Learn a language

[wasp]

Whilst sitting here listening to music all the time whilst trading, I have decided to take advantage of my time and instead learn a language instead of just CD's on loop...

Problem is, which one...

It kinda makes sense to pick one spoken in more than one country but thats not necessarily the easiest, and if I couldn't learn them too well at school, I probably won't now either so it can't be too hard!

I've always like Italian and Japanese and although I spend a fair bit of time in Hong Kong, I don't relish Cantonese...

To be honest, I don't know which are the most common languages but just thought I'd throw it out there to suggestions or if anyone else has learnt a new language and how easy/hard it was?

Did read the other day somewhere English was actually one of the hardest to learn???

 

[chump]

"kinda makes "....have you thought about trying English ?

 

[wasp]

"kinda makes "....have you thought about trying English ?

yeah, yeah, I was waiting for that....

 

[chump]

yeah, yeah, I was waiting for that....

yeah ,yeah , i no ,but I cant stand disappointing peeple

 

[Jack o'Clubs]

Wasp - Spanish. Spoken widely and in places that are generally worth visiting. Also grammatically quite simple so one of the quickest to pick up.

 

[wasp]

How about looking at it another way - what languages do you feel are useful for where you live?

Maori, but not much use if I leave the country!!

 

[chump]

putting aside all other considerations...on the assumption that you're a male of the age still interested in the opposite sex go for French

 

[trendie]

JoC beat me to it!

I was told english, french, spanish and portuguese; due to colonial history.
I suspect if you speak the above, you can communicate with most numbers of people across continents.

 

[wasp]

Wasp - Spanish. Spoken widely and in places that are generally worth visiting. Also grammatically quite simple so one of the quickest to pick up.

Cheers Jack, quite a few so if its easy...!

Welcome to the don quijote country profiles
You will be able to choose any of these Spanish speaking countries and find out about their History, Culture, Currency, which places are best to visit and at what season of the year.

- Andorra
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- U.S.A.
- Ecuador & Galapagos
- El Salvador
- España
- Guatemala
- México
- Paraguay
- Perú
- Puerto Rico
- Rep. de Honduras
- Rep. de Nicaragua
- Rep. de Panamá
- Rep. Dominicana
- Uruguay
- Venezuela

 

[wasp]

putting aside all other considerations...on the assumption that you're a male of the age still interested in the opposite sex go for French

Very good point there Chump and again plenty of countries but thats one I failed at school... mind you, I failed everything at school :cheesy:

Countries where French is a national language:

Belgium
Benin
Burkina-Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of Congo
Djibouti
France
Gabon
Guinea
Haiti
Ivory Coast
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mali
Monaco
Niger
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Senegal
Seychelles
Switzerland
Togo
Vanuatu

 

[Crap Buddist]

Problem is, which one...

what about Australineze ? or Americanz , then Londonanistanians-

does the female language qualify? its forun ?

 

[jacinto]

Cheers Jack, quite a few so if its easy...!

Welcome to the don quijote country profiles
You will be able to choose any of these Spanish speaking countries and find out about their History, Culture, Currency, which places are best to visit and at what season of the year.

que bueno, a ver si lo aprendes de verdad.

 

[chump]

It's ok Wasp , for the purpose implied you don't actually need to be able to speak it as such , just get the intonation/accent about right ...and they'll form a queue to the right

 

[Crap Buddist]

P.S. anyone have a good french teacher at school ? I tell ya, my desk never stopped rattling in those lessons...... phwwooooooaaar....

 

[wasp]

It's ok Wasp , for the purpose implied you don't actually need to be able to speak it as such , just get the intonation/accent about right ...and they'll form a queue to the right

Ahhh, cunning!

now to babel fish whatever Jacinto is on about!!!

 

[jacinto]

P.S. anyone have a good french teacher at school ? I tell ya, my desk never stopped rattling in those lessons...... phwwooooooaaar....

i did :cheesy: , but no desk, lessons were next to a pool and the teacher used a bikini:cheesy: took me 4 weeks to learn it

 

[rols]

Try something different. Stand out from the crowd.

Learn Klingon!

