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Chairman Kaga June 8th, 2004 1:47 PM

So Hylian is just Japanese, except with a different alphabet? If that's the case, that's pretty interesting :P

TRIFORCE89 June 8th, 2004 2:03 PM

Chairman Kaga - Check these out: http://img19.photobucket.com/albums/v56/TRIFORCE89/Old_Hylian.gif & http://img19.photobucket.com/albums/v56/TRIFORCE89/Modern_Hylian.gif

Chairman Kaga June 8th, 2004 2:07 PM

Wow, that's interesting...I'd never really wondered before if there was any correlation between the Hylian symbols and any other languages...

Cherrim June 8th, 2004 2:08 PM

Lol, I may not want to be an animator after all. ^_^; I'd have to have all these annoying deadlines and I'm a perfectionist/slow-drawer/procrastinator so... >_>;; They'd probably fire me out of frustration. XD So.. yeah. o_o; I'm extremely good with reading and writing in other languages (okay, so in 2 other languages, but good enough!), so I think having a job translating manga or anime or something might be pretty fun. :3

T89 - You really should take Japanese. Bug your parents about it or something. You get the full credit and you become fluent in Hylian at the same time. (Although, it'd probably be best if you only explained the first half of that when asking if you can take 'em. XD)

CK - ^_^ The coolest part of that is how the Hylian slightly resembles the Japanese katakana lettering system. :3 It's not obvious at first, but it does~

Dizzy June 8th, 2004 2:10 PM

Definately not, I didnt learn English til I was like 4... Portuguese and Spanish are my first languages. English didnt come til i was in school in Portugal, and when I was 6 I came to America, thus, me having full knowledge of English

Sakura and Espeon June 8th, 2004 2:14 PM

English was my first language. I am currently taking a another language as a second language as a requirement for college in the next 3 years. ^_^

*~Ashley~* June 8th, 2004 2:15 PM

Yeah English was my first language. I am kinda tri-lingual though. I grew up listening to Italian so I can understand it almost perfectly when I want to. Actually I understand more of the Sicilian dilalect but I suppose I could understand other dialects too. In 4th-6th grades I took Italian classes after school. Unfortunately we danced and sang more than we learned. So I can undrstand and sing in Italian... today in bio my friend got the song that I used to sing a solo for, Volare, stuck in my head! Volare, oh-oh, Cantare, oh-oh-oh-oh! I don't remember much more of it though!

I also take Spanish in school. I kinda grew up hearing it too because my grandmother's brother's wife is Spanish. Well, she's from Venezuela so it's probably a different dialect like the whole Sicilian thing but close enough. I'm currently finishing up Spanish III even though it's my 4th year. 7th and 8th grade count as one year. I never thought I'd pass Spanish III though... but I am.

Dizzy June 8th, 2004 2:17 PM

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Originally Posted by snowangel3181988
Yeah English was my first language. I am kinda tri-lingual though. I grew up listening to Italian so I can understand it almost perfectly when I want to. Actually I understand more of the Sicilian dilalect but I suppose I could understand other dialects too. In 4th-6th grades I took Italian classes after school. Unfortunately we danced and sang more than we learned. So I can undrstand and sing in Italian... today in bio my friend got the song that I used to sing a solo for, Volare, stuck in my head! Volare, oh-oh, Cantare, oh-oh-oh-oh! I don't remember much more of it though!

I also take Spanish in school. I kinda grew up hearing it too because my grandmother's brother's wife is Spanish. Well, she's from Venezuela so it's probably a different dialect like the whole Sicilian thing but close enough. I'm currently finishing up Spanish III even though it's my 4th year. 7th and 8th grade count as one year. I never thought I'd pass Spanish III though... but I am.

My Mother, as weird as it sounds, learned English from Techno songs...scary huh. I learned English from songs too...Not Techno though, those little Kindergartener songs.

Chairman Kaga June 8th, 2004 2:21 PM

The only french I remember from when I was in french class in 8th grade is from a song...Alouette scarred me for life...the teacher forced us to sing it even though it was a little childrens' song (which is pretty disturbing, after all the song roughly translated talks about someone pulling a bird apart bit by bit)

I'm just glad I haven't had to sing any songs in spanish...foreign language classes need to have some level of dignity to them so that I can learn them correctly...

*~Ashley~* June 8th, 2004 2:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy
My Mother, as weird as it sounds, learned English from Techno songs...scary huh. I learned English from songs too...Not Techno though, those little Kindergartener songs.

