Ask language-related questions that don't deserve their own threads here.
Can you Day "chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie w Szczebrzeszynie"?
Is the word Ma(1st tone) very widely used in modern Chinese slang/conversation?
>>1118608
Using Memrise too, I see?
>>1118612
Theres no point to Memrise when Anki exist
is it more difficult for a chinese toddler to learn english or a monolingual anglo adult to learn spanish?
>>1118906
Most language acquisition specialists agree that language acquisition capacity is highest when you're very young, so given an equal amount of immersion the Chinese toddler would probably outpace the Anglo adult in many respects. Except that the adult's first-language production would be much higher, I presume. So if you meant 'verbal preschooler' rather than toddler, I agree with the near-consensus. But if you really meant toddler, the adult would probably put on a more impressive display in a shorter amount of time, because he or she would be better at talking in general.
Is German the best language to transition over from English?
>>1119082
German and French will probably be equally hard to learn for an Anglo, Spanish and some Scandi languages + Dutch might be a little easier (even though the latter ones are less usefull obviously)
>>1119092
According to the US state department German is the most difficult indoeuropean language for native English speakers
>>1119720
...or rather indoeuropean languages of western europe
>>1119722
So just to be clear, your first post was 100% false. Or give us an update once you've learned Tocharian.
>>1119082
It's a boring answer, but French is easiest to learn. French is much easier not only in terms of vocabulary, but also in terms of word usage and idioms. The word 'Just' has several meanings in English, and 'juste' means all the same things in French. And obscure terms like 'honeymoon' are the same in French -- 'lune de miel'. We don't have this relationship with German.
Dutch is certainly the easiest Germanic language to learn and also to pronounce; might be the second easiest after French, but to be fluent you have to learn a million weird idiosyncrasies.
German hits you hard with grammatical cases and other weirdness. Not the hardest but definitely not the easiest.
>>1119092
Italian is the hardest
Can anyone lost a bunch of German movies for me to watch?
I heard watching movies in the language you want to learn while having subtitles in your native language really helps you learn
>>1120167
Das Boot
Das Experiment
Baerfuss
Kopf gegen den Wand
7 Zwerge
Das Leben der Anderen
Die Faelscher
Das Wunder von Bayern
>>1120167
I guess everyone is different but I've found this doesn't work for me. You just concentrate on the subtitles and enjoying the movie. I guess if you make a really concentrated effort you might learn some stuff if you're higher level and you write things down and are willing to rewind and shit, but I've personally found that watching something with subtitles in the language you're trying to learn helps more, definitely for listening skills.
If two people travel to Latin America, will the one who speaks Spanish have a more authentic experience there?
how do i learn french? how long will it take to be good enough to talk to people with and read/watch things in french?
>>1120342
Where will you go? I don't think so, specially if you go to popular places
I'm thinking of moving to France next year to study French. I've always wanted to learn and immersion seems like the way to go. Can anyone recommend schools or programs that I can look into? Is this type of thing available to me as a non-EU resident?
