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| cihlomorka Triglot Newbie Czech RepublicRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4618 days ago 15 posts - 18 votes Speaks: Czech*, Slovak, EnglishC1 Studies: Polish, Latin, FrenchB2, Persian, Italian | Message 89 of 236 12 April 2012 at 12:05am | IP Logged | ||
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Kerrie I read down all your log and wanted to wish you all the best in future learning. It's nice to see an American interested in a serious study of a Slavic language (even if you made that fatal mistake and didn't choose Czech ;), and it's pleasant to see the Slavic language on the top of your learning summary. Don't let the declinations deter you, I can assure you once you get into the structure of Croatian nouns and pronouns, every other Slavic language will cost you twice less effort. We are one big family here in the remote "eastern plains". :)
btw. Serpent thank you for posting the link to Lyrics Training. Recently I read an article about how to study foreign languages through music and this was exactly what I needed to start... 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5397 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 90 of 236 12 April 2012 at 12:29am | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks, Cihlí. I will learn Czech, too. After Russian and Polish, probably. I was debating between those three when I decided on Russian a few weeks ago as my sixth (fun) language.
I thought about Czech or Slovak, but they're a lot closer (linguistically) to Croatian, I think. Some overlap is good - I learn better by comparing similar languages anyways. But too close would be a bad thing, this early in the game. I've already started getting accustomed to the nominal declensions. I can recognize most of them fairly well, even if I can't reproduce them yet. It's not as hard as it seemed at first. =) Edited by Kerrie on 12 April 2012 at 12:29am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5397 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 91 of 236 22 April 2012 at 5:45pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have just been totally roped into something crazy. One of my alter-egos just signed me up for a Super Challenge. Then my other alter-ego signed me up for a Super Duper Double Whopper Challenge. (Okay, I made that one up.) It's all Cristina's fault. (Go Cristina!) She proposed a Super Challenge: to read 100 books and watch 100 movies in your target language. The same target language for all of them! And it's all Serpent's fault, too! (Go Serpent!) She then decided to multiply it. A few times. And so inspiration was born. http://justpaste.it/Kerrie I am officially signing up for the Super Challenge with 100/100 Spanish, and a 50/50 half Super Challenge with French. The rest are my long-term goals by the time I turn forty. In honor of Meramerina and her Four by Forty. The Super Challenge (100 books, 100 movies) in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Portuguese. Okay, 2015 is more of a mid-range goal, not so much long term. LOL This will give me an incentive to focus on two or three languages at a time until they are at a maintenance level, rather than keeping everything at a low-intermediate level. Plus, I love to read. And if I can find a TV show I like in the language, I am hooked. (And I already have Stargate in Spanish, French, Italian, and German.) And for the 8 days until May starts and officially I can start working on the 6WC (French for me) and my Super Challenges, I am going to try to finish Assimil Spanish. Once I've gone through all the lessons, I will put the audio into one long file, and listen to it once a week for the rest of my life. Just kidding. At least put it on while I'm making dinner or on the treadmill or something. =) And now Serpent wants me to add Croatian. haha. If anyone can find me a nice place to get "cheap" Croatian books (and matching audio would be a super bonus!!), please let me know and I'll add it to my long-term goals. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5397 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 92 of 236 23 April 2012 at 1:39am | IP Logged | ||
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Oh, it just dawned on me that I know someone going to Croatia this summer for a year. I wonder if they have cheap bookstores there.
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| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6599 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 93 of 236 23 April 2012 at 1:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think anything has to be cheaper there than the prices you're used to?
also, please don't feel pressured<333 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5397 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 94 of 236 23 April 2012 at 2:04pm | IP Logged | ||
Shipping prices from Europe are exorbitant. When I ordered the Assimil Croate book last week, the shipping was almost $30USD. The shipping is the same whether you buy one or a hundred, so I bought a few extra, just to make it worth it. :D Actually, I ordered the complete Greek course (which I have been eyeing for a long time, and which I will probably try to get to next year). And I also ordered the Polish, Czech, and Bulgarian books. (The audio I have matches on two of them. I may have to shell out more for the Polish when I eventually get to it, though.) I don't normally spend money so easily, but if I am going to pay shipping for one, I may as well get the other things I am planning to purchase soon, too. (Plus, my order got here in 2-1/2 days. So I won't complain!) As to being pressured, nope. Motivated, inspired, challenged. It's all good. =) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5336 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 95 of 236 27 April 2012 at 9:42am | IP Logged | ||
Guilty as charged - again:-) Most of us start off in January all bright eyed and bushy tailed, and by May the tails are hanging sadly, but between the &WC and the Super Challenge we may get a new breath of motivation. And I love that you have added Russian to your collection of languages. How is that turning out? As for Greek, I will put that on hold until next year, but I still consider it to be my soul language, even though I have forgotten absolutely everything - I cannot even read the alphabet anymore. Perhaps we could start on it togehter next year though, since I am determined to get back to it? Otherwise after reading through your entire log this morning I must say you make me feel like an underachiever - I am asolutely blown away by everything you do. Love reading the log - keep up the good work! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6599 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 96 of 236 27 April 2012 at 12:05pm | IP Logged | ||
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Ohh I know about shipping.
I just meant that if your friend can buy you stuff in Croatia, the stuff itself should be quite cheap. And you won't have to pay for the shipping:) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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