#languagelearning

My sister is looking for someone who wants to help her practice her Danish speaking skills (she's level B1 and a bit out of practice). She's looking for someone to have casual conversations with maybe once a week. Are there any creatures on fedi interested in helping her out? In exchange she could for example help out with Polish or English speaking practice. #danish #dansk #languagelearning

Hallo Alle! Ich bin gerade hier eingezogen und versuche mich an meinem ersten Post. Noch lieber als im Fediverse bin ich draußen unterwegs, versinke in einem guten Buch oder bastele an einem Puzzle. Wenn ich nicht gerade Vokabeln für Finnisch und Japanisch lerne, versuche ich meine wirren Gedanken mit PKM zu ordnen. Ich freue mich über Buchtipps oder einfach ein nettes Hallo! #Neuhier #Introduction #Wandern #Lesen #Puzzles #JigsawPuzzle #LanguageLearning #Finnisch #Japanisch #PKM #Obsidian

W O R D 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Folald 🇬🇧 English: Foal 🏷️ Noun (neuter) E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Folaldið hljóp um engið. 🇬🇧 English: The foal ran across the meadow. G R A M M A R 📝 The word 'folald' is a neuter noun in Icelandic. Its indefinite form in the nominative case is 'folald', and the definite form is 'folaldið'. In the accusative case, it remains 'folald' (indefinite) and 'folaldið' (definite). In the dative case, it changes to 'folaldi' (indefinite) and 'folaldinu' (definite). In the genitive case, it becomes 'folalds' (indefinite) and 'folaldsins' (definite). The plural forms are 'folöld' (indefinite nominative) and 'folöldin' (definite nominative). The word follows regular declension patterns for neuter nouns. 'Folald' specifically refers to a young horse, typically under one year old, and is used in contexts relating to equine animals. #LearnIcelandic #Icelandic #LanguageLearning #Íslenska

W O R D 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Fáviti 🇬🇧 English: Idiot 🏷️ Noun (masculine) E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Hann er algjör fáviti. 🇬🇧 English: He is a complete idiot. G R A M M A R 📝 The noun 'fáviti' is masculine. In the nominative singular, it is 'fáviti', and in the definite form, it becomes 'fávitinn'. The accusative singular is 'fávita', and the definite form is 'fávitann'. The dative singular is 'fávita', with the definite form 'fávitanum'. The genitive singular is 'fávita', and the definite form is 'fávitans'. In the plural, the nominative is 'fávitar', and the definite form is 'fávitarnir'. The accusative plural is 'fávita', with the definite form 'fávitana'. The dative plural is 'fávitum', and the definite form is 'fávitunum'. The genitive plural is 'fávita', with the definite form 'fávitanna'. This noun follows a regular declension pattern for masculine nouns in Icelandic, with changes in endings to indicate case and number. Understanding these forms is crucial for proper sentence construction in Icelandic. #LearnIcelandic #Icelandic #LanguageLearning #Íslenska

W O R D 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Grunnskóli 🇬🇧 English: Primary school 🏷️ Noun (masculine) E X A M P L E S E N T E N C E 🇮🇸 Icelandic: Bornin mín ganga í góðan grunnskóla á Akureyri. 🇬🇧 English: My children go to a good primary school in Akureyri. G R A M M A R 📝 The word 'grunnskóli' is a masculine noun in Icelandic. In the indefinite form, it is 'grunnskóli' (a primary school), and in the definite form, it becomes 'grunnskólinn' (the primary school). The definite article is added as a suffix in Icelandic, unlike English where it is a separate word. For example, 'a good primary school' is 'góður grunnskóli' (indefinite), and 'the good primary school' is 'grunnskólinn góði' (definite). #LearnIcelandic #Icelandic #LanguageLearning #Íslenska

#Duolingo used to be so good for #LanguageLearning. Is there an alternative I can use to play games and learn languages? Boosts appreciated! #AskFedi #Learning #Education

Boosts appreciated! What are some good (preferably free) resources for learning Dutch? #nl #nederlands #dutch #languagelearning

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why do so many kanji related to money have the radical for shellfish #Japanese #LanguageLearning #kanji

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Has anyone tried this? How was it? https://beepboop.us/ #LanguageLearning #Spanish

