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First Verbs

1. be - 係 haih, 喺 hái (to be in/at/on)

2. there is - 有 yóuh (neg.=冇 móuh)

3. have - 有 yóuh (neg.=冇 móuh)

4. do - 做 jouh

5. go - 去 heui

6. want - 要 yiu, 想 séung (with a verb)

7. can - 可以 hó yíh (allowed to), 識 sīk (literally means “know how to,” but can be used to mean “can”), 會 wúih (have the ability to, know how to), -得 dāk (can mean either), -得倒 dākdóu (same as -得 dāk, neg.=-唔倒 m̀hdóu)

8. need - 需要 sēui yiu, 要 yiu (neg.=唔駛 m̀hsái)

9. think - 諗 nám

10. know - 知(道) jī (dou), 識 sīk (“know how to”)

11. say - 講 góng, 話 wah

12. like - 鍾意 jūng yi, 中意 jūng yi

13. speak - 講 góng, 識講 sīk góng (a language)

14. learn - 學 hohk

15. understand - 明白 mìhng baahk

#cantonese #vocab #languages

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In connection to this post about only needing 200 words

Feel free to contact me and help me edit this post! There are definitely things on here that can’t be explained in a straight-forward way. Mandarin can’t be translated so directly compared to other Indo-European languages!

1st tone (high neutral): mā 2nd tone (rising): má 3rd tone (falling rising): mǎ 4th tone (falling): mà 5th tone (neutral): ma

*When there are two 3rd tones together, the first one becomes a 2nd tone.

suǒ yǐ -> suó yǐ

be －是 shì

there is －有 yǒu

have －有 yǒu

do－做 zuò

create (aka “make”) －創造／造（创造) chuàng zào/zào

cause (aka “make”)－讓（让）ràng

go－去 qù

say－講（more casual) （讲）jiǎng

speak －說（说）shuō

know－知道（only for knowledge)（知道）zhīdào

think－想 xiǎng

want－想要 xiǎngyào

like－喜歡（喜欢）xǐhuān

can－可以 kě yǐ

need－要 yào

should－應該（应该）yīnggāi

try－試（试）shì

feel－感覺（感觉) gǎnjué

work (also as a noun) －工作 gōng zuò

learn－學（学）xué

#mandarin #chinese #vocab #languages

I don't know if this helps, but for the Hebrew anon - I can teach you some Hebrew if you want! (it's my first language) or at least guide you a little bit about little nuances/slang/correct pronunciations/what have you. :)

Thanks for the kind offer! :)

funwithlanguages

Hi! I was wondering if you knew anywhere where I could find the correct alphabets for alphabets that don't use the Latin one like, Russian, Korean, Japanese, ect?

For learning an alphabet, I’d suggest googling “[language] alphabet” and lots of resources should come up.

Here are some resources that I know of:For Russian - Learn to read Russian in 15 minutes (only teaches the alphabet), Russian alphabetFor Korean - Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes (only teaches the alphabet)

I’m not familiar with any specific resources for Japanese, but keep in mind that it has 3 writing systems: hiragana and katakana, which are alphabetic, and kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters (and thus non-alphabetic).

funwithlanguages

harenakucha added in a reply:

For Japanese: Hiragana and Katakana: https://www.youtube.com/playlis… Kanji: https://www.youtube.com/playlis… Btw, stroke order is very important! So pay attention :)

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Based on the method created by funwithlanguages!

First Verbs 1. Be - être 2. There is - il y a 3. Have - avoir 4. Do - faire 5. Go - aller 6. Want - vouloir 7. Can - pouvoir 8. Need - devoir, avoir besoin 9. Think - penser 10. Know - savoir (facts, how to do something), connaître (people, be familiar with) 11. Say - dire 12. Like - aimer, apprécier 13. Speak - parler 14. Learn - apprendre 15. Understand - comprendre

#french #languages #vocab

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Hi! I was wondering if you knew anywhere where I could find the correct alphabets for alphabets that don't use the Latin one like, Russian, Korean, Japanese, ect?

For learning an alphabet, I’d suggest googling “[language] alphabet” and lots of resources should come up.

Here are some resources that I know of:For Russian - Learn to read Russian in 15 minutes (only teaches the alphabet), Russian alphabetFor Korean - Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes (only teaches the alphabet)

I’m not familiar with any specific resources for Japanese, but keep in mind that it has 3 writing systems: hiragana and katakana, which are alphabetic, and kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters (and thus non-alphabetic).

funwithlanguages

How hard is learning Filipino with English as a native language? Also, what resources do you have for it (Filipino)?

