Chocolate Kitty Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Hey, didn't know you spoke latin buddy! That's pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Zomg Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 You guys need to teach me German :o Is it easy to learn on your own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiltas Crysten Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Hardly anymore, just remember some phrases I can use every now and then^^" @Ken: Yeah... I don't think so. It's pretty hard for not native speaker to learn, there are three articles to determine the gender of an object, but you can't really learn which article belongs to an object, because often there could be several words with the same spelling but different gender, meaning, etc.. When I think about it, even native speakers often have problems with it, so... If you're really interested in German, I'd rather take lessons. But you should never -NEVER- learn French. It's such a satanic language, with exceptions from the norm, and exceptions from the exceptions, and exceptions of the exceptions of the... you get me? I believe, German is at least as hard to learn on your own as Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Kitty Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 But you should never -NEVER- learn French. It's such a satanic language, with exceptions from the norm, and exceptions from the exceptions, and exceptions of the exceptions of the... you get me? Oh lordy he's correct, it's complicated, nothing makes sense... Augh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I believe, German is at least as hard to learn on your own as Japanese. I personally don't believe that learning a language on your own is feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I personally don't believe that learning a language on your own is feasible. It would be basically impossible for us to learn a foreign language if learning by one's own were impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Communard Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 But you should never -NEVER- learn French. It's such a satanic language, with exceptions from the norm, and exceptions from the exceptions, and exceptions of the exceptions of the... you get me? This is a grave insult to the tongue of my username. This calls for an immediate declaration of war to extract revenge for 1870. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 It would be basically impossible for us to learn a foreign language if learning by one's own were impossible. How so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Who else speaks English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narga_Rocks Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 But you should never -NEVER- learn French. It's such a satanic language, with exceptions from the norm, and exceptions from the exceptions, and exceptions of the exceptions of the... you get me? Not as if that's very different from English, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 English is a confusing language IMO. Too many grammar rules. Chinese is so much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death' Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 english&cantonese. I can also speak mandarin like a kanners-autism kid. derrrrrr I like blue colour. My house is small but comfortable. Interesting, I'm the only Cantonese speaker on the forums? Seems like Mandarin/Cantonese has been generalized into mere "Chinese" nowadays. Skitarii is not pleased. Anyways... Location: California Languages known: English, Cantonese, Mandarin Experience English: Being born in the US....I think I don't need to comment. Cantonese: Funny, unlike most American-born Chinese I know, I don't speak English outside of school. So my Cantonese is pretty much on the very fluent level.... Mandarin: I've had about 9-10 years of Saturday Chinese school, where I learned how to speak Mandarin and read/write Chinese characters. Unfortunately there isn't much of a chance for me to use Mandarin very much. oh. Oh Okay. I see. I guess I don't exist. alright. No no I'm fine. Just some dust in my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Who else speaks English? Eye due. Edited November 25, 2010 by Phoenix Wright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Zomg Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 English is a confusing language IMO. Too many grammar rules. Chinese is so much easier. The grammar's simple, but there's so many characters... For some reason I thought that would be more of a problem :o Oh wait, it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEST TRYNDAMERE PLAYER Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Chinese is so much easier. Nah, Chinese seems pretty hard tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 English is a confusing language IMO. Too many grammar rules. "Exceptions". Even though it was easy for me to get it, since usually, when you're still a kid, you just pick up languages VERY easily, I remember that was the hardest part about learning it. I kept asking "Why is it like that?" for those exceptions, especially when pronouncing plural versions of certain words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnd Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) English is a confusing language IMO. Too many grammar rules. Understanding written English isn't challenging at all... although I guess the truthfulness of that statement depends on what your mother tongue is. I still can't speak it properly though. Edited November 25, 2010 by TheEnd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Understanding written English isn't challenging at all... although I guess the truthfulness of that statement depends on what your mother tongue is. I still can't speak it properly though. Same here...sometimes others can't understand what I am saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Cold Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Dutch is my native "tongue" I have to use English at work (working for a Dutch company, they don't know English, I don't know Dutch -.-) a very very very little japaneese (like 10 words orso XD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 The grammar's simple, but there's so many characters... For some reason I thought that would be more of a problem :o Oh wait, it is The characters are no problem~ I can't deal with irregular grammar. And... oh god. Pronunciations. I still can't write a proper essay without many grammar issues due to my lack of grasp on the irregularities. And the tense agreement stuff. They didn't have that in Chinese. Nor did they have plurals verbs. Makes everything more bothersome, those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inui Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 pretty g00d @ dat English Learning both Japanese and Italian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I speak Clingon, Americanese, English, Ebonics, Mexican Accented Americanese, and spanish. Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 How so? Really, how is it possible not to be able to learn by oneself yet the language had to be translated at some point in time? What, someone said "Hey, this goes like this and that and this and that?". If it took a few generations... well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death' Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 (edited) The characters are no problem~ I can't deal with irregular grammar. And... oh god. Pronunciations. I still can't write a proper essay without many grammar issues due to my lack of grasp on the irregularities. And the tense agreement stuff. They didn't have that in Chinese. Nor did they have plurals verbs. Makes everything more bothersome, those. apart from the characters... -there's 10+ ways of saying "a" or "an" depending on the size and shape of the object. -the way you say "aunt" "uncle" "grandma" etc. changes depending which side of the family they are on, and how old they are in relation to your parents. -4 words with the same pronounciation, and if your tone is even a bit off, it's a completely different word. -etc. Um. no. english is a piece of cake compared to chinese. Edited November 27, 2010 by Hepatitis A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Eh. Maybe it's just that I grew up with it. Couldn't speak comprehensible English 'till I was 10. I find it pretty easy, really. Just whatever makes sense. Verb tenses...don't. If it was just past/present/future I'd be okay, but then there's pluperfect, future perfect, infinitives, actives, passives, indicatives, subjunctives, and then there the gerundive and the participle. Chinese got nothing like those. Tense agreement, IMO, is still the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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