languages-help

[solid island]

The arabic is written from the right, so this is a problem when you paste a writing in arabic.

[dark oar]

k ill dm it to you

[lusty loom]

THANKK YOUUU SO MUCHH

[rare gust]

Can someone help me with English speaking practice on any topic with explanation of my mistakes?

[teal stump]

if anyone wants to practice his french or English or Arabic i'm here

or need help in any of them

[frank parcel]

i want to start learning korean so if someone can help me with it any kind of info would be great, also i can help u with spanish if needed

[nimble tundra]

You can start by learning the alphabet~! I believe Youtube teaches it best. Once you’ve learnt the alphabet, learning basic greetings would be a great start

[teal stump]

go for kdrama xD

[frank parcel]

thank uu

[frank parcel]

hahaah im already there

[ivory bane]

was bedeutet Ich-Botschaft und wann verwendet man sie?

was ist allerdings der Unterschied zwischen Du- und Ich-Botschaft

[hard cedar]

Maybe I can help...

[low axle]

............. wouldn't ever need such a useful instrument?
A.Whom
B.Who
C.Whose
D. Which one

im bad at english

what is this

and pls explain

[lethal fog]

it'll be B.Who

[low axle]

@lethal fog nvm thx i got it

[lethal fog]

ohkk

[finite ice]

i feel like the english language is slowly changing to not incorporate whom anymore

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[hard atlas]

do we say "has been a high priority to him" or "has been a high priority with him"

[hard atlas]

can "pioneer" be used as an adjective?

like can we just say "xyz is pioneer of modern poetry"

[calm plume]

it depends if this thing or person is a priority “that belongs to” (disclaimer: it’s not really worded like that but that’s the best way to describe it) him [option 1] or if this thing/person is a priority “alongside” him, meaning he is also a priority [option 2] i hope that helps!

[calm plume]

yes you could say this but you should put the word “a” before “pioneer” (also “pioneer” would technically be a noun because it is a person)

[hard atlas]

is this correct

[finite ice]

yeats is a pioneer

[ivory jackal]

A lo mejor yo también un personaje de ficción.

Is the sentence above correct? I'm trying to make a joke. 🙇🏻‍♂️

[teal stump]

the sentence is correct but the joke is so bad xD

jk

[ivory jackal]

jajajajajaja

maybe if you know the context it'll be a little funnier, just a little tho. xD

[hard epoch]

A lo mejor yo también *soy *un personaje de ficción
You missed writing "soy". But the rest is correct

[lethal fog]

the iconic spanish laugh

[hard atlas]

can i answer " the child of the woman i knew, wept"

[hot aurora]

no that's the wrong answer --- correct answer will be-- I know that woman whose child wept.

[ivory jackal]

Gracias!

[ivory jackal]

yesss

[sinful sonnet]

Hey, does anyone have japanese skills here?

I wanna find out what does it mean

Maybe its Chinese

[bronze meteor]

pleco app doesnt work, sry

[mellow narwhal]

I don't think this character exist lol. The closest i could find is this 壽, which means life.

[wintry salmon]

i need help. Genki 1 lesson 12. “benkyou ga isogashi kunatta node”

i understand we use short forms before node, but i never learned “isogashi kunatta” i thought it was “isogashikunakatta or “isogashikatta”

(Japanese)

[wintry salmon]

update: it’s ku narimashita

[cyan wyvern]

has anyone used the "basic kanji textbook" and also, what do people think of Japanese duo lingo course

[autumn moth]

for me (as a learner) duolingo didn't do much for me, i would say its a good side practice but not a main study resource.

[soft valve]

ok, so kunatta means to become

in this case, isogashi kunatta means it became busy (isogashi) ig

kunakkata is totally different from kunatta

the kunatta refers to the verb naru

which means to become

くなったvsくなかった

なった is the past tense of なる

[cyan wyvern]

thanks, ill use it like that

[soft valve]

oh sorry im blind

same thing though

narimashita is the formal past tense of naru

which means to become*

[lethal fog]

check the pinned msgs

for japanese, duolingo is pretty useful when memorizing the writing scripts after that it became pretty much useless to me

e-book version of genki

[hard cedar]

Can anyone help me with Japanese language from basic

[obtuse elk]

it kinda looks like the old Kanji for Congratulation 壽

Ok, I'm pretty sure it is an ,, Chinese Longevity Charm" Since there are Chains with an almost identical Kanji on it. Which means Longevity and also congratulations.

[twin basin]

I've started using Anki and duolingo

I really regret putting in 70 new cards a day lol. But this plus listening to music using daily really helps

I need to structure it more. But while I'm getting into the habit, phrases work fine

[night dew]

does anyone have any beginner websites for french?

[vital drum]

👍

[pallid void]

any german speakers please dm. better Muttersprachler*in, chinese is my mother tongue, searching for language partner, im currently B2 in german😁

[obtuse elk]

Here. You can DM me

[ivory jackal]

Does anyone here have tips or resources for IELTS self-learner?

[lethal fog]

wt is ur weak spot? like is it speaking or listening etc

[ivory jackal]

Writing and speaking are my weakest spots. I'm struggling to even express my mind in my first language–and of course, it's twice as hard in English.

[lethal fog]

for the writing part, i would rly recommend reading books to increase ur vocab and it also helps in improving ur writing
and for speaking watch shows and movies, it not only helps u to improve ur listening skills but also improve ur accent
and also, try reading out loud

but before that try and collecting ur thoughts, wt u wanna express to the other person, it makes language learning a lot easier

[ivory jackal]

Thanks! I read books almost everyday actually, but I rarely do something when I found new words. 😅 But I'm just starting to try storing them to Anki when I'm not lazy.

For speaking, I'll get nervous easily. It's hard and scary to collect my thoughts when the person in front of me keep staring at me. I guess I have to practice more with my friends.

[lethal fog]

then try a new genre of books and anki is actually useful

for speaking, try speaking with strangers more cuz in the long run it will not only provide u with the speaking skills but also help gain confidence while speaking to anyone

[ivory jackal]

I will. Thank you so much for your answers, I really appreciate it.

[worn hazel]

Hi! Is anyone learning/taking/took french and does not mind sharing notes related to French? I have an Oral exam GCE (O)- level in September and can't really find the proper source to help me out.
I'm really weak in this language, even beginner is an understatement. Feel free to PM me if you can help out! Thank you so much 🙂

[wintry spoke]

hello my beautiful people! I'm looking for the person with witch I can practice my English skills. DM me so we can talk : D

[hard cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/kid-look-stare-awkward-guilty-gif-5289290

[sharp peak]

The traditional way of studying a language is trash. Takes a lot of time, practice, money, etc. And Duolingo is just the worst. If you want to learn a language for real, check this links (especially the refold one), theres a discord sv too, if you want to get the invite just dm me. Also, if you want to know more about all of this dm me. Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8JK8W8dBxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikm_gL7-mZs
https://refold.la/
https://www.youtube.com/user/MATTvsJapan

[lethal fog]

its just my opinion (based on my personal experience), but when it comes to learning the language which u r already learning it in skool refold wont be that useful
skool mainly focuses on how much vocab u hv memorized and how well can u follow the grammar rules of that language

but on the contrary, the refold technique rly works (though its pretty time consuming) [again, saying this by my experience while learning japanese]
if u hv the time, use refold or if u r learning it to pass ur skool exams, its better to stick with ur skool textbook cuz if u dont hv some genuine motivation for actually learning that language, u wont be able to learn it no matter how hard u try

[inner frost]

hey guys! do you guys have any tips for writing in a toefl ibt test?

[lethal fog]

try to keep ur sentences simple but not too simple, over use of fancy words is just pointless
hv a consistent tone
explain/address the topic in an organized manner
keep in mind "NO GRAMMAR OR SPELLING ERRORS"

[bronze meteor]

easier said than done though

[cyan pilot]

Hi does anyone know a server, or an app where I can practice my speaking in English? thanks

[sharp peak]

she probably wasn't asking for help to get better school grades, but to learn the language for fun. That's why i recommended her Refold

[lethal fog]

yea for that u need to just practice

[lethal fog]

yea that's possible too

[jade marsh]

Hi, can someone help me? The empty part should have two words:
"The lawsuit was dropped after police failed to find sufficient evidence. No ... will be taken"

I was thinking "further actions" but I'm not sure

[lethal fog]

yea it makes sense

[jade marsh]

alright I'll go with it, thanks

[hard cedar]

How do I brush up on my French? I haven't been having French classes for few months now and so I just need some tips to brush up on my French and be fluent again (I have to study B1 level now)

[urban plaza]

you can try Duolingo and Babbel for some fun exercises

[hard cedar]

hi everyone im trying to learn german do yall have any tips

[lethal ferry]

hallo Guten Morgen

Was tust du @hard cedar

@hard cedar ich lerne deutsch in meiner schule
Und Sie

[hard cedar]

im just trying to learn it for fun!!

[lethal ferry]

i see

[hard cedar]

Hey guys! Any tips to memorize the conjugations for the verb esta in Spanish I? I'm finding it really tough to remember where to put the accents, specifically and I have a Spanish I review quiz monday so I want to memorize quickly

[atomic topaz]

@hard cedar Hi, i got this advice a while back maybe it can help u too : ) Goodluck

[short inlet]

Can anyone help me with German from Basics?
my first language is arabic, second is english

[lethal ferry]

i sorry i don't know or lean spanish or german but i learn french if anyone wants help in that

[lethal fog]

The ones which mean you or you all hv the accent i.e. tú, él/ella/ustd, vosotros/as and ellos/as/ustds

Preterite: no accent
Imperfect: only on nosotros
Future: all except nosotros

[river comet]

Hi, native speaker here! i found this website that might be useful https://www.wordreference.com/conj/EsVerbs.aspx?v=estar
My advice is to make sentences so you can add a bit of context to what you are learning. For example, 「tú estarás lejos mañana」
And for accents, yeah they are difficult, even natives dont get them right.
esta ≠ está ≠ ésta. 「esta」 is used to indicate something nearby. 「está」 comes from the verb "estar". 「ésta」it doesnt exist (used to but not anymore).

if you have more questions feel free to dm me ^^

[robust nymph]

listen to a lot of french, preferably natives (you can find a lot on youtube, check out le monde, ARTE, innerFrench channels) and definitely speak it outloud, try finding a french native online you can talk with or talk with yourself and record it - talk about anything, what you did in your day and other topics that would also increase your vocabulary. good luck!

[hard cedar]

thank you very much!

[hard cedar]

got it, thanks :)

i think i understand now

[hard cedar]

merci beaucoup! will definitely try out these tips

[sweet shale]

Hello ppl, i just saw some of u talking abt refolding technique. I was wondering what was that abt? Just curious 😮

[void basin]

hey guys is there any books for beginner when it comes to learning french?

[hard cedar]

thank you!!

[bronze meteor]

what level are you? A2?

