>What language(s) are you learning? >Share language learning experiences! >Ask questions about your target language! >Help people who want to learn a new language! >Participate in translation challenges or make your own! >Make frens!
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? Esperanto >What language should I learn? Volapük
Any questions about the Scots language? I can talk about Early Scots, Middle Scots or Modern Scots.
Chase Garcia
How much information can your language give in just one word? >أَفَاسْتَسْقَيْنَاكُمُوهَا >Afástasqaynákumáhá >Have we you (dual) to give it (feminine) to us to drink from?
Dylan Miller
Language challenge
Easy >Do you like coffee or tea? >Do you want sugar or cream in your coffee? >Please give me a black coffee. >That will cost you $2.
Medium >Tomorrow I am going to my daughter's tea party, so I am buying her favorite tea. >Mr. Cuddles, her teddy bear, and our cat, Muffin, will also be attending. >Did you know that the Chinese have been drinking tea for more than two thousand years? >Americans prefer iced tea over hot tea and tend to put a lot of sugar in it.
Hard >Coffee was first introduced in the 15th century, and to this day it maintains its status as one of the most popular beverages, with millions of coffee drinkers worldwide. >The black brew is made from ripe berries which are picked from the coffee plant, processed and dried. >Once dry, these beans are roasted and ground to be brewed into the coffee drink we all know and love. >Over the centuries, coffee has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry and become part of our lifestyle and even cultural phenomena.
Christian Green
We have some words that can have 10 different meanings.
Dominic Thompson
Lol, I was just about to post a lang challenge
Julian Martin
The american brain can't understand language. We didn't need it.
Eh, I don't wanna start a war, but should I learn French or German? I like both, but I don't got much time to spend learning both.
James Gray
only one of them is actually useful pro tip: people who speak rule the EU
Brandon Flores
Hebrew?
Nathan Russell
Tsez
Parker Wood
That is actually Scots. Lowlanders rule the world.
Hudson Ramirez
Aye
Mason Sanchez
Learn Shilha. This is the a very conservative widely spoken Berber language.
Austin Edwards
haha i got epic trolled
Samuel Hernandez
Easy >The bird is blue. >I saw him yesterday. >She bought roses. >The guitar is new.
Medium >I don't understand why he did that. >The pool was too cold, so I didn't swim in it. >What steps do I do to solve this equation? >I would do anything for you, don't hesitate to ask.
Hard >The company does not take slander lightly and will not hesitate to contact a law firm if needed. >Gardening mushrooms requires specific nutrients in the soil and adequate shade in order to produce the best yield. >The last time we saw each other was when her hazel eyes started to tear up and her dainty lips whispered, "We are over."
Jonathan Cruz
>Brasil is braw Ryk nor Chilé . auchts mair pense an wysheid wichtis.
Frisian, eh? I considered learning dutch too, but wouldn't know how useful would it be
Joshua Hughes
> (You) >haha i got epic trolled How?
Joshua White
Best not to respond to him. He's not well.
Luis Miller
I tried French on duolingo but Idk I feel like if I want to learn anything properly I'll have to take courses
Elijah Watson
Yeah... Frisian...
David Perry
Facile >Aimes-tu le café ou le tè? >Voulez-vous du sucre ou de la crème dans votre café? >Donnez-moi un café noir, s'il vous plaît >Ça coute 2 dollars
Moyen >Demain je serai à la dînette de ma fille, donc je vais lui acheter son tè préféré >Mr. Cuddles, son nounours, et notre chat, Muffin, vont y être aussi >Est-ce que tu savais que les chinois boivent du tè depuis 2000 ans? >Les americains préférent le tè froid au tè chaud, et ils ont tendence à y mettre beaucoup de sucre
Difficile >Le café a été introduit au 15ème siècle, et jusqu'à aujourd'hui il a gardé son statut de boisson la plus appreciée, avec milions de buveurs de café dans tout le monde >L'infusion noire est faite de graines matures qui sont recuillis de la plante de café, processés et séchés >Une fois séchés, ces graines sont grillés et haché pour être infusés dans la boisson du café que tout le monde connaît et aime >Au fil des siècles, le café est devenu une industrie de milliards de dollars et partie du notre style de vie et même un phénomène culturel
Carson Jackson
My problem with duoling is that he doesnt explain how something comes to be In French, for example, he doesnt shows how the fuck am I supposed to know when the word is plural or not (because they don't pronounce the S), I just have to guess it right
Caleb Lewis
Google translate cucked me? Oh wow
Luis Rivera
That is Scots. How am I "not well"?
