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| Thread ID: 87262 | 2008-02-14 19:59:00 | Who can speak what? | rob_on_guitar (4196) | PC World Chat |
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| 640362 | 2008-02-15 06:37:00 | English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, French and I can read/write Sanskrit and a bit of Latin as well. They are not dialects but distinct, separate languages. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 640363 | 2008-02-15 07:01:00 | I lived in Malaysia and Brunei for a few years when I was a little boy so I can converse in Malay/Indonesian fairly well. English is my mother tongue, I plan on learning Mandarin and Spanish soon too. :D | jason_f90 (3544) | ||
| 640364 | 2008-02-15 08:22:00 | English , Hindi. I learnt Hindi out of need while in India with the family. Languages are not really my thing. |
noone (22) | ||
| 640365 | 2008-02-15 08:44:00 | I lived in Malaysia and Brunei for a few years when I was a little boy so I can converse in Malay/Indonesian fairly well. English is my mother tongue, I plan on learning Mandarin and Spanish soon too. :D Oh yeah? Bisa mengerti tidak saya ngomong apa? Bagaimana kalau saya tulis....Metla. Saya penasaran Metla akan pikir apa sewaktu dia baca nama dia disini. :D |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 640366 | 2008-02-15 15:34:00 | You planning to kidnap metla?:xmouth: :lol: | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 640367 | 2008-02-15 18:43:00 | At one time somebody invented Esperanto. en.wikipedia.org The purpose of language is to communicate with other people. It appears to me even so called English as first language people do not actually communicate what they mean and/or words are misconstrued/misunderstood. The language has a lot to do with context (surrounding words). So far I have learnt Newzild and Strine. There is a difference. :waughh: |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 640368 | 2008-02-15 21:27:00 | English, Kiwi, American, French, German, a smattering of Spanish and Latin . The last four I learned at school, many moons ago . French and German I can still get by conversationally in, the Spanish is pretty rusty, but I can read and understand it . Latin should be a prerequisite for anyone learning any of the Romance languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian) as the grammar is very similar - especially German - and many of the words can be recognised across those languages . I used to sit in say, a German exam, stuck on a word, think of the Latin or French for it, and bingo! Latin is also very useful for English grammar and vocabulary - if you like words, that is . |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 640369 | 2008-02-15 21:34:00 | How long on average should it take to be able to comfortably hold a simple conversation? I guess it's language dependant too, I was thinking after 10months to a year? |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 640370 | 2008-02-15 22:09:00 | i think Spanish would be awesome to learn =) | password (5384) | ||
| 640371 | 2008-02-15 22:39:00 | How long on average should it take to be able to comfortably hold a simple conversation? I guess it's language dependant too, I was thinking after 10months to a year?How long is a piece of string? Too many variables here Rob - method of learning, personal motivation level, hours of practice put in, vocab recall, memory strength - all have a bearing on what you're asking. But I guess if you're motivated, have time to practice and have a good memory and teacher, then it shouldn't be long (a few weeks?) before you can chat - small-talk stuff. Bonne chance! |
johcar (6283) | ||
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