Hello, I have been studying Greek (modern, not biblical or ancient) on and off but I am still a beginner. I can write the alphabet and I know the pronunciations of the dipththongs but I can't do much more than that. I enjoy Greek music (Demy, KINGS, Vegas, Malou...) and Greek food (souvlaki, skewers and Tzatziki sauce).. I am a native English speaker. I am also looking for friends too. Thanks / efxaristo

Kaixo! Nire izena Ned da. Zer moduz? Euskara ikasten dut. Kalifornian bizi naiz. Quisiera aprender el idioma vasco pero soy principiante. Hablo inglés como lengua materna y también tengo nivel avanzado de italiano/español. I am a native speaker of American English and I am looking for language partners for euskara… I have skype, whatsapp and FB messenger.

Kaixo! Nola zaudete? Nire izena Ned da eta euskara ikasten dut. Kalifornian bizi naiz. Do any of you speak Basque? I am a beginner. Eskerrik askito!

Sziasztok! Ned vagyok és Kaliforniában élek. I am a native English speaker who is currently taking paid Hungarian lessons with a tutor. I am currently looking for Hungarian language partners. I would like someone who could do a call chat once a week for 30 minutes to an hour. We can do half Hungarian and half English. The most important thing I am looking for is consistency. I am interested in learning about Hungarian history, cooking and dance. I also like anime, hiking, astronomy, digital art and video games. Let me know if you will be interested! Ha vagy érdekel, mondani engem! Köszönöm szépen!

Hola a todos, Have any of you had experience teaching Spanish to someone who can speak but can't write? My girlfriend is Mexican-American and she grew up speaking Spanish and English. However, she can only speak Spanish and she cannot read or write it. She cannot explain grammar and she uses a lot of Mexican slang. If she visits another country like Argentina or Spain, they might not understand Mexican slang. She is not unique and there are many Mexican-Americans in the USA who grow up not learning how to write Spanish What would be the best way for her to improve her Spanish? She is fluent only in speaking. Are there teachers here that specialize in teaching illiterate speakers who already know Spanish? Have you ever learned to write a language when you only knew how to speak it?

Hallo! Szia! I live in California and I am debating between learning German or Hungarian. I am a native English speaker who can also speak Spanish. German has more speakers but most of them are fluent in English. When I go online looking for language partners, I noticed that Hungarians are far more responsive than Germans. Hungarians are more supportive because few foreigners learn their language. I don’t plan to move to either country and I see myself staying in the USA for the time being. I like the sound of German more and their music is better but Hungarians appear to be friendlier. I also prefer German food more because I don’t like spicy dishes. I like how Hungarian is not Indo-European and I think learning it will help me think in a different way. What do you think? Deutsch oder Ungarisch? Németül vagy magyarul?

My girlfriend is a native speaker of English born in California but she often makes the same mistakes over and over again in spelling… 1. She often confuses there/their/they’re, to/too and your/you’re… 2. She consistently forgets to write the final -s in the third person singular verb conjugation of regular verbs. She also forgets to mark the possessive noun with an apostrophe s. She often writes “The man work in an office” instead of “… works…” and “the woman dog is friendly” instead of “… woman’s…” 3. She consistently forgets to write the final -ed when it comes to the past tense conjugation of verbs or when it comes to the passive voice. She writes “I fix my sink earlier” instead of “… fixed…” and “This show is sponsor by…” when it should be “… sponsored…” For 2 and 3 she doesn’t make the mistake in spoken English, only written. Will any of you be able to explain her mistakes to her? I tried to explain them but I am not good at that.

Hello! I am a native English speaker from California and I created an 18 question quiz tests English vocab, grammar and pronunciation. I was told that the test is unfair and too difficult. In fact, not even a native speaker of English can get a perfect score. If you are a native or fluent speaker of English, could you take the quiz below and tell me what you think? Thank you PART I: WORD CHOICE Fill in the blank with “there”, “they’re” or “their” 1. ____ are many dogs in the park. 2. The school is located over ____. 3. They left ____ book at my house. 4. I think ____ very smart. Fill in the blank with “you’re” or “your” 5. ____ very handsome. 6. ____ dog is very aggressive PART II: VERB CONJUGATIONS Fill in the blank with the correct form of the infinitive verb in all caps. Choose among the four listed verb conjugations in parentheses 7. I [TO GO] to school yesterday (went / yode / gone / have gone) 8. Tomorrow I [TO GO] home (would go / will go / went / yode) 9. I have just [TO EAT] food (ate / eaten / eats / eat) 10. I have [TO BE]fine (been / was / being / are) 11. The man [TO WALK] to school (walk / walks / walking / walker) 12. The boy [TO SLEEP] on the sofa (sleep / sleeps / sleepest / sleepeth) 13. Yesterday I did [TO GO] to the store (gone / go / went / yode) PART III: Pronunciation Chose the word that rhymes with the word in all caps 14. PROVE (love / dove / move / shove) 15. DEBRIS (see / Chris / his / rise) 16. ARKANSAS (Kansas / saw / mass / ananas) PART IV: WORD CHOICE Complete the sentence with the best word in the list 17. My ____ is Smith and I am a student (name / hobby / job / car) 18: I am a native _____ of Arabic and I am learning English (speaker / talker / translator / born)