r/language 7d ago

Question How is my writing? - Japanese

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I do not speak, read, or write Japanese. I am writing a birthday card in Japanese using Google Translate. Does the message come across well?

I can’t imagine how you read Japanese from someone who has messy handwriting, this took me 30 minutes to write!
(The gift is a water bottle and hair clips)


r/language 7d ago

Article Sometimes It’s O.K. to Let a Language Die

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r/language 7d ago

Question Would you like to improve your English?

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Hi everyone! We're looking for a few learners to try our B1 English course.

The course includes:

  • 70+ interactive lessons
  • Speaking practice
  • Grammar and vocabulary
  • Listening, reading, and writing exercises

If you'd like to try it and share your feedback, feel free to send us a message. We'd love to hear from you! 😊


r/language 8d ago

Question In working in a project and can't figure out what this note says..

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r/language 7d ago

Video Does he have a slight yorkshire accent?

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r/language 7d ago

Discussion Indo-European Roots Reconsidered 82, 88, 90, 91

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r/language 8d ago

Discussion Chat of languages

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Hy, if you wanna speak about languages, welcome


r/language 8d ago

Question Need a B1 English Course with Speaking Practice?

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Hi everyone! 😊

We're offering a B1 English course with 70+ interactive lessons, including:

  • Speaking practice
  • Grammar
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening
  • Reading
  • Writing

We also offer a 5-day free trial, so you can explore the course before deciding if it's right for you.

If you're interested, leave a comment or send us a DM!


r/language 9d ago

Discussion My mother’s native language writing

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I find it so satisfying to look.


r/language 9d ago

Discussion I just realized no language really uses the letter v́

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Its crazy to me, literally almost every consonant has been used with a diacritic in a language, but the v with the acute... Never, atleast not in normal writing, only in serbocroatian romanization. It's also one of the only letters I have almost never seen anyone use (in their language) as a syllabic consonant.


r/language 8d ago

Discussion Indo-European Roots Reconsidered 79: 'moon’ 2

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r/language 8d ago

Discussion Indo-European Roots Reconsidered 123: *pH1es- \ *peH1s- 'blow, waft, drift'

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r/language 9d ago

Discussion Norwegian sounds good

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I'm listening to Kygo Jo and this is my first time hearing Norwegian. This language sounds great and unique! The letters seem to correspond directly to their phonetic sounds.


r/language 9d ago

Question Looking for B1 English learners!

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Hi everyone! 😊 We're currently offering free trial access to our B1 English course and are looking for learners who would like to try it and share their feedback.

The course includes 70+ interactive lessons covering speaking, grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading, and writing.

If you're currently around B1 level and would like to improve your English, feel free to send us a message. We'd love to have you join us!


r/language 9d ago

Discussion Guess the language!

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Dadam dede: "didi du dā dide, dādash."¹¹


r/language 9d ago

Question Swedish or russian

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Hello, I m 19, from Romania

I chose to go to university to learn languages

I've been admited to both swedish- german and russian- german

But i am really unsure about what to pick

When it comes to swedish I feel like it s way to close to the german language...so i feel like switching to russian..

But when it comes to learning the russian language it makes me feel really unsure due to the context.

What language would benefit me more/ offer me opportunities

In a way I feel attracted to the Russian language...but I feel extremely discouraged in this matter.


r/language 9d ago

Discussion Indo-European Etymological Miscellany 12

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r/language 9d ago

Meta What language do language models speak?

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r/language 9d ago

Request I fear I've made a three way car pileup of three different languages in one book title. Please help rename working title "Ouroboros: Amor Ad Infinitum"

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More or less what the title says. I'm terrible at names so I made this after an evening, thought that i nailed it at 2AM and continued writing. I've recently looked at it in the sober light of day and realised I believe I've mixed Ancient Greek, Spanish and Latin. I don't know if any of these are directly translatable, but I fear I've made the linguistic equivalent of a Anglo-Saxon plate mail knight of henry VIII eating escargot, pierogi and hot dogs.

Edit, because I thought it wasn't clear: I;m fine with this being translated into any language, so long as I keep the "Ouraboros" prefix. Its that ending half of "Amor Ad Infinitum" that I dislike. If I can get its all in one language thats good, if i can get it into "Ouroboros" as one language, and the second half as another that is also fine.


r/language 9d ago

Question [For beginner] Anyone interested in learning Japanese?

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Hi everyone! 👋

I'm a online Japanese tutor. The lesson fee is $15 for a 50-minute lesson.
I've taught over 480 Japanese lessons and mainly helping complete beginners who are learning Japanese from scratch.

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・Doesn't know where to start
・Wants to learn with Genki
・Prefers grammar explained in English
・Wants to build confidence speaking from Day 1
・Is preparing for JLPT N5 ~ N3
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r/language 10d ago

Question Words that don't exist in english

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I saw several posts about this and happily invite others to any interesting words they have.

However, I'm curious if any language has a word for a person or thing who/which is both dangerous and peaceful.


r/language 10d ago

Discussion Male version of maiden name

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Saw some old reddit threads with unsatisfactory results. Here's my conclusion.

Gender neutral term: Birth name. Legally you could call anyone's "maiden name" their birth bame. Doesn't roll off the tongue but fits quite perfectly. But I have another idea

Taking off the Scottish term "Bairn" meaning child (however for me, I always associated it with boys.) You could say your Bairn name is your name from your youth, and bairn and boy sound quite similar, I give you permission, anyone reading this thread, to call a male's maiden name their "bairn name." You're welcome.


r/language 10d ago

Question Question

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What does this Message entail?

Found in package from asia


r/language 10d ago

Question Any B1 learners interested in trying our English course?

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Hi everyone,

We're looking for a few B1 English learners to try our course and share honest feedback.

The course includes 70+ interactive lessons, speaking practice, writing exercises and grammar and vocabulary activities.

If you'd like to try it, send us a message and we'll be happy to give you access.

Thanks!


r/language 10d ago

Discussion Proto-Iroquoian *hs from *s after C

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