User talk:Baymiwuk

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Enjoy your stay at Wiktionary! --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 08:33, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

A BabelBox for Your Userpage

I consider having a BabelBox to be important for various reasons, but if you don't want to display one at your userpage, then I'll understand.

If you do want to add a BabelBox to your userpage, however, then you could look at mine for an example. --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 09:01, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Could you add ones for English and Spanish (native speaker), French basic, and German and Central Sierra Miwok student

So is your native language English, Spanish or both? We don't have BabelBox templates for Central Sierra Miwok, not yet.

Is the following what you mean: {{Babel|fr-1|de-0}} or {{Babel|fr-2|de-1}}? --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 09:27, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Both, my mom taught me Spanish while my father simultaneously taught me English as a baby. What's the difference between French and German 0, 1, and 2? Can we create a Central Sierra Miwok one?Baymiwuk (talk) 09:30, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

From Wiktionary:Babel:

xx-0 if you don't understand the language practically at all. You can use this if there's some reason why you might be expected to know the language better, or to indicate that you know something very little about it.

xx-1 for basic command (the ability to understand the language somewhat and to ask or answer simple questions)

xx-2 ability to modify articles and to participate in discussions

xx-3 for advanced or fluent understanding (the ability to write articles in this language without difficulties, minor errors may occur)

xx-4 if you have a grasp of the language comparable to a native speaker, but are not a native speaker

xx if you're a native speaker

If you have any questions about the explanations, you can either ask me or one of your parents, if the latter are available. --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 09:48, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Therefore, how much do you know about French and German based on what you have read? --Lo Ximiendo (talk) 11:47, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

For French I can have basic conversations with peolple in my shop, with German I know a few phrases only lot's of vocabulary letters numbers etc.Baymiwuk (talk) 19:16, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Pronunciation recordings

Thank you very much for adding pronunciation recordings to entries. Can I encourage you to use the {{audio}} template, like this? Thanks! — SGconlaw (talk) 11:55, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi again. The {{WOTD}} (Word of the Day) template wasn't originally designed to deal with .flac files, but since you have been creaing pronunciation recordings in this format, I have updated the template. If you have created a sound file that has exactly the same filename as the Wiktionary entry (including hyphens and spaces, e.g., File:ark at ee.flac), this will now be automatically displayed by {{WOTD}}. However, if the sound file is different (e.g., File:whipsmart.flac), you will need to manually add the parameter |audio=whipsmart.flac to {{WOTD}} (e.g., see "Wiktionary:Word of the day/August 2"). — SGconlaw (talk) 12:09, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

Come to think of it, I suggest that you should follow the Wikimedia Commons filenaming convention for pronunciation recordings, e.g.', "File:En-us-whip-smart.flac". Let me know if you do so, and I will adjust {{WOTD}} accordingly. — SGconlaw (talk) 12:19, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

I am not sure.Baymiwuk (talk) 02:29, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

No problem. Just name your files “File:En-us-[entry name].flac” and I will update {{WOTD}} accordingly. If you have any questions, just ask me here. — SGconlaw (talk) 04:08, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Could you please use the {{audio}} template when inserting pronunciation recordings into entries, as requested above? The format is:

* {{audio|filename.flac|Audio (GA)|lang=en}}

and the line should be inserted under the General American IPA line. See the link in the first paragraph for an example. Thanks. — SGconlaw (talk) 15:47, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

I don't know howBaymiwuk (talk) 16:31, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Like this. Also, you don't have to add audio files manually to WOTDs like "Wiktionary:Word of the day/August 6". If you have named the audio file in the format "File:En-us-[entry name].flac" it will appear automatically. Thanks! — SGconlaw (talk) 17:47, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

What about two-part compounds like "sweet spot"Baymiwuk (talk) 06:49, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Name them exactly like the entry, including hyphens, spaces, and so on: "En-us-whip-smart.flac"; "En-us-sweet spot.flac". — SGconlaw (talk) 13:24, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Got itBaymiwuk (talk) 07:03, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

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I only use one account