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What languages do you know and how do you learn new ones?

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Jag är bra, och du? ;)
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Jag känner en bott? :p

Anyway, I'm a native French speaker, and because I started at a young age I'm luckily fluent in English as well. I also know a tniy bit of Spanish and some working Japanese because I spent my teen years there.
 
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vansmith said:
You've taught me to ask for a beer and how to say good morning? What kind of mornings do you generally have? :p
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Let me answer that with the following statement.

Ik heb een vreselijke kater.

Ik = I
heb = have
een = a
vreselijke = terrible
kater. = hangover.

The word " kater " by itself = a male cat.

So now that you have been introduced to the Dutch etiquette, food and drinks and animal life ......exams are at end of June 2011. -_-

For clarity, Flemish is not the same as Dutch.... it looks more like Zuid Afrikaans.... we tend to keep things very simple , also in our language.

Cheers ... McBie
 
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Raz0rEdge said:
- Hindi (Conversational, not my "thinking" language though)
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This is interesting, does anyone here think in a language other than English?
 
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McBie said:
Let me answer that with the following statement.

Ik heb een vreselijke kater.

Ik = I
heb = have
een = a
vreselijke = terrible
kater. = hangover.

The word " kater " by itself = a male cat.

So now that you have been introduced to the Dutch etiquette, food and drinks and animal life ......exams are at end of June 2011. -_-

For clarity, Flemish is not the same as Dutch.... it looks more like Zuid Afrikaans.... we tend to keep things very simple , also in our language.

Cheers ... McBie
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Haha, I'm off to study for exams. ;)

Are their significant differences between Dutch dialects? I had always planned to learn what one might call "proper Dutch" (Netherlands Dutch) but would look elsewhere if there was an easier place to start.
 
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Dutch always seemed confusing to me...almost like a really drunk person trying to speak or write German. :)
 
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robduckyworth said:
This is interesting, does anyone here think in a language other than English?
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I generally think in Gibberish which is closely related to Arkansan. ;)
 
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schweb said:
Dutch always seemed confusing to me...almost like a really drunk person trying to speak or write German. :)
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I just realized that Dutch sounds very similar to Simlish, as in the language from the Sims. I haven't played Sim in years, but I think the Simlish language has evolved a bit, so it may not sound similar from the original Sims to the current versions. Hopefully, people who played the original Sims can agree. :p
 
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I see noone has any interest in Welsh. That's a very entertaining language to listen to. :)
 
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robduckyworth said:
This is interesting, does anyone here think in a language other than English?
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Only when I'm in Germany, it takes a while for me to stop thinking in English and start in German.
 
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schweb said:
Dutch always seemed confusing to me...almost like a really drunk person trying to speak or write German. :)
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That exactly what we say about the german language -_-

Cheers ... McBie
 
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McBie said:
That exactly what we say about the german language -_-

Cheers ... McBie
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And i thought that about the Danish language . . . . . lol

i Know German enough to survive having worked there on and off for 3 yrs. Would love to learn the Thai Dialect but really have no reason too ATM.
 
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TattooedMac said:
And i thought that about the Danish language . . . . . lol

i Know German enough to survive having worked there on and off for 3 yrs. Would love to learn the Thai Dialect but really have no reason too ATM.
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I thought the same about Yorkshire too when I first moved there.
 
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I thought the same about Yorkshire too when I first moved there.
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Or further north in Northumberland. Repeat 5 times while i look at your lips please hahaha
 
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a few years round the pub though, and I'm good anywhere in the UK (save for Wales :eek: )
 
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Dysfunction said:
a few years round the pub though, and I'm good anywhere in the UK (save for Wales :eek: )
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It amazed me that 15kms down the road there is a completely different dialect in the UK.

If you want to learn a strange language with something like 350-750 different dialects within the same language, try Aust Aboriginie talk

1 Language with 700 odd different dialects . . . . . Now thats confusing
 
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TattooedMac said:
It amazed me that 15kms down the road there is a completely different dialect in the UK.

If you want to learn a strange language with something like 350-750 different dialects within the same language, try Aust Aboriginie talk

1 Language with 700 odd different dialects . . . . . Now thats confusing
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This is one place I've ALWAYS wanted to go, but never had the chance.
 
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Dysfunction said:
This is one place I've ALWAYS wanted to go, but never had the chance.
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BrianLachoreVPI said:
Same here. I call road trip to TattooedMac's place!! :D
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Barbie is on and the ale's are ice cold. Always a welcome mat here for all. ;D

I know a lot of Yanks that dont want to come to Aust bc we have the deadliest everything everywhere.
Snakes (Hoop Snakes)
Spiders (Bird Spider)
Box Jellyfish
Sharks
DropBears
Ants
BlueRing Octopus
Croc's

so no matter where you are we have a creature to get you. Especially the DropBear hahaha

Your welcome though O:)
 

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