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 Topic: A question; French or German?

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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #30 - May 12, 2010, 09:39 AM
    German would be easier to learn as an English speaker, as they are both Germanic languages. However, I think that learning French would be more useful as it is more widely spoken than German.
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #31 - May 12, 2010, 10:13 AM
    Just to put a spanner in the world Germany is EU's biggest economy & 4th largest in the world! Heh heh  Wink
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #32 - May 12, 2010, 09:19 PM

    Here is something favourable about France :

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKS0yISz6xQ
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #33 - December 31, 2011, 01:44 AM
    Quote from: deusvult on May 12, 2010, 03:22 AM
    Esperanto, obv. 


    Vi pravas! Ĉu vi parolas ĝin?
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #34 - December 31, 2011, 01:47 AM
    Quote from: Naerys on May 12, 2010, 08:40 AM
    Before I went there I was told not to believe it, that it was just a stereotype and all that, but I had my first encounter with a very rude old lady on the goddamned train from the goddamned airport  wacko


    What happened?
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #35 - December 31, 2011, 02:09 AM
    Also, what did you end up choosing?

    I'm incredibly biased, since I'm absolutely in love with the French language. A couple of years ago I used to like German culture as well, and learned a bit about the language, but if I were in your situation I'd pick Paris faster than you could say "Oh là là!" In fact, French is one of the reasons I'm planning to go to Montreal next year for university.

    Also, regarding German grammar:

    http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/awfgrmlg.html
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #36 - January 02, 2012, 08:11 AM
    Quote from: harakaat on December 31, 2011, 01:47 AM
    What happened?


    Just an old cunt being an old cunt. Can't really recall the details, but thinking, 30 minutes after you leave the airport "I wanna go back home" isn't a good indicator of how welcoming Parisians are Tongue
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #37 - January 03, 2012, 07:09 PM
    Quote
    Vi pravas! Ĉu vi parolas ĝin?


    "You are right! Do you speak (something)"?
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #38 - January 03, 2012, 07:31 PM
    Quote from: Naerys on January 02, 2012, 08:11 AM

    Just an old cunt being an old cunt. Can't really recall the details, but thinking, 30 minutes after you leave the airport "I wanna go back home" isn't a good indicator of how welcoming Parisians are Tongue


    It's a common problem with Paris. Generally, the further away from Paris that you get, the more foreigner friendly the french become.. although it's not a guarantee if you don't speak french fluently and with even the slightest hint of an English accent  Tongue
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #39 - January 03, 2012, 07:37 PM
    French for food.

    Germans for cars.

    Does that help?
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #40 - January 04, 2012, 12:09 PM
    Quote from: Mr Sanity on January 03, 2012, 07:31 PM
    It's a common problem with Paris. Generally, the further away from Paris that you get, the more foreigner friendly the french become.. although it's not a guarantee if you don't speak french fluently and with even the slightest hint of an English accent  Tongue


    Yeah, I really want to visit non-Paris France, I'm sure the experience will be nicer. Not that it was THAT bad, mind you. I speak French like a native and when I can focus, I can produce a pretty convincing Parisian accent. People weren't as bitchy towards me as they were towards my boyfriend, who doesn't speak a word. There was a clear difference in the way we were treated. Which is retarded. We are tourists, you can't expect us to learn your fucking language if we're here just for a week.
    He's no friend to the friendless
    And he's the mother of grief
    There's only sorrow for tomorrow
    Surely life is too brief
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #41 - January 04, 2012, 12:14 PM
    Quote from: Zebedee on January 03, 2012, 07:09 PM
    "You are right! Do you speak (something)"?


    Ĝin = ĝi-n = it-(accusative)
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #42 - January 04, 2012, 12:15 PM
    French Smiley
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #43 - January 04, 2012, 12:28 PM
    ^ Definitely. Everything is good as long as you don't speak English, what with its crazy pronunciation and all.
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #44 - January 04, 2012, 08:04 PM
    Grin English: the language of Monty Python. yes
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #45 - January 04, 2012, 11:33 PM
    Haha  Afro

    Did you watch the video? I'm addicted to that channel. I've forgotten how to speak because of it.
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #46 - January 04, 2012, 11:40 PM
    I don't get the video.
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #47 - January 04, 2012, 11:47 PM
    Maybe this will help:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUqDSLtXeZsGc3dtVb5MW13g&feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Coq2hQ7GHQc
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #48 - January 04, 2012, 11:48 PM
    Nope. Tongue
    Devious, treacherous, murderous, neanderthal, sub-human of the West. bunny
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #49 - January 05, 2012, 12:07 AM
    How about this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUqDSLtXeZsGc3dtVb5MW13g&feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=kpEJrq8uPN4
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #50 - January 05, 2012, 12:09 AM
    Nope. Tongue Tongue
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #51 - January 05, 2012, 05:50 PM
    Quote from: harakaat on January 04, 2012, 12:14 PM
    Ĝin = ĝi-n = it-(accusative)


    Seems kinda obvious now.

    But it appears from that sentence that Esperanto has some Slavic influence. Two of the words, vi and pravas, look kinda like the Russian vy (вы) for you and pravda (правда) for true, correct, etc.
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #52 - January 05, 2012, 06:16 PM
    The base roots are estimated to be 60% Romance, 30% Germanic, and 10% Slavic. However, that's just the roots -- the language itself is highly agglutinative.
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #53 - January 05, 2012, 07:33 PM
    Quote from: harakaat on January 05, 2012, 06:16 PM
    the language itself is highly agglutinative.


    Thought you said it was easy?  Tongue
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #54 - January 05, 2012, 07:36 PM
    LOL, the two aren't mutually exclusive Tongue

    How about you give it a try for a couple of weeks? You won't master the language, but you'll learn a lot about the grammar and the culture.
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #55 - January 05, 2012, 07:41 PM
    Quote from: harakaat on January 05, 2012, 07:36 PM
    How about you give it a try for a couple of weeks? You won't master the language, but you'll learn a lot about the grammar and the culture.


    If I were to get my ass in gear and finally sit down to properly learn a language it would be, if anything, your mother tongue of Arabic. And I don't have time to study two languages at once given uni work and so forth. Sorry, but my Esperanto studies will have to wait until I don't have other more pressing engagements.  Smiley
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #56 - January 05, 2012, 07:49 PM
    I see your problem , Unechance.  I think you need to make up your mind where to go first and then you'll know which language you need to learn.
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  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #57 - January 05, 2012, 08:05 PM
    Quote from: Zebedee on January 05, 2012, 07:41 PM
    If I were to get my ass in gear and finally sit down to properly learn a language it would be, if anything, your mother tongue of Arabic. And I don't have time to study two languages at once given uni work and so forth. Sorry, but my Esperanto studies will have to wait until I don't have other more pressing engagements.  Smiley


    If you don't have two weeks, it shouldn't take more than an hour to at least go through this.

    Plus, there's always the propaedeutic value.
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #58 - January 05, 2012, 08:33 PM
    Alright, alright, I'll take a look at it at some point. Though just glancing over it, I see where a lot of these words come from, yeah.
  • Re: A question; French or German?
     Reply #59 - January 05, 2012, 08:38 PM
    Yeah, it's really convenient Tongue
    قل للمليحة في الخمار الأسود
    مـاذا فـعــلت بــناسـك مـتـعـبد

    قـد كـان شـمّر لــلـصلاة ثـيابه
    حتى خـطرت له بباب المسجد

    ردي عليـه صـلاتـه وصيـامــه
    لا تـقــتـلــيه بـحـق ديــن محمد
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