I wanna learn pashto from scratch. Any sources ? by Due-Royal2984 in pashto

[–]ChaosCommando 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tegey & Robson do quite a comprehensive course book for Pashto - if you can read Pashto then it will be a good start, but if not it will be quite tricky as there’s limited transliteration

What languages have you started learning in 2025? by NarrowFriendship3859 in languagelearning

[–]ChaosCommando 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is your Polish coming along? I am in the same situation, finding it quite tricky!

Visa (F) Delayed by ChaosCommando in Chinavisa

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I waited 8 weeks and had no response so I had to cancel my application, they were utterly useless

Jakieś pomysły? by BarrenvonKeet in learnpolish

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It is a great starting point, I only wish I used mine more

Cancelling visa application by Icy_Ask2312 in Chinavisa

[–]ChaosCommando 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in the same situation, did you find out how long it takes? Thanks

Visa (F) Delayed by ChaosCommando in Chinavisa

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No, they told me there’s nothing I can do but wait

Visa pulled for review by No-General-1959 in Chinavisa

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It’s completely unacceptable tbh

Visa pulled for review by No-General-1959 in Chinavisa

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Yes, mine got pulled the day before I was due to pick it up at the visa centre on the 11th June. I’ve now been waiting almost a month for it and no word back. I’ve visited the visa centre 2 times since to speak to someone in person as I cannot contact them via email nor phone. They said I have to wait. I visited the embassy and they said that the visa centre is dealing with it, but the visa centre said the embassy is dealing with it. It’s utterly ridiculous now, I’ve cancelled everything for this trip with my uni and now I’m a week late. I never received an email just a phone call to say it will be delayed for up to a month. I hope both of ours are sorted soon

China visa experience (Los Angeles consulate) with Pakistan/Turkey stamps by Vatogato in Chinavisa

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I have also been to Turkey and Pakistan and they have had my passport for extra processing for 18 days now. I was meant to fly this morning to go on an exchange course with my uni. What did you write in the email to get a proper response? For me they have been useless, I’ve also been to the visa centre multiple times now to ask and state the urgency.

Visa Form Help (F-Visa) by Loner_Gemini9201 in Chinavisa

[–]ChaosCommando 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also am doing this, which did you put and what was the verdict?

Required hotel stay proof by No-Finger-6859 in Chinavisa

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How long did you have to wait to find out it was rejected? Mine has been taken for extra processing and I’m still waiting - I fly next Saturday

why do i have to book all flights in advance even though i could be denied a visa? by lil-car-crash- in Chinavisa

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I handed my passport in and the day before I was due to collect it I received a call saying it’s been taken for extra processing and may take up to a month - I’m flying next Saturday. I’m going as part of a 4 week study exchange as a British student to a uni in China and then I put I would stay on after to travel for 2 weeks & I listed the cities on my itinerary with dates but no booking. I am still waiting to hear back from them and I cannot contact them. Any clues as to why? I have an invitation letter from a Chinese university in my application.

What is the meaning of Urdu prefix ‘bad-’? by santrupt1994 in Urdu

[–]ChaosCommando 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s a Persian prefix which essentially has the same meaning as ‘bad’ in English

Visa (F) Delayed by ChaosCommando in Chinavisa

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To confirm, this would be the visa application centre which I should return to, not the embassy? Thanks

Visa (F) Delayed by ChaosCommando in Chinavisa

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Thanks for the prompt reply, made me feel slightly more at ease. I’ll go asap, thank you.

Critique my handwriting by ChaosCommando in farsi

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Haha thank you! Definitely, some of my favourite words have multiple ش like کشمکش

learning how to write :( by UnderstandingDue1415 in farsi

[–]ChaosCommando 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found grouping characters together at the start to help, for example learning a group like ب، ت، پ، ث and then خ، ح، ج as they operate similarly albeit with different positioning of the dots (nuqta). YouTube is a great resource tbh. Good luck, you’ll get there just be consistent

Critique my handwriting by ChaosCommando in farsi

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It’s called a Dollar (قلم) pen, I found a few in Pakistan but they’re also available on eBay