languages-help

[upper nymph]

DM me if you want me to explain you something

[hard cedar]

will do.. it's more so bettering my conversations

[quick portal]

who wants to be my friend? I only speak Spanish :,v

[edgy galleon]

hola

[quick portal]

hola

[edgy galleon]

tu madre = una puta

[hot cape]

why you using insults like that tho

don't do it lol

[edgy galleon]

lo siento my spanish knowledge is limited lol

[nimble swift]

Hello, i want to work in Germany next year, but it’s a requirement to speak German pretty fluently. I already know a bit of German, but I want to get better, what has worked best for you guys?

[nimble tinsel]

Depends, do you have to write a lot in german?

Then i feel like the grammar is going to be very important

(more so then if you only have to speak

So If you are going to write a lot make sure you know the grammar very well.
Otherwise I'd reccommend knowing at least basic grammar and then just consume a ton of media, wich will widen your vocab, and introduce you to new sentece structures and grammar

@nimble swift

[nimble swift]

@nimble tinsel Thanks a lot for the answer! I need to be good at writing, but it's must important that i'm good at speaking. By consuming a ton of media, do you mean like; Netflix on german, german news etc? - Again thanks a lot for your answer 🙂

[nimble tinsel]

Yes I am speaking about german netflix, news, pretty much anything that you are intersted in

And with a job don't forget to know your stuff in German as well as there can be job-specific terms and things like that

Finding a place/person toe regularly type german with will probably also help

Best would be a chat of some kind

Because then, even if you don't write you can still read and learn new stuff

You might also be able to find a cheap online course of some sort

Babbel.com forexample is really good

It's like a better duolingo

@nimble swift

[west viper]

I'll help, DM me 🙂

[frigid magnet]

Does anybody know some good English words to use in an essay?

[edgy galleon]

wut that's kinda vague

do you n eed transition words or what specifically

also anyone know? ^

[hard cedar]

c

[frigid magnet]

yeah, some transition words would be great

[umbral zodiac]

Do you study Spanish?

[mystic vessel]

Es este, porque no habla sobre el turismo, habla sobre impuestos

[umbral zodiac]

Diría que es la última

[mystic vessel]

3er parrafo habla sobre los impuestos, es el tema central del texto, xd

[umbral zodiac]

Me bugge3

[edgy galleon]

estoy confudida 😭

[umbral zodiac]

Mas, Mira El último párrafo

[edgy galleon]

esto es turismo, no?

[umbral zodiac]

Dice que no es tanto el dinero como a una cultura que visita mucho los cines

Dice que no es tanto el dinero como a una cultura que visita mucho los cines

[edgy galleon]

esto es turismo, no?

[umbral zodiac]

Por lo que los intereses de la población no se basan solo en impuestos

Si no en su gusto por el cine

[mystic vessel]

Ahora estoy dudando jaja, está entre la a y b

[umbral zodiac]

esto es turismo, no?
@edgy galleon
Es cultura

Cultura cinematográfica

Where do you study Spanish?

[mystic vessel]

Primero habla sobre el cine, luego sobre los impuestos del cine, y al ultimo sobre el turismo sobre el cine (incluida la poblacion)

Es la b entonces, xd @umbral zodiac

[umbral zodiac]

Si la imagen dice que la b es incorrecta xd

[edgy galleon]

cri im doin spanish in school

sometimes i google translate and still dont know the answer

hmm

[umbral zodiac]

It's just about practice

But, there are better tools than Translator for learning Spanish xd

[edgy galleon]

voy a preguntarle a mi profesora dx

like duolingo>?

i feel like i barely know spanish still

my spanish course this year sucks

[umbral zodiac]

With flashcards
Specially for vocabulary

Then, learning grammar will be like a piece of cake

[edgy galleon]

grammar's the hardest part x_x

cuz i can understand paragraphs usually but i dont construct them regularly

if i had to speak spanish my speaking would be catastrophic

[umbral zodiac]

Yeah
Spanish has a lot more time and verb tenses than English

But there's no doubt it's about practice

Try songs in Spanish then xdd

There are some pretty good songs from Peruvian culture

[edgy galleon]

any song recommendations?

[umbral zodiac]

The ones from "Río" and "Arena Hash"

Let me check if I can share some

https://youtu.be/qnH9B1LY2dE

Focus on the lyrics. That's cool Peruvian rock culture xd

[signal steeple]

Any Germans in chat?

[woeful flare]

Right here

[umbral zodiac]

Focus on the lyrics. That's cool Peruvian rock culture xd
@umbral zodiac
https://youtu.be/PtqjYn0XnfI

This one is from Arena Hash

[edgy galleon]

gracias :>

[rough geode]

uhh could anyone briefly explain german adjectives

or well adjektiv deklination

[snow tide]

I'm German. What's the matter?

[rough geode]

i dont understand why sometimes its junger mann and other times its eines jungen mannes or sumn like that

when to use which suffix

[wooden ravine]

watch Beret's songs

[flat rover]

a specific genre to recommend?

[frigid magnet]

so basically it´s not that easy for me either, because I go after hearing, but it depends on which "Fall" you are using. There are four of these in German, and the easiest way to learn them is just to recite them a lot of times. After some time you get the hang of it. "junger Mann" is the "1. Fall" or sometimes called "Nominativ" and it would go on with "eines jungen Mannes" "einem jungen Mann" und "einen jungen Mann". When to use them is a bit tricky, but in a sentence you can decide on which question fits the best. The "1.Fall" is used when asked who is doing it in a sentence, the "2.Fall" (eines jungen Mannes) is used to express that the noun in question posesses something as in. "Die Hand eines jungen Mannes" (The hand of a young man). "einem jungen Mann" and "einen jungen Mann" are usually used as the objects in a sentence and are hard to tell apart. I generally decide by replacing it with the words "mir" or "mich" and then look which sounds more plausibel. So yeah it is a mess.

[rough geode]

oh i love it thank u so much, helps a lot🥲

[frigid magnet]

np. Always happy to help people trying to learn my language

[snow tide]

I see. Did you already learn about the four grammatical cases nominative
accusative, dative and genitive? The two examples you mentioned differ in their grammatical cases. The term “ein junger Mann” is in the nominative case, because we can ask for it with the question word "Wer?" (Who?). The term “eines jungen Mannes” is in the genitive case, since we can pose the question "Wessen?" (Whose?).

Two examples:
1.) Ein junger Mann liest ein Buch im Park. Wer liest ein Buch im Park? Ein junger Mann.
2.) Das Leben eines jungen Mannes ist sorgenfrei. Wessen Leben ist sorgenfrei? Das Leben eines jungen Mannes.

[uneven locust]

is anyone trying to learn Romanian?

[rough geode]

woww okayy thank you so much❤️

sheeesh i might not fail this test after all

[frigid magnet]

dm me afterwards what your score was

[rough geode]

👀 yikes

listen i didnt study cause i was studying history okay i am expecting to fail but its fine

[hard cedar]

Does anyone know how to complete the rest of the sentence?

[wooden ravine]

Hijastros

[umbral zodiac]

Hijastros /stepsons

[livid night]

yo estudio espanol en duolingo

[storm tiger]

how tf do i write a poem

i don't understand this

[lucid flame]

roses are red violets are blue

[hard cedar]

ぼくのちんちんがだいすきです。

[civic oasis]

I have to send two essays that will help me with my scholarship application. And I need someone with advanced writing skills to review them. Could anyone help me?

[lyric igloo]

Anybody who want to study chinese with me? I'm Italian

[hard cedar]

If anybody needs help on Spanish Dm me I am more than happy to help.

[hybrid sparrow]

hola

[hard cedar]

hola

[lavish valley]

まぁ...いいですね、
けどなぜそんなこと書きましたの
ｗｗｗ

[thick mountain]

anyone who speaks japanese for alittle help?

[hard cedar]

can someone help me rephrase the definition (Management is designed to support incident-based services called Cases. The Case Entity provides incident-based tracking for issues that may arise from customers, whether they are external or internal)

[covert geyser]

変なやつ。。。 www

[simple axle]

hola

[cedar zephyr]

help with english

[hard cedar]

hey guys i need help with english ( primarily with ielts exam )

[hard cedar]

i can help since im learning english as well dm me what u want help with

[pliant oxide]

"Management's purpose is to uphold incident-based services called cases. The Case Entity provides incident-based tracking for dealing with potential internal/external matters pertaining to customers."

^ hopefully that helps/gives u an idea somewhat :)

[hard cedar]

can anyone in german plz help me?

idk if i did these correct, can someone double check

[hard cedar]

Hi! Does anyone of you knows how to speak in thai? I am interested and would love to learn the language ☺️.

[naive raptor]

i can!

