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05/21/2005 12:25:36 PM · #101 |
Originally posted by gibun:
Not korean, it is a linga franca used in the workplaces called fanakalo. It is a mix of Zulu, Xhosa, English and Afrikaans.
"I see you(Nguni for hello), I'm very happy to chat to you all, you are like brothers to me. When I go home I will continue to do that what puts a smile on my face, I will take pictures all the time. Stay well" |
That's so kind of you, and definately mutual!
Ok, so now do say the same in Korean :-)
Afrikaans is one of the languages on my wish-list to learn one day. But I have to finish portuguese and french first, and probably Italian too cause my parents speak Italian.
But then it'll probably be afrikaans. Is its pronounciation dificult?
Message edited by author 2005-05-21 12:26:03.
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05/21/2005 01:03:28 PM · #102 |
Originally posted by Jinjit:
But then it'll probably be afrikaans. Is its pronounciation dificult? |
no, not at all, I've heard 3 year olds speak it without any problem :) |
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05/21/2005 01:16:01 PM · #103 |
Originally posted by Gauti:
Originally posted by Jinjit:
But then it'll probably be afrikaans. Is its pronounciation dificult? |
no, not at all, I've heard 3 year olds speak it without any problem :) |
yep.. me2, but then you can find a 3 year old in any country that speaks the local tounge :) |
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05/21/2005 01:35:27 PM · #104 |
Well imagine that. This is the last place on the planet I expected to hear (read) my home language of Afrikaans!
A friend of mine is studying in Germany to become a professor in languages. He has tried to teach me German, but it is a lot more formal and genderised than good old Afrikaans.
Pletterpetje is not a commonly used Afrikaans word. Made me laught though! very graphic word.
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05/21/2005 02:40:39 PM · #105 |
Originally posted by Gauti:
Originally posted by Jinjit:
But then it'll probably be afrikaans. Is its pronounciation dificult? |
no, not at all, I've heard 3 year olds speak it without any problem :) |
Only at 3 you get the skills to actually speak that language?
Myself, I talked in Hebrew before I turned 1, and it's considered to be a dificult tongue. Hmmmmm.....
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05/21/2005 07:19:28 PM · #106 |
Originally posted by BlackDot:
Well imagine that. This is the last place on the planet I expected to hear (read) my home language of Afrikaans!
A friend of mine is studying in Germany to become a professor in languages. He has tried to teach me German, but it is a lot more formal and genderised than good old Afrikaans.
Pletterpetje is not a commonly used Afrikaans word. Made me laught though! very graphic word. |
To my knowledge Afrikaans is more based on farmers Dutch like Fries or Westfries, not German. Even for a Dutchman it can be difficult to learn proper German as they use strange conjugations as a result of that genderisation where we don't.
Pletterplet sounds a lot better as bouwhelm, still makes me grin everytime I think of it. :)
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05/21/2005 07:42:48 PM · #107 |
| I speak English as a first language, and Spanish as a second language. I had no real need to learn spanish, save that I went to Venezuela on a mission trip (and am returning this summer :D) but I learned it because I'm one of those weird smart people who believe the brain is like a muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it grows. Right now, I'm attempting to learn Norwegian (for the sole purpose that I have a Norwegian friend and even though he speaks English, I think it'd be cool to talk to him in Norwegian...and to grow smarter). |
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05/21/2005 07:54:40 PM · #108 |
Originally posted by xtabintun:
I speak English as a first language, and Spanish as a second language. I had no real need to learn spanish, save that I went to Venezuela on a mission trip (and am returning this summer :D) but I learned it because I'm one of those weird smart people who believe the brain is like a muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it grows. Right now, I'm attempting to learn Norwegian (for the sole purpose that I have a Norwegian friend and even though he speaks English, I think it'd be cool to talk to him in Norwegian...and to grow smarter). |
Good for you!!! Your are dead-on right, too.
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05/21/2005 08:06:45 PM · #109 |
Originally posted by Gauti:
Originally posted by Jinjit:
But then it'll probably be afrikaans. Is its pronounciation dificult? |
no, not at all, I've heard 3 year olds speak it without any problem :) |
Not that difficult, very phonetic but with strong gutteral sounds. It will be understanding context that may make it difficult as you will have to have a very good vocabulary to understand.
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05/21/2005 08:10:05 PM · #110 |
Originally posted by Azrifel:
Originally posted by BlackDot:
Well imagine that. This is the last place on the planet I expected to hear (read) my home language of Afrikaans!
A friend of mine is studying in Germany to become a professor in languages. He has tried to teach me German, but it is a lot more formal and genderised than good old Afrikaans.
Pletterpetje is not a commonly used Afrikaans word. Made me laught though! very graphic word. |
To my knowledge Afrikaans is more based on farmers Dutch like Fries or Westfries, not German. Even for a Dutchman it can be difficult to learn proper German as they use strange conjugations as a result of that genderisation where we don't.
Pletterplet sounds a lot better as bouwhelm, still makes me grin everytime I think of it. :) |
Afrikaans is related to and has it's roots in Dutch, but it definately is not Dutch anymore.
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05/21/2005 08:13:09 PM · #111 |
va för fan, fattar du inte at norska er inte et smart språk, førøjska er mykket bettre :)
it's been 30 years since I spoke norwegian and swedish, so I think this is a mixture of both :) |
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05/21/2005 08:27:42 PM · #112 |
For Jinjit... a little Korean.
Annyoghaseyo.Tangshinun onu nara saramimnikka? Chonun Nam Africa Kongwhakuk saramimnida. Komapssumnida. (Hello. Which country are you from? I am from the Republic of South Africa. Thank you.) This is a verrrrrrry difficult language, but so interesting.
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05/22/2005 03:52:30 AM · #113 |
Originally posted by gibun:
For Jinjit... a little Korean.
Annyoghaseyo.Tangshinun onu nara saramimnikka? Chonun Nam Africa Kongwhakuk saramimnida. Komapssumnida. (Hello. Which country are you from? I am from the Republic of South Africa. Thank you.) This is a verrrrrrry difficult language, but so interesting. |
Toda Raba Lekha! :-)
Ve'ani meIsrael, hamedina hameshuga'at bamizrakh hatikhon.
Thank you very much!
and I'm from Israel, that crazy country in the middle east.
I've trying to say those korean words out loud. I agree... it does sound hard. LOL
Still I love foreign languages!
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05/22/2005 04:37:42 AM · #114 |
[quote=DanSig] va för fan, fattar du inte at norska er inte et smart språk, førøjska er mykket bettre :)
it's been 30 years since I spoke norwegian and swedish, so I think this is a mixture of both :) [/quote
Hej! Ja, det är nog lite av varje men det var kul att se lite svenska och mycket roligt att slippa skriva på engelska. Kram Mona |
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05/22/2005 05:33:54 AM · #115 |
i love these scandinavian sounds
they take me back to the time when Pipi Langkous was my heroine
thats a long way back
Message edited by author 2005-05-22 05:35:02. |
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05/23/2005 09:15:13 PM · #116 |
Originally posted by Kylie:
I just want to express my admiration for all our DPC'ers who don't use English as their first language, and yet do such a wonderful job communicating here on DPC. I run into far too many people who mangle English and it is their "first" and only language. You folks make it look easy, and I know it isn't. I admire you greatly for this. Now back to photography, and I will try to stay on topic for the rest of the day. 
Edit: just to illustrate my point, I, of course, mangle the subject line myself! lol |
Thanks Kylie because it's difficult ;o)
Philippe
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