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There is a paragraph. Some content, I still don't understand. Please help me.
Title:Do you speak English
I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the nest town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'do you speak English? As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
please help me , the last sentence "As I soon learnt, he was English himself" The meaning of “as” I don't understand. WHAT IS ITS USAGE?
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Language pair: English; Chinese, Mandarin
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sunny
March 5, 2018
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Latest: March 7, 2018
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Re:traducción de una frase
I'm Japanese living in Spain. I'm learning Spanish.
The translations you requested are;
"Un año tiene 365 días" (A year has 365 days)/ １年は365日です。
"una hora tiene 60 minutos" (one hour has 60 minutes)/１時間は60分です。
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Language pair: Japanese; English
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Felicia J.
March 1, 2018
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Latest: March 1, 2018
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Hva spiser du?
I'm learning Norwegian, and have a basic understanding of statements vs questions.
Du spiser egg. = You are eating eggs.
Spiser du egg? = Are you eating eggs?
Then there is the question "Hva spiser du?" which translates as "What are you eating?" (Jeg spiser egg, selvfølgelig! XP)
I would like to know how one would ask "What is eating you?"
Sorry that this example is so absurd...I'm just interested in the principle of how to ask what is being done to me rather than what I am doing.
What are you eating? vs What is eating you?
Who are you painting? vs Who is painting you?
What are you chasing? vs What is chasing you?
Thanks in advance!
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Language pair: English; Norwegian
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blackbear
February 21, 2018
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Re: Questions about English grammar
In 1., do you mean with a past participle, or do you mean with nothing following it?
For 2., that proposed phrase has correct syntax, but it isn’t colloquial; a native English speaker would rarely (if ever) say it. It would be used with the past tense, though: “She has just eaten” or “She just ate” rather than “She just has eaten”.
If the “～” in 3. represents a past participle, then there is no difference in meaning, although the first one might also (but doesn’t necessarily) express surprise at the completion of the action, and the second one might also (but doesn’t necessarily) express annoyance at the person being asked, e.g. “Have you already finished?” vs. “Have you finished yet?”. (“Already” could also follow the past participle, and might be more common that way.)
In 4., the first can imply “recently”, while the second means “in the history of the universe”, e.g. “I haven’t slept” vs. “I’ve never slept”.
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Chris
February 21, 2018
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traducción de una frase
cómo se dice en japonés "Un año tiene 365 días" (A year has 365 days) y "una hora tiene 60 minutos" (one hour has 60 minutes)
Gracias
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Language pair: Spanish; Japanese
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Paula D.
February 20, 2018
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Latest: March 1, 2018
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Hello my name is Vince.
I would like to learn Khmer and Vietnamese.I started working with people from Cambodian and Vietnam and I would love to be able to speak to them in their native language.
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Language pair: English; Cambodian (Khmer)
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Vince A.
February 18, 2018
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Vince A.
February 18, 2018
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Improve English in daily life
Hi,I’m Pond, I am seeking someone who can help me improve English by communicating, Chat on email or whatever. If you interested to make communicate with me please contact me by email, and you can see my email in my profile. 😊
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Language pair: English;
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Orawan C.
February 14, 2018
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Needing help translating recorded message from Accra, Ghana
Hi. My name is Michelle. I am from the United States. I am seeking someone from Accra, Ghana to translate a recorded message for me. In return I can teach you English or we can be penpals. Hope to hear from you soon!
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Language pair: - Other -;
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Michelle S.
February 11, 2018
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I want to learn korean
I am interested to learn korean. Can someone please ,help me with that.I am fluent in English
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Language pair: Hindi; English
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Sheetal S.
February 10, 2018
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