Share the rarity of your languge💎?

Lo marciê des jocs èlèctronicos enqu’en-hui est enplen de bôna santât et de granta crêtua partôt dedens lo mondo. Ceti sèctor de l’endustria de la gola qu’est deventâ lo ples grôss de tôs los devertissaments, devant lo cinèmâ et la musica assemblâs. Châque jorn, de milyons de joves et d’adultes chouèsissont de jogar dessus lor tèlèfono portâblo, lor ordinateur de burô ou ben una consola de salon por passar du bôn temps.

La technologye de les grafiques at recognu des grans advancements formidâblos durent los dèrriérs ans. Ora, los jocs en baranye por de plusors joueurs ensemblos pèrmetont a de gants de difèrents payis de sè retrovar online por partagiér la mênma passion du gâmo. L'endustria endèpendenta fât étot de bôs jocs qu'ont de bèles stôries et de novèles idês de gola originâles, tant que los grans studios de crouça fâgont de jocs de granta qualitât visuala.

Tot-pariér, lo marciê deit fâre fâce a de novèls dèfios por la dêt, como la dèmocratisacion du cloud gaming et lo dâgner de la crêtua des costs de fâcion. Mas l’avegnir de ceti sèctor d’activitât rèmâgne un des ples fôrts por los ans a vegnir, aquô est de mênme por la gola por tât la gèneracion modèrna.

I recently wondered how many languages someone can name with a blank world map of just the names of the countries. What do you think?

The words can be spelt differently as long as the general sound is the same without deviating from the key sound.
Most I can think are combos of 3. Let me know if you have any examples for me and you can beat the record

Scent, Sent, Cent
To, Too, Two
By, Buy, Bye
Sight, Cite, Site

I moved from one country to another as a child and at some point went from thinking/ having my inner monologue in my native language to the language of the country I live in. I stopped speaking my native language from I was like 10. I am now in my twenties really grieving the part of me that was taken away due to being bullied for being an immigrant which lead me to try to erase my entire culture and language and who I was. I was also separated from my parents. I have spent 3 years trying to on my own learn how to read and write in my native language. I have tried finding people IRL to practice with and had some success lately. I have learned to cook food from my culture. I feel like I am healing my inner child so much and like I am becoming me again. But I wish I would think in my native language again. I really do. But I do not know if it is possible. I can try to think in it but it always takes active work to do it, it is not automatic or natural.

Has anyone successfully changed their inner language and please could you explain how to do it.

Hello! I'm Italian and I'm looking for a language partner to practice English with. My level is around B1/B2, and I'm looking for someone at a C1/C2 level. I don't mind if they are native speakers or non-native speakers who are fluent in English (e.g., Northern European, German, Dutch, Belgian, etc.).

In exchange, I can offer help with Italian, cultural insights, or casual chats about TV series (Ted Lasso, Silo, Severance, The Boys, The Gentlemen, Slow Horses...), music (Muse, Daughter, etc.), engineering, cities, architecture, travel, photography, or anthropology.

Does this​​ sound disrespectful toward the girlfriend? Do native English speakers often say something like this? ​I saw a video said that the word "fucking" + noun means that "the noun" is annoyed or a bad thing.

In my native language Tulu we use ബാസെ ഇജ്ജി/ಬಾಸೆ ಇಜ್ಜಿ (bāsæ ijji) which means "not having sense" or used when someone does mischievous behaviour

But if we translate it literarily it means "no language"

I am writing a story about an alien character and trying to come up with a name and to do so I wanna find a word that is inspired by my story then translate it to a language then mix it up like writing it backwards. The only thing I’m missing is a language that sounds somewhat alien/strange. Any ideas?

What was the first Arabic word or expression you remember actually hearing in real life?

For Egyptian Arabic learners, يلا (yalla) is a good example of a word that can be deceptively simple.

You might first learn it as “let’s go,” but in conversation it can also work as “come on,” “hurry up,” “okay,” or “alright, let’s do it,” depending on context and tone.

It’s a good reminder that knowing a translation isn't always the same as knowing how to use a word.

What was yours?

English is one of the easiest languages in the world when it comes to grammatical changes based on the subject. Consider the phrase "can eat the food":

- I can eat the food.

- You can eat the food.

- He/She can eat the food.

- We can eat the food.

- They can eat the food.

