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My school
It was so long ago when I was in my school last time. The school is located next to the house in wich which I lived whith with my parents in my childhood. The school building is built in a tipycal typical form for our city. There are many other schools similar to mine.When I visit my parents and go by my school, of course, I have only nice memories about school life. I remember my school friends, lessons and teachers.
Pretty good writing here. A few spelling mistakes, some grammatical errors and a few sentences that sound unnatural, all things to be expected (and certainly a lot better than my Russian, I think I know 4 words).
Here are a few definite changes I would make:
"It was so long ago when I visited my school last time". "Visiting" tells me much more than "was in" which basically just means you were in the building and didn't necessarily do anything else. Although I understand what you're trying to say, don't leave me guessing.
"The school is located next to my childhood home". Unless you had horrid parents, "home" tells us everything we need to know.
Everything else, you can leave as is. You could make some other changes if you want to, I'll leave that up to you to ask.
0 votedJuly 15, 20181My Day 2018-07-15
Hello!
Yesterday we leaved left our city and arrived to at (or in) the village.
Today we are going to relax.
We are going to go to the river. Our family likes swimming. Today the weather is fine. I hope we'll play games today with our children. Our family like likes reading books. I hope we can do it today.Hi,
first of all, I would like to say that I hope you had a great day with your family.
Secondly, you did pretty well grammatically and your spelling is spot on. I've corrected what is actually wrong in your entry. As you can see, you did really well :).
I have a few suggestions though. Once you've said "today" don't use it again unless there's a chance for confusion about when the other planned activities will happen.
Instead of saying "We are going to go to the river. Our family likes swimming. Today the weather is fine.", try something like: We are going to the river because we like swimming and the weather is fine. Compound sentences are quite a bit more difficult so don't worry about it if you're not ready for it.
Last suggestion, again towards a compound sentence. Instead of "I hope we'll play games today with our children. Our family like likes reading books. I hope we can do it today.", try: I hope we'll (be able to) play games or read books with our children as well.
Personally, I would use "I hope we'll be able to" but I'm fairly sure you don't have to.
Good luck learning.
John
0 votedJuly 15, 20181- It's an expression, some expressions don't follow normal grammatical rules because they're originally used by a group of people that don't. Here's some more info: From "Why You Say It" By Webb Garrison (Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, Tenn., 1992): "Diddly-squat. Strictly American in origin, that expression sounds suspiciously like a pair of modified barnyard terms - but isn't. Carneys (carnival workers) who traveled from town to town working one county fair after another developed their own private language. They had to do so in order to attract potential gamblers who would pay for a chance at a gimcrack prize. 'Diddle-e-squat' seems to have entered the carnival talk to name money - often a nickel or a dime, since that was the going rate for a game of chance. Frequently used to hide talk about a small amount of money, it was an easy and natural transition for the carnival term to indicate very little of anything."0 votedJuly 13, 20180
I do much the same, it's called immersion learning. If that's all you do though, it will take a long time, You can supplement this by using this italki.com, and language packs that you can find all over the place (of course this may depend on where exactly you live). There are other online places you can go, the English version of a Korean University is where I learned to write and pronounce the Korean "alphabet". There's a lot that can be found for free (youtube has lots of people that try to make it fun to learn their language), although it's usually less structured or complete than learning tools you pay for. Ideally you want to have someone you can speak Korean with on a regular basis, but this is usually most effective if you have the basics down.
0 votedFebruary 2, 20140Just as with any country there are good and bad people. My main problem is that here in the US the people that get most of the attention seem to be the bad people and for some reason they appear to be portrayed as the mould we should all be shaped from. Of course, this is not entirely true, but appearances can do a lot of harm if care isn't taken. The English language is difficult for those that want learn it, but then any language is difficult if you don't know it. Some people have an easier time of language learning than do others, but it is all just a matter of effort.
0 votedJanuary 31, 20140- both are correct. "alstjeblieft" is less formal and used to respond to "dank je", "dank je wel", etc. "alstublieft" is formal and used to respond to "dank u", dank u wel", etc. "alstjeblieft" and "alstublieft" are modern versions of the old Dutch "als het je/u belieft", which means as much as "if it pleases you". The two other responders gave you alternatives that would be more appropriate to an informal setting, although "met plezier" might be used formally under certain circumstances. I find Rosetta Stone very useful, it's good for repetition and to practice your pronounciation if you don't have someone to help you in that area.0 votedDecember 25, 20130
- taalkundig gezien bestaat er geen mannelijk of vrouwelijk meer in het Nederlands, buiten de referenties specifiek gericht op een man of een vrouw (zoals Geert al zei). Er bestaat wel onzijdig of mannelijk/vrouwelijk (geen verschil tussen mannelijk en vrouwelijk), dat is het voor mensen die Nederlands leren erg verwarrende verschil tussen de en het (de voor mannelijk/vrouwelijk, het voor onzijdig). Hier is meer daarover: https://onzetaal.nl/taaladvies/advies/de-het-algemene-regels0 votedDecember 25, 20131
- It's not English, but Hindi, and stands for "chick" (as in little chicken). I've heard it referred to as endearing when used in reference to girls, although there are others that only know of a derogatory meaning when used in regards to people (both male and female). (This is from the internet, I, as of yet, do not speak Hindi) :)0 votedDecember 11, 20131
