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I'm focusing on Afaan Oromo, as I live in "Little Oromia." I also like Slavic languages.
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Mike van Rossum
Dutch
Jan 9, 2020
Bedankt Richard voor een fijn gesprek. Leuk dat we over zoveel verschillende onderwerpen hebben kunnen praten. Ik wist niks van oud en nieuw Hebreeuws en fijn dat je de verschillen kon uitleggen. Je begrijpt het Nederlands heel goed! ik hoop dat je met deze spoed opfristraining volgende week lekker in het Nederlands kan praten. Veel plezier en succes komende week!
Lellah
Serbian
Jun 17, 2019
Kakav je to predivan osećaj kada razgovaraš sa učenikom koji je proveo godinu dana u Bosni i koji tako divno priča! Samo nastavi, Neli, ne daj da se taj osećaj izgubi. :-)
Jovan
Macedonian
Mar 15, 2019
Another fun talkative lesson with Richard! Good job on your pronunciation and grammar! Keep up the good work! Браво !
Lellah
Serbian
Mar 15, 2019
Danas smo imali izvanrednu govornu aktivnost koju smo, na Ričardov zahtev, zapisali i snimili. Divan predlog, Ričarde. Danas smo naučili mnogo toga, a dotakli smo se i nekih novih izraza dok smo razgovarali o poslu, poput"pripravnički staž"i "ugovor na određeno".
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    Akkam nagaa? I am looking for someone with experience teaching Afaan Oromo. Do you know someone? Are you someone? Boodha wal agarra!
    November 6, 2024
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    The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is today.
    June 16, 2022
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    Здравствуйте! Я ищу предподавателя русского или украинского языка, который интересуется религией. Хотя я уже не плохо знаю эти языки, я бы хотел учиться общаться лучше по этим темам. Моя академическая специальность -- Ветхий завет, древный иврит, и еврейская история. Я не миссионер. Разговоривать с верующим, неверующим, атеистом -- мне все равно. Если интересса есть, пожалуйста обрашайтесь ко мне здесь или по DM. Нетерпеливо жду Вашей записьки! ))
    August 21, 2021
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    Хлебальник! Хахахаха )))
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    August 18, 2021
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    "Hate" is a state. "Hate on" is an action. "I hate women" means that I have a feeling of hatred inside me. "I hate on women" means that I complain or do something cruel to women.
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    August 18, 2021
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    I loved Moses’s work because he was fearless. A brave man who spoke languages to connect with others in his community. I’m grateful for his inspiration.
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    March 7, 2021
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    Hvala puno za odličan članak! On je vrlo koristan.
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    July 22, 2020
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    I love that you wrote about ekavica and ijekavica. I learned Serbian in Belgrade with help from a tutor from Novi Sad. Then my daughter lived for a year in Sarajevo. My ekevica sounds awful to her! But since I'm her dad, I just make sure I say "hleb" and "mleko" as much as possible :)

    She found that in Sarajevo, ekavica has a political nuance. Her Serbian classmates spoke ekavica, even though they were born and raised in Sarajevo. I might sound too political to her, as a result.

    I would say that for English speakers, ekavica would be easier. The sound /lj/ can be hard to do right.
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    July 1, 2020
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    Hvala puno! I often hear people use "važi" when they're ending a conversation. Can you explain or offer some examples of how people use "važi" in this context? (Unless I've completely misinterpreted my friends.)
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    June 10, 2020
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    Hvala puno! I love the breakdown you provided. I know that for English native speakers (like me) Slavic palatalized/soft consonants are a real challenge. (I originally learned the concept in Russian, but I could apply the principle in Serbian, as well.)

    I was originally told to pronounce the consonant plus a /j/, but that always came out like two separate consonants. I got better when I was told to lift the center of the tongue while pronouncing the consonant as normal.

    Would it be better to call "alveolar" the consonants you call "palatal"? That way, you can refer to the "softening" as "palatalization," which makes more intuitive sense to me. I'm not sure if that's too technical for most students, however.

    Keep it up! I love reading Serbian articles. I hope to see a lot more from you :)
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    April 23, 2020
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