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I am a language enthusiast, due in part to my bilingual Cantonese and English childhood. I feel that understanding more languages opens up more perspectives and opportunities. I have spent the most time learning Mandarin Chinese and French but have also tried a smattering of other languages at the tourist level. I find language acquisition fascinating, and could also probably go on at length about sociolinguistics.
Learning
Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese (Cantonese)
French
Language Skills
EnglishNative
Chinese (Shanghainese)
Spanish
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Debo
French
Apr 10, 2021
Contrary to what you say, the mistakes are not that many. Your level of French is quite good and your understanding of grammar is on point!
Debo
French
Mar 27, 2021
Always nice talking to you. You're doing great with grammar and sentence structure.
Debo
French
Mar 19, 2021
Katarina is open-minded and enthusiastic, and will make the effort to express as much as she can in the target language. Very nice!
Debo
French
Mar 16, 2021
Très bonne rencontre! Motivée et avec un bon niveau malgré le temps passé! A la prochaine!
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    那一个是对的？ 1. 把《这个东西》给放下来 2. 把《这个东西》放下来 我老公有时候会说#1，不过普通话不是他的母语。我从来没有听过别人说#1.
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    March 18, 2021
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    The best sites that I visit are mostly about coding. First place is taken by stackoverflow.com ---- What other sites do you like to visit?
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    March 18, 2021
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    あとしょくし私あおしゃをのみますシオコレトをたべます。シャワをあびますねる After dinner, I drink some tea and eat chocolate. Then I take a shower and go to bed.
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    March 12, 2021
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    It was windy here today. It's night but still windy with a lot of noise.
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    March 12, 2021
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    我有3（三？）个原因（目的？）学普通话。 第一：我老公的家是上海人，所以他们跟我说普通话。虽然我懂一点点的上海话，但是普通话的学习资源比上海话的多。 第二：虽然我是美国人（华侨），当我去中国或者美国中式餐馆的时候，很多人以为我会说普通话，就开始跟我说。我小时候没有机会学普通话。我父母跟我说广东话，不过我长大的地方没有中文学校。我的目的就是会自己去餐馆点菜，然后回答问题比如说如果他们问什么茶或者告诉我什么菜卖完了。 第三：跟我儿子的老师说一说他上课怎么样。虽然她们也会英文（英语？），但是我觉得因为她们是在一个中文双语学校，我应该试一试说普通话。 谢谢你帮助我改善我的文章(段落?)。请告诉我有什么语法或者指示(?)可以让我的口语更自然。
    March 12, 2021
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    I am a systems engineer. I have to work with Americans and improving my speaking will open new opportunities in my field.
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    March 12, 2021
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    J'aime voyager. Je suis allée au beaucoup de pays. Mon pays favori est France, parce que j'aime la nourriture, l'art, et la langue. C'est pourquoi j'ai etudier le français au lycée, et pourquoi Paris etait le premier endroit que j'ai visité apres avoir suffissament travaillé à mon premier emploi. Au total, j'ai visiter 4 fois, pas tout en Paris, mais aussi Versailles, la Vallée de la Loire, Mont St Michel, Rouen, et Bourgogne. La derniere fois que j'etais en France, c'etait 4 ans. J'ai amené mon fils, qu'il n'avait que 10 mois et tout le monde a pense qu'il était très mignon. Ils ont dit «cou cou! cou cou!»
    March 12, 2021
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    Hi everyone, I want to talk about my favorite food , actually I am vegetarian, and my food stuff is very limited, so I like vegetables , fruits , pizza, spaghetti and rice. --- Great introduction! I feel like I would understand you very well if we were speaking. Here is how I would write it for punctuation and clarity: Hi everyone, I want to talk about my favorite food. Actually I am vegetarian, so my food choices are very limited. I like vegetables, fruits, pizza, spaghetti, and rice.
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    March 12, 2021
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    河南漯河市动物园 Note: I am including the English so you can understand my original meaning. Thank you in advance! 最近，在河南漯河市动物园，有些游客发现动物园的非洲狮子原来是一只藏獒冒充狮子。由远看，这只大狗很象狮子，但是汪汪叫的时候就被人识破。 对此，动物园人员解释空缺的狮子配种去了。同时，藏獒太凶，没有地方放。 然而,动物园客人还在生气 ，尤其还有另外的文体。 蛇官里展出的是海狸鼠，狼馆里展出的也是只狗，而在金钱豹馆里有一只白狐狸。 也许动物园的资金不足。于是连真正的动物买不起，不说自然的笼子。 Recently, some tourists at the Luohe, Henan zoo discovered that the zoo's African Lion was actually a Tibetan Mastiff. From far away, the large dog looks similar to a lion, but the dog’s barking gave it away. When asked why this happen, zoo staff said that the lion was at another zoo for breeding, and the dog was too fierce with no place else to go. However, zoo visitors were upset, even more so because there were other problems. The snake exhibit held rats instead, the wolf exhibit also housed a dog, and the leopard exhibit had a white fox。 Perhaps the zoo is underfunded and cannot afford to have even the real animals, much less a cage that looks like the animal’s natural habitat.
    August 19, 2013
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    考试：上海话 我用英文写，让大家看我原本的意思. I'm going to write this in English to let everybody see what my original meaning was. Today was my 8th class with my teacher on italki. 今天是我（跟老师？）在italki上的第八课。 We have reviewed 4 lessons that cover greetings, numbers, time, weather, and directions. 我们复习了四课包括致礼，数字，时间，天气还有方向。 Usually, class consists of my teacher reading the sentence in Shanghainese and my repeating what she said. 平时，上课就是老师用上海话念句子，然后我就复述。 She will then point out any nuances between Mandarin and Shanghainese. 那么，她会解释普通话和上海话的出别。 Usually I know what she means, but since Mandarin is my 4th language, sometimes I do not. 大部分的时候，我听得懂。但是，因为普通话是我（学的？）第四个语言，有时候我不懂。 ＊关羽我母语，应不应该说《学》？我由小时候说广东话不过从来没有《学》过。 Today, my teacher wanted to test me on my progress. 今天我老师要看看我有没有进步。 She told me in advance to be prepared. 她告诉了我尊卑好。 She chose some words and example sentences from the lessons and said them in Mandarin. I would try to say it again in Shanghainese. 她从课里选了几个词几个例句，用普通话说出来。我就试用上海话来说。 I failed miserably. :( 我完成失败. :( Unfortunately, I studied all the frequently used words, but none of the folk sayings or example sentences. 不行的试，我复习了常用词，没有复习民间常用俗语例句。
    June 20, 2013
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