All phones lead to Rome

yet another langblr

[af-hverju]

me: why are you destroying earth!!!

aliens: because theres people who think that english is the only language they need to speak

me: thats fair i understand

[nerdypersonwithwings]

For some reason I find this all the more amusing because it’s written in English

[af-hverju]

moi: pourquoi vous détruisez le monde!!! l'extraterrestre: parce que il y a des gens qui pensent que l'anglais est le seule langue pour parler moi: ah ça c'est bien

[languageoclock]

ich: warum zerstört ihr die erde!!!

aliens: weil es leute gibt die glauben dass englisch die einzige sprache ist die sie sprechen müssen

ich: das ist fair ich verstehe

[sprachtraeume]

ég: af hverju eyðileggið þið jörðina!!! aliens: af því að það er fólk sem finnst að enska sé sú eina tungumál sem þau þurfa að tala ég: oh, það er vit í þessu. ég skil.

[pory-gon-2]

ik: waarom vernietig je de aarde!!!

aliens: omdat er mensen zijn die denken dat engels de enige taal is die ze hoeven te spreken

ik: oh zo, ik snap het

[perilegs]

minä: miks te tuhootte maapalloo?

alienit: koska tääl on ihmisiä joitten mielestä englanti on ainoo kieli jota niitten täytyy puhua

minä: toi on reilua, ymmärrän

[polyglottica]

私: どうして地球を滅ぼしているんですか？

宇宙人: 英語しか喋る必要がないと思う人がいるからです

私: なるほど、わかりました

[lingumaniac]

me: Wosück maakt ji de Welt twei!!!

aliens: wieldat dat Lüüd gifft, de dinkt dat Engelsch de allenige Spraak weer, de een snacken mütt

me: jo, daar seggst wat. Nu versta ik’t

[somalang]

aniga: dhulka maxaad u burburinaya !!!

shisheeyaha: dadka intiisa badani u malaynayaan in Ingiriisidu tahay afka oo kaliya ay u baahan yihiin inay la hadlaan

aniga: waxaan fahamsanahay. waa wax cadaalad

[zhanaform]

我：你们为什么在毁灭地球?！！

外星人：因为有人以为他们只会英语就可以了

我：懂了，说得有道理

[natsui]

ako: bakit niyo sinisira ang mundo!!!

taga-ibang planeta: kasi merong mga taong akala nila Ingles lang ang kailangan nilang matutunang lenggwahe

ako: ah, sige naiintindihan ko

[katsudonski]

Aku : kenapa kau hancurkan bumi!!! Alien : karena masih banyak orang berpikir hanya bahasa inggris satu-satunya bahasa yang terpenting Aku : oh, oke lah..

[belisencia]

tôi: tại sao các người hủy diệt trái đất!!! người ngoài hành tinh: bởi vì có người nghĩ rằng tiếng Anh là thứ tiếng duy nhất mà họ cần biết tôi: ồ thế thì tôi hiểu

[aphdoitsu-deactivated20170414]

Eu: Por que vocês estão destruindo a Terra?! Aliens: Porque há pessoas que pensam que o inglês é a única língua que eles precisam falar. Eu: Isso é justo, eu entendo.

[wednesdaythunder]

jag: varför förintar ni jorden!!!

utomjordingar: för det finns folk som tror att engelska är det ända språket de behöver kunna

jag: rimligt, jag förstår

[useless-czechrepfacts]

Já: Proč ničíte Zemi?

Mimozemšťani: Protože tu jsou lidé, kteří si myslí, že angličtina je jediný jazyk, který potřebují znát

Já: To je fér, to chápu.

[useless-polandfacts]

ja: dlaczego niszczycie Ziemię?

kosmici: ponieważ są ludzie, którzy myślą, że angielski to jedyny język, którego potrzebuję

ja: rozumiem, w porządku

[vyrkann]

io: perchè state distruggendo la terra!!!

alieni: perchè ci sono delle persone che credono che l’inglese sia l’unica lingua di cui hanno bisogno

io: capisco, mi sembra giusto

[rad-and-sleepy]

Yo: porqué estás destruyendo la tierra!?!?

Extraterrestre: porque hay personas quienes creen que inglés es la única lengua que se tiene que hablar.

Yo: te entiendo, es justo.

[haxyr3]

Я: Почему вы уничтожаете Землю?!?! Инопланетяне: Потому что есть люди, которые считают, что им нужно говорить только по-английски. Я: А, ну понятно, тогда ладно!

