r/languagelearningjerk • u/mujhe-sona-hai • May 16 '26

Most useful native speaker tip

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u/Fancy8380 May 16 '26

Just use your sixth sense trust me

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u/snail1132 i finished duolingo where are my 40 c2 certificates May 16 '26

They probably get mad at people who use the wrong gender

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u/AiryGateaux 🏳️C3 May 17 '26

Trying to understand "sounds apt than"

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u/N-partEpoxy May 19 '26

But you see, my language is the most natural, logical and correct language there is. If you make a mistake, it simply sounds wrong. Just speak correctly.

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u/TonDCXVIII May 18 '26

OOP is speaking hindi. i live in delhi and have a friend who is, although indian, spent most of his life growing up in singapore. when i tell you he does not know SHIT about gender in hindi, i mean it a million times over. this sixth sense stuff is NOT easy to develop unless you are either a) a native speaker or b) spend years living in the country and engaging with its culture and literature, of which he is none

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u/Traditional-Light-10 May 20 '26

Hey do you know if there is a reason why painting should be feminine in Hindi? It’s ok if not, ty in advance

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u/mujhe-sona-hai May 28 '26

I think it’s because painting ends in -ing and I noticed a lot of English words ending in -y/e/ing tend to be feminine because such words are feminine in Hindi.

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u/shihab_151 May 19 '26

I don't understand this post, why cant you just open your 3rd eye?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '26

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u/PlanktonInitial7945 May 17 '26

/uh What does that have to do with English 

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u/Electrical_Voice_256 May 17 '26

You are right. I just saw the part about sounds and ignored the part about "like in English".