[lethal ferry]

you should take online courses with an human then i feel it is easier to learn but i don't know any books

[bronze meteor]

Check some graded readers in frech

[split idol]

@viral wagon help me

[void basin]

the most beginner level-

[cursive rune]

👋🏻 Hi guys
I'm teaching korean during weekends for free.It's like a study partner but i learn better when i teach
Ping me if intrested

[harsh latch]

Do you want guys to join a languages server?

[hard cedar]

Does writing each word help to learn vocabulary? What's your opinion?

[lethal fog]

It kinda does, helps u remember the meaning

[knotty flicker]

hello! I can offer spanish speaking practice (I'm native but not a professor)

[shut sinew]

any advice for someone that's going to take toefl ibt test?, specially in the speaking part, it makes me kinda anxious

[lethal fog]

Yes pleaseeeee

[knotty flicker]

I took it 5 years ago and mine was a recording format... Is yours the same?

[shut sinew]

yes

[pulsar phoenix]

Hi buddies! I'm preparing myself to the CAE examination. So, as you might be guessing, I'm looking for more people in the same context to practice our speaking! However, if you are native and you are willing to help me, we can speak in Spanish as a exchange. I'm from Perú, South America!. Greetings to all of you!

[winged lodge]

Hi guys, if anyone intrested in learning Hungarian, well I can help with that 🔥

[vernal crypt]

Why Hungarian

[rugged path]

Hey where and how you learned german language? Apart from just travel to this country 😉 How can I make learning more attractive?

[obtuse elk]

1. How to effectively learn a new language has been discussed here many times, if you scroll up a bit or check the pinned messages you might find something.
2. Have your read the book Atomic Habits ? In a nutshell you have to make studying rewarding and satisfying in order to make it more ,,attractive".

[crimson kite]

Hi, Can someone help me? Need a native English to correct my Toefl essay.

[austere walrus]

Hi everyone. Can someone please help me in speaking English.

[hard cedar]

Hi everyone, I wanna learn Japanese, but I don't know where to begin

[hard cedar]

Can anyone help me learn Japanese .

[latent mulch]

hi i want to learn french. what are the basics i need to know? if anyone can tell

[sacred gyro]

toefl anyone ??

[ornate flax]

Does anybody know german
I wanna learn german #german

#languages-help

[viral ledge]

Anki, i write some words difficult to remember for me, but with anki

Hi guys, i am learning german, my native language is spanish, if someone wants to practice english or learn a little bit about spanish send me message, it would be amazing if you speak german and can show me some words or expressions.

[polar pecan]

me too
can anyone help

[modest oasis]

can any one help me with german lerning

i have completed A1 and A2 is going on ...

help can anyone help

me

[modest oasis]

i am not native speaker but i know littlw

*little

[ornate flax]

We can speak each other i dont know so much but

[sturdy knoll]

@modest oasis maybe i could help, German is my native language, just dm me

[modest oasis]

okay danke schön

[soft valve]

@hard cedar I learned Japanese for 4 years through my high school and am going to be taking AP Japanese next year. I'm not native but I can certainly help out

[polar pecan]

are you aware bout some good online courses to learn japanese effectively?

[lethal fog]

Refold

[polar pecan]

thanks

[neon valley]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSvH9vH60Ig&list=PLg9uYxuZf8x_A-vcqqyOFZu06WlhnypWj

this channel has all the things u need to learn japanese

[polar pecan]

Okk
I will watch this
Thanks

[neon valley]

no problem bro

[exotic perch]

someone could help me to improve my english??? I'd like someone to help me correct my writing, pronunciation maybe expressions that I don't know, have more confidence in my English. 🙂

[fresh vault]

can someone help me with chinese pls

i just need help translating a question

[inner frost]

Thankyou SaKa for the tips!

[full solstice]

I can, if you still need help

[hard cedar]

Hey! I wanna learn French. I kinda learnt it during school but my pronunciation sucks. Can anyone help me please!

[lilac tree]

Heyyy I know Spanish is some what easy to learn if you’ve already have a second language , but I just want a bit of help with trying to improve my learning skills. I just need advice really.

[supple jacinth]

If anyone needs any advice learning Korean feel free to DM

[lethal fog]

r u an indian? im asking cuz im an indian and studying spanish

i took it up ms and yea there r some regrets, which will make sense only with the indian curriculum

[cursive rune]

Hi guys is anyone willing to teach german?

asking for a friend

[winged cargo]

hello! i am preparing for the FCE exam and my english level is B1-B2 and I would like to practice my speaking with you. Can we exchange our Telegram ID?

[lilac tree]

Oh no sorry, I’m Ethiopian American

[hard cedar]

whats ms?

[violet vale]

Can someone help me learn Spanish pls ? advice ?

[lethal fog]

Middle skool

[lethal fog]

Watch la casa de papel, make a journal, watch content with spanish subs, practice grammar (use yt got the lessons)

[violet vale]

okay thanks :))

[river comet]

@violet vale also listen to music in spanish and follow along the lyrics and check the translation :)!

[violet vale]

good idea, thx!

[rough eagle]

guuuys

is there any verb in french, which could mean "getting french mentality". As you moved into the country and can call youself french, because you percieve the culture of this country very well etc

like "to anglicize" in english. it would be even better, if it was as a slang-word

[plush osprey]

I don't think there is any one-word-long French verb to describe such a thing.
The closest equivalent I can think of right now would be to half-jokingly say "Je deviens une vraie Française" (= "I'm becoming a genuine French person") or "Je suis maintenant une vraie Française" (= "I've now become a genuine French person")

If you wish to say that on a more serious, sincere tone, I'd recommend using "Je suis presque une vraie Française maintenant" or "Je suis pas loin d'être une vraie Française" (= "I'm not that far from becoming a genuine French person"). Considering the complexity of a country's culture, that seems like the most humble one to say, as it implies that you reckon you might not have seen it all about French culture yet.

If any French person out there could back me up, I'd appreciate it. I wouldn't want to miss some obvious verb/expression

[bright vigil]

I want to start learning German language, are there any sources?

[lethal fog]

check the pinned msgs

[jaunty coral]

heyy french is my first language if you want any help

[cursive rune]

i need help with that too

[delicate bobcat]

Yooo I am German trying to learn Spanish :))) is there anyone who wants to speak with me xD

[full solstice]

I could, if you still want

[hexed perch]

Hey Guys, Can Someone give me a good website for japanese. I remember James Scholz, once talked about the website that he used, and i forgot it, can someone tell me any website, Because i think I am not allowed to ping James to ask him

[bronze meteor]

chinese and spanish?? wow

[maiden wolf]

I remember him talking about BritVSjapan and doing anki flash cards for vocab

[full solstice]

grew up in a multicultural environment

[hexed perch]

Yes, I just went to it now, do you think there will be good paragraphs to write and read?

[maiden wolf]

I’m not sure I’m not studying japanese, it was just a question that was asked frequently on the streams; but do check out the links that are pinned in this section, they may help 🙂

[hexed perch]

Thanks 😄 I dint feel like pinging him lol, Ill check out the pinned section, Maybe later on the stream i can ask him, I mainly wanted a website that has paragraphs and pics like he uses to write and practice, thanks alot 😄

[maiden wolf]

Ah i think what you’re talking about is the Anki deck he is using, but I’m not 100% sure now haha

[hexed perch]

Probably Thanks alot tho 🙂 There is an anki deck on the BRITVS JAPAN website, maybe that is the one, thanks for responding fast

[maiden wolf]

No problem, for one time my wifi is working ^^

[bronze meteor]

keep your anki decks below 390 cards to maximize the algorithm performance

[hexed perch]

Thanks, Usually, i dont use ANKI for learning japanese, but I will give it a try

[bronze meteor]

you can split in different decks

[bronze meteor]

ohh okok

[hexed perch]

hey btw, did James himself make the Anki deck, or do you think he found it online, was curious, sorry for disturbing ya btw 😄

[maiden wolf]

Mmh i don’t think he had the time to do it, making your own decks is very time consuming, with all his work and the stream and all i would be surprised ^^

[hexed perch]

Ahh ok, I found the Anki deck on the website, but i just found one deck lol, If you find any japanese anki deck, Please lemme know, till then ill scroll through the resources, thanks alot :))

[hard cedar]

Is there anyone whose native language is Azerbaijani?

[grim vault]

what books do you recomed for adult that whant to learn english

[lethal fog]

word power made easy by Norman Lewis
wren and martin (this book is literally used by every single Indian): https://eg4.nic.in/JNV/DFILES/EBOOKS/IR/Englishgrammarandcompositionbywrenandmartin(1).pdf
read any books, my personal favorites are: Looking for Alaska by John Green, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Shadowhunter series by Cassandra Clare and Elanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
But its totally up to you

and yea, make a journal and write all the new words that u learn (while reading) with their meanings

[grim vault]

thank you <3<3<3 I appreciate your answer

[fallen apex]

Hiiii! I'm finding an English speaking partner 🥰 it'd be great if u'r preparing for the IELTS test too. I'm Vietnamese so I can also teach you some if you'r interested. Byeeee 🤩

[eternal skiff]

Sorry guys, pls Dm me in this account :((

[pine pewter]

Hey there

I need help

I need a speech

On topic of dedication

[hard cedar]

@fallen apex hi I can

[hard cedar]

I also need someone to speak english

[meager elm]

AYO TEACH ME TOO

i was going to attend college this year and take some courses in Chinese but due to recent events i can't attend

I'd be happy to learn the basics tho

[tropic compass]

any Native Germans down for conversation practice today? DM meee

[exotic perch]

I need help with a sentence in French "J'apprécie MOINS les activités culturelles ou sportives QUE le cours de perfectionnement en francais"
why is the QUE not next to MOINS? if the comparison is about a verb and not a noun.

[bronze meteor]

You are comparing 2 things

[bronze meteor]

I think you could use this too "J'apprécie les activités culturelles ou sportives MOINS QUE le cours de perfectionnement en francais"

[hard cedar]

hi can anyone suggest some good documentaries? i have to write a documentary review paper for my english class and im really confused about it

[bronze meteor]

Planned Obsolescence documentary

[lethal fog]

the social dilemma, had a lot of impact on my cousin who was obsessed with social media

[hard cedar]

This sentence will never be used by french people. For @exotic perch , I think Gon is correct : the comparison is not between like and dislike, but between les activités culturelles and le cours de perfectionnement de français.

I know it is for your lessons, but in french people usually use the verb "préférer", to prefer : "Je préfère le cours de perfectionnement de français aux (contraction for à les) activités culturelles"

The opposite for "préférer" will be "déprécier", but I have never heard it before, except in economy but it is very specific

[thin saffron]

Anyone here that might have some online resources for learning french?

[hard cedar]

I think here you can find ?

