Sotho is very interesting. To be honest in South Africa these days English(and to a lesser extent Afrikaans) is the lingo franca, so languages like Sotho aren't that useful. I mean people really do appriciate it when you try to speak their language, but learning one of the Bantu languages doesn't really give you much bang for the buck in the greater scheme of things. But for someone like me who has an interest in languages, it makes a very nice break from the monotony of the Western Germanic languages I speak, which all more-or-less conform to basic patterns. Like everything is different from a grammatical point of view in Bantu languages, and it really takes a massive mind shift to try to process everything.
And nope, 'n is the indefinite article in Afrikaans, and 'een' is never used in its place.
Anyway, my email is gregoryveldhuizen@gmail.com. We can discuss Skype and stuff there!
Amper! Die enigste vout wat jy gemaak het was om "een" in plaas van "'n" te skryf. Vir een of 'n ander rede het dit 'n grammatiese reël geword in Afrikaans om die afkorting van "een" te skryf. Byvoorbeeld: die man het 'n hond. Maar as jy oor die nommer praat gebruik jy 'een'. Byvoorbeeld: Ek het twee eende, maar daai man het een.
Not really...we kinda use multiple languages given the situation(some languages can express certain concepts and ideas better than others). So I speak English, Afrikaans, Dutch and German a little bit every day. I can also speak a little Sotho, but I only try to speak it when I want to impress someone(very few white South Africans can speak an actual native language). I guess languages are my thing haha.
Anyway, I kinda want to improve my Dutch, so maybe we can help each other?
Mijn moeder zijn Limburger, en mijn vader zijn Zuid-Afrikaner(maar hij meer Nederlands als jouw gewone Zuid-Afrikaner want zijn opa is naar Zuid-Afrika van Noord-Holland geimmigreerd).
P.S Nederlands is niet mijn moedertaal(ik spreek gewoonlijk Engels) en ik spreek het niet veel, so ik heb seker een paar voutjes gemaakt. :P
Hallo! Ja ik kan Afrikaans spreken! Het is niet mijn moedertaal maar ik ben redelijk vlot daarmee. (ook: dit bootschap is in Nederlands, niet Afrikaans (ik ben half-Nederlands) haha)
Well, I added you because I'm looking to make some new nerdfighter friends and you seemed to have a lot in common with me. :) I love learning about history, and books are my most favourite thing in the world! Also, Hugh Grant is brilliant.
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hell yeah, it sure is! so much madness, it's like sparta;D
Yes. yes. Fellow satan liker. How on earth did you know I have a nerdfighter account. Question was how'd you ind me o.O.
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Sotho is very interesting. To be honest in South Africa these days English(and to a lesser extent Afrikaans) is the lingo franca, so languages like Sotho aren't that useful. I mean people really do appriciate it when you try to speak their language, but learning one of the Bantu languages doesn't really give you much bang for the buck in the greater scheme of things. But for someone like me who has an interest in languages, it makes a very nice break from the monotony of the Western Germanic languages I speak, which all more-or-less conform to basic patterns. Like everything is different from a grammatical point of view in Bantu languages, and it really takes a massive mind shift to try to process everything.
And nope, 'n is the indefinite article in Afrikaans, and 'een' is never used in its place.
Anyway, my email is gregoryveldhuizen@gmail.com. We can discuss Skype and stuff there!
Nice to meet you! A shout out from the Great Pacific Northwest :)
Why, thank you. You sound pretty cool yourself.
Amper! Die enigste vout wat jy gemaak het was om "een" in plaas van "'n" te skryf. Vir een of 'n ander rede het dit 'n grammatiese reël geword in Afrikaans om die afkorting van "een" te skryf. Byvoorbeeld: die man het 'n hond. Maar as jy oor die nommer praat gebruik jy 'een'. Byvoorbeeld: Ek het twee eende, maar daai man het een.
Not really...we kinda use multiple languages given the situation(some languages can express certain concepts and ideas better than others). So I speak English, Afrikaans, Dutch and German a little bit every day. I can also speak a little Sotho, but I only try to speak it when I want to impress someone(very few white South Africans can speak an actual native language). I guess languages are my thing haha.
Anyway, I kinda want to improve my Dutch, so maybe we can help each other?
Mijn moeder zijn Limburger, en mijn vader zijn Zuid-Afrikaner(maar hij meer Nederlands als jouw gewone Zuid-Afrikaner want zijn opa is naar Zuid-Afrika van Noord-Holland geimmigreerd).
P.S Nederlands is niet mijn moedertaal(ik spreek gewoonlijk Engels) en ik spreek het niet veel, so ik heb seker een paar voutjes gemaakt. :P
Hallo! Ja ik kan Afrikaans spreken! Het is niet mijn moedertaal maar ik ben redelijk vlot daarmee. (ook: dit bootschap is in Nederlands, niet Afrikaans (ik ben half-Nederlands) haha)
your profile pic is one of the most interesting on this site!
Oh my goodness Downton Abbey is amazing <3 I like your choice in television shows!
Well, I added you because I'm looking to make some new nerdfighter friends and you seemed to have a lot in common with me. :) I love learning about history, and books are my most favourite thing in the world! Also, Hugh Grant is brilliant.
Hey! Whats up?
Yeah but Lions are awesome! hehe, you should have took a picture looking like one, we could have been lion buddies!
Yeah I was having a good hairday that day and I was like 'hey I look like a Lion...let's take a picture!' :'D
Ah, I see haha, confused me fore a minute there :')
Don't feel like you have to if it's trouble of course :)
Haha by all means stalk away... and erm I'm a tad confused how I look like a book, but hey ho I'll take it on board :')
Haha by all means stalk away... and erm I'm a tad confused how I look like a book, but hey ho I'll take it on board :')
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