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Hi, I'm Parker. I love good conversation, aspire to travel, and speak to people from all over the world. I am interested in everything. I am currently learning Tagalog. Hindi ako nag-aaral ng tagalog upang mahanap ang isang pilipinang kasintahan"
I am not tutoring at this time. 我目前不做辅导员。有个问题想问的话，随时来问。
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- This is definitely a common and huge problem, especially to those who aren't in an immersion type environment. You have to have some sort of strategy to review words. The are various strategies, including word groups, mnemonics, talking to oneself, etc, but I believe the most effective is "spaced repetition system （应该是分开的重复卡片系统）" flash cards combined with sentences to show context. The program I use is ANKI, a free flash card system. Spaced repetition is the scientifically proved most efficient way to review information, and you can rapidly memorize vast amounts with this tool. A lot of users learn around 20 words a day with it, and more. However, doing this will only increase your passive vocab （无激发的词汇吧？）. to activate （激发）it there are various other strategies you must use. I hope that helps.0 votedApril 28, 20110
- There are many chengyu, which are used differently than phrases in other languages, chengyu seem to me to be much more of an essential part of the language than phrases in other languages that I know of. Then, there is the apotheosis of depth in the language; classical Chinese and very formal Chinese. You still see bits of Classical Chinese, phrases, poertry, etc even in day to day life. That would be like seeing Shakespear in modern day America. Formal Chinese is way different from spoken in a way I haven't seen before in a language. Chinese just has an incredible depth to it that I have yet to see on other languages (that I have studied or know about), and mastering that is like climing about moutain of sand, the end never coming in sight.
So yes, my laymen's estimate at this point is that<em> to achieve a very high level</em>, Chinese is probably the hardest language in the world.0 votedApril 27, 20110 - cont
I think the main factor besides the characters is the sheer depth of the language. It is like the game of GO, perhaps simple in the basics and what you have to learn, but can quickly create an enormous mountain of possibilities as you progress. There are many many ways to say the same thing with seemingly no clear rules on which structure, or grammar to use. Massive amounts of words and expressions.0 votedApril 27, 20110 - cont
A lot of people say that the grammar of Chinese is quite easy. I would agree to some extent. It is easy at the beginning levels due to the fact that there is no morphology, tense, etc. But for me at least, the grammar steadily gets more and more confusing and vague as you progress. Still, there are harder grammars out there, so it is not the main factor.
0 votedApril 27, 20110 - Don't feel sad! I for one am obsessed with Chinese so I'm glad to talk about it.
Yes, I think it is, for several reasons. Some reasons are obvious and some aren't.
First, obviously the characters make the language very difficult compared to phonetic systems. Even if you forgo learning the characters and just focus and speaking and listening with pinyin, you will eventually hit a wall because your ability to acquire new words will be limited. You will at least have to learn how to read 3000+ characters if you ever want to read native materials, and even then you will have to rely on a dictionary. 5000+ seems to be a more reliable number for fluently reading/writing without a dictionary.
0 votedApril 27, 20110 - Hi,
You don't have to if you don't want to. I just provided those sentences to help you choose the best word, if there is one. If there is no real equivalent and it is easier to just translate the whole sentence, you can do that. It's up to you.
maraming salamat sa pagtulong mo0 votedApril 14, 20110 - translation help please.... If there is anyone out there that can help me translate these words/sentences into Tagalog I will be infinitely grateful!
I know that the two languages don't always have an equivalent, so if there is no equivalent, that is ok, just let me know and at least try to think of a Tagalog way of saying it.
persist, persistant I am persistant
I am working hard to improve my tagalog.
exist = The Tagalog cutlture has existed for over 1000 years.
to attack = The enemy is attacking us.
to protect = I will try to protect you.
responsible , to be responsible
basically the reason is...the main reason is...
good mood/ bad mood
basically.. = Basically, this is what happened.
to guess, to estimate = I guess (estimate) it will take two more days.
he kept talking, he continued to talk
to support = I will support you
to feel good, feel bad about something = I don't feel good about what happened last night.
incredible = I can't believe the amount of pollution here, it's incredible.
luckily/fortunately = ?
i hope everything is okay with you
Thank you so much for any who can help. I love this language and spend so much time studying it to get better, so I really appreciate it.
April 14, 201140 - One word; SRS
This is "spaced repitition system" (SRS) flash card system. I use ANKI (search online) for my SRS. Of course, the above methods work as well, but when it comes to memorizing massive amounts of information, you really need to use a SRS alongside whatever else your doing.
It is hard to explain here what exactly (SRS) is, but let me just say that in my Chinese deck there are 13,000 cards (about 9000 words in my deck), and I review only 150 each day. This is only possible with s SRS system. Recently websites such as smart.fm have tried to copy it and charge money, but they suck anyway.
If you didn't understand all of that let me know and I will gladly explain in English or Chinese.0 votedApril 1, 20110 - Hi there. Yes, "learning" is the gerund of "to learn". In this case, because it is a feeling toward something, you could also use the infinite "to learn". Both of these mean the "act of learning". For example: I like to learn = I like learning I hate to play golf = I hate playing golf. I am open to learn other languages = I am open to learning other languages but "to learn" (infinitive) doesn't always equal (gerund) "learning", for example I want to learn (correct) I want learning (incorrect) You can usually use the gerund or the infinitive when it is a personal attitude toward something. There may be other situations as well, so watch how natives use it.0 votedMarch 31, 20112
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