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/polit...lingon-in-labour-manifesto-pledge-2007031354/


WORDS IN KLINGON

WORD - PRONUNCIATION - MEANING

NUQNEH - NOOKNEHH - GREETING, WHAT DO YOU WANT? STATE YOUR BUSINESS

QAPLA' - KAHPLAH' - SUCCESS

QA TLHO' - KAHTLOE' - I THANK YOU

TLHINGON - TLINGON - KLINGON

TLHINGON HOL - TLINGON HHOLE - KLINGON LANGUAGE

TLHINGON MAH - TLINGON MAHH - WE ARE KLINGON

Qapla' batlh je - KAHPLAH BATL JEH - SUCCESS AND HONOR

NUQ DAQ YUJ DA'POL - NOOKH DAHKH YUJE DAH'POLE - WHERE'S THE CHOCOLATE

DAH YIDIL - DAHH YI'DIL - PAY NOW!

NUQ DAQ O' PUCHPA E' - NOOKH DAHKH OH' POOCHPAH EH' - WHERE'S THE RESTROOM?

PARMAQAI - PARMAHKIE - BETROTHED

BE'NAL - BEH NAHL - WIFE

YEJ RIN - YEJ RIN - ASSEMBLY DISMISSED (FROM ST EPISODES)

HIja' - HIHJAH' - YES, TRUE (answer to yes/no question)
HISlaH - HISHLAHH - YES,TRUE (answer to yes/no question)
luq - LUKE - YES, OK, I WILL
lu' - LU' - YES, OK

ghobe' - GHHOBEH' - NO (answer to a question)
Qo - KO - NO

SuH - SUUHH - READY, standing by
Su' - SUU' - READY, standing by
'eH - 'EHH - ready
pItlh - PITLH - done

toH - TOHH - so, well

wejpuH - WEJPUUHH - CHARMING (used only ironically, sarcasm)

maj - MAHJ - good (expressing satisfaction)
majQa' - MAHJKAH' - well done, very good
Hoch 'ebmey tIjon - HOECH 'EBMAY TIH JONE - CAPTURE ALL OPPORTUNITIES - literally, 'all opportunities you - all capture'
maj ram - MAJ RAHM - GOOD NIGHT
mupwI' yI'uchtaH! - MUUPWIH YIH UCHTAHH - Keep holding the hammer!
qep'a'mey - KEP AH MAY - conferences qep'a' - KEP AH - gathering
'oy' DaSIQjaj - Oic da shikh jaj - May you ENDURE THE PAIN !
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam! - HEGHHLUE'MEHH KAK JAJVAHM - IT IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE
batlh bIHeghjaj - BATLEH BIH HEGHHJAHJ - MAY YOU DIE WELL
ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj - GHHIJ KET JAGHHMEYJAHJ - MAY YOUR ENENMIES RUN FROM YOU WITH FEAR

PRONUNCIATION - "oic" gets them to pronounce the "glottal stops" at the beginning and end of the word 'oy' well enough (think of every apostrophe in a Klingon word as a directive to suddenly hold your breath for half a second.)
For those who don't know much of the language and want to learn:
'oy' = pain -> "Oic"
Da- = you ___ it -> "da"
SIQ = endure -> "shick" or "shikh"
-jaj = May -> "jaj" or "jodge"
- thanks to eric k. and d.a.m. for the above phrase.


NOTE: THE HH SOUND IS A SHORT BUT THICK THROAT GAGGING SOUND

 

[wasp]

I was thinking this maybe....

http://www.aldertons.com/english-.htm

 

[rols]

To pass the time here's a riddle...

What's the similarity between the Starship Enterprise and a bog brush??

 

[new_trader]

Whilst sitting here listening to music all the time whilst trading, I have decided to take advantage of my time and instead learn a language instead of just CD's on loop...

Problem is, which one...

It kinda makes sense to pick one spoken in more than one country but thats not necessarily the easiest, and if I couldn't learn them too well at school, I probably won't now either so it can't be too hard!

I've always like Italian and Japanese and although I spend a fair bit of time in Hong Kong, I don't relish Cantonese...

To be honest, I don't know which are the most common languages but just thought I'd throw it out there to suggestions or if anyone else has learnt a new language and how easy/hard it was?

Did read the other day somewhere English was actually one of the hardest to learn???

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