[grand comet]

Just wondering if this flows well for a essay task

[lethal ferry]

duolingo is good but i don't use it much

[thin saffron]

@lethal ferry @hard cedar Thank you both 🙂

[lethal fog]

Check the pinned msgs

[hard cedar]

Tips to improve in france as a beginner and things what I need to know about france

Because, I am bad in france and I’m struggling

[static quarry]

I'm available to answer some Spanish questions if you have them

[lethal ferry]

France is a country
French is the language

[hard cedar]

Oh my bad, thanks

[lethal fog]

How do I memorize small paras in spanish?

[bronze meteor]

small paras?

[lethal fog]

Small paragraphs
Like bout miguel de cervantes, garcia lorca or the book don quijote

[bronze meteor]

why do you need to remember those?

[lethal fog]

Skool exams

See the dumb thing bout Indian skools is that literature basically means memorizing paragraphs worth 2, 3 or 5 marks

[bronze meteor]

nonsense memorizing that, the important thing about those classic books is to know the plot and what the author thought at that time when writing

[lethal fog]

Well, I need to pass my spanish exam
And v dont hv to read any books in any language class

[bronze meteor]

there are translations available online. When I had french classes I used to learn things using my mother tongue, and then translating during the exams

[lethal fog]

In English its basically some dumb edited extract from a great book and giving the test mostly based on character sketches, describe wt were the character's feelings when this senerio took place etc.

[lethal fog]

Yea but the thing is, it's given to us in spanish and google translate just literally translates the sentences and sometimes they r pretty meaningless

[bronze meteor]

for example in don quijote, there is a very important part when the main character thought some windmills were giants, he was sick of adventure and his imagination tricked him

[bronze meteor]

try english versions lol

[river comet]

if you reaaaaaally need to memorize is the same thing as memorizing something in your native lenguage. I guess reading it out loud and imagine you're the character saying the dialog will work

[lethal fog]

Hmmm that might just work

[exotic perch]

Break the sentences down into smaller parts.

[coral scaffold]

Hey, I am looking for a Korean language partner. I am Indian, so can teach you Hindi and English too 🙂 also I am preparing for TOPIK, TOEFL and IELTS so anyone interested in becoming language partner, hit me up~

[lethal fog]

suggestion: either give toefl or ielts cuz -
a) both r expensive exams
b) choose according to ur goal

[sweet tree]

@everyone please help me i need the duoplus so bad cause im broke and im getting money in 1 week so i need the duo plus for studying japanese so mabye i can make progress till i get the japanese kanji dictionary

Learn a language with me for free! Duolingo is fun, and proven to work. Here’s my invite link: https://invite.duolingo.com/BDHTZTB5CWWKT44UXVOBFG6SKQ

[lethal ferry]

i don't have it myself how can i get it to you lmfoa 😆

[sweet tree]

Im not making an ad
I just got the offer of a duoplus
And i want it to learn more

[hard cedar]

I can help with Hindi language and English language if you want help or support Dm me

And I am currently learning Korean if anybody need a partner for that too.

[dire river]

hey! I'm looking for a native German speaker or someone who's learning. if any of y'all would be willing to help a fellow student out, that'd be great. Also, I'm a fluent speaker in English, Hindi or Marathi jic anyone would like any help. thanks in advance 🙂

[violet kelp]

If anyone here knows french and wanna practice a little, pls dm me

Or want to know Spanish or english

[sweet tree]

What is pimsleur?

[quaint dagger]

hi guys! i'm tryna find someone who knew english. i know english (maybe b2 or c1) but i wanna to improve my english. frankly, i'm looking for chatbuddy. if you want to help me, send message!

[violet kelp]

We can practice together someday!

[sweet tree]

Yo thats super good
If you dont mind send me a link to the app

[hard cedar]

I can help I am native speaker 😌

There are not much free lessons It didn't helped me.

[sweet tree]

Thank you so much man

[night rose]

hey everyone I was wondering if I could find someone who can help me learn japanese...from scratch. I can help in both Arabic and English...dm me if interested

[quaint dagger]

thanks for help ❤️ please accept my friend request.

[quaint dagger]

thank u so much <33 please accept my friend request!

[frank cape]

Hey! Could I find someone from Suomi? 🇫🇮

[grim anvil]

heyy someone from china???

[fair marlin]

I don't think Discord is available in China

[lethal fog]

well since most of the apps r banned in china, it is highly unlikely that there will be ppl from there but there r a lot of ppl who r from asian descent

[hard cedar]

Done

[granite obsidian]

btw anyone interested in poetry here? or like writing analysis for poetry because i would like to ask for advice on how to write a good analysis

i mean for Urdu poetry but general writing/critique would also be helpful

[bitter basalt]

anyone wanna draft my english 2000 word comparative essay lol

[bronze meteor]

Use HelloTalk to connect to chinese people, that app is allowed there

[hard cedar]

i just saw ur "about me" and wow that just opened my eyes...who is xQc

[hard cedar]

i can help!
i know punjabi and hindi fluently too so i might be able to help you with the urdu!

[lethal fog]

a few words from urdu in hindi but there is a vast difference between the 2 when it comes to the scripts

[hard cedar]

like i cant read urdu, but if we go back to the history, these languages are almost same

[lethal fog]

well they r not that similar
the only reason y there r urdu words in hindi is cuz of the mughal and the arab influence in india

[hard cedar]

ik
but urdu originated in india
ie home of hindi, that too around the same region ie North India

[lethal fog]

its so interesting that all these yrs when u thought u were speaking only hindi but in reality is a mix of hindi, urdu and arabic

[lethal fog]

yea well hindi that v speak today is just sanskrit influenced by urdu

wait u said uk punjabi too, r there any similarities urdu and punjabi?

[hard cedar]

punjabi is similar to both hindi and urdu, coz it also developed in north india
that too around the time of mughals..
it is similar to hindi that even in the writing script, many leters are common

[lethal fog]

yea ik, even in delhi ppl generally use english, hindi and punjabi

[hard cedar]

@lethal fog
who is the poet of the poem you were talking about
also, which country are you from?

[lethal fog]

lmao i was talking bout the languages in general
im from india XD

[hard cedar]

btw where in india?
its so vast!

[lethal fog]

delhi ncr

[hard cedar]

is anyone learning korean here ??

im a beginner and i need suggestions for the books

[calm plume]

talk to me in korean has good free online resources and they have some books

[hard cedar]

oh they got free resources???i thought it was paid.. gotta check that out rn thanksss ❤️

[granite obsidian]

@hard cedar @lethal fog I'm from pakistan and i'm asking for help in Urdu Litrature poem analysis- Nazam Ki tashreeh . I speak less urdu so it's slightly hard for me . But the issue I have is how to write a good sumery analysis of a Nazam like I want to sound more concise when it comes to writing about the literary devices used and overall elaboration. all the poets we're doing are from the Partition era or Mughal Indian times . Poets like Nazaer Akbarabadi , Allama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz , and Josh Hassan . Bro overall My question is how i write a good analysis so I'll send one here and you guys tell me what u think

can you guys read the urdu script tho?

[lethal fog]

nope, v can just speak urdu

[hard cedar]

how can i learn german a very difficult language i don't want to fail the german class :C

[lethal fog]

attend all your classes
i did that mistake for spanish and now im literally suffering
make notes for every single thing
believe me, it helps a lot

[hard cedar]

i have to attend every class anyway, that's not a problem

[lethal fog]

did u pay attention? [not being sarcastic]
and where r u facing difficulties?

[hard cedar]

ahm.. look now i haven't taken a german lesson in my life so i don't know a single word together

[lethal fog]

so u basically need to start from scratch, is that right?

in that case, i would recommend focusing only on the topics that r there in ur curriculum, rather than actually learn the language, cuz ur priority is to pass the class

start with the grammar topics along with the vocab

[hard cedar]

my german teacher started talking to me in german as if i was german and i didn't understand anything but everyone except me was answering their questions because i am the only person in the class who doesn't speak english

[hard cedar]

yeah :c

[lethal fog]

then try and write paragraphs

[lethal fog]

then wt is ur native lang?

[hard cedar]

turkish and english

[lethal fog]

ohkk then wt u do is instead of using some english-german source, use google translate to translate the source pages into turkish-german

try translating words from ur mother tongue to german, that way its easier to remember

[hard cedar]

thanks 🥺

[hard cedar]

Yupp

[hard cedar]

what are ur resources ?/

https://youtube.com/c/QuickKorean

This youtube channel helped mee a alot

I used duolingo and 90 day Korean website.

[hard cedar]

thanks a lot !! can i know your level ?

Intermediate

[thick phoenix]

Hi any person learning / who can speak French?

[violet kelp]

I'm learning!

[hard cedar]

if you could write it out using punjabi/english scripts that would be fine..

[thick phoenix]

What level please?

[thorny acorn]

I used to study in TTMIK. https://talktomeinkorean.com/curriculum/

[hard cedar]

i’ve heard so much about them, i have to check them out. also, did u pay for the courses and books or sth or just the free resources are fine too ?

[thorny acorn]

I didn’t. They had free courses. Its been a loong time but they are very good at it. I still remember some basic phrases. You should definitely check! Good studies ❤️

[hard cedar]

i will. thank u so much for replying that helped !! ❤️

[grand comet]

haha, he is a streamer

[low crypt]

Hi, I am brazilian, I don't speak English, help me kkkk

[sonic wren]

Does anyone have tips for writing academic essay and how to structure a thesis statement and how derive discussion points from the thesis?

[bronze meteor]

someone who speaks chinese?? why when we say 我买一份地图 then in 一份 the yi 一 doesn't change to a second tone following the rule like 一件 ？？份 and 件 are both 4th tone

[thick phoenix]

I use these tips to structure a thesis

Let's assume we are writing an essay about love
(Let's assume we read a novel called "The Stars" written by Lenora)

1. The thesis should always have a theme and the theme is NEVER expressed by one word.

Example
theme : love (this is wrong),
theme: love conquers all (this is correct as it is expressed with more than just a word)

2. The thesis should always have 3points/ideas to support your argument

3. Ensure you can discuss these 3main points using 3other subpoints
   (That's how you derive discussions from the thesis)

Example
Ask yourself why does love conquer all?/ what would happen if people loved each other?

Point 1: love is the glue that binds equality
subpoint- you can talk of equality amongst people of all races, equality between all genders, equality between people of different religions

Point 2: love is the key to living longer lives
Subpoint: You can talk about how with love there will be less wars amongst people hence less deaths, how love boosts happiness which is good for the health hence people live longer, how love reduces high blood pressure hence reduces rates of deaths

Point 3: I think you get the drill
Suboint......

Final thesis: so what you have to do is combine the theme and the three main points to make a strong thesis statement

Example: According to Lenora's novel "The Stars," love conquers all as it is not only the glue that binds equality and the key to living longer lives but also write point 3

Hope this helps

[sonic wren]

Yes that does help a lot, thank you!

I have a question tho for my brief it says to come up with 4-5 discussion points so do I include 4-5 in the thesis as the main points?

