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learning a new language (pg. 3)
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| Estella |
| quote: | Originally posted by mellow_head
Dutch 0wns :cool: I understand English, but only a few English-speaking ppl understand me when I talk Dutch :D |
Hey say something, I want to try. |
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| h0tsweetbabyd0l |
i think english is pretty easy .....i began to learn it at school when i was 11 and now my english isn't so bad but my accent sucks though ....and sometimes it's hard to understand a conversation when everyone speaks english as a native language ....but i love english
hey does anyone here speak korean in here? |
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| Estella |
No, babydoll.
But I am needing the recipe for that peanut sauce for a Thai spring roll ASAP. |
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| h0tsweetbabyd0l |
| estella i can give u some french recipes if u want lol |
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| stren |
CORe an you say ? getting back you your roots eh ?
sounds difficult, probably not as difficult as polish tho, its like in top 5 of the most difficult ones |
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| Estella |
| quote: | Originally posted by h0tsweetbabyd0l
estella i can give u some french recipes if u want lol |
Don't they use alot of heavy cremes? I haven't had French yet. I've had duck. Oh, the pastries!
I like your food. ehh hemm.. the peanut sauce... |
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| DarkFall01 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aquarian
I know quite a few people who study languages, and they all tell me it's by far one of the most simple, and as someone who speaks a latin tongue as his first language, I would confirm it. I used to not speak a word of english, and then it took me barely two weeks to learn it. The verb tenses are very basic, and the words have very direct meanings. Most of the vocabulary is borrowed from french (and disorted) so it doesn't follow alot of rules as to how words are formed and such.
That's the whole reason why english is officially or unofficially the language of everything. It's simplicity and direct approach make it ideal for commerce, communications, technology, science... I can't imagine how much longer my psych notes would be if I had to write them in french. It would be needlessly long and very hard to understand. |
I agree with you. I don't think English is hard to learn at all. For me German was much harder and took more time, even though I was living in Switzerland. When I moved to NY, I could defend myself pretty well withing 2 months or so. |
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| DJ Lucas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
of course english is the hardest language, but for someone whose native language was english/american...it's really difficult to grasp japanese or korean...especially as an adult. |
i'm 24 and just started taking japanese. it's pretty hard, but once you learn all the hiragana, katakana, pronunciation, sentence structure, and particles it's not too bad. :D
i must say that taking japanese as an american is much harder than spanish....although i now know more japanese in 1/2 semester than spanish which i took for 2 years, due to the acceleration.
after i learn japanese, i may go back and take spanish again now that i know how much easier it is.
i too, want to be one of those people who know 3+ languages :toocool: |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by Estella
No, babydoll.
But I am needing the recipe for that peanut sauce for a Thai spring roll ASAP. |
i can cook korean food like no body's business... |
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| Silky Johnson |
| My father spoke 5 languages, Hungarian was his native tongue. I never learned it, but I want to! |
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| Estella |
| quote: | Originally posted by Floorfiller
i can cook korean food like no body's business... |
Floor you cook?!? Why, I would have NEVER thought. :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: I dare you to start a recipe swapping thread!
So... about that peanut sauce.. |
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| stren |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
My father spoke 5 languages, Hungarian was his native tongue. I never learned it, but I want to! |
oh, i knew you were a Hungarian honey |
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