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| Arabic Grammar - Help |
[Oct. 13th, 2008|09:50 pm] |
So, I'm looking to buy this t-shirt that says "Who are you to judge?" in Arabic - but I don't understand the reason it is saying what it is saying. Can anyone help break down this grammar for me? It'd be much appreciated!
من انت لى القاضي
here is the website, maybe i'm just reading it wrong - i'm not super seasoned in reading various arabic scripts
http://www.the3strings.com/shirts.shtml
شكرا
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| Quick Latin question |
[Oct. 10th, 2008|07:42 pm] |
I'm just wondering if this sentence makes sense in Latin: Chemiam librum nōn volō legere, sed debeō.
I've just had a few weeks of Latin 101; I like it so far! |
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| French |
[Oct. 8th, 2008|03:17 pm] |
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Dear community,
I need your help in a matter that is boderline offtopic, ( so I will better cut it )
Thank you in advance! |
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| Esperanto students around? |
[Oct. 7th, 2008|12:19 am] |
Hi everybody,
I've just been seduced into learning Esperanto of all things. I'd like to know wether there are other people around who learn this language and what sort of practice you'd recommend.
Thanks! |
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| Grammar. |
[Oct. 6th, 2008|08:24 pm] |
Hello,
I've been learning Finnish for about 3 or 4 years now. To me, it's now gotten frustrating that I seem to have made so little progress (although my native friends would disagree with me).
I would really love to be able to type in Finnish as smoothly as I do in English, yet that's not happening as I'm struggling with grammar. Not basic grammar, mind you, I'm fine with that, the much more complex areas of cases, sound changes etc as Finnish is an inflectional language.
Long post short, has anyone any idea of a good site for advanced Finnish grammar, that explains it simply and straight to the point? Google has either failed me, or only given me sites for beginners, and I really have my mind set on becoming near fluent within the next year or so.
Much appreciated. |
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[Oct. 4th, 2008|08:50 am] |
Hello everyone,
I would need your help.
I am tutoring those kids and helping them with their homework, everything is going fine...the only problem is french homework.
I never studied French in my life.
Until now I could give some help because since they are at the really beginning many things sound a bit like italian, but now I have to learn French myself so I can teach and help those kids.
Do you know any good site where I could learn very basic french?
Thanks
An other question.
The exam I am reading for my university is mostly written in english, and sadly I don't know many words in there (it's very complicated and high lever language). I was thinking if you could suggest me some good online dictionary English -> Italian also.
Very long ago I used babylon, but I cannot remember if it was good or not. What you think?
Anyway if there is any online dictionary I would prefer, because my pc is already bit slow to run an other program.
Thanks very much.
Sunnie. |
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| Burmese 'why' and 'because' |
[Oct. 3rd, 2008|08:01 pm] |
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Does anyone here know how to express causality in Burmese? I'm tutoring a Burmese student in English, and my attempts to illustrate the uses of "why" and "because" using only English have not been successful so far. |
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| Indonesian Dialect |
[Sep. 12th, 2008|01:56 pm] |
Hey everyone! I'm not sure if anyone here can help, but it's worth a shot. I have a child that I sponsor through Compassion for God in Indonesia. The letters go through a translator, but I would still like to learn some the language for when we are writing back and forth; however, I'm not sure that I have the right dialect.
Some of the phrases he wrote are 'terima kasi', 'dengan mama dan papa di ruma', 'Papa saya Bernama markos sendangban mama saya bernama deibi'. I figured out that 'bernama' means name. I think it's Malay, or Bahasa. Is that correct? Thanks for the help. |
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| Spanish, French, Chinese, Cambodian (Khmer), and Vietnamese? |
[Sep. 11th, 2008|09:01 am] |
Hi folks. I work at a company that recently went tobacco free on its campus and they have put up signs everywhere to this effect. The problem is that the signs are mostly in English and the signs that are in Spanish are incomplete (they only give the first part of the message). We also have clients who speak French, Chinese, Cambodian (Khmer), and Vietnamese (that I'm aware of) and probably other languages as well. I'd like to make up some posters in these languages but I'll need some help as I haven't studied some of these languages ever and others in at least 5 years. If you would be so kind as to translate the following for me, I'd really appreciate it (even in a language I didn't request as you never know when we might need it). Thank you!
"Tobacco Free: Inside and Out! Smoking is prohibited on [Community Healthlink] grounds."
Also, just because we often have to remind people, can someone help me out with how to do that in Spanish?
