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How many of you are interested in learning or already speak a foreign language?
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: bLaDe HeLi[X] on December 17, 2004, 12:16:16 AM ---
That's pretty cool man, the script for arabic is magnificent, but i'm not THAT fond of it spoken. As for me, in my lifetime I have learned Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, French and English. But not all of them too well. For instance, since I was raised in the Middle East and went to a private school, I learned Hindi and Arabic(and english ofcourse). But I was young, so I never cared much for it, in fact I hated them. Later I started learning French, which I actually enjoyed a lot. Then here in Canada I learned how to read/write Punjabi, which is my mother tounge, so I always knew how to speak it. Also, since i'm from India, and my grandfather knows Urdu, I picked up a little. But Urdu is written a lot like Arabic, and spoken a lot like Hindi and Punjabi, so it's no biggie. Anyway so time passed and I stopped taking the classes(they weren't compulsary anymore) and when I came to Canada, again I had no need for them. Now, sadly enough I have forgotten them. I know, hard to believe, but like I said, I was young so I never cared much for them anyway. In the future though I plan on taking some lessons in French and Arabic again. By the way you're right about the poetic thing, I can personally confirm that poetry in Arabic and Urdu is really beautiful. I also thought that i'd add that our Holy Book also contains hymns and poems from Muslim and Hindu saints, some of it is even written in Persian and Sanskrit.
Yeah, learning another language is really great, because you also get to sample the culture.
-b[X]
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So you mentioned reading poetry, how about a book? A novel in English vs. a novel in another langauge.
BTW, are you the infamous Blade? I thought you went into isolation, lol. Man, I got my AIM back up again today, with a new name, but I want to get at you, I'll pm you.
bLaDe:
--- Quote from: P was banned.. so just call me 'Rap' on December 17, 2004, 12:24:16 AM ---
--- Quote from: bLaDe HeLi[X] on December 17, 2004, 12:16:16 AM ---
That's pretty cool man, the script for arabic is magnificent, but i'm not THAT fond of it spoken. As for me, in my lifetime I have learned Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, French and English. But not all of them too well. For instance, since I was raised in the Middle East and went to a private school, I learned Hindi and Arabic(and english ofcourse). But I was young, so I never cared much for it, in fact I hated them. Later I started learning French, which I actually enjoyed a lot. Then here in Canada I learned how to read/write Punjabi, which is my mother tounge, so I always knew how to speak it. Also, since i'm from India, and my grandfather knows Urdu, I picked up a little. But Urdu is written a lot like Arabic, and spoken a lot like Hindi and Punjabi, so it's no biggie. Anyway so time passed and I stopped taking the classes(they weren't compulsary anymore) and when I came to Canada, again I had no need for them. Now, sadly enough I have forgotten them. I know, hard to believe, but like I said, I was young so I never cared much for them anyway. In the future though I plan on taking some lessons in French and Arabic again. By the way you're right about the poetic thing, I can personally confirm that poetry in Arabic and Urdu is really beautiful. I also thought that i'd add that our Holy Book also contains hymns and poems from Muslim and Hindu saints, some of it is even written in Persian and Sanskrit.
Yeah, learning another language is really great, because you also get to sample the culture.
-b[X]
--- End quote ---
So you mentioned reading poetry, how about a book? A novel in English vs. a novel in another langauge.
BTW, are you the infamous Blade? I thought you went into isolation, lol. Man, I got my AIM back up again today, with a new name, but I want to get at you, I'll pm you.
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I can't recall to be honest, it was a poetry book I was reading as a method of improving my Arabic, so that was ages ago and I can't reallly remember it. But I have read English translations of poems by Arabic, Afghani and Indian poets. Khalil Gibran was a popular lebanese poet who wrote in Arabic and some other languages, you might have heard of his works. Oh and I never read any Urdu poetry, but i've heard it a lot.
Yeah it's me bLaDe, I did go for a year but came back a month or two ago. There was a thread in Gspot about it. I don't post as much anymore but i'm still around. I will expect your pm, peace
-b[X]
Jimmy Cash2120:
in high school they made us take a language. i can speak Spanish a lil bit, but i can understand a lot more for some reason
I TO DA GEEZY:
I speak fluent English, Hebrew and Russian I was studying Arabic a couple of years ago but I've forgoten most of what I knew...
7even:
perfect English and a little French.. and German of course lol. French blows.
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