[barren briar]

I can help, give me a second, I will correct it for you ٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ

[hard cedar]

lmao dont worry no more💀💀

i turned it in

[barren briar]

Hahah XD okay. Feel free to ask me next time, if there are any questions

[hard cedar]

woah, danke! ima remember u now for next time

[barren briar]

(〃^∇^)ﾉ

[lethal monolith]

I speak french if anyone needs help with that

[naive lake]

I speak Spanish if anyone needs help 🙂

[umbral zodiac]

I have to send two essays that will help me with my scholarship application. And I need someone with advanced writing skills to review them. Could anyone help me?
@civic oasis
Send them, I can check them out

[gaunt urchin]

i speak german, if you guys need help tell me 🙂

[umbral zodiac]

What does Frank Furter mean?

[gaunt urchin]

"Frankfurter" are people that are living in the german city "Frankfurt"

[umbral zodiac]

Does it have any relation with the sausage?

[gaunt urchin]

yes, their is also a sausage called frankfurter

[hard cedar]

I speak german, if anyone needs help, contact me : )

[sharp palm]

Hey i am learning Korean i don't necessaries need help but it would be nice to have someone to practice with . I can help with french

[winged scaffold]

any japanese speaker here, that i can practice with? 😊

一年ぐらい日本語勉強している、でもまだ上手じゃないですね。

[hard cedar]

Any one cambridge O level?

[full light]

anyone have recommendations/worthwhile apps to learn asl or lsf?

[hard cedar]

I speak good portuguese and english, I have a decent spanish and french and I'm learning russian and forgot most of my german

[urban wigeon]

Hey i am learning french and it would be great if you can help me with it

[hard cedar]

hi guys, i need help to improve my english, and I can help you back with german, if interested let me know pls

[swift pawn]

I'm learning Brazilian Portuguese

[low saffron]

Im learning english brow ,im from brazil

[robust viper]

Hi guys, Jessica here speaking English and Mandarin, I do need help from French, please send me messages let me know ☺️

[remote sentinel]

who knows the best way to start learning Korean🥺

[calm plume]

check out the websites talk to me in korean and how to study korean. i use ttmik for grammar and htsk for vocab but how to study korean also has grammar lessons. good luck!

[nimble tinsel]

IS it not possible to make a pinned post with resources of them ost requested languages? Korean, spanish, japanese and german have been asked quite some times

[heady pivot]

Anyone know how to help with my arabic studied

I have قلواعد

[vast pawn]

Heyy guys, I want to make Arabic speaking friends :D Spanish

[barren briar]

That would be super helpful! I also want to study Korean and Japanese

[bitter peak]

hi i'm preparing for ielts exam too

[broken sail]

anyone taking the ap spanish literature exam tmr?? t-t

[calm plume]

no but good luck!! you got this!! :))

[broken sail]

ahhh!! i appreciate it : D if ur taking them, good luck on your finals 👉👉

[dense marten]

Hey if anyone needs help with Spanish, hit me up anytime. Will be glad to help 😄

[fringe barn]

Hi everyone. I want to learn English and I would be very happy if there is someone who can help me.

[umbral zodiac]

What type of English are you interested in?

Academic purposes?

[fringe barn]

I want to chat with foreign people but my English is not that good.

[lavish kindle]

Hey guys!✌️ Is there anyone who knows some useful phrases for a french comment? (commentaire personell)

[fringe barn]

Meeting new people always excites me.

[zenith jackal]

Hey, what are you looking for ?

[raven lion]

Esra hi

[lavish kindle]

I have to write an argumentation in french and it would be helpful to have some words or phrases which i could use for any topic

[zenith jackal]

Something like : However, in other word, in fact...?

[fringe barn]

Hi semih 🙋‍♀️

[lavish kindle]

Yeah !

[zenith jackal]

There are a lot that you can use :)
However = "Cependant" ou "Néanmoins" (same meaning).

Dans un premier temps... et en second temps ( a nice one to introduce two idea of your thinking).

Indeed = En effet
In conclusion = En conclusion
Even if = Même si
On the one hand... On the other hand = D'une part... D'autre part.

[lavish kindle]

Thanks that helps me! 🙂

[zenith jackal]

No problem, you can ask if you need more :)

[lavish kindle]

I will... If you need help with german just ask 😉

[amber pilot]

if enyone have issues with catalan i'm from catalonia XD, ask

[zenith jackal]

Well, I've never tried to learn German x), but thank you!

[calm plume]

If you ask, you shall receive. Enjoy some resources I've compiled for Korean, Spanish, Japanese, German, and tips in general! Good luck on your language learning journey!

[calm plume]

check out the pinned messages ehehehe

[nimble tinsel]

Oh woow, nice work!

would you be up for some added resources?

[calm plume]

im a huge advocate for learning languages so i thought id help yall!

[calm plume]

sure! what language(s)?

[nimble tinsel]

I have a few for japanese and German, I can send them in a DM as well and you can check it out?

[calm plume]

yeah sure! thank you so much!

if anyone else has more resources, let me know and i can add them! :)

[hard cedar]

Elham you need help bro?

[hard cedar]

I'd be glad to help!

[atomic coyote]

atmen - breathing

[heavy oak]

Hey

I need help with direct and indirect speech

Could anyone help?

Hello?

Anyone?

I need your help urgently

Noone?

1. The mother said "May god bless you with sucess"
   Ans: My mother prayed ___________________________________________
2. My uncle said to my brother, "I have bought a cellphone for you"
   Ans: My uncle told _________________________________________________
3. Mala said to mini, "When will your brother come from Canada?"
   Ans: Mala asked ___________________________________________________
4. He said to me, "Will you lend me some money?"
   Ans: He asked _________________________________________________
5. My mother said, "Do not order junk food"
   Ans: My mother ___________________________________________________

These are the questions

We must convert these sentences into reported speech

And I have no time because I tried and I got it all wrong

And idk the answer if anyone could help that would be amazing

[nimble tinsel]

I dunno the first one, that one's weird
2. my uncle told my brother that he bought a cellphone for him
3. Mala asked mini when her brother from Canada will come/Mala asked when Mini's brother will come from Canada

He asked me if I would lend him some Money
my mother forbade me from ordering junk food

These are my best guesses

Sounds like a weird assignment

@heavy oak

[heavy oak]

lol

[jovial lichen]

1. My mother prayed to God to bless me with success

[heavy oak]

Bruh this is english grammar

This is an hw for converting direct sentences to reported speech

[nimble tinsel]

Well, I never heard of reported speech before lol

[jovial lichen]

Reported speech is indirect speech

[heavy oak]

Some piece of useless Knowledge

[heavy oak]

Yes you are right

[jovial lichen]

Lol

Easy stuff , honestly

[nimble tinsel]

I mean if my senteces are correct then i will agree lol

[heavy oak]

Np

[nimble tinsel]

I can say that it's easy but if my sentences are wrong that woudln't make sense

[jovial lichen]

There are a few grammatical mistakes in your answers, I feel

[nimble tinsel]

I can probably come up with better sentences lol

[jovial lichen]

Lmao that's not the point

[heavy oak]

K

I am using your answers for my assignment

[nimble tinsel]

Then what is the point? i am genuinly curious

[jovial lichen]

To convert those sentences into indirect forms

It's painful and easy at the same time

[heavy oak]

If it gets right then *peace
If it gets wrong then I would lose one mark and simply lose for the student of the week

We have that thing lol

[nimble tinsel]

These sentences are formulated in such an awkward way that I would never use them

[nimble tinsel]

oh lol

[jovial lichen]

Should I help?

[heavy oak]

Its Indian english

[jovial lichen]

I'll try my best though

[heavy oak]

Of course you can 🙂

[jovial lichen]

Wait a min

[heavy oak]

Lol weird right

I am from india bt

*btw

[nimble tinsel]

2. My uncle told my brother that he bought him a cellphone

That's probably better

[heavy oak]

Okay thanks

[nimble tinsel]

That 3rd sentence feels like it is missing the word home lol

That's probably an optional word but still

[heavy oak]

k np

[jovial lichen]

2. My uncle told my brother that he has bought a cellphone for him.
3. Mala asked Mini when her brother would come from canada.
4. He asked whether he would lend him some money.
5. My mother commanded us to not order junk food.

[heavy oak]

Tysm @jovial lichen and @nimble tinsel

I will try getting the first one

[jovial lichen]

I have enough practice of such amazing questions

[heavy oak]

Oh niceeeeeeee

[nimble tinsel]

I would argue that 5 is:
My mother told me not to order junkfood

[jovial lichen]

First one

[heavy oak]

Thats not the answer

I will try

[jovial lichen]

Cool cool

[heavy oak]

Tysm @jovial lichen @nimble tinsel

You straight up told me that this server is useful

[nimble tinsel]

My mother prayed for me to be blessed with succes

[heavy oak]

The question states that "The mother prayed for him

.....

[nimble tinsel]

Or My mother prayed for me to god to bless me with succes

[nimble tinsel]

I mean yes but wtf

[heavy oak]

I will try getting the answer @nimble tinsel

[nimble tinsel]

Why all the useless info

[heavy oak]

Yea its annoying

Ikr

[nimble tinsel]

Then the second one can just by my My uncle talked to my brother

What BS 😂

[hard cedar]

क्योंकि यह सच्चाई है

[hard cedar]

hey guys, is anyone here learning portuguese?

