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| The_Beholder Tetraglot Newbie Croatia Joined 5434 days ago 30 posts - 33 votes Speaks: Croatian*, English, German, FrenchB1 Studies: Japanese | Message 281 of 3737 18 January 2010 at 3:07pm | IP Logged | |||||
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When you are continuously saying something to a friend in a foreign language, even though he/she doesn't understand it, and you don't want to translate what you said... Edited by The_Beholder on 18 January 2010 at 3:08pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| QiuJP Triglot Senior Member Singapore Joined 5857 days ago 428 posts - 597 votes  Speaks: Mandarin*, EnglishC2, French Studies: Czech, GermanB1, Russian, Japanese | Message 282 of 3737 18 January 2010 at 4:32pm | IP Logged | |||||
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When you try to decline Chinese characters, because you want to make Chinese Characters more readable.......
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| canada38 Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5497 days ago 304 posts - 417 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, Spanish, French Studies: Portuguese, Japanese | Message 283 of 3737 18 January 2010 at 7:07pm | IP Logged | |||||
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When you receive a twelve language pocket electronic translator for your birthday from
your significant other. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| MegatronFilm Triglot Senior Member United States peligrosa.tumblr.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5940 days ago 130 posts - 275 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishC2, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 284 of 3737 18 January 2010 at 7:52pm | IP Logged | |||||
Oh man, your significant other rocks! I wish I could get that. ...When you're excited when a friend, who went to Portugal, brings you a book of short stories by Portuguese writers until you see the book is in English. You thank her anyways an then search online to see if there is a portuguese edition. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5969 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 285 of 3737 18 January 2010 at 8:18pm | IP Logged | |||||
That is the coolest bathmat ever! I want one! Fluffy and bad, a good combination. I am the Dummkopf who got confused about the movie! One of my German-speaking friends asked me once if it looks strange, for an English speaker in Germany, to see the word "fahrt" everyhere. I said it does look a little funny at first, but I am a mature, grown-up person and I can handle it. Then I saw a truck with the cheery inscription: "Gute Fahrt!" Severe giggle fit! I always feel a little uncomfortable using the English word "gift" with German speakers, just in case. I'm sure most everyone would know it means a present (in English) and not poison, but still . . . you don't want a false friend to cause you to lose friends. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5558 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 286 of 3737 18 January 2010 at 9:14pm | IP Logged | |||||
Glad to see I'm not the only one :) I tried too...I really did...but with so many car showrooms offering the passerby a friendly "Probefahrt" in good faith, it's near impossible to restrain from a playground giggle or two.
True enough, but it could be worse I guess, you could offer to go for a romantic stroll with your German loved one in the moonlit "Mist"... Edited by Teango on 18 January 2010 at 9:25pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5593 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French | Message 287 of 3737 19 January 2010 at 12:34am | IP Logged | |||||
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When, if you are an English speaker and coming across an English word that is somewhat unfamiliar to you, you want to check its meaning. You take out your English language dictionary. Without thinking, you mentally divide the dictionary in half as you prepare to hunt for the word. Why do you divide it in half? Because you are so use to working with your bilingual Target language-English dictionary. And, of course, after you find the definition, you can't wait to look it up in your bilingual dictionary to discover what it is in your target language.
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| Levi Pentaglot Senior Member United States Joined 5569 days ago 2268 posts - 3328 votes Speaks: English*, French, Esperanto, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, Italian | Message 288 of 3737 19 January 2010 at 6:54pm | IP Logged | |||||
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...when you study languages therapeutically, to get your mind off of stressful things. Nothing calms the mind like getting lost in the beauty of a foreign language. Edited by Levi on 19 January 2010 at 6:57pm 9 persons have voted this message useful |
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