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[Ray (user2637)]

German!

June = Juni
July = Juli

J makes an English Y sound.

[Jen]

In Russian, there's
июнь for June, pronounced ee-YOON'
and
июль for July, pronounced ee-YOOL'.

So not that hard for native English speakers to remember, in other words. ;-)

[Kazen]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "My two friends who know (some, a good amount of) Japanese, just use the "child" numbers for counting. ...I always thought they might be pulling my leg.... "

Totally a thing! There's a general set of counters that you can use for most anything but yes, you sound like a small kid. There's a basic set of words that will get you through most situations (flat things, round things, small things) and a group that is used so often they're easy to pick up (people, birds, even books have their own counter).

The killer are the exceptions. Squid at the supermarket get their own counter, as does tofu. The bird counter gets used for rabbits but no other small animal. When I became a medical interpreter I quickly learned the special counter for pills. It gets very confusing very quickly!

[Sonia]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Zee wrote: "When can we expect teams to be announced?"

Not before sign-ups close"

Heh."

300 sign-ups and counting! Is not an easy task

Although Karsyn is doing an awesome job!

[Lauri]

Can't wait for Wobble to begin! I'm hoping for a supportive, chatty team! My first group challenge was Around the World. The ladies were so helpful and patient with all my (mostly stupid) questions that I stayed on for another trip! Some teammates stayed, some moved on, but it's a great experience! It's always good to make new friends...
And yes, Karsyn is awesome!

[Karsyn]

Awwww, thanks for the love ladies! :)

[Nanci]

Kazen wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "My two friends who know (some, a good amount of) Japanese, just use the "child" numbers for counting. ...I always thought they might be pulling my leg.... "

Totally a thing!..."

Oh my goodness, Kazen! My mind is befuddled just thinking about this! Sadly, I am not fluent in any other language besides English. I have total respect for people who can speak and write in multiple languages. A few years of Spanish was enough to let me know my brain just isn't great at learning languages. :)

[Kazen]

Nanci, you never know, a non-Spanish language may just be your thing. I was awful at French in high school and hated every minute, but when I took Japanese in college something just clicked. No worries if you're not interested, though - that's what books in translation are for! :)

[Nanci]

Now I'm even more impressed! I thought you were native born. Ok, so I'll keep an open mind and maybe try something way outside my box!

[Ray (user2637)]

Kazen wrote: "Nanci, you never know, a non-Spanish language may just be your thing. I was awful at French in high school and hated every minute, but when I took Japanese in college something just clicked. No wor..."

I thought you were native born too! Thanks for verifying the counting info. It's really interesting to think about! I've studied some German, Latin, and a tiny bit of Russian. The differences from English (which, let's be honest, is kind of a trainwreck of a language) have always interested me.

Like, in German there are 3 ways to say "the", depending on the gender of the word - feminine, masculine, or neuter. Everything has a gender! Books are neuter, libraries are feminine. All the months are masculine, but "baby" is neuter. It's just wonderful to try to think of someone using the wrong "the" word in English -- it's non-sensical to us! And then in Russian, there are no articles (a/an/the). Just...none! :D

[Tati]

German also has declinations... Nominative, accusative, dative and genitive.

I love English! It's so easy (for me, at least).

(I'm a native Portuguese speaker)

[Plethora]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "The differences from English (which, let's be honest, is kind of a trainwreck of a language) have always interested me. ..."

While our native language is English and have always lived in America, I don't speak another language, but my daughter went to a French immersion school for about 10 years and she finds these humorous.

          

[Kirsten]

gendered articles for nouns have always made me curious (though have also frustrated me to no end when I tried to memorize them hah). I always wondered why certain words are one gender and others are another and then why some words are feminine in one language but are masculine or neuter in another.

Over the years I've studied some French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Scottish Gaelic. (Native English speaker) Would love to add Russian and Portuguese to this list as well as an Asian language of some sort.

[Rachel]

The gender is portuguese, usually is related to the last letter of the word.
ex: in portuguese, doll means boneca. Since boneca ends with an "a", is a feminine noum.
Bola (ball) also ends with an a, so is also a feminine noum
Pele (skin) ends with e, and is also a feminine noum
Usualy, if doesn't end with an a or e, is a masculine noum (like the bus - onibus - or the duck(pato)
there's some exceptions, but it's hard to go wrong knowing this (:

And I found non-latin languages way easier. Besides english, I tried to study french, some spanish and japanese. Japanese is by far the easiest!

[Diane ~Firefly~]

I was doing such a nice job resisting signing up for this challenge (mostly because it is soooo long). Then I looked at my goodreads yearly challenge and saw I was 7 books behind. I definitely need something to entice me to read more...

[Kirsten]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "I was doing such a nice job resisting signing up for this challenge (mostly because it is soooo long). Then I looked at my goodreads yearly challenge and saw I was 7 books behind. I definitely need..."

I am in the same boat so I thought 18 books in 18 weeks will help out my final number for sure! (as long as I stay on track and don't let my team-mates down) ;)

[Diane Woods]

I've always liked this quote I found about the English language: "English is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though." Just think about THAT for a minute lol

[Karsyn]

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "I was doing such a nice job resisting signing up for this challenge (mostly because it is soooo long). Then I looked at my goodreads yearly challenge and saw I was 7 books behind. I definitely need..."

Resistance really is futile. :D Welcome to the madness Diane! :)

[Nanci]

Loving the parlay on this thread to all the different languages. Learning a lot! I always said it's a good thing I grew up speaking English. I don't know that I could ever learn it otherwise. My hat is off to all of you who are fluent in another language!

