Occasional French, German or Spanish phrase (from holiday phrasebooks/school). The odd Greek/Latin word from science.
I think that's the problem with being born in an English-speaking country, to English parents. No incentive to learn them. People in bi-lingual/poly-lingual families or countries (such as those in central Europe) pick them up naturally.
I somewhat disagree with this . An English speaker would be able to pick up a romance language just as easy if not easier than someone who speaks a romance language .English has a lot of intricacies that many other languages dont while at the same time having many of the same root words
I think that's the problem with being born in an English-speaking country, to English parents. No incentive to learn them.
I can kind of understand that. Even though I wasn't born in an English-speaking country or to English speaking parents, as soon as I learned English well enough at school, I got the feeling there really isn't any need to learn any other language (besides my native language of course). While of course, as I said in my previous post, I think it is a kind of shame I've let myself forget all the other languages I've learned.
@SimSwim2 and @Simpkin, I'm curious: what made you learn Finnish? I get the idea that if anyone starts learning it as a foreign language it's mostly because they have some relatives or ancestors or something in Finland. So, what's your story?
Considering the language, I think this one's pretty funny:
@kati77 When I was in college, I did an overseas internship in Finland. I went to culinary school at The Culinary Institute of America. I spent a semester learning all about Finnish foods while in Finland. I found I really like Kaalikääryleet, which are cabbage rolls. I travel the world to 3rd world countries to give back to the needy. I also travel the world to learn about cusines in different countries.
@kati77 When I was in college, I did an overseas internship in Finland. I went to culinary school at The Culinary Institute of America. I spent a semester learning all about Finnish foods while in Finland. I found I really like Kaalikääryleet, which are cabbage rolls. I travel the world to 3rd world countries to give back to the needy. I also travel the world to learn about cusines in different countries.
Oh, that sounds fun. Did you stay in Helsinki?
Itse en pidä kaalikääryleistä, mutta mitä mieltä olet mämmistä ja karjalanpiirakoista?
But I guess that explains you learning so many languages. I suppose it's easy for you. I really wish it was easier for me.
@kati77 When I was in college, I did an overseas internship in Finland. I went to culinary school at The Culinary Institute of America. I spent a semester learning all about Finnish foods while in Finland. I found I really like Kaalikääryleet, which are cabbage rolls. I travel the world to 3rd world countries to give back to the needy. I also travel the world to learn about cusines in different countries.
Oh, that sounds fun. Did you stay in Helsinki?
Itse en pidä kaalikääryleistä, mutta mitä mieltä olet mämmistä ja karjalanpiirakoista?
But I guess that explains you learning so many languages. I suppose it's easy for you. I really wish it was easier for me.
mämmistä ja Karjalan ovat herkullisia . Pidätkö Glögi jouluksi ? Se glögiä . Se on niin hyvä .
Learning languages comes naturally for me. It's a lot of fun learning new languages. I want to learn some of the languages of Africa next.
Yes, I did stay in Helsinki. It's a very pretty city. I was there last Christmas actually to attend the Lucia parade for Christmas. My hubby loves traveling with me around the world as long as he's able to take off time from work. It's easy for him since he creates his own schedule. He's self-employed and works from home a lot. He takes his computer with him and works from wherever we go. Our 6 1/2 year old twin girls travel with us sometimes. They are homeschooled. Going to Japan in 2 weeks to adopt a 2 year old little girl.
I've done a lot more than most people my age. I am only 23 years old. But, I have an old soul as I call it. I am very mature.
I live in a Estonia so... I had to choose between Finnish adn German. I thought Finnish would be easier since it's similar to Estonian but I was wrong It's so difficult. I only remember "kukkamaljakko" and "Amerikalainen opiskelija 🐸🐸🐸🐸 tuli Suomeen koska hän halua opetella hiihtämään". I'm not sure the sentence is correct.
I live in the south of Estonia so I don't know any Finnish, the people in North do.
I live in a Estonia so... I had to choose between Finnish adn German. I thought Finnish would be easier since it's similar to Estonian but I was wrong It's so difficult. I only remember "kukkamaljakko" and "Amerikalainen opiskelija 🐸🐸🐸🐸 tuli Suomeen koska hän halua opetella hiihtämään". I'm not sure the sentence is correct.
I live in the south of Estonia so I don't know any Finnish, the people in North do.
