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Zombies => Metal & Talk (english) => Thema gestartet von: AngelOfMusic am Dezember 19, 2004, 06:22:13 Vormittag
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Okay, a comment in another thread got me wondering:
What languages does everyone here speak?
I speak English (of course), French (basics, mostly. I haven't had to use the language in a long time, but I can still be polite and order food. :D) and a small smattering of Swedish.
And when I say small, I mean I can say "good girl" and "Thanks" and "Thank you very much" and "I love you" in Swedish. That's it, aside from some cuss words.
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I remember a similar thread on the old boards, was quite interesting back then as it still is now...
Ok, I am a native Dutch speaking...
Everyone in Belgium is obliged to learn French from the age of 10.
I have the advantage of working in the French speaking part of Belgium so I can say I do not have any problems with French.
When children are at the age of 14 they get English lessons over here.
Euh... well I hope no one is having problems to understand what I am saying in
English... :wink:
A the age of 16 I had the choise between additional maths or German...
Nur einmal raten wass ich damals gewählt habe ...
My German is a bit rusty but give me a few days in German company and I am back on the track...
Quite a few years back I started taking evening lessons Spanish and did this for two years.
I realize I haven't spoken Spanish for quite some time now but I believe I would survive on Spanish soil...
In a nutshell : I LOVE FOREIGN LANGUAGES !!!
:D :D :D
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In this order: German as my native language, English, which is taught at every school here in Germany on from the 5th grade, since 7th grade Latin, which is not to be spoken, but helpful in learning other languages and especially grammar, and since 9th grade French, which I understand by far better than I speak or write it. I'd love to (and for my study plans almost for sure I'll have to) work on that.
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Oooo, I just answered this... to the wrong topic I see :)
But well. We have to learn swedish here... So I started it about 9 years ago...
And am okay in it... Atleast if I don't have to speak much :)
Then I've got this English thingie.... And German, some german goes okay and little discussions about the wetter or something ;D
And spain and france under some serious work :P
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English is my native language. Beyond that, I speak some German (which seems to actually be improving all the time, may wonders never cease) and a bit of Swiss German. I know a little bit of Swedish and remember some Spanish from when I took it in both Junior High (I was 13 and 14) and again at University (which just repeated what I learned at 13!).
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German is my mother tongue, then English like AoP mentioned it. I started French in 7th grade and quit with it after 11th grade because our teachers wrere so horrible and thus I've forgotten most of it - basically I can only understand it if I read it - And since last year I#ve been learning Finnish.
Oh, I can say hello, how are you doing, where are you from in Scots Gaelic.
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Hellenic my native language ,german and english without education !
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Still (in that order of competence):
German, English, Latin, Greek
Greetz,
Tex
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Avricha, learning finnish? Okay, I just need to ask this, but what for? :)
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Visiting Finnland and talking to the people in their native language? :)
Finnish is on my list also, yet I'm not sure if I should maybe put priority on Swedish.
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But Finnish is soooooooooo hard :) It takes years and years to learn it, and even after that, it's not perfect. Oh, I'm so possitive :) No, it's good if someone had even a slight interest in our small but nice country ^^
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But Finnish is soooooooooo hard :) It takes years and years to learn it, and even after that, it's not perfect.
And we're only talking about the natives here.
Imagine the foreigners!
SCNR,
Tex
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English and I took Latin in school, as AoP but it does help in picking out words of other languages. When I am done with my current studies I would lik eto take up a language, my friends at work get me to do soem Swedish and Spanish, but that is very limited and mostly to greetings and medical questions, (ie where does it hurt? ). I also know a limited amount of sign language.
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I also know a limited amount of sign language.
That is American Sign Language, right?
There are some differences with others, AFAIK.
Greetz,
Tex
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German (native) and English of course. Forgot so much of Latin, really sad...
I'd like to learn Greek (Ancient Greek), Swedish and maybe some older Gaelic stuff, just because I like old languages, I guess. :)
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I also know a limited amount of sign language.
That is American Sign Language, right?
There are some differences with others, AFAIK.
Greetz,
Tex
AFAIK, as well, but I do not know enough to tell you what they are, i do know some people who do know more than one type, I will ask them to clafify.
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my motherlanguage is dutch, i think i can talk english and i understand the most things in german
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I am horrible at languages! It is not for lack of trying.
