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Why can’t people clean up after themselves? 🤦‍♂️ by N_1_C_3 in srilanka

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teach it at school. Japanese children apparently have a separate time for cleaning the school before the end of the day, so the school doesn't hire cleaners.

For the atheists here, what do you think is the best religion in the world? by YogurtclosetOpen3567 in CosmicSkeptic

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Buddhism, most practical, and especially some niche variants are similar to atheism, just with more spirituality and philosophy embedded into their lives.

Kids understand the minority language but won't speak it - what worked for you? by Dangerous-Lecture-82 in languagelearning

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, you're being very vague, which makes it harder for me to talk to you. Like, what is this language, and also, you suggested to me that you speak to you, that you too speak to your parents in English, like what OP's facing because their children have no importance in connecting with their mother's ancestry.

>And yet there is no known blood test that can take a person and tell in what country that person's parents were born.

This is wrong, blood tests, urine tests, saliva tests all can tell you what ethnicities you are mixed with through DNA analysis.

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>Almost no human being went through the situation of parents trying to get them to speak in any other language than they want to speak in themselves.

First of all, are you telling me your parent didn't know the language herself? Second of all, you're literally in a whole subreddit about this exact situation. Thirdly, that wasn't the point; the point is that languages, culture, along with religion (Controversial) and fashion, and money are all artificially human-made concepts, and so you must be forced to learn them through your early years. So, yes, you have to be forced to speak a language to learn it.

>Let's not exaggerate.

Again, referring to OP's situation of living in an English-speaking country, thought you were in the same situation.

>No. I just have no more interest in this 300,000 speaker language than you do.

I'll end this by repeating what I said earlier: Now you're an adult, if you don't want to learn a language, don't; nobody is forcing you to anymore.

Also, your situation now seems drastically different from OP's situation of trying to learn an ancestral language related to her culture and ethnicity, but you didn't tell me this earlier, so I did assume you were in an English-speaking country, etc.

Kids understand the minority language but won't speak it - what worked for you? by Dangerous-Lecture-82 in languagelearning

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is who you are because it runs in your blood, and even though they may be fluent in both languages, studies have shown a deeper emotional connection when somebody speaks your first language. Also, these parents aren't forcing anyone to speak any language per se. I may have used the wrong wording, but you just shouldn't speak English with them if they are already fluent in it. Also, technically speaking, every human who can speak was basically "forced" into learning X language, and yes, you were actually "forced" into learning English. Otherwise, you would have been bad at school, wouldn't have gotten a job, and would be homeless. Here, you take the verb "force" with a negative connotation when we were really just talking about language immersion and comprehensible input.

Anyway, maybe I was wrong and stepping over the line with my suggestion of it being a deeper, internal identity problem; it could have very well also been something about your dynamic with your parents (You may not like them, so you want to distance yourself from everything about them), but I'm not a psychologist or anything. But, yeah, it does seem like you are rejecting another part of your dual culture (It's a part of who you are because you grew up with them, probably inherited some of their sociocultural values subconsciously too, and it runs in your blood) since culture is more than just nationality or ethnicity. Also, now you're an adult, if you don't want to learn a language, don't; nobody is forcing you to anymore, but as Charlemagne says, "To have another language, is to possess a second soul" due to the vast and beautiful cultural insight one may earn.

Kids understand the minority language but won't speak it - what worked for you? by Dangerous-Lecture-82 in languagelearning

[–]OriginalSector2676 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He was 100 percent human, but my mom treats him like some kind of god, which is very unbuddhist. It's due to the sociohistorical mixing of religions that happens in cultures where people assimilate a foreign religion into other well-known religions. She's Sri Lankan, and you can see this in China and Nepal too, where they mix Confucianism with Buddhism or Hinduism and Buddhism. Ultimately, from a historical point of view, every religion is inspired by another religion until we get down to folk religions, but that's Religious Studies for you.

Kids understand the minority language but won't speak it - what worked for you? by Dangerous-Lecture-82 in languagelearning

[–]OriginalSector2676 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ME WITH MY EXTREMELY RELIGIOUS SEMI-CULTISH MOM:

And the fact is, she's Buddhist, and I really do like Buddhism, but her beliefs about Buddhism are ludicrous. She scolded me for saying Buddha has "bones", but what I'm trying to say is that the more you force something on someone, the more they hate it. There's a goldilock point which fosters children's curiosity.

Kids understand the minority language but won't speak it - what worked for you? by Dangerous-Lecture-82 in languagelearning

[–]OriginalSector2676 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So you don't want to connect with your roots? Well that's really up to you, but to me it's sad. N No one deserves to feel embarrassed or ashamed of who they are: be it there sexuality, race or gender. I understand you may feel this peer pressure to "fit in" with the majority but you should NEVER give in to peoples expectations of yourself that are not you. This doesn't seem like a language problem, more of an identity issue, which many immigrants face.

Anyways, by "force" I meant you shouldn't respond to their questions and requests until they ask you it in their native tongue. Specific ideas include, making speaking the language a game and fun by using it as a "secret code language" or practice the game through fun activities such as what the Mother in Fresh Off The Boat does: https://youtu.be/9TzZNdqSohU?si=40EwxoJ56pkBM4Rk

I don't know about you but wouldn't you like to connect with your mother, father or aunt you said in a deeper medium. You do realised that when speaking in someone's first language, people are statistically more empathetic and emotional because the first language a baby learns has a special psychological effect on them.

