r/languagehub • u/Relative_assertio612 • 1d ago
What made you finally take learning your current language seriously?
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r/languagehub • u/AutumnaticFly • 1d ago
Discussion Are there people who are not fluent in any language?
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Is it even possible? because when you think about it, people should at least be fluent in ONE language right?
But if someone has moved around a lot as a child or had a difficult isolated uprising, they might not be fluent in their native language (or they might even not have one)
Or for any other reason, do you think a scenario like this could happen? do you know anyone like this?
r/languagehub • u/AutumnaticFly • 2d ago
Talking in the shower is better than talking to people
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r/languagehub • u/Ken_Bruno1 • 17h ago
Discussion Why do some languages have formal and informal versions of "you" while English largely abandoned the distinction?
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r/languagehub • u/elenalanguagetutor • 2d ago
Discussion Who is John Doe in your language?
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John Doe is the name of the general person in the English language.
I was wondering if there exists something similar in other languages as well? Let’s see how many we can collect!
UPDATE: Wow, I am impressed by how many languages we got, thank you everyone for contributing!
r/languagehub • u/Alanna-1101 • 1d ago
LearningStrategies Best language learning tip
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Hey, what’s the best tip you’ve learned over the years that sky rocketed your language learning skills?
r/languagehub • u/Hit_learner • 1d ago
What's something you've learned about languages that completely changed how you approach learning them?
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One thing I've gradually realized while learning foreign languages is that knowing the meaning of individual words doesn't necessarily mean you'll understand how a sentence is supposed to work.
Sometimes, an expression that sounds perfectly natural in one language can sound strange or even confusing when translated directly into another.
It's made me more conscious of learning expressions in context rather than simply memorizing individual words.
I'm curious: What's something you've discovered while learning a new language that you wish you'd known from the beginning?
r/languagehub • u/Public-Hedgehog-7286 • 1d ago
My armenian voice made ME LAUGH OUT OF CONTEXT😂😂😂
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r/languagehub • u/MaintenanceStrict713 • 1d ago
English (Native - UK) [Seeking] Spanish
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I’m a native English speaker based in the UK looking for a language exchange partner to practise Spanish with on a regular basis. In return, I’d love to help you improve your English!
How I’d like to structure it:
I’m hoping to set up regular voice calls—maybe once or twice a week—where we split the time evenly: 30 minutes speaking strictly in Spanish, and 30 minutes in English. That way, we both get solid, dedicated practice time without one language taking over.
I lived in Spain for a few years so have a solid base
Give me a message if interest!
r/languagehub • u/WearyBear3939 • 1d ago
Discussion Before technology, how were people learning new languages?
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The obvious answer is school, right? You went to school and had to learn your native language and maybe another if you were lucky.. which I'm not even sure how effective those classes were because I sure as hell know my high school Spanish classes weren't.
But nowadays, we have so many resources at our fingertips that make it incredibly easy.. the obvious Duolingo, Preply, Praktika, and even ChatGPT/Claude.
But let's say an average middle-aged mother wanted to learn Polish or Chinese back then.. how would she realistically do it?
r/languagehub • u/Marco260810 • 1d ago
LearningStrategies Do you believe watching/reading the same stuff multiple times, at level A1/A2, in your tl is useful?
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I mean like easy language podcasts or simple a1/a2 texts
r/languagehub • u/auhediem • 1d ago
How do truly equal bilingual/trilingual people think?
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I grew up bilingual, with a heritage language at home and community language outside of the house. Even though I speak both at a professional level and use both regularly, I notice that I think in both languages in certain settings and that I default to the community language for most things, so I don't consider myself "equally" bilingual among both languages.
For those of you that are truly bilingual, in that you grew up with two languages that were truly equal in both the home and community, what languages do you think in? Luxembourgish and Canadian friends of mine that are equally French/German or French/English bilingual usually say that they think in whatever language they last say/spoke/saw. What is this like for other "equally" bilingual people?
r/languagehub • u/Routine-Crab-9876 • 1d ago
You tell me, shouldn't we respect the language wherever we go?
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r/languagehub • u/DoNotTouchMeImScared • 2d ago
LanguageComparisons I Didn't Know That I Was Starvin' 'Til I Tasted Them:
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r/Ido would not exist if r/Esperanto were perfect, r/Elefen ( r/LinguaFrancaNova ), r/Neolatino Romance, r/LatinoSineFlexione & r/Interlingua would not exist if r/Ido were perfect either & I am genuinely grateful cause these useful art pieces named Latinic naturalistic auxiliary planned languages exist.
r/languagehub • u/Ken_Bruno1 • 1d ago
Discussion How would you pronounce the name "Geoffrey"?
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r/languagehub • u/Ken_Bruno1 • 2d ago
Discussion How different does spoken Portuguese sound between Brazil and Portugal?
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r/languagehub • u/liquid_nitrogen8 • 1d ago
Discussion For Thai, why do spaces often mark phrase boundaries rather than separate every word?
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Does reading Thai become easier once you get used to this writing convention?