I'm not quite sure why you quoted me but okay! Techno songs? Interesting way to learn English. I don't actually know how my mom learned English. Her first language was Italian of course. I'm guessing she learned it when she started school. That must've been hard though. But there was a high Italian population in Hartford at the time so a lot of people probably didn't speak English (and most people there still don't speak English). I don't know how my grandmother learned English though... she was actually born in Sicily and lived there until right before she had my mom. I'm guessing she learned it through my mom and her sister... but I don't know...

Chairman Kaga June 8th, 2004 2:29 PM

It always surprises me how the children of immigrants can have no trace of an accent...I've always thought that since their parents both have accents, they would learn english and speak it the way their parents spoke it...I wonder why that is? Stuff dealing with linguistics fascinates me :P

Dizzy June 8th, 2004 2:31 PM

How come I have an accent then? It's not a heavy one, but it's still an Accent. The Funny thing is my mother doesnt have an Accent! It's scary because she isnt even from America....but then again neither am I.

Chairman Kaga June 8th, 2004 2:36 PM

Ahh...well yeah, some children of people who don't have english as their first language do have a bit of an accent, so I suppose I should rephrase what I was saying earlier...I just meant that it's interesting how quickly their children become accustomed to the regular english/american accent as opposed to their parents and family.

Not that accents are a bad thing, of course not, I rather enjoy the different versions of english I hear. Most people can speak more english than I can speak any other language...they are to be commended for their dedication to their second language...

*~Ashley~* June 8th, 2004 2:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Chairman Kaga
It always surprises me how the children of immigrants can have no trace of an accent...I've always thought that since their parents both have accents, they would learn english and speak it the way their parents spoke it...I wonder why that is? Stuff dealing with linguistics fascinates me :P

My mom's first language isn't English and she has no accent at all. Well not an Italian one. Until she speaks Italian of course... then she sounds like she only speaks Italian. Probably since she learned English as a child and grew out of her accent. My grandmother has one though... but she would've learned English later in life anyway. I don't have an accent though...

Chairman Kaga June 8th, 2004 2:43 PM

Yeah, I think the earlier you learn it the less accent you develop...like when I was young, I knew a few words in spanish and could pronounce them perfectly (all I knew was 1-10 and yes and no I think) but all the other words I've learned in the past year I have a horrible time trying to sound spanish when I say them...I come off sounding more scottish actually...it's more ingrained in your mind the younger you are so I think it becomes second instinct, but now that I didn't learn it as a child I have to think about every word before I say it...

100marios June 8th, 2004 3:00 PM

Well, I suppose if I was old enough at the time, I could've picked between either english or spanish, but seeing as how the majority of people living here speak english, I probably would've chosen that anyway hehe...

Yes, english was the first language I learned. I'm trying to learn spanish too, (and I know a few words from other languages, like German and Japanese) but I guess I'm not too good with languages.

Greed June 8th, 2004 3:04 PM

Nope, it was Spanish. -_^ But I started learning it at third grade. O_o;

*dies*

Kairi June 8th, 2004 3:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 100marios
Well, I suppose if I was old enough at the time, I could've picked between either english or spanish, but seeing as how the majority of people living here speak english, I probably would've chosen that anyway hehe...

Yes, english was the first language I learned. I'm trying to learn spanish too, (and I know a few words from other languages, like German and Japanese) but I guess I'm not too good with languages.

*nod nod* I do feel proud when I watch this one FF flash video, it’s in Japanese but I know like maybe a while 10% of the words they use! It makes me feel good to watch it. =o Granted it’s junk like “hurry” “pocket” “stupid” “go” “what” but still! o.o

Cassie-chan June 8th, 2004 3:09 PM

I don't know any other languges. I feel like I should, because a lot of other people here do!

Ryoutarou June 9th, 2004 11:46 AM

Spanish was my first...thne fijian..a little bit though...then japanese and then maderen chinese then english which i'm currently learning right now.

John Denver June 9th, 2004 12:15 PM

bleck...my first language was spanish...then english...

Kairi June 9th, 2004 12:22 PM

…you speak Spanish? O.o; I’m surprised how many people here do, really. @[email protected]

Frostweaver June 9th, 2004 12:45 PM

Yes indeed a lot of people know spanish in Edmonton too...

I'm just a typical chinese guy who knows cantonese first then English, and I can't do that well in both x_x;

Kairi June 9th, 2004 1:24 PM

I’m still unmotivated to learn it, like I told my parents but no… “It’ll be useful” Meh. >_>

Cherrim June 9th, 2004 1:33 PM

o.o; I only don't want to take Spanish because I would have to take it at my normal school, meaning I'd have my current French teacher as my teacher since she's the one who teaches the language. X_x; That would be bad, though. She picks favourites and although she loves me, it's still scary. ;_;'' She obsesses over me. (Not to the point of Kairi-obsession, but pretty darn close. oO)

I don't think I could stand that in a completely foreign language. x_x;


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