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by PtolemysXX
Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Writing systems around the world
Replies: 9
Views: 399
Uganda

Re: Writing systems around the world

And, of all the writing sytems I admire, it is that of the Korean. Especially because it : " is based on the places in the mouth where sounds are produced. For me the most amazing alphabet is sanskrit / devanāgarī. It is a unique alphabet that orders letters in a way that is not random like in...
by PtolemysXX
Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Discussions
Topic: Writing systems around the world
Replies: 9
Views: 399
Uganda

Re: Writing systems around the world

Georgian is interesting. Georgia's neighbours - Armenians - also have a unique alphabet designed specifically for the Armenian language in the beginning of the 5th century AD. Armenians - known for their trading skills - moved around quite a bit in the area hence one can come across samples of the ...
by PtolemysXX
Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: [VOCAB] Skill 8/112 - Basics
Replies: 0
Views: 26
Uganda

[VOCAB] Skill 8/112 - Basics

Hangeul Transcription Hanja Translation 이 i this 그 geu that (closer) 우리 uri we 여자 yeoja 女子 woman 남자 namja 男子 man 그녀 geunyeo she 들 deul plural marker 친구 chingu 親舊 friend 영화 yeonghwa 映畫 movie 공 gong ball 지금 jigeum 只今 now 가족 gajok 家族 family 고양이 goyangi cat 개 gae dog 오늘 oneul today 음식 eumsik 飮食 food 빵 ...
by PtolemysXX
Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: [VOCAB] Skill 9/112 - Intro
Replies: 0
Views: 21
Uganda

[VOCAB] Skill 9/112 - Intro

Hangeul Transcription Hanja Translation 호주 hoju 濠洲 Australia 브라질 beurajil Brazil 중국 jungguk 中國 China 이집트 ijipteu Egypt 영국 yeongguk 英國 England (U.K.) 프랑스 peurangseu France 인도 indo 印度 India 일본 ilbon 日本 Japan 남아공 namagong South Africa 태국 taeguk 泰國 Thailand 미국 miguk 美國 U.S.A 출신 chulsin native 사람 saram ...
by PtolemysXX
Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:58 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: [VOCAB] Skill 10/112 - Motion
Replies: 0
Views: 32
Uganda

[VOCAB] Skill 10/112 - Motion

Hangeul Transcription Hanja Translation 남자아이 namjaai boy 여자아이 yeojaai girl 남자애 namjaae boy 여자애 yeojaae girl 집 jip house 손님 sonnim 客人 guest, customer 학교 hakgyo 學敎 school 병원 byeongweon 病院 hospital 회사 hoesa 會社 company 식당 sikdang 食堂 restaurant 운동장 undongjang 運動場 playground 시장 sijang 市場 market 화장실 hwaja...
by PtolemysXX
Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting Duome
Topic: Why can't I change my flag?
Replies: 12
Views: 2105
Uganda

Re: Why can't I change my flag?

If you don't see the "edit profile" function it might be due to the fact that you have just joined duome and have not posted much yet. Once you reach a certain number of posts the function should show up in your user control panel.

by PtolemysXX
Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: [VOCAB] Skill 61/112 - Jobs
Replies: 0
Views: 45
Uganda

[VOCAB] Skill 61/112 - Jobs

Hangeul Transcription Hanja Translation 직업 jigeop 職業 job 직장 jikjang 職場 workplace 고용주 goyongju 雇用主 employer 노동자 nodongja 勞動者 worker 임금 imgeum 賃金 wages 월급 weolgeup 月給 monthly salary 연수 yeonsu 硏修 training 배경 baegyeong 背景 background 건축가 geonchukga 建築家 architect 작가 jakga 作家 author, writer 제빵사 jeppangsa ...
by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: The Arabic alphabet
Replies: 5
Views: 98
Uganda

Re: The Arabic alphabet

To me it looks like it has been rotated around its center: the Arabic comma has the tail facing upwards while in the Latin alphabet the tail faces downwards. Maybe it looks differently in diffent typesets...

by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Yiddish from English 94-skill course - vocabulary (incomplete)
Replies: 7
Views: 171
Uganda

Re: Yiddish from English 94-skill course - vocabulary (incomplete)

Seantum wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:40 pm

dakanga's list in viewtopic.php?t=218-yiddish-word-list. Which has apparently been deleted.

