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Resources for different languages and language learning in general
Post here with information on good sites related to specific languages (apart from those that already have their own forum) or langauge learning in general!
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Linguistics and Resources for Linguistics
I'd like to inform people that discussing linguistics is on topic for and welcome in this forum! (Check out this page for a basic introducation and an outline of the different areas of linguistics). Also, if you have any links to good sites on linguistics, post them in this thread!
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Charter - please read before posting.
The usual boards rules apply here - no spamming, muppetry, abusiveness towards other posters etc. This is a forum for discussing languages, obviously enough. Please note that the following languages already have their own forums: Chinese, German, English, Spanish, French, Irish, Italian, Korean, Japanese,Polish,Russian…
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English-Turkish language exchange partner
Hello, I hope I'm writing the right place. I'm looking for a language exchange partner. I'm a native Turkish speaker and I want to improve my English. If you're interested in learning Turkish or just want to practice with a native speaker, I would love to connect.
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Spanish English
I am learning Spanish and I'm hoping to do a language exchange with a fluent Spanish speaker who is interested in improving their English. Maybe a 1-1.5 hour session per week. If anyone would be interested let me know. Thanks.
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What Irish accent is closest to the original Irish accent?
Of course if it was spoken in English from Irish. I'm going to rule out the obvious none contenders here. The Dublin accents were brought here by Anglo-Saxon Bristol traders and colonists when the Normans invaded and conquered Ireland. Bristol traders had contact with the major cities of Ireland at the time such as Cork,…
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Is writing an effective language learning strategy?
Hi I was wondering if writing in your target language is an effective language learning strategy? Has anyone had any experiences? Thanks
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Latvian cartoons?
Hi! My son's childminder is latvian. At home they only speak Latvian, and although he doesn't speak yet (in any language), he seems to understand everything at this stage (or as much as he would at home with us). I'd like to keep this up and was wondering if there are any latvian cartoons out there, like peppa pig,etc. I…
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Learning to speak Spanish from scratch at 60yrs old.. possible?
Hi All….. As I near retuirement age- I have an interest in spending time travelling in teh next 2 years when I hang up my hat. Spain (and the South America's eventually!) interest me and I am asking the question " could I learn Spanish at my age - enought to get by conversationally as i travel. " Any Boardies out there…
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Who has heard of toki pona?
toki pona is a simple language created in 2001 by a Canadian linguist, Sonja Lang. Her aim was philosophical, to see how simply language could express her thoughts; therefore, the language is minimalist, the vocabulary about one hundred words, and the grammar very small. Last year, a follower interested in world…
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Help translate this from Japanese?
Just wondering if anyone can help translate this please? It's from the auction sheet of a Japanese car I'm thinking about buying. I'd be really grateful if anyone can help.
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Help in learning Finnish?
Any fin can help me with this unique language? I'm looking to go there in January for a while. I have the basics of Swedish if that helps. Let me know!
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Finding someone to practise languages with
Hey, Finnish is a language I am very passionate about and have been learning for years. I am trying to find websites where I can meet penpals to practise speaking with but all I wind up with is fake sites. They're only dating sites. What is my best bet?
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Need help with Greek translation
Hi Suspect this may have something to do with the Greek air force, or a group of Greeks that may have served in Britain in the Second World War, but would appreciate a translation of the inscription on this carving. I tried Google Translate but got some gibberish about Silpi works (?). Thanks all.
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Spanish Native Speaker- Language exchange
Hi there! I'm a native Spanish speaker looking for practising English as well as helping you out with Spanish. I've passed the Cambridge Proficiency Exam, so I, more or less, could chat with you about whatever! Send me a private message if interested.
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Sryanonese: A brand new language
Okay I am happy to introduce my own language named after myself (and this is not any made up language by some random person though I am still working on it). My site sryanonese.weebly.com (currently but should be sryanonese.com when I get it completed) will give all the details you will need whether it is verb conjugation,…
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Figured this was a language question. Do we know of this in Ireland? What is it?
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Duolingo
I discovered Duolingo in December. It was recommended to me before but I wasn't convinced. I completed the Scottish Gaelic course in February and I'm now convinced that Duolingo will give me a certain command of languages. Im at stage three of French and I feel comfortable speaking a few sentences. I was told by some…
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Dutch
Maybe there are some people interested in the Dutch language? Dutch is my mother language so If you would like to know something about it you can ask me and maybe I can help you. Maybe I can do some translations etc. for Irish people?
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German Practice Partner
Hey, I'm currently preparing for the German Goethe B2 exam. Just wondering if any native speakers or anyone with a pretty good knowledge of the language would be free for a few practice chats over Skype or Zoom? Many thanks!
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Improve school German
Hi Everybody My son finished 3rd year in a secondary school and He is okay in German but I want him to improve it. Do you know any good online courses where it is possible to check in which part of German school program he is good and what he needs to improve. Or may be you have some suggestions (books for an example) how…
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Irish Sign Language
I know sign language is not a universal language (the Americans have their own version, the British have theirs, etc..) so I was wondering, do the Irish have their own version of sign language too?
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tattoo translation
Could anyone even give a best guess what this means, thanks
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Irish Speakers in Clonmel
Conas atá tú :) are there any Irish speakers in the Clonmel area interested to come together on a weekly basis for a chat (ciorcal comhrá) Mise le meas F.
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Irish Translators ?
[Apologies in advance to mods if this is in the wrong place] Just wondering does anyone know how much Irish language translators charge per word for translating from English to Irish?
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Word Count for a Language
An interesting BBC article on the number of words, being one metric, to measure fluency levels. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44569277 It makes an interesting point about the utility of word frequency lists.
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Czech/Slovak to English translator required
Looking for a translator to help with research project involving Czech media (national newspapers) Please pm if you think you can help
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Duolingo - Hawaian & Navajo released
These are the latest languages on Duolingo. However these look to be fairly short courses with no audio.
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Looking for native English - Chinese exchange partners
Hello folks, I am a native Chinese(Mandarin) speaker in China, a 24 girl with a Chinese bachelor degree and working in an export trading company now. I would like to improve my English level by myself but have found it somewhat hard without a "teacher" who could answer my questions while I don't understand some sentences…
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How to find Google Search answers in another language?
Hi all, Bit of a desperate request but I'm struggling with something and need help so here goes:- A friend is Burmese and although she's been living here a long time (over 9 years) her English is still quite poor. She was diagnosed with breast cancer last week (thankfully stage 0) and given the usual documentation by the…