What are some tips for finding a language partner?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding a language partner for learning various languages, including Japanese, Chinese, English, French, and German. Participants share resources, personal experiences, and suggestions for language learning methods, while also engaging in light-hearted conversation about cultural aspects and preferences.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a desire to find a language partner and seeks online resources for language learning.
  • Another participant recommends Memrise and an open-source application for learning Japanese, while sharing their own struggles with kanji.
  • There is a playful exchange about favorite fish, which seems to be a light-hearted way to welcome the original poster.
  • Concerns are raised about the effectiveness of learning pronunciation solely through online methods, suggesting that speaking practice is essential.
  • Some participants caution against learning Japanese from anime, arguing that it may lead to informal speech that is inappropriate in real-life conversations.
  • One participant humorously references a character from an anime to illustrate their point about language use.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a mix of agreement and disagreement regarding the best methods for learning languages, particularly concerning the use of anime as a learning tool. There is no clear consensus on the effectiveness of different resources or approaches.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention the importance of distinguishing between formal and informal speech in language learning, highlighting the potential pitfalls of relying on certain media for foundational language skills.

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Come ye, Come ye. Hear me, hear me!

I am looking for a language partner, mainly in any of the following languages:
Japanese
Chinese
English*
French
German

If you know the language or you just want to learn them, if you know any online forums on which I can learn these languages. Please, Please! send me a link in the pm, I am trying to immerse myself inside of the language and possibly get some ideas on how the cultures work. :)

Again, Thank you in far advance :)

Your Friendly Neuronaut,
Noodle D.
 
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Try Memrise.com and the http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/foreign-languages-and-literatures. I found an open source application for japanese just yesterday:
http://zkanji.sourceforge.net/
But right now kanji continues to elude me and I now don't have anymore extra time to pursue it. No idea about forums though.
 
P.S. Fish?
 
Thank you so much! and what do you mean Fish o.o' what is that? a code word or something
 
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jtbell said:
Welcome!

What's your favorite fish, by the way?

Gad said:
Welcome to PF Noodle. I hope you enjoy it here. :)

Yeah, tell us your favourite fish?

dlgoff said:
Welcome to Physics Forums. About your favorite fish? You probably like the big fish, right?

Noodling :biggrin:
 
! I forgot about that thread do you think you could give me a link to it >///<

I like rainbow fishes... childhood memories Q~Q

but o.o' I got to try that some time! it looks epic!
 
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NoodleDurh said:
Come ye, Come ye. Hear me, hear me!

I am looking for a language partner, mainly in any of the following languages:
Japanese
Chinese
English*
French
German

If you know the language or you just want to learn them, if you know any online forums on which I can learn these languages. Please, Please! send me a link in the pm, I am trying to immerse myself inside of the language and possibly get some ideas on how the cultures work. :)

Again, Thank you in far advance :)

Your Friendly Neuronaut,
Noodle D.
First hint "wanna" and "gotta" are not acceptable words in English, it's terrible slang. Please do not use them on this forum.

May I ask what your native language is?
 
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Evo said:
First hint "wanna" and "gotta" are not acceptable words in English, it's terrible slang. Please do not use them on this forum.

Hmm... "WannabeNewton" might "wanna" say a few words about that. :smile:
 
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How are you going to practice your pronounciation? You might be able to read/write those languages, but you'll never be able to speak them or be understood if you learn them soley online.
 
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Curious3141 said:
Hmm... "WannabeNewton" might "wanna" say a few words about that. :smile:
He has a Hall Pass.
 
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dipole said:
How are you going to practice your pronounciation? You might be able to read/write those languages, but you'll never be able to speak them or be understood if you learn them soley online.

What are japanese anime for?
:-p
Okay, memrise has verbal as well as visual cues, though granted they may not be enough.
 
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Evo said:
He has a Hall Pass.

Ah. That changes everything.
 
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dipole said:
How are you going to practice your pronounciation? You might be able to read/write those languages, but you'll never be able to speak them or be understood if you learn them soley online.

That is true, but there is always internet dictionaries :)

Curious3141 said:
Ah. That changes everything.

How do I get thise "Hall Pass", Must I become shakespear? :3

Enigman said:
What are japanese anime for?
:-p
Okay, memrise has verbal as well as visual cues, though granted they may not be enough.

Thanks for those, and indeed japanese anime is perfect for how to say things, mimic Yusuke Urameshi (lol)
 
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I don t recommend learning Japanese from animes. Every single japanese person will go black belt karate on your sorry behind because of the way you are talking to them. Distinguish between formal and informal speech - anime is not good for that. It's kind of useful once you have got the basics down such as hiragana+katakana and watch anime with subtitles, but to outright learn from scratch from animes - do not suggest doing that.
 
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lendav_rott said:
I don t recommend learning Japanese from animes. Every single japanese person will go black belt karate on your sorry behind because of the way you are talking to them. Distinguish between formal and informal speech - anime is not good for that. It's kind of useful once you have got the basics down such as hiragana+katakana and watch anime with subtitles, but to outright learn from scratch from animes - do not suggest doing that.

I was joking and so was he. Let me guess, you haven't seen Yu YU Hakusho have you? The protagonist Uramashi curses a lot. http://yuyuhakusho.wikia.com/wiki/Yusuke_Urameshi
 

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