Hunter Turner
After studying classical Chinese for a bit I am starting to wonder why it was given up. Japanese and Mandarin both use twice as many characters to get across the same verbs.
Charles Jackson
>That is Scots. It did translated from Frisian though
that is because of; >pense plural of pens in Frisian but means "thought" in scots. >ryk same meaning >auchts means also in Frisian but "owns" in scots >an same meaning >wysheid same meaning >wichtis means important in Frisian but in this context it means people in scots
so it said that because 1/2 the words are the same.
Ryder Brown
I see
Oliver Diaz
Yeah, sorry, I don't speak norf
Noah Jenkins
Neither do I.
Justin Lopez
lel
Kayden Fisher
telling me learn berber because i am french haha amazing upvoted
William Brown
what do you mean les, des etc are enough to know if its plural
Nathan Bennett
I think I got it "Brasil is fine Empire as Chile. Owns greater thought and wise people."
Mason Rivera
it isn't because you are French. I am learning Shilha and was trying to encourage others to do the same. I never meant to insult you.
Jonathan Edwards
That's just how french is, many of those differences are only written, not pronounced Duolingo is still shit though
Grayson Stewart
you should learn some paki language then retard
Zachary Richardson
Almost. Brasil is a better kingdom than chile. it owns more thoughts (is smarter would be a better English translation) and wise people.
Samuel Mitchell
Yeah, but I'm saying in the speech. It's kinda hard to know when it's plural for non-french speaker. >Les hommes manger les oranges
Christopher Robinson
What a curious language indeed
Bentley Barnes
why? I have no intersest in hindii. I am interested in shilha.
Samuel Hughes
If it was singular it would be >L'homme mange l'orange The articles would be different even in the spoken language
Gabriel Barnes
It's still different: >L'homme mange l'orange vs >Les hommes mangent les oranges Homme/hommes, mange/mangent and orange/oranges sound the same, but 'les' sounds different from 'le'.
Caleb King
Yeah, bad example. Maybe that's duolingo's fault. Nonetheless, my interest in learning french still is up.
Christopher Ortiz
I can still see your point, something like "il mange" is indistinguishable from "ils mangent", but then again it's the same problem in english if i say "you eat"
Matthew Watson
>learning a language instead of acquiring it
Cameron Stewart
Easy >Do you like coffee or tea? Kamu suka kopi atau teh? >Do you want sugar or cream in your coffee? Kamu mau gula atau kepala susu di kopiku? >Please give me a black coffee. Tolong beri aku kopi hitam. >That will cost you $2. Harganya 20.000rp (dua-puluh-ribu rupiah).
Medium >Tomorrow I am going to my daughter's tea party, so I am buying her favorite tea. Besok aku pergi ke pesta teh putriku, jadi aku membeli teh disenanginya. >Mr. Cuddles, her teddy bear, and our cat, Muffin, will also be attending. Pak Cuddles, boneka beruangnya, dan kucing kami, Muffin, akan datang juga. >Did you know that the Chinese have been drinking tea for more than two thousand years? Kamu tahu bahwa orang Tiongkok/Cina(?) minum teh selama lebih dari dua-ribu tahun? >Americans prefer iced tea over hot tea and tend to put a lot of sugar in it. Orang Amerika suka es teh bukannya teh panas dan mereka suka tembahkan banyak gula di situ.
Carter Allen
Easy ¿Te encanta café o té? ¿Quieres azúcar o crema en tu café? Dame un café negro por favor Eso costará dos dolares
Medium Mañana iré a mijas té siesta así que yo compro su té favorito
Daniel Ross
I kek'd at this image
Ryan Clark
this. today I have accidental learned several hanzii for classical Chinese. and have deliberately learned 15, not by rote.
Easy >Magst du Kaffee oder Tee? >Willst du Zucker oder Sahne in deinem Kaffee? >Das wird zwei dollar kosten. Medium >Morgen gehe ich zum ein Tee-Party meines Tochter, so ich kaufe ihre Lieblingstee. >Herr Kuscheln, ihre Teddy-Bär, und unsere Katze, Muffin, wird auch besuchen. Weißt du, dass die Chinesen hat Tee vor zwei Tausend Jahren getrunken?
Kayden Rogers
I'm guessing Afrikaans.
Anthony Richardson
How different are the various types of Greek? I want to read Homer and the New Testament, do I really have to treat it like learning two separate languages?