I studied French in school starting at age 5. I can read it and understand what is being said but realy can't speak it. Later I did 3 years of Latin followed by 3 years of Spanish and Russian. I've retained very little. Italian and German was spoken at home but it was used so us children didn't know what the grown-ups were saying so i never was encouraged to learn it. I the 80's I attempted Japanese. That was comical. I tried to learn Danish and Swedish before visits there but listening to those learning tapes was like pouring sand through a sieve. No retention. Besides, my European friends always want to practise their English with me so it seems I never get to prractise their language. (or I just butchered it SO badly they couldn't stand it.)
I don't know what it is but both my kids really struggled in school with non-native languages as well. They learned sign language very easily. I think that learning ASL utilizes a different part of the brain. Then, it cames full circle, they used it to communicate with each other so I wouldn't know what they were talking about.
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Metal Maiden :
French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Japanese, Latin, Danish...
no Dutch ??
Tss... girl, you have some serious explaining to do here...
:roll:
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I think the Finnish language is pretty neat. I've noticed alot of softer sounds in it, and alot of uses of "a", "i" and "e" with or without accent marks. I think it's very flowing and musical, as far as the scandanavian languages go. Is it really that hard to learn? :?:
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i am thinking to learn one of the scandivian language's, sometimes when i watch a movie i can understand things and some words are close to the dutch en german language.
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@Virvatuli: AoP is right with that and learning Finnish is a lot of fun since my Finnish teacher is a really nice woman..
@Odin: Gaelic is kinda hard, at least if you try to teach it yourself.
I'd love to learn Spanish as well.
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AngelofMusic, you're right. Finnish is quite neat.. I think it is mainly, broadly said, because of the vocals. In finnish words, there aren't so many consonants as there are in, let's say, german ;)
Great example of finnish's beauty is Nightwish's Lappi from aff.
But also yes, finnish is really difficult. Example, in german they have only four ****(i'm not sure what it is in english, I think it's "die Fälle" (Kasus?) in german) we have 15...
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I think you mean Nominativ, akkusativ, Dativ, Genitiv right ?
Not sure about the spelling though.
German friends, feel free to correct me...
so you have 15 of these nasty suckers in Finnish ?
Ok, note to my self :
Never ever learn Finnish...
When I ever meet you Virvatuli I am sure we will be able to communicate using body language...
:P :P
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I think you mean Nominativ, akkusativ, Dativ, Genitiv right ?
Not sure about the spelling though.
German friends, feel free to correct me...
Correct spelling, wrong order ;)
It's
1. Nominativ
2. Genitiv
3. Dativ
4. Akkusativ
and for Latin ;)
5. Locativ
6. Ablativ
so you have 15 of these nasty suckers in Finnish ?
Ok, note to my self :
Never ever learn Finnish...
I just thought the same ;)
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Yeah, those suckers indeed! Not many a finn knows those by heart. Not even me ;)
Shadow, yeah.. or international handmarks (like the middle finger), if it comes to that ;) :lol:
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and for Latin ;)
5. Locativ
6. Ablativ
Please turn them around.
:)
Greetz,
Tex
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Shadow, yeah.. or international handmarks (like the middle finger), if it comes to that ;) :lol:
Unfortunately, body language is culturally dependent and not universal.
So, signs that mean excellent in German can (and do) mean "Asshole" in another country.
Or, different example: try waving your index and middle finger in England. Be sure to have a weapon ready, as this gesture is extremely offensive.
;)
Greetz,
Tex
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Oh Tex, always correcting everyone... I know that. Even a smile in some countries can mean frustration or even anger. I was just trying to make a _really_ bad joke, and now look what you've done, you've ruined it :cry2: :lol: :lol:
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Only two. Swedish and English. Oh yeah I almoast forgot, Östgötska ;) So that makes 3.
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Oh Tex, always correcting everyone...
Just tell me to stop it and I will.
I was just trying to make a _really_ bad joke, and now look what you've done, you've ruined it :cry2: :lol: :lol:
This looks like me. You know, we Germans have no humour.
;)
Greetz,
Tex
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Only two. Swedish and English. Oh yeah I almoast forgot, Östgötska ;) So that makes 3.
Öst what ?
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Only two. Swedish and English. Oh yeah I almoast forgot, Östgötska ;) So that makes 3.
Öst what ?
:wonder: Psst, he's just making it up! :wink: :rolleyes: :laugh:
(note: We need a smiliey that has shifty eyes)
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Tex, actually I truely know it! It's a total tornment to sit for hours and listen while drunken germans are telling "jokes"... ;)
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Tex, actually I truely know it! It's a total tornment to sit for hours and listen while drunken germans are telling "jokes"... ;)
;)
Greetz,
Tex
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Only two. Swedish and English. Oh yeah I almoast forgot, Östgötska ;) So that makes 3.
Öst what ?
