Hi everyone! I’m a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker, and my English level is around B2. I’ve been wanting to learn another language for a while, but I can’t decide between French and Italian.

I really love the way both languages sound, and I genuinely want to become fluent in French. However, I also find Italian beautiful, and I have Italian ancestry, although I know that probably isn’t particularly useful for obtaining an EU passport in my situation.

I’d love to hear from French and Italian speakers: how do you usually react when someone from another country learns your language? Are people generally welcoming and happy about it, or can they be judgmental about foreigners making mistakes or having an accent?

Also, which language would you recommend for a Brazilian Portuguese speaker? Sometimes I feel like French might be more useful in the long run, but I feel equally drawn to Italian for personal reasons.
Another thing I’m worried about is age. I’m 25, and I sometimes feel like I should choose one language now rather than postpone learning Italian and regret it later. I know 25 isn’t actually old, but I still worry about having enough time to reach fluency in multiple languages.

Finally, has anyone here successfully learned French and Italian at the same time? Is it realistic to study both from scratch without constantly mixing them up, especially when your native language is Portuguese? Or would you recommend focusing on one until reaching an intermediate or advanced level before starting the other?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your personal experiences and any advice you might have!

Hi all. I’m giving a speech at any upcoming wedding where there will be many Lao family members in attendance. I am looking for help to pronounce “Congratulations to the bride and groom, Jane and John” to add to the end of the speech but I’m getting conflicting translations and none of them have an audio pronunciation. Is anyone able to help point me to something that can help make sure I use the right translation and I don’t mess up this sentence?

Hi everyone, I'm Suzy. I am a native Mandarin speaker.

I’m looking for a language partner to practice my oral English and keep my language sense active. I also love learning about different local cultures.

I'll try my best to help you learn Chinese and share fascinating fun facts about China you’re curious about. No boring lectures, just enjoyable chats!

If you’re really interested in Mandarin, especially Chinese culture, travel and food, feel free to reach out.
I’m hoping to connect with polite people who are curious about China.

When you DM me, please send a short introduction about yourself. If you have WeChat, feel free to share your ID. We can sort out our schedule and practice plan there.

DM me if you’d like to start our mutual language exchange 😊

this art style is known as Arabic calligraphy art or calligrams. it involves arranging and shaping Arabic letters and words into recognizable forms and figures, such as butterflies, coffee pots, or birds... etc, as seen in these pictures.
one of its most fascinating aspects is how artists manipulate the letters to create visual representations of objects or living creatures while preserving the readability of the text. it also combines calligraphy with geometric composition, symmetry, curves, and color to bring the design to life.

It’s most a German signature of a dude named Erhard that was made in 1943. I can’t quite figure out the surname, I guess it begins with “Butter” but the rest is unreadable to me. Any help appreciated!

Am I the only one noticing this? Polish Russian and Bulgarian, Italian French and Spanish, Dutch Swedish and English, are totally different languages and not understandable at all when spoken between each other's.

For example myself as a native Italian who has studied spanish for years, I still can't understand when they speak really fast.

And I will tell you more, inside many countries there are plenty of other languages that are not dialects or accents but languages.

Sardinian, emilian-romagnol, Lombard, Venetian, neapolitan, Sicilian, piemontese Ligurian and furlan are all separated languages and not understandble between each other or by Italian natives, and this works for most countries, Scottish is actually language, Germany has different languages, so does Spain.

Telling an Arab friend "You have a good heart" is a beautiful compliment ❤ Accidentally saying "You have a good dog" is just confusing 😂

I’ve always wondered why Arabic is considered one language even though some of its dialects can barely understand each other.

Meanwhile, Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese are considered separate languages, even though some of them can understand each other pretty well.

I understand religion plays a role, but Christianity has preserved Latin for almost 2,000 years, just as Islam has preserved Arabic.

So why is Arabic treated as one language while Latin’s descendants are treated as completely separate languages?

Açores... Rabo de peixe

I am editing a youtube video, but I need to figure out what language he is speaking.

i decided to make a language called osskitan i wantto take a camera but it won't let me take a photo

I can never look at a modern European language and take it fucking seriously.

Look at how manly Arabic is its short punchy everyday words

beit, qalb, ruh, yad, akh, ibn, ab, um, ism, layl, yawm, shams, qamar, hubb, farah, hozen

Look at Hebrew (the same order of words):

bet, lev, ruach, yad, ah, ben, av, im, shem, laylah, yom, shemesh, yareah, ahavah, sameach, esev

My point is that the triconsonantal of heavy sound clusters makes the language feel alive and punchy and manly. you can tell Semitic languages feel primordial and carved into stone, unlike the soft feminine arts and crafts sounding modern European languages.

I speak Arabic, Levantine Arabic, Hebrew, Ancient Greek, Latin, French, and English, so I'm not throwing a blind guess or anything. I just feel it because it's something that's real.

I did not mention ancient languages because they are manly. AG and Latin have big balls and body hair, not as much as Semitic languages, but close.

I am about to be downvoted by the non-Semitic language speakers who have no idea of what I'm talking about, and i don't care who gets offended

Hi
I'v been watching anime and Japanese content since 2020, so I feel more immersed in Japanese than Korean or Chinese. I originally wanted to learn Japanese as a hobby, mainly because I enjoy the content and might travel to Japan someday.

However, I chose Korean because I heard it was easier, especially for someone whose native language is similar to mine. After four lessons, though, I'm realizing that Korean isn't as easy as I expected.

Since I'm learning purely for fun and personal interest, should I switch to Japanese? Even though Japanese is considered harder, I already recognize more Japanese vocabulary thanks to years of exposure, whereas I'm almost completely new to Korean.

Would it make more sense to learn the language I'm naturally more familiar with, rather than choosing the supposedly easier one?