SpringBreeze Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Have you ever tried to read a religious text (ex. the bible, quran, talmud, or the tripitaka) in a foreign language? I tried reading the bible in french. That was the hardest thing ever - a total challenge. I was really proud of myself when I got to the 5th page. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leahcim132 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I never have, but I think I will soon. It is good to read in a different language since it helps you learn a lot of new words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shana Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Oh wow I've never tried, but I think I'm going to have now. Especially if it really is as hard as you are making it sound. This will also be a great way to get some new words in my vocabulary I bet. The bible uses words we don't generally use in every day conversation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baburra Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 No, I've skimmed through a Bible in Chinese and maybe recognized a few words here and there, but just thinking about it is giving me a headache. :speechless: So I definitely do get how proud you must have been when you reached page 5. I have a difficult enough time reading modern books with colloquial texts of a foreign language, I don't think I'd have the patience to go through multiple pages of ancient text in a foreign language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmunmrhundun Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 No, I have never tried that, but it does sound interesting, definitely something I would love trying in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillylucy Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I have read some pamphlets in Spanish. I read a Bible story book in Spanish as well. It was pretty much just like the English one. I think it was literature for the Jehova's Witnesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Hard Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Since the Heberw script is much different from what we use, for me, reading the bible in it's original language is still something I'll have to do in the future. But I've tried reading some bible verses in French. It wasn't easy. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonyi Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Bravo! That was great. I love to read the Bible in major language of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedonologist Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I've briefly read parts of the Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit, not that I understand Sanskrit, but just to use with a parallel transliteration so that I can get a grasp on Devanagari. I find using this method is very helpful for learning foreign scripts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Have you ever tried to read a religious text (ex. the bible, quran, talmud, or the tripitaka) in a foreign language? I tried reading the bible in french. That was the hardest thing ever - a total challenge. I was really proud of myself when I got to the 5th page. ;DYou're doing well. What could really help is if you have one side of your text being in your native language and the other side of the text being in the foreign language. That is what I have. I read the bible in Spanish sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firelily99 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 No I haven't and its pretty safe to say that I will probably never try to. That would make my brain shut down if I attempted it so I am going to keep things simple so that I can keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikka254 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 I once tried to read Arabic when I was in high school. Reading a text backwards when everything looks like a doodle drawing is not very easy. I think I even know some Muslims who still find Arabic difficult even after attending 'madarasa'-these are religious classes for the young Muslims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diprod Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I have and it was embarrassing for me. It was still a fun experience. I didn't understand a word I read though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosyrain Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I have never tried this, but wish I could learn to read in Hebrew and Chinese. The characters used in these languages are beautiful to look at, if only I knew what each one represented. Chinese seems really complex as a single symbol can have many strokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firelily99 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 No I haven't, I find learning the language hard enough without doing something like that. Maybe when I become more fluent but for now I have to keep it simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peninha Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Religious texts are really hard to read, especially if they aren't in your native language. It's a good language exercise, we will surely learn a lot of new words and structures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle22 Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 I have yet to try that but that sounds like a really good idea and something I will try soon. I am in the process of learning Spanish, so once I become more fluent I will pick up a copy of the Spanish Bible and try to give it a read, sound tough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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