No fumar (or fumando?) aqui. (right?) but how do you say "You can smoke at that corner."? (I can point them towards the corner that borders the campus.
Thank you for your help! |
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[Sep. 9th, 2008|08:30 pm] |
I'm trying to gather the essential materials for learning any given language. Here's what I have so far:
-a dictionary
-a book of fully conjugated verbs
-a complete grammar
-a book of idioms or figures of speech unique to the language in question
-an audio dictionary (where would I find such a thing though? Can I get one on CD?)
Any other suggestions? |
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| Deutsch Heute |
[Sep. 9th, 2008|05:06 pm] |
Help! Is there anyone out there who has taken an introductory German course with the workbook for Deutsch Heute (8th edition)??? I am missing vital pages!
Missing pages I've noted so far:
1-33
121-131
If you have them, and if it's possible, could you scan them and send them to me? Or if you have a pdf of the book or whatever, that'd be awesome, too.
Pass it along if you know someone who's got 'em... please?
I bought the book used, and now I know why I it was so cheap.
cross-posted |
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| English |
[Sep. 5th, 2008|11:41 pm] |
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Dear community,
may I ask a silly question? When speaking about an lj-cut, what preposition do you think it is better to use?
Something is below, behind or under the cut?
:-)
Thanks. |
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[Sep. 2nd, 2008|05:44 pm] |
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Is there any possibility (site, software, tables), where I may enter french verb and it would say me its tense, form? I read french text and I cannot remember all those tenses at once, I prefer to learn them time after time while reading. |
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| New French Challenge Community... |
[Aug. 24th, 2008|07:12 pm] |
Hi there! I just opened a new French challenge community. You can set a weekly goal and produce a translation or original writing each week. It can be as long or short as you wish. You can write or translate anything: a poem, song, story, etc. So come on over and join! :-)
![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) french_chalfrench_chalfrench_chal |
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| Argentine Slang |
[Aug. 20th, 2008|10:58 am] |
Just thought it'd fun to share this link:
http://www.ohbuenosaires.com/english/argentineslang.htm
There's some terms I use so offhandedly that I hadn't realised they're not used (as commonly) throughout the rest of Latin America.
Cheers! |
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| Преподаватель по немецкому языку |
[Aug. 19th, 2008|03:58 pm] |
Дорогие изучающие немцкий! Хочу вам предложить очень хорошего и опытного перподавателя с отличным знанием языка (несколько лет жил в Дрездене) и очень приемлемой ценой.
Так что, если заинтересуетесь, звоните по телефону +7 (499) 194-39-83 - зовут его Анатолий Иванович
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| Latin? |
[Aug. 13th, 2008|05:03 pm] |
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What does amorsati mean? |
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| Job posting: Toronto German speakers needed! |
[Aug. 11th, 2008|03:05 pm] |
Berlitz Canada is hiring Spanish and German instructors for our Mississauga location, with some off-site courses as needed. A vehicle would be an asset for this role.
Full paid training is provided in our unique Method.
This is a FLEXIBLE PART-TIME position. If you are looking for a full-time job, this is not the role for you. We cannot guarantee a certain amount of lessons as we book courses on a client-by-client basis.
Please forward a resume to the above email. Please DO NOT send a cover letter in Spanish or German as we do not currently have instructors in these languages, making them difficult to read! If selected, we will conduct a brief screening in the target language to ensure fluency.
Berlitz is a friendly, professional place to work and we encourage energetic, creative people to apply, as our lessons are fun and lively! |
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[Aug. 11th, 2008|01:50 pm] |
What to read in french? Simple, but authentic texts. At least downloadable through EMule in TXT or FB2 formats.
Please give advice. |
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[Aug. 6th, 2008|01:57 pm] |
hello everyone :)
I'm looking for someone who could please translate "nothing without God" into Classic Arabic letters/script.
Thank you to anyone who can and will help! |
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| French question? |
[Aug. 4th, 2008|01:24 am] |
Trying to say "the self-hating narcissist" for referring to a female. Would it be either of the options below, or something entirely different? Thank you for any help you can give!
L'auto-haine narcissique or La narcisse haine de soi-meme
Cross posted to learn_french, sorry if you see it twice! |
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| German. |
[Aug. 3rd, 2008|03:06 am] |
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Any one wishing to write to some or email an english speaker, in german or english let me know please.
