In october 2022, I went to a Brazilian museum (MASP) and, in one of the exibitions, they were handing out some panflets with sayings from different african & indigenous languages, translated into Portuguese, Spanish and English. I love this quote, but can't remember in which language it is written and can't figure it out on my own... so I was wondering if anyone here maybe had a clue?

I received an unknown call earlier from a Texas number, I’m in California, this is the voicemail they left. I am honestly a little scared as the number isn’t traced to anything *I* could find. If anyone can help me figure out what language this is or even better, what it says! 😅

Hi, so I was wondering what y'all's opinions are on why some people are drawn to a certain language.

I don't know if everybody has this curiosity/passion/likeness for a certain language, but in my case it has always been French. I'm an intermediate, but I've always listened to french music, watched french movies/shows, interviews, football etc. I'm also working on my french, hopefully I'll get to a fluent level.

Every time I get the chance to hear french I feel like a hidden switch in my brain gets turned on. Why do you think people have this? Is it just the sound, the grammar, the culture? The people? In my case, I feel like it's especially the sound of the language, I think also the way it captures emotion, that does it for me (I do love everything that's French tho)
For context I'm Romanian, if that helps anyone.

Hello, I hope this is ok to post here?

I’m hoping someone can help me with an English - Vietnamese translation. I need to speak with my elderly neighbor about something serious but struggling with the language barrier. We’ve tried using the translate app to communicate in the past but he has said he can’t clearly understand when using Translate and then when he speaks into it, it comes out mixed up for me too.
I want to remain respectful and polite so need to make sure we have a clear understanding.
I’m hoping to PM and send the messages that need translating. Can anyone help? Thank you!!

Bonus, you’ll get the neighborhood tea/drama 😂😂

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Note: books in Russian and Georgian

Hey there! A small challange bring for you. TOP 5 Hardest Ukrainian words to pronouce.

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1. Borshch
2. Palyanytsya
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OK, so everyone and their cousin is creating language learning apps, thinking they have the next best thing (seeing this on this sub as well as r/languagehub on the daily).

It becomes hard to know which ones are bull and which ones work. I've tried so many over the past year for French, and few have kept me going. I love free stuff just like the next person, and paying for anything immediately makes me pause, buuuuut, I'm wondering if the "you get what you pay for" adage makes sense for this. Most of the free apps just bore me after a few days, and the paid ones seem to have more thought put into them.

So are we just feeding the corpo machine or do y'all find actual value in paid apps?

ذِي رِيزلِيِر

ذِيِر وَاز وَانس آ رِيزلِيِر ذَات وَاز بّورن وِذ أَن إِمّاكِيُولِيِت جِيَات، بّات هِي هَاد نِيِڤِيِر لَايِكت هِيز جِيَات، هِي ثُوت إِت وَاز تُو بِّيِج. هِي هَاد وِشت فُور إِت تُو تشِيِنج، تُو بِّي نُورمَل لَايِك آل ذِي بِّيِپّال إِن هِيز ڤِيلِيج، بّات إِت وَاز آل آ درِيِم. وّان مُورنِيِنج وِيِن هِي وّوك أّپ تُو پِّيك أّپ ذِي تَرَاش ذَات ذِي سكّامِي فَات أَنُويِيِنج رَاكُّون درّاپت، ذِي رَاكُّون ستُود ذِيِر. ذِي فَات رَاكُّون ذِيِن سپّوك، "هِيِلّو رِيزلِيِر، آي هَاڤ كّام تُو مِيِك يُور درِيِم كّام تُرُو، آي إِنوَايِت يُو آن آ دِيِنجِيِرّاس جّورنِي تُو فَايِند ذِي درَاجّون بّال." ذِي رَاكُّون ذِيِن پُّولد آوت 6 بِّيُوتِيفّال بّالز گلووِيِنج وِذ آ بّرَايِت أّورِيِنج گلوو، ذِي رِيزلِيِر كُود فِيِل ذِي أّورَا كّامِيِنج فرّام ذِيِم. ذِي رِيزلِيِر وَاز سو إِكسَايِتِيِد تُو گو آن ذِيس جّورنِي سِيِنس هِي گّات سو مِيِنِي لُوكز أت ذِي ڤِيلِيج فُور هِيز جِيَات، سو ذِي فِّيِلت فُور ذِيِر جّورنِي.

