What are some cool bits of language did you learn? (hexbear.net)

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This could be mechanical things like the order of adjectives, or more complex/personal things on your journey of learning another language.

I want to start learning Norwegian again and I remembered learning a lot about citrus fruits as I went on Wikipedia adjacent trips.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I like how Chinese has a pronoun for we/us including the person you're speaking to (咱们 zanmen/zamen) in addition to the plural pronoun 我们 women that could be either.

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