You know you're a language nerd when…
- Axon
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
When you attend a large festival held by international students and enjoy sampling languages more than sampling food. Luganda, Lithuanian, Thai, Cantonese, Korean, Turkish...
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- tiia
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
when you're dancing and the song somehow gains your attention just because the language sounds so much like Finnish.
You ask what song it was, google it and find out it was in Estonian.
So you're looking for a Estonian-Finnish lyrics video of that song, just because you want to see the differences. (Such a video actually exists of that song )
You ask what song it was, google it and find out it was in Estonian.
So you're looking for a Estonian-Finnish lyrics video of that song, just because you want to see the differences. (Such a video actually exists of that song )
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Corrections for entries written in Finnish, Spanish or Swedish are welcome.
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
Kamlari wrote:By the way, I'm not a language nerd. Never been interested in languages.
Then why are you here, though?
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- IronMike
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Monox D. I-Fly wrote:Kamlari wrote:By the way, I'm not a language nerd. Never been interested in languages.
Then why are you here, though?
You beat me to it!
Yeah, why are you here then?
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You're not a C1 (or B1 or whatever) if you haven't tested.
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My reading life.
CEFR --> ILR/DLPT equivalencies
My swimming life.
My reading life.
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
Many join to get some practical advice, for example.
You know you're a language nerd when your mum says: I wanted to watch this (American) movie with Russian subtitles but I only found Croatian ones. They helped me understand some things
(The subs were indeed Croatian. and my mum has never been to Croatia btw)
You know you're a language nerd when your mum says: I wanted to watch this (American) movie with Russian subtitles but I only found Croatian ones. They helped me understand some things
(The subs were indeed Croatian. and my mum has never been to Croatia btw)
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
IronMike wrote:Monox D. I-Fly wrote:Kamlari wrote:By the way, I'm not a language nerd. Never been interested in languages.
Then why are you here, though?
You beat me to it!
Yeah, why are you here then?
I'm only interested in books and movies. They usually have some kind of language in them. Some natural, some unnatural.
As to (language) fora - PMs, PMs!!! Not here though.
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雲は天才である
1. There’s only one rule to rule them all:
There are no Rule(r)s.
2. LISTEN L2, read L1. (Long texts)
3. Pronunciation.
4. Delayed recitation.
J'aime les nuages... les nuages qui passent...
雲は天才である
1. There’s only one rule to rule them all:
There are no Rule(r)s.
2. LISTEN L2, read L1. (Long texts)
3. Pronunciation.
4. Delayed recitation.
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
When instead of studying your focus/target language you procrastinate by starting to dabble in a new foreign language and plan to make experiments with it.
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
AndyMeg wrote:When instead of studying your focus/target language you procrastinate by starting to dabble in a new foreign language and plan to make experiments with it.
Ooh which language? is enabler
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Bluepaint wrote:AndyMeg wrote:When instead of studying your focus/target language you procrastinate by starting to dabble in a new foreign language and plan to make experiments with it.
Ooh which language? is enabler
My current focus language is korean, but from time to time I've found myself watching thai TV dramas with and without english subs and trying to learn some thai from them.
And I've already thought of the thai-learning plan I would like to follow in the future and I've been looking for material and gathering resources. And I have thought of some experiments I would like to try.
It all started by me wanting to take a small partial-break from korean on Sundays. But it has snowballed into me watching thai dramas (and making plans and thinking about the best way to learn thai) when I should be using that time for korean.
I'm still doing stuff with korean every day, just not as much as I could do if I weren't distracted by thai. But I'm actually enjoying the journey, and as that (fun and enjoyment) is my current language-learning guide/approach I'm letting things develop spontaneously.
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
I have done this many times . Yesterday, I watched a 10 minute video that was entirely in German, even though I understood almost nothing. I've also done this with Russian and Japanese . I've decided not to call these activities procrastination, but test-drives.AndyMeg wrote:When instead of studying your focus/target language you procrastinate by starting to dabble in a new foreign language and plan to make experiments with it.
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