[cosmic egret]

Anyone speak Nepali? My gf is Nepali and I’m thinking about teaching myself the language. How difficult is it?

[rocky kindle]

一年間ぐらい日本語を勉強してきましたがまだ日本語がよくできません。
I would put it like this, but there's multiple way to say the same thing. Don't forget 間 when you're talking about a period of time. But overall the sentence sound a bit "weird" because it is obvious that your japanese won't be great after only a year of leaning if you understand what I mean. Bon courage in your learning

[umbral zodiac]

Does anyone here can recommend or know about an app to learn Japanese?

[rustic hazel]

obenkyo, jpro, kanji dictionary and anki (the latter for studying through repeition cards)

i just started learning japanese tho.. these apps are great for learning vocabulary and some kanjis

kanji* kisadjiadj

idk

[pliant oxide]

japanese dungeon

[umbral zodiac]

I got Busuu

Do you know how well is it?

[pliant oxide]

how good busuu is?

i've never used that app before but from what i can see, it seems like it might have functions similar to this other app i use called HelloTalk, which i personally really like

[umbral zodiac]

Thanks for the info

[pliant oxide]

no problem! :)

[umbral zodiac]

I thing I got to try all of them to check it out xd

*think

[pliant oxide]

yeahh it's good to explore in case there are some you don't like as much

[lucid kayak]

hello! what do you advise me to do to learn french it's so haaard

[sleek ingot]

bilkul

[gray fern]

Bruh you have the bad one

Get the one that instantly crashes people

[median marsh]

James uses anki for japanese in his daily studies right?

[keen parcel]

hey could someone help me with some sample questions to see if they should be in imperfect or preterite?

[fringe birch]

Puedes bucear en el mar rojo

[hard epoch]

Puedes bucear en el mar rojo

[hard epoch]

i didn't realize srry

[naive lake]

Hey yeah sure! 🙂 also for your DM
Imperfect: something that happened that may be a regularly happening ( ongoing and no end)
Preterite: something that happened in past maybe once or has an end to occurring (specific duration and has end)

example: for verb> cantar -to sing *
imperfect (if you sang a song on stage as a kid): (Yo) Cantaba
preterite (if you sing for broadway show): (Yo)* Cantó**

[keen parcel]

could i send you some examples that im confused on? 😅

[naive lake]

sure dm 🙂

[winged scaffold]

Thanks for the correction. :) But i didn't quite get the "because it is obvious that your japanese won't be great after only a year of leaning". Are you saying that im bad at japanese even after studying for a year?

[cerulean sentinel]

One year for a language isn't that much tho, understandable if it isn't perfect. No need to feel attacked.

[rocky kindle]

@winged scaffold No no that's not what I meant haha. Of course you made great progress, but when you say "being good at japanese" mean having a really great level. You still make mistakes that a japanese person would absolutly not make which mean that you're far from being good

Being good in a language is really hard it can take dozen of years

I think that you might feel attack because nowadays people easily say that they are "billingual" or "fluent" or you can see some sh*t like "how I became fluent in 7 languages in 3 years" on youtube but when you listen to them, they're far from being fluent...

But you made progress for sure, ask yourself "one year ago, would I have understand any of the kanji I'm writing now ? Would I have understand any sentence I'm writing in japanese today ?" Probably not, so you made progress

(sorry if I made any grammatical mistakes, english is not my mothertongue)

[winged scaffold]

@rocky kindle thank you for your clarification. :) I really felt bad cuz i took your words the wrong way. But now i understand it. Thanks for the help! :D

[rocky kindle]

👍 keep it up

[maiden lake]

Why "the help"? why is it used here "the" . I dont uderstand

[silk verge]

You could say "thanks for the help" or "thanks for helping". Both work, but "thanks for help" is incorrect.

The formula is "thanks for the [noun]" or "thanks for [infinitive]"

[maiden lake]

@silk verge 👏

[fickle breach]

There is a new rule (rule number 5), please read it before using the help channels! #welcome-verification

[normal void]

you guys

i need some help

would you say ' as a student of safety engineering..'

or ' as a student in safety engineering..'

I'm not a native speaker

[long latch]

"as a student in safety engineering, i can say this is accurate"

so uhh

"as a student in safety engineering."

wait unless..?

i take that back it is of

[hard cedar]

I'd go with "in"

[long latch]

u can use either but i believe going with 'of' is the better choice

[hard cedar]

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/153459/graduate-student-in-or-of

seems pretty divided

[long latch]

well its up to him then

¯_(ツ)_/¯

could probably help

im of european origin but i speak english pretty well, i kinda know the boat ur in rn

[rare gust]

i send you an invite

[normal void]

i went with ' safety engineering student'😂

thanks tho

[normal void]

yeah that's what I thought

[midnight quail]

Hi guys
By any chance, is there anyone who know/study Chinese?

[regal pond]

hey i speak chinese lmk if there’s anything i can help you with!

hello anyone who speaks spanish can help me out please?

[blazing kestrel]

hey i need help with english. why is it called building if its already built? and same thing with ceiling. whats with english phonetics? how does bomb not rhyme with tomb. the words queue is just q followed by four silenced letters. is the s or the c silent in scent? why is english so weird?

[swift thicket]

as a native english speaker, i thought this was the norm until i started to learn other languages. It is just weird like that. It probably has to do with a lot of the other languages that influenced english in its formation, but other than that your guess is as good as mine. Either way hang in there. Just be sure to build your buildings with ceilings or else you will have to wait in a queue for an umbrella while it rains on the ceiling-less building in which you reign...sorry i couldn't help myself

[blazing kestrel]

i love you

[calm plume]

that was beautiful 😪

[blazing kestrel]

yes

[digital zealot]

Hello, is there a native spanish speaker who could go through my spanish ensayo/trabajo?

I need someone to check the grammar and it's quite short, 2 pages in word

[fading peak]

Me

[late ferry]

is there a chat for speaking practice here?

[trail cypress]

hey guys

can someone good at spanish tell me if this sentence is correct please: ": toda su ropa se forma de chaquetas de estrellas et rayas."

[wooden ravine]

I see it better: Toda su ropa son chaquetas de estrellas y rayas ( I’m Spanish)

[trail cypress]

okayy thank you sooo much

[hard cedar]

gay

[hard cedar]

no

[ebon bison]

I can help you with that

[hard cedar]

any french speakers?

[soft valve]

Anyone know Japanese?

[somber walrus]

a little

[full estuary]

There are Tutor Rooms in this discord which I'm sure will serve that purpose for you - if you find someone of course

[hard cedar]

I want to improve my communication skills in English. Who's willing to help me. 😅😊

[winged scaffold]

a little

[hard cedar]

i can help i guess but i don't know what kind of help you need luv 😄

yall can talk with others on chill out and hang channels

[tough scarab]

I can help you

yeah

[marble sable]

yus

[remote plover]

Are different words used when saying "future" in German?

[storm hedge]

sure

!

[storm hedge]

et french. y is how you say and in spanish.

[native mural]

on my mind theres just

Zukunft

or Futur

[remote plover]

thanks

[native mural]

but pretty depends

instead of those 2 above

u can also play around "ferne"

[regal pond]

any Spanish speaker can translate something for me please?

[errant ridge]

yes

[crystal gazelle]

hello, is there any speaker of russian language? i started learnig russian but i procrastinate a lot so i would like to find a friend to chat with 😄

[verbal temple]

Yeah sure! lemme know

[storm hedge]

what do you want translated?

[storm hedge]

watch bald and bankrupt's video on learning the russian language

[toxic current]

might be a little late, but if you still need help, i'm french ! 🙂

[hard cedar]

okay, i'll message you 🙂 thanks

I can help

xd

[hard cedar]

Usually "Zukunft" works

[rare gust]

Hi everyone ,i learn English and looking for someone to have speaking practice

[hard cedar]

Anyone here who speaks chinese looking to learn german/english?

[willow yew]

Does anyone have tips on how to study for language reading and writing exams? (IGCSE French specific if possible)

[loud peak]

@rare gust @half iron i can help you :) i speak English fluently

[faint vault]

What's the most efficient way to learn russian? I find the pronunciation of slavic languages in general pretty difficult for me, so I've always put off trying to learn it, but I really want to learn it 😊

[half iron]

We've already talked and I'm going to bed,but thank you for responding!

[rare gust]

Try to listen and imitate pronunciation of native speaker more,but don't mind it too much , because most of foreigners which learn Russian to fluently don't have right pronunciation and it's ok , grammar is more important here

[faint vault]

Okay, that's a really good tip, thank you 😊
Do you have any recommendations for yt videos which're beginner friendly^^
If not that's totally fine :))

[rocky kindle]

Plait-il ?

[rocky kindle]

Still need help ?

