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yoman



Joined: 28 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:02 pm    Post subject: Learn englsih vs Fran�ais Reply with quote

Hy,
I'm french (Yohann) and I would like speak with american people in english or in french.
a bient�t j'esp�re
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ngoue



Joined: 23 Jul 2005
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Location: africa-cameroon

PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi yohann!
i'm very happy to know you and i'm an african but mainly a cameroonian.perhaps you know my country we are very fond of succer(football) and i think your country too

see you again
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RedRose



Joined: 21 May 2004
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I heart that when you are good at a second language, then if you start learning a third language, your second language will be helpful for you to understand the third language.

Is that true?

Seriously, I just know Chinese, and a little english, someday if I feel i am good at English, I wanna choose Italian as my third language. Because in my eyes, Italy is so romantic Wink
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juhainah



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you're right RedRose. When you're good enough at a second language, you can start learning a third language as a foreign language. As for me, I think that Spanish and Portuguese are really interesting to learn Smile
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yoman



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hy
and French? no? I can help you to learn french...
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esl learner



Joined: 05 Aug 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:34 am    Post subject: English and French Reply with quote

Hi guys,
I love both English and French! Although my English is better than my French, one day I want to speak both languages nearly as well as a native speaker does.
Bye!
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RedRose



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yoman wrote:
Hy
and French? no? I can help you to learn french...


thank you in advance! I will learn French after I think my english is good enough!

speaking of France, I always imagine something romantic, roses, fashionable clothes.... Wink and when I watched some french movies(with chinese subtitles), I felt french pronunciation very sexy!
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yoman



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Redrose, tu parles d�j� fran�ais?
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jonaid



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I'm attracted to the sound of the French language. Actually, I'm fond of it. And I do want to learn it, but I'm learning English now, so I'd rather focus in it.
Anyway, I went to Paris a few years ago. And I stayed for two days in Disneyland, the other days I stayed at a hotel that near to champs-elysees st., and I visited Eiffel tower (but I didn't go to the top floor), also I took a ride on the seine river. But I haven't visited the Louvre museum and I'm very sorry and unpleased for that. When I was in the plane to Saudi Arabia, I met a French man who was Muslim and he was studying in Saudi Arabia. After that he became as a friend and brother to me. He left S.A. two years ago, and since he left I haven't heard from him. Anyway, that person gave me a good image of French people, all of them, in addition to what I saw when I was there. I hope that I visit France again in the future.
Good luck to you all

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RedRose



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yoman wrote:
Hey Redrose, tu parles d�j� fran�ais?


Ummmm, lemme guess what dose your sentence mean... it means:

hey, redrose, have you been in France?

Dose that make sense? Wink
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esl learner



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Redrose,
that sentence means: "Do you speak French already?"
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

esl learner wrote:
Hi Redrose,
that sentence means: "Do you speak French already?"


Laughing Laughing so far from my guess.

and jonaid, I am sure that you will speak French fluently, because all Arabian people I have known have good gifts to learn language.
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pp



Joined: 26 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think that learning languages is very interesting and you need to speak it out; therefore, you can improve your oral works.
However, we always depend on our own language.
I learned French before. I like French; however, I'm not good at it.
I just can speak French a little bit.
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Bob S.



Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You know, there is a lot of French used in English already. If you already speak English fairly well, it may help you in learning French vocabulary.
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jonaid



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RedRose wrote:

and jonaid, I am sure that you will speak French fluently, because all Arabian people I have known have good gifts to learn language.


Dear RedRose:
Thank you so very much. It's so kind of you to say that.
Good luck to you Smile

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