:wonder: Psst, he's just making it up! :wink: :rolleyes: :laugh:
Östgötska. It's my dialect, and we sound really stupid if you compare to the rest of the country. We're like the redneck's of Sweden. ;)
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Only two. Swedish and English. Oh yeah I almoast forgot, Östgötska ;) So that makes 3.
Öst what ?
:wonder: Psst, he's just making it up! :wink: :rolleyes: :laugh:
Östgötska. It's my dialect, and we sound really stupid if you compare to the rest of the country. We're like the redneck's of Sweden. ;)
So...it's kind of like the Redneck South here in the US. Not the distinguished, sexy accented south, but the "...yer gots purty teeth!" south. Right?
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Shadow, yeah.. or international handmarks (like the middle finger), if it comes to that ;) :lol:
Unfortunately, body language is culturally dependent and not universal.
So, signs that mean excellent in German can (and do) mean "Asshole" in another country.
Or, different example: try waving your index and middle finger in England. Be sure to have a weapon ready, as this gesture is extremely offensive.
;)
Facial expressions of emotions are quite universal even if gestures aren't. Infant don't need to be taught the expression for sour, or sadness, it is instinct.
Check out this link . For you Germans, WARNING, there is humor at this website! :wink:
http://www.emotioneric.com/
(Techies check out : Working on a Tech Support Line, Answering Your 500th Call of Someone Who Claims He Can't Send Email)
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[ For you Germans, WARNING, there is humor at this website! :wink:
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Metal Maiden : you are EVIL !! :P
This reminds me of Simpsons episode where Germans have taken over Mr Burns' powerplant. I remember a quote of Homers new German boss after Homer made another stupid remark : German speaking with a pokerface :
'Mister Simpson, we Germans have a great sense of humour but there are limits....'
:mrgreen:
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So...it's kind of like the Redneck South here in the US. Not the distinguished, sexy accented south, but the "...yer gots purty teeth!" south. Right?
Yepp!
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One language which I really would like to learn is Saame. It's a dying language, they talk it in the most northern parts of Lappland... But it's almost impossible to learn it without moving there.
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I've always been facinated by Tlingit (pronounced klinket) which is a native Alaskan language, a people much like the Lapps.
Is Saame the only basic language of the area?
Believe it or not, in the small area that is Alaska, there are 22 languages and dialects spoken :hammer: , coming from 4 different root languages. This was due to a great deal of clan and tribal isolation.
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hebrow
english
german
russion
spanish
norway
french
norwegian
:lol: :D
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hebrow
english
german
russion
spanish
norway
french
norwegian
:lol: :D
You speak all these languages ?
That is REALLY impressive !
So, just a little test : how does one say in each language :
I am Merv, I live in Israël and I speak a lot of languages...
:mrgreen:
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So...it's kind of like the Redneck South here in the US. Not the distinguished, sexy accented south, but the "...yer gots purty teeth!" south. Right?
Yepp!
Yeahhh...but I bet it sounds sexy to anyone who isn't from Sweden...or Scandanavia. Maybe only to people from the US. Most of us are suckers for accents here. Because accents = SEXY.
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and for Latin ;)
5. Locativ
6. Ablativ
Please turn them around.
:)
And let's discuss the addition of
7. Vocativ
:lol2:
np: THERION - Wings of the Hydra (live), yeah, wrong thread, but it rocks. ;)
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[ Because accents = SEXY.
You should hear me talking Spanish : you would eat me up !!
:)
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"I am Merv, I live in Israël and I speak a lot of languages"
שלום אני מירב ואני גרה בישראל ואני מדברת הרבה שפות
Ich bin Merv, lebe ich in Israel und ich spreche viele Sprachen
Я - Мерв, живой говорят меня в Израиле и мне много языков
Jeg er Merv, lever taler jeg i Israel og jeg mange språk
Je suis Merv, la vie parle je dans l'Israël et moi beaucoup de langues
Soy Merv, vivo habla yo en Israel y en yo muchos idiomas
ahhhhhhhhhhh my brain and my fingers hurts!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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i probebly mistake :x
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Facial expressions of emotions are quite universal even if gestures aren't. Infant don't need to be taught the expression for sour, or sadness, it is instinct.
Check out this link . For you Germans, WARNING, there is humor at this website! :wink:
http://www.emotioneric.com/
(Techies check out : Working on a Tech Support Line, Answering Your 500th Call of Someone Who Claims He Can't Send Email)
Oh yeah, checked out all of them. Only thing I envy is his ability with imagine manipulation and the places he can use or go to to take all those shots. ;)
In fact I'm thinking about trying some of those as well - maybe the METAL way? :twisted: What do you think? :)
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I've always been facinated by Tlingit (pronounced klinket) which is a native Alaskan language, a people much like the Lapps.