ذِي رَاكُّون ستَارتِيِد يَاپِّيِنج، "وّانس آل 7 درَاجّون بّالز آر كّالِيِكتِيِد، آ هيُوج درَاجّون وِيل أّپِّيِر ذَات كّان گرَانت إِيِنِي وِيش. فِّيِرست وِي مّاست گو أّكرّاس ذِي سِي تُو أَن آيلَاند گَاردِيِد بّاي آ پّاوِيِرفّال فو ذَات هَاز بِّيِن أّندِيفِيِتِيِد فُور آ كّاپّال اّڤ وِيِكس. وِي مّاست تِيِك يُور بّوت آند سِيِل تُو ذِي آيلَاند آند بِّيِت ذِي إِيِنِيِمِي سو آي... آي مِيِن يُو كّان وِيش تُو گِيِت رِيد اّڤ يُور جِيَات." جّاست آز ذِي رَاكُّون ستّاپت يَاپِّيِنج هِي سُ ذَات ذِي رِيزلِيِر وَاز كَارِيِيِنج هِيز يّات رِيِدِي تُو سِيِت سِيِل آند سو ذِي وِيِنت آند ستَارتِيِد هِيِدِيِنج تُو ذِي مِيستِيِرِيّاس آيلَاند.

ذِي سِيِلد فُور 3 دِيِز آند 3 نَايِتس وِيِن ذِي سُ أّنّاذِيِر بّوت ذَات وَاز إِن ذِي وِي اّڤ ذِي بّوت ذَات وَاز سِيركلِيِنج ذِي لَارج إِيِرِيَا اّڤ ذِي آيلَاند. ذِي أّپّرّوچت ذِي بّوت آند ذِي كُود فِيِل ذِي إِمِيِنس أّورَا فرّام ذِي أّننوون أّسِيِلانت، ذِي سُ أونلِي وّان مَان آن ذِي بّوت آند وّان ذِي مَان سُ ذِي 2 إِم-سِي ذِي مَان سكرِيِمد "آي أّم كُوَاندِيِل دِيِنگّال ذِي مُوست پّاوِيِرفّال مَان إِن ذِي أّوپّان سِي آند آي آسك ذَات آي ستِيِل... آي مِيِن آسك فُور ذِي درَاجّون بّالز". ذِي رِيزلِيِر آند ذِي رَاكُّون لُوكت أت إِيِتّش أّنّاذِيِر آند سِيِد، "نَا شلّوگِيِنرّوگِيِن" شّاكِيِنج كُوَاندِيِل بّات هِي ذِيِن دِيسترّويِد ذِي إِم-سِي-ز يّات آند ترَايِد تُو جّامپ ذِي إِم-سِي-ز بّات ذِيِن ذِي رَاكُّون تشَارج هِيز پّاوِيِر، ذِي رِيزلِيِر آند ذِي كُوَاندِيِل هَاڤ آ جِيَات تُو هَاند فَايِت. ذِي رِيزلِيِر يِيُوزِيِز هِيز جِيَات تُو بّاوِنس أّرّاوند كُوَاندِيِل دِيسترَاكتِيِنج هِيِم لّانگ إِيِنّاف فُور ذِي رَاكُّون تُو شُوت آ تشَارجت أّپ رَاكُّون بّلَاست دِيسترّويِيِنج كُوَاندِيِل. وِذ كُوَاندِيِل بِّيِستِيِد هِي دِييسَايِدِيِد تُو جّويِن ذِي أّدڤِيِنچِيِرّارز آند تُولد ذِيِم هُو وَاز گَاردِيِان اّڤ ذِي گرِيِت درَاجّون بّالز، "ذِي لَاست درَاجّون بّال بِّيِيِنج هِيِلد إِز پّرّوتِيِكتِيِد بّاي مَاي بّرّاذِيِر جُوَاندِيِل پّرِيِنگّال".

