Welcome to r/Basque!

Hari hau ondorengo elkarrizketa nork bere euskalkira itzultzeko erabili nahiko nuke, ahalik eta itxien idatzita, hitz egiten den moduan. Horrela, pare bat esaldi zenbat alda daitezken ikus dezakegu.

This thread aims translating the following conversation to different local dialects (writen as how they are pronounced) so we can appreciate how much this language can change.

(Bi agure getariarren arteko elkarrizketa entzun nuen atzo iluntzean / Conversation between two elders that I listened to yesterday)

Getariar euskara:

A: Hi elai ba trampatiya izango?

B: Hoi hi izangolai! Aurrekon karteta jokatu giztinen akordatze nauk gu danok ze esan giztin.

Euskara batuan:

A: Hi ez ote haiz ba iruzurtia izango?

B: Hori hi izango haiz! Aurrekoan kartetan jokatu genuenean gogoratzen nauk gu guztiok zer esan genian.

Kaixo!

My dad is basque. I grew up in California. I lived in Donosti for a couple of years and began learning Euskera; however, I didn’t continue after returning back to the states. Anyone have recommendations for online classes?

Appreciate any recommendations! Thank you in advance!

https://youtu.be/ZtLgdLuoK5M?si=UCTmfLKh1cJx3QUv

He was the best voice Cell from DBZ had in basque. DEP

Hello everyone, I'm taking basque classes at my university right now and I was wondering if there is an active place online where people chat in Basque. I tried the discord server but it seems really dead. Is there anywhere where people speak basque online?

Thanks!

Hello, everyone!

Is anyone here looking for a side task? Freelancer.com is currently seeking qualified individuals to participate in a straightforward audio recording project. The task involves recording and uploading 250 phrases displayed on a tool, one by one. If you meet the following criteria and are interested in participating, we would love to hear from you!

Specific Requirements:

- record and upload 250 phrases

- strictly for android phone with wired headphones (iOS and any other OS are not supported)

- native speaker of Basque or have lived in a Basque-speaking country for 10 years or more

- if you have lived outside a Basque-speaking country, the period should not exceed 3 years

If you qualify and are interested in taking part in this project, feel free to comment below.

Thank you!

Hi, I am writing this in english because I am not sure about the rules and all the post I have seen are in euskera or english. Anyways, I live in Spain if that helps anyhow to solve my question.

I have started learning basque a little ago. I am not living in the basque country, so is mostly for fun and interest for the languaje, also, I am taking it easly. I discovered that doraemon is broadcast on ETB (The basque public television) and I tought it could be a good idea watching a kids show from my childhood dubed in euskera as an extra for learning the languaje. The problem is, as I said, I dont live in Euskadi, so my tv does not have the etb channel and in internet they dont have the doraemon´s episodes because of emission rights.

Does anybody knows how to watch etb outside basque country or where to find cartoons dubed in basque? Thanks all for your time.

Aupa! Ulertzen dut esaldia, baina ez dakit 'den' hitza hor aztertzen. Norbaitek lagunduko al dit, mesedez?

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Kaixo guztioi,
Azken egunotan zalantza bat piztu zait: erromintxel hizkuntzako hitzen erabilerak euskara aberasten al du? Edo beste edozein hizkuntzatako maileguak erabiltzea bezain desegokia izango litzateke? Izan ere, erromintxela ijitu euskaldunen hizkuntza izan zen (da?).

• Adibidez: Atzo izan zen bikote horren erromitzea (ezkontza).

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Hello everyone,
Recently I have been thinking about weather adding Erromintxel language words into Basque sentences enrichens them or not. Is using them as wrong as taking word of any other language? Erromintxel being the language of Basque gypsies.

• For example: Atzo izan zen bikote horren erromitzea ( That couple's marriage was yesterday).

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Since it’s no longer in my emoji’s like it was before

I have tested several text to speech that has Basque available, I find many of them pronounce the tx similar to ts, is it wrong or it is some kind of dialectical difference?

https://on.soundcloud.com/osmTVHmiFQxEWxFWA

I found this song and am from the United States so was curious if this was truly basque lol.

Hi, I am Donald Orona III and I’m from California. I’m new to the form, but a couple years back my dad brought up our families origin and culture dating back to Spain. I plan on sticking around the forum for a while, but had a couple questions.

Does the name Orona mean anything in the area? My dad had said something about a city, but I haven’t seen anything other than what’s online.

What’s the level of spirituality at in the provinces like now adays?

How common is my last name in the Basque Country? I recently found out it comes from there. Thank you!

is this true? how common is this last name in basque country?

Hello friends!

I’ve been meaning to spend a month in San Sebastián and Biarritz and it finally looks like I would be able to do it this coming March. Is that a good idea? I’m planning to surf, run, and explore while I’m there.

Thank you!

Preface this by saying I live in the Basque Country. I own a house. Have a basque partner. Basque dog. Surrounded by basque speakers (I don’t speak it). I have been here a while. I love it and respect it all massively.

But I don’t agree with basque independence.

I admit I am not educated on it enough so here I am. Someone tell me reasons why it should be independent.

Mile esker.

Hello everyone!

I'm conducting research on Large Language Models (LLMs) to explore how they can help people stay engaged with endangered languages or even spark an interest in learning them. To this end, I've developed a Basque-speaking chatbot that I'd like to test with native speakers.

The commitment is minimal—just 5-10 minutes of chatting with the bot and then answering a few follow-up questions (4-5 in total). Your feedback would be incredibly valuable.

If you're interested, please reach out to me. Eskerrik asko!