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| yuhakko Tetraglot Senior Member FranceRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4633 days ago 414 posts - 582 votes  Speaks: French*, EnglishB2, EnglishC2, Spanish, Japanese Studies: Korean, Norwegian, Mandarin | Message 9 of 26 02 January 2013 at 1:30am | IP Logged |
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Thank you for your explanation! I really had no idea about all that but that's
reassuring! It means my study of Mandarin might give me a small headstart! You started 14months ago?? That's pretty impressive! To get to such a level in such a short amount of time is just inspiring ! I have heard about those speculiar particularities like in formal context or the huge difference in the sentence based on from which sex you are. The latter might be easy for you now, but I guess it caused you some problems at the beginning no? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| iawia Bilingual Pentaglot Newbie Taiwan Joined 4590 days ago 35 posts - 55 votes Speaks: EnglishC2, Mandarin*, Taiwanese*, Cantonese, Spanish Studies: Thai, Japanese | Message 10 of 26 14 January 2013 at 6:55am | IP Logged |
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Three crazy weeks have passed, and my finals are finally over!
I still managed to maintain using every language that I studied every 2 to 3 days, and overall I think I did OK on my exams and language studies:) I'm going to update my progress some time later, since I do not have the habit of updating my log every day, and I mostly use pen and paper for that purpose. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------ This is totally irrelevant. But I found a lesson of some Jamaican Patois, and wow, it was totally amazing! Whaddup. How yu du? Mi deh ya. Everyting is everyting, ya cool maan. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| LittleBoy Diglot Groupie United Kingdom Joined 5311 days ago 84 posts - 100 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German, Spanish, Mandarin, Esperanto | Message 11 of 26 16 January 2013 at 1:07am | IP Logged |
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Hello fellow Team 鶴 member!
Funnily, the language we share is Spanish, though I fear that you're already a bit better than me and will soon be way off ahead with such a good study schedule. Have you got any recommendations for Spanish serie or other things to watch? Preferably online, free and legal! 谢谢！ Best of luck for 2013! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| billyshears66 Groupie United States Joined 4515 days ago 69 posts - 78 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin | Message 12 of 26 21 January 2013 at 1:10am | IP Logged |
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iawia, your language accomplishments so far are outstanding! I look forward to the day I
know as many languages as you... though, I am enjoying the journey! Good luck on your goals. Looking forward to being on this team with you. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| iawia Bilingual Pentaglot Newbie Taiwan Joined 4590 days ago 35 posts - 55 votes Speaks: EnglishC2, Mandarin*, Taiwanese*, Cantonese, Spanish Studies: Thai, Japanese | Message 13 of 26 21 January 2013 at 2:38pm | IP Logged |
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2013 1/1-1/14
Spanish 1.Started watching Águila Roja, 2ºtemporada without subtitles. 11 episodes(880 min) It was the first time I tried to watch authentic material without subtitles, and I was quite surprised by the percentage I understood. 2.Showtime Spanish podcasts 1-20(400min) This is a product by the same guys from Coffee Break Spanish. I understood more than 90%, but it was an interesting supplement that I could listen to while commuting. 3.Started reading Vide de Pi, read about 125 pages. There are still 10 to 20 new vocabulary per page, but I restrained myself from using a dictionary. Up until now, I quite enjoyed the book and the reading process, and I understood most of the contents. In short, I made a major transition to native language materials, and I am quite pleased from how easily I can comprehend most of what´s spoken or written. Japanese 1. Finished Pimsleur I 19-30.(360min) 2. Assimil Japanese with Ease 19-28. 3. My N5 Japanese Grammar class here in Taipei. Up until now, I have yet to find out a perfect study method that integrates the materials I have, and to fit "learning Japanese" into my daily study routine. Thai 1. 標準泰國語Units 30-46 (510min) 2. Some Thai shows, news and videos on Youtube from time to time. Cantonese I started listening to another Cantonese podcast made by RTHK(Radio TV HK) This series is called 香港老花鏡, and within 20 minutes, the show hosts talk about some stories about HK history. I think I can understand more than 90% of the material if I listen attentively. I've already listened to 10 episodes(200min), and learned quite a lot about pirates, barbers, dancing in HK, and many other topics. Definitely an enjoyable learning material for high intermediate learners. Edited by iawia on 21 January 2013 at 2:40pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| iawia Bilingual Pentaglot Newbie Taiwan Joined 4590 days ago 35 posts - 55 votes Speaks: EnglishC2, Mandarin*, Taiwanese*, Cantonese, Spanish Studies: Thai, Japanese | Message 14 of 26 21 January 2013 at 2:59pm | IP Logged |
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I want to share how I became an early riser.
I normally go to bed around midnight, and wake around 5 am (I usually need about 6 hours of sleep, but after this change of sleep habits, I seem to need less sleep.) After that, I watch an episode in Spanish because normally I'm too drowsy to do anything else that requires much attention and alertness. Here are some thoughts: 1. In order to get up early, you have to go to bed early. So if you like to stay up all night, it's better to gradually adjust the time you go to bed. 2. The normal sleep-wake cycle is about 1.5 hours. Every 90 minutes there's an interval of Rapid Eye Movement, and dreams normally occur in this period. It's also the time you're most likely to wake up. 3. Do not think of getting up early as a punishment. Instead you will have more time to enjoy the early morning and do whatever you like, whether it be reading, studying languages or whatever you like. You can even enjoy breakfast taking your time, avoid the traffic and plan the whole day ahead of you. 4. Put the alarm clock at a distance of about 2 meters. At this distance, it's difficult for you to return to your cozy bed; and you will have to get up to turn off the alarm clock. 5. Waking up is not getting up. After you turn off the alarm clock, do something immediately. Drink a glass of water, wash your face, or even turn on the computer or TV. Whatever you do, do something that distracts you from the notion of returning to bed. If you do successfully get up early, enjoy the entire morning in front of you and reward yourself with something, because you really do deserve that. The things we do for language learning... Edited by iawia on 21 January 2013 at 3:00pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| yuhakko Tetraglot Senior Member FranceRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4633 days ago 414 posts - 582 votes Speaks: French*, EnglishB2, EnglishC2, Spanish, Japanese Studies: Korean, Norwegian, Mandarin | Message 15 of 26 21 January 2013 at 3:49pm | IP Logged |
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Nice idea, I've tried often to wake up early, but my biggest problem is that I can't seem
to go to sleep early, so that's something to work on. I'll try your ideas to help me wake up and If I succeed, I'll come back to thank you here ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Bakunin Diglot Senior Member Switzerland outerkhmer.blogspot. Joined 5131 days ago 531 posts - 1126 votes Speaks: German*, Thai Studies: Khmer | Message 16 of 26 21 January 2013 at 6:02pm | IP Logged |
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Good to see you're working on Thai :)
I'm also an early bird, I usually get up around 5 or a bit earlier. I love those quiet morning hours, and I get a lot done before I go to work. It's the best and often most productive time of the day. Sometimes I wish I could sleep a bit longer, but most of the time I enjoy waking up and starting a new day. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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