I'd like to learn an Arabic dialect or two. Modern Standard Arabic is fine for writing, but using it in casual conversation makes you talk like a walking textbook. I already have a tendency to do that, so why compound it?
I'd like to learn an Arabic dialect or two. Modern Standard Arabic is fine for writing, but using it in casual conversation makes you talk like a walking textbook. I already have a tendency to do that, so why compound it?
Yep, pretty close. There's مصري (Egyptian), شامع (Levantine), Gulf, Moroccan and Iraqi. There are others, but those ones are popular enough that most people can understand.
Yep, pretty close. There's مصري (Egyptian), شامع (Levantine), Gulf, Moroccan and Iraqi. There are others, but those ones are popular enough that most people can understand.
I should probably learn Chinese or Japanese... Living in Korea they're kind of valuable... A lot of employers now look for Chinese language scores...
Probably would want to learn German or Vietnamese... Too many languages for one head, but I'm young so I have time. Then again, Vietnamese is pretty valuable in Korea - there are a lot of businesses that have offices and work in Vietnam...
For practicality or for shits and giggles???
I should probably learn Chinese or Japanese... Living in Korea they're kind of valuable...… more A lot of employers now look for Chinese language scores...
Probably would want to learn German or Vietnamese... Too many languages for one head, but I'm young so I have time. Then again, Vietnamese is pretty valuable in Korea - there are a lot of businesses that have offices and work in Vietnam...
Really? Not lying, I wouldn't have expected that... I used to go to North Carolina all the time, basically everybody was white or black and Chinese/Japanese restaurants were all staffed by white people. (Granted, it was the suburbs) Even in my hometown, there are almost no Japanese people so the majority of restaurants are staffed by Cantonese. Actually it kind of ticks me off - I'm white, and I tried to get a job as a restaurant, and I overheard the manager say 'if he's Asian give him an application' or something to the effect... At least at a local Vietnamese restaurant they asked me if I spoke Vietnamese... Unlikely yes, but if you have the skills race doesn't matter... You don't have to look 'authentic.' Granted, no speak Vietnamese, so no go.
Sorry, I forgot - where did you say you were from? Was it Croatia or was that somebody else?
I'm just curious, what makes you want to learn Arabic? It's funny you say standard Arabic isn't really spoken - just because in the case of French, it's Parisian French, in Korean, it's Korean from Seoul, (again funny, French I have a strong American/Eastern France mixed accent, and whenever I would go down to Pusan in Korea people would always can tell I live in Seoul). I guess it makes sense that Arabic isn't as centralized... Even in America, I have a regional accent, but it isn't *too* different from 'American Standard English' and the local broadcasts are all in New England English anyway.
Another question, what region is Levantine? Just asking because you mentioned Iraqi as well, and given the current political situation, I was conflating Iraq and Levant as a same political region.
Yep, pretty close. There's مصري (Egyptian), شامع (Levantine), Gulf, Moroccan and Iraqi. There are others, but those ones are popular enough that most people can understand.
White people staffing Chinese and Japanese restaurants? Whoa... That's pretty damn weird :|
Anyway, yeah, a lot of the Vietnamese here came out to fish in the Gulf of Mexico after the end of the Vietnam War in '75. There's a kind of Cajun-Vietnamese culture mixing going on, especially in the coastal cities.
Really? Not lying, I wouldn't have expected that... I used to go to North Carolina all the time, basically everybody was white or black and … moreChinese/Japanese restaurants were all staffed by white people. (Granted, it was the suburbs) Even in my hometown, there are almost no Japanese people so the majority of restaurants are staffed by Cantonese. Actually it kind of ticks me off - I'm white, and I tried to get a job as a restaurant, and I overheard the manager say 'if he's Asian give him an application' or something to the effect... At least at a local Vietnamese restaurant they asked me if I spoke Vietnamese... Unlikely yes, but if you have the skills race doesn't matter... You don't have to look 'authentic.' Granted, no speak Vietnamese, so no go.
Arabic is a high-demand language for the type of profession I'm trying to enter (intelligence analyst or foreign service officer) and I've alway found it kind of interesting.
There's a lot of differences between dialects due to slang and pronunciation. For example ج (jiim) is pronounced zh in standard Arabic, g in Egyptian and j in Iraqi. It's sort of like the different between English and American English.
Oh and the Levant is Lebanon and Syria. That's why ISIS stands for Islamic State of Iraq and the Shaam (levant). They want to "liberate" Iraqi, Syria and Lebanon from Shi'ite control.
Sorry, I forgot - where did you say you were from? Was it Croatia or was that somebody else?
I'm just curious, what makes you want to l… moreearn Arabic? It's funny you say standard Arabic isn't really spoken - just because in the case of French, it's Parisian French, in Korean, it's Korean from Seoul, (again funny, French I have a strong American/Eastern France mixed accent, and whenever I would go down to Pusan in Korea people would always can tell I live in Seoul). I guess it makes sense that Arabic isn't as centralized... Even in America, I have a regional accent, but it isn't *too* different from 'American Standard English' and the local broadcasts are all in New England English anyway.
Another question, what region is Levantine? Just asking because you mentioned Iraqi as well, and given the current political situation, I was conflating Iraq and Levant as a same political region.
White people staffing Chinese and Japanese restaurants? Whoa... That's pretty damn weird :|
Anyway, yeah, a lot of the Vietnamese here … morecame out to fish in the Gulf of Mexico after the end of the Vietnam War in '75. There's a kind of Cajun-Vietnamese culture mixing going on, especially in the coastal cities.
I know that "after you" sounds like "awprayvu" in French..
I know "Bonjour" means "Hello" in French
I know that most of the people in France call "French Fries", "Chips".
So yeah, I don't know much.
Scary sounding languages are awesome, I love shouting random things in Arabic. Yell 'SHAAI AKHDAAR!!!' (translation: green tea) at the store and count how many people frantically try to escape the blast radius.
EDIT: Actually, if I remember correctly, you live in Israel. Probably shouldn't do that right now.....
Scary sounding languages are awesome, I love shouting random things in Arabic. Yell 'SHAAI AKHDAAR!!!' (translation: green tea) at the stor… moree and count how many people frantically try to escape the blast radius.
EDIT: Actually, if I remember correctly, you live in Israel. Probably shouldn't do that right now.....
Scary sounding languages are awesome, I love shouting random things in Arabic. Yell 'SHAAI AKHDAAR!!!' (translation: green tea) at the stor… moree and count how many people frantically try to escape the blast radius.
EDIT: Actually, if I remember correctly, you live in Israel. Probably shouldn't do that right now.....
I want to learn French so bad! Haha, I only know the basics of Italian and Spanish because they're really alike Portuguese in some aspects. (so as French, but less)
Anyway, I could help you with some of that. I'll begin with the pronouns: you have Je("I"), Tu(informal and/or singular 'you'), Il/Elle/On (he/she/one), Nous (we), Vous (formal and/or plural you), and Ils/Elles (they). My French is spotty at some points, so I'm not the best teacher on the matter.
I want to learn French so bad! Haha, I only know the basics of Italian and Spanish because they're really alike Portuguese in some aspects. (so as French, but less)
Yep, the legacy of Roma, my friend.
Anyway, I could help you with some of that. I'll begin with the pronouns: you have Je("I"), Tu(inform… moreal and/or singular 'you'), Il/Elle/On (he/she/one), Nous (we), Vous (formal and/or plural you), and Ils/Elles (they). My French is spotty at some points, so I'm not the best teacher on the matter.
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I should probably learn Chinese or Japanese... Living in Korea they're kind of valuable... A lot of employers now look for Chinese language scores...
Probably would want to learn German or Vietnamese... Too many languages for one head, but I'm young so I have time. Then again, Vietnamese is pretty valuable in Korea - there are a lot of businesses that have offices and work in Vietnam...
I'm just curious, what makes you want to learn Arabic? It's funny you say standard Arabic isn't really spoken - just because in the case of French, it's Parisian French, in Korean, it's Korean from Seoul, (again funny, French I have a strong American/Eastern France mixed accent, and whenever I would go down to Pusan in Korea people would always can tell I live in Seoul). I guess it makes sense that Arabic isn't as centralized... Even in America, I have a regional accent, but it isn't *too* different from 'American Standard English' and the local broadcasts are all in New England English anyway.
Another question, what region is Levantine? Just asking because you mentioned Iraqi as well, and given the current political situation, I was conflating Iraq and Levant as a same political region.
Anyway, yeah, a lot of the Vietnamese here came out to fish in the Gulf of Mexico after the end of the Vietnam War in '75. There's a kind of Cajun-Vietnamese culture mixing going on, especially in the coastal cities.
Arabic is a high-demand language for the type of profession I'm trying to enter (intelligence analyst or foreign service officer) and I've alway found it kind of interesting.
There's a lot of differences between dialects due to slang and pronunciation. For example ج (jiim) is pronounced zh in standard Arabic, g in Egyptian and j in Iraqi. It's sort of like the different between English and American English.
Oh and the Levant is Lebanon and Syria. That's why ISIS stands for Islamic State of Iraq and the Shaam (levant). They want to "liberate" Iraqi, Syria and Lebanon from Shi'ite control.
We have a lot of Hmong where I live. Most of them were guerrillas who fought against communist Laos
Ultra spicy as always.
All I know how to speak is English, Pig Latin, and fangirl...
I want to know how to speak Spanish and French.
Well, I know some French, but only the basics
Fangirl: A language that consists entirely of gushing.
And "OMGGGG U GUISE kadsjfasdlkf asldfm asdhaksdfhjskadf" <-- or something to the effect.
I know that "after you" sounds like "awprayvu" in French..
I know "Bonjour" means "Hello" in French
I know that most of the people in France call "French Fries", "Chips".
So yeah, I don't know much.
Pretty much..
"Après vous" is after you. Vous meaning a formal/plural you.
"Salut" is an informal hello (like hey)
"Oui" is yes, and "Ouais" is yeah.
And French fries are actually Belgian.
French, and I also want to improve my Italian. ><
Any help with Japanese (sites, documents etc.) will be welcomed
And I want to learn some German just to yell at people in the street and terrify them.
Scary sounding languages are awesome, I love shouting random things in Arabic. Yell 'SHAAI AKHDAAR!!!' (translation: green tea) at the store and count how many people frantically try to escape the blast radius.
EDIT: Actually, if I remember correctly, you live in Israel. Probably shouldn't do that right now.....
How much of Italian do you know?
ICH BIN EIN BERLINER!!!!
LOL
Speaking of which, is he in the IDF yet?
Just the basics. ><
"he" is not in the Israeli Defence Force yet because "he" is only 15 (almost 16).
Jk, I have about 2-3 years until I join IDF, that's a long time xD
Yeah, not the best idea XD
Oh. I have a spotty memory sometimes
Ah. I know just the basics of French.
I want to learn French so bad! Haha, I only know the basics of Italian and Spanish because they're really alike Portuguese in some aspects. (so as French, but less)
Yep, the legacy of Roma, my friend.
Anyway, I could help you with some of that. I'll begin with the pronouns: you have Je("I"), Tu(informal and/or singular 'you'), Il/Elle/On (he/she/one), Nous (we), Vous (formal and/or plural you), and Ils/Elles (they). My French is spotty at some points, so I'm not the best teacher on the matter.
Haha, thank you! I'll take not of those.
Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Portuguese.
Spanish