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Ideas for practicing Japanese conversation?
Czarownica replied to Sarah676's topic in Japanese Language | Discussion
There are sites like interpals.net where you can meet people from all over the world and talk with them on Skype, for example. I haven't had much luck with those sites, but then again, I haven't been trying to hard. It's also a good way of meeting new people. -
Bonjour, Hello from British Columbia
Czarownica replied to mitchellgrzechnik's topic in New Forum Members
Hi Your surname (I assume that the second part of your username is your surname) sounds very Polish, I'd say! Welcome to linguaholic Hope you'll have fun! -
Learning japanese thanks to anime
Czarownica replied to Trellum's topic in Japanese Language | Discussion
One of my Japanese teachers is not really a fan of this approach, she thinks that her students watch too much anime sometimes and they should focus on actual studying instead But yeah, watching TV shows in the language you're learning is very beneficial to you most of the time, anime's no exception. -
Well, German was offered in my high school, but since I live in Poland it's actually very useful I don't think it would be nearly as useful in the United States. That being said, German is spoken not only in Germany, but also in Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Lichtenstein, so it's not as rarely used as one might think
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Sawasdee krap from the Land of Smiles
Czarownica replied to Victor Leigh's topic in New Forum Members
Oh, you're from Thailand? I sure need to finally get to start learning Thai for real. Welcome to the forums! -
To be fluent in Japanese one has to know roughly ~2000 kanji. How many do you know so far and how fast you're learning? In the 2 years I've been studying Japanese I've learnt a bit more than 500 kanji. The beginnings were hard (I had no idea how to learn kanji properly), but right now I'm doing it way faster. Which is good, because 500 kanji in 2 years is not the most impressive score. I hope to learn the remaining ~1500 kanji in max three years. Will it work? We'll see... How about you?
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What's a common mistake made in your language?
Czarownica replied to pxyc's topic in Language Learning
In Polish there are two words that look kinda similar: "przynajmniej" and "bynajmniej". They mean completely different things, though. "Przynajmniej" is "at least", "bynajmniej" is "not in the least, far from it". Many people use "bynajmniej" when they mean "przynajmniej". I guess it's because "bynajmniej" sounds more sophisticated. -
I've learnt a lot of English from video games when I was a child I remember Roller Coaster Tycoon being really helpful. It's easy to figure out sentences like "Roller Coaster 1 has broken down" if you see that a roller coaster stopped working at the same time the sentence is displayed, for example
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Have you ever given up on learning a language?
Czarownica replied to melisapink's topic in Language Learning
I give up on a lot of things - I'm impatient and easily discouraged. That being said, I'm also naive and I hope that I'll go back to those languages again some day. The only language I'm pretty sure I gave up for good is French - pronunciation is too hard and I'm bored with European languages at the moment; and if I want to go back to European languages, I still have German and Italian to learn... -
Your Pick For An Alternate Universal Language
Czarownica replied to Baburra's topic in Language Learning
Polish :angel: No, seriously, I think that if I could choose an universal language then why not Polish? I like it very much :grin: I think the odds of that ever happening are pretty small, though -
Does music help you learn Japanese?
Czarownica replied to leahcim132's topic in Japanese Language | Discussion
Well, it depends what you like I must say I like embarassingly cutesy j-pop so I can recommend you some of that The most popular pop group in Japan is probably AKB48. They definitely sing in Japanese, not English There's also S/mileage, Morning Musume and ClariS. Bonus, the song I'm currently obsessed with - a bit different from all that girl band stuff: -
Since it's the Study English subforum, do you mean English exams? I'm not really nervous before my English exams. I'm pretty good at English, I'd say, and I've never really had any problems with English exams I panic a little bit before oral exams, because I'm better at writing than at speaking, but usually I calm down the moment I enter the classroom. With other exams it's not so easy :< Usually I have a long OH MY GOD I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING I WANT TO DIE moment. Especially if it's an oral exam.
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Ever wish you had a differnt native tongue?
Czarownica replied to Dame6089's topic in Language Learning
Nah. I love Polish and I'm pretty sure I'd never learn it if I were, say, American or something. Its grammar is really difficult and it's not the most useful language one could choose. So I'm quite happy that my native language is Polish :wacky: -
I don't really have a full time job, but in my part time job I sometimes translate stuff from Polish into English, so yeah, I guess that was one of the requirements. And to get my intership I also had to know English... Too bad that it was an unpaid intership anyway I hope to get a job related to Japanese once I graduate college.
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How good are you at recognizing languages?
Czarownica replied to Czarownica's topic in Language Learning
Whoops! So sorry! There have been so many new posts every day for a while now and I'm a bit behind on everything. Mods/admins, feel free to close this. Sorry! -
My university's Facebook page has just posted this link: http://greatlanguagegame.com/ You listen to a short audio clip in some language and then you have to choose which language it was. Pretty fun The first language I got was Polish, so it wasn't too difficult But then it got a bit more tough
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What language does your mind think in?
Czarownica replied to rossonomous's topic in Language Learning
Well, I'm not an immigrant, but I still think in English pretty often. I think it's because I read/write in English a lot. Most of the time I think in Polish, obviously. I hope that one day I'll also think in Japanese and maybe in some more languages too! -
Who is studying linguistics/languages at university?
Czarownica replied to linguaholic's topic in Language Learning
I study ethnolinguistics at university. I like the "ethno" part more than the "linguistics" part, though At my university every linguistics/ethnolinguistics student has to study two languages; one is supposed to be either German or English and we're supposed to already have an advanced knowledge of it, the other we start from the very beginning. -
What are the best languages to learn for the future and why?
Czarownica replied to yellowbird's topic in Language Learning
I'd say that it pays off to study languages that have a lot of speakers and which are used in countries that are growing in population and power. Chinese and Hindi (and maybe also other Indian languages) seem like great choices, if you ask me, especially Chinese. -
I love cummings too And I really wish Harper Lee wrote some more books. I loved "To Kill a Mockingbird", it's a masterpiece. Ooh, Vonnegut is on my top 3 favorite authors' list, no doubt One author that I love and who wasn't mentioned yet is Joseph Heller.
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Do you go to the native country to learn a new language?
Czarownica replied to rossonomous's topic in Language Learning
I don't. I can't afford something like that. Travelling to Japan is terribly expensive. I sometimes visit Germany, but I've never been there longer than 3 weeks or so, and it isn't all that helpful in learning German for me Usually I'm only there for 1-3 days or so. -
I think the only people who actually want something like that are Americans who get pissy when they don't understand something Not many linguists would support something like that and it would be extremely difficult to implement. Besides, it would mean the eventual death of all the other languages if it was successful. That would be pretty terrible and I hope it will never happen.
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I definitely wouldn't accept that. It's impossible to function in the modern world without English, so they need to learn English, no excuses. I'd also want them to study one more language in their childhood, but well, I'm not a mother yet and hopefully I still have a lot of time to think about that
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When to start children on learning languages?
Czarownica replied to GearZ's topic in Language Learning
The earlier, the better! I personally think that a child should at least talk and read in their own language to start learning another one properly, but some people start ever earlier. I don't think trying to teach a toddler another language will get you anywhere, but children as young as 2 or 3 can start learning another language and be successful. In general, young people are better at learning languages - that doesn't mean that it's impossible when we're older, though