favorite luanguage except your own?

[Vaskez]

Originally posted by Melusine: quote: Originally posted by Vaskez: legeslegmegszentségtelenithetetlenebbeiteknek

Are you for real?? [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] That's awesome!
Maybe I *should* read up on Hungarian a bit... I've read some historical (i.e. non-fiction, non-dramatized) account of Erzsebet Bathory's life, and I do think many Hungarian names are quite cool (yours included!) but that's about all I know. [img]redface.gif[/img]
[/QUOTE]Yeah I am for real, if you don't believe me, read that book I mentioned in my last post well it's more like a booklet - you'll finish it in a few hours, but it's cool.

And thank you Mel, I know that historical means non-fictional and non-dramatised [img]tongue.gif[/img] I have heard the word "history"
Can't say I've heard of Erzsebet Bathory, who was she? In case you're wondering, Erzsébet is Elizabeth in Hungarian, so the English queen is Erszébet [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cloudy - Finnish is probably the most similar to Hungarian you can get, wanna learn? The words aren't similar like between German/English/other germanic languages, but it's wierd, they have the same love of vowels and when a Hungarian person hears Finnish being spoken it's like listening to Hungarian that you can't quite make out - it's really annoying - you know like when you think you should be able to understand cos it sounds so familiar, but no matter how hard you try you can't make out the words.

[ 05-21-2003, 03:32 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ]

[Melusine]

Originally posted by Vaskez: And thank you Mel, I know that historical means non-fictional and non-dramatised [img]tongue.gif[/img] I have heard the word "history" Can't say I've heard of Erzsebet Bathory, who was she? In case you're wondering, Erzsébet is Elizabeth in Hungarian, so the English queen is Erszébet [img]smile.gif[/img]

Vasky dear, I specified "historical" because most of the stuff that's written about Erszébet (sorry, I misspelled, should've looked it up ) is highly dubious and usually romanticised. They sometimes claim to be about "the historical figure of" etc and then proceed to spout some vampire stories or similar. [img]smile.gif[/img]
But anyway, I'm surprised you've never heard of her! The countess Bathory is probably your country's most famous murderer and is alleged to have killed and tortured several young women in the sixteenth century. Apparently she wanted to preserve her youth by bathing in their blood...


SpiritWarrior, I still think you're mistaken... check this site for instance:
http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/saoghal/mio....html#goidelic
In all the language-historical material that I've seen, SG is distinguished as separate from IG and Manx, and as a language in its own right.

[Vaskez]

Originally posted by Melusine: Vasky dear, I specified "historical" because most of the stuff that's written about Erszébet (sorry, I misspelled, should've looked it up ) is highly dubious and usually romanticised. They sometimes claim to be about "the historical figure of" etc and then proceed to spout some vampire stories or similar. [img]smile.gif[/img] But anyway, I'm surprised you've never heard of her! The countess Bathory is probably your country's most famous murderer and is alleged to have killed and tortured several young women in the sixteenth century. Apparently she wanted to preserve her youth by bathing in their blood...

Hmmm....unfortunately, I never studied in Hungary so the only Hungarian literature I read was from my parents and grandparents and although that was quite a lot, I never came across Báthory (if we are to be precise, the a needs to be á - it's a different pronounciation you know ). Well anyway, earlier you mentioned about me teaching you some phrases - no problem, I love teaching Hungarian if there is anyone that would listen

[Melusine]

We'll start a thread in Kleio on Panda soon then, Vask! [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Vaskez]

ok [img]smile.gif[/img] ooh it's a one-liner :uhoh:

[Ramon de Ramon y Ramon]

Originally posted by Kaltia: I speak bad French, but love it.

Hm, English is a foreign language for me, but if I am not terribly mistaken, what you said in the bit I quoted could be interpreted as your expression of the notion that you loved the fact that you speak French badly.
Is that the idea you intended to convey?

As for myself: The foreign language I used to love most speaking is Spanish, because it makes anything you say feel so ... manly? Well, If I said that that would a) be rather ridiculous and b) our authoritarian Melusinchen would waste no time in publicly ridiculing me into suicide. So, instead I'll just say that for me speaking Spanish gives me the feeling that (almost) anything I say is dramatic and flamboyant. It feels a little bit like constantly starring in a cloak-and-dagger movie and I love that feeling, makes life so much more fun.

For writing my favourite foreign language is without a doubt English, such a great toy to play and fool around with!

[Ramon de Ramon y Ramon]

Originally posted by Kakero: Apart from English, I can speak Japanese, Chinese ( Mandirin , Kantonese ), Malay, Kadazan and Korean quite fluently.

That is a truly impressive list! May I inquire what kind of language Kadazan is?

[Bungleau]

My favorite language after English is French...

And my favorite long word is Llanfyreupgwyngyllgogerichwinthropulllantysilogogo goch, that place out in Wales that has changed its name to be shorter. I can even say it, although I haven't really tried it when intoxicated...

[Stratos]

Originally posted by Bungleau: My favorite language after English is French... And my favorite long word is Llanfyreupgwyngyllgogerichwinthropulllantysilogogo goch, that place out in Wales that has changed its name to be shorter. I can even say it, although I haven't really tried it when intoxicated...

I can ONLY say it while intoxicated.

[Judas Maccabeus]

Let's see... First language is English. Some knowledge of Spanish, passing knowledge of French, a bit in Italian, German, and Norwegian.

Out of all those, I'd have to go with Norwegian for my favourite. What I know of it, at least. [img]smile.gif[/img]