[thick phoenix]

Wow that's a lot of points
And a long essay for that matter

But yeah I think you should
If it says so then you should

[sonic wren]

It’s a 1500 max word limit

Alright

[thick phoenix]

Ow not as long as I thought then😹. Anyways success in your paper feel free to ask any further questions if you have them! Happy to help!

[sonic wren]

Thanks!

[nimble cedar]

I want to learn a plethora of languages, however, I am unsure of where to begin. I was told to focus on one at a time as well. Could someone please recommend the language(s) that would be the most beneficial to learn?

[hard cedar]

Biased answer, but it might help
Learn Hindi, it is about 5-8% similar to english
writing system isnt very complex, you speak what you write, ie nothing silent
also, it'll be easier for you to learn other NORTH Indian (emphasis on north, south indian are very different than hindi)
Like Punjabi, Bangla, Bhojpuri (😏😂)
watch Bollywood with ease

[lethal fog]

bruh hindi is not at all similar to english
the word "biased" does not match the magnitude of this answer 😂

[maiden wolf]

mmh what languages do you already know? also if you want to learn "a plethora", i suggest you look into the domain of linguistics, as it could help clarify your choices or interests. Bare in mind that if you don't have a purpose for the language you learn you probably are not to aquire it as much or as fast though 🙂 @nimble cedar

[lethal fog]

• spanish cuz its easy to learn and its the second most spoken language in the world
• japanese, well if u wanna live (third largest economy) there or watch anime without subtitles
• hindi/urdu(the scripts are different though), rly useful if u wanna live or travel in the indian subcontinent (and also refer to @hard cedar msg 😂)
• french again cuz its easy to learn and france is a great country to live in and also there r a lot of french speakers
• german, again rly useful if u wanna live in germany (german car brands rule the auto industry)

but at the end, its totally up to you
i personally recommend starting off with european languages cuz they are easy and widely spoken

[lethal fog]

ig wrong tag?

[maiden wolf]

omg sorry i read the username too fast haha

[lethal fog]

Lmao it happens, np :)

[nimble cedar]

OOO what counts as European languages?

[nimble cedar]

Only English sadly. I have a purpose for the languages. I am an entrepreneur and want to be able to easily communicate with oversea branches, as well as knowing langauegs for fun, personal, and overall just being able to communicate with more people.

[maiden wolf]

as saka said, definitely spanish would be a good language to begin with 🙂

[lethal fog]

A language that has originated from Europe

[lethal fog]

Yea spanish, French or german r ur go to languages

[maiden wolf]

the good thing is that spanish and french are Roman languages so not too different from each other, and german can have slight similarities with english

[nimble cedar]

@lethal fog @maiden wolf tysm!

[thick phoenix]

I took a linguistics class and we were advised to go for either French, Spanish, German or Chinese.

Not to say that the other languages aren't equally as important but those are what were highly recommended

Imma be subjective and say start with French so that we can learn together😹

[lethal fog]

Yo guys, I hv a question
I'm currently in cbse 10th grade and I'm learning spanish, A2 lvl
So I hv to give my boards this yr and cbse will certify me.
So can i just skip a1 and a2 lvl exams and directly give b1?

[nimble cedar]

LMAO yk what, sure why not. French it is 🙂

[bronze meteor]

YES, I did that with french, I took B2 exam directly

[bronze meteor]

The one you love the most, but if you are a native english speaker, I would consider Spanish, French and Chinese (for career purposes). If you are into anime you can learn japanese.

[lethal fog]

ohkk thx a lot :)

[sweet tree]

I need more help in japanese

How can i learn kanji better
Or how can i memorize theme better

[hexed perch]

Hey Yall, Being a japanese historian teacher, I thought i can share a tip which really helped me out-

1. Using the app Anki, has been super helpful, especially to integrate my concepts and i would recommend the 2k/6k deck with audios and pictures.
2. Adding integrations to your notes, by stimulating your writing in a creating manner, for me writing was difficult as my hand would hurt after writing a few pages, writing with translations and pictures is creative and more exciting as well.
3. Lastly, I used post it notes on my wall writing all the hiragana, katakana, and kanji, so i can memorize them in my free time!
   Learning a language is not supposed to be stressful, always remember that!
   And one more thing!** あきらめないで** Never give up!

[bronze meteor]

It has been proved that it is so much more algorithm efficient to split the 2k deck in 390 max smaller decks

[hexed perch]

Yes, I forgot to mention that, i would not recommend a one shot 2000 go, try to limit your deck reviews to max 300-400 cards!

[sweet tree]

Thanks alot man

Is italky good?
I mean it helps you with talking and helps kinda alot but
Do people really use it and get better from it?

[eager elm]

Hello! My name is Evgeniy. I’m from Russia. I’m studying international relationships in my university. It’s wonderful to see you all here. I want to practice English with native speakers or those, who know English well. Please, text me or call out 🙏Thank u very much!

[hard cedar]

I can help!

[young forge]

heya just a quick english grammar question: is it an unique or a unique?

(as in "a/an unique person")

[hard cedar]

a unique
as the "U" sound is not as a vowel

[young forge]

okay ty!

that's what I thought but my lecturer wrote an unique so i got uncertain

[bronze moon]

I had problems with my paragraph . Can anyone help me fix it? And I don’t know why I should not use “get” , “ will” , “firings” .

[lethal fog]

a unique, the use of an article depends on the way that a particular word sounds, like its an hour and not a hour (cuz the "h" is silent and its sounds more like "our" with an "o" sound)

[short robin]

have you solved the problem of 一份？ I can help. Since the 一 in the 一份地图 means that the number of the map is one, the pronunciation of 一 should be first tone to indicate the number "one".

[bronze meteor]

I asked about that on HelloTalk app, and some chinese people told me to use 2nd+4th

[short robin]

do you have a Xin-hua dictionary? It's suggested that you can take the pronunciation in it as the standard. Although there are different pronunciations spoken by native speakers, if you wanna take part in the HSK exam, it's better to remember the pronunciation recorded in the latest dictionary.

[bronze meteor]

I've never heard about that, I'll check it out. Btw, some of these chinese people who answered my question in HelloTalk app were from guangdong area

[short robin]

Actually, we Chinese are also confused about some polyphones. We also refer to the standard ，i.e. the Xinhua chinese dictionary.

[lethal fog]

@bronze meteor how fluent are you in spanish? and how did u learn that language?

[bronze meteor]

native spanish

[lethal fog]

ohkk, so how do i increase my vocab? any good resources?

[bronze meteor]

read any books, listen to audiobooks, both , and also watch youtube videos

[lethal fog]

and one more question, how often do you use the imperfect and indefinite past tense in spain (if u live there)? cuz wt i hv studied, it says latin americans only use the indefinite past tense

[bronze meteor]

focus on your own interests and try to consume that content in spanish instead, at the end any language is a new tool to access a wider range of resources, I use spanish to learn english and french, but I use english to learn chinese and every other type of content, educational, entertainment, cooking

[lethal fog]

oh that makes sense, thx a lot :)

[bronze meteor]

difference between "pretérito perfecto simple" y "pretérito imperfecto"?

[lethal fog]

preterito imperfecto y preterito indefinido

[bronze meteor]

mmmm......"pretérito indefinido, o pretérito perfecto simple" ok ...it can be called by two different forms

I think the main difference between Spain and latinamerican is that in Spain we use the "pretérito perfecto compuesto" like "yo he comido" instead of "yo comí" (preterito prefecto simple/preterito indefinido) but the use of "preterito imperfecto" is the same "yo comía"

[lethal fog]

oh i get it now, thx a lot :)

[empty harbor]

does anyone know where i can find a text version of this ap spanish book

[bronze meteor]

do you have the title?

[empty harbor]

no i was just givin a pdf of 50 pages from the book this is the first page

[bronze meteor]

And you want the whole book right?

[empty harbor]

ya they gave us screenshots and i cant select any of the words so i want a text version

[bronze meteor]

ohh I see

[bronze meteor]

if you can't find the original source you can always use this incredible tool called OCR "optic character recognition" that uses Machine learning algorithms to convert image or pdf to word or .txt. There are a lot of sites out there but this is one I've used in the past https://www.onlineocr.net/

[bronze meteor]

I hope you can use ctrl+F now and get an A+ by searching the answers of the questions on the plain text😉

[empty harbor]

thx for the help

[tidal kraken]

can some1 plz help me w spanish 🙏

[surreal island]

Hello, can anybody help me translating this into english? 방귀 뀐 놈이 성낸다고, 같잖지도 않는 요구는 하는 놈이 더 목소리를 높인다.

[nimble tundra]

Omg- the sentence makes no sense, so its saying “the one who farts gets angry, the one who makes unreasonable demands raises his voice even more”

[surreal island]

exactly

that's my problem, no matter if i use the translator o a dictionary and understand the words, the whole sentence does not make any sense to me

[pallid void]

@bronze meteor hi, sorry to bother you but i plan to learn french and spanish in the future(Maybe next year, cuz im currently learning german), if youre interested in learning Chinese i think i can help. Dm me if you‘d like to exchange

And to all the versteckten Deutschen in this channel😂if you‘d like to learn some Chinese or into random talking and are not easily be triggered by my dumb german questions, please dm

[sharp geode]

i have to use 3-6 words to fill up that blank space and include the word in bold to match the meaning of the setence on the top to the bottom ;;

[hard cedar]

mark refrained from

[sharp geode]

we need to include "For" in that blank space, which what got me thinking for some time;;

[hard cedar]

ok

@sharp geode

had it not been for mark

[sharp geode]

thank you so much for the help, now i feel dumb knowing the answer, thank you -w-;;

[hard cedar]

no problem 👍

[bronze meteor]

after seeing the answer, you are not alone🖐️ 😭

[hard cedar]

<name of a person> is hereby informed that he should meet me in person for personal guidance tomorrow. submit your copy.

in which tone is this sentence said? angry? or something else??

[hard cedar]

formal, which might make the reader a little uncomfortable
angry - 1-2%

[hard cedar]

okay, thank u soo much

[hard cedar]

What’s the difference between “vous avez des enfants?” & “est-ce que vous avez des enfants?” When should we use them

[open ice]

I'm guessing you understood the direct translation but not the meaning? It means that when you're in the wrong, you are meant to keep quiet or be apologetic or similar sort, instead, you don't acknowledge it and lash at them.

The one who farts gets angry --> let's say A farted, and A blames on B for farting.

The one who makes unreasonable demand --> a parent and their child went to McDonald's and asks for a cup of milk for her child for free. They get angry for the worker saying no as they don't sell it.

Does this make more sense?? I'm sorry if that is what you were asking!!... I saw Korean and wanted to help haha

[river comet]

hey i can help c:

[cerulean elk]

Can you tell me guys how did you really improve your english ? (i'm french btw)

[worldly urchin]

Can you tell me guy how to start learning japanese?

