We use cookies on our website for a number of purposes, including analytics, performance, and advertising. Learn more.
OK!
Boo
SIGN IN
Posted Wednesday, September 25, 2024
1mo
ENFP
Capricorn
My World of Languages
I can only suppose that English was my first contact with a foreign language. I vaguely remember that my mother used to recite a poem in another foreign language (Russian). I used to watch cartoons in English almost all my childhood. Teen years meant I also added French to my language contacts as a language taught in school and I once had a deskmate from the Russian minority. I learned to recognise the Cyrillic alphabet from an encyclopedia. (And I've picked up bad pronunciation of Russian words). I can talk some basic stuff in both French and Russian. As an adult I have started to listen to Arabic music (more specifically Egyptian and Lebanese), but I guess I like to listen to music from all over the world. I guess I would like to learn some Arabic (music means I already know a few words and I have taught myself the alphabet). I have a good friend who lives in Finland (I think he has been living there for at least 15 years). I had more than 300 days of Duolingo streak because of Finnish. I obviously do not speak Finnish and jungling with double vowels and double consonants is a hassle for me. I like Scandinavian movies, series and music so it's not out of the question to switch to Swedish if I will ever want to embrace some local culture while visiting in Finland. It's quite easy to give up on a foreign language. Staying committed is hard. How about you? How do you relate to the foreign languages you're interested? (edited)
6
2
Comment
Languages Community
The languages community, chat, and discussion.
JOIN NOW
1M SOULS
Elijah
1mo
INFP
Cancer
Growing up, i heard a lot of Tagalog and English at home; hard to determine which was my first language. But at some point, i dropped Tagalog completely, and although i've always been able to understand it, i'd respond in English. In my middle school years, i started to become a bigot and pretty racist, as i noticed the online world spoke a lot of Spanish (eventually, i learned to appreciate the beauty of it and realized English is not as cool of a language as society makes it seem). Took français in high school for three years, and started appreciating other languages. In college, i took 中文 for 2 years, as the character system had always intrigued me. I tried to learn Cantonese as well, but they dropped it from the school after i studied for one quarter (which is similar to a semester). Took tiếng Việt for one year, as a lot of my friends spoke Vietnamese in elementary school, and i always thought it sounded cool. But it remains the most difficult language for me. When i started working at dental, i realized my 中文 was a lot better than my Tagalog, so i started practicing speaking with patients. Some people think i have a Visayan accent and some people are impressed i can speak Tagalog, being born in the US, as it is a dying language, even in the Philippines. A lot of my nephews and nieces there only speak English. I tried sharpening my Việt through Duolingo, but it's just a really difficult language. I tried learning Русский through Duolingo, and it was a lot easier than tiếng Việt. Surprisingly, when i did 23andme recently, i found out that i have a sizeable amount of Chinese and Vietnamese blood. I'd expected more Spanish blood, as Spain invaded the Philippines for a long time, but that was only less than 1%.
1
0
Reply
Meet New People
40,000,000+ DOWNLOADS
JOIN NOW
Related Posts
#languages
9h
ENFJ
Sagittarius
Today is holiday😄✨😊I'm still sleepy...What about you now?!
7
10
#languages
20h
ENFJ
Sagittarius
Today I had some an appointment,but that person ,he cancelled at the last minute😭
6
6
#languages
4h
INTP
Libra
I'm balding and so are you. Don't talk to me
5
7
#languages
20h
ESTJ
Aries
What is the fastest possible way to learn a new language?
2
7
#languages
1mo
ISFJ
Sagittarius
sape dpd ipoh, cer hi! (edited)
1
2
#languages
14h
INTJ
Sagittarius
How many languages do you know
5
2
1
#question01
15h
INTP
Sagittarius
Someone here can speak italian?
I need to translate an italian song for an animation and dude Literally there are no lyrincs able on internet wtf with that song?!, so i wonder if someone can writte the lyrincs for me?, thank you 😔🙏 #languages
2
0
#languages
1mo
ENTP
Capricorn
Tamil people
Tamilnadu, pondicherry friend irundha vaanga...
1
0
#languages
1d
ISTP
Pisces
Need some help with thai alphabet Any thai people here?
1
0
#languages
1mo
ENTP
Capricorn
Tamil
Tamil people can contact...