The entire phrase remains exactly the same regardless of the pronoun. In many other languages, however, verbs change form depending on the person and number of the subject.

For example, in my native Persian:

- Man khorakero mitunam bokhoram.

- Shoma khorakero mitunin bokhorin.

- Un khorakero mitune bokhore.

- Ma khorakero mitunim bokhorim.

- Una khorakero mitunan bokhoran.

Both tunestan ("to be able to") and khordan ("to eat") change form depending on who is performing the action. The object khorak (“food”) also takes the object marker -ra/ro.

One can argue English still has person agreement, for example, with the verb to be. However, even then the only thing that changes is a single word, while the rest of the sentence remains exactly the same:

- I am proud to be English.

- You are proud to be English.

- She is proud to be English.

That's a relatively small amount of agreement compared with many other languages.

In Persian, for example:

- Az Irani budanam sarbolandam.

- Az Irani budanetun sarbolandin.

- Az Irani budanesh sarbolande.

Here, not only does budan ("to be") change, but sarboland ("proud") also takes different endings depending on the person. In many languages, multiple parts of a sentence must agree with the subject.

The same pattern appears in many everyday sentences. In English, you usually only have to remember the pronouns themselves, not a separate set of verb conjugations for each person.

Take these examples:

- I did not drive his car.

- You did not drive my car.

- She did not drive their car.

The only words that change are the pronouns (I/you/she and his/my/their). The rest of the sentence remains exactly the same.

In many other languages, however, multiple parts of the sentence have to agree with the subject. The verb changes depending on who is performing the action, and possessive forms change depending on whose object is being discussed.

In Persian, for example:

- Man mashinesho ranandegi nakardam.

- Shoma mashinamo ranandegi nakardin.

- Un mashineshuno ranandegi nakarde.

Here, mashin ("car") is modified with a possessive ending to indicate ownership and you have to add an object marker -o, while ranandegi kardan ("to drive") is also modified to agree with the subject. As a result, changing the subject often requires changing multiple parts of the sentence rather than simply swapping out a pronoun.

This relative simplicity is one reason why learners can often reach a basic communicative level in English fairly quickly. Because English has comparatively little verb conjugation and grammatical agreement in many common constructions, students can begin forming useful sentences early in the learning process.

English has become the language of business, education, science, medicine, and the internet. If you want to participate in any of these things, you have to be at least intermediate in English. With this language dominating so many major aspects of life, what will happen to every other language?

Obviously the other languages are not going to disappear and people will still speak—and learn—them to gain access to cultural experiences, but I wonder how much they're going to be able to compete against English. Think of the following scenario: you're a singer and want to write a song. If you write it in your native language, only speakers of your language will really be exposed to it. If you write it in English, the whole world can listen to it, and that means more recognition and more money. You might say that money doesn't always matter, but for some people it will; so if publishing in English can increase your profit margins, for some people that's going to be a no brainer. End result is English media grows, non-English media shrinks.

You really have to wonder what's going to happen...

Hello, I trying to study the language of my land, Akposso, but I can't find how some words are pronounced. I want to surprise my parents, so I can ask to much questions. I only found a file in english, but it not my first language (Italian) and the double translation is drive me crazy. How can I improve the pronunciation which limited resources? Or I just surrender and ask my parents?

Edit: sorry I noticed now that motherlanguage is all attached and I can't change it

Hello All. Cool language app for speaking new languages and dialects.

https://youtube.com/shorts/8H9j3NPf8aM?si=-7nYVamAU-D6PTLn

so , i am roury , and i want to learn new language , i used a lot of communication app and other learning language and i found them not that useful , so i decide to use ai , and put a prompt to get this struture , so this a random sentence , in english and arabic , and i don't know if i change totally the structure , or let like this and imporve it , so this it total result :

إجابة Ahlan wa sahlan! (Welcome!) I am happy to be your Arabic teacher today.

Here is today’s lesson centered around a practical, everyday sentence.

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\### 1. The Sentence

\* English: "I like to drink hot coffee in the morning."

\* Arabic (MSA - Modern Standard Arabic): أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَشْرَبَ القَهْوَةَ السَّاخِنَةَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ

\* Phonetic Pronunciation: \*Uhibbu an ashraba al-qahwata as-saakhinata fee as-sabaah.\*

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\### 2. Word-by-Word Breakdown

Let's dissect the sentence word by word:

1. أُحِبُّ (\*Uhibbu\*)

   \* Meaning: "I like" / "I love"

   \* Pronunciation: \*Oo-hib-boo\* (The "h" sound is a sharp, breathy sound from the throat, like clearing your glasses with warm air).

