MegPL Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 And you're saying this after I found that spanish version of that song for you And have you seen the flag of Russia, Netherlands and Serbia? o.o Gotta read that XD I know another one... plus a little of another one. slovak doesn't count he he he he... I said thank you...did I? LOL yeeeees why not? since it's another country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barunka Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 he he he he... I said thank you...did I? LOL yeeeees why not? since it's another country ... Cause the languages are waaay too similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mici Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Really? So Zdravo in kako si? (Hello, how are you?) Have you ever been to Slovenia? Hehe, i have never been in Slovenia but i might fly there in few months. My friend was there last year and loved every minute of being there, she told me it;s a very beautiful country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollipop_monkey Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 Wow!!!! I finally got some time to read through this thread, and I'm so amazed with people from all over the world, all communicating in English with each other. Thanks to everyone who shared their story...I'm a language nerd, and I love knowing how other people picked up English. And can I just say, wow...so many people here communicate very well in English - and some people didn't even start studying the language until later in their lives! Can I just take a second to point something out - something that is a big reason why I love MFC? This thread has about 120 posts - and yet, look at all the different countries we've heard from within this one, relatively small thread. 27 different countries. I'm so, so impressed! The list: USA Canada Mexico Argentina Colombia England Wales France Belgium Spain Italy Netherlands Sweden Norway Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Czech Republic Poland Slovenia Israel Turkey Lebanon Japan Malaysia Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Yes it is amazing, and we are actually from all over the world! Thank you for starting this thread and pointing it out! ...feels special... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabelle Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Anabelle, the novel is called "Veronika decides to die", and the author is Paulo Coelho. I recommend you The Alchemist as well, both are good books I've heard of that book before but never read it. Thanks! Maybe I'll read it one day (if I'll ever be able to find time to read something else beside those piles of law books:mf_rosetinted:). Hehe, i have never been in Slovenia but i might fly there in few months. My friend was there last year and loved every minute of being there, she told me it;s a very beautiful country. Wow, that's great! If you need any help or guide don't hesitate to ask me.:wink2:If you'll be staying anywhere near Maribor maybe we can also meet. About 'beauties' of Slovenia-if you like mountains and hilly landscape then you'll like it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barunka Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Yes it is amazing, and we are actually from all over the world! Thank you for starting this thread and pointing it out! ...feels special... I completely agree with sienna's words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackQueen Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I completely agree with sienna's words Me too! I really love this thread, it's so amazing so many people from so many different places in the world all together sharing our experiences and using a single language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantastic Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Well I started to learn English when I was about 10, at school. But unlike my parents who grew up watching Russian or Finnish channels, I grew up in a different era, where we already had access to USA TV shows and so on, so TV has been a lot of help, too. But I don't consider my English good. O_O Whenever I try to read a book in English I have to check like every other word from the dictionary But in Estonia, learning other languages is very important. Probably because you can't go very far in the world by only speaking Estonian, duh XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starrats Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Over here in the Netherlands you get English classes at school. in the beginning I had a lot of trouble with it (writhing/reading) because of my dyslexia but I started to watch my favourite shows on the bbc with subtitles (for the deaf) and that's how I learned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karolina!. Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Well I started to learn English when I was about 10, at school. But unlike my parents who grew up watching Russian or Finnish channels, I grew up in a different era, where we already had access to USA TV shows and so on, so TV has been a lot of help, too. But I don't consider my English good. O_O Whenever I try to read a book in English I have to check like every other word from the dictionary But in Estonia, learning other languages is very important. Probably because you can't go very far in the world by only speaking Estonian, duh XD The same thing is in Lithuania, too. Damn, why Baltic countries are so small? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barunka Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 The same thing is in Lithuania, too.Damn, why Baltic countries are so small? Not only Baltic, mine as well.... duh, what are our languages for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ircazo Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 english rocks! it's my second language and i started to teach myself from a very young age. my parents don't speak english. i think the MFC is a great opportunity for me to improve! i love you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Over here in the Netherlands you get English classes at school. in the beginning I had a lot of trouble with it (writhing/reading) because of my dyslexia but I started to watch my favourite shows on the bbc with subtitles (for the deaf) and that's how I learned it. This is a great idea because sometimes it's really hard to hear what they actually are saying, but with the little extra support from the English subtitles it gets so much easier! Not only Baltic, mine as well.... duh, what are our languages for My language is very small too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cath85 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 My language is very small too! noone has a smaller language than me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessa Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Romanian is my native language , English is my 2nd language and I've learned it while my family and I have been living in Liverpool for 2 years !Actually I've learned it at the kindergarden there and my sister was doing school there too (that happened when I was about 4 years old but unfortunately my parents divorced and my mom ,sister and me are back in Romania and my dad lives now in Poland )I love reading English books :wub2:but I really hate reading books in my native language ! And I also know a bit of Spanish cause my father is half Spanish ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackQueen Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 And I also know a bit of Spanish cause my father is half Spanish ! I didn't know that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barunka Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 noone has a smaller language than me That's right In your place... I'd feel really special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barunka Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 My language is very small too! Well... not as small as mine... or at least i think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenie Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 And I also know a bit of Spanish cause my father is half Spanish ! That´s news, Vanessa! ¿Quieres practicar un poco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessa Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 That´s news, Vanessa! ¿Quieres practicar un poco? Si por favor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantastic Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 noone has a smaller language than me you have special language? o_O I mean.. don't you just speak French? enlighten me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barunka Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 you have special language? o_O I mean.. don't you just speak French? enlighten me ! Her language is luxembourgish.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ircazo Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 i can remember my very first sentence in english: i have one cigarette and a bottle of beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karolina!. Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 i can remember my very first sentence in english: i have one cigarette and a bottle of beer! And for who was this sentence for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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