Languages - February 2007

sum kid at my skool said the word puhta.. wut does it mean cuz ppl take it grossly...

2007-02-05 06:19:32 · 8 answers · asked by Jen 1

2007-02-05 06:15:28 · 7 answers · asked by thacheeze13 1

2007-02-05 06:14:56 · 5 answers · asked by diddaroo 1

2007-02-05 06:14:39 · 1 answers · asked by robert 828 1

Say now that the languages would be German & Japanese, taken as majors in university and I got the highest possible degree for it. What career options would I have?

2007-02-05 06:08:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have difficulty speaking clearly and expressing myself. I tend to slur my words, stutter, mumble, or even mix up my words so I'm speaking nonsense. I'd really like to become more articulate and clear so that I can find a good job and just have more confidence in social situations. I'm a native English speaker who can read and write in several other languages, but my speech difficulties seem to carry over to other languages as well. Is there a good, preferably cheap, way to fix this?

2007-02-05 05:54:19 · 5 answers · asked by me41987 4

what does this mean?
seems on line translations dont help.......
s'posedly in spanish....which Idont speak a word of....

no sabe nada

2007-02-05 05:54:19 · 11 answers · asked by Lynnie 2

It's almost 90% easy to learn how to write a Kanji or know its meaning, at least for me. But, sometimes a Kanji may have 10 readings like the Kanji下(down). So, it's hard to learn them. That's not all. Some are Kun-yumi and others are On-yumi. What shall I do? Through Answers Pls.

2007-02-05 05:50:37 · 4 answers · asked by Palestini Detective 4

they dont want to learn any other languages besides english?

2007-02-05 05:48:10 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now I need someone to translate it into Spanish, and yes, I've tried all the dictionaries on the net.

2007-02-05 05:46:26 · 6 answers · asked by cymry3jones 7

I'd like to find a program to learn basic French on the web, with opportunities to speak it and hear it as well as read it. Any suggestions? I'm an absolute beginner, and I am willing to pay if need be.

2007-02-05 05:36:28 · 6 answers · asked by missd1975 3

2007-02-05 05:21:26 · 6 answers · asked by lasjflas 2

I am speaking of declension, conjugation, and overall complexity of thoughts expressed. I think that the reason that the language of Shakespeare is so much richer than modern English is due to it's relative closeness to older Germanic languages. This would suggest that Icelandic is better for my purposes. Does Gaelic show these subtle complexities? Thanks.

2007-02-05 05:07:23 · 4 answers · asked by cirdellin 4

Will anybody help me or willing to learn it with me. OR if u want to learn another language i dont mind.

2007-02-05 05:06:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is this thing that builds our dreams, yet slips away from us

2007-02-05 05:05:40 · 5 answers · asked by stefano t 1

It does seem that a lot of people now don't care, don't want to care and think it is much "cooler" to be thick. Especially if you look at advertisements and people's blogs and the like. Why does our society seem to be "dumbing itself down"? Does nobody else get as angry about it as my best friend and myself?

2007-02-05 05:03:32 · 11 answers · asked by natalie_tebbutt 1

Randy Jackson says this a lot on American Idol and I don't know what he means by it.

2007-02-05 04:58:01 · 10 answers · asked by Adela 2

I wish in Our schools/ colleges, atleast 5 languages should be taught at different stages. Local language, Hindi and English should be compulsorily taught. Neighbouring State language aand any one foreign language like Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French ,Arabic or any such foreign language should be taught as optional and for these Optional languages State and Central Governments Shd provide Special and attractive Scholarships. This will enable india and and Indians present everywhere throughout the world and we will occupy important positions through out world with our intelligent and knowldgeable people. Let India be everywhere , unlike at present only in USA/UK/ Canada/ Australia where we enter due to our Strength in English. Let us think of our children learning additional Foreign languages to rule other countries also.

2007-02-05 04:44:02 · 10 answers · asked by balakrishnan c 3

Obviously there is a big influx of polish people, but why advertise in Polish? Surely if they have come to this country to work then they must be able to speak English? Also there are larger numbers of other ethnic minorities groups living in Britain who speak a language other then English. For example, Turkish, Greek, Somalian, Bangladeshi, etc. Don't you think this is discrimatory??

2007-02-05 04:36:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help! Does anybody know good books about raising a child multilingual? Found a few about biligual families, but I'm looking for one that deals especially with multilinguality.
I'm german, my husband english and we live in the Netherlands. And I thought, we'd be quiet stupid not to try it at least. I'm learning Dutch since half a year. He doesn't speak German, but understands a little bit by listening. So I got a lot of questions.
Thanks for helping!

2007-02-05 04:15:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

don't answer that it's both of them!!!!!!

2007-02-05 04:06:19 · 8 answers · asked by lucslop 1

"le compro" mean in Spanish?? What about "le muestro"?? PLEASE help me!

2007-02-05 04:04:58 · 2 answers · asked by Rae 4

So : when I was in school, I learned a language called English. I know from the spelling and some of the vocabulary I was taught that it is most consistent with British usage rather than, say, American or Australian. I also know that this version of English is the one used by the BBC, and called "Queen's English". Yet, I have never met any English person who spoke that way... accents have varied from light, yet noticeably different from the standard (like in the Midlands or Dublin, Eire), to the completely different and verging on the incomprensible if you're not used to it(like around London, around Newcastle upon Tyne)the prize going to Belfast, where I've seen people talking English between themselves, but I thought it was Gaelic... and that's in places where they use standard words : in Scotland, they have a vocabulary of their own you have to know.

So, is there any place in Britain where they speak with standard pronunciation? If not, where does Queen's English come from?

2007-02-05 03:59:06 · 2 answers · asked by Svartalf 6

I really want to self teach myself this language.

2007-02-05 03:50:15 · 7 answers · asked by Ronnie 2

if you recommend other ways....plz....discuss with me..

2007-02-05 03:49:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

it is nice to have some illustrations on how the tongue and the lips should place to have those pronunciation.
A. tr-
B.dr-
C.tj-
D.dj-
E.tsh-
F.dz-

the phonetic symbols can hardly be typed.
i guess you would understand what phonetic symbols they are.

2007-02-05 03:48:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

So : when I was in school, I learned a language called German, that is the official language of Germany and Austria. But I know from experience that the "German" spoken in Bavaria, Austria and Alsace are noticeably different in vocabulary and pronunciation from the standard. So where does the official language come from? Is it still the vernacular in any part of Germany?

2007-02-05 03:47:23 · 4 answers · asked by Svartalf 6

The last three years or so I have been obsessed with Italian (language, culture, etc.). I have tried to teach myself the language but haven't gotten very far. Where I live there is little opportunity for learning Italian. I was going to take lessons with one guy but it ended badly and unfortunately he is connected to a lot of other teachers and Italian groups so I feel like my opportunities for learning the language has decreased. I had given up after my falling out with that guy, but there are times when I still feel that urge to learn/experience more w/Italian. My dilema is this: I have been considering taking up Spanish instead, there are more opportunities to learn it and its use has become quite widespread but I feel more passionate about learning Italian. What would you do in this situation?

2007-02-05 03:42:38 · 5 answers · asked by akivi73 4

how do i say "forgive me" in spanish?

2007-02-05 03:20:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there a website with poems translated from English to spanish?

2007-02-05 03:12:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous