Arabic
1. Are you planning to become a Muslim?
2. Are you a spy?
3. Have you been to Iraq?
4. Do you support terrorists?
5. Do you want to fight terrorists?
Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
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Reads : Castellano, Català, Italiano, Lingua Latina
Studying: Українська мова, Ελληνικά - Language Log: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4860
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Re: Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
flabbergasted wrote:Arabic
1. Are you planning to become a Muslim?
2. Are you a spy?
3. Have you been to Iraq?
4. Do you support terrorists?
5. Do you want to fight terrorists?
To be fair, the first one is a legitimate question.
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Please correct my errors in any tongue.
"Зброя - слово." - Леся Українка
"Зброя - слово." - Леся Українка
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Re: Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
But nobody speaks Portuguese.
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Native language: English
Other languages: French (C1), Spanish (B3), German (B2), Italian (B1)
Wish list: Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Norwegian....
Other languages: French (C1), Spanish (B3), German (B2), Italian (B1)
Wish list: Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Norwegian....
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Learning: Greek, Korean
Future: French, Italian, Russian
Paused: Spanish - Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... 15&t=18342
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Re: Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
Korean: The immediate assumption that I'm a Koreaboo.
- You must love kpop then?
- Why not Chinese?
I just love how the language sounds, that's why I'm learning it. I love how depending on the speech level you're using, it can sound completely different.
Russian:
- Are you Russian?
- Do you like Putin? (wtf)
It's easy and sounds badass.
Spanish: Absolutely no questions asked lol. Until I say I'm not actively studying it anymore. Then they tell me I should start up again because it's so useful.
- You must love kpop then?
- Why not Chinese?
I just love how the language sounds, that's why I'm learning it. I love how depending on the speech level you're using, it can sound completely different.
Russian:
- Are you Russian?
- Do you like Putin? (wtf)
It's easy and sounds badass.
Spanish: Absolutely no questions asked lol. Until I say I'm not actively studying it anymore. Then they tell me I should start up again because it's so useful.
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Korean
TTMIK: (45/305 lessons)
SC22-23 Books: (3/5000 pages)
SC22-23 Films: (2260/9000 minutes)
Greek
SC22-23 Books: (22/5000 pages)
SC22-23 Films: (0/9000 minutes)
TTMIK: (45/305 lessons)
SC22-23 Books: (3/5000 pages)
SC22-23 Films: (2260/9000 minutes)
Greek
SC22-23 Books: (22/5000 pages)
SC22-23 Films: (0/9000 minutes)
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Re: Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
Say something in Spanish.
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Re: Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
"You do know that everyone in Norway speaks English, right?"
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- Language Log: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1789
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"You must be just learning it to watch anime"
"What anime do you like?"
"You must be a weaboo"
"*talks to me about anime*"
"You just want to get a japanese girlfriend"
I don't even really watch anime! And as a gay man, I'm at least 75% sure I don't want an asian girlfriend
"What anime do you like?"
"You must be a weaboo"
"*talks to me about anime*"
"You just want to get a japanese girlfriend"
I don't even really watch anime! And as a gay man, I'm at least 75% sure I don't want an asian girlfriend
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Actively Studying:
German (B2)
Italian (False beginner)
Norwegian (Beginner)
Dormant:
French (Lower intermediate) - Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... =15&t=9066
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Re: Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
"Why German/French? Spanish would be much more useful" (I live in the US)
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END OF YEAR
: Babbel Italian (Beginner)
: Babbel Italian (Intermediate)
CONTINUOUS
: Assimil Italian
: Babbel Italian (Beginner)
: Babbel Italian (Intermediate)
CONTINUOUS
: Assimil Italian
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Re: Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
"How come you're learning Korean? Shouldn't you be able to speak it by now?" (Reaction by a few people when I tell them my background)
"Your Korean isn't that good." (A couple people have said this to me I say something in Korean)
...뒤XX?
"Your Korean isn't that good." (A couple people have said this to me I say something in Korean)
...뒤XX?
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Ibibio (N)
West African Pidgin English/Guinea Coast Creole[N]
Actively learning
Int: German, French, Spanish
Beginner: Russian, Japanese
Next: Mandarin Chinese, Ancient Greek, Latin, Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Italian - Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... 6&start=20
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Re: Things you wish people would stop saying when you tell them the languages that you're learning
'You should learn Chinese, it's good for business'
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