[maiden wolf]

1. Passive/ semi passive : consuming content in English (videos, songs, films, video games, reading…) and from time to time searching up a word or something you didn’t understand, in a notebook for example. (And don’t be afraid to reach from things out your comfort zone, that’s where progress happens)
   -watching videos in “vo” with English subtitles first, then no subs
   -reading books that you already are familiar with in English, then new ones,
   -you can also set up your phone or any other devices in the target language so you have no choice of not using English.
2. Active:
   -Reading out loud, mimicking one’s accent when seeing/ hearing them; talking to yourself only in English (yup it’s strange but you’ll improve haha)
   -Writing: being journal entries, random thoughts, a full essay or a power-point presentation, every excuse is a good one.
   -getting people to talk with you on the regular basis, natives if possible 🙂

[viral ledge]

Hi guys! I am learning German but i am looking for a friend to practice english, talk about culture and languages, my native language is spanish and i can help u, send me DM if you're interested

[sweet tree]

I want fully apps and dictionarys to learn japanese fully in these 1.5 years
I got only anki and duolingo and tbh im improving but not that much

[nimble tundra]

Out of everything, duolingo should be used for vocab- not learning grammar or sentences, since its not very good with Asian languages. Im not learning Japanese- however, as every japanese learner and teacher says “Learn the alphabet”

Please look at Pins, Saka and A few others have provided resources to Learn Japanese

[sweet tree]

Ok thanks alot

[cerulean elk]

thank you for you advices i'll do that

[hard cedar]

Hey guys

Any advice on learning Francais from zero

and any sources or apps

[hard cedar]

duolingo
you can ask somebody/native speaker if it'll be fine
I was learning it earlier, the teaching is good

[hard cedar]

does anyone have exercises for malay tingkatan 3?

[lethal fog]

refer to the links pinned, there r some dope resources

[hexed perch]

Hey, does anyone mind linking a japanese anki deck with pictures?
It could be any deck, like the one james uses or anything :))

[surreal pier]

does anybody know Afrikaans?

[hard epoch]

Which sounds better to say: university or college
Or do these words mean different things?

[plucky dove]

depends on where you are

in the uk college is schooling between secondary school and higher education ( university )

because at the end of secondary schools, students in the UK sit their GCSEs and depending on their grades they can either return for sixth form where they study / sit for ALevels or go to college for other certifications like the BTEC

however in america and canada im pretty sure they're interchangable

[hexed parcel]

Anybody have any idea for a narrative essay with the topic "lost paradise"?

[hard cedar]

you can write about lost nature

[plucky dove]

or loss in general

[lethal fog]

college and uni r kinda diff, in most countries after high school, u go to a college and to pursue even higher education then u go to a uni

[hard cedar]

in india, it varies on the size..
smaller ones are colleges

[old maple]

For people who have learnt Korean, as a beginner who has just learnt how to read the alphabet, how would you recommend me to go about learning the language - by being self taught?

[plucky dove]

from my experience in learning languages i'd suggest simultaneously improving your vocab and working on your grammar

for most of my languages i used drops & memrise for vocab & for korean specifically there's this great website called howtolearnkorean.com

otherwise i downloaded pdfs of learning books for cefr

[calm plume]

there are some korean resources in the pinned messages that i use and have found v helpful! :)

[nimble tinsel]

Heey everyone,

I am thinking of making a commitment group or something of the like. Both in Atomic habits and Deep work there is talk about these kind of groups and how they can help you get more/better work done. What a commitment group is or at least what I have in mind is the following: every week or 3/4 days you make a realistic planning for yourself about how many hours of deep work/concentration you are planning to get (and be specific on which days you want to do what so you can make a real commitment, you don't have to go overly into detail). We will meet every few days or once a week (at the beginning my preference goes to every 3/4 days) and we will tell/show eachother (about) our planning, keep this short, direct and simple so that a " meeting"  only takes a few mins per person, in the " meeting" you will also talk about why you accomplished or didn't accomplish the work you set out to do (so wether you actually achieved the set goal), this will help you reflect on how you work and help you realise what you need to change. I am personally looking for 3/4 other people since I think a small group would work the best, I prefer people that live in or around timezone GMT +1 (Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris) because I feel like planning the "meetings" would be easiest.
In case you are interested, react here with a ping or send me a DM. In case of a lot of interest I am willing to make a server where people can make their own commitment groups and where we can (for example) share our plannings/schedules. Please do note: This invitation is for people that are actually intersted and serious about doing this. Sure it can happen that you can't meet or are bussy due to other appointments, but I will kick you out or quit meeting with you if you are not serious.

FYI mods, if this isn't allowed, please tell me, thank you.

[native delta]

as a korean i think starting with a simple (even baby books) would help a lot

[grizzled sonnet]

it's actually the same thing but when you add "EST-CE QUE" it's well-spoken. If I translate it would be "DO YOU have children" compared to the first sentence "you have children ?"...

[hard cedar]

Thank you!!

[chilly quiver]

does anyone know which is the best answer?

[hard cedar]

d
a is also correct,
but d suites better

[ornate flax]

Yes i agree with that it is D

[remote kelp]

d

[chilly quiver]

thank u guys

[wide ingot]

Hi i have some, do u still want them?

[hard cedar]

yes please

[sonic wren]

Can anyone help to discuss my academic essay (uni) with me, about how to structure it cuz I am stuck with where I am at. I have a rough plan and have written some but not sure if I’m doing it correctly.

Any help is appreciated, I also have some general questions about academic writing, I will dm you my progress so far if anyone can help please. Thanks!

[bronze meteor]

Hey, are there any native English speakers interested about exchanging languages?? I speak Spanish and I would like to improve my fluency. It would be awesome to find someone with an upper intermediate level (B2-C1) because that's my level in English as well !!

[lethal fog]

Well my current lvl is B2 and I'm learning spanish (A2 lvl), so maybe v can help each other?

[hard cedar]

Hey guys.When writing essays for romeo and Juliet (specifically literary essays),what was a common theme that you picked up that had to be written about? Also,does anyone have any tips to really ace this? I’m so nervous (also,we’ve only reached the end of act 3 atm)
All help will be appreciated 🤍

[lethal fog]

Power of love and hatred

[knotty stag]

hi can anyone speak french in here?

how do i say ''i come to school by train''?

[lost sparrow]

Hi people,

I'm french and I'm good at any point of grammar etc, so if you need help just hmu ! :)

PS : Don't hesitate !

[plucky dove]

my favourite thing abt r&j is that it's satire and once you find out this bit of info you look at it completely differently -- of course to write an essay about the satire in r&j you need a bit more context about the writing in shakespeare's time but it's quite interesting to explore the caricaturisation of romance and tragedy

but as usual, when writing literary essays, point, example, explanation

depending on the question of the essay your points will change but it's always a good idea to note down the theme, setting and prose

which are all tied together through context that you learn from reading the play & it's this context that you are gonna use to explain your analysis, which would be your point, and select quotes and actions that directly reflect your point

[maiden wolf]

I'll add, if you have a good edition, there is usually a chunky preface/preamble or diverse notes at the end of the book; these are really helpflul and too often skipped, and they should give you an interesting if not key understanding for the book. You can always refer to cliff notes for concise revisions, and if it's an essay you will have at home (so more preparation time), i'll suggest you to already underline or copy bits of the text that you could use as quotes (with the title of the act and line.s.)
On the quotes though, be sure to use them correctly, meaning they should fit your argument and be explained; otherwise the essay is going to be shallow.

[soft dragon]

Hello every one! I'm Vietnamese, I have found a foreigner to exchange our languages, especially in English. Is anyone interested in? Thanks ♥

[hard cedar]

I can help!
Im a big shakespeare bug 🐛

[chilly quiver]

are u malay? do u have any tips on how to improve bm

[plucky moth]

unscramble the following words
can someone help answer this
7. PCEERNXSEEL - daily __ influence your self concept

[hard cedar]

שלום!
Does somebody speak Hebrew over here? I need some help with words.

[sonic hinge]

Hi i am studying english and i want to fine someone to practise with

[hard cedar]

Thank you @maiden wolf @plucky dove 😁

[hard cedar]

I’ll dm you!

[hard cedar]

Hi guys, I want to improve my English and know at what level i am currently, any tips?

[hard cedar]

read!

I read but i still have to use google translate

Also i sucks at learning languages

And how will i know at what level iam rn?

Any better tips?

[hard cedar]

instead of using google translate to look up meanings of words, use an english dictionary

[hard cedar]

Ok brother thank you very much 😊

[gritty wave]

Hi! If anyone needs help in French, feel free to dm me! I would like to help! Good luck everyone!

[sonic hinge]

Hi everyone. I study english and i am finding a native speaker to help me to improve my english

[lethal fog]

Dont use google translate, it's kinda inaccurate

[lethal fog]

Just take a test, if u r learning in skool the ask ur teacher

[lethal fog]

-Try maintaining a notebook with all the grammar topics, vocab, conjugations and all

• Active/Passive learning: practicing w/s, watching shows, reading books and listening to in that language

And yea, if u learning on ur own, then try not to rely on google translate and duolingo

[hard cedar]

I am practicing the language more then learning grammar and other topics, and yes this is a better solution thank you i will give an hour everyday to learn English more

[lethal fog]

It shud be "than", maybe its a typo and don't mind me correcting

[hard cedar]

Bruh but you are using wrong words yourself😀 should i trust your advice

[lethal fog]

It's text man, abbreviations are common

[hard cedar]

Abbreviation ?

[lethal fog]

Take the advice if u want, or just ignore it

[hard cedar]

Hi
Back to Romeo and Juliet,I think I mentioned this yesterday but the topic apparently was how passion leads to tragedy and the key points that I came up with is : their passionate love, the feud, the fights (but idk ab this one) and their fate.What do you guys think?

@maiden wolf @plucky dove

[silver inlet]

could anyone tell me what that is ? i can’t find it in my notes

[meager wigeon]

it's sui (4th tone). It loosely translates to age or a counter for age. For example you use it when you ask someone's age (ni you ji sui).
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=sui

also you didn't ask for this but the character above is wang not san. https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=wang. It means king.

idk if the links will work for you but you can look it up with any other search engine. Hope that's helpful : )

[maiden wolf]

i read the piece quite some times ago and i didn't study it in class, but it seem to fit: passions are as the name suggests, emotions so intense that the personn/the character becomes "passive" or under the influence or control of that emotion. If you know the ending you'll understand that they both died because of their love for each other. I recommend you check out the cliffs notes about the piece, that could be very helpful:

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/romeo-and-juliet/romeo-and-juliet-at-a-glance

[maiden wolf]

also, tragedies as a genre rely a lot on (ill)fate, or prophecies. The fights are between the two main families but also the one that romeo engaged (that got him bannished), and on and the dissonance between arranged Juliet/Paris marriage vs. the one they planned with romeo/juliet; sort of front scene and backstage tension if you will

[silver inlet]

thank you so much!!

