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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Besides Duolingo and moving to a country where the language is spoken, what have you found helpful when trying to learn a foreign language?
I’m trying to learn Spanish. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Start with countries that speak very similar languages to ourselves, I learnt Australian and American in a few days, Canadian next 
 G’day sport "
Sorry mate, I haven’t learnt Canadian yet. |
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I speak Spanish. Language immersion is the way. Set your computer and phone up in Spanish. Listen to Spanish language TV shows, songs, news etc. Read El Mundo or El País or whatever online. Make friends with a Spanish speaker and video chat etc with them. I learned via my parents buying a house in Spain and the 12yo me had to act as translator in furniture shops, Cepsa gas provider, the local ayuntamiento, in restaurants etc. I learned a lot about gas bottle installation in Spanish  |
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"Besides Duolingo and moving to a country where the language is spoken, what have you found helpful when trying to learn a foreign language?
I’m trying to learn Spanish."
I been in few countrys and i defenitly agree with you OP , is best way to learn foreign language is moving and leaving in that country.
I speak four fluent languages right now |
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"Besides Duolingo and moving to a country where the language is spoken, what have you found helpful when trying to learn a foreign language?
I’m trying to learn Spanish.
I lived in few countrys and i defenitly agree with you OP , is best way to learn foreign language is moving and living in that country.
I speak four fluent languages right now"
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Start with countries that speak very similar languages to ourselves, I learnt Australian and American in a few days, Canadian next "
You ever heard the saying sarcasm is the lowest form of wit? 
Anyway, thanks to the rest of you: there’s a browser extension called Toucan that supposedly will help me learn whilst I browse the web that I’ll try.
Besides that I’ll give watching media dubbed in subtitles a go too |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Start with countries that speak very similar languages to ourselves, I learnt Australian and American in a few days, Canadian next
You ever heard the saying sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?
Anyway, thanks to the rest of you: there’s a browser extension called Toucan that supposedly will help me learn whilst I browse the web that I’ll try.
Besides that I’ll give watching media dubbed in subtitles a go too "
Subtitles are how I learned English as a kid now I actually source TV shows in my native language to make sure I don't lose it as I am so used to speaking English! Thank fuck for the international section on Netflix haha |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Start with countries that speak very similar languages to ourselves, I learnt Australian and American in a few days, Canadian next
You ever heard the saying sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?
Anyway, thanks to the rest of you: there’s a browser extension called Toucan that supposedly will help me learn whilst I browse the web that I’ll try.
Besides that I’ll give watching media dubbed in subtitles a go too "
No I’ve never heard of that saying, is it Canadian ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I grew up bi-lingual and had a strong grasp of both languages before I could read. When I had to learn french in secondary school it was a chore visually, until I started listening to french radio.
We all learned our mother tongue through listening first. |
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"I grew up bi-lingual and had a strong grasp of both languages before I could read. When I had to learn french in secondary school it was a chore visually, until I started listening to french radio.
We all learned our mother tongue through listening first."
Definitely, although choose resources carefully.
I started learning and turned on the news. I saw from the pictures that it was an election, but all I understood from the story was that it was the kind of hour where they weren't sure whether to say good evening or good morning |
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"I’d love to learn spanish but I’m certainly not paying twenty quid an hour which is what I was recently quoted "
Apps, YouTube, free/ cheap.
Textbooks, not expensive.
Resources like iTalki, if you connect with teachers in poorer countries, the price can be low. |
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"Not sure if there is any truth in this, but my German teacher used to tell us if you want to learn something, written Deutsch, write it 27 times  "
It work , when i lived in Switzerland i had lesson in the beginning because was almost a law from government everyone need to speak and understand the language from the County where they were living , i wrote many times same phrases , question , answer , really helps improves learning languages . Today i speak fluent Spanish , French , Portuguese and English . |
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"I’d love to learn spanish but I’m certainly not paying twenty quid an hour which is what I was recently quoted "
No need, I taught myself basic Dutch and could continue to learn more but just don't have time. |
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Use it with someone else who speaks it. Meaningful exchanges always help accelerate learning.