1
0
#languages
1d
INFJ
Pisces
I made it!! 🥹🎊
A year of discovering something I love to do. 📖
16
3
#languages
24d
INFP
Cancer
🍂 💚 😍
49
7
#languages
7d
INFP
Cancer
Speaking practice
Hi! I haven't had a lot of opportunities to speak English in a while now and it feels suuuuper rusty. Would any of you be interested in maybe exchanging a few voice messages? Doesn't have to be anything long-term, I'm really just looking for an excuse to practice 😅
14
7
#comedy
27d
ENFJ
Imagine having "autocorrect" follow you, around 🤣😅 *disables autocorrect* 😋
#funny #languages #memes
55
33
#languages
3d
INFP
Scorpio
That's enough Japanese for today...
I don't even... #japanese #languagelearning
8
0
#sarcasm
15d
INFP
I found this pretty funny. 🙌🤷🏻♀️😂💯
#languages #meme #funny #truth
20
8
#languages
9d
INFP
Cancer
🌫 🍂 💚
10
5
#languages
12d
ISTP
Gemini
how to say "hello" in your first language?
5
7
#languages
7d
INTP
Libra
Why is pizza female in French? Why une?
6
9
#languages
5d
INFJ
Sagittarius
🇵🇹
Can anyone give me tips of how to learn Portuguese faster?
4
4
#languages
9d
ESFJ
Scorpio
Spanish and Arabic
Hello, looking to practice Spanish and Arabic. Message me if you want to help. I speak English, Portuguese, Russian, and Persian. #idiomas #languages #языки #conversation
5
4
#languages
9d
ISTJ
Cancer
I'm at level 26 in Busuu but...
I still have trouble understanding the ones before it. I am learning Japanese and understanding the kanji can be pretty difficult for me. Still I love this apps method of learning and it gives information on certain things which is why I prefer over Duolingo
5
4
#languages
18d
INTJ
Virgo
Aiming for 1000
11
1
#languages
22d
ISTP
Pisces
Human nature
12
3
#languages
13d
ENFP
Leo
💝
10
5
#languages
4d
ESTJ
Pisces
Learning japanese
To those that studied Japanese, how do you guys study? And what materials or app do you use?
2
1
#languages
15d
INFP
Cancer
🇩🇰 🍂 🔥 💚
12
0
#languages
14d
INFJ
Pisces
Almost 💖
9
8
#languages
12d
INFP
Sagittarius
Y'all ever do language exchange on here? People start losing their patience with me 😭
Them:
5
4
#languages
16d
ENFJ
Scorpio
Language is not a barrier to love
5
4
#languages
5d
ENFP
Sagittarius
Qu elle soit de Russie italienne ou ailleurs n oubliez pas le traducteur est la grâce au traducteur pas de frontières demandez je vous expliquerai,... 🙃
2
1
#languages
10d
INFP
Sagittarius
Apprender Portuguese
3
3
#languages
18d
INFP
Aries
Do you still believe in distance relationship?
3
5
#languages
14d
INFJ
Capricorn
Swedish is the most beautiful language ever❤️
2
3
#languages
6d
ENFP
Aquarius
Hebrew practice
Hi! I’m looking for someone to practice Hebrew with! I’m studying Hebrew at uni, but it’s very difficult for me to talk, and I figured I do need some practice :) I speak English and Polish fluently, learning Yiddish and Estonian! 🌻
2
1
#languages
1d
ENFP
Sagittarius
Je profite de ce moment sans dialogue ou ces dames sont dans les bras de morphee ou n ont aucune inspiration dans le dialogue c est assez souvent et c est bien dommage car boo est une merveilleuse application qui élimine les indésirables..
1
1
#languages
25d
INTP
Taurus
Which
Which language should i learn next ?
6
15
#languages
22d
INTP
Libra
Language
I start to learn italian (edited)
5
9
#languages
29d
ENFJ
Aries
How has your life changed after learning English or any other language? What opportunities have become available and have you used them?
13
16
#music
9d
ISFJ
Leo
Drop Recommendations pls
One of my fave songs in Arabic. I really need to learn the language! Anyways please share any cool/good Arabic songs please! I need to delve more into it #languages #arabic (edited)
1
3
#languages
19d
ISTP
Leo
Flag Check
Comment your flag here to meet new friends.
6
5