Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5327 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 105 of 115 06 September 2011 at 12:35am | IP Logged |
How are you doing, do you get a lot of Spanish practise still?
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joanthemaid Triglot Senior Member France Joined 5463 days ago 483 posts - 559 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Russian, German
| Message 106 of 115 07 September 2011 at 3:17pm | IP Logged |
@ Solfridcristin: Well, I just got three days of intense conversation practice, but now I'm back to my old, boring life ;). I should see my Spanish friends either in Paris or Brussels within a month though, so I'll get a bit more practice, but I'm still not completely fluent, and sometimes I give up on trying to say something :'(. One day I'll go and actually speak it, but for now I can use it and that's way better than a year and a half ago.
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joanthemaid Triglot Senior Member France Joined 5463 days ago 483 posts - 559 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Russian, German
| Message 107 of 115 13 September 2011 at 11:50am | IP Logged |
I've watched quite a bit of Spanish TV lately, and read a bit too, but... I won't be going to Paris after all, and probably not to Brussels either. :'(. I really, really still want to try to get to Brussels but there's little chance I'll be there the full week (8-15 oct, world revolution, for those interested ;). So not so much practice to look forward to... I'm going to try going to international conversation groups at a bar near university in my town, but I don't know which nationalities will be there, so we'll see...
I'll also try to get back into Russian, except if my plan to build an English vs Arabic exchange group works...
Cheers to all and good luck!
Edited by joanthemaid on 23 October 2011 at 9:48am
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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5327 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 108 of 115 22 September 2011 at 7:21am | IP Logged |
Look forward to seeing you on the Russian wagon again, and if not, Arabic is awesome :-)
Edited by Solfrid Cristin on 26 October 2011 at 12:28am
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joanthemaid Triglot Senior Member France Joined 5463 days ago 483 posts - 559 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Russian, German
| Message 109 of 115 22 September 2011 at 9:53am | IP Logged |
So far the language café has only yielded English, but one woman there apparently used to be fluent at Russian, so I'm still hoping she'll talk to me, even if she's not as fluent as she used to be. My Tunisian friend didn't come this time, but maybe some other time...
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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5327 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 110 of 115 26 October 2011 at 12:29am | IP Logged |
Have you managed to speak any Russian?
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joanthemaid Triglot Senior Member France Joined 5463 days ago 483 posts - 559 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Russian, German
| Message 111 of 115 26 October 2011 at 9:11am | IP Logged |
@ Cristin : not so far. I've only been to the café twice though so maybe when things quiet down on the political front I'll be able to go. Then again with the presidential elections looming up... X/
I've been practicing playing the guitar in my free time, which means I'm not studying Russian. I think I'll stick to it though, and however long it takes, I'll eventually speak it. Will get some reading practice as that's the most easily accessible kind and the primary reason I'm learning Russian and then I'll see what else... I'll keep studying a looging next year but I don't think I'll take part in the TAC formally as I won't be able to study regularly.
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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5327 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 112 of 115 22 November 2011 at 8:22am | IP Logged |
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I don't get too much regular study either, but since we are doing the studying for our own sake, and other people are just there to make encouraging noices, that is O.K. :-)
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