[rare gust]

I think a good to learn Russian if you have a basic knowledge is read our new on such portal as meduza and comments to them, because there you can find a lot of words that we use every day. On yt i can't recommend talk shows and some kind of film reviews ,i can send you channels in private message

[faint vault]

That would be really great, thank you for the help 😁

[plush bear]

I'm from germany. if anyone needs help, I'll be on this discord tomorrow from 13 to 14 o'Clock (CET).

[hard cedar]

yep

[lone spindle]

hi ! , somebody can help me with mandarin tomorrow? i need some advice

[dim phoenix]

i can help

[blazing fog]

hi guys i need help with french .. im A1 in french ...i wanted to know when to use adjective demonstratif and possesif

it would mean a lot if u guys helped me

[sharp palm]

hey i am french i can maybe help you

[blazing fog]

hi i have doubt on when to use adjective demonstratif and possesif

im also quite confused with grammar term ''dont''

[sharp palm]

adjectif possesif is Mon Ma , Mes , tes ,ton , ta , son sa ses

for example when you say mon sac

[blazing fog]

okii

[sharp palm]

for the demonstrative its ces ce cette cet for example cet arbre

[blazing fog]

adjectif demostratif used for objects right??

[blazing fog]

yup

[sharp palm]

i can be used for animated too like ce chien , cette

personne

[blazing fog]

ohh ok

ty

it helps

[sharp palm]

i am glad to help

[mossy dock]

How do you guys learn new words in other languages?

[jade marsh]

spaced repetition

[open blade]

anki ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[toxic current]

basically, you use adjective possessif when you want to talk about something and focus on the fact that it is owned by someone (my/mon-ma-mes, your/ton-ta-tes or votre-vos, and so on...) whereas the adjective demonstrative is used when you want to point out something/show someone what you're talking about, (this-that/ce-cet-cette, these-those/ces)

[empty tide]

Heeeyyy! I am about to take the CAE exam. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good studying book?

[blazing fog]

ohk ty it helps

[blazing fog]

i usually write out the common words and byheart it ..but throught movies,songs or even childrens stories ..you can easily learn

ik 4 languages fluently and rn i am learning french ..which is not really easy for me but i am trying

[mossy dock]

Ahh okay thank you many thanks!

[toxic current]

i agree, learning common words by heart is the best way to progress fast and keep learning other words even faster

[blazing fog]

no problem

[blazing fog]

its good for longterm but it is time consuming ..but i would recommend if u want more effective learning

[plush bear]

I'm from Germany and I want to improve my english. So if anyone speaks decent english and wants to learn german, maybe we can help each other.

[rose nimbus]

same here maybe i could join if you find someone to help? teaching german together would be easier too :)

Also i have another question :) It's about spanish this time

[plush bear]

^^Sure if he/she is fine with it, I can invite you too.

[rose nimbus]

how do i know who is going where? ._. l

[rose nimbus]

niceee :))

[empty tide]

omg can i join?

[plush bear]

are you german too?

[rose nimbus]

sure hihi

[rose nimbus]

@plush bear @empty tide alright so idk if we all are german or not since magpe6 hasn't answered yet... butttt if they arent and are willing to do this with only the three of us that would be great. If not then i'd say we should try to get at least 2 people who speak decent english coz i feel like i'd be pretty uncomfortable being taught a language by 3 people without anyone who also doesn't speak that language

[plush bear]

i had the same thing in mind.

[empty tide]

Oups sorry i had classes. I am romanian and i speak english rly well and i can kinda teach german too cuz i have a B1 level but i d actually rather be Taught:)

[rose nimbus]

hahah don't worry so should we wait for more people to join or are we good to go? Also my english isn't that bad actually but i suck at speaking, i used to stutter a lot speaking english. So yeah I'd like to work on that even tho it's not as bad as it used to be

[keen shadow]

Anyone have a recommended resource for learning languages?

[storm hedge]

duolingo for starting out and nothing more. there is no one and done resource for learning a language, but there are resources you can use to build some beginner vocab

[keen shadow]

Thx

[storm hedge]

np

[willow prism]

what language r u studying?

[keen shadow]

French

[storm hedge]

look into how the french course is on duolingo because i have no idea LMAO. there are youtube channels you can watch and media you can look into.

[willow prism]

unfortunately, I will not be able to share any personal resources on this language,but I advise u to type in the Internet "resources for learning French" there are whole sites where people make useful collections consisting of listening,reading, etc.

[storm hedge]

you're making it sound like you're using some undercover FBI secret course LMAO

[willow prism]

AHAH

[storm hedge]

i used french class

because here we have to learn french

[keen shadow]

Haha damn

We learn Spanish here

[willow prism]

I can send u a website in Russian(because im Russian) for learning French and u can try to translate it with the built-in translator,I think u will find something useful for yourself

https://lhlib.ru/45french/

[rose nimbus]

Is there anyone who wants to help me with Spanish class? I could help with German. I'm like failing rn and I can't afford getting professional help or something like that. I'd be super thankful and like I said I would help with German :))

[keen shadow]

Thank you very much

[wooden ravine]

I'm Spanish, I have final exams soon so I don't have much time but any questions or if you need anything send me dm🙃

[errant ridge]

same if you need help send me a dm Mei

[empty tide]

Anytime u wanna join just text in a private message cuz i don t check this server

[plush bear]

Same here if i'm meant to be included.

[willow prism]

r there any Czech speakers here?)

[fleet tinsel]

Wow, lots of spanish speakers 🔊 😑

I’m learning Spanish for 1month and I’m a beginner 😶😑

[meager stream]

i study japanese like 1hr per day

i am like 7 months in already

and i would consider myself still a begginer

beginner*

[fleet tinsel]

Same, I learning Spanish for 1 or 1.5 hours. 🔥🔥

[regal pond]

hello i’m having an oral spanish test tomorrow and i’ve written down some sentences any native spanish speakers can help me have a look if there’s any grammar mistakes?

[errant ridge]

yep

[storm hedge]

xd que seria asmr de muerto? xd

[errant ridge]

xd

[silent patrol]

nice towa pfp :0 ive been studying japanese for a few month as well now and i would say im at the edge of beginner as well :( what do you study with?

[meager stream]

I have a private teacher but i see some channels on youtube too

[meager stream]

If you know some basic japanese try BondLingo on youtube

[silent patrol]

oh yeah ive seen their videos on my youtube homepage! im learning with genki, i really like it :0

[hallow berry]

Anyone wanna teach me Japanese...newbie BTW

[hard cedar]

anyone knows spanish

I am taking the ap spanish exam

and kinda need help

[misty fox]

kind of

[hard cedar]

oh ok

[misty fox]

well, i mean, its depends what kind of help

[hard cedar]

I need help reading along

a article in spanish

and answering questions

@misty fox

[misty fox]

oh maybe i can help then

@hard cedar

[hard cedar]

really

okkkk

[wooden ravine]

I'm Spanish

[storm hedge]

noh part of the convo but the JLPT Tango N5 deck along with some duolingo and Tae Kim's grammar guide are always good. also remember to watch media in your target language and if you have problems with understand, download the Subadub Chrome extension! It allows you to copy and paste words you don't know in the language that you're studying so you can learn what they mean. very useful if you like making anki decks xd.

[static jay]

Just to add to it, I did Genki I and a book about 200 common kanji for the JPLT N5 and it worked wonders. I can at least read the Yotsubato manga relying on a dictionary only for the hardest words

[hard cedar]

To the people studying Japanese: My friend is studying Japanese at university and I asked her tips on self studying. She recommends the books Shinkanzen master N4 for grammar (when you can read the kana) and Minna no Nihongo.

[knotty stag]

is there anyone who speaks Dutch here and is willing to criticize a study i made?

[keen shadow]

Thank you

[rose nimbus]

Omg! Thank u! and dont worry i'll make sure to dm you :))

[magic sail]

guys what is a monologue?

[mortal venture]

in theater its a scene where a single character talks alone to themself, usually to voice their feelings or plans ^^

[magic sail]

ooh allrighty tyy!!

[fossil field]

hiii, does anyone here study latin, I have a test coming up soon and I've been struggling with word endings

[silent linden]

Send 'em my way if you still need this.

[drifting bison]

I am french. I am not the best at my language but if you have any question, don't hesitate to ask me 🙂

[keen shadow]

Thanks for the help

[left obsidian]

Hi! I'm french, if I can help u don't hesitate I will gladly help u 🙂

[keen shadow]

I cant thank y'all enough xD

[crude drift]

I can also help!

[nimble tinsel]

I am dutch

[wooden ravine]

It's perfect 🙃

[blazing solar]

I am Japanese
me learning English: wow learning a new language is hard
me learning Korean: okay this is much easier...

[keen shadow]

Is it actually?

[blazing solar]

the steepness of the initial learning curve is totally different. Building a vocab is hard in both Korean and English though.