Should I keep trying? Its not like im going to ever leave my cunt or meet a foreign real human bean..
Jayden Carter
> I want to read Homer and the new testament Judging by how many centuries Homer wrote before the new testament was written, what is your conclusion? The Greek language has existed for 2000+ years. If I read the new testament now maybe I could understand some parts of it while with Homer I would understand some words, maybe even a sentence. Don't treat them like different languages since there are many similarities but be ready to learn the grammatical rules for classical and byzantine Greek(byzantine Greek is somehow more confusing than classical, at least to a Greek speaker)
Connor Jenkins
Jow Forums, convince me why i shouldn't just pirate some Spanish Beginner's coursebook so i can start learning it.
Landon Young
Pirate it
Adam Rodriguez
Can I say
Was hatten Sie you gerne? in any context?
what would you like?
Alexander Johnson
>Jow Forums, convince me why i shouldn't just pirate Eh.. no? Just pirate away, lad.
Jackson Cooper
what are signs of progression. i feel like sometimes i've made no progress with a second language. putting sentences together is like a puzzle in my head. i sound like a kid and have no humor. did you ever have a AHA! moment and then could talk fluently?
Mason Carter
why would I do that tho Set them sails dude
Luke Ortiz
My conclusion is that it's not worth the effort to learn a language just to read 1 author, but if there's significant overlap between Koine, Classical, Byzantine, and Modern Greek it would be worth the time investment.
Jaxon Nelson
yo ho ho
Nathaniel Butler
>Fácil • El pájaro es azul. • Lo vi ayer. • Compró rosas. • La guitarra es nueva.
>Mediano • No entiendo por qué lo hizo. • La piscina estaba demasiado fría, así que no nadé en ella. • ¿Qué pasos tengo que hacer para resolver esta ecuación? • Haría todo lo que pueda para ti, no dejes de pedirme.
>Difícil • La empresa no toma injuria a ligera y no dudará en contactar con una firma de abogados si fuera necesario.
Dylan Foster
reason i'm asking is because literally all of the wiki resources are fucking free trials, no coursebooks or anything. i appreciate the literature, the music, the movies and series recommended but give me a good begginer's coursebook, not some fucking online shit that will cost me my fucking scrotum per year.
Cameron Clark
It's education, I think there's nothing wrong with pirating educational material desu
Depending on which book you order, a coursebook will cost on average, I don't know $50 to $70, less if you want used and more if you want fancy. I don't know about wages in Moldova but it doesn't seem very very expensive to buy physical books properly
shit's expensive here, especially if you go to one of those "international bookstores" that specializes in selling foreign books. local libraries don't really carry foreign language coursebooks unless they were made and approved by the Ministry of Education (like our English, French and Russian coursebooks). so Spanish coursebooks and coursebooks for other languages are usually just sold at bookstores for an astronomical price. thankfully, i just found a good coursebook on archive.org but i'll need to somehow remove the gay ass Adobe DRM before my borrowing period ends.
Jose Jackson
Guise, spanish or portuguese?
Robert Garcia
Based Ministry of Education only allowing French, Russian and English coursebooks.
Kayden Ward
sounds like afrikaans with some english thrown in there
Parker Bennett
Maybe
Adrian Collins
just pirate it man there are lots of resources for spanish in
Juan Flores
That's called polysemy. The only one in portuguese that I knnow of that has that many meanings is "aba", which has 11 entries in the online dictionary "Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa".
>American >doesn't like Spanish i get that but... that's also one of the reasons why i want to learn Spanish. because i want to move into the town where my gf lives, somewhere in the South-West of Texas. so if im gonna get a job there, i might as well learn to understand what beaners bean about.
Robert Hill
Krauts are pussies, am i right? xd
Jonathan Turner
how did you acquire mexicana gf from moldova?
Julian Sanders
Somewhat related, it always confused me that English speakers say "vet" or "vet's" when they refer to the animal doctor. I always confused it with veterans and shit.
Grayson Reyes
through the wonders of the internet... or, to be exact, i met her on Jow Forums. she isn't fully bean, she's half bean, half white but from the photos she sent, she looks extremely white.
Levi King
Easy > Der Vogel ist blau > Ich habe ihn gestern gesehen > Sie kaufte Rosen > Die Gitarre ist neu Medium > Ich verstehe nicht, warum macht er das > Der Schwimmbad war so kalt, darum schwimme ich nicht. > Welche Schritte mache ich, um diese Gleichung zu lösen? > Ich würde alles für dich tun, zögerst du nicht zu bitten
