Languages - November 2006

Hi, two part question:

Has anyone learned Mandarin via CD-ROMs? No class instruction. Can one actually do that and do authentic chinese people actually understand you without problems?

Does someone have experience using that 'learn languages' program, the ad which is always in National Geographic (sorry don't remember the name of the ad)? Is it worth the money? Does anyone know the name of the company of the ad which I am talking about?

thanks in advance

2006-11-17 06:10:49 · 4 answers · asked by gwoo_ca 2

What does the Icelandic word "gangan" mean in English?

I would be glad to know, I have been wondering this for a while...

2006-11-17 05:57:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't mean any offence by this, I am genuinely interested in the answer. How do people who communicate using sign language manage to have a conversation when they are doing things like driving, pushing a shopping trolley or carrying things?

2006-11-17 05:13:01 · 13 answers · asked by Funky Little Spacegirl 6

i want the answer in german, italian, spanish, and portugese

2006-11-17 04:40:06 · 12 answers · asked by nacka 1

they make fun of ppl who don't speak good english, but they don't know that at least the other person is trying to learn 1 more language then their natice language. it's way better than most american who can't speak anyother language than english. i hate it when some1 makes fun of other person's english. it's stupid. it's hard learning new language but at least immigrants speak a little english, whereas it would take years for americans to learn other language (i'm not talking about spanich, french -which has alphabet). i mean different languages like urdu, hindi, gujrati, chinese, korean, japanese, etc. ...................................................y can't they just respect immigrants instead of insulting them and make fun of their accent?????????? ................. and don't tell me that "if they can't speak english, y the hell did they even come to america" and all that bull ****

2006-11-17 04:39:29 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

ill have finished four years of spanish after this year and i plan to take french or german along with the fifth year, which one should i take and why?

2006-11-17 04:36:08 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 04:34:13 · 14 answers · asked by meggiejok 1

2006-11-17 04:32:35 · 12 answers · asked by JonZ 1

2006-11-17 04:27:28 · 2 answers · asked by tom m 1

2006-11-17 04:23:42 · 4 answers · asked by HuS@Lie 3

2006-11-17 04:03:13 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is french and comes from lille. we lived at binnie court together.

2006-11-17 03:58:30 · 2 answers · asked by delphine 1

I work in a chemistry lab, and I need to know how to tell the people next door, "Please don't use that sink. It's leaking into our lab." If you could tell me how to say this or something similar I'd appreciate it. Tell me the exact translation of what you write, please. I'd appreciate both phonetic and written (Chinese-alphabet) answers.

2006-11-17 03:42:18 · 7 answers · asked by Amy F 5

2006-11-17 02:57:05 · 9 answers · asked by debbie g 1

Why the "S".
There is a difference in the noun when there is one OBJECT to two OBJECTS.
There is no difference in the noun between two OBJECTS and a squillion OBJECTS.
Why keep the plural law in grammar?

2006-11-17 02:43:01 · 4 answers · asked by wizebloke 7

2006-11-17 02:40:00 · 11 answers · asked by classified 1

THIS HAD BEEN REALLY BUGGING ME REALLY BAD FOR A LONG TIME, I NEED TO KNOW!

2006-11-17 02:26:50 · 2 answers · asked by fartknocker546874321685 1

2006-11-17 02:23:52 · 9 answers · asked by richardandrewparedes 2

wat i could figure out is only
You ____ not ard _____ sad?

thx thx! ^_^

2006-11-17 02:21:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 02:11:41 · 8 answers · asked by i_jita100 1

Besides practicing. Is there like a program out there that is helpful for learning a foriegn language?

2006-11-17 02:11:24 · 7 answers · asked by Why_so_serious? 5

2006-11-17 01:49:44 · 11 answers · asked by Robert B 1

why do people think english is so hard? I'm learning spanish and it seems way harder to remember and the verbs and not only that there are like 14 tenes instead of just future present and past and the whole masculine and femine thing. so why is english so hard?

2006-11-17 01:37:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-17 01:35:53 · 3 answers · asked by Sebastian 1

I heard that it's one of the best ways to learn a foreign language.

2006-11-17 01:30:11 · 5 answers · asked by Why_so_serious? 5

What is the meaning this idiom: "Zebras aren't black and white, they are white and black". Pls explain for me, thank you very much!

2006-11-17 00:50:08 · 10 answers · asked by feel_it_deeply_2006 1

2006-11-17 00:47:50 · 16 answers · asked by mea t 1

2006-11-17 00:47:27 · 5 answers · asked by mea t 1

Hei! I would like to learn Swedish language. I would like you to help me a little.
I would appreciate your help. Takk- thanks

2006-11-17 00:28:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know the word 'oppa' usually refers to husband.. so how do u say wife?

2006-11-17 00:24:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous