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| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5332 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 9 of 34 28 January 2012 at 11:47pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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Ich hoffe das wir auch ganz schnell auf deutsch sprechen werden, auf Skype. Und vieleicht ein bischen norwegisch? :-)
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| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4705 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 10 of 34 29 January 2012 at 12:39am | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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If you need any help with Dutch, let me know. My German isn't bad but I doubt I can teach you anything there, haha...
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| ruskivyetr Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5479 days ago 769 posts - 962 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Spanish, Russian, Polish, Modern Hebrew | Message 11 of 34 30 January 2012 at 6:39am | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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Hallo alle zusammen!
Seit langem bin ich hier :/. So some excuses first: 1. I've had exams (Semesterklausuren) 2. I've started a new semester, and hence, new classes. 3. I've been figuring out a lot of stuff lately, so STRESS. I will give a short lowdown on the little changes and progress I've made, just to show I'm still in this for the win. Deutsch: I had to take 2 different levels of German examinations. Since I take an independent study in German 5, my teacher had me take the level 3 and 4 exams, giving me about the same amount of time to complete both, that the other levels would have to complete one. This was rather fun, and leaving the exam I was thinking in German, which is a good sign. I've done some light reading of some books, but nothing too serious. I just want to get back into the swing of things with my independent study, so I can hit two birds with one stone regarding work. Русский: I feel so guilty for ignoring much of my Russian studies for this amount of time. I've done Anki here and there, but nothing more than that. I feel good about this week though, and I hope to make a final push to about lesson 26 in the PRC. I've started my dialog book, which I will use as my own little "Assimil." It's a pain in the arse to write out EVERYTHING by hand, so I might type it up and tape the printouts in my little notebook. Norsk: I started my Norwegian Anki! I've also been toying with Danish a little bit (I KNOW IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA :), just as a little fun side project. I've been reading Scandinavia and the World (a fun little comic with the three Scandi countries as characters, each of them showing off stereotypes of their respective country) and I decided I look a bit like a stereotypical Dane, with the tousled blond hair and the preference for a relaxed and chill lifestyle ;). My pronunciation in Danish is actually not that bad, but I decided that I really like Norwegian a little too much. Plus I don't think I could ever understand an actual Dane speaking, whereas I can understand a good amount of what Swedes and Norwegians say. I'm also becoming a little more pumped up for Norwegian. I don't know particularly why, but I like to rattle off and say a few things in Norwegian randomly. I don't understand what it is, but I just like it. Español, עברית: Unfortunately I did not get around to Spanish or Hebrew in my absence. Suomi: I feel really guilty about doing so, but I printed out the workbook and textbook pages for both the pronunciation section and unit 1 of FSI Finnish, and I've been toying around with it. I also learned how to sing this Finnish song that goes really really fast called Ievan Polkka :). I love how the words roll off my tongue. I've also been listening to this Finnish drinking song called Juomalaulu. I don't know why I just love drinking songs, so if anyone knows anymore good Finnish, Norwegian, Russian, or German drinking songs, I'd be ecstatic :).
Cool :)! I'd love to hear more about what you think of the school and whatnot. Which year are you in? I would prefer to go to Amsterdam, mainly because I'm a city person, although Leiden is very pretty. I really want to study Russian and/or Arabic, although I don't know about the policy of double majors in European schools.
Aber natürlich :). Es tut mir leid, daß ich seit langem hier nicht gewesen bin. Ich habe auch mit unserer Mannschaft nicht geskypt (?). Wahrscheinlich bald können wir skypen, und ich glaube, daß wir meistens auf Deutsch und Spanisch sprechen werden, aber hoffentlich wäre mein Norwegisch nicht so schlecht sein, also kann ich ein Paar Wörter reden :).
Awesome! I haven't really done anything with Dutch yet this year, and I probably won't for a while, but I'll definitely take note of that. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5554 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 12 of 34 08 February 2012 at 10:46am | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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No need to feel guilty...January/February always tends to be stressful time of the year where so many other things just get in the way. The key thing is that you're still managing to fit in a bit of study here and there, and I'm sure you'll make excellent headway once all these other stresses calm down and give you a little more space to breath. Edited by Teango on 08 February 2012 at 10:46am 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5332 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 13 of 34 09 February 2012 at 12:33am | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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Great just to see you here, we are here for you when you get your head above water.
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| ruskivyetr Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5479 days ago 769 posts - 962 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Spanish, Russian, Polish, Modern Hebrew | Message 14 of 34 10 February 2012 at 9:47am | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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Thanks you guys :)!
Well considering this week has been a living hell, I am glad to hear that I am not the only one experiencing such stress. I have so much to do, and I have to start training for work tomorrow so I'm going to have even less time. The good thing is, I have a weeklong break starting on the 18th. During that time, I will be in the sun and sand in Miami, Florida, so I hope to be tanning and listening to German and Russian audiobooks simultaneously. It will definitely be a nice break from living in such a cold place, and it would be a great opportunity to practice my Spanish with all the Cuban locals :). Nun ein bisschen auf Deutsch. Ich habe vor kurzem die AATG Prüfung geschrieben. Es ist ein Nationalexam, der von amerikanischen Schülern in allen 50 Staaten geschrieben wird. Es gibt 3 Stufen: 2, 3, und 4. Zum beispiel, wenn man in Deutsch 2 ist, dann schreibt man Stufe 2. Es gibt keine fünfte Stufe, also habe ich deshalb die vierte Stufe geschrieben. Es gab trotzdem für mich einige grammatische Schwierigkeiten, aber ich mache mich keine Sorge darum. Ich bin sicher, ich komme darin gut weg. Now a little about the minimal study I accomplished this week: Deutsch: Other than my test, I'm glad to say that I've made some headway in Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen. I wrote down a few questions with intent on speaking to my German teacher about them, as well as looked up some unfamiliar constructions I encountered. With that said, I did almost no other study this week. I've not met with my German teacher for LEARNING purposes in a while. I've been either taking exams or taking exams or taking exams or talking about how tired we both are. I hope to meet with her on Wednesday. I want to read a news article and write a little something something about it, but I don't know if I'll have time this weekend, because I have to read half of Pride and Prejudice by Monday :/. Русский: I didn't really do much with Russian, but I'm hoping once my break starts next week, I can dive in headfirst and just consume as much Russian as possible. עורית and Español and Norsk Once again...nothing. Polski I'm such a troll. I don't have time for my other languages but I have time to have a small conversation with my Polish friend. We talked about her new piercing and her dad's reaction for a bit and then it was back to English to talk about our Asian Studies class. It was just a nice conversation to try and remember some Polish :). Okay so other than the minimal little bits and pieces, nothing got done this week. I'm very tired, it's almost 4 AM, and I'm running on the sleep I got from my 6 hour afternoon nap. I still have to study for my math test that's 1st period. Joyous. Hopefully next week will bear more fruit. Derek out. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||
| ruskivyetr Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5479 days ago 769 posts - 962 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Spanish, Russian, Polish, Modern Hebrew | Message 15 of 34 05 March 2012 at 3:39am | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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So there haven't been many updates for a while.
I don't have much to report, other than that languages are going extremely slow in my life right now. I'm planning on having an "Immersion day" in German after my SAT on Saturday, and I'm doing a focus day for Russian on Sunday, to not only catch up on stuff but to push ahead a bit further. Sorry you guys, school and life sucks :P. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||||||||
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5332 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 16 of 34 20 April 2012 at 10:59pm | IP Logged | |||||||||||
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You are being missed!
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