[hard cedar]

Thank you SO much!!

Thanks A LOT!

[maiden wolf]

no pb 🙂

[winged belfry]

👋

[sharp dew]

Hello

I m Thailand

come practice English

If I'm wrong, please give me some advice

[hard cedar]

are you trying to say your NAME is thailand?

[sharp dew]

No my name cream

[hard cedar]

then you are from thailand?

[sharp dew]

Yes

[hard cedar]

so you will say

I am FROM Thailand

and

My NAME is Cream

[sharp dew]

Ok I understand

where are you from

[hard cedar]

India

[sharp dew]

Wath your name

[hard cedar]

what is your name?

Is correct

my name is XYZ.

[sharp dew]

ok take it again

What is your name

[hard cedar]

xyz

[sharp dew]

are you studying

[vital drum]

hi, i'm also studying English

Let's do our best

[west sky]

Hey everyone, I'm a bit iffy on the distinction between "I've been admiring you for several years now" and "I've admired you for several years now"

I've also struggled to find any information online, so if anybody has an idea on what to type to google I'd appreciate it a lot.

If anybody has a specific reading recommendation on this topic, that would be even better. ;)

[sharp dew]

ok let's try together

[lethal fog]

the first one indicates that the activity is still going on whereas the 2nd one is more of a statement/declaration

[wide ingot]

Hi slr, yes I'm malay.U can dm me and I'll try my best 🙂

[queen zenith]

wow 🥰

[urban rapids]

Hi

[strong meteor]

Hlw

[amber perch]

hello

[hard cedar]

guys,what is the right answer,and why? plz

[autumn moth]

(Oof for some reason this one is hard for me idk why) I'd say pick B cause its mentioning a past event and saying "had" makes much more sense than to say "met". Ask others cause even I dunno if this is grammatically right😭😭😭I'm sorry

[hard cedar]

b

[wild bough]

the character above sui is not san, it's wang (2nd tone). it stands for king. 王

san does not have the vertical line running down the three horizontal lines

[hard cedar]

thanks for the explanation 👍

[lethal fog]

had met

[unborn galleon]

I'm not a native English speaker, but shouldn't it be A? It doesn't really make sense to me that you would have a perfect (completed) action in such a wide time gap (since most students spend years at university). In the case B were the correct answer, you'd be more likely to expect to have a more specific time, such as for instance "When I started university, I had met him several times." For me, it doesn't make sense that any answer other than A should be correct.

[hard atlas]

change this into a relative sentence:
I saw a girl. she was crying.
(a) "I saw a girl who was crying"
(b) "I saw the girl who was crying"

[hard cedar]

A

[elfin frigate]

a

[lethal fog]

A

[hard cedar]

How do I improve my German? I'm at A1 level

[torpid tide]

Immersion. Check out refold method

[hard cedar]

Okay thank you

[torpid tide]

np!

[hard atlas]

@hard cedar @lethal fog @elfin frigate
why not b

[elfin frigate]

bcuz u have a girl in the sentence "before" aka the sentence in the task

[hard cedar]

because it says "the girl"

[warm pumice]

Hi everyone, I have pretty important french test in 2 days and I was looking for someone to help me get my grammar right couse I'm affraid that I'm going to fail it 😓 I can help you with polish if any of you are interested

[vague kayak]

have met makes more sense

[lethal fog]

Cuz u r referring to a non specific object, so it will be a

[hard atlas]

when you add details to a noun it becomes specific

[hard atlas]

big brain

[hard cedar]

??

[plush osprey]

Dm me I'd gladly help :D (native btw)

[hard atlas]

??

[hard cedar]

nothing..

[feral flint]

Question: Whats the difference between " I barely know him" and "I hardly know him"
Are they used interchangeably? Pls let me know
thanks : )

[serene torrent]

Guys I'm learning Korean Yonsei1.2
I wish someone would study together with me

[hard atlas]

barely know him = knowing almost nothing at all
Hardly know him = know more than nothing

idk if that is right lol but i use it that way

[feral flint]

Thanks

[foggy basin]

Hello everyone. I am translating abstract of a scientific report from my language - Vietnamese to English. I don't know what terminology to use, or can someone check the grammar for me?

[fair marlin]

Sure

[nimble tundra]

The books? Or-

[foggy basin]

This is my abstract: "One of the side effects of urbanization in Hanoi in the last two decades has appeared in a significant number of "ghost cities": the phenomenon of high vacancy rates and low occupancy rates in urban areas, clusters of buildings, or abandoned housing structures. In order to investigate “ghost cities”, our research proposed a spatial pattern and temporal evolution by combining nighttime satellite data and daytime satellite data so as to establish a “ghost city” index (GCI), quantify and assess the intensity of "ghost city" phenomenon in Hanoi. The GCI was established according to the intrinsic features of “ghost cities”, comprising three criteria: (I)consistency of lit area,(ii) built-up area, and (iii) illumination intensity and population density. The results show that “ghost cities” are prominently spatial clustered, counties and new development zones have higher risk of suffering from the phenomenon and are likely to have less balanced composition among three criteria. Our research not only demonstrates the capability of monitoring “ghost cities” using remote sensing data, but it would also quantify socio-economic phenomenons. Moreover, our findings provide a more objective and spatial explicit insight for urban planners and sustainable regional development." Can you check for me? Thank you so much.

[graceful shore]

Anyone can speak swedish over here ?

[last hemlock]

Heyy, I heard Korean language is relatively easy to learn Can anyone approve this?

[nimble tundra]

Learning the Alphabet and vocabulary isn’t the hardest compared to other languages, however Koreans Grammar and grammar structures do make it a hard language. Your native language also makes a huge impact on how “easy” or “hard” it is.

[silent jetty]

korean grammar is seem like easy but really hard haha

[nimble tundra]

I agree. There’s so many grammar points for very similar sentences, just slight differences

[silent jetty]

That’s really 😂 im learing sejong 5....let’s study together

[ripe canopy]

Is there someone who want to practice english with me>.<

[civic rover]

I want to practice too

[serene torrent]

book

[eternal skiff]

U guys, we often add suffix in the name of girls like " ie " to sound cuter and use to someone close to us. But what about the name of boys? Is there any ways to add the sufix ?

[mighty lodge]

I'm not sure whether I fully understand your question. If - with the added/changed suffix to a name - you want to abbravate or belittle the original name, I believe that it is not gender specific. Just like with Judith->Judy/Judie or Roxanne->Roxie, we can have the same with Charles->Charlie/Charly or Steven->Stevie.

[eternal skiff]

Yess thank you :>

[subtle arrow]

Helloo, my birth language is Greek 🇬🇷 so if anyone needs help just ping or dm me!

[mighty lodge]

You're welcome! 🙂

[civic rover]

anyone want to learn spanish?

[hard cedar]

Usually A & B are both interchangeably correct. However, I suggest A in this case. B is not the best choice according to me because 'met' is already a past tense and adding 'had' isn't really necessary. For example, we say "I didn't **eat **today" & not "I didn't **ate **today". So in the same manner A sounds more correct to me.

[spring mica]

Hello! I'm studying Korean too... 😄

[restive leaf]

@civic rover yo!

[hard cedar]

I see, makes sense.

thanks

can you help me with this one too?

[civic rover]

I speak Spanish and I wanna learn English, maybe we can help each other.

[restive leaf]

Of course ~~

[hard cedar]

slary

[hard cedar]

Okay so, B is revenue which is basically related to time/duration & stuff which is not applicable here. D is also not much of use here according to me as gain doesn't describe that scenario properly. A & C are both quite right in here. However, in A. which is income we should understand that A means the overall income; for example, if you have 3 houses paying you rent + your job then total money you earn is your income. However, C is salary from only one source which is your job in this case and extra work means extra salary. **Therefore, C seems to be more applicable here. **

[hard cedar]

wow,thanks for the thorough explanation

[torpid tide]

great explanation. Thank you very much!

[dark lava]

Hey guys. Is there anybody to practice in english? (only ladies, please) It would be great if it is a native speaker of English.

[slow tartan]

Hello! i'm from South Korean and i'm studying Swedish in Sweden but if you watn to study korean feel free to message me so we can talk and do some language exchange 🙂

[wise ruin]

hey guys...can u suggest me some good 10 mins documentary for a project report ?

[lethal fog]

Any particular topic?

[wise ruin]

it should be based on current affairs or development

[lethal fog]

well good documentaries are generally rly long, like around 1-2 hrs

if u can invest that much time, then i would recommend The Social Dilemma or RBG

[violet kelp]

I'm not native, but I'd love to practice with you 🙂

[dark lava]

I would like to practice with you 🙂

[hard cedar]

i can!

[nimble tinsel]

Maybe some short youtube documentaries?

[grave lintel]

Hello, I am Turkish. I want to learn English. can someone contact me with practice? I can help someone who wants to learn Turkish.

[proven maple]

@dark lava i would like to practice with you

[wise ruin]

hey...i am supposed to agree or disagree abt the topic on a documentary.Any sugesstion ? (any duration is fine )

[mighty lodge]

What exactly is your question? Are you searching for a documentary or a topic to discuss? If you already have a topic chosen, then what is "the topic" you've mentioned here?
And are you searching for pro/contra arguments? Please be more specific 😅

[wise ruin]

i am supposed to do a critical evaluvation on a ducmentary

[mighty lodge]

Yeah, but what do you need help with?

[wise ruin]

the documentary

most of them is abt a person rather than abt a particular topic

u can't really have a pro/contra argument abt that so....

[mighty lodge]

Just search for "documentary on/about...." or "short documentary on/about...." on youtube and you'll find more than enough documentaries on different kinds of topics, I guess 🙂

[hard cedar]

can someone help me out, im new. I started learning German and im quite confused where to focus more at the beginning,
should it be speaking, vocabulary, grammar, listening, reading, or comprehension?

[nocturne panther]

depends on what level you are... In the very beginning I would say focus on the basic vocab and grammar .

[nimble tinsel]

It depends on your end goal and on your native language as well, so could you tell us a bit more about that?

[maiden jungle]

Hello did anyone here ever take the TOEFL test and can tell me how hard it is?

I need a score of at least 81 to be accepted in an exchange program

[torpid tide]

Not sure but I plan on taking this test as well. Probably in 1-1.5 years tho to study at Kyoto University

I heard it's not that difficult

[maiden jungle]

Ha same I'm gonna try getting into that University or some in Tokyo

[torpid tide]

Haha nice

yea, if kyoto rejects me I go to tokyo

[maiden jungle]

That's nice I'm pretty confident in my English should be manageable with some studying

[maiden jungle]

Good luck

[torpid tide]

Yea don't worry too much! It's manageable if you prepare 1-2 months before

[torpid tide]

thx you too 😄

When do you plan on going? And how long will you stay

[maiden jungle]

I'm gonna try getting in in Summer 2022 it's the closest date I can apply for rn and I would stay for one semester

how about you?

