created by kungming2 on 25/12/2024 at 06:00 UTC
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Comment by iindifferent at 06/01/2025 at 16:58 UTC
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Hi, I am working on a language learning tool on my spare time. I am trying to find out which apps and tools users enjoy using. If you have a spare moment I'd appreciate an answer on this 1 minute form: https://forms.gle/qe4DBcYACCP2HrVs8[1][2]
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I hope this type of comment is allowed. Thank you :)
Comment by neverfakemaplesyrup at 26/12/2024 at 18:13 UTC
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bit of a vent but also question: Has anyone tried learning another language while dealing with hearing issues?
I have extremely slight hearing/speech issues, like enough to bother people but not enough to be a diagnosis. I lisp on the th sound in English, mispronounce words at random, and I genuinely cannot tell the difference between many slight sources of argument in the English language, such as milk melk malk[1]. Which I guess is kinda where my lisp issues come from as, to this day, I cannot hear a difference between "th" and f-, so I think I just never learned it... Three and three sounds exactly the same but everyone else swears it is a huge difference. If there's a lotta noise it's just all scrambled to me. So I just generally avoid social situations and speaking.
1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty62YzGryU4&ab_channel=JulianSmith
I've been learning Spanish off-and-on and sometimes I wonder if I should just give up, as I can't speak my own language. It just feels like it'd be very handy to have, but what's the point if I can't hear in the first place? The only rewarding lingual interactions I have are written.
Comment by Spennynub at 04/01/2025 at 09:07 UTC
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Has anyone here used EF Hello app for language learning? I haven’t seen any real comments on it on Reddit, or maybe I’m not looking in the right place. Looking to use it for learning Spanish
Comment by Outrageous_Till_5379 at 05/01/2025 at 19:29 UTC
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Anyone have an interest in Old French? Please reach out.
Comment by NiteTerur at 06/01/2025 at 05:08 UTC
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Does anyone have any suggestions for learning Spanish? I took Spanish in high school for the last 2 years and I’m wondering how I can build on it. I feel like school helped me to learn how to read Spanish and a basic understanding of the language, but I’m am not comfortable or confident in actually speaking. Are there any resources you guys would recommend, apps, YouTube channels etc? I’m currently just using an app called Language Transfer for short little lessons.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions
Comment by MeekHat at 27/12/2024 at 12:04 UTC
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Ukrainian - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xbhdUkM9fWafcbtwJ1BkdwByra0P457%5C_/view?usp=drive%5C_link[1][2]
1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xbhdUkM9fWafcbtwJ1BkdwByra0P457%5C_/view?usp=drive%5C_link
2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xbhdUkM9fWafcbtwJ1BkdwByra0P457_/view?usp=drive_link
Text:
Вірте, донно Анно:
той тільки вільний від громадських пут,
кого громада кине геть від себе,
а я її до того сам примусив.
Ви бачили такого, хто, йдучи
за щирим голосом свойого серця,
ніколи б не питав: "Що скажуть люди?"
Дивіться, — я такий. І тим сей світ
не був мені темницею ніколи.
Легенькою фелюкою злітав я
простор морей, як перелітна птиця,
пізнав красу далеких берегів
і краю ще не знаного принаду.
При світлі волі всі краї хороші,
всі води гідні відбивати небо,
усі гаї подібні до едему!
This is from Камінний господар by Леся Українка.
I've got to be honest, I find it hand getting this author's characters. It's a close relative of my native language, so it should be easier for me to emphasize, but I was reading a German play from the 18th century, and had a much better time getting into everyone's heads.
Comment by SilencingLight at 08/01/2025 at 05:34 UTC
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Are there good resources for learning Algerian arabic? Might consider picking it up alongside Spanish because there are lots of Algerians in my town, and I'm very interested in their culture.
Comment by Drusha21 at 08/01/2025 at 12:40 UTC
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Why dose it mean? Why frase "I'm commando" mean that I'm without underwear? How are these linked?
Comment by baby_buttercup_18 at 09/01/2025 at 16:02 UTC
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Hi, I'm learning Spanish with memerise. What are some good workbooks to complement my learning? Thanks!
Comment by No_Detective_But_304 at 10/01/2025 at 20:18 UTC
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Japanese
Street interview answer
The person answers a question about countries with: “desu kiko mo sodashi hito mo hontoni yasashi” which was subtitled as “the weather is great and the people are really kind.”
When I translate it (very incorrectly obviously) I get: is climate too that’s right people too really kind.
How do I translate it where the translation makes more logical grammatical sense?