[Alissa]

I am excited to try the wobble! And get more involved with the group.

[Drishti]

Diane Woods wrote: "I've always liked this quote I found about the English language: "English is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though." Just think about THAT for a minute lol"

I love this quote too! :D

[Sonia]

Rachel wrote: "The gender is portuguese, usually is related to the last letter of the word.
ex: in portuguese, doll means boneca. Since boneca ends with an "a", is a feminine noum.
Bola (ball) also ends with an a..."

And there are little things when learning a new language that makes us cross eyes.

For example, car and butter

Portuguese Words:
Car = Carro (Genre masculine)
Butter = Manteiga (Genre feminine)

French Words:
Car = Voiture (Genre feminine)
Butter = Beurre (Genre masculine)

So, being a native portuguese speaker like me, trying to wrap my head around french is.... a challenge!

[Tati]

Spanish is another language native Portuguese speakers can't take for granted, as some word genders are different

[Jessie]

Y'all... I had a dream about wobble last night. It was very brief but it happened. Like, I'm excited for wobble. But I did not realize I was THAT excited.

[Karsyn]

Jessie wrote: "Y'all... I had a dream about wobble last night. It was very brief but it happened. Like, I'm excited for wobble. But I did not realize I was THAT excited."

LOL That's great! :) I'm surprised I haven't had spreadsheet dreams yet. I'm sure they will come, at some point. :D

[Sonia]

Karsyn wrote: "Jessie wrote: "Y'all... I had a dream about wobble last night. It was very brief but it happened. Like, I'm excited for wobble. But I did not realize I was THAT excited."

LOL That's great! :) I'm ..."

AHHHH Fudge. I forgot about master spreadsheets.

Oh, speaking of those, there's one cool thing our spreadsheet Wizz made for wheels II that you haven't seen yet *wicked grin*

[Ray (user2637)]

Diane Woods wrote: "I've always liked this quote I found about the English language: "English is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though." Just think about THAT for a minute lol"

<3

[Diane Woods]

Jessie wrote: "Y'all... I had a dream about wobble last night. It was very brief but it happened. Like, I'm excited for wobble. But I did not realize I was THAT excited."

Well don't leave us hanging! Details please! :)

[Diane Woods]

Sonia wrote: "Karsyn wrote: "Jessie wrote: "Y'all... I had a dream about wobble last night. It was very brief but it happened. Like, I'm excited for wobble. But I did not realize I was THAT excited."

LOL That's..."

You are such a tease lol

[Sonia]

Yep, my title Should be Sonia the evil teaser!

[Diane Woods]

Please kneel. *puts sword on either shoulders* And rise, now dubbed "Sonia the Evil Teaser". Wear your title proudly. :)

[Karsyn]

LOL!

[Katherine]

I believe that is the most stupidest question.
But I do not remember what name I singed up with.
What to do?

[Beth]

I know the admins are crazy busy but I can't wait for the countdown to be posted! I love watching the days/hours/minutes wind down as big challenges get closer!

[Sonia]

Katherine wrote: "I believe that is the most stupidest question.
But I do not remember what name I singed up with.
What to do?"

Is not stupid.
You signed up as Katherine. The user ID we asked for is quite handy for searches like that ☺

[Sarah]

when does this challenge start?

[[deleted user]]

Sarah wrote: "when does this challenge start?"

17th June

[Karsyn]

Beth (Ducky) wrote: "I know the admins are crazy busy but I can't wait for the countdown to be posted! I love watching the days/hours/minutes wind down as big challenges get closer!"

I'll do it today. I've actually been busy with something else for the last few days (just created a 40 page yearbook in 3 days for a friend) so I actually haven't been around much. Luckily signups are only trickling in so Wobble hasn't needed too much upkeep.

But I'll get that going today!

[Karsyn]

COUNTDOWN to Wobble!!

Time Converter

[Elsbeth]

Ray (user2637) wrote: "German!

June = Juni
July = Juli

J makes an English Y sound."

And for Dutch it is the same as in German (only pronounced a bit different)

[Elsbeth]

That first week will be a very busy one for me. For another group we are doing a kind of Read-A-Thon. But with tasks. So hopefully I'll be able to read something for that and use the same books here as well... Usually during such a read-a-thon I manage to read about 3 or 4 books; while normally 1 or 2.

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Nice you're joining Armi, as you say, should be fun!

[Jamie]

I did the same thing Armi!

[Catherine]

Hey...are teams getting put together?!?!? The challenge will be here before we know it!!!

[Catherine]

Did someone mention FUDGE?!?!?! I want some!!! lol

[Catherine]

A Bookworm Reading (Plethora) wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "The differences from English (which, let's be honest, is kind of a trainwreck of a language) have always interested me. ..."

While our native language is English and have al..."


I love these!!! hahaha :)

[Elsbeth]

Armi wrote: "I saw people talk about this challenge in another group and practically ran here to first join the group and then to sign up. Sounds like a lot of fun!"

Haha, that is my story as well, Armi! So this better be good! :D
(I have no doubt that it will be!)

[Diane Woods]

We're pulling everyone into our wobbly web! *evil laugh*

[Diane Woods]

Catherine wrote: "Did someone mention FUDGE?!?!?! I want some!!! lol"

Are you saying I have found a fellow chocoholic?! Woo hoo!

[Sassafrass]

Me too, Armi!

I'm getting excited for this challenge!