Anyone tried learning an african language

[adaharari]

has anyone tried learning an african language other than your own?

 

[Thatsomaligirl]

Yeah I'm trying to learn how to speak Somali properly

 

[adaharari]

Yeah I'm trying to learn how to speak Somali properly

Nice how hard is it

 

[Thatsomaligirl]

Nice how hard is it

It's going good, set up a number of new words to learn per day

 

[merka]

I tried to learn amharic. You never know when you need to shukaansi some fine habesha.

 

[DuctTape]

I tried to learn amharic. You never know when you need to shukaansi some fine habesha.

 

[adaharari]

I tried to learn amharic. You never know when you need to shukaansi some fine habesha.

Kkk how did it go

 

[merka]

Kkk how did it go

It was an epic failure. I think I said something inappropriate to her

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

I tried to learn amharic. You never know when you need to shukaansi some fine habesha.

Tried to learn? I thought it was the second language for your people

 

[adaharari]

It was an epic failure. I think I said something inappropriate to her

Oh lol kkk, do you remember what you said

 

[ሕጊ።።]

Tried to learn Ge'ez and gave up

Been interested but never tried to learn any others

 

[Luna]

Nope, most African languages are useless on a global scale. I do wanna learn some Swahili though. I only know some basic words and phrases, but I'd like to get to the point where I can hold a decent conversation.

 

[merka]

Tried to learn? I thought it was the second language for your people

You must be fluent in Swahili by now

Oh lol kkk, do you remember what you said

No thanks. I'd rather not relive that trauma.

 

[DuctTape]

Nope, most African languages are useless on a global scale. I do wanna learn some Swahili though. I only know some basic words and phrases, but I'd like to get to the point where I can hold a decent conversation.

Swahili is probably one of the easiest, if not the easiest African language to learn.
No lexical tones, the words are read exactly how they're spelt, consistent and simple grammatical rules, you could probably get the hang of it really well within the space of half a year if you poured all of your time into it.

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

You must be fluent in Swahili by now

Hakuna Matata.




Wait wtf is that supposed to mean?

 

[Luna]

Swahili is probably one of the easiest, if not the easiest African language to learn.
No lexical tones, the words are read exactly how they're spelt, consistent and simple grammatical rules, you could probably get the hang of it really well within the space of half a year if you poured all of your time into it.

Nice, nice. I had no idea. Have u studied it before? Do you know any good resources?

 

[merka]

Hakuna Matata.




Wait wtf is that supposed to mean?

It means no worries

 

[DuctTape]

Nice, nice. I had no idea. Have u studied it before? Do you know any good resources?

I stayed in Kenya for a couple of months and spent a little time studying, but I didn't get much time to do so, so I didn't really get fluent enough to speak confidently past a few broken sentences
Duolingo offers a Swahili service here: https://www.duolingo.com/course/sw/en/Learn-Swahili-Online

 

[adaharari]

Swahili is probably one of the easiest, if not the easiest African language to learn.
No lexical tones, the words are read exactly how they're spelt, consistent and simple grammatical rules, you could probably get the hang of it really well within the space of half a year if you poured all of your time into it.

How is somali grammar?

 

[DuctTape]

How is somali grammar?

Much more complex than that of Swahili
I'm not too familiar with Somali grammar rules but I'm pretty sure Somali is Subject-Object-Verb whereas Swahili is Subject-Verb-Object, making Somali harder to learn for English speakers