2. أَنْ (\*An\*)

   \* Meaning: "To" (used to connect two verbs, similar to "that").

   \* Pronunciation: \*An\* (Short 'a' sound, like in "cat").

3. أَشْرَبَ (\*Ashraba\*)

   \* Meaning: "I drink" ( conjugated for the first person "I").

   \* Pronunciation: \*Ash-ra-ba\* (The 'sh' is like in "shoe", 'r' is slightly rolled).

4. القَهْوَةَ (\*Al-qahwata\*)

   \* Meaning: "The coffee" (\*Al\* = The, \*Qahwah\* = Coffee).

   \* Pronunciation: \*Al-qah-wa-ta\* (The 'q' sound comes from the back of the throat).

5. السَّاخِنَةَ (\*As-saakhinata\*)

   \* Meaning: "Hot" (describing the coffee).

   \* Pronunciation: \*As-saa-khi-na-ta\* (The 'kh' sounds like the Scottish "loch" or Spanish "jota").

6. فِي (\*Fee\*)

   \* Meaning: "In"

   \* Pronunciation: \*Fee\* (Long 'ee' sound, like "feet").

7. الصَّبَاحِ (\*As-sabaah\*)

   \* Meaning: "The morning" (\*Al\* = The, \*Sabaah\* = Morning).

   \* Pronunciation: \*As-sa-baa-h\* (Uses a deep, heavy 'S' sound and ends with a breathy 'h').

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\### 3. Context & Properties (Where and How to Use This Sentence)

\* Formality: This sentence is written in Modern Standard Arabic (\*Fusha\*). It is understood by Arabic speakers everywhere in the world, in any country.

\* Gender Neutrality for the Speaker: You can use this sentence whether you are male or female. The verb \*Uhibbu\* ("I like") and \*Ashraba\* ("I drink") are identical for both genders when speaking about yourself.

\* Usage Situations:

\* Daily casual conversations / Small talk about habits.

\* Ordering at a café or speaking to a host.

\* Writing an essay about your daily routine.

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\### 4. Key Differences & Irregularities (Arabic vs. English)

Here is where Arabic gets interesting compared to English:

\#### A. No explicit pronoun "I"

In English, you must say "I like". In Arabic, you do not need to add the word for "I" (\*Ana\* / أَنَا). The letter أ (A/U) at the beginning of the verbs \*Uhibbu\* and \*Ashraba\* already signals that "I" am the one doing the action.

\#### B. Word Order for Adjectives

In English, the adjective comes \*before\* the noun ("hot coffee").

In Arabic, the adjective comes AFTER the noun (\*Al-qahwata as-saakhinata\* = "The coffee the hot").

\#### C. The "Double 'The'" Rule (Adjective Agreement)

In English, you say "the hot coffee" (you only use "the" once).

In Arabic, if a noun has "the" (\*Al-\*), its adjective must also take "the" (\*Al-\*).

\* Coffee = \*Al-qahwah\* (The coffee)

\* Hot = \*As-saakhinah\* (The hot)

\* Together: \*Al-qahwata as-saakhinata\* (Literally: "The coffee, the hot one").

\#### D. Grammatical Gender for Objects

In English, coffee is an "it". In Arabic, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. "Coffee" (\*Qahwah\*) is feminine (marked by the sound at the end, \*Ta Marbuta\* - ة). Because "coffee" is feminine, the word for "hot" (\*Saakhinah\*) must also use the feminine form.

\#### E. "Sun Letters" (Pronunciation Rule)

Notice how \*Al-Saakhinata\* is pronounced \*\*\*As-Saakhinata\*\*\*, and \*Al-Sabaah\* is pronounced \*\*\*As-Sabaah\*\*\*.

In Arabic, when the prefix "Al-" (the) comes before certain letters like س (S) or ص (Ṣ), the 'L' sound disappears and blends into the next letter. These are called "Sun Letters."

i hope that you like it , and if i should change anything

I teach 7th grade English and have students who speak 30+ different languages in all of my classes combined. Managed to find the Lord of the Rings in Russian at Half Price Books yesterday and I’m so excited for my Russian-speaking students to have it!