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Hello, I live in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco, California. I was raised in a multilingual family so I am accustomed to hearing and learning different languages throughout my life.
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Aleš
Czech
Aug 27, 2025
Ricku, máš velký talent na učení se jazyků.
Jane Vroom
Dutch
Apr 25, 2024
Het was weer een gezellige les. Je spreekt vlot en duidelijk en je kunt lekker kletsen. Heel veel plezier komend weekend!
Ilaria
Italian
Apr 14, 2023
Tutto è andato per il meglio, molto bene. Hai un modo di parlare molto scorrevole e sempre adeguato, quindi sono molto compiaciuta di tutto quello che hai detto. Sono sicura che in poco tempo tutto tornerà al suo posto, perché già da ora sai fare molto bene.
Yoram
Dutch
Mar 3, 2023
Bedankt voor alle interessante verhalen, en hopelijk spreken we elkaar snel weer!
Activities
  • Corrected

    For ENG speakers who understand ITA

    This company conducts/performs market, business and competitive intelligence studies on (various) ways to minimize risks and maximize benefits so that the agreement between the undersigned parties can achieve/attain the maximum success

    Original text:
    QUESTA AZIENDA FA STUDI DI INTELLIGENCE di mercato, imprenditoriale e competitiva per ridurre al minimo i rischi e a massimizzare benefici così che l’accordo tra le parti sottoscriventi abbia il massimo successo
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    September 10, 2017
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  • Posted
    Aan het leren bij Italki Het Nederlands is recentelijk mijn lievelingstaal die ik helemaal dol op ben. Voor me klinkt het hartstikke leuk en elke keer dat ik het hoor voel ik blij en gezellig. Mijn fascinatie ermee begon aan het eind van het afgelopen jaar tijdens mijn korte bezoek in Amsterdam. Sindsdien ben ik voortdurend bezig met het leren ervan en dit jaar ben ik al drie keer terug naar Nederland op vakantie met mijn vrouw gegaan. Om mijn gespreksvaardigheid te verbeteren neem ik deel bij de levendige 'meet up' bijeenkomsten in de Bay Area regio en bovendien doe ik zo veel mogelijk oefeningen met verschillende tutors en taalpartners bij Italki. Ik ben ontzettend tevreden met Italki.
    November 14, 2016
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  • Answered
    AUF means on/upon IN means in IM is a shortened version of IN DEM=in the (for masculine & neutral nouns). For feminine noun: IN DER (no shortening) You will learn AUF DEM and AUF DER and also AUF DEN, AUF DAS, AUF DIE Have fun learning German!
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    November 1, 2016
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  • Corrected
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    October 15, 2016
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  • Corrected

    Goodbye Grandpa

    Just came back from Grandpa's funeral...

    It's autum now, a little cold in my hometown, full of sadness in loud music, tears in my eyes, goodbye forever grandpa, hope there will be no sadness, no pain in another world, hope you find your beloved wife there and enjoy peace and happiness ...

    Up to now, my grandma, granny and grandpa are gone from my life, I can't continue to be sad and to miss them, but I'll never forget how they used to love me before...

    God bless them in another world!
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    October 14, 2016
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  • Corrected

     

    Sometimes, when I wake up and stick my head out the window and find out that it's raining, I fancy staying at home and laying down on the bed (or "laying in bed").  This kind of days is good for doing home activities such as cleaning, reading or watching TV instead of going out.  Honestly, I prefer studying the whole/entire morning and watching some film or show on TV after doing all my tasks. I also like/enjoy having some relaxing moments, such as going out to the terrace smelling  the wet soil.   It's an incredible smell! I usually get overwhelmed because I have a lot of work, so it's great to stop for a moment, to take a deep  breath and to feel that I'm alive! I also study at the university but I don't have to do as much for my classes now, therefore I can take advantage of my free time to do things that I normally can't do. I make sure that I have my favourite blanket next to me and lots of sweets and chocolates when I'm watching film (I love spending time watching films in their original version when it's raining). Just the sofa, me, the film, and the food. It's great, isn't it?
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    October 13, 2016
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  • Corrected

    Ruang Keluarga

    Di ruang keluarga ini ada tiga kursi hijau dan satu sofa hijau. Di antara sofa dan kursi ada meja. Ada vas bunga di atas meja dan vas bunga lain di dalam lemari. Ada juga sebuah pot bunga dan satu gambar di belakang sofa. Di dalam gambar itu ada satu rumah dan sebuah pohon di halamannya. Di samping pot bunga di belakang kursi ada satu jendela.


    You did a nice job actually!

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    October 10, 2016
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  • Commented

    He arranged for his pool to be fixed

    Dia telah/sudah mengurus supaya kolam renangnya diperbaikan/dibetulkan

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    October 10, 2016
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  • Commented

    There is no exact translation for get/got. We simply need to use different words to describe the situation.

    Karena/gara-gara dia temannya jadi mati/terbunuh

    Dia dapat/bisa (managed to) memperbaikan kolam renangnya

    Telpon/pangil dia dan suruh dia tulis surat

    Mereka akan dapat kesukaran/problem

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    October 6, 2016
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  • Corrected

    Nice job! There are just a few awkward sentences and mistakes. I am impressed that you are using quite a lot of colloquial words. Since Italki is big on learning by talking rather than writing alone, I thought it may be fun for you to learn how to talk like a native would recount it in normal daily conversation;


    Mau kemana?

    Di pinggir jalan ada orang* indonesia duduk. Dia lihat ada* orang lain yang lagi/sedang* jalan, dia tanya "Mau kemana?"  Orang itu mengatakan/bilang* dia mau jalan ke pantai. Orang yang duduk terus/lalu* memberitahukan/bilang* "Salah* arah pak/bu jika anda mau pergi ke pantai!" Orang yang jalan terus/kemudian tanya "Bagaimana* pak?" Orang yang lagi duduk terus menjelaskan/bilang bahwa pantai itu letaknya di sebelah kiri, bukan di sebelah kanan. Orang yang jalan balik* arah dan bilang* (mengucapkan) terima kasih


    *se in this case is optional in colloquial language. 

    *ada = there is

    * lagi or sedang is often used to describe the person is walking (the "ing" form)

    *bilang =colloquial for mengatakan 

    *terus = colloquial for lalu/kemudian

    * Salah arah (=wrong direction) is more appropriate then saying Tidak! You can't say Tidak out of the blue. It's awkward to say NO unless there is a preceding question.

    *bagaimana is better than mengapa in this case

    *balik arah is colloquial for kembali arah and less awkward than berputar

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    September 3, 2016
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