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Personal pronouns
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07 Oct 2006 Sat 02:39 pm |
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400-800 only? oh, then it won't be hard at all. by german language for example you need to know cirka 2000-3000 words in order to understand both everyday speech and books
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07 Oct 2006 Sat 02:49 pm |
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Quoting eestlane: 400-800 only? oh, then it won't be hard at all. by german language for example you need to know cirka 2000-3000 words in order to understand both everyday speech and books |
I read somewhere that it's about 1000 for English. The most frequently used 300 English words make up 65% of a huge written material. I don't have such figures for Turkish.
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07 Oct 2006 Sat 02:58 pm |
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but what do you think how long it would take to speak and read turkish well?
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07 Oct 2006 Sat 03:18 pm |
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Quoting eestlane: but what do you think how long it would take to speak and read turkish well? |
I met a German lady who could speak reasonable Turkish. She said she attented a 3-month Turkish course in Istanbul. The question is how much you will be exposed to the language. If you have time to come to Turkey, and can afford the cost of Turkish courses you should advance easily. Otherwise it may take longer.
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07 Oct 2006 Sat 03:55 pm |
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but for reading books one must certainly learn longer and more thoroughly?
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07 Oct 2006 Sat 04:02 pm |
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Quoting eestlane: but for reading books one must certainly learn longer and more thoroughly? |
Yes. But reading and speaking are different. Reading is a passive activity and speaking is the opposite. I can decode some complex sentences I read but I can only make simple sentences in Italian for example.
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