▲ 964 ▼ Probably New Zealanders too. (lemmy.ca) submitted 3 years ago by slicktor@lemmy.ca to c/memes@lemmy.ml 105 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] NathanielThomas@lemmy.world 58 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Licherally@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 years ago (5 children) In the US we take like four to six years of Spanish and walk away with "donde estas la biblioteca" and "donde esta el baño." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 years ago That's because you don't want to learn Spanish. I know English because I wanted to learn it. I practiced it daily and got pretty decent at it. I also took 4 years of German. I hardly remember any of it. Because I wasn't interested in learning any. It was just something I had to do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SnowBunting@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hey it's important that we know we're the el baño is. Very important. Yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scottywh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Just about as important as "un cervesa, por favor" permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Lávate los manos! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fernandu00@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago American Dad refference ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I took half that many years of Spanish, and that’s about all I remember too. Also, “tocar los pompes”. I feel like we do it all wrong here though. Language classes aren’t typically until high school, and by then your ability to learn languages is far less than when you are younger. It can still be done, but you have to want to, and teenagers have too much going on to care about speaking a language they haven’t used this far in their life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Tocar los pompes? What are pompes? Is it slang for something? Spanish is my first language and I've never heard that word permalink fedilink source parent [–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* i just remember "dios mio no es beno" from that 70's show. i probably spelled that incorrectly. although i cheated... i took 2 years of spanish in jr. high, and didn't learn shit. so i took my native language in hs and college. got an a- in college. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Jay parlay France-says trey bee-in! Jaytude quart annes in laycool. That's all I need to know as an American. Any French speakers will immediately switch into English and forbid me from speaking in French, lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Here is an attempt to fix that for you: J'ai parlé français, c'est très bien. J'ai étudié quatre années à l'école. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Je parle français très bien. Je l'ai étudié quatre ans a l'école. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Braysl@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) Hey speak for yourself, I was forced into French immersion school by my parents with promises of good government jobs. Now I can understand French but Quebecois is a whole different beast 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Why do some people prefer Quebecer over Quebecois, when reporting on current events in Quebec in English? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaphod@feddit.de 3 points 3 years ago Québécois is the French denonym, Quebecer is English, some people prefer the French name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I think Quebecer is a noun, but Quebecois is an adjective? Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Quebecer it's just our demonym in English. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Possible_EmuWrangler@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Haus@startrek.website 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) The foundations of my French were built on puzzling out the backs of shampooing bottles while sitting on the crapper, pre-internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] autokludge@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago oooh aqua, sounds fancy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Licherally@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 years ago (5 children) In the US we take like four to six years of Spanish and walk away with "donde estas la biblioteca" and "donde esta el baño." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 years ago That's because you don't want to learn Spanish. I know English because I wanted to learn it. I practiced it daily and got pretty decent at it. I also took 4 years of German. I hardly remember any of it. Because I wasn't interested in learning any. It was just something I had to do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SnowBunting@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hey it's important that we know we're the el baño is. Very important. Yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scottywh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Just about as important as "un cervesa, por favor" permalink fedilink source parent [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Lávate los manos! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fernandu00@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago American Dad refference ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I took half that many years of Spanish, and that’s about all I remember too. Also, “tocar los pompes”. I feel like we do it all wrong here though. Language classes aren’t typically until high school, and by then your ability to learn languages is far less than when you are younger. It can still be done, but you have to want to, and teenagers have too much going on to care about speaking a language they haven’t used this far in their life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Tocar los pompes? What are pompes? Is it slang for something? Spanish is my first language and I've never heard that word permalink fedilink source parent [–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* i just remember "dios mio no es beno" from that 70's show. i probably spelled that incorrectly. although i cheated... i took 2 years of spanish in jr. high, and didn't learn shit. so i took my native language in hs and college. got an a- in college. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 years ago That's because you don't want to learn Spanish. I know English because I wanted to learn it. I practiced it daily and got pretty decent at it. I also took 4 years of German. I hardly remember any of it. Because I wasn't interested in learning any. It was just something I had to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnowBunting@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Hey it's important that we know we're the el baño is. Very important. Yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] scottywh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Just about as important as "un cervesa, por favor" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Just about as important as "un cervesa, por favor" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Lávate los manos! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fernandu00@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago American Dad refference ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fernandu00@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago American Dad refference ❤️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I took half that many years of Spanish, and that’s about all I remember too. Also, “tocar los pompes”. I feel like we do it all wrong here though. Language classes aren’t typically until high school, and by then your ability to learn languages is far less than when you are younger. It can still be done, but you have to want to, and teenagers have too much going on to care about speaking a language they haven’t used this far in their life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Tocar los pompes? What are pompes? Is it slang for something? Spanish is my first language and I've never heard that word permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 3 years ago Tocar los pompes? What are pompes? Is it slang for something? Spanish is my first language and I've never heard that word permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* i just remember "dios mio no es beno" from that 70's show. i probably spelled that incorrectly. although i cheated... i took 2 years of spanish in jr. high, and didn't learn shit. so i took my native language in hs and college. got an a- in college. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Jay parlay France-says trey bee-in! Jaytude quart annes in laycool. That's all I need to know as an American. Any French speakers will immediately switch into English and forbid me from speaking in French, lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Here is an attempt to fix that for you: J'ai parlé français, c'est très bien. J'ai étudié quatre années à l'école. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Je parle français très bien. Je l'ai étudié quatre ans a l'école. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anon819450514@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Here is an attempt to fix that for you: J'ai parlé français, c'est très bien. J'ai étudié quatre années à l'école. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Je parle français très bien. Je l'ai étudié quatre ans a l'école. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Je parle français très bien. Je l'ai étudié quatre ans a l'école. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Braysl@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago (2 children) Hey speak for yourself, I was forced into French immersion school by my parents with promises of good government jobs. Now I can understand French but Quebecois is a whole different beast 😂 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Why do some people prefer Quebecer over Quebecois, when reporting on current events in Quebec in English? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaphod@feddit.de 3 points 3 years ago Québécois is the French denonym, Quebecer is English, some people prefer the French name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I think Quebecer is a noun, but Quebecois is an adjective? Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Quebecer it's just our demonym in English. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Possible_EmuWrangler@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Why do some people prefer Quebecer over Quebecois, when reporting on current events in Quebec in English? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zaphod@feddit.de 3 points 3 years ago Québécois is the French denonym, Quebecer is English, some people prefer the French name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I think Quebecer is a noun, but Quebecois is an adjective? Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Quebecer it's just our demonym in English. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zaphod@feddit.de 3 points 3 years ago Québécois is the French denonym, Quebecer is English, some people prefer the French name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I think Quebecer is a noun, but Quebecois is an adjective? Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Quebecer it's just our demonym in English. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Quebecer it's just our demonym in English. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Possible_EmuWrangler@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Haus@startrek.website 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) The foundations of my French were built on puzzling out the backs of shampooing bottles while sitting on the crapper, pre-internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] autokludge@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago oooh aqua, sounds fancy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] autokludge@programming.dev 4 points 3 years ago oooh aqua, sounds fancy. permalink fedilink source parent