[blazing solar]

and korean and Japanese are really similar

[upper nacelle]

me learning japanese: bruh whats the difference between these characters they look all the same!! lol

[calm plume]

i think it would be the second one: "much more" :)

[keen shadow]

Oh, I see

[blazing solar]

we japanese remember kanji by copy and paste by hand. it takes nearly a decade

[crystal apex]

Hey, I speak fluent spanish, and am learning bengali, lmk if anyone needs help (:

[hallow berry]

Thanks

[nimble tinsel]

This might also be of interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HloUXUwWyvE

[hallow berry]

Thank you

[slate rapids]

sup here

guys i need a small help with text

on news website

[lilac talon]

Guys i have this entrance totally based on reasoning and comprehension. Can someone give me tips(briefly) to improve the latter? That would be helpful!

[vagrant crypt]

Hey guys, I´m looking for good youtube channels to watch to learn italian. I´m not looking for specified learning channels, more like normal, funny channels that an italian would enjoy watching

[deep palm]

I think I can help you, DM me

[obtuse elk]

Do Japanese say: 七時二十分　or do the use kana and say しち時にじゅっ分　? (7:20 o' clock)

[digital zealot]

Hello! Is there someone who could help me understand this?

No obstante, y a pesar de estar demostrado que el aprendizaje gramatical acelera el aprendizaje lingüístico y enriquece el repertorio gramatical del estudiante ofreciéndole posibilidades de expresión de sus intenciones particu- lares (Alonso, 2014: 11-12), las investigaciones en los últimos años sobre las “virtudes” que aporta al programa de enseñanza la inclusión de la gramática arrojan dos datos que hay que tener en cuenta: en primer lugar, que “el aprendizaje de una L2 avanza por una ruta natural o universal de adquisición guiada por un programa interno de aprendizaje que no refleja el sílabo curricular que impone el docente. En segundo lugar, […] si bien la instrucción gramatical no permite alterar el orden establecido por el programa interno del aprendizaje que se refleja en la ruta universal de adquisición, siempre que estuviera dirigida a estructuras más o menos inmediatamente posteriores a aquella en la que se encontraba el aprendiz, resultaría beneficiosa”.

[desert tundra]

Oh God, that is a complex text

[digital zealot]

It is hahah

[lavish wigeon]

what i usually see when i read news is either 19:20 or 19時20分 but idk if they use it differently in other areas like literature

[desert tundra]

I have a 2 hour class now and I can't answer right now, but if you still don't know by then, DM me and I will try to do my best to help you

[obtuse elk]

I see, thanks

[digital zealot]

Vale, I already know what it is about but can I text you if I don't understand something? I'll try to do what I can on my own but the truth it that the text is too complex for my level of spanish and I could use some help.

Ofc I don't want to bother you

If you have things to do that's okay

[desert tundra]

Yeap!! No problem, that is why we are here, to help each other

[worthy junco]

Do you guys have any tips on learning second / third language?

Like I kind of forgot how to learn language properly since I got proficient enough in english just by soaking in the language, I have no idea how did I learn it

[lapis trail]

Best advice would be talk to other friends with the language you are trying to learn! You will get much better results if you have daily conversations with the language you want to learn!

[drifting bison]

you wrote the best advice you could ever give to someone who wants to learn a language. Soak in the language ! Watch movies in your target language (more or less subtitles in your language or in the one you want to learn depending on your level), listen to podcast, read children books, and most importantly in my opinion, find someone to speak with without caring too much if you are making mistakes (otherwise it might block you and prevent you from making any progress)

I moved to Romania a few years ago. I had 3hours of romanian classes per week. After a year I wasn't able to speak. Bearly nothing. The next year, I just force my self to always speak romanian outside of my apartement or the university. I talked to grandmas while doing the groceries and grandpas playing chess in the parc. My romanian level just increased like crazy

[junior fog]

yo igual pudeo

[worthy junco]

🤔

[toxic current]

first thing, it depends if you're the language you're trying to learn sounds like your native language/a language you can speak or not

[errant ridge]

I can help you too

[meager socket]

Yeah it goes with how much you practice

[toxic current]

but to be honest, as said previously, soaking into the language is a pretty useful tip, but you can't do it until you know the basic rules of grammar/some vocabulary, this you gotta learn it; you can try and go on duolinguo/busuu to do so, you also can find some lists of vocabulary for you to learn by heart on quizlet

[nimble tinsel]

While soaking in the language is indeed one of the best ways to learn a language it can be difficult to do with a language other then English (at least if we are talking about only doing it online, ofc it is easier in the country itself). I would suggest you start by getting a basic understanding of the grammar and to increase your word count, get a beginner book or look up some beginner YT videos, that might help you out.
It also depends on the language where you have to start, in certain languages it is better to start with word building and some it is better to start with grammar. Depending on the languages you already know it might be easier to start certain languages then others, i.e. if they are closely related.

[worthy junco]

the language itself would be swedish or German, mostly for work purposes, daily soak-in other than online is rather impossible

[nimble tinsel]

Yeah I have found that soak-in for German can be though, i guess swedish is even harder since it is a smaller country

[lavish wigeon]

Here's a list of (mostly) free resources for Japanese

https://boiling-boar-6dd.notion.site/Japanese-Resources-f1add395813542b39b2fa0d14f50afde

[nimble tinsel]

Oehh thanks

[toxic current]

well, i'm also learning swedish at the moment and what i am planning on doing after i'm sure i know enough vocabulary and grammar is read a book i know in my native language (french) or in english since i can speak it fluently and then i'll try and read it in swedish; i prefer doing this rather than buying children books or idk, simply because i already kinda know what's happening so i can try and guess some things i don't understand rather than look them up

you could also try reading wikipedia pages in the language you want to learn (not for fun ofc, but when you use wikipedia, and if it's too hard to follow just switch back to your og language)

[nimble tinsel]

Try looking for books around A2/B1 level. There are quite a few books around that level that are actually interesting and you don't have to read the same book twice. The level of these books would be around highschool level

[limber quarry]

Thank you so much!! This is really useful!

[limber quarry]

I speak both Swedish and German so if you ever need help with pronunciation or want someone to just practice talking with hit me up!

[hard cedar]

Is anyone Chinese by any chance?😭

[hard cedar]

ayoooo i speak Swedish too!!!!!

[limber quarry]

Eyyy svensk gang

[hard cedar]

sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh

[digital zealot]

@junior fog @errant ridge @desert tundra Lo agradesco un montón. Por hoy he terminado ya, pero mañana si tenéis tiempo algunx de vosotrxs me ayudaría mucho ❤️ Muchas gracias

[desert tundra]

I think I can get some time tomorrow to help you

[errant ridge]

if you need help send me a dm

[dreamy glacier]

im in my final year of studying chinese at uni so may be able to help （also am half chinese but unfortunately this has no bearing on my language ability 😂 )

[hard cedar]

Omg fr? This is my first year and im struggling the most with writing the characters like how??

And the grammar isn’t easy as well

[dreamy glacier]

when it comes to remembering how to write characters, it's easier if you try and remember which radicals/component parts each character is made up of (rly useful for complex characters!), also stroke order seems kinda pointless initially but i find that a consistent stroke order makes it much easier to remember how to write characters as the muscle memory half does it for you

other than that, it's just practice - i have so many notebooks which are just the same characters written over and over until i remember

if there are any particular grammar points u find challenging just hmu! ill do my best to help :))

[hard cedar]

Yess you are so right!! Have you learned the most important radicals first and then the words? Or how did you start

[hard cedar]

And I surely will thank you so much! Ill just add you that’s easier i think

[spark pelican]

How can I improve my speaking skills? How canI sound more natural? I’m advanced in English and I can communicate with people very well but I feel like my language doesn’t flow effortlessly you know! And it really really frustrating

[hard cedar]

I think this applies to all languages ​​you want to learn but you should get in touch with people who speak the language as much as possible. Speak English as much as possible and don't be afraid to make mistakes because that can stiffen you! Passive activities such as listening to music / podcast, watching films / series are also very helpful, because you then hear the sounds and unconsciously expand your vocabulary. That way you keep it fun to yourself because learning a language doesn't always have to be stupid and difficult!

I hope this helps a bit ; )

[calm plume]

woaahh thank you! do you mind if i pin this for people to see in the future?

[hard cedar]

No you can do that for sure! : )

[hearty steppe]

appreciate this g

[lavish wigeon]

yeah you can, no problem at all!

[hot holly]

If anyone needs help with Italian dm me no problem 🍴

[abstract quarry]

if anyone needs help with spanish I'm from Spain, dm me guys

❤️

[hard cedar]

Is the help here free or like tutoring ?

[abstract quarry]

free

In my case free

[hard cedar]

ah cool

i want to offer English help to high schoolers eventually so I can practice tutoring but for free for everyone involved

[broken oxide]

Hi guys I'm from Peru I'm learning english

[hard cedar]

Hello I’m from Paris I search a serious person to practice my English on a daily basis and I can teach French in return.
Just serious inquiries please.

[vocal vector]

Anyone here study Mandarin and have a good curriculum rec?

[azure topaz]

is "improvement" a synonyms of "margin"

[hard cedar]

Hello I'd appreciate if you'd help me.

