#langtwt Hablantes nativos de español, como se pronuncia la palabra ‘ELLO’ en español? Nunca he oído la pronunciación 1:39 y 1:44 de este vídeo. Es un acento portugués brasileño? Muchas gracias de antemano. youtu.be/jlMvLNg0Pk8?si…

#langtwt Fill in the blank with the name of the language: Out of all of the languages I can have a conversation in ________ is the one in which I feel the most intimidated when speaking with native speakers.

#langtwt Multilinguals, in your opinion, in which of your languages do you feel your pronunciation is the farthest away from that of the native speakers of this language?

#langtwt Multilingual language learners, in which of your languages do you feel you have the greatest difference in levels among the 4 skills (reading, writing, oral comprehension, speaking)? Example: In one of your languages you have a C1 in reading but an A2 in speaking.

#langtwt For those who have studied a few L2 languages, do you notice any difference in your ability to communicate between L2 languages you speak but don't know the culture well versus L2 languages you speak and have a deeper relationship with their associated culture?

#langtwt L2 language learners, you're at work with a colleague who is helping you with a work issue. You don't understand what they are saying because of their pronunciation in your mother tongue (their L2). You've already asked them to repeat themselves 4x. What do you do?

#langtwt L2 learners, how much do you incorporate mannerisms of native speakers into your L2 language? To me, the level of this L2 learner of JP is simply astounding. Is it just me or does even her body language seem Japanese? (i.e. at PR:12) 🤯 youtube.com/watch?v=xAHiYV…

#langtwt For absolute beginners in Japanese looking to learn JP through comprehensible input, this small channel has absolute beginner videos completely in JP (including subtitles in JP). Wish there had been something like this for Swahili! youtube.com/watch?v=jGH-cP…

#langtwt 🇦🇴🇧🇷🇨🇻🇬🇼🇲🇿🇵🇹🇸🇹🇹🇱 Feliz Dia Mundial da Língua Portuguesa!

#langtwt Language learners, are there any languages that you can speak fluently (B2+) but can't read nor write in?

#langtwt Someone whose mother tongue is French told me that for them, they found that Mandarin started off really hard but then levelled off and became easier whereas Spanish started off easy but then became hard. Has anyone experienced this with their L2 languages?

#langtwt What tricks are people, who are able to pronounce their L2 languages very well, using to be able to mimic accents so closely? How are those, who grew up in unilingual environments, able to produce those sounds even though their L1 language doesn't have them?

#langtwt For L2 learners of a lesser-studied language with very few learning resources and very few L1 speakers to practice with, how do you improve your oral comprehension/listening skills in this language?

#langtwt L2 learners of your L2 language, how do you feel when you speak to an L1/native speaker of your L2 language in the L2 language and they respond to you not in your L2 language but in your mother tongue?

#langtwt You're away from home in a place where you feel foreign/homesick and people don't speak your language. You meet someone who speaks a language with very high mutual intelligibility, does this bring comfort? For ex Malay and Indonesian, Swedish and Norwegian, etc.

#langtwt English speakers, what are you more likely to say naturally in an informal conversation? 1. That movie was based off (of) a book. 2. That movie was based on a book.

#langtwt Part II of poll: English speakers, what would you say out of the 2 options below? There are FAR more than 2 varieties, but I have a 4 option limit for polling. Pick the closer one to yours. 1. The movie was based off (of) a book. 2. The movie was based on a book.

#langtwt For those of you in relationships with a partner who doesn’t speak a language that you speak with your family or friends, how do you manage the language dynamics when you are all together?

#langtwt Are some varieties of a language less attached to textbook grammar than others? For ex: 1. I wish I would have known🇺🇸 vs I wish I had known🇬🇧 2. Gari yangu🇰🇪 vs gari langu🇹🇿 3. La façon que je parle🇨🇦 vs la façon dont je parle🇫🇷 4. Tu falou🇧🇷 vs tu falaste 🇵🇹

#langtwt Swahili (SW) learners, I stumbled upon this channel that presents short videos on African history with subtitles in SW. I can't speak to the accuracy of the content but it could help if you want more listening and reading material in SW. youtube.com/@trtafrikasw