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21 hours ago, kosta said:

is this correct? kosta- 成本

                 chipashvili- 停滯不前

成本 can mean cost/costs in Chinese. Is that what you mean? what language is "kosta"?

1 hour ago, Yaser said:

i can't post

You just posted, though :=)

14 hours ago, Baldy said:

Sorry, last question. Why would it be WER and not "WEM hat Herrn Black gesehen" if this is the dative case?

 

well, it is in nominative case. That is why it is not „wem“

19 hours ago, Baldy said:

Ah right thank you! Is that because Wen is accusative?

yes.

4 hours ago, dimis said:

hi 

could someone explain the use of "a" in some sentences. for example, why is "a" needed in the sentence "voy a pasar veintisiete dias en espana"

thanks

That's a good question. I would be interested to know the answer as well. Maybe it's some kind of a location marker (prepositional marker) meaning like "there"

3 hours ago, Marko said:

Thank you so much

 

You are welcome. 

16 hours ago, Baldy said:

I am really struggling with how to differentiate these 2 sentences.

Google tells me they are both the same in German... I know that can't be right.

 

So..

Who did Mr Black see? Could be "Wer hat Herr Black gesehen" 

But according to google translate, "who has seen Mr Black" would be the same sentence.

Obviously I am missing something fundamental here, but what?

 

Who did Mr. Black see should be translated as "WEN hat Mr. Black gesehen?, whereas Who has seen Mr Black should be translated as "WER hat Herrn Black gesehen. Hope that helps :=)

44 minutes ago, Marko said:

Can someone explain me which of these two sentences is correct?

The first one is correct. 

You could say, for instance, Was interessiert Sie am meisten?

---> = What are you interested in most?  or What are you most interested in

You can't say "Was interessieren Sie". It doesn't make any sense. However, you could say "Für was interessieren Sie sich?" and then it would mean "What are you interested in". 

2 hours ago, Felipe said:

Hi! 

I'm from Spain and I'm looking for a language exchange with a native English speaker. 

Welcome to Linguaholic, Felipe! 

Welcome to Linguaholic aidsami! and also welcome Meggy!

please don‘t forget to check out our blog!

linguaholic.com/linguablog

Hope you have a great day!

Best,

L

2 hours ago, Paweł said:

Hello experts,

I'm not sure about these two constructions:

1) Are you wondering what the major differences between cats and dogs are?
OR 
2) Are you wondering what are the major differences between cats and dogs?

In my opinion only 1) is correct but I'm not sure. Can you help me with this?

Regards,
Paweł

I think both of the expressions are grammatically acceptable. They just slightly set another focus. 

For work. I am from Switzerland. My native language is German :=) 

Welcome, Rocio! Great to have you here. I will move to Barcelona in summer, so I would love to pick up some more Spanish:) I am not an English native speaker, though.

5 hours ago, Head Start said:

Hi there, we just finished this new app, it's a simple game where you swipe and slash, a la Fruit Ninja. Zombies approach and you tap on them to hear a Chinese word. If you hear the first tone, you swipe straight across. If you hear the second tone, you swipe diagonally upwards, etc. It's a way for new students to hear the words and try and identify and remember the tones by following the tone direction with their fingers.

Would love to hear what people think!

It's only available for iPhones right now on the app store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pinyin-vs-zombies/id1493511623?ls=1

haha. that's a funny idea, really. I will make sure to check it out. 

8 hours ago, Sophi007 said:

I technically made an account 3 years a go but never used it. I rediscovered this website today by accident. I'm hoping to encourage others on their learning journey and learn from others as well. Nice to meet you!

 

안녕하세요! 저는 한국어 공부하고 있어요. 아직 한국어 잘 못해요. 하지만 저는 많이 촣은 사람들 만나고 같이 배워지 바라요. 반가워요! 

That's great news Sophi! Nice to have you here (again). 

Best,

Lingua

6 hours ago, Crystal said:

I am using Rosetta Stone and Duolingo. 

Do you like Rosetta Stone? I haven't used this software for a while now. 

23 hours ago, aryprair said:

Hello everyone. I'm from Philippines and this is my first time to join a forum like this. I join here because I want to improve my English skills. I want to become fluent in speaking and writing. I hope this forum will help me to learn more and to improve my skill.

