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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #390 on: March 30, 2019, 06:32:54 PM »
Yes, that is what is so amazing of learning new languages, I believe. It opens your mind (at least a little). Even basic ideas like the gendered nouns. For instance, in English the word "blood" (like all nouns) is genderless. The word with the same meaning in Spanish, "sangre", is feminine. But in French, the word "sang" is masculine.
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #391 on: March 30, 2019, 06:39:24 PM »
And each one is very difficult to pick up as a full grown adult. The weirdest part for learning Russian right now is adjusting to an alphabet that's not Latin based. Or at least not fully.
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #392 on: March 30, 2019, 08:10:58 PM »
Of course, that sounds very challenging. Besides the way you wrote them, are the Cyrillic letters representing sounds that are different than in English? (Well, actually English is complicated that way.  Some letter sound different depending on the rest of the word. That (mostly) don't happen in Spanish). I mean, there is a character representing a sound that is not in the English alphabet?
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #393 on: March 30, 2019, 08:15:24 PM »
я=ya у=oo ч=ch р=r с=s к=k и=i like the i in ski й=y

at least roughly.

And they can change depending on stress of the word. Some words mean different things if you put a different stress on it.
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #394 on: March 30, 2019, 08:52:03 PM »
Yes, that happens in Spanish too.
Like: mato = kill, mató= killed. Cobra= cobra, Cobrá: retrieve your payment.

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я=ya у=oo ч=ch р=r с=s к=k и=i like the i in ski й=y

Interesting. I knew a couple of those, but not most of them.
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #395 on: March 30, 2019, 09:07:51 PM »
I think it happens in most languages it's just your brain is so hardwired with it you don't consciously consider it outside of humor.

At any rate I need to start getting ready for the hockey game tonight, got free tickets from work.

пока, увидимся.
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #396 on: March 30, 2019, 09:45:25 PM »
Ohh, enjoy it!
(I'll translate that)
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #397 on: April 01, 2019, 04:59:09 AM »
*taptap*

Hello? Is this thing on?
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #398 on: April 01, 2019, 06:05:58 AM »
It is!
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #399 on: April 01, 2019, 04:14:46 PM »
@Gil: *Cough, Cough* Who said I was nice XD ?

Your learning Russian O_O !? Bulshmoi -_- . (I know I butcherd that.)

At least it's not japanese were you can really get the prunciation wrong -_- .

Fantastic news out of the US today XD !!

At exactly 6pm this morning, a homegrown "Terrorist" Group called The Sons of Liberty stormed the White House, slaughtering President Trump and his entiee cabinet XD ! One of the group was caught unfortently though as they made they're escape -_- . When asked why they had done this, he said, "We will kill anyone and everyone who tries to steer this once grate country down the road to ruin! We are the Sons of Liberty and we will make amarica grate again!"

God bless these brave souls n_n !
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #400 on: April 01, 2019, 05:03:09 PM »
I don't want him dead, that's too far. Life in prison would be so much worse.
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #401 on: April 01, 2019, 06:03:52 PM »
Quote from: Otlan on April 01, 2019, 04:14:46 PM
At least it's not japanese were you can really get the prunciation wrong -_- .

I believe for Spanish speaker Japanese pronunciation is easy. The letters sound the same.
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #402 on: April 01, 2019, 09:11:08 PM »
Quote from: Warden John Marcone on April 01, 2019, 05:03:09 PM
I don't want him dead, that's too far. Life in prison would be so much worse.

Too true n_n . Unfortently he'd probablly just bribe his way out -_- .

Anyway, if anyone beleived that, I've got a nice bridge to sell ya, and happy April Fools day n_n .

@Dina: Really?
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #403 on: April 01, 2019, 11:47:22 PM »
I don't think anyone has believed you, Otlan  :P

Quote from: Otlan on April 01, 2019, 09:11:08 PM
@Dina: Really?

Well, I really believe that. I may be wrong, but a)I've been told that several times b) whenever I've seen a few fragments of animé in Japanese and with Japanese subtitles I feel that what I heard is how I will pronounce what I've read.
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Re: Another Weird for the Weird folk
« Reply #404 on: April 02, 2019, 12:12:39 AM »
Maen all! Busy week, hope you're all doing well :)
My cat gave birth, again.. On my bed... again.... -.-
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