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The thread about fluency in one's constructed language(s) has taken on a very interesting shape.
It seems to work well for increasing fluency, and it's very much fun.
Therefore, I thought I'd bring the concept here, as long as I'm allowed to.

What do we do? Well, many of us probably know more than one language.
Often, many of these languages will be languages we practice, rather than mother tongues.

To get some practice, a thread like this can be very giving. I know it works for me.

So, how does it work? Well, you simply write something in a language you wish to practice.
Write this in bold. Below, you write the English translation in normal font weight.
This way, anybody can join in, even if they do not speak the same language as you.
This is more or less a thread for discussions about just about anything, while practicing languages.

Any language you're practicing can be used, but let's keep our constructed ones in the devoted thread.
Without further ado, allow me to start the thread:

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Agora, eu estou trabalhando com o meu jogo.
Está muito quente aqui, em Suécia, agora. Não me gosta.
Que estais fazendo?

I'm currently working on my game.
It's very hot here, in Sweden, at the moment. I don't like it.
What are you guys doing?

¡Alcohol es gratis!
Alcohol is free!

(Eurovision reference)

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It was about time I changed this.

Όταν τραγουδώ μια γλώσσα που δεν είναι Ιάπωνες, Ζευς σκοτώνει ένα γατί.
When I sing in a language that's not Japanese, Zeus kills a kitten...

それとね、ポップって好みじゃない、普通。ロックのほうがいい。
Also, pop isn't my thing, most of the time. I prefer rock.

(the Greek is mostly from Wiktionary and a tad bit of guesswork. I still need to study a bit more, and the book I'm using isn't geared towards linguists. Anyone know a self-teaching book on Greek [not just a grammar reference] that describes π as a voiceless bilabial plosive?)

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I am nerd, hear me /ɹoʊɹ/!

本能だけだけど、間違ったかも。そして、普通っては動詞の後に動くのは変だと思う。
Just my instinct – maybe I'm wrong. I also think it's strange to move futsuu to the right of the verb.

一つ目は確かじゃないけど（どっちでもいいと思うけど）、「（動詞）、普通」をよく聞く。
The first one I'm not sure of (but I think it can go eitehr way), but I hear "(verb), futsuu" a lot.

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I am nerd, hear me /ɹoʊɹ/!

Ποια είναι η μητρική γλώσσα σου;
What is your native language?


Ούτε εμένα μου αρέσει τον ποπ πολύ. Εάν γνωρίζεις ελληνικό ροκ, πες μου, παρακαλώ.
I don't like pop a lot, either. If you know Greek rock, tell me, please.

Kréta van görög kő.
Crete is a Greek rock.

Και το Γιβραλτάρ είναι μια πέτρα βρετανική.
And Gibraltar is a British rock.

Aλλά πόσο καιρό;
But for how long?

Hoffentlich immer
Hopefully, forever

母語は英語だが、日本語のほうをよく歌う。だって、俺は巨大オタクだからねｗ
My first language is English, but I sing more in Japanese. Because I am a massive nerd.

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I am nerd, hear me /ɹoʊɹ/!

Εγώ τραγουδώ περισσότερα σην αγγλικά, γιατί υπάρχει περισσότερα αγγλική μουσική.
I sing more in English, because there is more English music.

Είμαι ισπανικός.
I'm Spanish.

Olen venäjänkielisen kuoron jäsen, joten laulun useimmin venäjäksi, mutta kun en laulu kuoron kanssa, laulun bengaliksi, jiddišiksi, tai suomeksi.
I am a member of a choir that sings in Russian, so I sing most often in Russian, but when I am not singing with the choir, I sing in Bengali, Yiddish, or Finnish.

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Aeetlrcreejl > Kicgan Vekei > me /ne.ses.tso.sats/

Αυτό είναι κάτι θα έκανε ο Αστράϊος.
That is something Astraios would do.

Hmm I'm not sure I should translate "would do" like that but...

明日沖縄に行きます！
Tomorrow I'm going to Okinawa!

でも、明日って、本当に今日の夜だ。飛行機は成田から6時に行くので、僕は東京駅から高速バスを乗らなきゃ。ちょっと面倒くさいかな。
Well I say tomorrow, but actually it's tonight. My plane leaves at 6 from Narita, so I have to get a highway bus from Tokyo station. A bit annoying.

Τι θα κάνεις εκεί;
What will you do there?

リラックスしたり、観光したり、水泳したり、ゴーヤチャンプル食べたり、島に行く。
relaxing, sightseeing, swimming, eating goya champuru, going to islands, etc

Καλή διασκέδαση!
Have fun!

Sin ise.
It is.


Είμαι δραματικός.
I'm dramatic.

Μπορούμε να είμαστε δραματικοί μαζί.
We can be dramatic together.

Μαζί σου, μπορώ να κάνω αυτό είδος δράματος.
With you, I can make that kind of drama.

Ελπίζω να έχεις χρησιμοποιηθεί τις εμφατικές αντωνυμίες στα ιρλανδικά.
I hope that you have used the emphatic pronouns in Irish.

Again, I may be tripping with tenses. I need a Greek tutor!

Γιατί δεν μπορείς να κάνεις σεξ στο Λονδίνο; Είναι διότι δεν έχεις ένα μέρος;
Why can't you have sex in London? Is it because you don't have a place?