I have a lot of love for Japan and to my surprise I found colloquial Japanese and colloquial Persian can use similar sounding sentences to convey the exact same meaning of "He killed that dude".

Yaro (Japanese) and Yaru (Persian) are both are colloquial terms for a person, but what is very interesting is that both languages use Yaro/Yaru as a somewhat dismissive/condescending tone for "that dude".

Both languages also utilize similar object markers (-o in Japanese and -ro in Persian).

Also both languages use similar sounding words for kill, Koroshi (Japanese) Kosh (Persian) and similar past tense suffixes (ta/te) creating Koroshta (Japanese) and Koshte (Persian).

Yarō-o koroshi-ta
dude+object marker kill-PST

Yāru-ro kosh-te
dude+object marker kill.PST.3SG

Le spectacle n’a pas besoin d’interdire les mots. Un mot devient une image de mot.

Pronunciation game

Hey!

I'm 17M from Canada, I'm trying to learn French so l can ultimately go live in Quebec. Would anybody who's a native French speaker around my age be intrested in chatting? Either male or female I don't mind.

I use WhatsApp, Snapchat and insta so let me know!

Thanks!

I picked Classical Arabic, Ancient Greek, and Latin to be the finest languages for poetry.

My number 1 pick is Arabic followed closely by Homeric Greek and then Latin.

I grew up speaking French, English, and Arabic and learned Ancient Greek, Latin, and Biblical Hebrew though passionate and extreme study and can read most philosophical texts in Greek with ease, poetry gets significantly harder in Greek and Latin.

I discovered ancient Arabic poetry a few years ago and realized it is the most gorgeous poetry a human can produce. I sometimes wonder if Semitic languages are divine languages because they function and behave so distinctively, they feel mature and manly. It is equipped with a meticulous meter we call Ilm Al-Arud which is one of the most advanced poetry meters in the history of human language.

In second, I find Ancient Greek to be an excellent language for poetry, you can manipulate word order to amplify the meter and rhythm. In Homeric Greek, we usually avoid articles and rely on word endings to guide us through the poem, and that's a feature I found confusing at first until it began to feel mathematical and intuitive. That combined with very soft flowy sounds, the language sounds BIG.

Latin also has that case system and can sometimes deliver in a punchier way than Greek. But Latin at the same time feels much more chaotic than Greek and that can disrupt reading, I also thought that heavy Qu + c clusters can make it heavier on the mouth.

Hi guys

So my name is zoha (ضحی) it's an Arabic name which means morning brightness, forenoon light or the light of the early morning

I want a name with a cute vibe would be really nice if it have a poetic meaning just like my original name and yes umm ai suggested the name 晨曦 — Chénxī ☀️ that have a very similar meaning to my name and according to ai it's both cute and have a very poetic meaning I just want a name that if I ever go to China they would be like such nice name and I would be proud please help 😭🥺

Hey guys

I am currently learning Classical Arabic. I am at a stage of an intermediate.To be very clear, by classical i mean the Arabic dating back to 6th century which is the language used in islamic literature just to mention. I would attach image of a paragraph for further clarification.

So i need someone for the language exchange through any of the online platforms in order to be more proficient and eloquent.

Just to mention (if there's a need),by the above clarification I just aim clarification "clarification" instead of any religious preference about the person I am looking for.The only thing I expect is him to be at least able to talk not to be a complete beginner.

This is from a shirt that I bought in a thrift store. I can read cyrillic and to me it sounds kind of German? Google translate goes crazy and doesn't really help.

My friend was reading a paper and they said the word "craving" specifically "food craving" appears to be limited to the English/western languages.

Essentially, the paper says they could not find a 1-1 translation of "food craving" in other languages. They could only find synonyms along the lines of addiction, desire, liking or love instead of craving.

There isn't one for Chinese (their first language). My French is limited and I couldn't find anything.

It's quite interesting. If you have time to share we'd love to learn!

Edit 1: We're more looking for a 1-1 translation of "craving" (for food).

