Language learners' discussion thread !! :D

[icebags]

@icebags: I know nothing about serials because, we dont have a television at home. Okay, now I have only option - movies. And thanks for the suggestion. I've seen some hindi movies but I have a temptation to include the english subs. Lately, I watched zindagi na milega dobra without the subs, understood nothing but only got the glimpse of the story.!

okay, you have the access to movies and songs. lets start with "zindagi na milega dobra". see, these are the types of sentences and phrases that you will need to get curious about. try to remember them and try to find their meaning and sentence structure. btw, what does "zindagi na milega dobra" mean ? can you explain ?

hindi has some features there....
# hindi is repeatative, you will find same words are being used many times.
# words in hindi are moderately bigger and their sounds are quite distinct.
# mostly, at least in screen, talking is not done in fast pace.
# basinc grammar is not as vast and too is kinda repeating.
if you listen to hindi continuously, you will easily catch many sentences without even having the knowledge. just follow follow the trail then (seek meaning / structure - and don't forget take help of typed lyrics / dialogues), and you will be guide of your own path.

nice advice there, nw hw can someone stand those stupid serials,especially youre a male?

heheh.

Nice @icebags..!! Thanks for sharing that. Now I can try memorizing Telegu alphabets

you're welcome.

 

[Nithu]

I know Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, English, Tulu and little Tamil
Trying to learn Marathi

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

I know
english
hindi .. thats it

was learning french last year but didnt give enough attention so have forgotten most of it.I was able to read and understand but couldnt speak.

now i regret it big time and i want to revise all of it and start speaking french.
hope i'm successful this time

 

[Anish]

@icebags: Thankyou for your suggestion dude. Sincerely speaking, I dont even know what that title means

 

[Shah]

@icebags: Thankyou for your suggestion dude. Sincerely speaking, I dont even know what that title means

It means "We won't get a life second time". "Zindagi" means "life" (in hindi and urdu). "Na" means "not". "milega" means "?"(I am not sure of the correct translation, someone help me here). "Dobara" means "second" time.

Am i right? I am too not good at hindi, I need someone's help on this.

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

^^Milega means getting.

Zingegi Na Milegi Dobara = You won't get a second life.

 

[Vyom]

Anyone watching Zindagi na Milegi Dobara without understanding the meaning of the poetries narrated by Irfan is a big fail.

"Meri dua hai ki aap Hindi jaldi sikhe". Or
I wish you learn Hindi soon Anish.

 

[Anish]

Anyone watching Zindagi na Milegi Dobara without understanding the meaning of the poetries narrated by Irfan is a big fail.

"Meri dua hai ki aap Hindi jaldi sikhe". Or
I wish you learn Hindi soon Anish.

Sure dude, I am looking towards it.I don't even cared to notice their names. And can't even remember where he recites a poem! Yet, I can grasp the theme of the film (Of-course, everyone can by the visuals).
I'll enter the learning phase.

 

[icebags]

^^ best of luck to Anish & ssk.

Mera / Meri -> mine (Mai -> I)
dua -> pray
hai -> is (verb)
ki -> "hai ki" -> "is that" ( "ki" -> "what" though)
aap -> you
jaldi -> fast
sikhe -> learn

 

[Anish]

^^ best of luck to Anish & ssk.

Mera / Meri -> mine (Mai -> I)
dua -> pray
hai -> is (verb)
ki -> "hai ki" -> "is that" ( "ki" -> "what" though)
aap -> you
jaldi -> fast
sikhe -> learn

shukriya ji

 

[vickybat]

Seriously, knowing a number of language is always an added advantage not only in regional areas also in international.

My Job made me learn Deutsch & japanese [Lots & lots of tech-specs, datasheets, reports & customer interactions]. GF- Spanish.

Bengali is something which is similar to Oriya & Oriya is my mother tongue [mutter sprache].

Telugu, Tamil & Kannada after staying in Bangalore & Coimbatore.

Bhai ete language janicha, kichi aamaku sikhau?

Mate japanese sikhibara bahut icha.

( Mods i've written this in oriya and its only meant for d3p as its his Mother tongue and so is mine. Its not a troll post. )

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

I understand odhiya!!

Well my father was posted in katak. So I bought up there and used to study there till 3.

But then afer that I moved to kolkata and dad got posted to bihar (barauni).

So in lack of touch I forgot how to read/write/speak. But I understand it quite well!!

Even now when I visit bhuwaneswar sometimes, after spending few days and continuously listening the language for few days I start speaking well too!!