Is Saame the only basic language of the area?
Believe it or not, in the small area that is Alaska, there are 22 languages and dialects spoken :hammer: , coming from 4 different root languages. This was due to a great deal of clan and tribal isolation.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that they learn also finish at school... atleast in the parts that belong to finland :)
Alaskan language? Ha, neverheard :) Sounds kinda interesting though..
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"I am Merv, I live in Israël and I speak a lot of languages"
שלום אני מירב ואני גרה בישראל ואני מדברת הרבה שפות
Ich bin Merv, lebe ich in Israel und ich spreche viele Sprachen
Я - Мерв, живой говорят меня в Израиле и мне много языков
Jeg er Merv, lever taler jeg i Israel og jeg mange språk
Je suis Merv, la vie parle je dans l'Israël et moi beaucoup de langues
Soy Merv, vivo habla yo en Israel y en yo muchos idiomas
Hahahahaha, well good try I suppose...
The French and the Spanish are ... well ... :?
But hey, this is not an exam of course !
Nice to see you are able to handle all these languages !
Congrats !!
ahhhhhhhhhhh my brain and my fingers hurts!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Oops, I replied in your quote ...
oh well, you got the idea right ?
:wink:
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yeah i never said that i perfect.... :?
:)
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I only talk Slovene and a little bit of English... :?
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wellcome misty :)
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Oh, I get so many wellcomes! Yaaay :D
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I Speak Brazilian Portuguese, My Mother Language; I speak English very well for someone of my age; and i speak Spanish but i really hate this language :evil:
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I speak English and German..
and Croatian afcorse!
Dobar dan svima!!
(Good day to all!)
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My native language is Swedish, I started to learn english in the third gradeand french in the 6:th grade, but I'm not good at french at all. I barely remember anything.
I also know a little bit of the simplified live action roleplay quenya. ;) I would like to learn real quenya and sindarin. I would also like to learn gaelic. I think it's a beatiful language!
I can count to ten in japaneese. *lol*
"vad fan ska självinsikter vara bra för om dom ändå bara gör en deprimerad"
There you've got someting to think about. :wink:
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I also know a little bit of the simplified live action roleplay quenya. ;) I would like to learn real quenya and sindarin.
Aren't these Elvish (Tolkien) languages?
Then they are artificial ones and not natural ones.
;)
I would also like to learn gaelic. I think it's a beatiful language!
Which Gaelic would that be? Irish, Scottish, French...?
All of them have subtle differences in pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary.
:)
Greetz,
Tex
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Aren't these Elvish (Tolkien) languages?
Then they are artificial ones and not natural ones.
;)
Yes, but that doesn't matter. Ther're still beatutiful languages. :wink:
Which Gaelic would that be? Irish, Scottish, French...?
All of them have subtle differences in pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary.
:)
I'm not sure if I want to learn Irish or scottish gaelic. I heaven't desided...:P [/quote]
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"vad fan ska självinsikter vara bra för om dom ändå bara gör en deprimerad"
There you've got someting to think about. :wink:
Haha, I'm obiously really bad in swedish... What in the hell are self instincts good for, if they only make you depressed? Is it even close to what you said? :D
God, I better go back to study ;) Have a five hour Swedish exam tomorrow ;)
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"vad fan ska självinsikter vara bra för om dom ändå bara gör en deprimerad"
There you've got someting to think about. :wink:
Haha, I'm obiously really bad in swedish... What in the hell are self instincts good for, if they only make you depressed? Is it even close to what you said? :D
God, I better go back to study ;) Have a five hour Swedish exam tomorrow ;)
*lol* Very good! That's precisely what I said! :P :D
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I Speak Brazilian Portuguese, My Mother Language; I speak English very well for someone of my age; and i speak Spanish but i really hate this language :evil:
hehehe..the Portuguese have problems with yr language my friend ..I've stayed in Lisboa for some time , that's how i know :wink: they say so themselves
I speak half the Portuguese i understand, with a perfect accent-as they say-
I speak pretty good English , i believe
and i love the Spanish language , which i speak worse but understand better than Portuguese.
It all comes to Latin i guess..and i studied plenty of that ...Ovidious poeta in terra pontica exulat..blahblahblah
Living in Germany for a month made me learn how to communicate with a six year old, but my tongue is tied up when i try to speak it..hehe..some people said though that my accent was good - don't try to trap me ..i haven't used the language for over 17 years :lol: