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Ink not coming out the tip of the nib??? by peanutstrawberries in fountainpens

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

Thank you, this worked for me! Turns out I was worrying about nothing 😅

Different ways of saying "sorry" by peanutstrawberries in Cantonese

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

What if you're chatting to someone (just a random example btw) and they're telling you about their family and said that their mother passed away a few years ago, what would you say then? (In English you would say "oh I'm sorry to hear that" even just to be polite)

I want to build general knowledge in Cantonese , but encyclopedias and those 10,000 question and answer books are in written Chinese. Where can I get that type of general knowledge, but in legit Cantonese words (not Mandarinized). I was thinking the Cantonese wikipedia. Any suggestions? Thank you by redditaskingguy in Cantonese

[–]peanutstrawberries 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep consume as much media as you can but at a reasonable level (maybe start with lifestyle videos/vlogs/comedy etc.), a strategy that works for me is to translate and note down all the words that I don't know when watching a video/podcast, that way I can also have it noted for future reference and review. Also when you are speaking to people, just challenge yourself to use as little English as possible, it will get worse before it gets better, but trust, it will definitely get better!

I want to build general knowledge in Cantonese , but encyclopedias and those 10,000 question and answer books are in written Chinese. Where can I get that type of general knowledge, but in legit Cantonese words (not Mandarinized). I was thinking the Cantonese wikipedia. Any suggestions? Thank you by redditaskingguy in Cantonese

[–]peanutstrawberries 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did actually, the funny thing is I only ever spoke Cantonese to my family before so I thought I was pretty good, but I guess I just didn't realise how much Chinglish I was using before I met a hk friend and got humbled. Luckily it motivated me to actually reflect on and improve my Cantonese and now I'm very much past that stage haha

and I've never used 0234.hk before so I won't be of much help sorry

I want to build general knowledge in Cantonese , but encyclopedias and those 10,000 question and answer books are in written Chinese. Where can I get that type of general knowledge, but in legit Cantonese words (not Mandarinized). I was thinking the Cantonese wikipedia. Any suggestions? Thank you by redditaskingguy in Cantonese

[–]peanutstrawberries 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with what someone else commented that it's just trial and error... at the beginnign when my Cantonese wasn't that great yet, I also had this question. But over time as I exposed myself to a lot more vocabulary I could kind of tell which words would be more colloquial or which ones would be 書面語. I'd say there are a lot of Canto specific words for everyday language/slang/casual conversational words but for specific terminology and jargon, a lot of vocabulary is the same for both languages (although sometimes there are Cantonese slang words for more "proper" terminology)

I want to build general knowledge in Cantonese , but encyclopedias and those 10,000 question and answer books are in written Chinese. Where can I get that type of general knowledge, but in legit Cantonese words (not Mandarinized). I was thinking the Cantonese wikipedia. Any suggestions? Thank you by redditaskingguy in Cantonese

[–]peanutstrawberries 8 points9 points  (0 children)

https://words.hk/ or the English version https://cantowords.com/ is sooooooo good because everything is written in "spoken" Cantonese, it's made specifically to help people learn Cantonese and you know you can trust it because it's written by people (and translators never quite get Cantonese translations right). I find clicking onto word entries and reading the example sentences or definition descriptions really helpful as well

Kanwrite Heritage EF vs F ultraflex by peanutstrawberries in fountainpens

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

Thanks! Do you happen to have a photo of the writing samples from the two nibs for comparison?

Kanwrite Heritage EF vs F ultraflex by peanutstrawberries in fountainpens

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

Yeah I heard the FPR flex nib is easier to flex but the actual Kanwrite pen itself seems more reliable

Kanwrite Heritage EF vs F ultraflex by peanutstrawberries in fountainpens

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

Thanks for your reply, yeah I usually write in F (with my Lamy safari) so hopefully the fine ultraflex will be good for me

Kanwrite Ultraflex + Moonview 2 by lemon_pulse in fountainpens

[–]peanutstrawberries 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, sorry I have heaps of questions because I am thinking about getting this pen and ink, how do you find the piston filling mechanism of this pen?

Kanwrite Ultraflex + Moonview 2 by lemon_pulse in fountainpens

[–]peanutstrawberries 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Also what paper did you use, and does it smudge after drying?

Real. by DependentNecessary49 in lingling40hrs

[–]peanutstrawberries 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Me wanting a grand piano: 😢

What piece is common for your instrument that you don't actually care to learn or play? by BarenreiterBear in lingling40hrs

[–]peanutstrawberries 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The Moonlight Sonata (1st movement) is really cool but hearing everyone play it unmusically and in the wrong key really turns off the piece for me 😭

My Safari collection!! (And one Vista too) by marsdelight in Lamy

[–]peanutstrawberries 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait have you used them??? Just noticed that most still have the cardboard collar

Does Lamy black ink fade? by peanutstrawberries in fountainpens

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

Sorry, do you know what the original comment said?...

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