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Im a Japanese speaker. Let me ask something to English speaker. Can you listen other latin-originated languages such as Spanish, German, French?? You dont have to understand them at all. Just Id like to ask if English speaker can catch words of those languages. Im making little progress in listening English. Thank you in advance
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Yes. When I listen to other languages such as Spanish, German and French, I do recognize words here and there. (Especially in French, because I studied it for about four years.) But the English language was mostly derived from these other languages and many of our root words are taken from their words. There is no real connection from Japanese to English, as far as your words making up the roots of our words. I'm sure it must be much harder to learn English and to listen for words in conversation that you are familiar with. Good luck to you.
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I can reckognize Sapnish, French, and German but I can only understand Spanish... You just need to keep listening to it and ull get it.
Mike R
Yes. Some of the Spanish words are similar enough to English that they are recognizable. Good luck on your English.
NickofTyme
English is my native language, and I've been taught German and Spanish. I still find it surprising how many words are very similar not just from English to German (or Spanish), but from German to Spanish! Here's a quick example: English: cheese (cheez) German: kaese (kay-zuh) Spanish: queso (kay-so) The Spanish and German are VERY similarly pronounced whereas the English word isn't even close to the same sound. Older languages such as Spanish, German and French (and also Italian, etc.) are the parents of English. You might say English is a stolen language! So yes--I find many similarities, and I find it fascinating!
tcope5
Native Asian people might not speak too well in english but grammer really good, look in SAT score asian score second highest in ethic in English Part of SAT.
Richard
It is difficult to hear individual words at first. Here is some advice, which helped me when learning another language: Listen to a lot of English and then listen some more. Listen to songs with English lyrics. Watch cartoons in English. Watch Japanese television shows/movies that have been dubbed into English (not subtitled, but dubbed). Speak with others who speak English as a second language - they usually speak more slowly, so it is easier to hear the breaks between words. Ask English speakers to speak more slowly. I hope these tips help.
wicked64
Mostly, I can't tell where one word starts and another begins. They just run together, unless I recognize the word. Try getting books on cd in English. Buy the book that goes with it. That way, you can read as the narrator speaks. It will help you follow along.
normobrian
Yes, an English speaker can sometimes catch a word or two in another European language, though that's often because the word was borrowed from English in the first place, or because they were coined off the same Greek or Latin root. Listening to a foreign language is probably the hardest part. Good luck!
Mekamorph
German yes because it is a related language,(Germanic). Spanish and french not so much as they are in a different class,(Romantic). Though there are similar words in all 4 of these languages. Much of English is comprised of words from many different languages. By the way you are doing pretty good at writing in English. Better than a lot of English speaking people on here.
Larry
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