Lookin for a finnish speaking partner

zareg · Post by **zareg** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:02 pm

I am new to finland and the language seems to be untouchable and i thought that having a finnish speaking partner around me,(from espoo area) would solve my problem.in return i could teach u english .so any one interested say something
thanks

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COBHC · Post by **COBHC** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:51 pm

I'm sorry but are you saying that you want a friend to learn a language from? to me it read like you want a partner (as in boyfriend or girlfriend) based on the language they speak, you can't base a relationship on that

If im wrong sorry

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zareg · Post by **zareg** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:23 pm

COBHC wrote:I'm sorry but are you saying that you want a friend to learn a language from? to me it read like you want a partner (as in boyfriend or girlfriend) based on the language they speak, you can't base a relationship on that If im wrong sorry haha

it doesnt say anything about any bf or gf it clearly describes how desperate i am to know finnish so plz dont get me wrong i just want a finnish speaking partner. fellow

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:23 am

In English - Partner is often the word used to describe your bf or gf, husband or wife. I think what you are saying is you just want a Finnish speaking friend to hang out with and talk with so you can also learn Finnish.

You need to be careful what you say as people who use English can easily misinturpret what you are saying.

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:26 am

Jason wrote: You need to be careful what you say as people who use English can easily misinturpret what you are saying.

Indeed,

zareg wrote:doesnt say anything about any bf or gf it clearly describes how desperate i am

now that sounds real "desperate"

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:33 am

zareg wrote:I am new to finland and the language seems to be untouchable and i thought that having a finnish speaking partner around me,(from espoo area) would solve my problem.in return i could teach u english .so any one interested say something
thanks

Hi,

I hope you'll find your Finnish-speaking friend - I'd just want to point out that maybe this forum is not such a good place to look for one, because a) many of the people who visit this forum are not Finns, and my guess is that quite a large number of them are in the process of learning Finnish themselves... and, what's more b) most people here know English already so your offer to teach it might be likened unto "preaching for the converted"

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:34 am

Hank W. wrote:
zareg wrote:doesnt say anything about any bf or gf it clearly describes how desperate i am
now that sounds real "desperate"

How did that old Cole Porter song go... Anything Goes?

zareg · Post by **zareg** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:39 pm

WEl thx sam and others for replying.maybe u r right i was on the wrong
place looking for the right thing.i only know english and i dont have any thin to return except teach u english and hank it does show how desperate i m to know the language otherwise why would i hang out with sb i dont know to just learn finnish.any ways guys please try to understand the meaning before u start critisizing

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:02 pm

You're the one claiming to be able to teach English, not I.

BTW it would also help if people knew where in Finland you were - no use for me telling you to come over for some abuse if you're in Oulu.

interleukin · Post by **interleukin** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:07 pm

One more thing, if you are planning to teach English, maybe you should take more care when spelling.

You write " teach u english" and "how desperate i m to know". English is not my native language, but that kind of spelling does not strike me as very professional.

/eeinarsdottir

zareg · Post by **zareg** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:34 pm

It clearly states that i am from espoo not oulu ok hank
and eei i havent started teaching alright so dont get me wrong
m stands for am i just did this because i thought we could understand
eachother so please before u crack the wordsand produce sth bad
just try to understand it.
friends if u cant be of any help stop replying or atleast dont
interprete everything wrongly

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:42 pm

You stop writing everything wrongly first.

You could go to the Jolly Dragon language night for example - or then the weekly welcome.

zareg · Post by **zareg** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:45 pm

wel,my friend hank,if u open ur minds and try to understand my point
having a finnish speaking friend m sure u will stop replying wrongly and i will stop writing the same.so hank plz stop doing what u r doing and try to look at me positively.is it wrong to ask for a finnish speaking friend

mumboman · Post by **mumboman** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:26 pm

I'm thinking your english looks pretty suspect. I think everyone is on the right track when they are telling you to pay attention to the spelling, you are offering services as an instructor.

zareg · Post by **zareg** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:17 pm

Hey people,I am not here to lecture English but look for a Finnish-speaking friend.I even said I would teach you English because I thought
incase the Finnish-speaking friend didn't speak English . If all the Finnish speaking people in finland speak English, I guess I have to reconsider my offer.So People, I am not here to teach English but learn Finnish so
if you cant help, stop critisizing my English.

I am not here to teach English but learn Finnish.

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