[hard cedar]

im not sure how much i can help you right now, but i can try

[quaint oasis]

yo if anyone needs help with spanish or catalan im your man

[drifting crag]

No so improvement is the process of getting better are something, whereas margin is an ammount of something or a border

[azure topaz]

thanks,it is so hard to improve my english

[hard cedar]

Hey! So I’m looking for someone who would help me with russian or spanish.. I started russian 3 weeks back and spanish 1 and half year ago.. If you are interested in helping me just DM me

[wanton nova]

!! i'm an english teacher; i'm happy to do one on one's if you'd like?

[trim flint]

does homework count?

[quaint oasis]

i will no make your homework xD

if u dont get somethink u can ask me tho

@trim flint

[tawny elm]

Hi guys I have some problem with my English. Can you help me?

[trim flint]

oh ok

[digital zealot]

Alguien quien me ayude con esto? En la teoría cognitivista (Cadierno & Lund, 2004: 139-140), la conceptualización se ha de entender como la forma en que el significado se procesa cognitivamente de manera que el hablante pueda construir un concepto a partir del reconocimiento de unas formas lingüísticas a las que se asocia un significado en el uso. 🥺

[mild viper]

There are missing parts.

[tawny elm]

Yeah, I think so

[mild viper]

Nevermind, the first gap is the only one that doesn't make any sense, the rest is fine + the capital letters were confusing

@tawny elm

[tawny elm]

Can you help me check the answer?

[mild viper]

Answer 4 is defo not right since it was used in the example

[tawny elm]

But there are two nutrition

[mild viper]

It's probably quality even though it doesnt make sense, it makes the most sense

Oh yeah

Nevermind

last would be healthy imo

And first one is diet

[tawny elm]

and where should I put foundation? 4 maybe?

[mild viper]

I think you're not meant to use all the options

Bridges doesnt make any sense

[tawny elm]

I do think so, but there're only 11 words

[mild viper]

No clue mate

[tawny elm]

@mild viper If I change answer number 10 to "healthy", where would "foundation" goes to?

[mild viper]

Nowhere

You just repeat healthy

Foundations is perhaps just a misleading cue

[tawny elm]

maybe you're right. I'll rethink about it again.

Thanks for the help @mild viper

[knotty stag]

what's the best way to learn 300 words in 1 day

[warped dew]

Hi ,i need to practice my english if u want to practice i would be happy

[knotty stag]

how do you want to practice it

[warped dew]

Talking

🥲

[hard cedar]

Hi 🙂 I'm learning Korean and Italian at the moment 🙂 if any of you wants to help me (or to practice together) let me know 🙂

[calm plume]

hey! there are some korean resources in the pinned messages. i hope they help! good luck!

[hard cedar]

ah thank you 🙂 I knew some of them but some are new so I'm sure they'll help

[abstract quarry]

I need it too, in spain english level is so low

[warped dew]

mine is bad too

is it OK for you?

🤧🤧

@abstract quarry

[abstract quarry]

yes, all good, but rn I'm trying to study for an art exam

where do u from?

just for know if you have european hour or american hour

[warped dew]

Oh good luck on that

Im from Turkey

[abstract quarry]

if u want tomorrow at 4pm uk time I'm able to speak

[warped dew]

It would be nice, thanks 😊

[cloud slate]

It’s my mama mia time to shine

[hot holly]

"the sugo in my veins it's boiling"

[calm dome]

ey hello?

someone can help me? @here

[near token]

Wut

[calm dome]

but i have problem

i speak spanish xd

i can try translate

[near token]

What are you having problems with

[calm dome]

language

but literature

forget i finish thankz man

[storm hedge]

con que tienes problemas?

[nimble tinsel]

The following document has a over 1700 free resources (no freemium resources!) for 108 different languages! (including Japanese, German and Klingon). All credits of this list go to reddit user u/chlebka and other contributers. Read my posts after this one for some extra info.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EGPFLFJdyKGKjh8LXXA099ddf1yB6ZQgr_mmtBnYCy8/edit#gid=93604776

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All credits go to u/chlebka on reddit

For enyone that is looking at this list and is confused by the level part:
The levels are displayed in the CEFR level. The following image and the Wikipedia links should clear up most (if not all) confusion about it.
There is also wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages
Very roughly its like this:
A Level: beginner
B Level: proficient/intermediate
C Level: mastery/fluent

[quasi mauve]

any tips on improving my languages

like vocabulary wise

[nimble tinsel]

Read/follow media that you are interested in

For example a book in you target language will help you discover certain words that you didn't knwo before it

Basically consuming media in the TL, really any will do. YT videos will help your vocabulary, pronunciation and listening skills, books will help your vocabulary in different ways etc.

Typing will improve your writing and grammar

[quasi mauve]

thx

[hard cedar]

Hallo gute Freunde! In the next month i have a big oral german exam. Unfortunately, my speaking is not very advance as I want to be. Is any german native speaker who want to speak with me? ❤️

[nimble tinsel]

@hard cedar I know there are a ton of native germans in the chat, but I can also recommend you a German learning chat if you'd like

[hard cedar]

ok, thank you for idea

[pseudo ferry]

I'm a german native speaker so we could speak if you would like to (you can send me a dm)

[nimble tundra]

I can help you with Korean if anything- as well as recommend some resources and offer pronunciation help. And of course learn together (I’ve been learning on and off for 3 years)

[vapid hinge]

HI in a few hours im getting examined in english b2 level and i have to talk about a random topic about 4 mins infront of profesional examinators and im NERVOUS ANY TIPS THANK YOUuOUo -

[dreamy glacier]

The New Practical Chinese Reader and i recommend it a lot!

[vocal vector]

For sure will check it out!

[dreamy glacier]

Meant to say this was the one we used at uni hahaha also check out developing chinese - it's the one i use with my italki tutor and found it pretty useful as well

[vocal vector]

Gotcha, so far the one I used in college was the Chinese Primer, think they're made by Princeston?

but was seeing what other resources other have success with

[vocal vector]

Out of the two books you rec which did you prefer learning from?

[hard cedar]

is there like a trick you guys use when learning Chinese characters? Like its just so hard memorizing the exact strokes, I think I got the HSK 1 ones, but doing HSK 2 now and Im struggling a bit :/

[hard cedar]

Serious inquiries only.
I’m from Paris and I want to improve my English via zoom meeting. I can teach French in return.
I search someone serious to talk minimum 5 day a week.
Warm regards.

[eager warren]

please help me

[wide trail]

Hi, im going to take cae for cambridge, im looking for someone who dont speak spanish because i do, only english pls for speaking

[eager warren]

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation of the underlined part in each of the following questions.

2. A. ocean B. cotton C. chopstick D. solid

which should i choose

[near token]

Huh

What exactly is underlined 😭

[abstract quarry]

viva españa

[hard cedar]

Hey guys! İ need to develop my english so can u help me?

[abstract quarry]

I can try it

but my english comprehension it's really bad

[hard cedar]

İ see, i think we can try to talk

[abstract quarry]

all good, so where u from?

[hard cedar]

İ think we should talk direct message

[peak mountain]

Hello guys i need to speak english who would like to practice with me .you can add me as a friend

[digital zealot]

Don Quijote prosigue su camino y se encuentra a dos mercaderes a los cuales les cuenta la belleza de su amada dulcinea. Estos mercaderes, para satisfacerse, le asienten diciendo que si pero que será manca y tuerta. Hello, what does this text say? I don't get what the word ''asienten'' could mean here and alco ''manca y tuerta''

thanks

also*

[celest quartz]

"Asienten" they nod their heads

Manca->one-handed and tuerta-> one-eyed

[tranquil tartan]

this is crazy, thank you so much!

[worldly wraith]

Hey guys! How much time each day do you spend learning your target language? Just wanted a point of reference 😊

[lone spindle]

i give it about 4 hours - 6 per day

[worldly wraith]

Omg ok i need to step up my game then haha. What language are you learning?

[lone spindle]

mandarin

[worldly wraith]

Oh fun! Such a beautiful language

[worn bear]

would anyone like to help learn Japanese? Need a study partner. I am in beginner levels but any help is appreciated

[hard cedar]

That would be amazing :) I think any help is welcome (and a study partner doesn't sound bad at all you know?)

[solid island]

Wow,this is unbelievable.Thanks ✋

[nimble tundra]

I agree~! of course! I hope i can be of help to you. Having a study partner will be great motivation to continue trying our hardest to improve

[trail cypress]

yesss i would be so down to study together

[gaunt goblet]

Yes! add me as a friend 👍

[dreamy glacier]

Probably new practical chinese reader - there's a free pdf online if you want to check it out

[dreamy glacier]

break the characters down into separate components, so for example 新 can be broken down into 亲 and 斤, 题 into 是 and 页 - other than that it's just practice and repetition 😂

[barren widget]

Is Mandarin hard

[fickle canopy]

Ahoy, mates! I'm russian, if anyone need any help with the language i can help(:

[tranquil tartan]

Anyone here learning polish? Or even natives feel free to DM & add me

[calm plume]

wow thanks for sharing @nimble tinsel !

