Language practice
Hello everyone, I'm Mike and I'm a big language polygot. I love languages! I'm making this podcast so I can practice reading a multitude of different languages. Hopefully, I'm going to spend a couple of days or at the most weeks trying to get to good level in reading in a number of different languages. In my opinion, reading a language shouldn't take that long to learn with the right teacher(s). Once you learn the alphabet (if there is one) and the pronunciation, you should be good to go for the most part. Ok, a bit about me. I live on the sunny island of O'ahu. (Hawai'i) I'm a professional student which translates to I just study all day long. :) Great "job"! I already speak a couple of languages namely English (native), Korean (fluent), Tagalog (semi-fluent), Ilocano (semi-fluent), and Spanish (semi-fluent). Let's learn together! 8)
Scottish
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Bidh sinn a’ falbh à Alba air an trìtheamh latha den
Fhaoilleach, Anna.
Tha fadachd mòr orm. Ach bidh an Nollaig is a’
Bhliadhn’ Ur ann an toiseach.
a fios agam.
A Dhòmhnaill, dè a sgrìobhas mi air mo chairtean
Nollaig’?
Sgrìobh, ‘Nollaig chridheil, le deagh dhùrachdan,
Màiri’.
Tha sin snog. Dè a bhios sibh a’ dèanamh airson na
Nollaig’?
Bidh Bodach na Nollaig’ a’ tighinn! Agus bidh
dìnnear mhòr againn!
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Sunday, Jun 14, 2009Irish
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Tugaimid ardmholadh don lucht gnó. An ghrá teangan a spreag iad? Ar thuigeadar báidh an phobail i leith na teangan? Gur rud difriúl é fógraíocht a dhéanamh i nGaeilge is go meallfaí suim an phobail sa rud neamh-ghnáthach? Pé cúis atá leis, tá gaisce déanta acu.
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Saturday, Jun 13, 2009Swahili
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UVUNJAJI wa Sheria unaofanywa na baadhi ya watu dhidi ya raia wengine, ni kinyume na madai ya Serikali kuwa Tanzania inafuata misingi ya utawala bora na sheria; amesema ASkofu Agustino Shao wa Kanisa Katoliki Jimbo la Zanzibar. Aidha, Mhashamu Shao, ameijia juu Serikali akidai vurugu katika chaguzi, unyanyasaji wa wawekezaji dhidi ya raia na uharibifu wa mimba ni matunda inayovuna Tanzania kwa kutowajibika viongozi wake.
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Saturday, Jun 13, 2009Yoruba
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ADÚGBÒ [Ìkénné]
Ìtunmò: Koríko ìkólé ti a ń pè ní ìken nì èdè Rémo ni ó wópò púpò ní agbegbe kan nì ayé ojoún. Nìgbà ti ó wà dì wí pé awoòn ènìyàn ń gbé agbègbè yìí bí ìlú ni won bá n so wí pé a tun ni ni ikèn néè o. èyí ti a wa se ìsúnkì gbólohùn náà sí ìkènné.
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Friday, Jun 12, 2009Afrikaans
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Blade het lem in vir kampusse
Pieter du Toit
Kaapstad. – Die regering gaan weerstand teen transformasie by universiteite “nie meer duld nie”.
Dr. Blade Nzimande, minister van hoër onderwys en opleiding, het gister hier die sweep geslaan en aangekondig die regering beplan om ’n nuwe monitering- en oorsigliggaam op die been te bring wat ’n oog sal hou oor transformasiekwessies by die land se universiteite.
Hy het wyd gepraat oor transformasie in die algemeen en universiteite, die media en die regbank uitgesonder as instellings wat nog nie genoegsaam getransformeer het nie.
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Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009Zulu
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Kufe oyedwa kuhlaselwa imizi KwaNongoma
SISHUBILE isimo KwaNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, kulandela isigameko sayizolo ekuseni sokuhlaselwa kwemizi yamalungu e-ANC okuphethe ngokuthi kudutshulwe ...
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Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009Hausa
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Aka kai wani k'ara wurin alk'ali. Aka yi shari'a. Alk'ali ya ga ba shi da gaskiya, ya ce masa, "Kana da magana?" Mutumin ya kwatanta uku da hannunsa, ya ce shi bai san maganar ba. Da alk'ali ya ga haka, sai ya yanke shari'a.
Suka tashi. Da ya tafi gida, ya aiko wa alk'ali da kabewa guda uku. Da alk'ali yana tsammani kwatancinsa awaki uku ne. Ya kirawo shi, ya zo. Alkali ya ce masa, "Kai, dai, munafuki ne. Ka cuce ni! Alla wadanka! Tashi! Tafi!" Da ya fita waje, ya ce, "M, wanzami ba ya son jarfa."
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