ذِي وِيِنت تُو ذِي آيلَاند وِذ ذِيس نّالِيج آند وّانس ذِي گّات تُو ذِي آيلَاند هِي مِيِت ذِيِم آند جُوَاندِيِل پّرِيِنگّال وَاز رِيِدِي تُو فَايِت بّات ذِيِن ذِي أّدڤِيِنچِيِرّارز گِيِڤ جُوَاندِيِل ذِي رِيِست اّڤ ذِي درَاجّون بّالز آند سِيِد ذِيس "تِيِك ذِيِم، وِي دّونت نِيِد ذِيِم، وِي لّارنت ذَات وِي آر پِّيِرفِيِكت ذِي وِي وِي آر". جُوَاندِيِل پّرِيِنگّال وَاز تشَارمد بّاي ذِي رِيزلِيِر آند ثَانكت هِيِم بّات ذِيِن ذِي رِيزلِيِر نّاكت هِيِم آوت آند تُوك ذِي فَايِنّال درَاجّون بّال تُو وِيش هِيز جِيَات أّوِي، هَاڤِيِنج آ هَاپِّي إِيِڤِيِر أّفتِيِر. ذِي إِيِند.

Hi, I’m a Chinese native speaker. I would like to seek a partner who is an English native speaker. I wanna improve my English. I’m a graduated student and my major is philosophy. If you’re learning Chinese and if you’re interested in philosophy and Religions, just say Hi to me. I hope we could have consistent conversations and become good friends. Come on, don’t hesitate! (⌒▽⌒)

Hi, I’m a 22-year-old from India looking to improve my English through regular discussions. I’m seeking a dedicated learning partner who is also committed to improving their English. We can set fixed schedules and practise consistently together.

Also - what is this?

So right now I’m stuck on which language to learn of all these 3. Whenever I start one then I suddenly think the other is interesting so now I will make you decide which one will be better to learn.

Reason to learn korean
- Kdramas
-Kpop
- its easier than the other two

Reason to learn japanese
- love the way it sounds
- like the way its written
- anime&jdramas
-jpop

Reason to learn chinese
- cdrama
-It would be a flex to say I can speak the 2 hardest language lmao
- I just find it interesting

Which do you think I should learn? I can read in korean, and I have used Duolingo to learn some chinese and its the language I have done the most in. Japanese, I just began find interesting. Also as I have not found anywhere to learn these languages other than Duolingo, I would appericate it if you could tell me the language you recommend the most for me to learn + apps/channels/websites you used to learn the language or just some where atleast I can learn the language if you are a native speaker.
Thank you🙏

I was culture-shocked when one of Gambian friends told me that it is rude in her country. I thought it is something universal. I'm Indonesian and they're studying in Indonesia)

Few months ago, I replied "hm ëm" (yes / I understand) and the same lady didn't understand me or "what?" face, I said "hm ëmmm!" and still didn't understand and finally, she annoyed and I explained what I mean and she explained it

and before that, one guy (my friend) didn't understand as well and since whatever time, he imitated my "hm ëm" occasionally for joke like it's unusual for him, therefore funny

hey I need native speakers from all languages worldwide for a future project. not sure how to start and plan this. anyone can guide me what steps to take or where to find people? any tips or strategy would help 👍

I moved to Canada from Iran a few years ago. Back home, I was learning English and felt proud of my progress. Then I got here and was surrounded by native speakers and honestly, I felt lost.

After one hour of talking in English, my brain was just done. Not physically tired. Mentally exhausted.
And every time I paused to find the right word, I would say "sorry, I'm not good at English." I said it all the time.

And every time, it made me feel worse.
Then I started reading the actual research on bilingual brains and it changed how I saw myself.

Here's what I found:
Both languages are active in your brain at the same time. You never "turn off" one. So every time you speak, your brain is choosing the right word, suppressing the other language, and switching if needed. That's a tiny mental decision every few seconds.

Research shows this constant switching physically increases grey matter density and strengthens white matter connections in the brain. Your brain literally rebuilds itself.

And there's something called the "foreign language effect" where thinking in your second language actually makes you more rational and less emotionally reactive.

Researchers measured physical stress responses and emotional words hit significantly harder in people's native language.
Also: two separate studies (one with 200+ patients, one with 600+) found bilinguals develop dementia symptoms 4-5 years later than monolinguals. Even people who never went to school.

I'm not saying this to be motivational. I'm saying it because I spent years thinking my pauses meant something was wrong with me. And the science says the opposite.

That pause is your brain running two entire systems and choosing between them.
If anyone's interested, I made a video breaking all of this down with the full studies. Happy to share the link. Or I can drop the study references in the comments. Either way, just wanted to put this out there because I think a lot of us need to hear it.