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I live in Washington, DC and work at a university. I'm 60, divorced, and have two sons who are already working. I play mandolin, mainly celtic and oldtime music for contra dances. I studied Ancient Greek and Latin, and spent some time studying, working, and playing in Germany, Italy, Croatia, Taiwan, and Greece.
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Malie
French
Apr 13, 2026
C’est toujours très intéressant de parler avec Ken. Il est très connaissant dans de nombreux sujets et il arrive à intégrer le français dans plusieurs sujets.
Malie
French
Apr 10, 2026
En seulement 4 cours, je vois déjà une belle amélioration. Continue ton beau travail !
Malie
French
Apr 9, 2026
Il travaille toujours très fort et il intègre rapidement les nouveaux apprentissages dans la conversation. Beau travail !
Malie
French
Apr 2, 2026
Ken met beaucoup d’efforts pour apprendre le français. Il écoute et assimile bien l’information. Continue ton beau travail !
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    大家好! 我正在学习山人乐队的《饮酒歌》。 "阿表哥 阿表哥 你要来了个 不来就 说 不来 的话 要来就 说 要 来 的话 阿表哥 倒酒喝 阿表妹 倒酒喝" 歌词中的“来”是“喝”的意思吗? 还是“来参加聚会”? 感谢您的帮助! 我认为这是一首适合外国人学的简单歌曲。
    December 10, 2023
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  • Posted
    When do you use 两 and when do you use 二 for the word "two"? Does it depend on the type of thing counted? Or the sound of the words? Or is 两 used in most contexts when it's not a number, such as 二十五? 两个孩子 二加五
    October 31, 2023
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  • Answered
    ci sono i libri gratuiti italiani su Google Books, come Pinocchio. https://books.google.com/books?id=M8wb4v-U5m8C&pg=PA5&authuser=0&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false
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    June 9, 2023
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  • Corrected
    But is the most common answer the correct one?
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    June 13, 2022
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  • Answered
    Both answers are right in terms of the purpose clauses ("so as not to be late for classes" or "to not be late for classes" (You have "to" in the clause twice, which would be fine if the second one was "too"--"to not be too late for classes"). In spoken American English you can usually put "not" inside the infinitive or before it "to not be late" vs. "not to be late." However, as a native American English speaker "in good time" sounds unusual to my ears. "I get up early" or "I get up with plenty of time" sound better to me. But it might be right for British English.
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    January 27, 2022
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  • Corrected
    In Vindobonā habitō (non perfectō tempore nec voce passiva uti oportet.) . Haec urbs prope Flumen Dānuvium in mediō Eurōpae sita [urbs est nomen femininum], ac caput Austriae est. Hāc urbe multa antiqua aedificia praestantur, nec gesta memorābilium virorum et fēminarum [huius? nescio quid dicere velis hoc verbo. Potest "hic" aut "hoc in loco"?] ōblita [gesta sunt res plurimae neutrae] sunt.
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    January 18, 2022
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  • Answered
    This is a past contrary-to-fact subjunctive. It means something wise did not happen. If I had not drunk three vodkas, I would not feel sick now. It would have been wiser to stop after one. [The grammar of "would have been" makes it clear that I did not stop that night.]
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    December 14, 2021
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  • Corrected
    Vocābula aliēna in linguā Latīnā antique In Linguā Latīnā nōn modo vocābula gentis Rōmanae (non refert ad civitatem sed populum qui loquitur Latīnā), sed etiam ex linguīs Indoeurōpaeīs et aliīs linguīs bene ūtilia sunt. Sī librōs histōriae legis (in III conjugationi. Si vis uti subjunctivi debet dicere "legas") , in hīs multa exempla ex Graecā scrībuntur (in III conjugationi). Graecia in tempore antiquō erat patria scientium. Et rēs lūdī et rēs librī bene vocābulīs Graecīs ūtuntur (verbum "uti" utitor casō ablātīvō. Cīvēs vel servī quī recitant, anagnōstēs dīcitur. Lūdus, in quō scientēs docentur, lȳceum vocātur. Sed nōn modo (pro? in?) scientiā, sed in mūsicā quoque lingua Graeca illūstris erat. Poetae, ars litterārium multum vocābulī Latīnae dabant. (Nescio quid dicere velis. Et poetae et ars litterāria multa vocabula Latīnae dabant?) Praetereā multōrum vocābulōrum (origo Etrusca?) credita est. Ad exemplum, tribūs antiquī Indoeurōpaeī significātiōnem fenestrae nesciēbant, sed Etrūscī eam in domī bene habēbant. Ergo vocābulum fenestram ex Etruscā vēnisse putātur. Sī de domū loquor, locus magnī momentī in hōc est larārium, fānum vel aedis lārum. Lārēs in religiōne Rōmānā deī domūs erant. [anglice: The Lars in Roman religion were the gods (nominative) of the house (genitive)] In rē deorum sunt vocābula de Etruscīs multa. Nōmina multōrum eōrum, sīcut Minerva et Iūnō, ex Etrūriā esse putātur.
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    November 29, 2021
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  • Corrected
    Māne cotīdiē ea meā māchinā coffēae parātA est. Postquam statim bibere possum. Ego trīna aut quaterna pocilla bibō, quod fortasse nimis [multa] sunt, sed minuere nōlō. solum duo errores inveni-- oportet scribere "ea paratA est" et "nimis" satis est, non necesse est dicere "nimis multa" ut opinor. Macte virtute!
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    November 29, 2021
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  • Posted
    Imam dvie pitanje o tekstom glupa pijesma, "Malo Viski" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACeF7-WjSSI 1. Ne razumijem gramatiku u ovom stihu: "živim život brigu na veselje" Je li "život" objekt glagola "živim" ili "brigu"? Dugo vrijeme sam mislio da je bilo "živim života brigu na veselje" which I thought meant, "I live the care of life in joy," but now that I listen carefully, it's clear he doesn't say that. Može li netko objasniti gramatiku i što to znači 2. Kasnije u pijesmu kaže nešto drugo nego ova stiha, kao možda "živim život ni budem od svega" Nisam mogao tražiti ovo u tekstovima u redu. Da li netko zna što pijeva ovdje? Hvala lijepa!
    November 29, 2021
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