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Re: The Language Behind Months

fielt89 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:53:06 -0000

Recently I was extremely low on cash and debts were eating me from all sides! That was UNTIL I decided to make money on the internet. I went to surveymoneymaker dot net, and started filling in surveys for cash, and surely I've been far more able to pay my bills! I'm so glad, I did this.. - 850b

Re: The Language Behind Months

ridaxef16 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:52:26 -0000

Re: New Endeavors

charlyn90 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:48:57 -0000

Recently I was extremely low on money and debts were eating me from all sides! That was UNTIL I decided to make money on the internet! I went to surveymoneymaker dot net, and started filling in surveys for cash, and surely I've been far more able to pay my bills! I'm so glad, I did this.. With all the financial stress these years, I really hope all of you will give it a chance. - 8t7p

Re: Learn The Chinese Tones in 1 Minute!

ibhk — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 14:50:01 -0000

Recently I was REALLY low on cash and debts were eating me from all sides! That was UNTIL I decided to make money on the internet. I went to surveymoneymaker dot net, and started filling in surveys for cash, and surely I've been far more able to pay my bills!! I'm so glad, I did this! With all the financial stress these years, I really hope all of you will give it a chance. - hzjg

Re: Learn The Chinese Tones in 1 Minute!

tate — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:22:35 -0000

yeah i learned them in one minute and then understood them within 5 to 10. still working on the pronunciations though

Re: How I (Partially) Learned Greek in Six Months (Or Less)

Linas — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:15:24 -0000

Thank you for the support! I hope you do learn it eventually!

Re: How I (Partially) Learned Greek in Six Months (Or Less)

Linas — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:15:11 -0000

Theory of frogimentalism.

Re: How I (Partially) Learned Greek in Six Months (Or Less)

Alexander Kantzos — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:17:50 -0000

That is great for you! I am Greek myself, but I don't know how to speak it. I have been wanting to learn my whole life (14 years), but I can never get around to it. I know very basic stuff, like how to read it, the "I" words, such as katalaveno(I Understand), lego( I speak), and so on. I can help you with the pronunciations of those letters though, No letter in the Greek language makes the "D" sound. You have to combine the ni and the taph. The Delta makes the hard "TH" sound as in "the" and the Θ makes the soft "TH" sound as in "Think." As for the gamma, it has to come from the back of your throat, as if you were trying to spit some mucus.

Thanks for the blog post, I enjoyed reading it :)

Re: How I Learned Portuguese in 5 Months

Marc — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 23:11:46 -0000

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Re: 7 Language Learning Myths

dag — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:24:14 -0000

You can start learning languages as an adult. I started at age 24 and am doing quite well so far. However, I wouldn't mix 2 related languages. I also did it... and I failed miserably.

Re: How I Learned Portuguese in 5 Months

twitter/@CaioUechi — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:12:57 -0000

You can make the reverse too!!

know how they learn english!

access diary the site:

http://hojeeuaprendiemingle...

and improve your portuguese!

Re: How Much Time Is It Realistic to Learn a Language in?

Specus — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 22:01:53 -0000

Of course it will be. Once you get a solid basis in any language then its just improving upon that. There is this barrier many people are not aware of - it has to do with the grammar of the language - i.e constructing grammatically correct sentences in the foreign language and still being able to say what you would (want) in your own native language (the language you form your thoughts in). Rereading that above again makes me think how I didn't express my thoughts in english as I would have in my native language. Though I am still hoping that english speakers will understand what I meant. (this is the next barrier foreign language students need to cross).

Re: How Much Time Is It Realistic to Learn a Language in?

matt — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 23:32:11 -0000

For only 11 months your writing is very impressive, congratulations.

Re: How Much Time Is It Realistic to Learn a Language in?

Marcin — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:54:38 -0000

Thank you very much. I really appreciate these encouraging words. :)
To be onest I don't regret this time I've spent. English nowadays is really a window on the world and I'm slowly starting to view through this window. What's more I'm going to start learning Italian next week. But English is still No.1 on the list of my goals. Learning is really fun at some point. Instead of learning you just start using the language. Greetings! :)

Re: How Much Time Is It Realistic to Learn a Language in?

deepak singh — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:32:43 -0000

the way you have written your comment speaks a lot about the hard work you have put if your effort to learn English .........well done !!!!!!!!

Re: Which Dialect of Arabic Should You Learn?

آشتي — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 05:45:55 -0000

Lebanese understand the Egyptian dialect quite well!

Re: Which Dialect of Arabic Should You Learn?

آشتي — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 05:43:56 -0000

Most Arabic books are printed in Lebanon (google it). The Lebanese dialect is the best and almost every Arab I met understands me quite well!

Re: Which Dialect of Arabic Should You Learn?

آشتي — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 05:41:33 -0000

Lebanese don't prefer to speak English. We just do that for your own convenience. We speak MSA quite well! And unlike what katia has said you wouldn't sound gay if you used our accent :)

Re: My New Language: Swedish in 6 Months!

Linas — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:14:04 -0000

Thanks!

(And sorry for the late answer.)

Re: My New Language: Swedish in 6 Months!

Linas — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:13:30 -0000

No, I'm not.

Re: Here’re The Resources To Learn Modern Greek!

Linas — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:12:15 -0000

Hello Linda. Is this your site?

Re: Here’re The Resources To Learn Modern Greek!

Linda McKenzie — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:27:56 -0000

For Greek language you can also try this new website. It has sound, resources and exercises:
http://greek.pgeorgalas.gr

Cheers!

Re: Which Dialect of Arabic Should You Learn?

Choucroutte — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 23:47:11 -0000

Your son's tutor is Syrian, so he speaks Levantine Arabic, mixed with MSA
No need to worry then

Re: Which Dialect of Arabic Should You Learn?

Victoria — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:13:58 -0000

Hello Katia,
My son is studying Arabic. He started doing a summer course in the US, and back in Venezuela we contacted two Syrian gentlemen,a nd they are coming twice a week to teach him. Since the situation in Syria is so complicated, where do you suggest he could go to take an intensive course next year?? We were thinking Rabat, but definetely the dialect is very different. What do you think?

Re: Which Dialect of Arabic Should You Learn?

Victoria — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 23:06:43 -0000

Hello,

My son went to a summer enriching program in the US and took five weeks of Arabic, and he really liked it. He returned to Venezuela a month ago, and he decided to pursue his Arabic learning. Finding a teacher here has been very difficult. There are no Arabic courses. Finally, we contacted a young man who just arrived from Syria ( Alep) four months ago, and who hardly speaks Spanish. He started teaching Arabic to my son ( twice a week), and it seems to me that he is mixing the Arabic spoken in his city, and some Standard Arabic. He says that he is a Christian, and that some of his expressions are different from those used my Muslims. My son would like to use his Arabic in the future ( Academic purposes, job, travelling...), and I wonder if what he is learning will be useful for his purposes. Besides, he is really interested in taking an Arabic course next summer. He is 17, and we wonder where should he go. Because he speaks French, we were considering sending him to Rabat, to take an Arabic course( Standard Arabic, and Moroccan dialect), and stay with a host family. I do not if you consider that the dialect of this country will be very different from what he is learning. Where do you think he should go to improve his Arabic? Lebanon is out of the question since the Syria situation is very complicated.