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| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5017 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes  Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 17 of 129 10 January 2013 at 7:28am | IP Logged | ||
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January 10, 2013
Its been a long time since my last post and I'm ashamed to admit that I have made very little progress in FSI French. There is some good news however. I am reading the first Harry Potter book in French. I have tried reading similar books in the past but I never got further than the first few pages. This time around, I have finished the first four chapters in the last 2 weeks. Wish me luck. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5694 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 18 of 129 10 January 2013 at 4:45pm | IP Logged | ||
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Impressive! I very much enjoyed reading Harry Potter in French – I found that it supplied a lot of fun (magical) and useful (conversational) vocabulary. It's also cool to see where the translator has made creative choices regarding names and so on.
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| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5017 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 19 of 129 02 February 2013 at 6:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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February 2, 2013
I am pleased to report that I have finished the first book in the Harry Potter series: 'Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers.' In the beginning, I had to look up the meaning of every other word. But, towards the end, I began to really enjoy the story. This is probably because I did not have to look up too many words. To be honest, I did have to read a couple of sentences more than once to get the gist. This probably means that I still need a lot more practice. I will start reading the second book tonight. Wish me luck :-) Edited by napoleon on 02 February 2013 at 6:52pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tastyonions Triglot Senior Member United States goo.gl/UIdChYRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4666 days ago 1044 posts - 1823 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 20 of 129 02 February 2013 at 6:56pm | IP Logged | ||
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Good luck! That's quite an achievement. I know I couldn't make it through Harry Potter yet. Edited by tastyonions on 02 February 2013 at 6:57pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5017 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 21 of 129 03 February 2013 at 5:35am | IP Logged | ||
I spent a week at a place where I did not have any access to the internet. I had no real choice. I could not but read the book. I had to do something to pass the time. :-) That's what got me started. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5017 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 22 of 129 13 February 2013 at 5:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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February 13, 2013
Just finished the second book. I think I will stay away from Harry Potter for some time. I have had all the magic that I can handle. :-) I have had my sights set on Ender's Game for quite some time now. Its time for me to read some science fiction for a change. P.S. Need to restart FSI Edited by napoleon on 13 February 2013 at 5:16pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5017 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 23 of 129 16 February 2013 at 5:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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February 16, 2013
Although Ender's Game is significantly shorter than the last book I read, the language is a lot more difficult. Especially where the author ruminates on the nature of life, love, the difference between good and evil and what not. I enjoyed it in English, but reading it in French is quite challenging at my current level. Edited by napoleon on 21 February 2013 at 7:14pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5017 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 24 of 129 21 February 2013 at 7:13pm | IP Logged | ||
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February 21, 2013
Finally finished: 'La Stratégie Ender'! It seems that the more I read, the better I can understand spoken french. Edited by napoleon on 21 February 2013 at 7:14pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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