Oh, that explains it I actually think it wouldn't be easy for me to learn Estonian either. One of my friends, on the other hand, studied a couple of years in Tartu. I think she learned Estonian pretty well.
@kati77 When I was in college, I did an overseas internship in Finland. I went to culinary school at The Culinary Institute of America. I spent a semester learning all about Finnish foods while in Finland. I found I really like Kaalikääryleet, which are cabbage rolls. I travel the world to 3rd world countries to give back to the needy. I also travel the world to learn about cusines in different countries.
Oh, that sounds fun. Did you stay in Helsinki?
Itse en pidä kaalikääryleistä, mutta mitä mieltä olet mämmistä ja karjalanpiirakoista?
But I guess that explains you learning so many languages. I suppose it's easy for you. I really wish it was easier for me.
mämmistä ja Karjalan ovat herkullisia . Pidätkö Glögi jouluksi ? Se glögiä . Se on niin hyvä .
Learning languages comes naturally for me. It's a lot of fun learning new languages. I want to learn some of the languages of Africa next.
Yes, I did stay in Helsinki. It's a very pretty city. I was there last Christmas actually to attend the Lucia parade for Christmas. My hubby loves traveling with me around the world as long as he's able to take off time from work. It's easy for him since he creates his own schedule. He's self-employed and works from home a lot. He takes his computer with him and works from wherever we go. Our 6 1/2 year old twin girls travel with us sometimes. They are homeschooled. Going to Japan in 2 weeks to adopt a 2 year old little girl.
I've done a lot more than most people my age. I am only 23 years old. But, I have an old soul as I call it. I am very mature.
Kyllä, glögi on hyvää Oh, and I live in Helsinki. I quite like it, although I would prefer a bigger city.
Oh, that explains it I actually think it wouldn't be easy for me to learn Estonian either. One of my friends, on the other hand, studied a couple of years in Tartu. I think she learned Estonian pretty well.
I used to speak and read Spanish/French/Arabic but haven't spoken any of them fluently in a long time. I can still read them all with a bit of help though.
ETA: I assume you meant in addition to English.
I didn't actually since there are simmers from around the world on this froum
@Simpkin, I think it might be interesting to visit Tartu some time. I've only been to Tallinn. I think the contemporary art museum Kumu has very good exhibitions.
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I somewhat disagree with this . An English speaker would be able to pick up a romance language just as easy if not easier than someone who speaks a romance language .English has a lot of intricacies that many other languages dont while at the same time having many of the same root words
I can kind of understand that. Even though I wasn't born in an English-speaking country or to English speaking parents, as soon as I learned English well enough at school, I got the feeling there really isn't any need to learn any other language (besides my native language of course). While of course, as I said in my previous post, I think it is a kind of shame I've let myself forget all the other languages I've learned.
Considering the language, I think this one's pretty funny:
Oh, that sounds fun. Did you stay in Helsinki?
Itse en pidä kaalikääryleistä, mutta mitä mieltä olet mämmistä ja karjalanpiirakoista?
But I guess that explains you learning so many languages. I suppose it's easy for you. I really wish it was easier for me.
mämmistä ja Karjalan ovat herkullisia . Pidätkö Glögi jouluksi ? Se glögiä . Se on niin hyvä .
Learning languages comes naturally for me. It's a lot of fun learning new languages. I want to learn some of the languages of Africa next.
Yes, I did stay in Helsinki. It's a very pretty city. I was there last Christmas actually to attend the Lucia parade for Christmas. My hubby loves traveling with me around the world as long as he's able to take off time from work. It's easy for him since he creates his own schedule. He's self-employed and works from home a lot. He takes his computer with him and works from wherever we go. Our 6 1/2 year old twin girls travel with us sometimes. They are homeschooled. Going to Japan in 2 weeks to adopt a 2 year old little girl.
I've done a lot more than most people my age. I am only 23 years old. But, I have an old soul as I call it. I am very mature.
I live in a Estonia so... I had to choose between Finnish adn German. I thought Finnish would be easier since it's similar to Estonian but I was wrong
I live in the south of Estonia so I don't know any Finnish, the people in North do.
Oh, that explains it
And your sentences are correct
Kyllä, glögi on hyvää
I didn't actually since there are simmers from around the world on this froum
I have always wanted to learn Latin at some point. Don't know if I'll ever do it.
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