Poll: Favorite Foreign Language

[Ch@Z]

I don't know all the languages but I'll say Swahili since I like the Baba Yetu song from Civ 4
Also no such thing as "Indian"

 

[Sion_Barzahd]

Japanese, but italian is a close second, they're both just beautiful languages in my opinion. Also i like japanese and italian music, regardless of me having no idea what they're singing about.

 

[eggy32]

French is the best language ever. It's easy to learn and it sounds so good.

 

[Anchupom]

"Es tut mir leid, aber es ist zeit zurückgeben auf Die Mutterschiff."
(that's grammatically correct, too.)

"Es tut mir leid, aber es ist Zeit zurückzugehen auf das Mutterschiff."
Or, less awkward: "Es tut mir leid, aber es ist Zeit auf das Mutterschiff zurückzukehren."

OT: To me it has always been the language I didn't really understand. First it was English, when I knew that it became Japanese and when I learned that it became "Chinese" i.e. Mandarin.

As I understood it, "die" was the feminine form of "the" and seeing as it was "mother" feminine seemed a logical conclusion. The capital on the Zeit was just a typo, and I didn't know about the existence of or correct translation to "zugehen" as opposed to "geben", and for those reasons I retract my statement about it being grammatically correct. I thought I did quite well as that was pieced together quite a few years ago, over about 20 minutes using a 14 year old british boy's logic and a English/German dictionary that appeared to be from a museum.

 

[Chefodeath]

Spanish or Italian, because I can speak both of them fluently.

Ah, you're double dipping. The only difference between spanish and italian is that one likes to end with vowels, the other with S's

 

[superdude22]

Italian and spanish I've had experience speaking both.

 

[KimberlyGoreHound]

Finnish. Such a sexy language.

 

[Staskala]

As I understood it, "die" was the feminine form of "the" and seeing as it was "mother" feminine seemed a logical conclusion.

Yes, but the word "Mutterschiff" is a compound word, and for compound words the last word is the deciding one. Here it's "Schiff" which is neuter, so "das" has to be used.

I didn't know about the existence of or correct translation to "zugehen" as opposed to "geben"

"geben" - (to) give
"gehen" - (to) go

The second "zu" in "zurückzugehen" is because verbs are used in their infinitive form in subordinate clauses starting with the words "um", "ohne" or "anstatt".
Note: Although the "um" can be left out in certain sentences (like this one), grammatical rules still apply.

I thought I did quite well as that was pieced together quite a few years ago, over about 20 minutes using a 14 year old british boy's logic and a English/German dictionary that appeared to be from a museum.

I thought you were still learning (are you?), so the correction was intended as a favor.
And hey, you didn't seriously expect a German to not go Grammar Nazi on you?

 

[Snoody]

I'm lovin' this thread.

 

[Exterminas]

English. But I don't get to vote.

 

[Anchupom]

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As I understood it, "die" was the feminine form of "the" and seeing as it was "mother" feminine seemed a logical conclusion.

Yes, but the word "Mutterschiff" is a compound word, and for compound words the last word is the deciding one. Here it's "Schiff" which is neuter, so "das" has to be used.

I didn't know about the existence of or correct translation to "zugehen" as opposed to "geben"

"geben" - (to) give
"gehen" - (to) go

Ah, did not know that.

The second "zu" in "zurückzugehen" is because verbs are used in their infinitive form in subordinate clauses starting with the words "um", "ohne" or "anstatt".
Note: Although the "um" can be left out in certain sentences (like this one), grammatical rules still apply.

Once again, didn't know that either.

I thought I did quite well as that was pieced together quite a few years ago, over about 20 minutes using a 14 year old british boy's logic and a English/German dictionary that appeared to be from a museum.

I thought you were still learning (are you?), so the correction was intended as a favor.
And hey, you didn't seriously expect a German to not go Grammar Nazi on you?

No, unfortunately I couldn't take my education in German any further, as I didn't get the grade requrement for my course but the correction was both enlightening and appreciated. I always like to update my "I can't use this sentence in a real life situation" vocabulary whenever I can I suppose "Ich habe keine Füße" is also somehow incorrect?
And I didn't really expect anything less thab Grammar Nazism from someone who knew the language better than I, but I'm also aware we're nearing Godwin's Law now....[/small]

 

[Anchupom]

Effin' double post. The forum said I hadn't posted so I re-wrote everything. IGNORE ME.