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| !LH@N Triglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6819 days ago 487 posts - 531 votes  Speaks: German, Turkish*, English Studies: Serbo-Croatian, Spanish | Message 17 of 25 21 July 2008 at 7:01am | IP Logged |
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Wow yeah your tips sound awesome, thanks a lot! I will definitely keep them in mind when I start with my Bosnian studies.
I'd love to work together with a language enthusiast. I'll PM you. Regards, Ilhan 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Eduard Decaglot Senior Member Norway Joined 6023 days ago 166 posts - 170 votes 2 sounds Speaks: Dutch*, NorwegianC1, Swedish, Danish, English, German, ItalianB1, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, French Studies: Portuguese | Message 18 of 25 21 July 2008 at 12:31pm | IP Logged |
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I just found out that I made a writing error. I mean 15 pages per -week-, not per day! This may sound slow, but it's for the best. And lateron one can speed up a bit, although by then the course will be more difficult and you'll find a balancing point quickly enough.
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| !LH@N Triglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6819 days ago 487 posts - 531 votes Speaks: German, Turkish*, English Studies: Serbo-Croatian, Spanish | Message 19 of 25 21 July 2008 at 1:03pm | IP Logged |
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LOL yeah first time I read it I was about to ask if that isn't a little too much but I thought to myself "Don't be a sissy"
Yes, 15 pages a week sounds even better ;) Regards, Ilhan 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Eduard Decaglot Senior Member Norway Joined 6023 days ago 166 posts - 170 votes 2 sounds Speaks: Dutch*, NorwegianC1, Swedish, Danish, English, German, ItalianB1, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, French Studies: Portuguese | Message 20 of 25 21 July 2008 at 1:14pm | IP Logged |
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Just something that struck me: why not start learning Bosnian straight away? You mentioned that you wanted to wait until you mastered Spanish. I think that learning these two languages (in moderation) won't really hinder each other, since they're not related closely enough to get you confused easily. And from what I gather, your reason for learning Bosnian is genuinely one I myself wouldn't want to wait starting with ;).
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| !LH@N Triglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6819 days ago 487 posts - 531 votes Speaks: German, Turkish*, English Studies: Serbo-Croatian, Spanish | Message 21 of 25 21 July 2008 at 1:33pm | IP Logged |
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Good question :)
I'll try to answer. I'll following the advice of Barry Farber (and I think it is Francois' advice, too) to study only one language at a time. I am not scared that I'll be mixing them both up, the thing I am scared is that I won't be able to dedicate as much time for both of them. Right now I am off school and have a lot of time, but I still remember those times where I had to prepare for an important exam and was so much in stress that I couldn't even do the most basic things (or I was just too tired to even attempt to do them). I usually have a busy schedule, I am school president, about the get my Abitur (I want good grades) and I am also playing American football in the 2.Bundesliga, so it is pretty full :) I don't want to slack any language, so I thought focusing on Spanish until I reach basic fluency and then moving on to Bosnian. I don't know, do you have any arguments that could convince me to start with Bosnian right away :D Regards, Ilhan 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Eduard Decaglot Senior Member Norway Joined 6023 days ago 166 posts - 170 votes 2 sounds Speaks: Dutch*, NorwegianC1, Swedish, Danish, English, German, ItalianB1, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, French Studies: Portuguese | Message 22 of 25 21 July 2008 at 1:50pm | IP Logged |
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Well, I understand that by the end of August you won't have so much time left for studying languages in comparison to now. Perhaps now would be the right time to get started as long as you have the opportunity. This work is pretty chunky, but then as you start doing all those other things, you won't have to dedicate so much attention or time to increasingly learn the language as you already have the basics in place (more or less).
Btw, if you are traveling a lot due to the American football plays, I suggest downloading podcasts in your target language for listening to when on the bus/train/aeroplane. Croatian radio station HRT has a page with podcasts, including even some small podcasts about the language itself ('Govorimo Hrvatski'). I listen to it while falling asleep :-). Find these podcasts over here: http://rnz.hrt.hr/ 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| !LH@N Triglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6819 days ago 487 posts - 531 votes Speaks: German, Turkish*, English Studies: Serbo-Croatian, Spanish | Message 23 of 25 21 July 2008 at 1:53pm | IP Logged |
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Wow this is awesome...and I might be very very easy to confince...but I think I am going to sleep a night or two about this...get going right away.
The only problem I see as of now is that I don't have the money for Alexender's books (I'm going to a trip to Spain very soon and need to save up all my money for that) but I might find a way to get away with those books. I'll try talking to my parents and think about that...but I am...tempted :D Regards, Ilhan 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| unzum Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom soyouwanttolearnalan Joined 6912 days ago 371 posts - 478 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Mandarin | Message 24 of 25 21 July 2008 at 4:33pm | IP Logged |
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Hey Ilhan!
Here's a grammar guide to Serbian, Croatian & Bosnian. I haven't had much of a look at it but it seems pretty comprehensive. This has a collection of Bosnian words & phrases and some grammar info. 101 languages has a similar guide here. No audio for either of them unfortunately. IE Languages has a nice tutorial on Bosnian, Croatian & Serbian that introduces vocabulary & grammar. It seems to explain some of the differences between the 3 languages/dialects as well. Travlang has an interactive site for learning Bosnian vocabulary with quizzes for each section. Intensive Introductory Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian - A university site with lessons, texts and drills. Looks good, might need the accompanying book though. A survival kit for Serbo-Croatian here, including spelling & pronunciation rules, grammatical structures, lexical minimums & intentional phrases. Also has pages about the history of Slavic languages. Here's a links for Serbo-Croatian libraries & collections. That's all I could find for now. Hope it's useful & good luck with your Bosnian studies! 1 person has voted this message useful |
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