Random thought today: In #Estonian, one of the ways to ask a worker in the grocery store whether they have something is to ask "Kas oskad öelda kus on X?" ("Can you tell me where X is?").
But the verb "oskama" is also used (among other things) to describe how well you might know a language (e.g., "Ma oskan inglise keelt").
So, in my (arguably) weird brain, I always feel like I'm really saying to them "Hey buddy, are you mentally capable of all the appropriate abilities required to be able to tell me of the existence and location of the particular item I'm looking for? You're familiar with object permanence, right??"
In other words, it feels slightly dickish to ask it that way, but it's a totally acceptable & fine way to ask such a question. I think similarly I'd probably be dissecting the verb "can" in English in a similar way if I hadn't learned it as a native language, so maybe this is just my knack for overanalyzing kicking in.
Eesti keele õppimine ja ikka läbikukkumine. See on üks lõks teise järel.
Tiedossa on pari retkeä Viroon, ensin toukokuun lopulla Tallinnaan ja heinäkuussa Sipulitielle ja Tarttoon. Tiedän kokemuksesta, että paikan päällä melkein ymmärrettävä kieli häiritsee. Joskus 90-luvun alussa opiskelin pakollisen viron alkeiskurssin, mutta se kurssi on unohtunut. Aitäh. Suur tänu. Ei niillä kovin pitkälle pötki. Jaksaisiko ja pystyisikö kerrata? Vinkkejä otetaan vastaan.
There have been many updates to the #Anki addon for #Estonian flashcards creation since I announced it last year. Today there's another one, adding audio pronunciation, fixing the breakage after the latest #Sõnaveeb update, and adding a few more improvements.
https://github.com/azymohliad/anki-sonaveeb
https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1005526508
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