[jenroses]

A modern Rosetta stone.

[polygamouscaterpillar-deactivat]

[mens-rights-activia]

Onipa: ad3n ti na woo se3 ewuasi

3wiamu nii: efri s3 nk⊃fu⊃ bi w⊃ ho a ⊃mo fri s3 br⊃fo ne kasa p3 a ehyia ⊃mo

Onipa: a, ma te ase

[delphinidin4]

 LOVE the sign language!!!

[superwholocked-for-life]

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[schiwalker]

[inkecl]

saw this on twitter, thought it might be helpful!

source: alisonykim

[misc-adventurous]

谢谢!!

[misc-adventurous]

So, I am the type to focus on more than one language at once. Turkish is my secondary language for my journey this year.

My thoughts so far?

Babble seems pretty decent, sad that Mandarin isnt offered. But the manner of teaching Turkish is solid. It even has speech recognition, and since I dont have a language parent, this is gold until my ear is trained.

Just on basic greeting so far. And yes I will also be using Duolingo for Turkish as well. I really want to be able to say

The Rabbit is waiting for you.

In the most ominous voice while speaking Turkish 😂😂😂

[misc-adventurous]

I'm still here!!!

I've made a few quizlet decks, I've been working on 10 new characters a day, all traditional!

I can easily understand the above passage.

My reading used to be very stilted, but this textbook is helping me improve 😊

[misc-adventurous]

Using Du Chinese for active reading practice. Decent app. There is a paid portion, but is mostly free and you can appreciate the fullness without spending more.

[orientalismx]

The 把 sentence

The Ba-Sentence 1: A把B + V + ……

In Chinese, a ba-sentence can be used to indicate a certain action done on a definite person or thing, the structure being “A把B + V + ……”. This type of ba-sentence is often used to request or order other people to do something. It is noteworthy that A is the agent of the action, and B is the patient. Both A and B should be specific or know to the speaker and the listener. For example:

请你把衣服洗了。

帮我把这本词典还了。

你把灯关吧。

我把爸爸的生日忘了。

If there is a negative adverb or a modal verb etc., it should precede “把”. For example:

你没把书给我。

你别把手机忘了。

你不能把电脑给你。

你可以把空调关了吗？

The Ba-Sentence 2: A把B + V + 在/到/给

In Chinese, a ba-sentence is often used to indicate a certain action is done on a definite person or thing and has changed the location of the person or thing, the structure being “A把B + V + 在/到 + Location”. For example:

我把照片放在你包里了。

老师把作业放在桌子上了。

我没把裤子放到椅子上。

我帮你把衣服放到行李箱里吧。

If an action has changed the owner or user of a definite object, the structure “A把B + V + 给 + sb.” is used. For example:

我把鲜花送给老师了。

我朋友把书借给我了。

弟弟没把钱还给哥哥。

你帮我把这本书带给小刚。

The Ba-Sentence 3: A把B + V + Complement of Result/Direction

In Chinese, the structure “A把B + V + Complement of Result/Direction” can be used to indicate an action which is done on a definite person or thing and has brought a result to or has changed the position of the person or thing. For example:

我把衣服洗干净了。

妈妈还没把饭做好呢。

请问学们把铅笔拿出来。

你把水果拿过来。 

[misc-adventurous]

Ah, I just cracked up the Reading & Writing companion to the Listening & Speaking Mandarin series I'm following

This book is already awesome because they teach Traditional and Simplified characters as one! Most series you have to buy a separate track for traditional characters. I sincerely appreciate them being taught a simple page apart. This keeps my brain from separating the meaning and instead treats the characters as on cohesive unit. Bomb.

[misc-adventurous]

了 to Indicate Change of Situation

The particle 了 at the end of a sentence can Express a changed situation; either a new one or the speaker has learn something new.

* 我得走 Wǒ déi zǒu

I must leave...(at some point)

我得走了 Wǒ déi zǒule

I must leave "now"

The subtext could be "An hour ago I could stay, but as things (the situation) has changed, I must leave now."

After an affirmative verb, 了 can be translated as "now", "become", or "get".

好了 hăole. "Its ok now." (Before it [tv/wifi] wasn't working)

他累了 tā lèile "He has become tired "

In the manner of 吗 questions, the 吗 is placed after 了。

你妈妈好了吗? "Has you mother gotten well?"

