Specific Languages Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:14:09 +0000 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:14:09 +0000 Welcome to the Language Learning Forum at Polydog http://polydog.org/index.php?forums/specific-languages.5/ Thu, 28 Jan 2016 02:29:20 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/anglo-and-other-language-russian-vocabulary-list.347/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/anglo-and-other-language-russian-vocabulary-list.347/ Big_Dog Big_Dog list of "Anglo Russian" vocabulary. There are also lists of Russian words from other languages. Enjoy.]]> 3 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 01:47:13 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/studying-ukrainian.326/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/studying-ukrainian.326/ Henry Henry 15 Wed, 13 May 2015 10:07:11 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/cute-chinese-music-video.202/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/cute-chinese-music-video.202/ biTsar biTsar
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lower res video with translation


Admit it, you smiled at least once whilst watching these !]]> 10 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:32:10 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/russian-verb-aspect-rules.354/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/russian-verb-aspect-rules.354/ Big_Dog Big_Dog BAnna's Log)

Tenses
· For the present tense, always use imperfective
Я вижу её. = I see her.
· Perfective future tense
Я увижу её. = I will see her.
· There are 2 ways to use the imperfective for future tense
Я буду видеть её. = I will be seeing her.
Я вижу её завтра. = I see her tomorrow. (this is called the planned...

Russian verb aspect rules]]> 5 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 07:57:09 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/why-penguin-is-the-best-russian-textbook-for-me.417/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/why-penguin-is-the-best-russian-textbook-for-me.417/ Big_Dog Big_Dog
Why Penguin is the best Russian textbook for me.]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:53:56 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/ch%C3%A0o-m%E1%BB%ABng-c%C3%A1c-th%C3%A0nh-vi%C3%AAn-m%E1%BB%9Bi-c%E1%BB%A7a-vi%E1%BB%87t-nam.405/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/ch%C3%A0o-m%E1%BB%ABng-c%C3%A1c-th%C3%A0nh-vi%C3%AAn-m%E1%BB%9Bi-c%E1%BB%A7a-vi%E1%BB%87t-nam.405/ Big_Dog Big_Dog 2 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:14:33 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/cantonese-help-desk.314/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/cantonese-help-desk.314/ biTsar biTsar The God of Cookery. Now I don't know a word of Cantonese (beyond mookem nam yeh), could someone give me the gist of what the attached song is saying ? Do you think it is a real song, or something specifically written for the movie ? (mp3 attached below)

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http://www.italki.com/entry/489437
http://www.italki.com/entry/489441]]> 2 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:25:22 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/how-do-i-learn-french.308/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/how-do-i-learn-french.308/ SaraH SaraH 9 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 20:46:11 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/german-adjective-article-declension-chart.352/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/german-adjective-article-declension-chart.352/ Peregrinus Peregrinus
Different courses, both written and online, suggest different ways to learn...

German Adjective & Article Declension Chart]]> 4 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:35:37 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/the-sounds-of-japanese-with-audio-cd.345/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/the-sounds-of-japanese-with-audio-cd.345/ biTsar biTsar
The Sounds of Japanese with Audio CD]]> 2 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 03:27:33 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/choosing-a-korean-text-book.341/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/choosing-a-korean-text-book.341/ Big_Dog Big_Dog Korean log, and I wanted to separate out a thread on textbooks. Feel free to suggest other books, especially if you have first hand experience with them. There are tons of Korean resources out there, and no lack of textbooks, so I don't intend the post below to be all inclusive.)


I’m researching resources for Korean, which I plan on starting to...

Choosing a Korean Text Book]]> 8 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:09:57 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/dumbing-down-the-writing-of-chinese-characters.304/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/dumbing-down-the-writing-of-chinese-characters.304/ Big_Dog Big_Dog Learning to Write Chinese Characters on italki and it really annoyed me. I didn't realize it at the time, but it was written by the CEO of Skritter, an app whose sole purpose appears to be to teach stroke order. For the uninitiated, chinese stroke order is very simple, and follows some basic rules. My point being - why...

Dumbing Down the Writing of Chinese Characters]]> 6 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 15:30:40 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/spanish-language-films.184/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/spanish-language-films.184/ tastyonions tastyonions
Amores perros (Mexico, 2000) : Three lives, two at the bottom of the social ladder and one at the top, collide in a car crash in Mexico City.

Y tu mamá también (Mexico, 2001) : Two high-school age Mexican guys go on an impromptu road trip to a semi-mythical beach with an older Spanish woman they just met.

El aura...

Spanish-language films]]> 9 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:15:10 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/club-de-libros-%E2%98%BC-julieta-venegas-%E2%98%BC-book-club.216/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/club-de-libros-%E2%98%BC-julieta-venegas-%E2%98%BC-book-club.216/ biTsar biTsar
Nombres y animales by Rita Indiana

"Les recomiendo mucho el maravilloso segundo libro de la gran Rita Indiana" - Julieta Venegas

Los detectives salvajes
and
2666 by Roberto Bolaño

"Roberto Bolaño siempre está padre. Regresar a Los detectives salvajes es increíble, 2666 es alucinante también. Aunque no es mexicano tiene una visión de México muy interesante....

Club de libros ☼ Julieta Venegas ☼ book club]]> 3 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:22:22 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/carlos-multilingual-extravaganza.212/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/carlos-multilingual-extravaganza.212/ biTsar biTsar


Warning: lots of violence.

Dialog is in
ENGLISH ARABIC GERMAN SPANISH FRENCH HUNGARIAN JAPANESE and RUSSIAN.]]> 3 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 05:12:13 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/yankunytjatjara-and-pitjantjatjara-videos.195/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/yankunytjatjara-and-pitjantjatjara-videos.195/ biTsar biTsar
(click on the flag tab)
Government of South Australia: Road rules videos

On the matter of language preservation I don't seem capable of wrapping my head...

Yankunytjatjara and Pitjantjatjara videos]]> 1 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:16:10 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/where-is-esperanto-headed.93/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/where-is-esperanto-headed.93/ biTsar biTsar What Language Is (And What It Isn't and What It Could Be) by John McWhorter. He's writing about colloquial Indonesian.

"...Because Standard Indonesian is already so approachable, when it has
undergone yet another streamlining it is one of the smoothest rides on
earth."

"...Papua, although this is little known worldwide, is part of Indonesia,
such that the language all people speak other than...

Where is Esperanto headed ?]]> 8 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:30:07 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/about-the-scots-language.52/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/about-the-scots-language.52/ BAnna BAnna ]]> 2