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I suppose Farsi must be easier than Arabic. Legolas Send a noteboard - 26/06/2011 11:18:23 AM
Though oddly enough, the Farsi had at one point progressed to a medium conversational level back in around 2000. I had a one-hour commute to and from work and for three years I studied a language on the commuter train both ways. This essentially gave me two hours per day for three years, and I just picked random languages (usually brushing up on the dead ones, in all honesty). The Farsi was getting decent when I stopped. Of course, that was back in the days of Khatami and the "kinder, gentler" Islamic Republic.

Never did try to learn it, though, and it's not really high up on my list. And yes, the politics do have something to do with that... Turkey is a country I'd love to visit, Iran not so much.
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/Simple Question: at what point do you tell people you "know" a language or "speak" it? Tom - 24/06/2011 02:49:51 AM 813 Views
Here's what I tell various people Larry - 24/06/2011 03:09:45 AM 610 Views
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neat question. temeraire - 24/06/2011 06:36:09 AM 577 Views
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Very good question. Legolas - 24/06/2011 08:22:47 PM 646 Views
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What can I say, I'm predictable? Legolas - 25/06/2011 01:00:49 AM 580 Views
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True. Legolas - 25/06/2011 04:13:06 PM 591 Views
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My own survey answers Tom - 24/06/2011 11:07:12 PM 601 Views
Funny how your taste in languages still to learn parallels mine to a great extent. Legolas - 25/06/2011 01:04:36 AM 554 Views
Yeah, and I realized that last list should include Farsi and Arabic. Tom - 25/06/2011 02:24:06 AM 541 Views
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I suppose Farsi must be easier than Arabic. Legolas - 26/06/2011 11:18:23 AM 594 Views
Yes and no. Tom - 26/06/2011 05:08:29 PM 1645 Views
Interesting. Makes sense, I guess. Legolas - 26/06/2011 05:49:25 PM 586 Views
The timing of your question makes me giggle. Jedi Wolf Sister - 26/06/2011 04:05:07 AM 656 Views
Re: /Simple Question: at what point do you tell people you "know" a language or "speak" it? Vivien - 29/06/2011 11:25:42 PM 705 Views
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