Thanks |
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| [Verb] Paradigms and Flash Cards |
[Jul. 31st, 2008|08:04 pm] |
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Hi there,
I was wondering about how to set up a flashcarding program for [verb] paradigms. I suppose what ever works for verbs could be extended to noun declension paradigms. Usually a verb will have hella' many different inflections, so I ask you, how would you make these into manageable flash cards?
( Verb Avoir )
Since certain inflections will be used less than others, let's concentrate on the present indicative.
Perhaps making cards for each person / tense, with an example sentence, and translation? Something like:
Front side:
1st p. pres. ind.
(avoir) (un chat.)
Back side:
j'ai un chat
I have a cat.
The example sentence, simply adding more context, and solidifying verb.
[This is actually for a room mate of mine studying Ancient Greek, and Latin, where things slightly hairier!] |
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| Japanese Language Classes in Tampa, FL |
[Jul. 30th, 2008|12:24 pm] |
I apologize in advance if this information sharing is not allowed.
I am part of a small club in Tampa that offers Japanese language classes, so I thought I'd share this information for anyone that is interested since registration for our 2008-09 semester is now open.
Since 2003, Tokyo Mokyo has been helping people learn how to read, write, and speak Japanese. All of our 16 week courses are affordably priced and offer small class sizes and a relaxed atmosphere.
This semester's courses include:
Beginning Japanese I
Monday: 7:00 - 9:30 pm
First Class: August 18, 2008
Course Info, Registration
Beginning Japanese III
Tuesday: 7:00 - 9:30 pm
First Class: August 19, 2008
Course Info, Registration
Beginning Japanese I
Wednesday: 7:00 - 9:30 pm
First Class: August 20, 2008
Course Info, Registration
Beginning Japanese II
Thursday: 7:00 - 9:30 pm
First Class: August 21, 2008
Course Info, Registration
Some courses have prerequisites
Advanced placement testing is available
Frequently Asked Questions
Student Testimonials
Hope this helps anyone who's been looking for Japanese classes in the bay area! |
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| Free Site for Basic Chinese (Mandarin) |
[Jul. 30th, 2008|03:36 am] |
Hi Everyone!
We've created a new site for learning Chinese - it's at www.zhongwenred.com . The site is free, of course, and we're uploading new audio/PDF material almost daily, so please take a look at the site and if it's worthwhile please share the link with others - we're relying on word-of-mouth to keep the site free.
All the learning materials on the site are available for download without any kind of registration or payment of any kind. |
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| English Hebrew translation |
[Jul. 28th, 2008|12:13 pm] |
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Dear friends,
I need to translate the following title into Hebrew: "In the Grip of the European Spectre"
Thank you |
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| Language Fonts |
[Jul. 27th, 2008|12:45 pm] |
Does anyone know a credible site where I can download langauge fonts for free? I'm am considering buying software to load onto my computer, but I'd rather check the free stuff first.
Thanks in advance! |
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| Teach Yourself Language-Books |
[Jul. 27th, 2008|02:29 pm] |
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Has anybode made any experiences with the Teach Yourself-Books? Recently I saw them in a bookstore and at least they aren't as expansive as many other language-books and you also get a lot of 'exotic' languages but are they recommendable?
X-Posted |
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| Moving on from basic Korean? |
[Jul. 27th, 2008|12:19 am] |
Hi everyone,
I've studied Korean for a year (this was a couple of years ago now at uni but I'm holding onto the basics) and was hoping to reach a level where I can start reading basic newspaper texts. Anyone have any recommendations for intermediate-level texts or readers? I'm not aiming for fluency in speaking, just working on the reading for now.
Many thanks
Wu Chu Ke Duo
大家好，
我几年前上大学的时候就学了一年韩语，基础都学会了，现在很想进步到能够阅读简单报刊的水平，不知道有没有人能推荐一些适合这种水平以及局限于阅读而不是口语的课本？
多谢
无处可躲 |
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| Learning farsi |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|09:04 pm] |
Soon going to start learning farssi. it will be probably not very easy since my native language is not english, and i am in USA.
Is here anybody who speaks farsi and can explain me something about this language? Thank you.
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| German |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|01:33 pm] |
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A little question about books.
How do you say hardback, and paperback in german?
And what does gebunden mean?
Thanks in advance, hope this was the right community to ask that kind of question :-) |
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[Jul. 23rd, 2008|04:58 pm] |
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Dear community,
I need help with (the) English articles. I use them somehow, but am always uncertain when it comes to building complex phrases (for example, the creation of ? world, taking into account ? good similarity between, the derivative of ? magnetic field... and so on and so forth).
