ReQuest Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5024 days ago 200 posts - 228 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Spanish
| Message 41 of 105 05 March 2012 at 6:23pm | IP Logged |
Last 2 weeks: Dabbeling
I've have actually dabbled quite alot these past 2 weeks, I suddenly felt so Russian/Japanese that I just had to...
So in my 1 week vacation I've done pimsleur Japanese and Russian Michel Thomas, I don't know if I will continue, timewise it's quite hard, but I liked it, it was nice for a change.
Also I did some using French again, but I mostly expossed myself to native materials in German and French.
And I'm almost finished with The Invisible Man.
Together with my schoolwork and Social live it was a pretty busy vacation but ok.
The next 3 weeks will be a lot less productive, languagewise, while I will have lots and lots of schoolwork.
Also I have send a letter to Germany for a small 3 days exchange (everyone in school does). There are actually Germans coming to us to learn Dutch, and we to them to learn German.
I don't really know if I will like it, I want to go to Germany but I don't really like to have strangers in my house, so...
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Adrean TAC 2010 Winner Senior Member France adrean83.wordpress.c Joined 6160 days ago 348 posts - 411 votes Speaks: FrenchC1
| Message 42 of 105 09 March 2012 at 11:19pm | IP Logged |
You have German students coming to your house ? Some of us will be licking our lips at
that kind of exposure. Make the most of it!
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ReQuest Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5024 days ago 200 posts - 228 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Spanish
| Message 43 of 105 10 March 2012 at 10:57am | IP Logged |
Yeah I will, but it's still a little bit sensitive here, we don't have anything against Germans but we do.... Can't explain it really.
But it will be good experience I'm sure.
And I don't have anything against (like everyone here)
Edited by ReQuest on 10 March 2012 at 10:59am
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ReQuest Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5024 days ago 200 posts - 228 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Spanish
| Message 44 of 105 10 March 2012 at 2:49pm | IP Logged |
Je viens de regarder le film bon cop bad cop, c'est un film canadien en l'anglais et le français mais le français canadien et moi avec mon français de la France trouvais ça très difficile.
Mais je peux vous recommende de voir ce film! C'est vraiment drôle!
Ya quelqu'un qui a les conseils sur le français du Canada?
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FELlX Diglot Groupie France Joined 4762 days ago 94 posts - 149 votes Speaks: French*, English
| Message 45 of 105 11 March 2012 at 12:53am | IP Logged |
There's a couple of articles on Wikipedia which you might find of interest:
Quebec French
Quebec French lexicon
It can be hard for Parisians (like me), among others, who aren't much exposed to it. The biggest barrier is the difference of vocabulary - other than that I believe the differences of pronunciation aren't a big problem for me, at least for the "general" Quebec accent.
For example, I only know a few words from the Quebec French lexicon (which I linked above).
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ReQuest Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5024 days ago 200 posts - 228 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Spanish
| Message 46 of 105 16 March 2012 at 7:38am | IP Logged |
I really have to decide if I want to sound British or American.
I've always, (and still) been taught British English, but my teacher said I have a American sound to it.
I love non-rhotic accents, so British would work, I'm european, so. And the pronounciation is so typical, so pure.
But sometimes I feel like American English is more clear, "fresher", and there is so much media, and I love the way southerners speak, and I'm alot more accustomed to words like movie, trunk and gasoline...
Edited by ReQuest on 16 March 2012 at 7:39am
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ReQuest Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5024 days ago 200 posts - 228 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Spanish
| Message 47 of 105 18 March 2012 at 9:28pm | IP Logged |
I've decided to go for British, yeah... Not RP though , a bit more friendly form. I've found this one: Estuary English which really sounds good to me.
Then a question: in English you have alot of words like: too, also, as well, either. Are they interchangeable or are there rules when to use which?
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ReQuest Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5024 days ago 200 posts - 228 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Spanish
| Message 48 of 105 20 March 2012 at 9:37pm | IP Logged |
Ok I heard the Boston accent today, and it's actually alot closer to how I sound now (I think, atleast) it really sounds cool to, I don't know, maybe I shouldn't care but, I just love perfect pronounciation.
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