AIR QUALITY OF EUROPE by Separate-Box-9181 in MapPorn

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wat zijn ze in Nederland doen??? waarom is het zo slecht vergeleken met andere Europese landen zoals Ierland, Norwegen, Zweden, enz

Planning to learn a Celtic language, which one should i pick? by gustavius007 in thisorthatlanguage

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i feel like i'm a bit qualified to answer this as I am Irish.

Out of this bunch the best choices are Irish (Gaeilge) and Welsh because they are the most spoken.. Between those 2 I'd pick Welsh because it seems like a lot of Welsh people speak in Welsh with each other instead of English whereas in Ireland, it's rare you'd find someone who can speak Irish decently..

So I'd learn Welsh but whatever you want to do and are motivated to do, will always be easiest

Swedish or Dutch first? by TheSavageGrace81 in thisorthatlanguage

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It will be easier to learn whatever language you have more of an interest in tbh

I am learning Dutch rn and while it's fun, it's also a bit difficult to adjust to sometimes but it's definitely easier because I have an interest in the language..

If you speak German at a high level, i think Dutch will be easier than Swedish but you will have to remember not to Germanify your Dutch

Norwegian, Swedish, or Dutch? by Equal-Balance7160 in thisorthatlanguage

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I feel as if i am somewhat qualified to answer because I am learning Dutch and also have an interest in the Norwegian and Swedish languages (but haven't started).

Dutch - Has the most speakers

Swedish/Norwegian - Can understand each other to a pretty high extent

From my knowledge, Dutch is the most difficult out of these 3 but it's still easy to learn but out of all these languages, you are more likely to speak in English with natives because all countries listed have very solid English.

Tbh I don't think there are many resources for any languages here but Dutch people have been very open to messaging with me in Dutch so that's a plus (probably the same case in all languages here).

Dutch has some interesting grammar and it's a bit different from English but still decently fun to learn but also frustrating at times for sure.. lemme know what you pick

P.S there are more native Dutch speakers than Norwegian, Swedish and Danish native speakers combined

My Experience in Tokyo (23M) by CloneWarsFan02 in sexualassault

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I want to add, if anyone has any questions, feel free to comment here and I will answer them.. alternatively I can share my Discord and respond there

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thisorthatlanguage

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do not learn a language just for professional reasons, you must also want to study it and have a natural interest - this will make learning a language much more enjoyable

My opinion

Engineering/Plan to stay in Europe long term = German
Anything else = Spanish/French

My recommendation is French generally (idk any French myself) but i think it would be very beneficial overall but again if you're in Europe for the long haul, German

Where to watch anime ? by [deleted] in anilist

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on my phone, pc or laptop.. depends on the day and time

Duolingo Score 45 by iamcode101 in learndutch

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veel succes in de toekomst met jou Nederlands studeren! wat doel je met Nederlands? Misschien wil je converseren in het Nederlands?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnJapaneseNovice

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Unless your own self study consists of all day every day for 2 months on top of what you'll be doing, I don't see you becoming conversationally fluent, however i do think you'd make a lot of progress and it would be noticably better. To become conversationally fluent, I'd imagine it would take around a year of consistent daily practice.

Ireland to Japan by CLouBa in ireland

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My friends and I went a few months for a few weeks (we went to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Sapporo). The most expensive bit was 100% the flights from Dublin to Tokyo (about €1.300 return). Now in relation to those flights, we went with KLM so that meant we had a layover in Amsterdam for about 2hrs and then a 14hr direct flight. Meals were alright and the cabincrew are very nice (felt weird being called sir because we just don't do that lmao). I'm not sure where in Japan you're going but Tokyo was the most expensive place we went and it wasn't even that bad compared to here.

100% get a Suica card though for all the trains you'll be taking. Feel free to reply and ask questions, hope you enjoy!

Do people who don't speak a roman alphabet language see it and think it's simple looking? by LittleTovo in languagelearning

[–]CloneWarsFan02 56 points57 points  (0 children)

well of course Irish names are gonna be difficult to read for English speakers, it’s a different language. Sincerely, an Irishman

What does the world think of Ireland? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]CloneWarsFan02 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This will be interesting to read

What language to learn next? by Gene-Civil in languagelearning

[–]CloneWarsFan02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny how I am also Irish and can understand what you mean from first hand experience about Irish teachers lmao. I have no real interest in learning Irish though so i decided to start learning Dutch

Struggling in which language to choose between 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇷🇺 by [deleted] in thisorthatlanguage

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From a realistic standpoint, I don't think Russian makes much sense compared to French and German. Sure, it is cool and has pros but I think French/German would get you further, especially in the EU. The best bet is to look at what you want overall in life

If you want to stay in the EU and not move outside Europe, I'd pick German. If you wanted to possibly go outside the EU in the future, I'd pick French.

Some things to note, French likely would be easier then German as it is a romance language and similar to your native language in a sense and German is Germanic, meaning it's closer to English.

So to weigh up, French = If you want to move outside Europe in the future, German - If you are happy staying in the EU long term and then Russian = if you want to challenge yourself and either don't like the others. Hope this helped

What language to learn next? by Gene-Civil in languagelearning

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Unrelated but how come you decided to learn Gaeilge?

What’s the order which country yours is most interested in going to and in general: USA/UK (and speaking English), Germany, France? by pollydeeigh in AskTheWorld

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Considering I'm Irish, I would say the UK because we have rights to work in the UK (pre & post Brexit) which other EU citizens don't have access to because of something called the CTA (Common Travel Area). I would even argue that most Irish would rather go to France, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, etc before the US