Does anybody know if there is a guide to their usage somewhere, and/or some exercises?
Thank you. |
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| can anyone here read chinese? |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|11:01 pm] |
and translate this?
thank you in advance if you can ... |
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| Streaming Czech? |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|05:11 pm] |
Does anyone know of any streaming radio sites that broadcast in Czech 24/7? radio.cz seems to keep some kind of strange every-other-half-hour schedule, and only a few of those are in Czech. And the only Czech station I can find at live365.com is Texas polkas.
As to format, either all-talk or music created before 1950 would be ideal. |
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| Irish Gaelic |
[Jul. 17th, 2008|01:27 am] |
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I plan on getting a tattoo in September. Its a memorial for my mother. I was wondering if anyone could translate "Heart means everything" into Gaelic for me. I'd really appreciate it. |
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[Jul. 17th, 2008|12:02 am] |
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Are there any programs or websites (preferably programs) which have all you'll ever need to know about several languages to be able to read and write them fluently? I imagine it'd be a monster of a program, but with the rate at which information is becoming stored more and more efficiently, it sounds plausible. Is there anything like it? Even if only on the horizon? |
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[Jul. 16th, 2008|06:27 pm] |
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I have a few phrases that I need translated into Hebrew. If possible I need them vertical. They are: "Walk by Faith" "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine" and "From the Lord comes deliverance." I would SO greatly appreciate it! |
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| Increasing fluency? |
[Jul. 16th, 2008|06:49 pm] |
Hi, I'm a 16 year old female from New Zealand - English is my native language.
I'm reaching what I feel is an intermediate level of Spanish (though I find it hard to tell what level I would be)
I really want to become much more fluent, and so I'm looking for ideas... How can I do this?
I'm taking Spanish lessons by correspondence and I try to listen to podcasts... read Spanish language websites etc.
I was considering getting some books and dvds that I've already read/watched in english, and reading/watching them in Spanish, is there anything else I can do?
I love languages and I want to learn as many as possible... I have learned a little French, a little Portuguese... But not really enough. I guess I don't really know where to start with a new language, so I'm trying to concentrate on Spanish.
Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.. |
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[Jul. 13th, 2008|08:10 pm] |
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Dear community,
there is this expression "to run a fever" meaning you get ill and have a high body temperature.
But if I want to say that I just measured mine and it is, for example, 40C (not the case with me, but it happens), is it possible to say
"I am running a fever of ..." or simply "I am running 40C".
If not, what is the colloquial expression in this situation?
Thank you. |
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| turkish |
[Jul. 7th, 2008|10:49 am] |
I decided to learn turkish. so i wonder if there are any people from turkey who would like to help me.
And it's be also nice if you reccomend me some on-line sources or books, which can help me in achieving my dream.
Друзья! Я решила изучить турецкий язык. Было бы замечательно, если бы вы могли посоветовать мне книги (самоучители). или просто дать общие рекомендации.
заранее благодарна) |
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| Hello/Hola/Ni hao |
[Jul. 7th, 2008|12:23 am] |
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Hello everyone.
I'm Maude, i'm a chilean journalist who want's to improve is english writing skeels, as you can see my writing english is poor and really basic.
So, I publish my journal to practice and receive comments about the language and maybe things that I write about.
I study chinese as well, first I went to class, but now I use a tape course call Pimsleur (I suppose that is popular) cause is in english, so I shoot to birds at once.
And, if is some one interested, I can help people in is spanish learning.
If you don't know Chile is a south american country, in the bottom of the map... We have Argentina to our right and Peru above.
Bye! |
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| Anki |
[Jul. 6th, 2008|09:21 pm] |
I have recently decided to download and use Anki going forward to help with some of my language-study needs: particularly, flashcards. In a nutshell, you can either create your own decks or use decks others have set up, and you acknowledge how well you recognize what's presented to you. Anki then sets it up to recur at some point in the future, depending on how well you recognized it--you don't need to see "easy" things as often as you do the ones you forgot entirely, and it cycles the "easy" ones in at longer intervals so you don't forget them either.
I'm currently working on setting up a deck for my Integrated Chinese book (traditional characters), and plan on setting one up for Korean in the autumn when that gets added to my courseload. The website is www.anki.com, it's a free download and product, and it's pretty intuitive and straightforward.
Wanted to share. :) |
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| Prayer Petition, English --> Arabic |
[Jul. 4th, 2008|12:10 pm] |
Hello :)
My church is having a rather large celebration this Summer... In about a week, actually. And they want to incorporate foreign languages as part of the services. They know I've studied Arabic... But they also seem to think that 2 years of Arabic = fluent :(
Anyhow, they'd like me to translate this prayer petition into Arabic and read it during the service... Except I have to admit that, for the majority of the prayer, I could do no better than copying and pasting (and hoping) from a dictionary.
It's just one (run-on) sentence, but if anyone could help me translate this into Arabic (Standard, FusHa), or give tips on pronunciation, it would be unbelievably helpful!
(We pray) for Father Greg’s family and friends here present, and for those who are unable to be here today, in thankfulness for their devotion, support, and compassionate example.
That's all :)
Shukran!
(x-posted. A lot.) |
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| french |
[Jun. 22nd, 2008|05:10 pm] |
I really want to attempt to teach myself french, i know the basics as I did it at GCSE (got a C Grade) but ive forgotten alot of it because i havn't used it since. Does anybody know of any good websites/books etc for self- teaching?
I also quite fancy learning spanish and italian but is it best just to stick to one language at a time? |
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| Para alguien que hable español y sea estudiante de universidad |
[Jun. 18th, 2008|06:45 pm] |
¡Qué tal! El próximo otoño iré a universidad donde estudiaré historia, ciencias políticas, árabe, etc. Aunque me encante el español, no podré tomarlo porque ya tengo cuatro clases (y se toman cuatro clases). Por eso, temo que se me olvide mi español, y necesito tus consejos en lo que debo hacer para practicar. ¿Hay alguien aquí en una situación similar? ¿Cómo has practicado con la lengua? ¿Es difícil de mantener la fluidez? También estudiaré francés (y árabe, como te he mencionado) así ¿será difícil equilibrar(¿?) mi horario?
Ciao- |
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[Jun. 10th, 2008|06:17 pm] |
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Hi there everyone.
I am currently looking for people with whom to practice my Italian. I am only a beginner, but I learn quickly and won't get anywhere without somewhere to use it! So, please, if you'd like to spend some time talking with a lowly anglophone, give me a comment!
I'm also never aversed to meeting French people and speaking French with them! So if you're French and want to practice your English, drop me a line! |
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| hi. salut. hallo. hola. ciao. szervusz. |
[Jun. 10th, 2008|10:46 pm] |
Hello!
I'll be soon graduating from a Foreign Languages 4-year universitary course, being a major in Translation Studies. My main languages are English, French and German, though I can also understand Spanish, Italian and very basic Hungarian.
This is both an offer to help people who'd like to practice their English or French, and a plea for anyone knowing:
- Hungarian
- Finnish
- Dutch
- Czech
- Spanish
- and willing to help me exercise to comment, or suggest some sites I could use in order to learn/improve my knowledge.
Thank you! |
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[Jun. 7th, 2008|05:28 pm] |
Hi,
I was thinking about trying to teach myself Spanish. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get started? Any good books or websites?
Thanks! |
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| Practice Partners? Learning Help? |
[Jun. 7th, 2008|12:13 am] |
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Hello! I'm an american, 16 year old, English fluent speaker. I am from California. I'm interested in learning many different languages and will work hard to learn them! I was hoping I could either get some guidance with my studies (like tell me what to learn first or how to proceed etc.) , or maybe some people I could just talk with and practice? Or maybe help me learn?
~*~
Languages I am currently studying:
Japanese (日本語) ~ know VERY simple sentence structure.
French (français) ~ 2 years studying
Languages also interested in (would like to know where to start) :
Korean
Russian
German
Mandarin
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***ALSO! I would be more than happy to help anyone with their English!!
~*~
So if anyone's interested, please leave a comment and we can go from there! ^_^v
[ if you happen to like the GazettE (ガゼット) or any other jrock band, thats a TOTAL plus!!! ^^v♥♥♥]
♡♥Claudia♡♥ |
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| Literature references in German?! |
[May. 28th, 2008|04:50 pm] |
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Dear community,
I have a weird question. I need to understand what the abbreviations mean in a German literature reference.
Title, Kernenergie (1), 1960, Jg. 3 (2), H. 8 (3), S. 783-785 (4).
(Title) - that I understand :)
(1) - the journal name
(2) - ???
(3) - Heft? (issue, or number then)
(4) - Seite, page (pretty sure of this one)
Help?
Thank you :) |
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