Could be at work, or with a group of people who's first language isn't yours. Immersion, innit. Andd wanting to be immersed. Or needing to. |
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By *yrdsisWoman
over a year ago
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Its superb if you cant meet native speakers... but they are the way to go.
I'm super lazy, but my sister has lived in France, Dubai and now New Zealand and can converse in first and third and can get by in Arabic |
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"Wow. The Clique to the rescue  "
Clearly you didn't see my advice about learning Spanish, a language I am almost fluent in.
I can still admire City Jeans' cock and offer language advice to you.
And for the record, we are certainly not in any clique. We are just any old poster on here |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Fuck Fab.
Can’t be arsed with the aggro anymore.
Maybe try being less aggressive."
So firstly please stop going through my threads and commenting on them - very odd behaviour.
Secondly, on a few occasions now I’ve had sarcastic and unwelcoming comments made in reply to threads I’ve created or comments I’ve made when I barely contribute to the forums for people to have a gripe against me.
It is blatantly obvious that a minority of users have almost monopolised these forums and made the majority feel uncomfortable so they are free to keep them for themselves and their little cabal.
Can’t be arsed anymore dealing with snide and negative people. |
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"Fuck Fab.
Can’t be arsed with the aggro anymore.
Maybe try being less aggressive.
So firstly please stop going through my threads and commenting on them - very odd behaviour.
Secondly, on a few occasions now I’ve had sarcastic and unwelcoming comments made in reply to threads I’ve created or comments I’ve made when I barely contribute to the forums for people to have a gripe against me.
It is blatantly obvious that a minority of users have almost monopolised these forums and made the majority feel uncomfortable so they are free to keep them for themselves and their little cabal.
Can’t be arsed anymore dealing with snide and negative people."
Apart from one tongue in cheek comment about learning Canadian, where has anything other than useful suggestions about learning languages been said? The only person spreading aggro, as you call it, is the person who invited another forum user to "go fuck himself". |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Fuck Fab.
Can’t be arsed with the aggro anymore.
You can't win with an attidude like that on here dude  "
So let me get this straight: I make a thread and then yet again find sarcasm and plain derision in reply and then when I call people out on it after having tried to ignore them I’m the one who’s the issue?
Ridiculous. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Apart from one tongue in cheek comment about learning Canadian, where has anything other than useful suggestions about learning languages been said? The only person spreading aggro, as you call it, is the person who invited another forum user to "go fuck himself". "
Both on this account and a prior one the same thing kept happening.
The majority are chastened on the forums because of a small, vocal minority and their obsession with dominating the conversation. |
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"Apart from one tongue in cheek comment about learning Canadian, where has anything other than useful suggestions about learning languages been said? The only person spreading aggro, as you call it, is the person who invited another forum user to "go fuck himself".
Both on this account and a prior one the same thing kept happening.
The majority are chastened on the forums because of a small, vocal minority and their obsession with dominating the conversation."
Read back through all the comments, and read the useful suggestions you've had. One person made a very slightly daft comment, yes, but it was hardly derision or anything else negative. I'm not sure you are reading what we are all reading. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Besides Duolingo and moving to a country where the language is spoken, what have you found helpful when trying to learn a foreign language?
I’m trying to learn Spanish."
Have you tried going on any Spanish language forums, possibly similar to this one? I am learning English and this is a great place to learn "street" conversational English. I do have to fact-check a few words just to be careful though! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"You’ve not seen the threads I’ve created
Anyway keep the site to yourselves."
You sound bitter. Time away from here usually helps to get a fresh outlook. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Start with countries that speak very similar languages to ourselves, I learnt Australian and American in a few days, Canadian next
G’day sport
Sorry mate, I haven’t learnt Canadian yet."
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"Apart from one tongue in cheek comment about learning Canadian, where has anything other than useful suggestions about learning languages been said? The only person spreading aggro, as you call it, is the person who invited another forum user to "go fuck himself".
