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By *ohn 66Man 40 weeks ago
Birmingham |
I've tried to "study" a language in the classroom a couple of times in my life, without success.
A few years ago I moved abroad, to a country where I didn't speak a word. Within 6 months I could hold a basic conversation, a year or so later I was fairly fluent.
My tip is not to be scared of making stupid mistakes, make friends with people who don't speak English and enjoy the progress you make.
Which language are you trying to learn? If you're staying in this country, still find native speaking friends. There's a good chance they'll welcome the opportunity to share their language and culture.
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"Im trying to learn German but i may have to give up
I did German in school aber mein deutsch ist nicht so gut. "
In meiner Schultasche habe ich einen Bleistift, einen Radiergummi, einen Kugelschreiber und einen Meerschweinchen |
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I am ok with the ones I know but do try to learn a few things if I visit somewhere I don't speak the language. Always goes down well with the locals who very much appreciate the effort even if it is just a few words.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"Involuntarily learning American on the forum.
Why do so many use 'gonna'?
I hope the 'language evolves' brigade don't succeed with that one."
I use gonna. And I’m gonna keep using it.
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I've been learning French on and off since I was 11, I'm still not very good.
I'm learning Spanish, it's going ok.
I have learned Japanese, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Russian. Nobody would accuse me of being proficient in any |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"Im trying to learn German but i may have to give up
I did German in school aber mein deutsch ist nicht so gut.
In meiner Schultasche habe ich einen Bleistift, einen Radiergummi, einen Kugelschreiber und einen Meerschweinchen"
Ich bin Stephen.
Ich habe einen bruder. Ich wohst London.
Mein liebligshaft ist Soziologie. Mein geburtstsg ist … etc
I only remember that basic stuff that you learn in school. And my sentence structure is terrible with the ‘ge’ stuff and word order changes for tenses. If I successfully master Spanish though I’ll go back to it |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"Im trying to learn German but i may have to give up
I did German in school aber mein deutsch ist nicht so gut.
In meiner Schultasche habe ich einen Bleistift, einen Radiergummi, einen Kugelschreiber und einen Meerschweinchen
Ich bin Stephen.
Ich habe einen bruder. Ich wohst London.
Mein liebligshaft ist Soziologie. Mein geburtstsg ist … etc
I only remember that basic stuff that you learn in school. And my sentence structure is terrible with the ‘ge’ stuff and word order changes for tenses. If I successfully master Spanish though I’ll go back to it "
I can still count to 100 confidently  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 40 weeks ago
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"What about you, OP?
Mrs TMN x"
I’ve been learning Spanish for about two years but only about a year that I’ve been consistently trying, making notes and practising. It’s going well. I can confidently order food, reserve a table, ask for directions, talk about me weekend, what I like etc. my reading is better than my speaking but I’m practising out loud more and hopefully I’ll become more confident to talk to friends that are fluent to practise with them too |
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By *assy69Man 40 weeks ago
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"And how is it going? "
Am trying to learn Welsh…….. it’s an almost impossible task as there seem to be lots of different variations of words depending on context……. But I shall persevere |
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By *ost SockMan 40 weeks ago
West Wales and Cardiff |
"What about you, OP?
Mrs TMN x
I’ve been learning Spanish for about two years but only about a year that I’ve been consistently trying, making notes and practising. It’s going well. I can confidently order food, reserve a table, ask for directions, talk about me weekend, what I like etc. my reading is better than my speaking but I’m practising out loud more and hopefully I’ll become more confident to talk to friends that are fluent to practise with them too "
Good effort .
I speak Welsh to a decent level and use it in work, socially etc, but I’m still learning it (doing exercises).
Absolutely love it - best thing I’ve done in years |
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"What about you, OP?
Mrs TMN x
I’ve been learning Spanish for about two years but only about a year that I’ve been consistently trying, making notes and practising. It’s going well. I can confidently order food, reserve a table, ask for directions, talk about me weekend, what I like etc. my reading is better than my speaking but I’m practising out loud more and hopefully I’ll become more confident to talk to friends that are fluent to practise with them too "
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"And how is it going? "
Sí, always looking to mejorar mi español.
Learning Dutch but that's going not so well due to lack of stimulus material and immersion. Need to go back to the Netherlands!
Mr KC is currently trying to learn Chinese. |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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"And how is it going?
Am trying to learn Welsh…….. it’s an almost impossible task as there seem to be lots of different variations of words depending on context……. But I shall persevere "
Da iawn ti. It's not an easy language and as you've noticed, different variations depending on where we live ?? |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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I had to learn English (and still have problems) I do try to learn a few phrases depending where I'm holidaying, but other than that, just Welsh and English |
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I really admire people who are fluent in another language.
I see multi lingual hospitality staff when we're abroad being treated like second class citizens by some holiday makers and wonder if they'd be able to be as rude and obnoxious in three languages |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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"yes trying to learn a little Spanish before I go to Patagonia next week. I already speak French."
I was just there. Make sure you go to El Chalten if you like hiking. I spent almost a week there. Heaven! |
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By *ost SockMan 40 weeks ago
West Wales and Cardiff |
"And how is it going?
Am trying to learn Welsh…….. it’s an almost impossible task as there seem to be lots of different variations of words depending on context……. But I shall persevere "
Thank you for learning - it means a lot. So many people (and I’m including born and bred in Wales here) have a bad attitude to the language.
I hear what you say - there’s lots of little differences in different areas. I do think people focus on Welsh a bit too much for that, though. In a way, they are just dialects, same as any language.
Also, we tend to forget how difficult our first language is. I’ve taught English to people from abroad - it’s pretty bonkers in some respects . |
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By (user no longer on site) 40 weeks ago
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"I'm learning Norwegian, and it's tough. I find learning other languages really difficult."
Any particular reason as to why Norwegian? English guy who's fluent here |
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