Not deleted - I have just moved it to the vocabulary subsection here. Trying to tidy up the folder a little. Sorry for the confusion.

by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: Language
Topic: The Arabic alphabet
Replies: 5
Views: 98
Uganda

Re: The Arabic alphabet

Yes: things like ".", ",", ":", parentheses, ... The comma seems to be rotated 180°C with respect to the comma used in the Latin alphabet:

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by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Korean
Topic: My first vocabulary lesson
Replies: 2
Views: 73
Uganda

Re: My first vocabulary lesson

If you also learn Japanese (or Chinese) and want to take advantage of some synergies you can look for the Sino-Korean words in the dictionary (like here for the "Belongings" skill). Chances are that these words also exist in Japanese but are pronounced differently. It is in fact quite inte...
by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: Korean
Topic: Possessive particle
Replies: 1
Views: 63
Uganda

Re: Possessive particle

Yes. Regarding grammar, in the first part of the course (around 2/3) you can consult the Tips & Notes. They cover the material up to around the 88th skill. The 의 particle is part of the Belongings skill.

by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: [VOCAB] Skill 4/112 - Belongings
Replies: 0
Views: 26
Uganda

[VOCAB] Skill 4/112 - Belongings

Hangeul Transcription Hanja Translation 한국 hanguk 韓國 Korea 서울 seoul Seoul 학생 haksaeng 學生 student 신문 sinmun 新聞 newspaper 입구 ipgu 入口 entrance 열쇠 yeolsoe 開金 key 메시지 mesiji message 노래 norae song 아기 agi baby 아이 ai child 우유 uyu 牛乳 milk 요요 yoyo yoyo 오이 oi cucumber 여우 yeou fox 닭 dak 鷄 chicken 개미 gaemi ant ...
by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: [VOCAB] Skill 5/112 - Borrowings
Replies: 0
Views: 15
Uganda

[VOCAB] Skill 5/112 - Borrowings

Hangeul Transcription Hanja Translation 아파트 apateu apartment 키 ki key 파티 pati party 텔레비전 tellebijeon television 모니터 moniteo monitor 폰 pon phone 티 ti tea 커피 keopi coffee 아메리카노 amerikano Americano 콜라 kolra cola (drink) 아이스 aiseu ice 아이스크림 aiseukeurim ice cream 헤어 heeo hair 실버 silbeo silver 골드 goldeu ...
by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: [VOCAB] Skill 6/112 - And
Replies: 0
Views: 19
Uganda

[VOCAB] Skill 6/112 - And

Hangeul Transcription Hanja Translation 저 jeo I, that (further away) 그 geu that (close to listener) 꽃 kkot flower 별 byeol star 밥 bap rice 쓰레기 sseuregi trash 바지 baji pants 카메라 kamera camera 각막 gangmak 角膜 cornea 테이프 teipeu tape 잎 ip 葉 leaf 입 ip mouth 씨 ssi seed 알 al egg 갈비 galbi rib 두부 dubu 豆腐 tofu 까...
by PtolemysXX
Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:31 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: [VOCAB] Skill 7/112 - Greetings
Replies: 0
Views: 17
Uganda

[VOCAB] Skill 7/112 - Greetings

Hangeul Transcription Hanja Translation 저 jeo I, that (further away) 제 (저 before 가) je I 씨 ssi sir, Mr. 이름 ireum name 최 choe 崔 Choi (surname) 김 gim 金 Kim (surname) 이 i 李 Lee (surname) 박 bak 朴 Park (name) 가람 garam Garam (name) 지훈 jihun Jihun (name) 민지 minji Minji (name) 서준 seojun Seojun (name) 선화 se...
by PtolemysXX
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Yiddish
Topic: What happened to the Yiddish Web Course?
Replies: 23
Views: 661
Uganda

Re: What happened to the Yiddish Web Course?

This will be a great thing. Thanks for your initiative!

by PtolemysXX
Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: Culture & Society
Topic: Colomba pasquale
Replies: 2
Views: 59
Uganda

Colomba pasquale

Well, Easter is long over. However, when I dropped by my local grocery store yesterday I found this cake called "Colomba pasquale" and could not resist buying it: colomba box.jpg It looked inside like this: colomba pasquale.jpg It tastes delicious. I must have slept in my cooking classes a...
by PtolemysXX
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:46 pm
Forum: Yiddish
Topic: What happened to the Yiddish Web Course?
Replies: 23
Views: 661
Uganda

Re: What happened to the Yiddish Web Course?

