I need some help with english test

[Liquidator 5,176]

Well, I hope so. Otherwise we have to change the language and talk German or Bosnian

That's what we non-native speaker learn at school/uni lol

yeah we have the same thing with Spanish- subjunctive, imperfect etc. stupid names for things at different times is what I like to call it

[Amblève. 4,995]

yeah we have the same thing with Spanish- subjunctive, imperfect etc. stupid names for things at different times is what I like to call it

Haha yeah, Spanish grammatic rules etc. are horrible. ¿Cómo puedo saber cuando tengo que usar el subjuntivo o el indicativo? (I should have used "tenga" instead of "tengo" here probably lol)

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

Haha yeah, Spanish grammatic rules etc. are horrible. ¿Cómo puedo saber cuando tengo que usar el subjuntivo o el indicativo? (I should have used "tenga" instead of "tengo" here probably lol)

The rules are what make Spanish structured and easy to learn. Subjunctives are an overkill, but at least Spanish has consistent grammar. Some languages don't.

[Amblève. 4,995]

The rules are what make Spanish structured and easy to learn. Subjunctives are an overkill, but at least Spanish has consistent grammar. Some languages don't.

Definitely not easy (enough) for me. I find all that grammar quite annoying, tbh.

[manpe 10,861]

Just learn the difference between they're, their, there, your, you're, its, it's and you are automatically better at English than half of the world.

[Dion 2,476]

Definitely not easy (enough) for me. I find all that grammar quite annoying, tbh.

You shouldn't try portuguese then. It's like spanish but a bit worse.

[Liquidator 5,176]

You shouldn't try portuguese then. It's like spanish but a bit worse.

I'm learning it at the moment

[Dion 2,476]

I'm learning it at the moment

Good luck, my friend. I'm a native speaker and I have problems with it sometimes. I bet only portuguese teachers know how to conjugate verbs in second-person of plural form properly 100% of the time. And not all of them.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Good luck, my friend. I'm a native speaker and I have problems with it sometimes. I bet only portuguese teachers know how to conjugate verbs in second-person of plural form properly 100% of the time. And not all of them.

oh crap

[Dion 2,476]

Luckily no one uses that in Brazil, like... ever. You can only find those in old literature or the bible. I guess they use it often in Portugal, though.

[Amblève. 4,995]

You shouldn't try portuguese then. It's like spanish but a bit worse.

I actually tried learning Portuguese last summer. I can "hello" and order something to eat but that's it

[BluesChick 1,260]

I am learning Mandarin the grammar is easy but the vocabulary and characters are a nightmare! LOL there are at least 6 ways to say some words depending on the situations and some words sound similar but the tones are different or they sound the same but the characters are different (ta for he, she, & it is a perfect example of that!).

My crazy kids are learning both Mandarin and German so when I ask them questions they answer me in a mix of English, German, and Mandarin… it gives me a headache!!

[Dion 2,476]

I am learning Mandarin the grammar is easy but the vocabulary and characters are a nightmare! LOL there are at least 6 ways to say some words depending on the situations and some words sound similar but the tones are different or they sound the same but the characters are different (ta for he, she, & it is a perfect example of that!).

My crazy kids are learning both Mandarin and German so when I ask them questions they answer me in a mix of English, German, and Mandarin… it gives me a headache!!

What about chinese alphabet? All those ideograms, aren't they super hard?

[BluesChick 1,260]

What about chinese alphabet? All those ideograms, aren't they super hard?

It isn't really an alphabet, they say to read a newspaper you need to know 3000-5000 characters (words). I can recognize almost 50, I can do better with pin-yin (looks like English) character combinations, then I can translate what I read, but my spoke Chinese is woeful. My tutor says it is because I am too timid. I have tutoring two days a week and should do more but I work some days so I can't always have lessons.

[manpe 10,861]

I've never understood how Chinese can understand those hieroglyphs. It seems unnecessarily complicated.

[BluesChick 1,260]

Probably because they learn it when they are little, I am starting to understand more. Certain characters have certain parts called radicals that give you a hint what it is about one indicates people, another money, another home/buildings, another speech/language, etc. I am learning it as an adult way past my prime learning age and I can tell you there are days I look at it and shake my head! My kids are doing much better with it than I am! My daughter especially seems to pick it up quickly.