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Hil R. - Mar 25, 2016 5:14:14 pm PDT #18335 of 30003

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Listen for the long aa in saat (7), the aspiration at the end of saatH (60), and the r at the end of sat-tar" (70)

I can hear the difference in 70 easily, but I've just been listening to recordings of people saying 7 and 60 for about 10 minutes, and I'm still doing no better than chance when I play one randomly and try to figure out which one they're saying. I can hear the aspiration when I listen to them one after the other, but not when I just hear one.

And I just looked at the words for the rest of the numbers, and wow, it would be a pain to teach place value in Hindi.

dcp - Mar 25, 2016 5:18:06 pm PDT #18336 of 30003

The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Worse than French?

Hil R. - Mar 25, 2016 5:24:55 pm PDT #18337 of 30003

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Worse than French?

Much worse. In French, it follows the pattern that the word for 48 is the word for 40 followed by the word for 8. 70, 80, and 90 are weird, but still, if you know the word for 80, then you can follow the pattern to get the word for 87. So it's obvious that "forty-eight" or "quarante-huit" is 40+8. Hindi doesn't have that pattern, and the patterns that it does have aren't quite regular enough to be able to use the words to stress that point.

-t - Mar 25, 2016 5:24:56 pm PDT #18338 of 30003

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

wow, it would be a pain to teach place value in Hindi.

Really? How very interesting. I am terrible with languages, but researching just that one small aspect is intriguing.

Hil R. - Mar 25, 2016 5:26:52 pm PDT #18339 of 30003

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Hindi numbers: [link]

sarameg - Mar 25, 2016 5:30:23 pm PDT #18340 of 30003

Greenway just a few blocks from me. That's the fancy neighborhood we had to drive through a lot.

dcp - Mar 25, 2016 5:31:22 pm PDT #18341 of 30003

The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Lakhs and crores are also fun complications.

Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 25, 2016 5:32:09 pm PDT #18342 of 30003

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Hi Cindy! t Muppet waves

Burrell - Mar 25, 2016 6:11:59 pm PDT #18343 of 30003

Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I like the fancy Baltimore home too. I see Rebecca is looking for places to move.

I like that dress, Scrappy.

I seem to be in a likable mood tonight. Although that may not translate to the grades I'm giving out.

msbelle - Mar 25, 2016 6:14:21 pm PDT #18344 of 30003

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

HA. not looking at anything in my price range. am dreaming.

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