hribecek Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5347 days ago 1243 posts - 1458 votes Speaks: English*, Czech, Spanish Studies: Italian, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Toki Pona, Russian
| Message 9 of 46 03 January 2012 at 10:09pm | IP Logged |
Kisfroccs wrote:
and I was sure she was speaking English to me, until I saw the look of uncomprehension of the others, who didn't understood a word what she was saying to me, because it was of course in Hungarian.
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That's a real achievement to get to the stage where you think that somebody is speaking one of your very strong languages because you understand so well and naturally.
I can't imagine getting to that stage in Hungarian, although today I was listening to Kossuth radio and understood about 20% which is probably double what I usually understand!
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Kisfroccs Bilingual Pentaglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 5407 days ago 388 posts - 549 votes Speaks: French*, German*, EnglishC1, Swiss-German, Hungarian Studies: Italian, Serbo-Croatian
| Message 10 of 46 07 January 2012 at 9:12pm | IP Logged |
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hribecek Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5347 days ago 1243 posts - 1458 votes Speaks: English*, Czech, Spanish Studies: Italian, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Toki Pona, Russian
| Message 11 of 46 10 January 2012 at 9:44pm | IP Logged |
Thanks for posting your language story.
As I've said before, you're so lucky to be bilingual. Lucky isn't the right word because you worked hard to get there too, but you know what I mean.
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Kafea Groupie United States Joined 4930 days ago 78 posts - 98 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Sámi
| Message 12 of 46 11 January 2012 at 7:17am | IP Logged |
I agree that your story is unique and inspiring! As a child, 7th to 8th grade, you were speaking German, French, and learning Latin and English. You are a very good person to ask about the debate between those who advocate learning one language completely before starting another, versus those who prefer to learn several languages simultaneously. Did that mar you as a student, was it too hard, or did you thrive? It sounds like you thrived and appreciated what you learned in later classes but I don't want to assume.
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Kisfroccs Bilingual Pentaglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 5407 days ago 388 posts - 549 votes Speaks: French*, German*, EnglishC1, Swiss-German, Hungarian Studies: Italian, Serbo-Croatian
| Message 13 of 46 16 January 2012 at 4:31pm | IP Logged |
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Kisfroccs Bilingual Pentaglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 5407 days ago 388 posts - 549 votes Speaks: French*, German*, EnglishC1, Swiss-German, Hungarian Studies: Italian, Serbo-Croatian
| Message 14 of 46 24 January 2012 at 2:04pm | IP Logged |
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hribecek Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5347 days ago 1243 posts - 1458 votes Speaks: English*, Czech, Spanish Studies: Italian, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Toki Pona, Russian
| Message 15 of 46 24 January 2012 at 2:35pm | IP Logged |
Is that Hungarian text difficult for you? It's very difficult for me! Can I post it on the Hungarian thread to get help from Maxval? It looks interesting!
I understood all of the little text written by you though and learned the phrase - szempontjából. From the context I guess it means - From the point of view of...
I always enjoy your songs by the way!
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Kisfroccs Bilingual Pentaglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 5407 days ago 388 posts - 549 votes Speaks: French*, German*, EnglishC1, Swiss-German, Hungarian Studies: Italian, Serbo-Croatian
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