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[Nymh]

Codex has members from around the globe, and new members every day. While there are some really good translation websites out there, I know that for some people it is much easier and more comfortable to ask questions in your own native language - especially at first when you are new. What I would like to do here is make a list of people who speak different languages that new people can contact.

I know that not everyone will want to be on this list just because they speak a language other than English, so I will only add those who volunteer themselves by replying to this thread.

This may also help established members to find other people who you didn't know spoke your language!

If you fluently speak (i.e. read and write) a language other than English, and are willing to help out the occasional person with questions, please reply below with your language(s).

I will add names to this first post as people respond.

Afrikaans
cronus

简体中文 (Chinese)
Rainie
zandra
TamerVirus
Volition
syaopup

Español (Spanish)
ManBear

(Farsi) فارسی
Armand Sickle

Français (French)
Aarpm
Armand Sickle
ManBear
ShadowLink64

Deutsch (German)
onlyme
Robin

Indonesia (Indonesian)
zandra

日本語 (Japanese)
Aarpm
Rainie

Melayu (Malay)
zandra

Português (Portuguese)
ManBear

Româna (Romanian)
Adina

Türkçe (Turkish)
Junjun

(Urdu) اردو
Noitidart

Edited by nymh, 22 March 2012 - 05:07 AM.

[onlyme]

great idea nymh, nymh! feel free to add me to the list. i speak german

[Rainie]

I speak (Mandarin) Chinese (and can understand Cantonese) and Japanese fluently ^__^~

[Applepi]

This is a really good idea Nymh! Wish I could help out but I'm language deficient

Also, if this develops, it should be pinned or something so there's easy access!

[Robin]

And another german here

[Melchoire]

Doesn't this imply that the speaker also has to be able read and write in that language?

I speak fluent Dari and understand Urdu very well but I can't read or write in either language.

[Jun]

You can count me in for Turkish.

[Boggart]

I can answer questions in Cantonese, but only verbally :3

[Nymh]

Doesn't this imply that the speaker also has to be able read and write in that language?

I speak fluent Dari and understand Urdu very well but I can't read or write in either language.

Noted and edited.

Also, you unfortunately don't get on the list.

[zandra]

i can do mandarin and malay, simply indonesian(but fluent with the help of my family).

i am gonna learn german in 2 months time, will update you on that =P

Edited by zandra, 22 February 2012 - 02:13 PM.

[Faerhii]

This is a great idea!

Sadly, I only speak English and some American Sign Language.. So I can't really help. xD

[James]

Doesn't this imply that the speaker also has to be able read and write in that language?

I speak fluent Dari and understand Urdu very well but I can't read or write in either language.

I can read and write in Hindi almost perfectly but don't understand any of it.

Great idea nymh!

Do you think it would be a good idea to have the languages listed in the language itself?

[Yung]

I am only fluent in American English, Smartass, and L33T sp34k.

[Adina]

Completely fluent in Romanian. Add me up!

[Nymh]

I can read and write in Hindi almost perfectly but don't understand any of it.

Great idea nymh!

Do you think it would be a good idea to have the languages listed in the language itself?

Thanks James (ugh can I just call you Cold?), I had thought of that as well - I'll work on getting those added to the list headings

[James]

Thanks James (ugh can I just call you Cold?), I had thought of that as well - I'll work on getting those added to the list headings

Of course you can! If you turned out to be Morgan Freeman I would still call you nymh.

[TamerVirus]

English, Mandarin Chinese, and Ancient Latin ....... ok maybe not the last part

[Nymh]

K I have tried to add language-appropriate headings to some of the languages... please let me know if I have butchered any of them with my inferior foreign language skills.

Also if anyone could help me by translating the headings which are still only in English to their appropriate language I'd appreciate it

[Turnip]

Mmmm, I can read and write a bit of Japanese! Not so much 100% fluent, but I'm getting there/can string sentences together and stuff :3
You could add me to the list if you want, but I'm not sure x3 It could be some good practice!

Edit: uuhm my vocab isn't big enough to translate your entire opening paragraph, but here's the list of names of users/languages they speak list in Jap!

Spoiler

英語
フォーラムのユーザーがほとんどはこの言語を話す(´ω`)

中国語
Rainie
zandra
TamerVirus

ペルシア語
Armand Sickle

フランス語
Armand Sickle

ドイツ語
onlyme
Robin

インドネシア語
zandra

日本語
Rainie

マレー語
zandra

ルーマニア語
Adina

トルコ語
Junjun

Hope this helps ^^
I think フォーラムのユーザーがほとんどはこの言語を話す(´ω`) is right..... ;w;

Edited by Turnip, 23 February 2012 - 08:26 AM.

[Rainie]

日本語 is Japanese ~
&There are two types of Chinese characters; Chinese traditional (繁體中文) and Chinese simplified (简体中文)
--It may be better to place those two in different groups rather than the dialects actually since (I'm pretty sure that) the characters are the same for all dialects o: ~
(Although then again, the characters can easily be accurately translated from traditional to simplified or vice versa with a translator cx)

[onlyme]

I am only fluent in American English, Smartass, and L33T sp34k.

[Nymh]

日本語 is Japanese ~
&There are two types of Chinese characters; Chinese traditional (繁體中文) and Chinese simplified (简体中文)
--It may be better to place those two in different groups rather than the dialects actually since (I'm pretty sure that) the characters are the same for all dialects o: ~
(Although then again, the characters can easily be accurately translated from traditional to simplified or vice versa with a translator cx)

I'm so confused

Ok so I should have Chinese (Traditional) and Chinese (Simplified) rather than Mandarin/Cantonese?
Or should I just choose one (traditional or simplified) and put that only and you guys can sort out the translation to/from the other if needed?

[Applepi]

I can read and write in Hindi almost perfectly but don't understand any of it.

Haha I guess I'm your other language half... I can understand it but not read and write...

[Rainie]

I'm so confused

Ok so I should have Chinese (Traditional) and Chinese (Simplified) rather than Mandarin/Cantonese?
Or should I just choose one (traditional or simplified) and put that only and you guys can sort out the translation to/from the other if needed?

Idunno actually >< ~ /confusing myself as well
It'd depend if the user would be writing in characters or the pinyin/jyutping (as in writing 你好 or ni hao/nei hou)
The characters are the same throughout all dialects, but a Mandarin speaker would not be able to understand jyutping and vice versa :x
(&Someone writing in Chinese Traditional characters may understand Chinese Simplified characters, but most people writing in Chinese Simplified don't understand Chinese Traditional x-x)

But er.. I guess assuming that people won't be writing in the pinyin/jyutping then you could choose the latter choice

[Nymh]

Idunno actually >< ~ /confusing myself as well
It'd depend if the user would be writing in characters or the pinyin/jyutping (as in writing 你好 or ni hao/nei hou)
The characters are the same throughout all dialects, but a Mandarin speaker would not be able to understand jyutping and vice versa :x
(&Someone writing in Chinese Traditional characters may understand Chinese Simplified characters, but most people writing in Chinese Simplified don't understand Chinese Traditional x-x)

But er.. I guess assuming that people won't be writing in the pinyin/jyutping then you could choose the latter choice

Ok but
I am assuming everyone who speaks Chinese knows how to read/write pinyin/jyutping, but possibly may not necessarily be able to read/write the characters? Or do all Chinese speakers know how to read/write in Chinese characters?