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| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6470 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes  Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 97 of 128 09 July 2010 at 9:24pm | IP Logged |
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Spanish: - vi las pelis "Rubia y legal" y "Rubia y legal 2". Aunque la primera peli es bastante divertida, el "sequel" es tontisimo. Se trata de una rubia que, para mostrarle a su ex-novio que no es tonta, entra en Harvard para estudiar derecho. En la segunda parte ella va a Washington para convercer al Congreso que tomen la ley que prohiba el empleo de animales en pruebas de cosmetica. Me interese, porque muchas culturas consideran que rubias son tontas. En la cultura rusa hay muchas bromas sobre rubias y su logica rara. Soy una rubia y de vez en cuando tantas bromas no me gustan. Mandarin - only revision again Italian - Pimsleur Italian II 6-8 - Assimil 35-38 Edited by dragonfly on 09 July 2010 at 9:24pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6470 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 98 of 128 17 July 2010 at 1:40pm | IP Logged |
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Mandarin - one Assimil lesson - have to work more on Mandarin! Now I have a problem of forgetting the old material. Now that I've done some revision I realise how many characters I forgot. I think, it is treated with more input. Italian - Pimsleur Italian II 9-12 - Assimil 39-45 - ItalianPod: 11 Newbie lessons and 2 Elementary Spanish - he visto la nueva pelicula "Shrek 4: Felices para Siempre". En esta peli Shrek esta tan cansado de la rutina diaria que hace un trato que le permite vivir un dia libre de obligaciones en cambio de un otro dia de su vida. Como siempre, el beso de amor es el decisivo. Tambien he visto dos primeras partes de "Shrek" para evocarlas. Edited by dragonfly on 17 July 2010 at 1:41pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6470 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 99 of 128 19 July 2010 at 11:43am | IP Logged |
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I've just watched one of loki's videos in Italian and I can say I understood everything! Really motivating. Looking at what I've achieved in Italian for the past 2,5 months really encourages me to go on with the language. Unfortunately, I tend to lose interest in others...
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| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6470 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 100 of 128 23 July 2010 at 9:03pm | IP Logged |
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Mandarin - last week visiting a bookshop I came across a book "Chinese Calligraphy" and bought it. A really good book it turned out to be! The book explains the origin and use of 214 basic, "key" characters. I'm in need of such a source now to put everything I know in order. So, studying it. Italian - Pimsleur Italian II 13-17 - Assimil 46-49. Entering the active phase! - ItalianPod: listened to 3 Elementary lessons. Edited by dragonfly on 23 July 2010 at 9:04pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6470 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 101 of 128 30 July 2010 at 10:08pm | IP Logged |
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It's getting cooler here: not 38 as it was yesterday, but only 30 degrees centigrate. The brain melts.
Mandarin - continued work with "Chinese Calligraphy" and made flashcards for the characters I studied in the past 3 months (first wrote years, but I haven't studied Mandarin so long). Didn't couny them, but there are lots of them. Italian - Pimsleur Italian II 18-21 - Assimil 50-54 Spanish - vi la peli "Armageddon". Una peli americana verdadera. Nada de fantasia cientifica, pero mucha accion y explosion. No me gusto como el astronauta ruso esta presentado alli: un borracho tonto. La verdad que cuando ninguno otro modo funcciona, empleamos su metodo de arreglo, pero no es una manera tipica de tratar situaciones dificiles. All in all, today when my son asked me "What is the English for plane?" and I nearly said "avion", I realized English also deserves some attention. Of course, I read extensively for the thesis, listen to the "Verbal Advantage" program, but I also plan to listen to some audiobooks and read a couple of books in the nearest future. Edited by dragonfly on 13 August 2010 at 11:39am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6470 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 102 of 128 13 August 2010 at 11:47am | IP Logged |
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Now living in the country by my in-law's, so didn't have the opportunity to write last week.
Mandarin - 3 Assimil lessons (characters, scriptorium) - began studying the next tale from the reader (is it the 6th?) Italian - Pimsleur Italian 22-27 Spanish: - started reading " Cuentos de Eva Luna" by Isabel Allende English: went for the classics - covered "Agnes Grey" by Ann Bronte and finishing "Wuthering Heights" by Emily, her sister. Happy to come across the words from the verbal advantage! - began listening to "Vanity Fair" 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6470 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 103 of 128 02 September 2010 at 9:37pm | IP Logged |
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Long time no see.
Haven't written recently due to the problems with the Internet and the beginning of the schoolyear. Not much done, but I'm gradually becoming involved into the new curriculum and trying to squeeze the languages into it. Mandarin - still studying the same tale + began a fable from another book + began to read a grammar book Italian - Pimsleur Italian II to the end and 5 Units from Italian III Spanish: - continued reading " Cuentos de Eva Luna" by Isabel Allende English: - read "The Day of the Triffids" by J. Wyndham and almost finished "The Tenant of Windfell Hall" by Ann Bronte 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6470 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 104 of 128 13 September 2010 at 1:06pm | IP Logged |
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Gradually falling into the rut.
Mandarin - the grammar book going fine. I don't understand claims of some people that grammar is an unnecessary thing. At the begining yes - but then studying a grammar book helps to put everything in order in the head! - studied two fables from the new book (scriptorium and characters) - at last got Heisig. Read it a bit. Came to the conclusion that such mnemonics are great for remembering hanzi but as for the prononciation context is indispensable. Italian - Pimsleur Italian III 6-10 Spanish: - started reading "El Caballo de Troya" by J.J.Benitez and listening to the audio. I added audio because the style of the author seemed a bit difficult to me, and when I listen to the same content after having read it, I'm more attentive. So, 74 pages covered, 790 in total! So, the schoolyear has began and I have more work on my hands, therefore I'll focus now on one language, that is Chinese, Spanish is going to be in the form of listening and reading, and, alas, Italian will get the least attention and German, I fear, none, as I don't feel motivated enouph to study it now. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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