Nobody Knows How to Learn a Language

Re:Nobody Knows How to Learn a Language by simula67 on Sunday February 03, 2019 @05:23AM (#19068788)

I think for some languages this might be problematic. I am trying to learn some Russian and the word endings changes based on how each word interacts with other words.

For example :

"I know" : Ya znayu

"We know" : My Znayem

"He/She Know" : on znayet/ona znayet

"You know" : Ty Znayesh

"They know" : Oni znayut

etc

Knowing that 'znat' means 'To know' might not be enough to place a word in a sentence

Some suggest that it might be better to memorize sentences or phrases instead

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Re:Nobody Knows How to Learn a Language by stevekemp on Sunday February 03, 2019 @05:41AM (#19068866)

Finnish is similar with the various suffixes based on context. The rules are reasonably regular, and in a classroom with a list I can make the right choices.

Doing it in real-time when speaking is more of a challenge though.

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