Ekmek var mı?

Originally posted on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2007


language


ok... so i have just finished my language lesson! this is usually two hours twice a week when i feel like my brain is being hit with a hammer! it has been a long time since i have really used my brain. it is having trouble kicking back into gear!! i have a helper come twice a week and the other days i study on my own.

here is the info on this language...

it is impossible! it is a suffix language which means that you simply have certain suffixes that you add to the words to make it plural, possessive, a preposition, conjugated, etc! you can conjugate nouns and verbs. there are at least 657 million suffixes (i counted!!). so, one entire sentence could be one very long word! in theory, the length of a word is endless! and the suffix you add changes the way the syllables are broken up which in turn changes the way the word is said!! to top it off, the vowels are incredibly short. i do think that it is physically impossible for a southern woman to make her vowels that short!

so, learning this language is proving much harder than i had thought it would be. but, i am so determined!! so by this time next year i will easily be able to say...

Çekoslovakyalılastıramadıklarımızdanmısınız?
(43 letters, 18 syllables)

...and know what it means!


POSTED BY ELIZABETH AT 3:57 PM