Alenanno

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I'm a student majoring in Languages (branch: Linguistics), currently working as a freelance translator. I've recently discovered Dropbox and I'm going to use it for my needs! :)

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Languages, Movies (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Tarantino, etc.), Music, 3D Graphics, books and so on.

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Languages List ^{Languages with * = learning on my own}

Mother Tongue: Italian, Sardinian;
Fluent: English, Spanish;
Less Fluent: French, German, Russian;
Learning: Japanese*, Chinese*, Swedish*, Greek*, Finnish*;
Willing to learn: Welsh, Korean, Dutch, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi [to be continued]

Me gusta el Español.
J'aime le Français.
Deutsch gefällt mir.
Мне нравится Русский язык.
私は日本語が好きです。
我爱中文。
Jag älskar Svenska.

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Dec 14	comment	What is a good technique for remembering tones? @VincentB. Pinyin is not taken into account, since it's the one you're supposed to remember when studying. This only tells you which tone it is. :)
Dec 14	suggested	suggested edit on How to Find Characters in a Dictionary?
Dec 14	comment	What is a good technique for remembering tones? @Cocowalla Oh... I didn't consider that... Give me some time, I'll think of something for that too!
Dec 14	accepted	Various ways to say “nice to meet you”
Dec 14	comment	Various ways to say “nice to meet you” Why don't you include that? :D Thanks for the nice answer. I'll accept your answer, but if you don't mind I reserve the right to ask you further stuff in the future... :D
Dec 14	comment	What are the most difficult things to learn for a westerner? Are you sure this is a fitting question for this site? It's a good one, no doubt, but any of those three is asking for personal opinions and is therefore subjective. Can you consider rephrasing it so it becomes a bit more "objective"? Such as, "what usually are the most difficult things to learn for a westerner?"... Just an example. :D
Dec 14	comment	What is a good technique for remembering tones? @StarCub Yes. I chose to ignore that in my studying because I can always do that by myself, since I "know" the rules, but seeing the actual tone of the single character comes in handy when you start studying hard characters and not basic ones likes these. :D But obviously, it's a customizable method, everybody can change the rules.
Dec 14	suggested	suggested edit on Classical Chinese Literature - What languages could be written with it? And why?
Dec 14	comment	Various ways to say “nice to meet you” So the one I knew is actually used as a "long time I didn't see you"? And the "renshi ni" one is used for first-times? Interesting...
Dec 14	answered	What is a good technique for remembering tones?
Dec 14	awarded	Scholar
Dec 14	accepted	The question about “很好”
Dec 14	awarded	Quorum
Dec 13	comment	Techniques for improving pronunciation Yes, I'm aware of that, and although I didn't think of it honestly, when possible I prefer more reliable sources... :)
Dec 13	revised	Classical Chinese Literature - What languages could be written with it? And why? improved formatting
Dec 13	suggested	suggested edit on Classical Chinese Literature - What languages could be written with it? And why?
Dec 13	comment	What is the best way to teach a child Mandarin? +1 for addressing the problem highlighted in your linked question. I was concerned about that and thinking about answering.
Dec 13	revised	Are children's books a good starting place for beginners? corrected title and some wording
Dec 13	comment	Character Pronunciation Clues Yes, @Petruza that's what I meant with my answer... It's more of a hint rather than a regular pattern or something similar.
Dec 13	awarded	Commentator