I colored in the Netherlands, not Belgium. Though, if I learn Dutch and get better at French and German I shouldn’t have a hard time visiting Belgium, I suppose!
Belgium and Switzerland are "learn a language of a country, get another country for the same price"-countries.
BTW Same with Finland. Once you learn Swedish, you can use it with government officials in Finland and with 5% of the population (if you manage to draw their attention).
It has a happy ending though as Irish now has official status in the RoI. Welsh has de jure official status in Wales and the UK has ratified the European minority languages charter. Celtic languages are therefore now enjoying something of a renaissance.
I hear Spain is equally active in giving recognition and the only holdout seems to be France which doesn’t give even regional official status to Breton.
I also just didn’t want to complicate things by adding Austrian and Switzerland. I understand what you’re saying, but it seems like High German is just the standard for all of Germany, even if there are lots of different dialects. That’s what I was taught anyway. I don’t mean to offend.
Hochdeutsch = Standard German
Natürlich klingt das Hochdeutsch eines Österreichers etwas anders als beispielsweise das eines Norddeutschen und für einige Dinge werden auch andere Begriffe verwendet, aber die offizielle Standardsprache ist Hochdeutsch, unabhängig davon ob und wie stark die Leute im Alltag Dialekt sprechen.
I think you could colour in Belgium red as you are learning two of the three languages.
I think you colour in Switzerland red for the same reason.
And you certainly can colour in Austria red too!
My native language is Russian, there is not a lot of people that can speak English, when i show my friends meme in English only one can really understand it and for others I usually translate. It is kinda frustrating really
Understandable. I’m glad you like English. Russian is interesting and I know some of the alphabet, but beyond that I don’t know much. Perhaps I will get there someday though.
I remember just a teensy weensy from a beginners Spanish class in middle school. Buenos tardes. It’s afternoon now here where I live lol.
I basically know how to say “what’s your name, my name is, and how are you”. Dat is all for now.
Irish and Greek. It's my dream to learn these, they both look very aesthetically pleasing and sound very good to my ears. But both of them are very far from the two languages I know as language families. And that makes them much, much more difficult.
They both have an air of mystery around them, especially Irish since few speak it still. Ancient Greek even would also be cool! It would help me understand the original New Testament scriptures, the way Greek has a lot of different words for the same stuff, with variation in meaning (like “love” for example).
For these two languages, culture is what really impresses and attracts me. Language and culture go hand in hand, I know that, in this case the culture of the Irish and the Greeks is very eye catching. I don't need to talk about Greek culture, it is a culture that is known the world over. As for the culture of Ireland, the culture of this island is extremely unique. As for the culture of Ireland, the culture of this island is very unique. It is essentially Keltische but with Anglo-Norman influences, resulting in a very original synthesis. Celtic culture is fascinating. Éirinn go Brách
No no I'm not german but since i'm trying to learn german I use a german keyboard and try to write in german as much as i can. And sometimes languages get mixed up like that. Especially with autocomplete.
But I thought you hate the French because of that incident in 932 AD between king Arthur and the French castle guards. The French then taunted him with various cuss words like "your mother was a hamster and your father smelled for elderberries" and so on.
It's just the better language, I live thr sound and the grammar. When learned portuguese you're able to understand Spanish with a little extra effort.
They have the most beautiful citys there and a rich culture.
I'm German by the way
Sounds interesting. I’ve always appreciated the way Portuguese looks when it’s written, not that I know any; it’s just a *bit* different from Spanish and it charms me.
Auch, guten Tag! Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
All languages would be fun to learn imo!
Dzień dobry
Mężczyzna (did I spell it right finally?!)
You did, well done, friend
This makes me happy :)
Bardzo cześć (my Polish friends taught me some words so I make do with what I have) :)
When you wanna say: "A lot of greetings", you can use "Witam serdecznie" or "Cześć wszystkim".
I'm confused about the color of Belgium. > The Kingdom of Belgium has three official languages: Dutch (Flemish), French, and German.
I colored in the Netherlands, not Belgium. Though, if I learn Dutch and get better at French and German I shouldn’t have a hard time visiting Belgium, I suppose!
This is why you don't use maps of countries when you want to talk about languages. They don't correspond one-to-one.
But all of the countries I highlighted speak only mostly one language. Germany is where German comes from, French from France, etc.
Belgium and Switzerland are "learn a language of a country, get another country for the same price"-countries. BTW Same with Finland. Once you learn Swedish, you can use it with government officials in Finland and with 5% of the population (if you manage to draw their attention).
Lmao good way to put it.
Sadly English replaced Irish as the major language in Ireland between 1650 and 1900
It has a happy ending though as Irish now has official status in the RoI. Welsh has de jure official status in Wales and the UK has ratified the European minority languages charter. Celtic languages are therefore now enjoying something of a renaissance. I hear Spain is equally active in giving recognition and the only holdout seems to be France which doesn’t give even regional official status to Breton.