I don’t know very much about Filipino/Tagalog, sorry. But I found this list of resources that might be helpful. Good luck!

the-fangirling-writer

I speak Filipino so if you want help you know where you find me~

do you know if there's a 200 basic Russian words list anywhere?

The list hasn’t been translated into Russian as far as I know of, sorry. If anyone wants to translate it, that’d be great. :-)

teacupful-of-languages

According to this post by Fun with Languages, you can learn to express yourself in any language by learning basic grammar and just 300 words. I decided to translate their word list into Finnish to help those who would like to learn Finnish using this method. The ~200 words version can be found here.

FIRST VERBS (English: Finnish) Be: olla There is: on Have: -lla/-llä on Do: tehdä Go: mennä Want: haluta Can: voida Need: tarvita Think: ajatella Know: tietää Say: sanoa Like: pitää, tykätä Speak: puhua Learn: oppia Understand: ymmärtää

#finnish #languages #vocab

Your blog is nothing short of amazing!! I took spanish in high school and as a sophomore college and could speak pretty close to fluent. Now it's been three years and im wanting to re-learn so I can teach English in Nicaragua. And this app and your blog has helped me so much! Muchas gracias mi Amiga!!!!

Thank you so much for your note, and I’m really glad I could help! Have a great time in Nicaragua. :D

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How hard is learning Filipino with English as a native language? Also, what resources do you have for it (Filipino)?

I don’t know very much about Filipino/Tagalog, sorry. But I found this list of resources that might be helpful. Good luck!

I'm studying abroad in Italy in the fall and I just have to tell you that you may have just saved my life with all these awesome resources! Thank you so much!!!

Glad I could help! Have a blast in Italy. :D

(to anon) I've yet to learn Hebrew, but I'd start learning the alphabet and practice pronouncing words. Then start learning the words (basics first) and how to conjugate them. Look at usage of these words in example sentences and observe the pattern of sentence structure before learning how to form sentences. Use games/flashcards to help memorize. I don't know of any resources besides possibly those from Wikipedia/voyage which could help. Also visit Hebrew websites when you're further along. GL!

What is you memrise spanish course called?

The Memrise course is called Key Vocabulary in Spanish.

I didn't know who to ask, so I thought I'd see if you could pass on this plea for help to your followers? I'd really like to teach myself Hebrew (possibly through the 300 word method) but don't know where or how to start. If you (or your followers!) have any resources, or even the list of words, I'd appreciate it a lot!

Can anyone help? :)

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funwithlanguages has this theory that you can keep a diary and basic conversations with around 200 words in the target language. They have posted a word list which has been translated into several language. My target language, Swedish, was not translated yet so I thought I’ll do it myself. :) Memrise course here

Verbs

To start, I suggest memorizing the infinitive form of these verbs and their present and past tense “I” conjugations. In Swedish, the conjugated verb is the same for every person. For example, it would be I am, you am, he/she/it am, … [infinitive | present | past]

be - att vara | är | var

there is -det finns

have - att ha | har | hade

do - att göra | gör | gjorde

create (aka “make”) - att skapa | skapar | skapade

cause (aka “make”) - att orsaka | orsakar | orsakade

go - att gå | går | gick

say - att säga | säger | sa/sade

speak - att tala | talar | talade

know - att veta | vet | visste

think - att tänka | tänker | tänkte

want - att vilja | vill | ville

like - att tycka om | tycker om | tyckte om

can - att kunna | kan | kunde

need - att behöva | behöver | behövde

should - att böra | bör | borde

try - att försöka | försöker | försökte

feel - att känna | känner | kände

work (also as a noun) - att arbeta | arbetar | arbetade

learn - att lära sig | lär sig | lärde sig

#swedish #vocab #languages #200 words

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funwithlanguages has a theory that you can learn to communicate in a language if you only learn 200 basic words, and they have compiled a word list for this purpose. So I’ve decided to translate the word list into my native language should anyone be eager to learn :)

Verbs (English: Czech)

be: být

there is: je

have: mít

do: dělat

create (aka “make”): udělat

cause (aka “make”): udělat

go: jít (on foot)/jet (by vehicle)

say: říct

speak: mluvit

know: vědět

think: myslet

want: chtít

like: mít rád(a) (masculine/feminine)

can: moct

need: potřebovat

should: měl(a) bych (I should, masculine/feminine), měl(a) bys (you should), měl(a) by (he/she should)

try: zkusit

feel: cítit

work: pracovat

learn: učit se

#czech #200 words #languages #vocab

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