joanthemaid Triglot Senior Member France Joined 5463 days ago 483 posts - 559 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Russian, German
| Message 9 of 29 15 February 2011 at 11:32am | IP Logged |
Is it just me or do you learn languages supernaturally fast?
You'll speak six by the end of the year (probably sooner as you already know Dutch), I'm sure, plus for you this is probably the point where it starts getting much easier. Go former teammate!
PS; do you have a secret or is it just genetic?
Edited by joanthemaid on 15 February 2011 at 11:35am
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bramsterdam Bilingual Hexaglot Senior Member NetherlandsRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5420 days ago 106 posts - 113 votes Speaks: Dutch, French*, English*, German, Spanish, Russian
| Message 10 of 29 16 February 2011 at 3:50am | IP Logged |
Could be genetics, my father speaks 4 himself haha. But I dunno I just have a passion for them and for me it seems that learning them comes more natural than other stuff, or its just easier for me to learn them than to learn another subject I guess? I´m not sure.
You´re right though it gets easier the more you start to learn and especially when theyre the same family (Dutch-German, Spanish-French).
Although I can speak Russian, I still have plenty of mistakes so I don´t think I´m fluent in it or if I am it´s pretty basic, I don´t know if I could have a deep conversation about philosophy for example. Even my Spanish sometimes has a few small mistakes. The only ones I´d say where I never make a mistake and am fluent 100% are Dutch French English.
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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 11 of 29 16 February 2011 at 9:34am | IP Logged |
Still. How old are you? If you don't mind telling me (and everyone) of course...
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bramsterdam Bilingual Hexaglot Senior Member NetherlandsRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5420 days ago 106 posts - 113 votes Speaks: Dutch, French*, English*, German, Spanish, Russian
| Message 12 of 29 17 February 2011 at 3:47am | IP Logged |
21 on Sunday
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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 13 of 29 17 February 2011 at 12:44pm | IP Logged |
Like I said... Happy early birthday!
Edited by joanthemaid on 17 February 2011 at 12:44pm
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bramsterdam Bilingual Hexaglot Senior Member NetherlandsRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5420 days ago 106 posts - 113 votes Speaks: Dutch, French*, English*, German, Spanish, Russian
| Message 14 of 29 25 February 2011 at 7:18am | IP Logged |
So I ended up giving a speech/toast on Sunday night, my friend was really impressed at how good of Russian it was. I was pretty nervous though haha, whole table full of native Russian speakers but it went well.
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bramsterdam Bilingual Hexaglot Senior Member NetherlandsRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5420 days ago 106 posts - 113 votes Speaks: Dutch, French*, English*, German, Spanish, Russian
| Message 15 of 29 23 March 2011 at 5:57am | IP Logged |
I´m still at it, and currently right now learning the dative case in my German class, its also making some aspects of Russian make more sense to me. By the end of this year I want to have an almost fluent ability in German, and really improve my Russian.
This summer I´m considering going to Moscow & St. Petersburg perhaps, but a little skeptical about going there alone. Otherwise I´ll be back in Holland as usual and go around Germany-Switzerland a bit, plus maybe some other places if I have the money and time.
I hope everyone else is still moving along!
Sorry for lack of updates but as usual, school is taking up all my time this semester!!!
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bramsterdam Bilingual Hexaglot Senior Member NetherlandsRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5420 days ago 106 posts - 113 votes Speaks: Dutch, French*, English*, German, Spanish, Russian
| Message 16 of 29 23 March 2011 at 6:05am | IP Logged |
Ah and I´m curious if anyone knows a good book or program for Swiss German, please let me know..
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