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leida
July 6, 2015
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Latest: July 6, 2015
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Re:I am looking for people to help me speak English
Hola,
Mi nombre es Jorge y yo quiero mejorar mi inglés oral. No sé cómo funciona esta web pues al igual que tú soy nuevo.
Seguimos hablando.
Un saludo
Hi,
My name is Jorge and I would like to improve my speaking. I don't know how this web works because as you I am new here.
Regards,
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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Jorge V.
July 6, 2015
# Msgs: 3
Latest: July 6, 2015
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Hello everyone!
Hello everyone,
My name is Rhohit and I am from the USA (New York City, to be exact). Nice place you all got in here. Feels right at home! I just signed up to see if I can find some friends to chat with (visual or text). I am planning on teaching English in Japan this Fall but my Japanese is very basic. Although I am repeatedly told by friends that I do not need any Japanese to live in Japan, I feel compelled to learn at least few basic phrases before moving there. If anyone is willing to share some of their knowledge on this language, feel free to contact me any time.
I am pretty knowledgeable when it comes to formal or informal conversations, so you won't be bored rather quickly. I can also share lot of information regard to traveling in America, which can make your experiences lot easier, if you are planning on visiting anytime soon.
Anyway, just introducing myself as a new member in here and if you want to learn American English, feel free to contact me anytime. Thanks and take care.
Rhohit
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Language pair: English;
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Rhohit
July 6, 2015
# Msgs: 1
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looking for a friend to penpal with.
Hi every one, I'm knew and would like a freind to help learn hebrew. I am more than willing to help you learn English. I like the out doors, wood working and free running. I don't have a gold membership so please contact me.
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Language pair: English;
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James N.
July 6, 2015
# Msgs: 1
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looking for a friend to penpal with.
Hi every one, I'm knew and would like a freind to help learn hebrew. I am more than willing to help you learn English. I like the out doors, wood working and free running.
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Language pair: English;
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James N.
July 6, 2015
# Msgs: 1
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Re:Re:Nice To Meet You
Привіт Ліса,
Як ви поживаєте? Українська складна мова але теж красива. Я вивчати одиноко. Я чиітаю Colloquial Ukrainian вид Иян Прес а Стефан Пуґ; я cподиваюся я перекладений що довре.
Якщо у вас є питаня я буду допоможу.
There are a few things I would like to point out to you about your message. You forgot a few words and I'll put those in, below, in capitals.
"I'm from Ukraine and can help you with THE Ukrainian language. My level of English is not bad, but still I'd like to improve it, so *I* will be glad to communicate with you."
The Ukrainian language is a bit like a zip-file. Many things are implied and not written or they are recognizable by the case endings. I think that is what they are called. It seems to be a compact language. But English and Dutch and those types of languages seem to be obsessed with the verb ' to be'. And those verbs are always written out. So you have to 'unzip' Ukrainian and be explicit.
I am Dutch.
You are Dutch.
He/she/it is Dutch.
We are Dutch.
They are Dutch.
You (plural) are Dutch.
They are Dutch.
So 'Я Україмка', the part that makes that word feminine must be unzipped, as it were to show the verb 'to be'. We have a 'to be' obsession here.
"...but still I'd like to improve it..." Most English people would use a different word order. '..but I would still like to improve it...'. The subtle difference is a matter of emphasis. In general use, use my phrasing.
If you wish to express 'in any case', use your phrasing. Look:
I play chess really well. Few are better than I am. Still, I want to improve my game. (For a reason: win more games.)
Despite the fact I always win, still they come and try to beat me. (Sigh, why don't they leave me alone?)
Or when you have a conversation and get off topic and want to return to the previous subject. You list your objections. The grammar is hard, the alphabet is strange. I have the flu. Aliens will land tomorrow. ' Still, I have to learn Ukrainian.'
You see the emphasis in the poem 'The Raven', by Edgar Alan Poe as well.
"And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting..."
Poe wants to emphasize the bird is remaining, not that it is sitting. Of course it 'sits'. No problem. But it just will not go away!
'Still' implies a dissatisfaction. So did you want to express you are unsatisfied with your level of English and make that very clear or did you want to express you ' just' want to learn more?
до скорої зустрічі!
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Language pair: Ukrainian; English
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Pieter
July 6, 2015
# Msgs: 3
Latest: July 6, 2015
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Looking for someone who can help me in learning German
Hi! I am from Hungary and I am looking for someone who can help me in refreshing my German and English knowledge. You can talk to me about anything from pets to Game of Thrones. Please write to me! I'm not a gold member.
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Language pair: German; English
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Hajni M.
July 6, 2015
# Msgs: 1
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LOOKING FOR JAPANESE FRIEND/EXCHANGE PARTNER!!!
Hello! I am new to this website and i am looking for japanese people of my age (15-18) who can teach me japanese and about the japanese culture which i am very interested in. I speak fluent english and spanish but i know nearly nothing in japanese. I am not a gold member so PLEASE contact me. Thank you :3
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Language pair: English;
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Ale
July 5, 2015
# Msgs: 1
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Hi. I am looking for a language exhange for Chinese/Japanese
I am 23 years old male. I have been living in Canada for more than 10 years, but i was born and grown up in Korea for 12 years as well. I can teach you Korean and English. I would like to learn Chinese in return. Hope to make great mate here :) See ya. Prefer a female language exhange :P
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Language pair: Korean; English
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Peter K.
July 5, 2015
# Msgs: 1
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Hi . I'm Yasamin.
I'm an English teacher in Iran. I like to learn English very well.but I'm not a fluent speaker in English. My native language is Persian. I have many problems when I listen to English speech or movies too.I want to find a native partner who helps me.
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Language pair: Persian (Farsi, Dari, Hazaragi); English
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yasamin m.
July 5, 2015
# Msgs: 1
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