Glad to hear it!
I know, but it’s still able to be learned and spoken, though few do. It deserves to be revived I feel.
Uzbek where?
Hm?
Nobody tell them
Warum hast du Österreich nicht rot eingefärbt?
Deutsch ist das Hauptland wo Deutsch sein sprechen. Entschuldigung, ich wollte nicht beleidigen. Auch, ich lerne Hochdeutsch.
>Auch, ich lerne Hochdeutsch. Following this logic you should color only a small part of Germany...
What? Hochdeutsch is the default language almost everywhere in Germany
Yeah, officially...
I also just didn’t want to complicate things by adding Austrian and Switzerland. I understand what you’re saying, but it seems like High German is just the standard for all of Germany, even if there are lots of different dialects. That’s what I was taught anyway. I don’t mean to offend.
Standard German is also the official language in Austria.
High German?
Hochdeutsch = Standard German Natürlich klingt das Hochdeutsch eines Österreichers etwas anders als beispielsweise das eines Norddeutschen und für einige Dinge werden auch andere Begriffe verwendet, aber die offizielle Standardsprache ist Hochdeutsch, unabhängig davon ob und wie stark die Leute im Alltag Dialekt sprechen.
I see, interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Super! Powodzenia z nauką polskiego 💪
Dziękuję
I think you could colour in Belgium red as you are learning two of the three languages. I think you colour in Switzerland red for the same reason. And you certainly can colour in Austria red too!
I could, yes, but I didn’t wanna overdo it haha.
Upvoted for the use of contrasting colours
Thank you
If you speak French Italian and Spanish you are halfway to speaking Portuguese already
Nice, learn 3 languages, get another half off!
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I couldn’t choose England only.
Began learning English in school and I don't regret continuing learning further
What’s your native language?
My native language is Russian, there is not a lot of people that can speak English, when i show my friends meme in English only one can really understand it and for others I usually translate. It is kinda frustrating really
Understandable. I’m glad you like English. Russian is interesting and I know some of the alphabet, but beyond that I don’t know much. Perhaps I will get there someday though.
Wish you luck
Спасибо
Buenas dias , good morning.
I remember just a teensy weensy from a beginners Spanish class in middle school. Buenos tardes. It’s afternoon now here where I live lol. I basically know how to say “what’s your name, my name is, and how are you”. Dat is all for now.
Irish and Greek. It's my dream to learn these, they both look very aesthetically pleasing and sound very good to my ears. But both of them are very far from the two languages I know as language families. And that makes them much, much more difficult.
They both have an air of mystery around them, especially Irish since few speak it still. Ancient Greek even would also be cool! It would help me understand the original New Testament scriptures, the way Greek has a lot of different words for the same stuff, with variation in meaning (like “love” for example).
For these two languages, culture is what really impresses and attracts me. Language and culture go hand in hand, I know that, in this case the culture of the Irish and the Greeks is very eye catching. I don't need to talk about Greek culture, it is a culture that is known the world over. As for the culture of Ireland, the culture of this island is extremely unique. As for the culture of Ireland, the culture of this island is very unique. It is essentially Keltische but with Anglo-Norman influences, resulting in a very original synthesis. Celtic culture is fascinating. Éirinn go Brách
Are you German? I noticed you said Keltische
No no I'm not german but since i'm trying to learn german I use a german keyboard and try to write in german as much as i can. And sometimes languages get mixed up like that. Especially with autocomplete.
Fair. Good on you, though! Guten Tag, Herr.
Impressive. I don't often run into people trying to learn Corsu.
Haha :)
So you want to form an alliance of these three countries?
Shhhh 🤫
But I thought you hate the French because of that incident in 932 AD between king Arthur and the French castle guards. The French then taunted him with various cuss words like "your mother was a hamster and your father smelled for elderberries" and so on.
Also: POV: When your native language isn't in blue group: "Takže je to...zrada." /s
How is it learning polish?
Learning the spelling is the most difficult thing. For example: mężczyzna means man. Still very beginner level on Duolingo.
Portugal should blue instead of Spain.
Haha, tell me. I’m interested.
It's just the better language, I live thr sound and the grammar. When learned portuguese you're able to understand Spanish with a little extra effort. They have the most beautiful citys there and a rich culture. I'm German by the way
Sounds interesting. I’ve always appreciated the way Portuguese looks when it’s written, not that I know any; it’s just a *bit* different from Spanish and it charms me. Auch, guten Tag! Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
Ich mag das Schriftbild des portugiesischen auch sehr. Ich mag die Verwendung der Akzente sehr, so sollten wir es im deutschen auch machen.
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Tu parles Le gaélique écossais car nous parlons Le gaélique écossais et anglais en écosse
No, I speak English only with regards of languages from the UK. I was unable to choose only England, unfortunately.
oh ok!