/lang/ - Language Learning thread

>>75145015

http://pastebin.com/JN01tWVF
>Few more resources that didn't fit into OP

>>75145015
What have you done today for your language studies friends?

Didn't do much, barely 10 minutes of memrise.

I am trying to start learning Japanese again. I spent a few years learning it in the past on the side, then switched to Russian for a while in College. Now since I have some free time I am trying to come back to it. Mostly just going over old notes and working on re-familiarizing myself with the basics.

>>75145015
http://lang-8.com
https://italki.com (never used it myself)

>>75145067
What language are you working on OP?

>>75146388
I'm studying Swedish as of now, progress have been slow for this past month as I had some other stuff to do.

>>75146347
Yeah they are on the pastebin since OP has a limit

http://pastebin.com/JN01tWVF

If you know some free stuff that's not on there and not just specific to one language post them and I'll add it to pastebin.

>>75146610
I am curious what made you decide Swedish?

>>75146928
I only had access to Swedish stuff at the time, so I went with it, now I'm too deep to pull out.

I want to learn Spanish.

Learning russian through duolingo. Lot's of work to do.

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>>75147053
Same thing with me and German

>>75147091
Why would you learn russian?

>>75147091
Russian is tough, but ты мoжeшь cдeлaть этo!

>>75146737
Well, there's also https://www.mylanguageexchange.com

Förresten, hur bra är du på svenska?

Italian

I only ever learned language with Assimil, is Duolingo anygood?

>>75145015
I can't pick a language and nobody around me speaks another one. The curse of being British.

What do?

I want to learn a Finno-Ugric language, should I go for Sami or Finnish?

>>75147350
Jag har börjat lara mig svenska sen 6 manader.But I'm like really rusty right now with other stuff I had to do, I can understand B1 but speak maybe A2.Sen nar har ni studerat svenska?Do you also speak other languages?Also added in your resource.

https://pastebin.com/CgH2B1eX

>>75147562
If you already know a bit, then it's not that helpful.

>>75147671
Just pick one, get a solid base in your target language and then start looking for native speakers on the internet. That's my plan with Finnish at least.

>>75147838
I've done that before but I get bored of not really having a use for them. The languages I'm closest to in terms of heart are people whose cultures I'm not interested in. I end up stopping halfway.

>>75147777
Själv blev jag intresserad av svenska för ganska länge sedan (i mina tonår). För det mesta har jag lärt mig själv, men har också tagit 2 halvårs kurser på universitetet. Sedan dess har jag inte "pluggat" svenska ordentligt, men jag har läst svenska böcker nästan varje dag de senaste åren.
På universitetet tog jag till och med 4 kurser i finska, men sanningen att säga har jag tappat motivationen (för tillfället :^)) och förstår väldigt lite.
Grekiska är det språket som fascinerar mig nuförtiden.

>>75147932
Fuck learning a language based on how "useful" it is.

>>75147838
Du lernst auch Finnisch?

>>75149099
None of them really. Unless I learn a poo-in-loo language, Arabic or Somali - but I don't want to hang out with those.

>>75147710
Sami has several distinct dialects. There is no single sami language.

Finnish has most speakers (if we don't count Hungarian) and it is closest so Sweden.

>>75149518
Sami languages
Pros: Spoken in northern Sweden (I plan on moving there in the future), the people that speak it has a cool culture, it has few speakers so by learning it I help preserve the languages
Cons: Few speakers so not much use, Samis all speak Swedish anyway, harder to find a teacher

Finnish
Pros: Sounds cool, lots of speakers, useful if I visit Finland, will allow me to participate in Finnish memes
Cons: None

I really wish I could learn both but that's too much for my brain to handle

>>75149786
pretty sure they speak some kind of swe-fin pidgin in northern sweden close to the border

>>75149883
In Tornedalen they speak Meänkieli which is like Finnish with Swedish words thrown in here and there

>>75149786
Would they bitch about you learning "their" language like some American Indians do?

>>75151403
Probably not. I think the situation is different because Samis and Swedes are both white amd we haven't treated them as badly as the Americans did with their natives

>>75151799
How were they treated?

And hey, at least they weren't treated as bad as the Ainu were by the Japs.

>>75151922
Ignored for most of history. Then during WW2 and slightly into the 60s our government went slightly nazi and decided to try eugenics. Finns and Samis classified as subhuman and so a bunch of their women were forcefully sterilized. Samis were also not allowed to speak their language

Today it's the opposite, Samis are treated very well by our government who gives them lots of money and privileges to preserve their culture and language. The only Swedes who still hate Samis are some autists here on 4chan

>>75147838
Hi Seb

>>75147324
>but you something something that is!
I'm sure I'll get to it eventually, cпacибo!

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>>75147838
Also learning Finnish, how are you getting your 'solid base' friend?

>>75156344
I feel that drinking energy drinks (specifically Monster) really helps my language studies. Try it sometime

>>75147102
I finished the skill tree and didn't get that
Do you have to get to level 25 too?