[torpid tide]

i plan on going there in april 2023. Then for 4 years 😄

i will study computer science too there

[maiden jungle]

Damn that's a long time

[maiden jungle]

Is it gonna be in Japanese?

[torpid tide]

Yea it is but studying fulltime in japan sounds nice and I wanted to study abroad anyways

[torpid tide]

Probably yes. I have to study hard for N1 then :c

[maiden jungle]

Yeah I want to do my masters degree abroad I'll see how it goes

[torpid tide]

Yea if I don't get accepted for any uni, I will probably apply for mext master scholarship for japan

[maiden jungle]

Yeah it's pretty hard but you got this bro

[torpid tide]

thx man 💪

uni here in my country is free, there are no tuition

compared to japan with 4-5k euros a semester :c

[maiden jungle]

where are you from?

[torpid tide]

I come from germany

[maiden jungle]

Same haha

[torpid tide]

lol

[nimble tinsel]

@maiden jungle @torpid tide If you guys ever want to talk/hangout, hit me up. I am currently studying German and am also interested in japan/japanese (I might want to teach English there after I am done)

[torpid tide]

sure man, sounds good! You want to teach english in germany or japan?

[maiden jungle]

Sure man, where are you originally from?

[nimble tinsel]

In Japan. I am currently trying to become a German teacher, that way I have a base for my home country and after that I might want to get a certificate to teach English as well (not necessary but would still be cool/helpful)

[nimble tinsel]

Netherlands

[torpid tide]

Gotchu. Sounds good

[maiden jungle]

Oh okay

[torpid tide]

Netherlands, it's probably easier for you to learn german than for others, right

They sound soo similar

[maiden jungle]

True

[nimble tinsel]

I fell like if you look at it from a conversation/reading perspective it is easier to learn then for other languages but if you look at it from a grammar perspective we don't really have any advantages since the grammar is so different

[torpid tide]

In welchem Jahr bist du @maiden jungle oder fängst du gerade an?

[torpid tide]

Yea I agree. I could probably understand a dutch conversation but grammar idk 😄

Not that much but some of it tho

[nimble tinsel]

Haha, its mainly the Falle that is a pain in the arse

[maiden jungle]

I'm in the 4th semester studying CS with Japanese as my 2nd subject since this semester but I have studied Japanese at school because my school was in an area where lots of Japanese people live

[torpid tide]

damn yea

[torpid tide]

Düsseldorf? 😄

[maiden jungle]

Yes lol

[torpid tide]

Haha I thought so

Well, I will start my studies in about 2 years. :c

[maiden jungle]

CS?

[torpid tide]

yeep CS 😎

I wanted to study CS since I was in 8th grade

[nimble tinsel]

Well, both of you, ping me if you ever want to speak or something. I am most of the time up for some German conversation etc.! I've also spent a month in Japan, so if that might ever be of help 🤷‍♂️

[maiden jungle]

Versuch Info Leistungskurs zu wählen bringt jetzt nicht sooo viel aber am Anfang ist es nützlich

[torpid tide]

Then I canceled school in the beginning of 12th grade and now I am repeating school (Abitur) :/

[maiden jungle]

Alright will do have a good day

[torpid tide]

Sureee 😎 1 month in Japan? What city

[maiden jungle]

Oh okay

[torpid tide]

Ja

[nimble tinsel]

All over, but I fear this is not the right channel to discuss that

[torpid tide]

Ob es das in Japan gibt idk.

Aber wer weiß, vielleicht mache ich auch doch nur 1-2 Semester in Japan und nicht das ganze Studium

[torpid tide]

Idk lol what's the right channel? I am not really active here

[nimble tinsel]

#general-chat? Dunno

[torpid tide]

i mean it's kinda language related

[nimble tinsel]

I suppose 🤷‍♂️

[torpid tide]

What would you say is your german level A1-C2

[nimble tinsel]

Around B1/2

My grammar is still getting there and I could use a bit of a wider vocab but I feel like i am somewhere in that range

[torpid tide]

I see. What methods did you use so far? I can highly recommend immersion based learning

Check out refold, it has great information on that topic

[nimble tinsel]

Well I am in school to learn German so I am learning there, beside that I have spoke German at almost every opportunity I get I i've also had times where I would meet up with german people once a week and speak German for a bit

[torpid tide]

Sounds really good

[nimble tinsel]

I've had a difficult time being immersed in German the same way I did with English since there is just a lot more interesting English content out there

[torpid tide]

Ohhh hell, yup... for me I would love to immerse more in Japanese and just change the language in content I love to watch. But it's sooo difficult since in japanese, I couldn*t find good content and replace it for english

I mostly watch english stuff, not even german anymore

[nimble tinsel]

Yeah, same with Youtube channels right?

[torpid tide]

yeaaa, youtube it's hard to find good japanese creators

[nimble tinsel]

So if you have any recommendations :hint hint : 😛

[torpid tide]

What type of videos do you like?

[nimble tinsel]

I watch a variety of content; a bit of gaming but also short documentaries and just general interesting things

This probably doesn't really help lol

[torpid tide]

mhmmm 😄

short documentaries you have an english example?

https://www.youtube.com/c/Tomary self experiments

Very interesting

https://www.youtube.com/c/SpontanaBlack gaming

https://www.youtube.com/c/KuchenTV youtube beef, politics and stuff like that

https://www.youtube.com/c/hyperboleTV - Very interesting, always good videos about drugdealers, homeless and other people

THey ask them several questions, always interesting

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDW1yldFKWrfjrr78aP5Nkw he does the same but it's more personal

@nimble tinsel I hope that's enough

[nimble tinsel]

Very cool!

I'll check all of em out! Thank you

[torpid tide]

You're welcome 😎

[hard cedar]

@nimble tinsel i plan on doin my undergrads in germany, so i hope to learn the language efficiently, and yes im jus a beginner and im still in A1

[nimble tinsel]

Hmm, The I feel like focussing on vocab and Grammar might not be the worst Idea

A good way to improve your vocab is by reading things in the field you are going to study/are interested in. seeing as you want to do undergrads in Germany I suppose writing will also be important so make sure to do that, A good way to start out it by writing a weekly/daily diary or blog or something along those lines @hard cedar Also what is your Native language, english?

[nocturne panther]

I have taught German before ....😅

[hard cedar]

yes ty i highly appreciate :)
tho english isn't technically my first language but im more fluent, compared to other languages

[nimble tinsel]

Yeah but if your aim is to only understand it I wouldn't focus to much on Grammar at the beginning since it can be complicated and might scare people away

But in this case I completely agree with @nocturne panther

[hard cedar]

it would be great if u can help me out :)

[nocturne panther]

I have to say it's not smart not to start with the basic grammar even if it is scary, because once you learn something wrong it'll be hard to unlearn it.... and if they want to study for undergrad in Germany they will need proper grammar...

[nimble tinsel]

Oh yeah, for sure it is hard to unlearn And like I said, I completely agree with learning vocab and grammar first in this case!

[nocturne panther]

I can suggest a good book to start with depending on how much time you have and some websites that I personally found work best ^^

[hard cedar]

my main aim is to be fluent enough in speaking and understanding the textual phrases in books, and being able to form sentences

[hard cedar]

yep i think its one of the basics that everyone eventually have to learn it at some point, thanks tho.

[hard cedar]

yes please

[nocturne panther]

sure thing ^^ I'm always up for a conversation in German if you like, I study HCI (Human computer interaction; just a mix of psychology and CS) so if either of those is what you want to apply for can help with that too✌️

[hard cedar]

thanks alot, and yes im planning to do psychology with other alternatives

[nimble tinsel]

Check out the pinned messages as well, there are a lot of resources there

[nocturne panther]

oh if you feel like speaking german lmk too ^_^

[nimble tinsel]

Id love to!

[nocturne panther]

👌

[proven maple]

Is there anyone who knows French guys?

[hard cedar]

i can!

[hard cedar]

I need help, i was supposed to do an interview for tomorrow’s oral, but the person who agreed isn’t answering me, so i figured that i could ask uni students here, u could dm me the answers
I hope someone will do it and the main theme of the oral presentation is the program of the person interviewed so dont forget to mention it

[torpid tide]

Hey Hey

@nimble tinsel how is german. Btw. its me, max. I changed my name xD

[tired tinsel]

hi , I am german , just text me if you need any help

[torpid tide]

hi i am german too, just text me if you need any help

[vital drum]

@torpid tide hi, i'm Japanese.

I was surprised to see your name

[torpid tide]

Hey haha

[vital drum]

why chicken?

[torpid tide]

I love chicken

[vital drum]

lol 😂

me too

[torpid tide]

😎

You live in what city?

[vital drum]

Saitama prefecture

[torpid tide]

Ah I see. I want to study in Kyoto soon.

[vital drum]

nice

[torpid tide]

Are you a student?

[vital drum]

yes

[torpid tide]

What’s your major ?

[vital drum]

i'm high school student. so in college,I will major in English

[torpid tide]

Oh I got you. What’s your age then?

[vital drum]

seventeen

[torpid tide]

Ah nice. I am 19

When will you finish high school?

[vital drum]

It's next March

[torpid tide]

Ah awesome.

[vital drum]

Are you a universal student?

[torpid tide]

Not yet. I hope to get into university soon enough

[vital drum]

I hope so too

[zealous mortar]

[ URGENT! NEED HELP FROM FELLOW JAPANESE-LANGUAGE SPEAKERS ]

https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-DBYX201901011.htm

hi does anybody have access to this Japanese website? trying to upload a journal article but unfortunately i have no knowledge whatsoever in the Japanese language. if you are a japanese-language native speaker who can help me out, it would mean so much to me.

[nimble tinsel]

Heey Max. German is nice, I quite like the language, the only thing that sucks is the grammar cause it is so hard

I also personally have difficulty with the R (Zapfen R I believe) but overal i think german is great

It is just to bad that it has this stereo type of being a harsch language, sure it might not be a s "Sexy" as French of Spanish but it is also a far cry from the stereotypical harshness

[fresh vault]

Hey guyss 👋 hope you all are doing well, I was just wondering if there is someone that is good in Chinese that can help me translate from english to chinese? I still have trouble translating and Google Translate is not very reliable 😅

[drifting acorn]

Hello

Can someone please give me structural functionalism real life example

Please and thank you!

[tired scaffold]

hello
i am practicing for SAT . can anyone give me some tips on verbal part

[south yew]

Yo, if anyone wants to practice chatting in english, hit me up. I'm russian, level C2 in everything but speaking, had too little practice

[hard cedar]

i can!

[south yew]

I'll write to you some time later!

[sweet tree]

I need every single helpfull thing to learn japanese asap

Every single usefull app and book and program

Please if anyone got all of the usefull things please send it to me on dms

Im really needing it and i would be very thankfull if you guys helped me

Stuff more than the pins

[torpid tide]

Yea grammar sucks xD

But you will get it

[pallid void]

Im also interested in learning german haha if you’ve got time pls let me know 😁I’m currently B2-C1 aiming for C1-C2. Just random little chat will do, I’m here to make friends

[torpid tide]

Sounds great. Where you from btw?

[pallid void]

China 😆

[torpid tide]

Ohh nice I always wanted to learn Chinese/Mandarin but I am learning Japanese rn xD

[pallid void]

I think I might learn Japanese sometime haha but learning German rn😂

[torpid tide]

yea learning multiple languages at the same time is a struggle

[bronze meteor]

哦！I'd like to join that english speaking practice group

[torpid tide]

soo just one at a time

Since i am learning spanish too looool

[pallid void]

Yeah Ive actually been struggling with studying English and German at the Same time cuz sometimes they are so similar 😂

Wow that’s cool

[torpid tide]

yea thats true 😄

But my Japanese is better lol

[torpid tide]

What group dym?

[pallid void]

I tried to learn French but decided to give up for a while hahah to much struggle

[bronze meteor]

this one

[pallid void]

Where you from btw

[torpid tide]

Hahhaa french kinda || sucks lol||

[torpid tide]

I come from germany

[pallid void]

Haha how

I live in Bavaria rn

[torpid tide]

I don't like the sounds

[torpid tide]

ohh nice for uni? I live in hamburg 😎

[pallid void]

I don’t really like the sounds either but I mean the culture does attract me a bit

[torpid tide]

mhm not really for me. I want to get to know culture in asia more

[pallid void]

Yeah. I’ve been in Hamburg several time, nice city!

[torpid tide]

Yup! I havent been in bavaria tho xD I can imagine it's nice there. I wanna go to the mountains

[pallid void]

Hahaha I go to the mountains almost EVERY WEEKENDS

[torpid tide]

Damn

[torpid tide]

That's soo cool.. I wish I could do so too xD

[pallid void]

Glaub mir, wahnsinnig

[torpid tide]

Ja!

Möchtest du Deutsch schreiben?

[pallid void]

Bavaria makes me feel alive!

Yeah haha but idk if you prefer English 🤣we can also chat in private

I like the museums in Hamburg

[torpid tide]

I will add you!

[pallid void]

The miniatures and marine one

[torpid tide]

yup!

[pallid void]

I might visit another time haha Hamburg is also nice but I prefer the mountains and the lakes

[torpid tide]

yea I would prefer it too... I will hopefully study in Kyoto soon. In about 1-2 years 😄

[pallid void]

Actually Switzerland would be a better choice but the prices are much higher

[torpid tide]

ahh yes

expensive af lol

[pallid void]

Wow you in high school now?

Oh yeah I see

[torpid tide]

yea kinda. I am "Abitur nachholen" right now. Even tho I am 19 lol

[pallid void]

But where you at😂dude just vanished

[torpid tide]

Lmao

[pallid void]

Haha don’t worry about that

[bronze meteor]

I thought the group was to practice english

you want to practice german

[torpid tide]

Yea it's fine for me! 😄

btw. I added you. You just have to accept!

[pallid void]

But we write in English anyway haha

Sorry didn’t notice that haha

[bronze meteor]

hahahah yeah I see that

[torpid tide]

This whole server is basically english

[pallid void]

Turned off all the notifications and sounds since it’s annoying haha

[torpid tide]

you can't not practice english xD

[bronze meteor]

I meant speaking practice

[torpid tide]

Ah got you

Most of the user here are native english I assume

sooo maybe you will find someone

[pallid void]

Really haha maybe because I’m always in the language helping channel I didn’t notice that

[eager smelt]

Hi!
If someone needs help with Spanish they can ask me, I am studying 👩‍🎓 to be a Spanish teacher. Greetings from Argentina 🤙 🇦🇷

[torpid tide]

Sure, I really need help! 😄

[wide ingot]

Hi, is anyone here from Indonesia? I need some rec short novel/or any kind of readings to improve my Indo.

[proven maple]

Hey anyone knows French , i'm really struggling to learn it.

[eager smelt]

Ok 👍

[viscid depot]

hey yall if anyone is a native german speaker pls hit me up i'Ll be taking a1 german this year and i might need some help with it

[torpid tide]

Okay gordan

But only if you cook me a nice meal 😎

[viscid depot]

just text me then

ok i'll cook something vegan ig

[nimble tinsel]

Tell me about it lol, there's a reason I need to redo first year grammar lol

[nimble tinsel]

If there are multiple German speakers/learners we can make a group where we can hang out, chat, ask questions?

[hard cedar]

although im not german, but it would be a great idea to do so, make sure u add me 🤓

[thin saffron]

german bloke here 👋

[viscid depot]

how do u even make a group

im clueless

[south yew]

If something isnt happening to you, you go and make it happen

[elfin frigate]

yes please

[warped flower]

At what university? Next year I'm joining the UNC for the same major. Currently studying for a professional proofreading degree.

[timber tree]

hi everyone! Does anybody know Russian? I’d just started learning the language and I was wondering if my Russian handwriting looks okay? I think it’s a bit left slanted, should I fix that?

[autumn moth]

Can any native speaking Japanese or Thai speakers text me? I have a few questions about writing

[quaint stag]

Привет) looks cool. Keep improving it. Actually your russian handwriting is better than mine )) If u want I can send it to you. So yeah, looks great!

i forgot tadmit that im russian

[timber tree]

oh really? thank you, it means a lot to me ❣️ have a nice day

[pearl radish]

can someone help in french

[nova sinew]

I'm a nativ speaker and I would love to help

[hard cedar]

I can help you if you still need help, i'm french

[plush osprey]

Quick help :
The correct sentence in English would be
"In the classroom, there are a door and chalk sticks"

[hard cedar]

ig it should be

there are chalk sticks and a door

[plush osprey]

"... in the classroom."

My example and yours convey exactly the same idea, with words differently placed

you know what I mean ?

[hard cedar]

they changed the placement so it makes more sense grammatically

door = singular, chalk sticks = plural

'there are' = plural, 'there is' = singular

by placing 'chalk sticks' before 'door' using 'there are' now makes sense

"In the classroom there are chalk sticks and a door"

[plush osprey]

Grammatically speaking, it is exactly the same, since [chalk sticks, a door] form ONE big group (the "CVD" in French).
Saying there are [chalk sticks, door]
= saying there are [door, chalk sticks],
since there are CVD (the elements in the brackets) are multiple anyway

The classroom contains at least one door AND a chalk stick
==> at least 2 elements
==> there ARE, no matter what comes first (door or chalk sticks)

Of course, our brain prefers to see "there are + [plural]",
but "there are + [singular] and [plural]" works just as well,
as in "there are [singular] and [singular]"

In some specific situations, it's even better to write the singular word first, to emphasize its uniqueness

---

tldr;
"A door and chalk sticks" and "chalk sticks and a door" both work

[hard cedar]

that's true. and both ways still follow the grammatical rules

i think it comes back to that strange part of english where it's grammatically correct, but one way sounds 'right' and one sounds almost 'clunky.'

but that's just english being a bit shit

[hard atlas]

someone help in writing notices

what are some reasons I'd write in a notice for change in school timings

[hard cedar]

name some event to be held in school

like school will be exam center for xyz exam

[hard atlas]

no the change in timings is to be effective from "Monday"

[stone flicker]

yes i would love to join

[hard cedar]

winter timings
exams in school

[pearl radish]

I am too weak in French

[hard cedar]

It's okay, french is so hard to learn even for natives ahah

[pearl radish]

Dude there are so many rules for this foreign Lang I wonder how will my board exams go

[hard cedar]

Agree, there are a lot of exeptions of these rules not really logical, you just have to memorize them... I'm sure you will succeed !

[pearl radish]

Thank you

[proper bridge]

I have a question what is the esiest language to learn after English ? Thank you

[nimble tinsel]

@stone flicker @nova sinew @elfin frigate @thin saffron I send you all a message with the Server link to speak German. I can't post it in this chat so if anyone else is interested, send me a DM

[bronze meteor]

hey!! I have 3 weeks to learn as much italian as possible before my trip, I'm spanish so it should be relatively easy, but I need to find some good resources, any suggestions ?? youtube channels, books, movies, tv-shows, useful websites??

[hard cedar]

Hey ! I’m looking for someone who can teach me English 5 days a week and in exchange I can tech French ( I’m from Paris )

[young forge]

Why is it "to eating" and not "to eat"? Are they not both valid?

Also this one, shouldn't both of the two last options be valid? The first you agree to take the bus and buy tickets for it, the second you disagree because it will take too long to get where you want

[lethal fog]

to eat cuz u r describing an action in near future

[lethal fog]

wt do v hv to do in this question?

we'll buy a ticket is not correct cuz singular

[pearl radish]

a or b

a

its a

[hard cedar]

[japanese] is anyone able to explain the difference between 心臓「しんぞう」 and 心「こころ」. As in the context when each would be used?

[hard atlas]

what are these called : à, ç, é, î, ã

[plush osprey]

Accents

What language are you learning?

[river comet]

心臓 is for heart as in the actual organ. 心 is used for mind or spirit

[lethal fog]

Was born cuz it happened in the past

[lethal fog]

Accents, they all r for diff langs

[hard cedar]

Hello, hope you’re doing well ! What is the best app or book to learn English very well. I’m at 80% bilingual but need to improve my accent and grammar

[white goblet]

Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well

I want to know how I can improve my English language, speaking, writing and grammar

[hard cedar]

Read english books, books that are simple and easy to read. Like something from Colleen Hoover. Shes such a good author. If u want any more recommendations you can pm me

[hard cedar]

Someone can help me for English

[hard cedar]

thankyou!!

[hard cedar]

@white goblet
@hard cedar
i would suggest reading books, but try reading them aloud, that way you can work on a lot factors.
watch shows, that will help you build your accent and listening

[marble galleon]

hi! if anybody needs help with spanish you can private message me

[stark rivet]

any german exams here ?

[grim quail]

Does someone want to learn French ?

[silver kindle]

hi! i'm trying to find a word or phrase that explains the following: being exposed to something you don't like (especially in a negative light) makes you dislike it even more. it's literally at the tip of my tongue

[opaque nimbus]

Hello can someone explain me what does this sentence mean:" I don't wanna pull da stick out" music : https://youtu.be/P2PICYbYYaw

[patent totem]

To be honest, your handwriting is much better than most Russians😆👍

[autumn veldt]

any chinese/taiwanese peeps i am learning chinese and having some doubts would you don't mind clarifying them...

[granite pivot]

me

[chilly quiver]

does anyone know what this means?

[autumn moth]

Can someone please translate this for me?

[nimble tundra]

I understand some parts of it, but use papago (best korean translating app) and use the camera feature to translate the text

[autumn moth]

Ahhh thank youuu

[teal skiff]

theres no hope, and theres no light. the only thing that exists is just despair

or smth close to that