries spread across 5 continents, many of which are having explosive population growth right now, and which include many of the world's most important economies (France, Canada, Belgium, Algeria).
Ryan Peterson
Welp you got me. Where can I learn French from Spanish? As in Spanish books or sites to learn French
Wyatt Allen
Assimil Older assimil books are better. The new advanced level book doesn't even reach the subjunctive lol
The old ones (which probably go from English) are much better: they're called without toil rather than with ease. You can find them online with a quick google search.
Charles Morris
Qual é a sua comida favorita? Minha mãe está cozinhando frango O agua precisa cerca três minutos para fervir O jantar vai ser preparado às sete horas
Tem muitos tipos diferentes de ensalada No Pacífico, a pessoal se costuma comer os murciélagos Bolo do queijo? é feito de queijo fresco
Os paises que bebem mais vino são a França, a Italia e os Estados Unidos Um salami tradicional é feito de bife ou carne do porco Tem bastantes debates sobre a origem verdade de Tiramisu Os ovos são preparados e comidos numa variedade de jeitos
Ayden Clark
Are the new ones that bad? I've been using the assimil with ease and it's okay.
John Thomas
>Easy >What's your favourite food? ¿Cual es tu comida favorita? Quant ès el teu menjar favorit? Mida on su lemmiksöök?
>My mum is cooking chicken. Mi madre cocina polla. La meva mare cuina pollastre. Mu ema on kana küpseta.
>The water takes around three minutes to boil. La agua tiene sobre tres minutos para hervir. La aigua té sobre tres minuts per bullir.
>Dinner will be ready at seven o'clock. Cena estará listo de a las siete en punto.
>Medium >There are many different types of salad. Hay muchos tipos differentes de ensalada. Hi ha molts tipus diferents de amanida.
>In the Pacific, people often eat bats. En el Pacífico, gente a menudo come muciélagos. En el Pacífic, gent sovint menja ratpenats.
>Bats smell of urine when you cook them. Muciélagos los huelen como orina cuando los cocinas. Ratpenats els fan olor com orina quan els cuines.
>Cheesecake is made out of fresh cheese. Pastel de queso lo está hecho de queso fresco. Pastís de formatge el esta fet de formatge fresc.
>Hard >The countries that drink the most wine are France, Italy and the USA. Las países que beben el más vino son Francias, Italia y Los Estados Unidos. Las països que beuen el més vi són Francias, Itàlia y Els Estats Units.
>A traditional salami is made of beef or pork. Un salami tradicional está hecho de carne y cerdo. Un salami tradicional esta fet de carn i porc.
>There is some debate around the true origin of Tiramisu. Hay algun debate sobre el origen verdadero de Tiramusu. Hi ha algun debat sobre el origen veritable de Tiramisu.
>Eggs are prepared and eaten in a variety of ways. Huevos estan preparado y comido en otros tipos de formas. Ous estan preparat i menjat en altres tipus de formes.
Say 'letter' with an American accent, then drag out the t sound.
Ryan Baker
>>Write a quick self-introduction in your target language (no requirement that it be true) Salvēte et valēte, amīcī. Anōnus sum Serbiānus. Ad fīlum /lang/ānum venī ut linguās discerem et vōbīscum loquerer.
>Tell us how the weather is today in your target language, and what you think of it (no requirement that it be true) Frīgidum erat nūbēsque ātrae caelum occultābant, sed nunc sōl occidit et nox serēna mox veniet. Tempus pluviae mē dēlectat, sed aquilōnem tam nōn amō.
>Introduce an important cultural artifact from your home country, be it a book, film, painting, video game, or any such thing, in your target language. Explain what makes it special in a short paragraph in your target language, including details, examples, and justification. Heu, 'Aenēis' poēma latīnum nōtissimum est. Id est magnum opus Pūbliī Vergilī Marōnis. Fābula est magnifica in quā orīgō generis Latīnī labōrēsque Aenēa patris patriae versificantur ut poēta dīcit in librō primō. Haec poēma grave est quia fundāmentum mȳthī nātiōnis est.
>Go to wikipedia in your target language and find a random article, or go to a news website in your target language and find a random article. Summarize that article in a short paragraph in your target language, including details, examples, and causes. >Sānctus Petrus Sānctus Petrus, cui nōmen orīgināle Simon erat, pater ecclēsiae Catholicae arbitrātur quia episcopus Rōmānus erat. Petrus erat quoque apostolus Chrīstī pius quī propter fidem suam Romae necātus est eōdem modō quam Iēsūs – Rōmānī eum crucifīxērunt.
Ethan Robinson
They're not bad, they're just slow. Again, even the second volume of the new French course doesn't use the subjunctive until way in. The older Russian course, by contrast, throws you into unadapted Chekhov around the sixtieth lesson.
You can find downloads very easily too: I think some Canadian University site hosts them. It's on the first page of google results for me.
The audio files are what matters and what should be studied first and foremost, because as Saussure taught us, spoken language and not written language is what is primary. I believe the same site hosts them in rars. Thank you for finding them.
