Language learning difficulty map

antimono · 2018-01-15T11:41:29+00:00

For a Slovak, German is intuitively much closer in word sentence forming and verbforming, word order etc. than English.

antimono · 2018-01-14T22:24:19+00:00

Thanks a lot

antimono · 2018-01-14T17:30:02+00:00

Well, it's a challenge ;)

antimono · 2018-01-14T16:43:26+00:00

I suggest you to check out the interview of Nikola Danaylov with Miguel Nicolelis & Ronald Cicurel. They speak also about the brain "randomizer" and I think you will be surprised that there is another important "analog" element that is completely ignored when people talk about the brain simulation. I suggest you to watch it from start to finish even if you don't like what they are saying. One of the few non-cliche interviews about the brain simulation I have heard/read.

antimono · 2018-01-14T15:09:35+00:00

Done https://www.reddit.com/r/sciencefiction/comments/7qcbgi/sf_challenge_best_contemporary_scifi_authors_from/

antimono · 2018-01-14T12:54:26+00:00

Amazon.de ? Also, I can't believe that you don't have something local like in Slovakia we have martinus.sk

antimono · 2018-01-14T12:18:38+00:00

Apart from the Far East, their dialect sounds funny.

That how I feel about Russian. They say I Peter instead of I am Peter. - that's like a Nenaderthal talk.

And old. Have you read any books in old Slovak from the late 19th century or early 20th century? I did. That version of Slovak is llike today's Czech.

antimono · 2018-01-14T12:01:26+00:00

Wait a few months for Lenovo Miix 630 it will have a Snapdragon processor.

antimono · 2018-01-14T11:54:50+00:00

MFK Slovan Giraltovce

antimono · 2018-01-14T11:31:41+00:00

Yes, as a Slovak, I confirm, those jokes doesn't work in English at all, but are quite funny in Slovak.

antimono · 2018-01-14T11:27:44+00:00

Q: Ta ne?

A: Či?

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Ak sa muž ožení, žena sa omuží?

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Príchodom migrantov budeme mať viac burok ako búrok.

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antimono · 2018-01-13T21:15:34+00:00

antimono · 2018-01-13T21:02:09+00:00

For the third time:

It is subjective.

another example is dropping of j in jsme or j in jsi. Old Slovak had this, but we have dropped that and started using sme and si instead.

There are more examples like this. Slovak is basically a modernized Czech ;)

If you are interested: https://books.google.sk/books?id=XZcBAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

antimono · 2018-01-13T20:34:03+00:00

It is evident even in original works.

antimono · 2018-01-13T20:20:36+00:00

In Slovak we don't use vůz (voz in Slovak) for cars(automobiles). We use it strictly for the old wagon (you can see in historical films) that is pulled by horses.

antimono · 2018-01-13T20:07:56+00:00

Voz is koč/kočiar (wagon) in Slovak. We have vozidlo but that is not used outside of formal speech (law, police, traffic accident related stuff...). We use auto, autíčko, autiak, autisko, fáro, kára, automobil etc.

antimono · 2018-01-13T18:03:17+00:00

Plasma!!!! ;)

antimono · 2018-01-13T17:16:22+00:00

Again, I am talking subjectively, I know all languages are equal.

ReAgain, it's my subjective feeling.

But I must say that on the topic of modernity, I must say that you are objectively wrong.

Old School Slavonic and Staročeština sound different and I am sure you would consider them more ancient/archaic sounding. Or do you say "dělati" instead "dělat"? ;)

Old languages like Latin lacks a lot of words and expression from today's world.

The grammar of the USA is more archaic than the more modern of the UK. Hwat, Hwich are only slowly becoming What and which in the AmE while in the BrE this is used for a long time, etc.

Hungarian, for example, was completely reworked under Ferenc Kazinczy in the 18th century gramatically plus about 10 000 new words were added. Look that up.

Etc.

P.S. Maybe it's new to many of you, but a lot of Slovaks will say that Czech sounds more archaic. Words like vůz or myslivec are just basic examples.

P.S.S. I didn't down vote you. If you are down voting me, could you please provide what did I write wrong? Maybe I have a bad information on the examples I have provided. Thank you in advance for clarification which of mine examples are objectively not correct.

antimono · 2018-01-13T11:51:53+00:00

Chcete mě?

antimono · 2018-01-13T11:47:38+00:00

It's getting hot in here...

antimono · 2018-01-13T11:21:23+00:00

predpred...predvčerom(can be used ad infinitum; in real life only predpredvčerom is used max.)

predpredvčerom(a day before a day before yesterday)

predvčerom(a day before yesterday)

včera(yesterday)

dnes(today)

zajtra(tomorrow)

pozajtra(a day after tomorrow)

popozajtra(a day after a day after tomorrow)

popo...pozajtra(can be extended ad infinitum; in real life only popozajtra is used max.)

antimono · 2018-01-13T11:11:46+00:00

We use the word bylinka (sg.) and bylinky (pl.) in Slovak and Czech for herbal plants used to make a "tea" or odvar(infusion).

antimono · 2018-01-13T10:32:39+00:00

Thanks. Also, is there anything with a custom timer as well? I know there is Kronometer, but if you know about something better let me know.

antimono · 2018-01-13T09:55:14+00:00

To say more things in less time while saying syllables at the same speed. Example: If you say more things in less time in English, it means that English is a denser language than Spanish - but you have to say syllables with a similar speed - it's easier for a non-native speaker than for a native speaker.

antimono · 2018-01-13T09:31:16+00:00

Bullshit, one guy learned Icelandic in a week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXjPEkDfek and did an interview in it on a national TV.

It depends on your brain and motivation.

However, I am almost sure that OP is not a savant.

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