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To wonder why foreign langage chat threads don't really happen on MN?

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lazylinguist · 21/09/2019 16:24

There must be tons of MNers who are bilingual/learning a language/want to brush up their rusty French or Spanish etc. Occasionally there's an attempt at starting a thread, but they always peter out really quickly.

I speak (and teach) French and German and would happily join in with threads in those languages (and help out anyone on the thread who was learning). But I'm also learning Spanish and would most of all love to be able to do MN chat in Spanish! I know there are FB groups etc for that sort of thing, but I'd much rather chat on a forum where I'm already comfortable and feel like I know the atmosphere/tone iyswim!

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Cittadina · 21/09/2019 18:32

@Camomila puoi parlare in italiano con me!

lazylinguist · 21/09/2019 18:36

. Well, I've started a 'Conversation en français' thread on Chat - anyone welcome! There are quite few posts already.

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AlexaShutUp · 21/09/2019 18:41

日本語でどうぞ!

lazylinguist · 21/09/2019 19:00

Eeek! I tried to learn Japanese for a while. Absolutely loved it but decided it would take me a looooong time to get anywhere with it, and anyway Spanish would be much more useful to me!

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araiwa · 21/09/2019 19:28

สวัสดี
ฉันไม่คิดว่าจะมีใครอ่านได้

WeshMaGueule · 21/09/2019 19:30

Jambo mumsnetters, habari yako?

lazylinguist · 21/09/2019 20:19

Jambo. Niko sawa, lakini sizungumzi kiswahili!

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BertieBotts · 21/09/2019 20:25

Because they wouldn't be very accessible and therefore they would fall off active all the time. With a small number of people participating in the first place, you tend to find threads peter out like that because people run out of stuff to post on them.

NoisingUpNissan · 21/09/2019 20:28

Cest tragique.

Moi, Jaime bien faire les massacre contre autres langes

DotForShort · 21/09/2019 20:31

Здравствуйте!

Acidburn · 21/09/2019 20:35

@makingmammaries есть :)

JaneJeffer · 21/09/2019 20:42

Moi, Jaime bien faire les massacre contre autres langes GrinGrin

RockysMa · 21/09/2019 20:44

Foghlaim na gaeilge @JaneJeffer 😬

Nicolamarlow1 · 21/09/2019 20:54

Bonsoir Mercybookoo Moi, j'aimerais bien parlez avec vous en français. Je fais les cours de français, bien que je ne sois pas trop compétente. Si il y a des gens ici pour me corriger, je serais reconnaisante. En ce moment je suis en train de regarder 'Strictly.' Je pense que la pluparte des danseurs sont vraiment doués.

TakemedowntoPotatoCity · 21/09/2019 20:58

Vous n'êtes pas...erm...unraisonnable.

MrsSchadenfreude · 21/09/2019 21:17

@StockTakeFucks - vrei sā vorbesti cu mine? Smile

StockTakeFucks · 21/09/2019 21:19

@MrsSchadenfreude damn wasn't actually expecting a reply . Grin

Bineinteles, oricand.

MrsSchadenfreude · 21/09/2019 21:24

Locuiesc în România. Si tu?

Longdistance · 21/09/2019 21:28

De jó. Mert nem barátságos mindenki az Mumsneten?

StockTakeFucks · 21/09/2019 21:50

Anglia. Esti romanca sau te-ai mutat acolo?

MonstranceClock · 21/09/2019 21:56

Привет!
今日わ

JaneJeffer · 21/09/2019 22:02

You're probably better than me Rocky. I speak it better than I write it Grin

MsSweeney · 21/09/2019 22:02

Cymraeg unrhywun?

theoriginalmadambee · 21/09/2019 22:06

Er der nogen der gerne vil tale dansk? Der må være en hel del danskere på mn Smile.

managedmis · 21/09/2019 22:07

Nah, I'm here for the English

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