Story time (and probably over sharing): I am super English. Like, all of the DNA tests (Ancestry, 23andMe, etc) basically say "You're English AF." Since then, I have been able to trace family history back to maybe the 9th Century Viking invasions from basically Denmark (Ubba's Great Heathen Army). My ancestors basically immigrated in the 17th century for religious freedom to Virginia. 23andMe likes to tell me they were Central Appalachian Mountains Colonial Americans. Before learning all of that, because of not knowing my father's side of the family and having a French surname, we always thought I was pretty French. So, in high school and into college, I was a bit of a Francophile. Probably just not understanding where I came from, plus a love of history. I took French in college. I learned a ton, but never became fluent. I can read and understand a lot of it, but I'm shit at writing it. There's never been a need for it in my life, so any use felt forced. It isn't useless, just hasn't been useful to me. Lately, I have been thinking German might've been the smarter route. So many people I interact with are German. A lot of my favorite artists are German (I listen to a lot of Acid Techno and Power Metal). Watching Easy German videos now. Not sure if I will commit but thinking about it. Lets just say I really appreciate my Deutsch friends. #LanguageLearning #German #DeutschLernen #Genealogy

[a little preamble words in spanish for spanish-only readers: Ese mensaje no es en Español. Estoy preguntando a otros usarios de #Latinoamérica cuales son sus preferidos servidores para interacciones internacionales #internalismo]

I am gonna pause messaging from this #mastodon account

I have been contacted by the moderation team complaining about my usage of other languages than #spanish

Question for spanish-speaking mastodonts:

• what are the #instances / #servers that are mainly Latin America #latinamerica centered (preferably: SouthAmerican Spanish AND Brazilian Portuguese) that allows other #languages without it being a problem for the #moderators / #moderatorsandguidelines

I do need some guidance and advices: I will probably have to move there at some moment

Learning implies to read & interact in the other languages: and my account is dedicated to language learning/reading

#internationalism #polyglot #languagelearning

In a nutshell, what are the spanish language #fediverse servers that do accept posts & interactions in other languages too: #mastlat https://mast.lat/about is not one of them

#mastoserver #mastoinstance

Quelqu'un ici travaille pour ou connaît-il une personne qui travaille pour Assimil (les auteurs de méthodes d'apprentissage de langues) ? Il y a sans doute des centaines de problèmes sur leur appli en ligne (et probablement sur les versions mobiles aussi du coup), principalement des fichiers inexistants ou mal référencés, ou des lettres latines utilisées en lieu et place de lettres cyrilliques dans les cours de russe. J'aimerais bien parler à une personne plus technique que leur support, qui risque de ne pas vraiment comprendre de quoi je parle. Tant qu'à faire, s'ils me paient je peux même résoudre ces problèmes moi-même. Un petit boost pour la visibilité ? #Assimil #languagelearning #language #apprendreunelangue #langue #langues

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I only half-heard German news. Apparently, France has lent the British an old carpet. OMG, have Brexit and politics made things in the UK that much worse? That they have to borrow old carpets? It was about the Bayeux Tapestry. 🤣 In German, the word 'Teppich' can be used for tapestry as well as for a thinned out old carpet that you use for transporting a corpse. But the news speaker could have talked about a 'Wandteppich' if only he knew. 🤓 #languagelearning #German #BayeuxTapestry

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Duolingo has, unreservedly, solved the “get people to come back” part of language learning. That’s important: 10 mins a day in a suboptimal curriculum beats 0mins a day in a better one. However, I’ve often wondered what the *best* language learning app would be, for suitable values of “best” (in my case, literacy-focused; I want to read). I’ve got a ton of ideas but I’m curious what the state of the art is (yes I know “tons of comprehensible input”; the question is *how*). #languageLearning

There seems to be reasonable consensus that for #languageLearning, putting images on the front of flashcards is a decent idea for increased memorisation and reduced reliance on translation. Obviously this doesn't work at all for #blind people. Does anyone have any resources on the efficacy of an audio-based alternative? For example, if I'm trying to acquire the Spanish term for "washing machine," is it at all useful to have the front of the card play a short sound from a spin cycle? I'm interested in any resources exploring and evaluating this as a technique, as well as practical experiences or guides from people who've done this. #language #accessibility