Yes you can send me the JSON file. If you tell me how to use it. You may download JSON files for most of the courses from here . "Human readable" versions of these files are now available in this forum: Course overview (tree view) - here Vocabulary - here In Section 4: Personalized Practi...
by PtolemysXX
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Yiddish from English 94-skill course - vocabulary (incomplete)
Replies: 7
Views: 171
Uganda

Yiddish from English 94-skill course - vocabulary (incomplete)

The attached Excel spreadsheet contains a list of 1712 lexemes ordered by skills. The data comes from the duolingodata server (https://www.duolingodata.com/). Unfortunately some words are missing in the source data (the total vocabulary exceeds 2000) and the list comes with no translations.

by PtolemysXX
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Yiddish from English 94-skill course - tree view
Replies: 0
Views: 7
Uganda

Yiddish from English 94-skill course - tree view

The 94-skill tree view of the course is inside the spoiler below. The 94 skills map to 49 units of the first three sections of the course in the path format, roughly two old skills per one new unit. :blue_circle: Aleph-Bais 1 (1) - :blue_circle: Aleph-Bais 2 (2) - :blue_circle: Aleph-Bais 3 (3) - :b...
by PtolemysXX
Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:13 am
Forum: Duolingo
Topic: Changes for Duolingo for Schools
Replies: 8
Views: 560
Uganda

Re: Changes for Duolingo for Schools

It seems like a part of some dark plan. Access to the json vocabulary overview disappeared first (viewtopic.php?t=27768-vocabulary-overview), and now this. For my part I could never find the word lists in the app even though I was at schools. Where was it?

by PtolemysXX
Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Yiddish
Topic: What happened to the Yiddish Web Course?
Replies: 23
Views: 661
Uganda

Re: What happened to the Yiddish Web Course?

ייִדיש איז אַ זײער אינטערעסאַנטע שפּראָך. :) Just guessing: Jiddisch ist eine sehr interessante Sprache. I don't know Yiddish but I know German + the Hebrew alphabet so reading Yiddish feels sometimes like solving a crossword puzzle ;). Sometimes - most of the time is harder than that though...
by PtolemysXX
Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Duolingo audios
Replies: 6
Views: 206
Uganda

Re: Duolingo audios

A simple example: 고기 → k o g i (eng: meat) Where are both rules? When to know (as a beginner) when the RR is used for one or the other? In the Duolingo course you can only tell it by listening to the sentences. Too bad. In a good textbook you will find these. Before coming to Duolingo I st...
by PtolemysXX
Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Inconsistencies
Replies: 4
Views: 235
Uganda

Re: Inconsistencies

Three characters with the same romanization? :cry: Yes! It is so! It is called "batchim". I have just posted an explanation of this phenomenon here . It may sound funny but it seems that the way of transcribing "gat" into hangeul that comes to one's mind first - 갇 - does not exi...
by PtolemysXX
Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Yiddish
Topic: What happened to the Yiddish Web Course?
Replies: 23
Views: 661
Uganda

Re: What happened to the Yiddish Web Course?

Welcome to Duome! Have fun the Yiddish course! Please check this thread every now and then, sometimes you get a feedback faster, sometimes it takes longer...
@djl - can you help?

by PtolemysXX
Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Duolingo
Topic: Duolingo Problems since April update
Replies: 15
Views: 412
Uganda

Re: Duolingo Problems since April update

MoniqueMaRie wrote: Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:05 pm

I've never seen this in Duolingo - too bad

You have the Chinese one now ;) . And here is the Italian:

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by PtolemysXX
Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Pronunciation rules: pronunciation of ㅂ ㄷ ㅈ ㄱ
Replies: 0
Views: 55
Uganda

Pronunciation rules: pronunciation of ㅂ ㄷ ㅈ ㄱ

[excerpts from Korean, A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge)] The primary pronunciation of consonants ㅂ ㄷ ㅈ ㄱ is unvoiced. However, these consonants are pronunced voiced in the following situations: When the consonant occurs between two vowels. after ㅁ ㄴ ㅇ ㄹ Note that this may or may not be reflected...
by PtolemysXX
Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Pronunciation rules: Korean final consonants - batchim (받침)
Replies: 1
Views: 54
Uganda

Pronunciation rules: Korean final consonants - batchim (받침)

Pronouncing final consonants in Korean syllables are a little bit of a headache for a learner. Hangeul syllables may end in writing on most consonants and some consonant groups yet when the consonant is at the end of a word there are only seven ways to pronounce them. This is called "batchim&qu...
by PtolemysXX
Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Duolingo
Topic: Duolingo Problems since April update
Replies: 15
Views: 412
Uganda

Re: Duolingo Problems since April update

I have to say it feels something of an anti-climax as there's no "hoorays" or "celebrate" to flag it 🙄🤣 There used to be... There was some nice animation at the end of a course and you would get a badge, something like this: chinese course completed.png to share with "whom ...

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