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hey Clockwork. Welcome to Linguaholic! Cool. I also hope you will be around for a while. How is it to learn Norwegian? Lots of people think Norwegian is rather easy to learn (well, obviously always depends on the background you have). What is your opinion on this? Then again, linguists often say that Hangeul is the most logic and therefore easiest writing script. Would you agree to that statement? Greetings from Beijing, Lingua

Welcome to Linguaholic Schadenfruede! I guess you came to the right place then! One question. I guess your name should refer to the German word Schadenfreude? If yes, it should be written like "Schadenfreude" instead of "Schadenfruede". But maybe your name has another purpose? If yes, pardon me, please. Have a great day Lingua

It is supposed to be the Traditional Character for Love. However, the top part is a little bit off. But it's like a calligraphy, after all...So I guess this is allowed =) The traditional character looks like this 愛。 The simplified character looks like this 爱. The Pinyin is "ài" in the fourth tone. Hope that helps regards Lingua

hm....good question. Unfortunately, I can't answer it. Hopefully someone else can :=) Good luck!

Hey Konstantinos I think the most important thing is that you are actually relocating to Germany next week. Therefore, you will be immersed in the German language, even though you don't use it at work. I am pretty sure that this will enable you to get a quick grasp of the language. My mother tongue is German, so it is pretty hard for me to forecast which level you might be able to achieve in a certain amount of time. But in any case, I wish you good luck! And thanks for joining linguaholic.com! Best, Lingua

In my case, this is an easy one to answer. I always need a real motivation in order to achieve a certain goal. When studying languages, this is no different. This is why I succeeded in studying Chinese. I always knew I want to use Chinese at work and I would like to work in China for some time. So I endured and learned Chinese. For the same reasons, I was NOT able to learn Japanese. Because I did not have that very motivation and goal. So after a certain amount of time, I just quit because my long-term motivation was simply not there. Another factor that comes into play when studying languages (or basically everything else) is PASSION. If you do indeed have a passion for the language you are studying, you are more likely to succeed. To sum it up, the two magic ingredients for me when doing anything basically are: Motivation (Goals) and Passion. And then again, it is like Ying and Yang. If you do have passion you also have motivation. and if you have the motivation you probably also develop a passion for it (if you are lucky).

Welcome Anton! Nice to have you here on linguaholic.com! Is English your mother tongue, then? I do agree that studying Japanese on your own is super hard, as it is really different from English. Spanish should be easier for you to study on your own. Most definitely. You could probably check out some of the modern language learning apps to help you get back into it? Duolingo or Memrise maybe? There is also another one called Fluencia which might be worth a try. Have a great day. Lingua

"Eins und eins zusammenzählen"

If your main problem truly is vocabulary, then I think there are many ways you can address this problem. Most of the online language learning platforms server this purpose really well. Have you tried out Duolingo, Memrise or maybe Anki? While those platforms have serious flaws when it comes to teaching you important aspects of a language like Grammar and learning how to speak, I think they are not all too bad for studying vocabulary. Some people are having a hard time to find the motivation to simply learn vocabulary by heart. If this is a problem that you are currently facing, then using one of those platforms could come in very handy. They make learning vocabulary more fun altogether, as they are "gamifying" the whole process and make it less boring. This might work for some people, while other people may just regard this approach to learning a language as too trivial. In my opinion, learning vocabulary is mostly hard but not necessarily difficult work. Because all you really need to do is learning those new words and know in which context a specific vocabulary item is appropriate. Grammar, on the other hand, is usually a much more complicated matter. Well...all depends about the language as well, of course. Some languages, like let's say Chinese, come with a fairly easy Grammar.

Welcome, Xurshida Sultanova. Very happy to have another smart person here on linguaholic.com If there is anything I can help you with, please let me know.

That's some great advice Gulmira. I also believe that writing greatly helps to improve your writing. I should read more too, I think :=)

Welcome Nadi! Hope you have lots of fun here on linguaholic.com! Have you ever heard about Grammarly? That might be something for you! Moreover, just writing on a forum like mine here might also help you to improve your writing skills. Best, L

I see. I also had the feeling that it is slightly cut off. So this is just a problem of the audio file that you provided or is it like this in the Original file as well? I still do think that it could be "livre". I don't see many other possibilities. I guess the more you listen to it, the harder it gets :=)

Hey Aisha While I do think that Immersion is almost always the most effective method to learn a language, I still do think that reaching proficiency in a foreign language is possible even without (complete) immersion. Have you thought about finding an English language buddy (on the Internet) and talk with him/her over Skype or Facebook or so? I think that would be great for you. However, it seems that your English is already awesome! But written English and oral English are not exactly the same thing. And speaking usually helps a lot and leads to quick results. Best wishes from Beijing, Lingua

Hey Marieke It is pretty hard to hear. But my guess would be that the person is saying "Une livre de carottes". Une livre = un demi-kilogramme And just before that the male speaker is saying 1 (un)....and after "Une livre de carottes" the person is saying 2...so the male speaker is numerating the answers. Google Search for "livre de carottes"

Totally agree. Awesome advice!

Never heard about GoldenDict. Does it mainly target English and Spanish or?

Dear Vinod. I am not available through Skype or Whatsapp but I am obviously available here at linguaholic.com. If you have any questions about German, please create a new thread here at linguaholic.com and I will be glad to answer your questions. Best, L

Thanks Eddy!

sure. It might be easier for you to send me the file. I can upload it for you later on. Ok? I will let you know my email address in a private message. Best L

Interesting question. Would it be possible for you to upload the audio for that part of the CD? Would love to listen to it. Could it maybe be "blinis de carottes" Best, L

Hey Mitch. "Danach, er ist zu Hause gegangen" is wrong. It should say "Danach ging er nach Hause."

Hi there Warm welcome to Linguaholic.com. If you do indeed have some questions about German, please feel free to ask me. I will be glad to answer them. I am not usually on Skype, though. But if you are writing in the forums, I will be glad to have a look at it. Hope you can find a language buddy here on linguaholic.com. Best, Lingua

you are welcome, Macnerd. I love Mac too, by the way :=)

Dear Macnerd The Conlang forum has finally been established. Little bit late, I agree. And I am sorry for that. However, I am still hoping you would eventually drop by and give it a go. Thank you for your patience. Lingua