What languages do you speak?

[2Hack]

And that's even worse with French This language is full of exceptions, homophones, and synonyms. There are 3-4 different words for a single equivalent word in english

yes, thank god I was raised learning a different language. Otherwise, I would have had much more difficulty learning masculine vs feminine. Conjugations were hell though. On paper, it looks so much harder than it is by mouth. Words like "Etre" have so many conjugations that differ completely, but I conjugated them easily, by 'substituting' them with the other version like somme(sp?). I didn't realize they were the same word till maybe the third year of studying french ;P

ofc, ignoring the studies, and barely making it through the Dictee's/spelling tests(baaarely scraped through those :x half of them were ~40%), I always had my highest mark in oral presentation, and general communication, since I was able to just say/write what sounded correct. That kept my grade up at about a 65% throughout high school

 

[VinsCool]

yes, thank god I was raised learning a different language. Otherwise, I would have had much more difficulty learning masculine vs feminine. Conjugations were hell though. On paper, it looks so much harder than it is by mouth. Words like "Etre" have so many conjugations that differ completely, but I conjugated them easily, by 'substituting' them with the other version like somme(sp?). I didn't realize they were the same word till maybe the third year of studying french ;P

ofc, ignoring the studies, and barely making it through the Dictee's/spelling tests(baaarely scraped through those :x half of them were ~40%), I always had my highest mark in oral presentation, and general communication, since I was able to just say/write what sounded correct. That kept my grade up at about a 65% throughout high school

Yeah, the verb "être" / "to be". so much possibilities.

Present tense:
pronoun/verb

Je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils/elles/ sont

And there is much more tenses, past participes, composed tens (like "J'ai été" "I has been")
And I think the verb "avoir" / "to have" is even worse ._.

 

[2Hack]

Yeah, the verb "être" / "to be". so much possibilities.

Present tense:
pronoun/verb

Je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils/elles/ sont

And there is much more tenses, past participes, composed tens (like "J'ai été" "I has been")
And I think the verb "avoir" / "to have" is even worse ._.

avoir was easier for me tbh. I never learned the Mr and Mrs Vandertramp thing(switched schools at the wrong time), which is apparently really important. I powered through though, so I'm happy that class is over. I still learn a bit every now and then, but yea. I just need some experience with it.

Just so happy highschool is over. SO HAPPY. no homework

 

[VinsCool]

avoir was easier for me tbh. I never learned the Mr and Mrs Vandertramp thing(switched schools at the wrong time), which is apparently really important. I powered through though, so I'm happy that class is over. I still learn a bit every now and then, but yea. I just need some experience with it.

Just so happy highschool is over. SO HAPPY. no homework

What is this Vandertramp thing lol? I never heard of this.

 

[2Hack]

What is this Vandertramp thing lol? I never heard of this.

idk. I never learned it

in all seriousness, here it is :

Spoiler

 

[VinsCool]

idk. I never learned it

in all seriousness, here it is :

Spoiler

What the fuck is this piece of shit? all of this for "Participe passé avec le verbe être"? Though with "le verbe avoir" it's easier since participes doesn't have to be accorded with the subject/pronoun, unles they're specified/mentionned before the verb (argh this crap is a lot harder than "to be" >.<

 

[2Hack]

What the fuck is this piece of shit? all of this for "Participe passé avec le verbe être"? Though with "le verbe avoir" it's easier since participes doesn't have to be accorded with the subject/pronoun, unles they're specified/mentionned before the verb (argh this crap is a lot harder than "to be" >.<

idk man. I never learned it, and it looked so complicated, that I never bothered. I just relied on whether sth sounds right in my head.

The problem is that we had memorization tests like this. We were expected to have this memorized and ready for tests, as well as conjugations. We would get a page of 9 different word conjugations and have to memorize it for the next week and answer the test about it.

 

[VinsCool]

idk man. I never learned it, and it looked so complicated, that I never bothered. I just relied on whether sth sounds right in my head.

The problem is that we had memorization tests like this. We were expected to have this memorized and ready for tests, as well as conjugations. We would get a page of 9 different word conjugations and have to memorize it for the next week and answer the test about it.

I know that feel. This memorisation test with all tenses of "avoir" and "être" were pain in the arse. But we've doe this so frequently in 6th grade we now know those 2 by heart

 

[2Hack]

I know that feel. This memorisation test with all tenses of "avoir" and "être" were pain in the arse. But we've doe this so frequently in 6th grade we now know those 2 by heart

I just memorized the endings of one version of the tense, and prayed that I would pick up on the rest of the exceptions. Ofc it didn't always work, but I did have more time to waste playing games, or whatever the hell I used to do to kill time back then.

 

[netovsk]

English, portuguese, a tiny bit of german.

 

[VinsCool]

I just memorized the endings of one version of the tense, and prayed that I would pick up on the rest of the exceptions. Ofc it didn't always work, but I did have more time to waste playing games, or whatever the hell I used to do to kill time back then.

But due to all exceptions this language has, it sadly wouldn't work in all verbs/tenses

 

[2Hack]

But due to all exceptions this language has, it sadly wouldn't work in all verbs/tenses

and that is why I barely passed that class

 

[VinsCool]

and that is why I barely passed that class

Although I still don't understand why I failed my english classes I mean, I'm not that bad with english grammar... Or am I?

 

[2Hack]

Although I still don't understand why I failed my english classes I mean, I'm not that bad with english grammar... Or am I?

Idk lol. Could be the grammar tests that really brought you down. They are really really specific oftentimes. Maybe poor essays or inability to write a good thesis? idk what niveau you studied in, but just some guesses

 

[VinsCool]

Idk lol. Could be the grammar tests that really brought you down. They are really really specific oftentimes. Maybe poor essays or inability to write a good thesis? idk what niveau you studied in, but just some guesses

I had Enriched English. At the time I didn't understand very well the niveau of language I had to study

 

[2Hack]

I had Enriched English. At the time I didn't understand very well the niveau of language I had to study

were you required to write 5 paragraph essays yet?

 

[VinsCool]

were you required to write 5 paragraph essays yet?

Not only 5 paragraph but a 600 words essay
It was fairly easy, but I failed. 60% of correct grammar is required to pass, I had 58% ._.
Oral and reading made it to 60%

 

[2Hack]

Not only 5 paragraph but a 600 words essay
It was fairly easy, but I failed. 60% of correct grammar is required to pass, I had 58% ._.
Oral and reading made it to 60%

lol that really sucks

ah well, at least it's all done, eh?

idc what my academic position is, but at least I am not in highschool anymore

 

[VinsCool]

lol that really sucks

ah well, at least it's all done, eh?

idc what my academic position is, but at least I am not in highschool anymore

In all honnesty, I don't care about failing my english class. It was 2 years ago. What's done is done. I know I can talk english fluently, and that's enough for most.
2 two years of "no school", I learnt more since I spent alot of time in english video games, videos, of websites.

 

[2Hack]

In all honnesty, I don't care about failing my english class. It was 2 years ago. What's done is done. I know I can talk english fluently, and that's enough for most.
2 two years of "no school", I learnt more since I spent alot of time in english video games, videos, of websites.

yep, that's it!

I really killed my marks at the end of Highschool thanks to being depressed alongside taking a higher workload than I should have. I was aiming for engineering only cuz my dad was pushing me for it, and as we all know, that never works out in the end.

This fall I will find out where I will be studying. 2 years wasted and it is still uncertain. but throughout this all, I don't regret my high school grades, or wish I could go back. I am so happy that I don' have to endure that again xD