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Learning a language

By James., in General Chat

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AoWW

AoWW

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I'm fluent in Country-speak.

"Yoo wat ah pert thart trac-ter in thart fieeld, auld boy".

That's rubbish - I couldn't understand a word of it. :angry: Boo!

AoWW

AoWW

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I'm downloading Rosetta Stone's stuff. I reall want to learn Portugese.

Try English first! :P

Guest Bilo

Guest Bilo

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I'm downloading Rosetta Stone's stuff. I reall want to learn Portugese.

Was gonna point out the 'reall' thing but AoWW beat me to it. :whistle:

Seriously though, Rosetta Stone is expensive but very, very effective if you want to learn another language.

Guest Bilo

Guest Bilo

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I looked into it.

I'm thinking it's tough.

Think it would be because the pronunciations are completely different to any other language you're likely to come into contact with.

The Reverend

The Reverend

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Try English first! :P

Alright, we'll call that 1-1 after red pen-gate lol (even though mine was a typo). lol

Was gonna point out the 'reall' thing but AoWW beat me to it. :whistle:

Seriously though, Rosetta Stone is expensive but very, very effective if you want to learn another language.

Or i could just download it... lol

AmericanScott

AmericanScott

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I took Spanish lessons for 5 years. I know how to say basic things and ask someone if they would like me to put something in their mouth/ass.

I've been trying to teach myself Dutch but it's hard :(

Guest Bilo

Guest Bilo

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Or i could just download it... lol

How?! :w00t:

I wanna brush up on my pidgin Spanish!

Guest Bilo

Guest Bilo

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The wonderful world of torrents.

I'm assuming you know about torrents?

Kinda. Never used them before though. I am useless with stuff like that, far too easy to go down to the shop. :doh:

AoWW

AoWW

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Alright, we'll call that 1-1 after red pen-gate lol (even though mine was a typo). lol

What, both of them were typos? Learn to spell Portuguese before you try to learn it, eh?! :P:giggle:

cisono

cisono

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I took Spanish lessons for 5 years. I know how to say basic things and ask someone if they would like me to put something in their mouth/ass.

I've been trying to teach myself Dutch but it's hard :(

The ONLY way to learn a language is to live in the darn country.

I started learning English when I was 7, continued throughout primary and secondary school, did English as my main subject at university and then came to live in this lovely country. My English is still far from perfect (especially when I am tired and say something in my own special way) but is nowadays better than my Italian (due to lack of practice).

A small problem I had: this teacher in primary school had studied English in the States, so used to say [veiz] meaning "vase" [va:z] and I continued to say it her way until I got to uni (weird when someone pronunces some words the British English way and some the American English way). Not a major problem but still not appreciated during an actual English exam.

My "second language" at university was Czech. It very soon became abundandly clear that learning Czech in Italy (especially in those pre-internet times and with no Czech people anywhere) was going to be impossible. So I got myself a studentship and went to study in Prague for a year. (Yes, I know, what a sacrifice!). When I got there, I knew only 5 irregular verbs and several words, but had no clue how to form actual sentences. Within a month, I was managing whole conversations. I did have to work really hard though...

Funny story: one month after arriving at this university accommodation, I had to go and pay my "rent". Went to the relevant office and the lady there complained that my form was incomplete, that something that was ALWAYS done on arrival had not been done. I then remembered the incident and explained to her that, on arrival, her colleague had insistently asked me for/to do something but as I did not speak Czech at the time, I could not understand her and, since no one else could translate either, she had given up. I didn't think anything of it until the accommodation office lady gave me a very puzzled look! :crylaugh:

The Reverend

The Reverend

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What, both of them were typos? Learn to spell Portuguese before you try to learn it, eh?! :P:giggle:

Fckin hell, AOWW's after my throat! Jesus!

Really was a typo, Portugese wasn't. It looks right, so as far as i'm concerned, thats how you spell it, and i'm going to continue to spell it like that lol

lavrentis

lavrentis

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Fckin hell, AOWW's after my throat! Jesus!

