Uh, I did the Digest a day early, and, uh, anyway, here's the first topic for the coming week. [blush]
Posted on 09/21/2024 9:58:18 AM PDT by sopo
Finnish is known for its challenging grammar and vocabulary, which can be daunting for learners. It features a complex system of cases—15 in total—which can change the endings of nouns based on their function in a sentence. Additionally, Finnish is a language isolated from other European languages, so there are few cognates for English speakers to rely on.
Nevertheless, Finnish is a language worth learning for its unique position in the world. Finland boasts a high standard of living, stunning natural landscapes, and a rich cultural history. Learning Finnish can enhance your experience if you plan to travel or work in Finland, allowing you to connect more deeply with its people and culture.
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LOL! try this one!
My daughter learned Hebrew (loved it) and Mandarin Chinese (hated it). I think the difference was the instructors. The Hebrew instructors loved discussion, challenges, thinking and questions. Her Chinese instructors just wanted them to memorize and not think.
She has also discovered she HATES working as a translator. So she’s about to go to college and try something else.
Te magyarul beszelsz? Ketszer laktam Budapesten. Amikor ott laktam dolgoztam mint ugyved (az elso szer) es uzleti ember a masodik szer. Abban az idoben tanultam meg a magyart. Mar tok nehez volt.
Just trying to explain the difference between definite and indefinite.... No other language I've ever heard of has that.
For example most languages have 6 verb conjugations per tense. First person and second and third, singlur and plural for each. I, you, He/She/it, We, You (plural), they. Simple enough right? Watch this. In HungarianL
Vasarolok egy autot. I buy a car. Vasarni = to buy. -ok on the end = I. This is indefinite because its A car. It could be any car. Its not definite which car.
Vasarolom az autot. I buy the car. WTF just happened? The ending on Vasarni changed. Yep. Its THE car. Its definite. You know which car. Therefore totally different conjugation of the verb....and that is for all 6 first person, second person, third person, singular and plural. So its 12 conjugations per verb, not 6.
then there is this...szek = chair. szekek = chairs. BUT if you put a number in front of it....EVEN IF THAT NUMBER IS MORE THAN ONE....you use the singular form of the noun, NOT the plural.
Then there is the fun of making plurals. No hanging an -s or -es on the end of the word like in English. No siree! It can be -ek, ok, just k, o with umlaut then k, o with two slashes then k, ak, a with slash above it then k, etc. You just have to hear from the vowels in the word with its "shallow" or "deep" to know which one to use...and as a non native speaker you will screw that up half the time.
there's more "fun" but that's a taste of what awaits you with Hungarian.......super friendly people, some of the hottest chicks on the planet and one of my most favorite places in the world. They just LOVE you if you make an honest effort to learn their language however badly you speak it.
And I thought Polish was hard.
Not even a harmonicå...
You win hands down.
LOL!
I always found the relatively free word order of Hungarian to be an interesting feature of the language. The speaker can change the order depending on what he wants to emphasize.
Shame English isn’t like that.
Kamala is an idiot. - talking about Kamala, who is an idiot
Idiot is Kamala. - talking about idiots, of which Kamala is one
(Kinda makes you wonder if Yoda was Hungarian.)
#1 would be DEMOCRAT.
Every time I hear someone speaking that they sound like ABSOLUTE RETARDS. To say it’s “Word Salad” is being overly generous and kind. The linguistic gymnastics to say so much gibberish causes brain freeze in “Normals.”
Besides No one Speaks Russian, Russian Speaks You!
Trump played a clip of Harris at rally, incredible perseveration, “American story... your story...the story..” on and on and......... on
The Slavic languages have a lot of similarities. Russian may be a little more difficult because of the way vowels can have different pronunciations that are not reflected in the spelling. Of course the Eastern Slavic languages use the Cyrillic alphabet but that isn't hard to learn (especially if you already know the Greek alphabet).
Most of the Slavic languages have declensions of nouns and adjectives (like Latin does). They also perfective and imperfective verbs.
The Lady in Airplane didn’t speak Ebonics—she spoke Jive.
I ain't either, gnome sane?
word.
Yes, to everyone out there who is ESL (English as Second Language), English is considered right up there with Arabic and Chinese.
As a Russian speaker, military trained, I know how difficult it is for anyone to learn a second language. 3,4 and beyond become much easier.
Uh, I did the Digest a day early, and, uh, anyway, here's the first topic for the coming week. [blush]
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