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Lover of all things languages - majored in linguistics at university and am always trying to keep up my skills in all the languages I've started over the years. Hallo, ich bin die Sylvia. Ich studierte Sprachwissenschaft an der Uni und lerne gerne Sprachen. Ich bin in den USA aufgewachsen aber mein Vater kommt ursprünglich aus Deutschland :) হ্যালো! আমার নাম সিলভিয়া আর আমি সাত বছর ধরে বাংলা শিখছি। এই ভাষার প্রতি আমার অনেক ভালবাসা আর আশা করি যে ভবিষ্যতে আরও ভাল করে নিজেকে প্রকাশ করতে পারব। salam! smiti Sylvia. 9rite lissaniyat f le fac, f loghat 3ziz 3liya bchkel 3am o t3lemt darija khlal r7alati fel maghreb. makrahtch nurja3 9ribe inchallah o nzid nt7ssan darija dyali. میرا نام سلویہ ہے، اور میں نے یونیورسٹی میں اردو سیکھی۔ مجھے زبانیں سیکھنا بہت پسند ہے۔ انڈیا میں سفر کرنے کے لیے، میں نے ہندی اور اردو سیکھنا شروع کیا۔ நான் பெயர் சில்வியா. எனக்கு மொழிக்ள் ரொம்ப பிடிக்கும். இப்போ தமிழ் நாடில் தமிழ் மொழி ப்டிக்கிறேன்.
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Sohini Roy
Bengali
Oct 13, 2026
It was a pleasure to have my first lesson with you! You were attentive, cooperative, and enthusiastic throughout the class. I really enjoyed our first session and look forward to helping you improve your Bengali language skills step by step. Keep up the good work, and I hope to see your progress in our upcoming lessons!
Bruce
American Sign Language (ASL)
Nov 13, 2025
I'll send feedback on a word doc in the chat / messaging feature.
Bruce
American Sign Language (ASL)
Oct 10, 2025
Sylvia, I will send a word document (in chat) that outlines today's lesson and proposes a next lesson should you chose to continue. It was wonderful to meet you.
Masum Azad
Bengali
Jul 27, 2025
Omg...she is so intelligent ( বুদ্ধিমতী ) and interesting ( মজার/ আকর্ষণীয় ). Her knowledge about Bangla language is so deep. I hope within very short period of time she will over come her Choto Choto Problem in Bangla Language. তোমার সাথে ক্লাস করে আমি অনেক আনন্দিত। পরবর্তী ক্লাসের অপেক্ষায়....
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    Can someone correct these sentences in Bangla? Are they correct and do they sound natural? What would be more natural ways of saying things? Here are the words I was learning: কেউকেটা, ডেকে নেওয়া, ফাঁকা, শূন্যতা ১ - কেউকেটার মত আচরণ বন্ধ কর! Stop acting like a big-shot! ২ - আমি তোমাকে কালকে ডেকে নিলাম কিন্তু তুমি উত্তর দেওনি। I called you yesterday but you didn't answer. ৩ - মনে কোনও ধারণা আসে না সেইজন্য কাগজটা আমার সামনে ফাঁকা রাখে। No ideas are coming to my mind, that's why there page in front of me stays blank. ৪ - মধ্যরাত্রে যখন একলা হেঁটে যায় তখন শূন্যতা একজনকে ঢেকে ফেলতে পারা যায়। When you walk alone in the middle of the night, emptiness can engulf you.
    November 16, 2023
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    Can someone correct these sentences for me according to what would sound the most natural in Moroccan Arabic? زاد التمن ديال هد الحاجة حيتاش عليها الطلب كبير خصك تعوم كافي باش تجيب لينرجي لي مشى تما مرة يعرف كيف هما الحالات الحقيقيات (Whoever has been there knows what the conditions there are really like) نغمات الطيور فالصبح كتنغًني حتا أنا كل ما نقرى العربية كنحس بللي كاين بزاف ديال الهوايج اللي مازال ماكنفهمهمش (The more I study Arabic, the more I feel that there are many things I still don't understand) مللي مشيت لهند بقيت مع عائلة صاحبتي وهي ساراتني بغيت نعرف أش صحاري لك ونتا كنتي على برًى (I want to know what happened to you while you were abroad)
    November 16, 2023
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    Welcher Satz wäre natürlicher oder sind sie genau das gleiche? - Er ist komplett Anfänger - Er is absoluter Anfänger
    September 7, 2023
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    I would say it's a somewhat unusual idiom - as an American English speaker I have never heard this specifically. However, I can completely understand what it means and I think it sounds pretty natural, so if I heard it used I wouldn't question it. The sentence sounds good!
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    April 27, 2023
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    All the rage will be gone. - correct, although it sounds a little bit strange. Perhaps with a little more context it would make more sense? The fans' rage will be gone. / The fans' rage will have disappeared (by a certain time)
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    April 27, 2023
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    Let's use an example: Alex is trusted by Starbucks. This is a bit of an unusual sentence without context, but I would probably assume that Alex works at Starbucks and that due to his history, his bosses believe he is a trustworthy employee. It really depends on the context and the type of organization though.
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    April 27, 2023
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    Your way of asking is perfect! Depending on what your "things" are, you may get more specific. If you know that someone else has moved your things, you could ask "where did you put my things/stuff?"
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    April 27, 2023
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    Your pronunciation is good, just a few things to work on. R/L is getting a bit confused in many words. Maybe you can find some YouTube videos which help explain the pronunciation difference. (For example, in the word "feeling" and "chills") "subsided" sounded like "sursid" - check the pronunciation of this word "assignments" sounded like "assertments" You take a pause after the word 'experiencing.' This sounds somewhat unnatural to a native English speaker. 'Weakness and chills' are the direct object of what you are 'experiencing' so since these concepts are closely related we don't take a pause between them. Generally there should not be a pause between the verb and direct object, except maybe if you are trying to remember/recall what the direct object is.
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    April 27, 2023
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    This is a play on words - the normal expression is "have's and have-not's" which refers to people who "have made it" and people who haven't. In other words, people who are successful in life, especially in their career, and people who aren't. He is joking because "calves" sounds like "have's." Because it is a joke, it is hard to tell exactly if he means what you said in 1. or what you said in 2. I would say that both 1 and 2 are acceptable interpretations, and it means a mix of both. It is more about whether you have big calves or not, regardless of if you have them naturally or through training.
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    April 27, 2023
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    They can be used to refer to the same thing, but they can also have slightly different meanings. A movie is more restrictive - it is longer, usually between an hour and 20 minutes and two and a half hours. It is often a high-budget production. "Film" on the other hand is usually used to refer to independent works and more artistic movies. There are also "short films" which may be only a few minutes long, but you can also have films which are the same length as a typical movie. In short: Movie = 1-3 hour production, usually from a big company Film = more artistic/meaningful, usually from independent filmmakers or smaller companies, can range in length from a few minutes to a few hours This is also why we usually talk about "film festivals" - these festivals are usually celebrating films which are artistic and meaningful, and many are from independent filmmakers
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    April 17, 2023
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