[strong ibex]

Can anyone please explain me this.

[dreamy glacier]

"saw"/"old saw" and "saying" are both words synonymous with the word "proverb" (ex. A bad workman always blames his tools)

e.g my grandma repeated the old saw, "a bad workman always blames his tools" OR as the old saying goes, "a bad workman always blames his tools"

but tbh as a native english speaker ive never used the word "saw" in that context in my life hahaha

[jade dawn]

hey i noticed some people here are learning chinese, if anyone needs any help with it feel free to dm me. i'm a native chinese speaker and i just want to be of help man 🙂

have a good one homies

[toxic current]

is there anyone speaking swedish that could tell me if there is any difference between "därför att" and "eftersom" ? and if so, what is it ? thanks 🙂

[nimble tinsel]

@tranquil tartan @solid island @calm plume not a problem! I hope it can help everyone. I personally found it quite the extensive list. I hope it can be pinned.

[calm plume]

i already pinned it 🙂

[nimble tinsel]

Ohhh, amazing! So quick :D for some reason I can't see it on my mobile phone, thank you!

Refreshed and can see it now 👌🏻
Tell me if you want the message to be changed

[calm plume]

ye could you edit it so that it describes what the link has? thank you!!

[nimble tinsel]

Yes good call! Will do that later!

[hard cedar]

I guess there is no way around practice TT but thanks anyway ^^

[rare gust]

Hi guys ,how do you think which way is the best to remember new words?

[sharp peak]

Using Anki and immersing in your target language

[nimble tinsel]

Repetitive practice. This can be by simply learning rows of vocab using it a lot while speaking/writing or from reading often (in a book for example). These are just 3 examples. I can think of from the top of my head.

Certain words wil just click in your head while others only make sense in a context, don't feel discouraged tho!

If I remember correctly, you have to use/learn words/things 7 times before remembering, but I believe this is just an average. Don't quote me in this tho, I read that study a looong time ago

[nimble tinsel]

I made an edit! Should be clear what it is now

[hollow marlin]

there is no difference. you can use whichever u want 🙂

[bright kiln]

What the best way I can learn and study a language this summer

[toxic current]

thanks!!

[toxic current]

it depends, do you know the basics or not?

[smoky mist]

where i can stady philipno? Or spanish? "Im italian"

study sorry

[bright kiln]

I don't

[digital zealot]

Hello, is there someone who could help me with spanish literature? Barroco, Luis de Góngora...

[wide willow]

mm that's a difficult topic xd

[digital zealot]

I'm already dead. Don't understand a thing as I'm not native hahahah

[digital zealot]

But I only wanted to know the difference between cultismo, culteranismo and gongorismo

and conceptismo

hahah

[wide willow]

Cultismo refers to the words that are like "classic" and typical from old literature (they are not used in the daily language)
Culteranismo is a literature movement that uses many "cultismos"

[copper heath]

Talk to Me in Tagalog is a great YouTube channel

is anyone here learning Tagalog and/or Spanish?

[digital zealot]

Me, actually hahah

[copper heath]

That’s really cool, how is it so far?

[digital zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/big-bang-theroy-stressed-hyperventilating-gif-5526672

hahahha

Nah, it's fine. Depends on what you study

Rn I'm about to kill me because of the spanish literature but besides it's fine hahah

[copper heath]

Aww good luck with your studies! You’ll get through it 😄

[distant steeple]

Hola! I'm a beginner in the Spanish language, and I was wondering if anyone would help me out? Looking for study buddies as well to try and have conversations with! I'm gonna try and say this in spanish as a call for help. 😅 ¡Hola, yo estoy buscando amigos españoles! (I did this off the top of my head, so if you have any feedback or want to help me out that would be great!)

[tranquil tartan]

Spanish native here, If you need any help, let me know

[digital zealot]

Gracias!

[wide willow]

De nadaa

[sharp peak]

Native here, if you need help with anything please let me know and dm me. Saludos.

[hard cedar]

does anyone know French?

can someone translate it?

[clear flare]

My native language is Spanish if you need to practice it. Also, I'm learning English.

[marble sable]

"role playing game. prepare and play out the scene.
he would like to go out but she doesn't feel like it. she's looking for excuses not to. help yourself to the expressions utilized in the video."

[hard cedar]

hey guys

is there any website available that focus just on writing skills?

[hard cedar]

Merci beaucoup

[inner fjord]

Does anybody here teaches mandarin?

[quasi mauve]

i mean........ i know some mandarin

[candid mirage]

me here

[quasi mauve]

🌚

[stiff badge]

Looking for french learning partner if someoen intrested to sit whit me in call speak some french i would be greatful
my french is bad gotta inprove it

[wooden ravine]

I’m native too, if you need help please dm me 🙌🏻

[south mesa]

any tips for japanese? I've been studying it for a month and know basic grammar, vocab, hiragana and katakana, also like 50 kanji

[silent patrol]

what kind of tips are you looking for? :0

[potent oxide]

you already know more than me in a year

[silent patrol]

kanji really is a pain :/

[slender mauve]

Excuse me I'm new here and I have a difficulty to understand a sentence in English can someone help me pls

[cyan basalt]

Wjere you from?

[slender mauve]

France

but If u can explain it in other words I will be grateful

[cyan basalt]

Which sentence? Maybe I can help you

[slender mauve]

This one :
Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners

[wicked wedge]

Do anyone knows french?

[cyan basalt]

Maybe that airbus offers to the passengers many posibilities of flights, but Im not sure

[slender mauve]

ok ok

I see it like this too but I didn't understand why they wanted to say that

[cyan basalt]

Are you reading an article?

[slender mauve]

thank you anyway

[south mesa]

hmm maybe what's the most efficient way to go forward from here

like, with vocab and grammar for example, i'd like to listen to basic conversations and have a brief idea of what they're talking about

[silent patrol]

hmm i didnt study for too long myself but what is important for the kanji for example is to repeat it from time to time and to use it as well, even if you just do a basic sentence with it, it will help you remember it
what are you learning japanese with?

[south mesa]

ah i see, thanks

right now i have the genki 1 textbook and workbook, and i use Anki for vocab and used Realkana to practise the kana

[mild pagoda]

i am learning german(A2 level). any pdfs/sites which can help me?

[silent patrol]

oo hell yeah im using genki one as well! do you have the audio stuff for it as well?

[drowsy forge]

I’m a native, how could I help you ?

[wicked wedge]

@drowsy forge Can you help me learning it more?🙂, as I know very lil french.

[drowsy forge]

Sure, you can DM me for more details 😇

[hard cedar]

I recommend you a german server. I am a native by myself. I can send you an invitation if you want.

[mild pagoda]

sure please

danke schon

[modest otter]

i also need help with german

[silent patrol]

hey im native! whats the problem? :0

[modest otter]

um i really wanna learn the language but idk how to start i know the basics but i dont know how to continue and i really have a high goal which is when i grow up i really wanna move to germany and wanna know the language

but i dont know how to continue cuz its my first time learning language by myself

[silent patrol]

ohh idk how to learn german itself, but im learning japanese rn where i use books which teach me grammar and vocab and such, thats a good way to learn the basics, since you know them already i would recommand talking to people in german, reading books with easy grammar and listening to germans conversations! there are many people here who learn the language, maybe they can recommand you a textbook or such!

[modest otter]

thank you 🙂

[lapis trellis]

can you pls recommend sm books available online for Japanese??? I'm trying to learn it as a hobby

[silent patrol]

i will dm it to you!

[drowsy forge]

As a student who learned german, it looked like a « mathematical » language with rules to apply (different forms, position of the verb ...), and I completed these rules with a lot of vocabulary. That’s why i love this language (what do you think @silent patrol ?)
You could look for someone to speak with, in german

[modest otter]

with what did you start and how long did it take you to learn the language and how did you motivate yourself

[nimble tinsel]

Do check out the pinned messages for free resources!

[drowsy forge]

Well, I started at school, i’ve had a great teacher and just loved german
So, i wasn’t pushing too hard to learn it
It took me 3 years to get from nothing to B1

[hard cedar]

hey clau

I'm trying to learn spanish too

[silent patrol]

the language can get pretty difficult bc of that but that makes it really complex which is kinda nice!

[wooden ravine]

let me know if you need help 😀

[slender mauve]

You can ask me if you have question for french

[fleet spindle]

Is it Duolingo good to learn Spanish

[calm plume]

its okay but i dEFINITELY wouldnt rely on it. try using other free resources (there are some in the pinned messages!) good luck!

[fleet spindle]

I see. Thanks

[dry ingot]

hello everyone, ☺️ I'm new

[vague urchin]

hello

i can help with english. i read someone wanted help

[sage forge]

I offer German help if you'd like 🙂

[final cloak]

Hi! I can help with Persian/farsi

[wicked wedge]

I am there to help for Hindi and English language🙂 ✌️

[hard cedar]

if anyone here wants to learn portuguese

I'm here

[buoyant crypt]

is there anyone who speak japanese or learning japanese

[silent patrol]

im learning japanese!

