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LANGUAGE SWAP

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Swap Coordinator:Ann (contact)
Swap categories: Miscellaneous  Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:47
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:July 11, 2007
Date items must be sent by:July 24, 2007
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

Everyone here speaks English. Why don't we try something a little different and inexpensive. Since I was a kid I've always been interested in learning different languages. And I think it's something cool. Now, I can speak two other languages and still thinking if I want to learn one more language.

Get a nice (stationery or note card) and translate the list of words/ phrases/ sentence into a different language. You choose whatever language. It can be French, Italian, Arabic etc.

If ever the chosen language has characters such as Japanese try to write the characters and also write how it is read. For example (Japanese) ��____________��。 (Watashi wa your name desu.)Or if you can't write or copy the characters just write how it is read. If you don’t know any other languages, search over the net as there are so many on-line dictionary. Feel free to add more translations of words or phrases.

Here's the list of words/ phrases/ sentences to be translated:

  1. My name is _________________.
  2. How are you?
  3. Good morning.
  4. Good evening.
  5. Thank you.
  6. I love you.
  7. Goodbye.
  8. Yes
  9. No
  10. What time is it?
  11. One
  12. Two
  13. Three
  14. Four
  15. Five
  16. Six
  17. Seven
  18. Eight
  19. Nine
  20. Ten
  21. Happy
  22. Sad
  23. Bag
  24. Money
  25. Fruits
  26. Vegetables
  27. Pencil
  28. Girl
  29. Boy
  30. Family

o If you receive the letter with all the 30 words/ phrases translated, give your partner a 5. Feel free to give something to your partner, however, it is not necessary. If your partner gave you a little something extra, give that person heart.

Open to people who's been rated 4+, newbies are also welcome as long as you have completed your profile. (Please do not forget to include your username at the end of your paper.)

Discussion

classychica 06/28/2007 #

is this sent thru email or postal?

Ann 06/28/2007 #

thru postal

user6635 06/28/2007 #

Classy Chica, it appears to be via snail mail, as the instructions suggest a nice note card.

hyperoma 06/28/2007 #

I had a lot of fun doing this swap.

user7866 06/28/2007 #

This sounds like so much fun!! I can speak Japanese (and English), so any other languages my partner knows or can look up would be loved!

hyperoma, I loved your get linguistic swap! Even though my 'sent-to' partner was a flaker... :( I'm so glad to do it again!

kaylarose2 06/28/2007 #

hiya

just wondered well just an idea but maybe it be good idea to write wat language u r translating into, i just thought it would be nice to recieve somthing different to what you are sending. wat does n e 1 think?

laura

Ann 06/28/2007 #

hi laura! thanks for your great idea. why don't we post the languages that we already know and let the language we will be receiving a surprise? what do you think? :-)

inamerica8 06/28/2007 #

I know only English, some Spanish, and a bit of Russian.

user8826 06/28/2007 #

I speak English and French fluently (though with a heavily aussie accent - My Daddy cringes)

I could probably get by with my German, Japanese and Thai

My partner can choose one of those languages.

Wait... Does Aussie Slang count as a language? Gday Mate, Howsgarn? x

kaylarose2 06/29/2007 #

i can speak Dutch and Italian not perfect but enough to get me thought my holidays when i go there most years

Ann 06/29/2007 #

I don't think that Aussie slang is considered as a language :-) however if you want to share it in your letter that would be very interesting

For those who want to check out other languages, this site might be helpful. http://www.word2word.com/coursead.html

keroleen73 06/29/2007 #

I speak German, English, French, Italian, Japanese and...err, Latin ^_^;

I'd prefer it if my partner(s) typed their letter, that way it's easier to read (and my Japanese hand-writing isn't as neat as the computer font).

corm 06/29/2007 #

I speak Norwegian. And also know English, German, Swedish, Danish

melurDraja 06/29/2007 #

hyee...

:D i speak Malay Language. but, i know Arabic too... :)

Suzanne 06/30/2007 #

I speak French, Spanish, and English...but I'll be mailing another language that I haven't seen mentioned yet! (My partner has the basics of an uncommon Asian language under his belt so we'll be doing the swap together.)

GiedreU 07/ 1/2007 #

I speak Lithuanian, Russian, English and French :)

trialxerror 07/ 1/2007 #

In addition to English I know Spanish and French :)

lulu 07/ 1/2007 #

I am English but I could manage German and, possibly, Spanish.

HappyCactus 07/ 2/2007 #

I only know English - but can limp along with Spanish, German, and Italian (I'm in the process of learning them)

boatbird 07/ 3/2007 #

I'm doing Greek- I don't speak much but two years of living in Cyprus has left its mark and I can swear with the best of them! Some of the stuff I do will be printed, some handwritten if that's okay :)

sweetandee 07/ 3/2007 #

I speak and write thai

user9403 07/ 3/2007 #

I speak French, Spanish, and Japanese (the language I would most like to translate into) although I would love to do others as well!

thefruid 07/ 4/2007 #

I can do this in Hawaiian or Tagalog...I don't actually speak Tagalog but I can easily get my husband to translate all this for me ;)

anouk 07/ 6/2007 #

i speak french and dutch. and I'm learning german. but i would love to learn every other languages.

delfin59 07/ 6/2007 #

I speak English, Indonesian, and Korean. I might send you both =)

Miharu 07/ 9/2007 #

I speak only English and some French :P I would love to learn any other language. I'm trying to learn Polish right now since that is my nationality and it's sort of embarassing that I don't know a word of it :)

dreaminginred 07/10/2007 #

I speak English, and I'm learning Spanish. I might (emphasis on the 'might') be able to do Maori.

thiswillbegone 07/11/2007 #

I grew up speaking Italian and now I'm a Spanish teacher :) This will be so much fun!

