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| Kc2012 Diglot Groupie South Africa Joined 4466 days ago 44 posts - 65 votes  Speaks: English*, Afrikaans Studies: Dutch, Mandarin, Russian | Message 9 of 13 18 February 2015 at 7:47pm | IP Logged |
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An update on where I am:
Assimil Chinese: Lesson 56 New Concept Chinese: Lesson 14 Podcast count: 5 Movie/show count: 14 Things are going well, been getting in over 90 mins of sit down study per day and my listening time has increased - some days getting in over 2 hours of listening to Chinese (assimil dialogues, new concept dialogues, podcasts etc) Today I had 3 separate conversations with random people. The first one was disappointing as some way into the chat he asked me a question and there was one word I couldn't for the life of me understand - I had to tell him 'sorry my Chinese is poor I can't understand your question'. The second chat was much better! We talked about how the weather in Beijing is getting warmer and I said I liked this weather more the than the freezing cold we've had for the past few months and Upon learning he wasn't from Beijing I also asked why he had not returned home for the Chinese new year and he told me that last year he went home but this year he couldn't because he had to work.. After I told him I'd been in China just 6 months he praised my Mandarin several times although I really don't think I spoke too well, it was a confidence booster anyway! The third conversation was with a taxi driver - it was quick but satisfying all the same! I have noticed improvements with my Chinese, let's hope I continue to improve! Edited by Kc2012 on 18 February 2015 at 7:50pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Kc2012 Diglot Groupie South Africa Joined 4466 days ago 44 posts - 65 votes Speaks: English*, Afrikaans Studies: Dutch, Mandarin, Russian | Message 10 of 13 23 February 2015 at 6:20am | IP Logged |
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Assimil: Lesson 57 New Concept Chinese: Lesson 19 Podcasts: 6 Movies/shows: 19 Working on a short story too now.. Have read a couple paragraphs (pinyin) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Kc2012 Diglot Groupie South Africa Joined 4466 days ago 44 posts - 65 votes Speaks: English*, Afrikaans Studies: Dutch, Mandarin, Russian | Message 11 of 13 06 March 2015 at 6:29am | IP Logged |
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So I've started my new job and just in this first week I can feel an improvement in my
Chinese. My coworkers speak little to no English and for 8 hours of the day I'm truly immersed in Chinese and having to speak (or at least attempt to) if I want to communicate. It's nerve wracking but really what I need to level up my Chinese. Everyone is super friendly too. Course update: Assmil: Lesson 59 New Concept Chinese: Lesson 24 Movies/Shows: 23 Podcasts: 6 Seeing as this has been my first week of work, I haven't had the time to do much sit down study, but that's okay because I've been getting lots of speaking practice. Once I've settled into more of a routine I should have more time for study. Assimil is starting to feel like a bit of a slug.. but I'm determined to finish it. New concept is a little light, but that's okay because I don't spend much time on the lessons anyway. I want to finish these books ASAP so I can get onto more advanced stuff. Note: I'm thinking of getting Glossika's Chinese fluency module (3000 sentences), has anyone tried it? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Kc2012 Diglot Groupie South Africa Joined 4466 days ago 44 posts - 65 votes Speaks: English*, Afrikaans Studies: Dutch, Mandarin, Russian | Message 12 of 13 26 March 2015 at 7:03am | IP Logged |
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New Concept Chinese Book 2 - Finished! Assimil - lesson 67 Movies/shows - 30 Podcasts- 10 I now have a new apartment with Chinese roommates. My spoken Chinese has improved a lot! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Kc2012 Diglot Groupie South Africa Joined 4466 days ago 44 posts - 65 votes Speaks: English*, Afrikaans Studies: Dutch, Mandarin, Russian | Message 13 of 13 10 April 2015 at 12:31pm | IP Logged |
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Course Update:
Assimil: Lesson 80 Movies/shows: 36 Grammar and workbook: Just started What I'll be starting soon: NCC Book 4, Glossika, character book. Attended an A2 Chinese class today. My speaking was better than most people, but they could read and write a lot better than me (I have't put much time into these skills) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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