Well anyway those who can't understand, t means...


"Hey bro, you know so many languages, teach me something too!!

I wish to learn Japanese."

 

[d3p]

Bhai ete language janicha, kichi aamaku sikhau?

Mate japanese sikhibara bahut icha.

( Mods i've written this in oriya and its only meant for d3p as its his Mother tongue and so is mine. Its not a troll post. )

Are baba...janichi kabala job jogu. Aithi free language training & technical training diya jauchi saithi paine.

"*www.freejapaneselessons.com/" - mora free japanese/Nihongo guide.

Bahut bhalo site & free madhya..

I understand odhiya!!

Well my father was posted in katak.
I wish to learn Japanese."

Its CUTTACK.

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

^^Thanks for the correction

Anyway, guys stick to English only, as other members who don't understand the language may feel uncomfortable.

 

[Liverpool_fan]

Trying to learn a bit of Mandarin from memrise.com.

老 = old
者 = A person who does

Seriously confusing stuff.

 

[vickybat]

Are baba...janichi kabala job jogu. Aithi free language training & technical training diya jauchi saithi paine.

"*www.freejapaneselessons.com/" - mora free japanese/Nihongo guide.

Bahut bhalo site & free madhya..



Its CUTTACK.

Dhanyabad/ Thanks a million debashish.

Very much appreciated buddy. I will go through the site. The alphabets in lesson one is so so difficult. Do we have to remember the symbols?

 

[icebags]

Trying to learn a bit of Mandarin from memrise.com.

老 = old
者 = A person who does

Seriously confusing stuff.

hey liver, 老者 ( lǎozhě ) means old person. the zhe character probably does not come alone, it means "-er". figure lol. btw, if you are looking for the word for teacher then it is : 老師 ( lǎo shi -> sound should be like lao shir ).

if you follow "Elementary Chinese Readers" vol 1,2,3,4. then you may seek my help when you need, i forgot most stuff, so it will be revision for me as well . In chinese there isn't much grammar, you just need to build up you vocab through reading and writing the characters.
(warning: "Elementary Chinese Readers" is a bit of old book, so if you are looking for tech words or neo modern filmi vocab, then you will have to look further ).

^^Thanks for the correction

Anyway, guys stick to English only, as other members who don't understand the language may feel uncomfortable.

I have a request, please allow languages in spoiler tags for practice conversation purposes, the the following is for d3p:

Spoiler

ｄ３ｐ さん、vickybat に　にほんご　お　しこんで ください、 わたしわ　まなびます　も。　
-pls correct if there is any mistake.

Dhanyabad/ Thanks a million debashish.

Very much appreciated buddy. I will go through the site. The alphabets in lesson one is so so difficult. Do we have to remember the symbols?

vickybat, if you wanna learn alphabets first, then memorize the hiragana chart first , then do katagana and kanji. there are few links in my first post , and to make it easier, if you have android fone/ tab, then look for "hiragana learn experiment" (by searching hiragana in feee app section). its a great app and u will learn hiragan in just a few days.

 

[d3p]

^^Thanks for the correction

Anyway, guys stick to English only, as other members who don't understand the language may feel uncomfortable.

No Issues, we will post them under spoilers.

Dhanyabad/ Thanks a million debashish.

Very much appreciated buddy. I will go through the site. The alphabets in lesson one is so so difficult. Do we have to remember the symbols?

You're always welcome buddy. Nihongo is all about symbols & vocabulary. Its tough initially, but gonna be fun to learn, when you have someone with you to practice with them.

I have a request, please allow languages in spoiler tags for practice conversation purposes, the the following is for d3p:

Spoiler

ｄ３ｐ さん、vickybat に　にほんご　お　しこんで ください、 わたしわ　まなびます　も。　
-pls correct if there is any mistake.

vickybat, if you wanna learn alphabets first, then memorize the hiragana chart first , then do katagana and kanji. there are few links in my first post , and to make it easier, if you have android fone/ tab, then look for "hiragana learn experiment" (by searching hiragana in feee app section). its a great app and u will learn hiragan in just a few days.

Its absolutely fine icebags. I will do it.

 

[skeletor]

English.
Haryanvi. (native)
Hindi and Urdu. (can speak, read and write)
Punjabi. (can speak, read and write with difficulty)
Bulgarian. (can understand text and write. I have a tough time in speaking.)

 

[krishnandu.sarkar]

It's ok. No need to use Spoiler tags