[solid island]

Hi.i'm translating something from English into Turkey right now,so i wanna ask something about it:
What does exactly "by convention" mean?

[umbral zodiac]

Is someone from here learning Japanese?

[wide willow]

I am, but I'm still a beginner

[umbral zodiac]

Fine

[silent patrol]

i learning as well! beginner as well tho

[umbral zodiac]

How are you studying?

[silent patrol]

im studying with the genki books! they are really good to learn with imo

in addition to that i use a kanji book for the writing and stroke order and the genki workbook with more exercises

[umbral zodiac]

Sounds like going serious xd

Are preparing for any exam or evaluation process?

[silent patrol]

oh no no just as a hobby i would say! its really not too serious, genki is build really simple
you can go in super tryhard or slowly

[heavy nexus]

The money I have spent is John's ---> El diñero que hé gastado es de John

is that correct? or should i put " es del John"?

[grim mesa]

*El dinero que he gastado es de John

[errant ridge]

El dinero que he gastado es de John

[abstract cypress]

Hi, I am practicing my English. So I want someone to chat with me to improve this skill. 😁

[clear flare]

I have to practice my English too. If you want we can chat. 🙂

[rich orchid]

Native german and portuguese speaker if anyone needs help hmu

[buoyant crypt]

if u want i can help u ^_^

[hard cedar]

Really?

[buoyant crypt]

yeeep

[deft sierra]

Me too. We can chat and talk for improve our english levels .

[simple aspen]

Hi I am trying to learn japanese and korean . Any advices will be helpfull. I speak german and greek if you need any help

[calm plume]

there are some resources in the pinned messages! :))

[sharp peak]

If you want to learn japanese check this site: https://refold.la/ , this youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MATTvsJapan and if you liked what you saw, dm me if you want an invite to the discord server (you can have one just by giving your email on the site, but if you do not want to do that, just dm). Enjoy.

[hard cedar]

Guys is anyone good in French

I just want a feedback for my essay

[past solstice]

@hard cedar Hi i'm french if you want

[hard cedar]

A feedback in the content plz

I had to analyze a part of a book

It’s due in like 1h and 30 mins :/

[past solstice]

You want a summary of the text? @hard cedar

[hard cedar]

No just a feedback on my essay

Like if the ideas make sense and all

[past solstice]

okay

That's very good

Just a little thing

On line 16

[hard cedar]

Yes?

[past solstice]

it is written : "Que de tour elle a fait au marqui"

[hard cedar]

Oh that’s the thing I analyzed it isn’t my essay

[past solstice]

I would have said that anymore : Que de tours a-t-elle faits au marquis

[hard cedar]

The one up is my essay

The second one is the text

Sorry dihdiheo

Tysm tho

Appreciate ur help

I’ll send it now :3

[civic oasis]

hello, does anybody know a good website/book/youtube channel to learn japanese?

[obsidian cedar]

https://hinative.com/vi

check this out

[hard cedar]

Hey guys, i need to develop my english so much, so can u help me? Finding someone who can really help is so hard for me 😢

[quasi mauve]

hi i can teach u english

anyone can teach me italian tho

i only know peperonni pasta and paparazi

[hard cedar]

That would make me very happy

[paper vault]

hero!

[quasi mauve]

wee

[deep palm]

Hi guys. I'm trying to do a research about the relationship about plants and human and plant's emotions. (Are they happy when we touch them or when we talk to them?) but I'm restricted to only 2 languages. If you please can find a couple of scientific article about this on your language it could help me a lot. I will translate it by myself ^^

[candid mirage]

i can teach you italian

[quasi mauve]

grazie e lasagna! catyong

[candid mirage]

cosa vuoi che insegni?

[quasi mauve]

come maledire mia madre

e papà

[candid mirage]

.....

[quasi mauve]

GRACIAS

Per favore

[candid mirage]

questo è abbastanza scortese da parte tua....

[quasi mauve]

scusa boomer

haha

[candid mirage]

e sembra che tu non abbia bisogno di insegnamenti

[quasi mauve]

vero sono un gangster italiano veterano

[candid mirage]

ok zoomer

mi farai gangster? nessun cazzo di modo

[quasi mauve]

no, è solo un riferimento a jojo

[candid mirage]

qui giace un uomo colto che vedo

[quasi mauve]

Sì
Sì

[deep palm]

lol

[quasi mauve]

@deep palm ive found some papers on this, but its in english, so you probably already found them

[deep palm]

Send it to me it could be useful ^^

[quasi mauve]

https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1880-6805-32-7

[deep palm]

tysm ^^

[quasi mauve]

https://www.livescience.com/65905-plants-dont-think-or-feel.html

[deep palm]

the title xD

ty!

[river saffron]

Hey guys I wanna ask if anyone here is learning japanese (kanji I think) what was your ressources to start with

also i'm about to learn it with my 11 yo bro

simple tips would help

[hard cedar]

Hi there! Did u check out the pinned msgs for japanese resources? There are some really helpful resources out there ^^

[river saffron]

tbh I didnt lemme check

[hard cedar]

I personally use Duolingo since I'm a beginner

but that's all about Duolingo...just good for beginners

[river saffron]

OH that's gonna be helpful

the main reason why I choose japanese is bcz of my brother he seems very excited to learn at the beginning but he was stuck

[hard cedar]

ohh well I suggest to learn few simple phrases to keep the excitement going and then you can start learning the alphabet systems...it's important to keep learning with that because that way you won't be dependent on romaji

[river saffron]

thanks to anime I know few sentences but the alphabet system is quit "harsh" they have various alphabet systems , which one is the intermediate??

like the one I have to learn

[hard cedar]

ok so there are 3 alphabet systems...hiragana is the main one, katakana is used to write foreign words and then there's kanji it's pretty difficult but you'll cross that bridge when u come to it

I hope that helps!

[river saffron]

thank you that was very helpful

[hard cedar]

you're welcome! lemme know if u have any other doubts...I've been learning japanese for quite some time now

[river saffron]

I still have doubts which alphabet system should I start with

[hard cedar]

ohh start with hiragana

lol never mentioned that sorry 😅

[river saffron]

okey sure

that's fine

[hard cedar]

Happy learning!

[river saffron]

thanks a lot

have a nice day

[hard cedar]

Oh it's night over here lol but thank you! Same to you

[river saffron]

hhhhh my bad
💚 💚

[hard cedar]

Serious inquiries only.
I’m from Paris and I want to improve my English via zoom meeting. I can teach French in return.
I search someone serious to talk minimum 5 day a week.
Warm regards.

[desert tundra]

How long are you expecting each talk to last for??

[hard cedar]

Just go on omegle but set the language on english will work

[willow sparrow]

true

[lavish wigeon]

if you want to keep the excitement and not make it look tedious for your brother you can try minato-jf A1 course to get familiar with the language (you can find the link in the pinned notion page). In minato you can take seperate courses for memorizing hiragana and katakana too. If you do this along with duolingo I guess you can memorize basic words and the two writing systems easily

[wooden ravine]

Hi guys, I want to practice my writing in English so I want to write a writing (like a short story) every week or if I can every day. But sometimes I don't have a topic to write about and I want to ask for help from you. Can you write a phrase? it doesn't matter which one, just a phrase. It would help me a lot🙃

[hard cedar]

phrase: sometimes, you have to struggle a little bit to become stronger.

[wooden ravine]

thank youuuuuu so much, I like this phrase so much

[river saffron]

I will try it for sure , he made a huge mistake starting with kanji I think he's gonna love it

[hard cedar]

You are welcome

[river saffron]

Thank you for your help guys

[lavish wigeon]

yeahhh kanji is soo draining, i started learning kanji after 2 months. if i started immediately I would quit it

Kanji is pretty cool though, he will love it more if he first does some hiragana-katakana

[river saffron]

For sure , I'll do the same
This was truly helpful thank you soooooo much

[lavish wigeon]

good luck!

[serene island]

How do I know if I'm being redundant or if I'm using parallelism?

[hard cedar]

Parallelism is used to compare/oppose two things while when u are redundant u repeate the same thing.
For example:

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill
Here they oppose the ideas of living/ life and giving/getting. Make a living you should get things that are necessary like food etc, but when u make life you give to others and help. It’s more about humanity than simply making a living.
Since you bring a new idea with parallelism it’s not redundant, being redundant would mean that you repeat the same idea

Hope it helps

[hard cedar]

How much does knowledge of Chinese (traditional hanzi) help with learning Japanese? I’ve learned Chinese for 4 years.

[fallow marsh]

hi

[serene island]

Ah, thank you! It helps.

[shadow saddle]

anyone help me to learn english? i am from brazil i teach from you portuguese if you want

[hard cedar]

What is meant by : She is to greasy ? Is she fat or what ?

[hard cedar]

Is anyone german in here that can help me please?