Comments on: As easy as wahid, ithnayn, thalatha http://www.richardstupart.com/2009/05/26/as-easy-as-wahid-ithnayn-thalatha/ where the road goes... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nichola http://www.richardstupart.com/2009/05/26/as-easy-as-wahid-ithnayn-thalatha/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Nichola Thu, 28 May 2009 08:28:04 +0000 http://www.richardstupart.com/?p=649#comment-396 lulz. You know that the best way to do this is to move to the Middle East, right? Because trust me, there's no incentive to learn a language like that look on people's faces when you're at a restaurant and they've already ordered and the waitress is standing there looking at you expectantly and you're like, "Guys, I've only deciphered the first two items on this 8-page menu!" Oh damn, I'm wasting time typing this. Back to the books! But yeah, on a more serious note learning a language is incredibly rewarding. Wait until the first time you say something to a native/ fluent Arabic speaker and they understand you! Whoop, it's such an awesome feeling. lulz. You know that the best way to do this is to move to the Middle East, right? Because trust me, there’s no incentive to learn a language like that look on people’s faces when you’re at a restaurant and they’ve already ordered and the waitress is standing there looking at you expectantly and you’re like, “Guys, I’ve only deciphered the first two items on this 8-page menu!”

Oh damn, I’m wasting time typing this. Back to the books!

But yeah, on a more serious note learning a language is incredibly rewarding. Wait until the first time you say something to a native/ fluent Arabic speaker and they understand you! Whoop, it’s such an awesome feeling.

]]> By: eileen http://www.richardstupart.com/2009/05/26/as-easy-as-wahid-ithnayn-thalatha/comment-page-1/#comment-394 eileen Wed, 27 May 2009 12:49:37 +0000 http://www.richardstupart.com/?p=649#comment-394 go you! and I know that word, it's the same in Hebrew, or very close. Probably couldn't read it in either language though. congratulations again. It's a big moment! go you! and I know that word, it’s the same in Hebrew, or very close. Probably couldn’t read it in either language though.

congratulations again. It’s a big moment!

]]> By: Richard http://www.richardstupart.com/2009/05/26/as-easy-as-wahid-ithnayn-thalatha/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Richard Wed, 27 May 2009 07:59:31 +0000 http://www.richardstupart.com/?p=649#comment-393 Hindi? Wow. That must have been interesting (and frustrating in equal parts!) I know what you mean about seeing words - I feel like I want to pull out all my notes and duel with every arabic word I come across now. Though I would likely lose at this point. Whipped by a word. How humiliating. Oh, and the word was 'bayt', meaning house. It was three characters long. But I *so* nailed it. Hard. (Cackle) Hindi? Wow. That must have been interesting (and frustrating in equal parts!) I know what you mean about seeing words – I feel like I want to pull out all my notes and duel with every arabic word I come across now. Though I would likely lose at this point. Whipped by a word. How humiliating.

Oh, and the word was ‘bayt’, meaning house. It was three characters long. But I *so* nailed it. Hard. (Cackle)

]]> By: eileen http://www.richardstupart.com/2009/05/26/as-easy-as-wahid-ithnayn-thalatha/comment-page-1/#comment-392 eileen Wed, 27 May 2009 03:34:45 +0000 http://www.richardstupart.com/?p=649#comment-392 sweet! I had a somewhat similar experience (the frustration part, not the eureka moment) while studying Hindi. Why can't the letters look like what they sound like, like in Hebrew, I bemoaned one evening. And then I realized I've seen (and still can't read) the Hebrew alphabet a million times, at least certain key words. I wish you well on Arabic, and think you'll make someone a great travelling companion /translator one of these days! I'm sticking with Spanish, English and a tiny bit of Portuguese for now. I'll leave the non Romance foreign languages to someone better suited for them! Do we get to find out what your word was? sweet! I had a somewhat similar experience (the frustration part, not the eureka moment) while studying Hindi. Why can’t the letters look like what they sound like, like in Hebrew, I bemoaned one evening. And then I realized I’ve seen (and still can’t read) the Hebrew alphabet a million times, at least certain key words.

I wish you well on Arabic, and think you’ll make someone a great travelling companion /translator one of these days! I’m sticking with Spanish, English and a tiny bit of Portuguese for now. I’ll leave the non Romance foreign languages to someone better suited for them!

Do we get to find out what your word was?

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