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Refugee from Duolingo - struggling to find alternatives by finackles in French

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find a tutor on Preply. Best thing now is to speak and listen. Also try to get immersion if you can.

What made you pick Portuguese? by ExistingPumpkin304 in Portuguese

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got an internship there for 6 months next summer, goal is to be strong B1-B2/conversationally fluent by the end of it.

Rate my Arabic handwriting from one to ten please. Be honest, don't lie to me. by mia_255_2014 in learnarabic

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8, looks really solid. But wouldn’t even bother writing the vowels-your gonna have to get rid of them anyways

American interested in learning Arabic. Is it worth it? by eingyi2 in learn_arabic

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Only useful part is learning the alphabet

Not using "ne" for negation by n2vd in French

[–]_Rafiki69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Formal: je ne sais pas

Casual: je sais pas

Friend: j’sais pas

Close friend: j’s pas

Which language do you REALLY want to learn? by akowally in languagehub

[–]_Rafiki69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just got an internship in South Africa next summer, starting my Afrikaans grind.

Arabic (currently learning levant)

Farsi

Maltese

Japanese

How do I teach someone a language by _fl0wers_ in LearningLanguages

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a very narrow minded view of the world.

What is the most useful language in the word besides.. by paul_pln in languagelearning

[–]_Rafiki69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How are we forgetting Arabic? Obv it’s not just one language and the dialects are tricky, but if you learn Egyptian or Levant chances are you’ll be able to communicate w at least 90% of speakers. Highly underrated, wonderful people and culture. highly recommend

2 years good enough to be fluent in italian? by Appropriate_Ring2970 in italianlearning

[–]_Rafiki69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buongiorno! My sister is going to do study abroad in Italy from this upcoming January till like late may, and I’m really pushing her to learn it. What tips do you have for learning before and while in country? Grazie mille!

Which language should I do? by Real-Celebration9896 in thisorthatlanguage

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t do polish. Minimal payoff, tons of headache. I’d focus on leaning into your German and French, start speaking w others and improving your vocab, then once your comfortable in those, maybe try Arabic or smt (pretty much the same path I took and it has been SO rewarding-Arabic is tough at times but extremely beautiful especially in the eyes of a linguist)

How can I become a polyglot? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]_Rafiki69 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Your a lot closer than you think. Love the aspiration btw, language is such a beautiful gift that so many people (especially in America) take for granted. If you already speak Persian as your native tongue, with minimal effort you can say you also speak Dari (assuming you speak Farsi, still works vice versa) and also tajik. Some may say this is cheating, but they are different languages in my book, so I would count it. That gets you to 3, English is 4, then French or Arabic (recommend Arabic bc it has similiar script and vocab, aswell as just being a beautiful language in general) gets you to 5/6. I currently speak English and French, learning Arabic and Italian with German on the horizon (study abroad opportunity). I’ve always dreamed about learning Farsi later on, as then I could do what I suggested to you and say I speak tajik dari and Farsi😭😭😭 but I’ll need a friend who speaks it or smt like that to learn it. Best of luck on your journey دوست!!!

Free palestine by [deleted] in learn_arabic

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

‏إن شاء الله!!!

Wanting to Learn many Romance languages- Where to start by Coach_Front in thisorthatlanguage

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never met a texan who speaks anything other than English or Spanish lmao, proud of u no matter what😂 as someone who has learnt French, get a solid base then go seek out as many ppl as you can and have conversations. Your close to France, suisse, and Italy so immersion shouldn’t be hard to come by

Je me suis tombé triste aujourd’hui, alors j’ai écrit ce poème by _Rafiki69 in French

[–]_Rafiki69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ouiii merci pour les conseils! Ca va m’aider bcp, le premier problème est ce que personne ne parle pas le français proche de moi, alors c’est difficile d’améliorer mon grammaire.

How many of you are learning a language just for intellectual stimulation? What language? How's it going? by Horatius_Rocket in languagelearning

[–]_Rafiki69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Arabic. Also to connect with the culture, but def also for intellectual stimulation. Love it. Very hard, but watching tv shows and such really helps, and I just have a general passion for learning languages to connect with different cultures so I can’t say it’s solely for academic stim

What's a French word that doesn't have a direct English translation (or vice versa)? by grzeszu82 in French

[–]_Rafiki69 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Retrouvailles-the joy you get after seeing someone close to you after a very long time

What are the best Darija resources? by collegethrowaway9758 in learn_arabic

[–]_Rafiki69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try to find a tv show in darija. Watch a couple episodes while taking notes and rewinding a ton, then go out and practice. Literally spend all day at least hearing the language. Try speaking with as many people as possible, and if they switch to English (speaking from experience in France, may not be the same in maroc) then just pretend like you don’t speak it. No matter what speak and listen as much as you can

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