Both on this account and a prior one the same thing kept happening.
The majority are chastened on the forums because of a small, vocal minority and their obsession with dominating the conversation."
I really should read through the posts to judge whether you (in my opinion) should feel aggrreived. But I'm knackered and need to start cooking so can't be arsed(soz).
You're right however about there being a lot of arseholes on here. Blokes who are like this TEND to be 'jokey', the women..
Need a smack on the arse, seeing as they can never be talked round to be reasonable.
Keyboard warriors with 'power' who abuse it.
And please, no one say something like 'you need a thick skin' on here, or variant. It's just bullying shitty behaviour which shouldn't happen, and should be called out. Onlyy way self reflection on how comments (even iff sincerely helpfully meant) can upset people can happen, cos God knows there're a lot of idiots on here.l who should be told, politely, by other users, that their behaviour isn't acceptable.
It's a mini society, and society can only function with a bit of proportionate self policing by users. Otherwise it's chaos.
Even if it just ends up with someone saying something as seemingly banal as sorry, didn't mean to upset you.
Rather than saying that's the way I am, like it or lump it.
Empathy folks, fucking empathy.
Ps this is a general comment notlt necessarily related to thhe op being upset.
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By (user no longer on site)
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I speak two languages fluently. One of the languages I speak in a further 2 dialects.
It was interesting growing up speaking one language at home and the other language out and about.
Then there is another one I speak with some family and friends that mixes both languages together. It confuses the natives |
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"Good question, Id love to learn another language. But which would be the most useful, assuming Im only capable of learning one. "
I saw a chart awhile ago that compared (for English speakers) languages. Ease of learning versus native speaker population size.
Spanish and Portuguese were the first two. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Good question, Id love to learn another language. But which would be the most useful, assuming Im only capable of learning one.
I saw a chart awhile ago that compared (for English speakers) languages. Ease of learning versus native speaker population size.
Spanish and Portuguese were the first two."
Ooh thankyou. They teach Spanish at school so I could get in on homework |
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By *ugby 123Couple
over a year ago
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"Start with countries that speak very similar languages to ourselves, I learnt Australian and American in a few days, Canadian next
You ever heard the saying sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?
Anyway, thanks to the rest of you: there’s a browser extension called Toucan that supposedly will help me learn whilst I browse the web that I’ll try.
Besides that I’ll give watching media dubbed in subtitles a go too
No I’ve never heard of that saying, is it Canadian ?
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This is one of those times that people should stop, realise the person you are quoting / taking the piss out of is not happy and step back from the thread rather than carry on just to annoy someone.
"Banter" is only "banter" if the other person is joining in |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I grew up bi-lingual and had a strong grasp of both languages before I could read. When I had to learn french in secondary school it was a chore visually, until I started listening to french radio.
We all learned our mother tongue through listening first.
Definitely, although choose resources carefully.
I started learning and turned on the news. I saw from the pictures that it was an election, but all I understood from the story was that it was the kind of hour where they weren't sure whether to say good evening or good morning "
That's why I stuck to audio. Visually watching tv I get too busy guessing what's the subject instead of being completely immersed in on sense alone (hearing). It is in at the deep end but it forces you to swim sooner....Also watching and listening is a form of multitasking. I know my limits !
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"I grew up bi-lingual and had a strong grasp of both languages before I could read. When I had to learn french in secondary school it was a chore visually, until I started listening to french radio.
We all learned our mother tongue through listening first.
Definitely, although choose resources carefully.
I started learning and turned on the news. I saw from the pictures that it was an election, but all I understood from the story was that it was the kind of hour where they weren't sure whether to say good evening or good morning
That's why I stuck to audio. Visually watching tv I get too busy guessing what's the subject instead of being completely immersed in on sense alone (hearing). It is in at the deep end but it forces you to swim sooner....Also watching and listening is a form of multitasking. I know my limits !
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It seemed like a good idea. It taught me a lot about my limits |
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