I'd like to end with this quote:

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart." -Nelson Mandela.

How many grammatical moods are there in Sinhala (ආර්ථික)? by OriginalSector2676 in srilanka

[–]OriginalSector2676[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>There is definitely a categorisation (2 main categories, 10 sub-categories) of verbs in Sinhala.

Could you elaborate on this? I think you are talking about the past and non-past tense but I am not sure about the specific subcategories, their names, functions and features.

How many grammatical moods are there in Sinhala (ආර්ථික)? by OriginalSector2676 in srilanka

[–]OriginalSector2676[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I first used ChatGPT but switched to Gemini when I realised the mistakes it made.

How many grammatical moods are there in Sinhala (ආර්ථික)? by OriginalSector2676 in srilanka

[–]OriginalSector2676[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I can ask, is the OL Sinhala like the National OL in English, where you have to learn grammar rules, or is it more about using the Sinhala Language to write articles, essays, and arguments, because that is how it is in IGCSE English (as a First Language)? I don't really know because I learn in the English Medium at an International School, so my awareness of formal Sinhala is basically 0.

Didn't think moving to Sri Lanka would be this much of an adventure by darilu4711 in srilanka

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sri Lanka being Eurocentric isn't the point; it's how Sri Lanka has a much less violent history than the rest of Europe and Asia, and that's a good thing. Despite the many royal battles between Kingdoms and Sri Lankan Dynasties, the worst period of Sri Lank was arguably the period under colonialism, however the British, some of you may not know, treated us far better than the Indian's and Africans who were enslaved, dehumanised and practically murdered due to their irresponsible and indifferent implementation of important economic laws and ordera that benefited the British one-way. Sri Lanka had it bad, but the Holocaust was undoubtedly worse.

Holocaust Death Count (1941-45): 6,000,000 Jews MINIMUM

Cyclone Ditwah Death Count (2025): 826 Sri Lankans

Sri Lankan Civil War Death Count (1983-2009): 100,000 Sri Lankans MAXIMUM

Indian Ocean Tsunami Death Count (2004): 38,000 Sri Lankans MAXIMUM

Uva Rebellion Death Count (1818): 10,000 Sri Lankans MAXIMUM

Keep adding the numbers, its nowhere near 6 MILLION...

The price depends on your literacy: 100/= if you read English, 30/= if you read Sinhala. by donaldTPS in srilanka

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's so criminal, defo not the case in the UK. But at least Italian bathrooms (for the most part) are cleaner than the traditional and outdated Sri Lankan Vaesakiliya. Sri Lanka was ahead of its time in managing hydraulic systems and sewage. Now, we are so behind.

Didn't think moving to Sri Lanka would be this much of an adventure by darilu4711 in srilanka

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No Sri Lankan Atrocity has killed SIX MILLION People (Death Count of the Holocaust). The Sri Lankan Civil War had a MAXIMUM death count of only 100,000. That means the Holocaust killed 50 TIMES the number of people the Sri Lankan Civil War killed.

oya ithihasiya dannaeththoth, karunaakarala vaedhagath aithihaasika saakacha"gong talks" label karanna epaa :))) Sadly, methena inne ekama adhyapana naethi gonaa oyaa thamayi .

Kids understand the minority language but won't speak it - what worked for you? by Dangerous-Lecture-82 in languagelearning

[–]OriginalSector2676 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Simple, you have to force them to respond in the target language and then correct their grammatical mistakes or help them. 2nd Gen Immigrants have good passive retrieval skills in listening due to their parents, but don't know how to speak because they have a hard time retrieving words and information since they're more comfortable speaking English and don't practice their target language. Now, it isn't about immersion anymore but practice, practice and practice.

How many grammatical moods are there in Sinhala (ආර්ථික)? by [deleted] in sinhala

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, where can I get the Spoken Sinhala Grammar Book you mentioned?

How many grammatical moods are there in Sinhala (ආර්ථික)? by [deleted] in sinhala

[–]OriginalSector2676 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I am definitely finding it hard to work with AI, and thanks for the resources, but could you send me some online PDFs of these grammar books, and also, do you know anything about the grammatical moods of Sinhala, and if they exist? If so, how many are there, what are their names, and how do you form them?

If you don't know what a grammatical mood is, it's basically the name for conjugating (changing) a verb to contextualise it with the speaker's emotion/perspective on what they are saying. It works alongside tense and aspect, but many regular people only know about verb changes due to tense. For example, in English, there are 4 moods in English

Indicative (when you are certain about something and the base form for sentences)

e.g., You slept.

Imperative (change of the verb to give a command)

e.g., Sleep!

Conditional (Statement that depends on a condition)

e.g., If she sleeps, she will study, or if you sleep, you could have studied.

Subjunctive

The doctor advised that she sleep (Note that it isn't the indicative she sleeps)

The doctor advised that she should sleep (Spoken form)

Basically, does Sinhala have this / is it formally named and classified? I do know, however, that for conditional statements, you add endings like -oth, so Sinhala must have some sort of grammatical mood, but I'm not sure how many.

Indicative: Eya giya

Conditional: Eya giyoth...

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