Really was a typo, Portugese wasn't. It looks right, so as far as i'm concerned, thats how you spell it, and i'm going to continue to spell it like that lol

Im not Portuguese but isn't it spelt Português ?

AoWW

AoWW

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Fckin hell, AOWW's after my throat! Jesus!

Really was a typo, Portugese wasn't. It looks right, so as far as i'm concerned, thats how you spell it, and i'm going to continue to spell it like that lol

:laugh: You started it! :whistle:

Lillehamring

Lillehamring

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The ONLY way to learn a language is to live in the darn country.

I started learning English when I was 7, continued throughout primary and secondary school, did English as my main subject at university and then came to live in this lovely country. My English is still far from perfect (especially when I am tired and say something in my own special way) but is nowadays better than my Italian (due to lack of practice).

A small problem I had: this teacher in primary school had studied English in the States, so used to say [veiz] meaning "vase" [va:z] and I continued to say it her way until I got to uni (weird when someone pronunces some words the British English way and some the American English way). Not a major problem but still not appreciated during an actual English exam.

My "second language" at university was Czech. It very soon became abundandly clear that learning Czech in Italy (especially in those pre-internet times and with no Czech people anywhere) was going to be impossible. So I got myself a studentship and went to study in Prague for a year. (Yes, I know, what a sacrifice!). When I got there, I knew only 5 irregular verbs and several words, but had no clue how to form actual sentences. Within a month, I was managing whole conversations. I did have to work really hard though...

Funny story: one month after arriving at this university accommodation, I had to go and pay my "rent". Went to the relevant office and the lady there complained that my form was incomplete, that something that was ALWAYS done on arrival had not been done. I then remembered the incident and explained to her that, on arrival, her colleague had insistently asked me for/to do something but as I did not speak Czech at the time, I could not understand her and, since no one else could translate either, she had given up. I didn't think anything of it until the accommodation office lady gave me a very puzzled look! :crylaugh:

really, i had no idea you weren't english - you're way better than a lot of the english on here :giggle:

....as i said, tho, living in the country is only a true benefit if most of the locals struggle with your mother tongue, i don't have to speak norwegian so my progress has been rather slow

Koke

Koke

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The ONLY way to learn a language is to live in the darn country.

I started learning English when I was 7, continued throughout primary and secondary school, did English as my main subject at university and then came to live in this lovely country. My English is still far from perfect (especially when I am tired and say something in my own special way) but is nowadays better than my Italian (due to lack of practice).

A small problem I had: this teacher in primary school had studied English in the States, so used to say [veiz] meaning "vase" [va:z] and I continued to say it her way until I got to uni (weird when someone pronunces some words the British English way and some the American English way). Not a major problem but still not appreciated during an actual English exam.

My "second language" at university was Czech. It very soon became abundandly clear that learning Czech in Italy (especially in those pre-internet times and with no Czech people anywhere) was going to be impossible. So I got myself a studentship and went to study in Prague for a year. (Yes, I know, what a sacrifice!). When I got there, I knew only 5 irregular verbs and several words, but had no clue how to form actual sentences. Within a month, I was managing whole conversations. I did have to work really hard though...

Funny story: one month after arriving at this university accommodation, I had to go and pay my "rent". Went to the relevant office and the lady there complained that my form was incomplete, that something that was ALWAYS done on arrival had not been done. I then remembered the incident and explained to her that, on arrival, her colleague had insistently asked me for/to do something but as I did not speak Czech at the time, I could not understand her and, since no one else could translate either, she had given up. I didn't think anything of it until the accommodation office lady gave me a very puzzled look! :crylaugh:

I agree with you. I was born in this country, but we as a family moved around so much that now at the age 25 English is my 4th [fourth] language. Arabic, Somali, Danish and then English. I speak those 3 languages better than I speak English, more or less.

The other thing is as well, I was a kid growing up in different countries and kids tend to adapt and learn other languages a lot quicker than adults. I mastered Danish in no time.

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