Hidden Linguist Groupie United Kingdom Joined 4351 days ago 64 posts - 87 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Mandarin, Sign Language, French
| Message 369 of 457 07 June 2013 at 5:28pm | IP Logged |
Hi. I didn’t manage to complete the May challenge. I did learn 10 constructions, but I only managed to write out a couple of sentences for each of them. It was a good exercise though and I’ll probably end up writing out more to practice later.
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js6426 Diglot Senior Member Cambodia Joined 4512 days ago 277 posts - 349 votes Speaks: English*, Khmer Studies: Mandarin
| Message 370 of 457 08 June 2013 at 3:38am | IP Logged |
@druck a 2 month challenge sounds great!
@crush thank you! I did put them up on Lang-8 and a few people went through them which was a great help. I
think the more corrections the better as I get more of a feel for what's ok to say and what really isn't! Thanks again!
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Crush Tetraglot Senior Member ChinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5857 days ago 1622 posts - 2299 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Mandarin, Esperanto Studies: Basque
| Message 371 of 457 08 June 2013 at 4:05am | IP Logged |
Has the June challenge been decided yet? I kinda fell off the team bandwagon and started getting a little frustrated with Mandarin, trying to find some motivation to continue but i'm not sure if i'll find it or not. :/ Sorry team!
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yuhakko Tetraglot Senior Member FranceRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4624 days ago 414 posts - 582 votes Speaks: French*, EnglishB2, EnglishC2, Spanish, Japanese Studies: Korean, Norwegian, Mandarin
| Message 372 of 457 09 June 2013 at 11:27am | IP Logged |
Hi, It's a bit late here, but I did finish the May challenge (see my log) by writing
about 55-60 sentences with 6 Chinese grammar points and 5 Koreans'. I found it an
extremely good exercise and I believe (as said in my log) that I'll continue that
activity from now on. It made me more at ease with the grammar and finally made me more
motivated to learn some grammar again. Thanks Renate!
As for the idea of a 2month challenge, I'm totally up for it! Especially since it's
reading. If all goes well, I'll have gotten in a routine of reading by the end of the
challenge and won't stop after it ends!
@Crush: Things like this happen. Sometimes we need a break so if you find it useful, do
one with Mandarin. But if you're feeling frustrated with something in your studies of
Mandarin, maybe there's a solution! On another note, it seems your Catalan is going
quite good! I loved reading your post about finishing the Assimil. ;) I already have it
and am planning on doing it later.
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Crush Tetraglot Senior Member ChinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5857 days ago 1622 posts - 2299 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Mandarin, Esperanto Studies: Basque
| Message 373 of 457 09 June 2013 at 3:55pm | IP Logged |
Thanks yuhakko, i may end up doing just that. It's just a shame because i'm in China now... I think more than a break from Chinese i need a break from my classes, they are so boring...
And i definitely recommend the Assimil course if you decide you want to study Catalan :) Catalan's been my little refresher from Chinese.
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yuhakko Tetraglot Senior Member FranceRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4624 days ago 414 posts - 582 votes Speaks: French*, EnglishB2, EnglishC2, Spanish, Japanese Studies: Korean, Norwegian, Mandarin
| Message 374 of 457 12 June 2013 at 6:49pm | IP Logged |
Ah right, I had forgotten you were in China. Maybe, just focusing on speaking skills
might be a good idea. It's less "stressful" than working on the characters and would also
give you time for your catalan.
I've actually lived in Catalunya for 5months and since I know Spanish, I got to learn
quite a bit... But that was 3 years ago and now, even though I can understand correctly
when I read, my active skills are non existent. I'll most certainly do the Assimil. Just
gotta find the motivation to go back into it!
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Crush Tetraglot Senior Member ChinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5857 days ago 1622 posts - 2299 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Mandarin, Esperanto Studies: Basque
| Message 375 of 457 12 June 2013 at 7:19pm | IP Logged |
Focusing on speaking is probably a good idea. I like learning the characters, especially how to write them, but it takes up a lot of time and right now what i'd really love to be able to do is actually speak to people.
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js6426 Diglot Senior Member Cambodia Joined 4512 days ago 277 posts - 349 votes Speaks: English*, Khmer Studies: Mandarin
| Message 376 of 457 05 July 2013 at 11:28am | IP Logged |
Any word on the challenge for this month yet?
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