Lata 07/12/2007 #

I'm the first person in my family to be born outside of Poland, so I was raised to know Polish fluently.

I've learned some French and Spanish, but my two main tounges are Polish and English.

I'd love to learn more!!

:)

Lata 07/12/2007 #

Hey- Pinkflamingo, I can help you with your Polish!!

Ann 07/12/2007 #

I can speak English, Japanese and Tagalog. You can send me any other languages :-)

LadySarah 07/12/2007 #

I speak German (wow, what a surprise - it's my mothertongue o.o), English, Latin and a little bit of French.

LadySarah 07/12/2007 #

PS. Mine are in mail now ;P

user8580 07/12/2007 #

I speak french, english and german :)

comearoundruby 07/12/2007 #

i've been studying french for nearly ten years. i also know ASL and signed english, and a bit of hebrew.

Narnia 07/12/2007 #

I speak Finnish and English :)

Agota 07/12/2007 #

I can speak lithuanian, english, german and italian

Miharu 07/12/2007 #

Thanks Hanna! It'd be great to test out the polish I've learned on someone who knows it well!

PisceanMama 07/12/2007 #

I only speak English so I'm a great playing field for those who'll be sending to me! :)

mammamuttz 07/12/2007 #

I speak English and teach Spanish. I used to teach Italian. I'm really looking forward to this!

SimplyShnookly 07/12/2007 #

I speak Italian and English... I wrote out both of my cards in Italian come to find out my partner already speaks Italian (drat). I may be a little late on this one... gotta get more cards!

SimplyShnookly 07/12/2007 #

Or, not late... but since it's going overseas, it might take a while to get there.

athenasowl 07/12/2007 #

I speak Portuguese and English fluently, and in the past decade I have studied French, German, Latin, Dutch, Spanish and Catalan. Even though I don't speak any of these fluently (though I've almost mastered the art of speaking portug-spanish :-P), I'd love to be sent other languages than these, if possible.

schlabs 07/12/2007 #

I speak German, Russian and English. And a little bit Dutch

craftywitchygirl 07/12/2007 #

I Speak English, Portuguese and Spanish

beawhiz 07/12/2007 #

I speak English and Spanish, so I'd prefer any other language!

purplewhimsy 07/12/2007 #

I speak English and Hebrew (although not fluent conversationally with Hebrew yet) but I'll be doing my info in Hebrew. I'm also wanting/trying to learn Italian, and could do these simple words and phrases in Italian, although I don't actually speak Italian yet.

Patrina 07/12/2007 #

i speak english, and some lithuanian and a very little spanish. my husband, who is doing this swap with me, speaks english, lithuanian, some dutch, and a just a very little french, spanish, german, and japanese.

Kimbeewa 07/12/2007 #

Only English here!

MarleneCampos 07/12/2007 #

I speak portuguese, english, french and spanish.

Miharu 07/12/2007 #

Just an idea, I know letters are pronounced differently in every language (at least most!) so maybe for each word if people could include a rough pronunciation in brackets, or maybe as a list on the back, however people want. I know it would definitely be helpful since it's no good to learn the word if you can't pronounce it :) Like I said, just an idea.

Saor 07/12/2007 #

I speak English, French and Irish(Gaelic) and could manage simple Italian too.

edlefevre 07/12/2007 #

My Spanish is pretty good. That's the only language I know more than a few words in (other than English).

PisceanMama 07/13/2007 #

I can try to put pronunciations on mine, but it's all going to depend on whether I can find a site that actually as the pronunciations with it. crosses fingers hopefully

HappyCactus 07/17/2007 #

shining star and pinkflamingo - your letters are on their way!! Let me know when you get them!

dreaminginred 07/17/2007 #

Letters for Ester and Iam thinking have been put into the post. Enjoy!

keroleen73 07/18/2007 #

AthenasOwl and Puchita - Your lists are on their way :)

boatbird 07/19/2007 #

I've got to how all the letters are pronounced as Greek has its own alphabet! And some of the things I have written are Cypriot/ informal rather than the 'proper' way to say it! So things will be written in Greek script, translated into how you say it in Greek and what it means in English :)

PisceanMama 07/19/2007 #

Cheryl and andrea, yours are on their way!

thiswillbegone 07/20/2007 #

Rachel and Marjorie, yours are on their way! This was a lot of fun!

lottebees 07/21/2007 #

I speak english and dutch. I forgot to post it here

user9403 07/22/2007 #

graphics_cactus and Hanna Latitude -- yours on the way! hope you enjoy them! I think I wrote a little too much but I hope it will be interesting/helpful.

anouk 07/23/2007 #

A new method to learn Dutch is on its way to you, Saor and Marlene!!!

hope you like it

Miharu 07/24/2007 #

Ninety & Narnia, your letters are going in the mail on my way home from work :)

Suzanne 07/24/2007 #

I just dropped my letters for Lulu and Selise in the box! Wheee!

user9316 07/25/2007 #

I just received mine.tnx raebid_squirrel., Ive always wanted to learn italian :>

dreaminginred 07/25/2007 #

I've received both of mine from Selise and Lulu, thanks to both of you! :)

Saor 07/30/2007 #

I got the best package from Anouk today - so well thought out and clever and fun! Bedankt!

user9316 07/31/2007 #

Hi, just wanted to ask if FIBREJUNKIE got the mail? Tnx to Geirdre for the rating.

BlairNecessities 08/ 3/2007 #

I am wondering if Luxvalentine and purplemorgan received mine?

anouk 08/ 4/2007 #

so am i. i m getting really impatient to know wether marlene got my package (it should be though,the other already received hers).

i pm you a few weeks ago and still answer, please let me know if everything is ok

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