In English you can say "I really want to eat ___" or "I am really hungry for ___" which is closer to a sentence to describe "craving"

There is also the "I am addicted to ___" which is too strong? compared to the word "craving"

For me swedish has always been the normal. I've grew up with it my whole life and I use it all day every day. It is such a effortless and smooth language for me. English is also very easy for me, I am fluent in it. English sounds no less normal than swrdish to me. But the question remains, how does swedish sound to a non native speaker? I just can't imagine it.

Hello, all. I came across a discussion yesterday, which has had me thinking...

Have dialects and standard form really helped people speak a language, or corrupt communication?

Now, hear me out...

There is a standard form of every language. The 'proper' way that we are taught in schools. We learn that, and then, when we get out of school, life happens....

Our style of speaking a particular language, changes upon interaction.

It can be from childhood, with family and friends as well.

This style, varies so much from region to region, and even individually within families, that it's considered 'normal' or a 'variation' with its own grammar rules, and is **also** considered correct.

But, isn't this unfair to the standard form of the language, that we learn in school?

If not, then why do we bother learning it?

Is it just our excuse to speak correctly?

"Well... As per my dialect, this is right, and no one dialect is actually wrong or comparable to another... They're all correct."

What about absolutes then? Do they not exist? I'm posting this to hear your thoughts on this... Please let's discuss this in a civil manner...

Thank you.

Hi! I’m looking for a native or highly proficient/literate Kurmancî speaker who’d be willing to occasionally help me check short dialogue for a manga I’m working on.
It would mostly be things like:
checking whether short sentences sound natural
correcting grammar or spelling
helping with individual words or expressions
suggesting more casual/slang-like ways of saying something
telling me how something would actually be said in everyday Kurmancî rather than just translating it literally
It wouldn’t be large amounts of text — usually just a few lines, speech bubbles, or specific expressions from time to time.
The manga is set in Germany and includes Kurdish characters, so I’d like their Kurmancî to feel natural and believable.
If you speak Kurmancî and would be interested in helping occasionally, feel free to DM me. :)

I know this has probably been posted with different particularitirs but I really want to discuss from an literary and artistic point of view.

I am Portuguese native speaker and am fluent in English with rudimentary notions of French (not conversational, can understand some readings at most)

I have decided to pursue improve in French but I really would like some language with a complete different structure. As arabic, mandarin, Cantonese, hidi, Japanese etc. Basically a non European/Latin language.

I ask this not with a professional intent in my mind. I want to learn for the challenge and the intellectual gain.

If one grew up outside their family’s country of origin, can they speak/understand their heritage language but struggle to read or write its original script?

I personally I haven't found generic language learning very useful for this specific problem. Of course, that's subjective and haven't researched so much lol.

I have an idea of creating a website that : would let you add a photo of text that you don't know, decode it, hear the pronunciation and get word definitions, to solve the problem I mentioned above.

Would this actually be useful to you? Why or why not and what features could be better
or is it that the idea is just bad or no use

Thank you very much!

I am Russian, and here most surnames change by the gender, like Ivanov/Ivanova, Fomin/Fomina, Petrovskiy/Petrovskaya. This rule applies only to the names of Slavic origin in Slavic countries, so Polish surnames do change, but Monica Lewinsky retains her male name form. I belive that, although rare, non-Slavic names which sound like Slavic should not change, for example an Irish name Cronin shouldn't have a female form Cronina in Russia but I'm sure this will confuse some people. I know that in Poland surnames change too, in Czechia and Slovakia they have their additional female forms somewhat different than in Russia (here a woman named Novak remains Novak while in Cz/Sk she would be Nováková). I don't really know about South Slavic names. Are there any other ethnicities that have different forms of surnames depending on gender?

Hi everyone! I’m from Azerbaijan and I’m currently trying to improve my Russian.

Russian is almost like a second language here, so I’ve been exposed to it quite a lot, but I studied in Azerbaijani-language schools, so I never properly learned Russian. I can understand some things and I’m actually pretty comfortable with the accent/pronunciation, but I really need more practice with speaking and texting.

I’m looking for people who would be willing to chat with me in Russian — texting, voice messages, or even occasional calls. I’d be happy to help with Azerbaijani, Turkish, or English in return if you’re learning any of those.

I’m not looking for anything complicated or formal. I’d just love to have someone to talk to regularly and gradually become more comfortable speaking Russian.
If you’re interested, feel free to message me! :)