你累了吗? "Have you become tired?"

她紧张了吗? "Has she become nervous?"

In the negative, 了 maybe understood as "no longer" or "not any more"

你不去了 "You are not longer going / You're not going now."

我不说了 "I'm not going to say anything more/ I'm not speaking now."

她不忙了 "She is no longer busy."

[languageramblings]

无懈可击 / 無懈可擊

wú xiè kě jī

Definition: with no chink in one’s armour, unassailable, invulnerable, leaving no room for criticism 

[misc-adventurous]

Ooh

[misc-adventurous]

January Smart Goals

I think it is reasonable to complete units a week. That's 1hr for speaking/listening and 1 hr for reading/writing, which with 14hrs a week this goal is do able.

I know I'll have to post after I finish studying, do I need to focus more but I'm excited nonetheless.

What are your language learning goals for January?

Mandarin learners! I want to follow you, please share your name. We are in this together

[prepolyglot-moved]

this is a little late but I’m going to be posting my goals on tuesday just so I can start the new year off organized

[misc-adventurous]

Good for you!!

[hanbridgemandarinchineselearning]

Hi everyone, today’s Chinese slang is a little different than usual, as it features the English word ‘bug’! In English, bug can mean an insect, a harmful bacterium or a flaw or fault in a computer program. But as an adjective what does it mean? In China, you might hear people say ‘你很bug’ which means you’re a freak. However, it can be used both to scold people and to praise people depending on the context. If you use ‘你很 bug’ to scold someone, it means ‘You should not exist in this world!’ and if you use it to praise someone, it means that person is excellent! For example, if someone is better than everyone at maths, then you can say he or she 很 bug. Do you know anyone who is 很bug? Let us know in the comments below! Thanks for watching and see you next time!Hi everyone, today’s Chinese slang is a little different than usual, as it features the English word ‘bug’! In English, bug can mean an insect, a harmful bacterium or a flaw or fault in a computer program. But as an adjective what does it mean? In China, you might hear people say ‘你很bug’ which means you’re a freak. However, it can be used both to scold people and to praise people depending on the context. If you use ‘你很 bug’ to scold someone, it means ‘You should not exist in this world!’ and if you use it to praise someone, it means that person is excellent! For example, if someone is better than everyone at maths, then you can say he or she 很 bug. Do you know anyone who is 很bug? Let us know in the comments below! Thanks for watching and see you next time!

[misc-adventurous]

Hmm, the more you know!

[langblrwhy]

“Language and culture are the frameworks through which humans experience, communicate, and understand reality.”

— Lev Vygotsky, 1968

[misc-adventurous]

HUZZAH!!!

I have just completed Unit 1 of my beginner Mandarin book.

I probably breezed through the most of the grammar constructions faster than newbies would. I also didn't post every learning objective because most of it I already know well.

However what I enjoy about any new material is that although there is a "standard" of what's a beginner should learn, there are many ways to approach it.

Also, I am more versed in Taiwanese style of speech and the materials I am using are more Northern China focused. I like that I am able to learn some regional differences.

It's taken me a little less than 1 month to complete 4 lessons, plus go through an in depth review of pinyin and tones. So I think I am making very good time.

This coming week I am going to crack open the Reading & Writing books.

This is going to slow my speed a bit on going through units. However I will also have to be more careful about how I'm spending my time.

Even now during my study time, I am making a langblr up date 😂😂😂

However, we made it to this point! Thanks for being a encouraging force. 多谢 to those whose posts have given me help 😊

[misc-adventurous]

累 vs 困 lèi vs kùn

Bothell words mean "to be tired"; however there is a connotation difference.

困 is "to be sleepy"

累 is "to be physically drained"

So the question is are you 困

Or are you 累?

I'm always tired 😂😂

[misc-adventurous]

还是老样子

Lit. It is still the old way. Col. Same as before

[misc-adventurous]

Stative Verbs as Adjectives

When a stative verb comes directly before a noun, it can behave as an adjective (usually these are monosyllabic stative verbs).

老 lăo be old

样子 yàngzi Way

老样子 "old way"

好妈妈 good mother

好爸爸 good father

好孩子 good child

小事儿 small matter

The stative verb and its noun can then be used in a sentence.

她是好妈妈 "she is a good mother"

**not to be confused with 妈妈很好 "mama is good"