What Are You Doing Right Now? (191 Viewers)

[Martin]

So Martin, I assume your Italian is perfect by now, but how are the Dutch lessons coming along?

My italian is perfectly uneven. Listening/reading is good, writing is a bit weak, speaking is very weak. Gonna try to practice the latter in the coming months.

Dutch is.. only just started on it tbh. Understand the basic sentence structure, only just learning the basic vocab. Once I get that going I'll try to read a book, worked well for italian.

 

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[The Curr]

Sheik, why is my mouse not working?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Sheik, why is my mouse not working?

No idea. Try restarting your computer. It sometimes helps.

 

[Buck Fuddy]

My italian is perfectly uneven. Listening/reading is good, writing is a bit weak, speaking is very weak. Gonna try to practice the latter in the coming months.

Dutch is.. only just started on it tbh. Understand the basic sentence structure, only just learning the basic vocab. Once I get that going I'll try to read a book, worked well for italian.

You know, I've always had (& still have) the same problems with Italian.
When it comes to reading or listening it's fine (or at least good enough for me), but writing or speaking is close to impossible. Especially since it's been a few months since I last tried it, sadly there's not much use for Italian in my day to day life.

As for Dutch: ik ben er zeker van dat dit wel in orde komt, aangezien je het waarschijnlijk dagelijks hoort in Nederland

 

[Martin]

You know, I've always had (& still have) the same problems with Italian.
When it comes to reading or listening it's fine (or at least good enough for me), but writing or speaking is close to impossible. Especially since it's been a few months since I last tried it, sadly there's not much use for Italian in my day to day life.

As for Dutch: ik ben er zeker van dat dit wel in orde komt, aangezien je het waarschijnlijk dagelijks hoort in Nederland

New word I learned recently: weer. Zero points for making it easy to guess.

Yeah, it's a bit of a pain doing something like... oh, I dunno, calling customer service at Tele2. I actually called them several times and couldn't figure out wtf was wrong with my order, had to get a Dutch friend to call for me and straighten them out.

 

[Martin]

Btw if you need to practice your Italian writing I recommend www.lang-8.com. I can even give you corrections myself.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Exactly how gay is Mesut? Because I did kinda like them when I saw them a while back...

Come to think of it, it may have been the booze though.

Exactly how many people is Mesut?

 

[V]

I recently learned Kuyt is actually pronounced as "Kawt". Words cannot describe the disappointment I felt.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

I always pronounced it "kike" because that's what I thought he was.

 

[Martin]

I recently learned Kuyt is actually pronounced as "Kawt". Words cannot describe the disappointment I felt.

Actually it's not. But it's hard to describe in English.

Closest I can get is imagine the word "out" said in a Scottish accent. Then add k before it.

 

[V]

Actually it's not. But it's hard to describe in English.

Closest I can get is imagine the word "out" said in Scottish accent. Then add k before it.

http://www.forvo.com/word/dirk_kuyt

Isn't the first one correct?

 

[Buck Fuddy]

New word I learned recently: weer. Zero points for making it easy to guess.

Yeah, it's a bit of a pain doing something like... oh, I dunno, calling customer service at Tele2. I actually called them several times and couldn't figure out wtf was wrong with my order, had to get a Dutch friend to call for me and straighten them out.

I can imagine that you'd have some difficulties calling customer service & the likes, for whatever company. It's usually difficult enough to get your point across if you both speak the same language, let alone if you don't.

As for "weer": which meaning are you referring to? Weather or (once) again?

Btw if you need to practice your Italian writing I recommend www.lang-8.com. I can even give you corrections myself.

Thanks, but no thanks. I really can't be bothered with writing (perfect) Italian

Exactly how many people is Mesut?

Learn to read, simpleton. I was talking about the band Curry referred to.

In an attempt to answer your question though: I don't know how many people Mesut is/are. But judging by the bags, both under & above his eyes, I'm guessing it's at least 3

I recently learned Kuyt is actually pronounced as "Kawt". Words cannot describe the disappointment I felt.

You learned wrong, I'm afraid.

 

[Martin]

http://www.forvo.com/word/dirk_kuyt

Isn't the first one correct?

They're both correct, I think the second sounds a bit more like what I described.

But you said "kawt". I would pronounce that in English as "caught".

 

[Martin]

I can imagine that you'd have some difficulties calling customer service & the likes, for whatever company. It's usually difficult enough to get your point across if you both speak the same language, let alone if you don't.

As for "weer": which meaning are you referring to? Weather or (once) again?

"again".

 

[V]

They're both correct, I think the second sounds a bit more like what I described.

But you said "kawt". I would pronounce that in English as "caught".

I was actually pondering whether to write "Kaut", but gave up because I thought it sounded like "caught".

Oh well, either way, I always liked reading it simply as "Kuyt".

 

[Martin]

I was actually pondering whether to write "Kaut", but gave up because I thought it sounded like "caught".

Oh well, either way, I always liked reading it simply as "Kuyt".

Dutch names sound really weird, I had the wrong idea about Kluivert for years.

 

[V]

Dutch names sound really weird, I had the wrong idea about Kluivert for years.

Well there goes another one.

 

[Dragon]

Apparently the US is preparing a bid for hosting the 2018 WC. I hope they get it

 

[DVS]

Dutch names sound really weird, I had the wrong idea about Kluivert for years.

Yup Dutch names are near impossible to pronounce if you don't know the language. I was with a Dutch friend and I tried to pronounce all the NT names I think I only got Sniejder correct.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Apparently the US is preparing a bid for hosting the 2018 WC. I hope they get it

I don't think they'll be able to. They hosted their last WC only in 94. So isn't it supposed to be too early?