Warm welcome aryprair!

I see you are from the Phillipines, that's great. You have many great languages over there. I studied some Tagalog at university. Such a fascinating language. But also a very exotic and difficult one!

I hope you are doing well and if you need some English practise, you mights start with it replying to this message here. hehe.

Best, 

Lingua

5 hours ago, Crystal said:

Hello, Bonjour! I am an English speaking Canadian learning French. I am between a beginner and intermediate level. I can read French better than I can write it and I can write it better than I can speak it I look forward to improving and continuing my French learning with others learning French and helping English learners with learning English. À bientôt!

Welcome Crystal! Bonjour!

What kind of learnings materials do you use on your journey to French mastery if I may ask?

Great to have you here!

4 hours ago, LanguageFan said:

I have studied both French and Japanese. I studied Japanese for many years (including 2 years at University) but I never seemed to make any progress beyond basic/intermediate. French is easier and I can speak and read reasonably well but struggle with listening skills. I adore both languages. A quick Benjamin Franklin - French provides more ways to practise I believe. Most films have French audio or subtitles. There are not so many for Japanese. Japanese - There are many Japanese tourists in the world and I think there are more opportunities to work in hospitality, tour guide, events - when you can assist Japanese tourists. Most French tourists have excellent English and need less assistance with language. In a nutshell, I couldn't decide which language to push on with so I decided to learn both (with more emphasis on Japanese). I use programs/apps where I set the "learning from" language to French and the "language to be learned" to Japanese and eliminate English. I watch NHK World every day and immerse myself in their language programs. I accept that I may never be fluent or even understand very much of what I hear, so I focus on learning the basics extremely well in both formal and polite speech. Keep it simple and master it. As for kanji, that is a lifetime commitment and to be studied for its beauty. I don't expect to be able to read a newspaper, so I stick to children's books and magazines.

Hey and welcome! So nice to have you here on Linguaholic.com!

Yes, studying Japanese is really hard and takes a looooong time. Same as with Chinese. But it's sooo much fun, isn't it?

I just studied Japanese at university for two semesters and also did not get anywhere. but I was able to get Chinese to a pretty decent level. But that took me many many years. 

Kanji are so beautiful. And luckily they are borrowed from Chinese, so I can at least understand the general meaning of some Japanese sentences :=)

With films, studying french is maybe easier, yes. However, as far as Japanese goes, there are many good learning resources out there. You will find lots of great resources in the Linguaholic Blog.

Best,

Lingua

On 1/11/2020 at 12:48 AM, zollen said:

Is this even a valid french sentence??

 

No. This one is simply wrong. It can never be "a aller".

On 1/11/2020 at 12:48 AM, zollen said:

Is this even a valid french sentence??

 

No, it's wrong. It can never be "a aller". 

5 hours ago, ginamel said:

Hello, i am gina from Indonesia. soon i just to be fresh graduate but my english skill so bad. so i need learn more and practices my english in line with my interest. i love small pets especially hamster. Feel free to disscussion about that with me 

Welcome Ginamel!

On 1/8/2020 at 12:19 AM, Sachin said:

Greetings, all!

 

I am new here, and very new to the Spanish language. When it comes to language learning, I have my own, peculiar methods - namely, I play with the language and ask people for feedback. So, if you feel like it, I would be grateful for any mistakes you can point in this short, fictional letter I have written. I copy it here, first in English, then in my pathetic attempt to use Spanish (with dictionaries and Google Translate ). Have fun!

 

Welcome to Linguaholic! I wish you all the best on your journey to Spanish mastery. I am also going down that road soon. My Spanish is at almost 0 right now, though. 

On 12/23/2019 at 2:12 AM, Souza lima said:

Hello! I am from Brazil, and i'm also learning French. I can communicate in english, and would also like to meet someone for speak in english. I was looking for some websites and forums, and i ended up finding this!

If you want, we can be talking in French and English, if you are interested, I can be teaching you some Portuguese, which is a language in parts, very similar to French.

 

So... is this! If possible we will talk here.

Peace and Love...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey there. Warm welcome to Linguaholic! I am glad you found my forum and I wish you Merry Christmas! See you in the threads here on Linguaholic! Best, Lingua

Welcome, Joel! Great to have you here on Linguaholic!