The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 28 days agoIt seems like a difficult language to learnlemmy.worldimagemessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1966cross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1966imageIt seems like a difficult language to learnlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 28 days agomessage-square132fedilinkcross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
minus-squareKalkaline @leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·28 days agoTwo, couple, pair, twin, duo, dyad, tandem, twain. That’s all I got
minus-squarehOrni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·28 days agoNot what I meant. Those are synonyms. I mean specifically “two” in English. Dwa, dwie, dwóch, dwoje, dwójka, dwóm, dwojgu… they all translate to two.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·28 days agoThat sounds even worse than Japanese’s counting system.
Two, couple, pair, twin, duo, dyad, tandem, twain. That’s all I got
Not what I meant. Those are synonyms. I mean specifically “two” in English. Dwa, dwie, dwóch, dwoje, dwójka, dwóm, dwojgu… they all translate to two.
That sounds even worse than Japanese’s counting system.
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