nudge Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Danny said: When I watched the GGG v Canelo fight an Englishman in the pub started swearing at the TV because Canelo was doing his interview in Spainish and not English. The most hilarious outburst I witnessed was an Englishman getting mad when the waitress didn't understand his order. For fish and chips. In a local eatery. In Cambodia...
Danny Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, nudge said: The most hilarious outburst I witnessed was an Englishman getting mad when the waitress didn't understand his order. For fish and chips. In a local eatery. In Cambodia... It's mental, proper Rule Britannia, we used to rule the world mentality. Good one recently that even though was blown out of proportion a bit, an old lady was annoyed so many Spanish people were on her all inclusive holiday in....Spain
nudge Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Danny said: It's mental, proper Rule Britannia, we used to rule the world mentality. Good one recently that even though was blown out of proportion a bit, an old lady was annoyed so many Spanish people were on her all inclusive holiday in....Spain Yes I read that one too I think she even asked Thomas Cook (I think that was the travel agency she used?) for compensation
Danny Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 15 minutes ago, nudge said: Yes I read that one too I think she even asked Thomas Cook (I think that was the travel agency she used?) for compensation Well there were other issues on the holiday that I think led to that, but yeah, crazy stuff.
Azeem Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 @nudge You're into languages, how about learning the Kazakh language?
nudge Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Finally enrolled in a formal Chinese (Mandarin) course for the summer. Starting mid-June... evening course, small group, 4 hours a week, a native Chinese teacher. Looking forward to it.
Toinho Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, nudge said: Finally enrolled in a formal Chinese (Mandarin) course for the summer. Starting mid-June... evening course, small group, 4 hours a week, a native Chinese teacher. Looking forward to it. Good luck! It sounds so tough to master.
nudge Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Toinho said: Good luck! It sounds so tough to master. Yeah my main goal for now is to learn to pronounce the tones correctly - fluency is surely at least a few years away haha. But once I get taught the basics properly I can build on that later myself.
Faithcore Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 6 hours ago, nudge said: Finally enrolled in a formal Chinese (Mandarin) course for the summer. Starting mid-June... evening course, small group, 4 hours a week, a native Chinese teacher. Looking forward to it. That sounds nice but shouldn't you concentrate on learning Khmer first?
nudge Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Faithcore said: That sounds nice but shouldn't you concentrate on learning Khmer first? No. What for?
Faithcore Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, nudge said: No. What for? Your arrogance is unbearable sometimes.
nudge Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, Faithcore said: Your arrogance is unbearable sometimes. Nah I'm not English.
Azeem Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 Does anyone wants to learn or know about the Perso-Arabic script ? I'll glady help as much as i can
Eco Posted May 3, 2019 Author Posted May 3, 2019 45 minutes ago, Azeem said: Does anyone wants to learn or know about the Perso-Arabic script ? I'll glady help as much as i can I have a list of languages I can read, another I can speak, and then a giant list of languages I want to learn. Arabic is on that list
Azeem Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 16 minutes ago, Eco said: I have a list of languages I can read, another I can speak, and then a giant list of languages I want to learn. Arabic is on that list Arabic alphabets are the second most widely used after Latin though there are many variations in other languages that burrowed the script but learning them makes you to read a lot more languages When it comes to Arabic language than there are so many dialects First there is the ' Fusha Arabic ' the old Arabic the one in religious scriptures, then the Levant dialect which itself has many versions Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian etc Gulf Arabic is distinct in its own way but its more uniform than Levant for say Egypt has a whole dialect of its own Then in further West Tunisia, Algeria, Libya form the North African belt of Arabic Moroccan Arabic is a mixture of French, Berber and Arabic even Arabs have difficulty understanding it, its like a whole new language
Eco Posted May 3, 2019 Author Posted May 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Azeem said: Arabic alphabets are the second most widely used after Latin though there are many variations in other languages that burrowed the script but learning them makes you to read a lot more languages When it comes to Arabic language than there are so many dialects First there is the ' Fusha Arabic ' the old Arabic the one in religious scriptures, then the Levant dialect which itself has many versions Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian etc Gulf Arabic is distinct in its own way but its more uniform than Levant for say Egypt has a whole dialect of its own Then in further West Tunisia, Algeria, Libya form the North African belt of Arabic Moroccan Arabic is a mixture of French, Berber and Arabic even Arabs have difficulty understanding it, its like a whole new language Yes - and that's the biggest downfall with learning Arabic...Most places here only teach MSA, but from my understanding, if you were to go to Qatar, UAE, KSA, and speak MSA, then you wouldn't be understood. Right now I'm working on my German, and then either tackle Hindi or Arabic, two languages I've been dying to learn.
...Dan Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, Azeem said: Arabic alphabets are the second most widely used after Latin though there are many variations in other languages that burrowed the script but learning them makes you to read a lot more languages When it comes to Arabic language than there are so many dialects First there is the ' Fusha Arabic ' the old Arabic the one in religious scriptures, then the Levant dialect which itself has many versions Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian etc Gulf Arabic is distinct in its own way but its more uniform than Levant for say Egypt has a whole dialect of its own Then in further West Tunisia, Algeria, Libya form the North African belt of Arabic Moroccan Arabic is a mixture of French, Berber and Arabic even Arabs have difficulty understanding it, its like a whole new language The Algerian dialect is a mix of French and Arabic and it's really confusing to listen to because I understand the French parts then the Arabic comes I know a few words in Arabic (I don't know if it's normal Arabic or Algerian). These are the most useful ones... Fox = thaaleb (or tha3leb as they write it in Algerian) Onion = bassal I'll have no problems going to an Arabic country
Azeem Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 41 minutes ago, ...Dan said: The Algerian dialect is a mix of French and Arabic and it's really confusing to listen to because I understand the French parts then the Arabic comes I know a few words in Arabic (I don't know if it's normal Arabic or Algerian). These are the most useful ones... Fox = thaaleb (or tha3leb as they write it in Algerian) Onion = bassal I'll have no problems going to an Arabic country These numbers are used to represent alphabets that don't have any equivalent in English. That number 3 is for the aplhated ع (you can see it resembles the no 3) which gives an ' Aye ' sound from the throat like Aye Aye Captain my username Azeem it will be written as 3zeem
Eco Posted May 3, 2019 Author Posted May 3, 2019 I'm still under the belief that Arabic and Hindi are the two most beautifully written languages. Also include Burmese in that list.
nudge Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 10 minutes ago, Eco said: I'm still under the belief that Arabic and Hindi are the two most beautifully written languages. Also include Burmese in that list. Reminds me of this:
Eco Posted May 3, 2019 Author Posted May 3, 2019 1 minute ago, nudge said: Reminds me of this: That's brilliant. I love the look of Hindi though, and Burmese is just pleasant to look at. I guess according to this, I must be a fan of butts.
Dr. Gonzo Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Azeem said: Does anyone wants to learn or know about the Perso-Arabic script ? I'll glady help as much as i can I can speak and understand Farsi... but I can't read a single word of it
Azeem Posted May 4, 2019 Posted May 4, 2019 10 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said: I can speak and understand Farsi... but I can't read a single word of it Lol Persians get pissed if you say Farsi in English its a really a serious matter for many
Dr. Gonzo Posted May 4, 2019 Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Azeem said: Lol Persians get pissed if you say Farsi in English its a really a serious matter for many That’s part of the reason I do it
Guest Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 Does anyone know any language learning websites besides Duolingo? That application is great and all but it doesn't have the language I'm looking for
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