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| g-bod Diglot Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5981 days ago 1485 posts - 2002 votes  Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, German | Message 17 of 38 09 November 2014 at 1:28pm | IP Logged | ||
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Japanese:
Not enough opportunities for conversation practice - solution is to make the most of the opportunities I do have and accept the fact I cannot do any more than this. I'm somewhat bored of studying all the kanji and vocabulary - solution is to accept the fact I am bored, and keep going anyway! German: I just don't know enough of the language to do anything useful yet - solution is easy: keep studying French: I just don't have the time to work on this as well as Japanese and German - no solution.
Just remember that learning a language like Japanese requires exactly the same kind of mental tools you have already used and fine tuned to study the languages you already have under your belt - in that respect it is not intrinsically more difficult. It's just that, for an English speaker, thanks to the lack of shared vocabulary and quirky writing system, you will require more time for memorisation and/or exposure than you would need for, say, French. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| soclydeza85 Senior Member United States Joined 3906 days ago 357 posts - 502 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, French | Message 18 of 38 09 November 2014 at 6:50pm | IP Logged | ||
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I started a new semester at college this September and my language study time now is minimal (even when I do have time, my brain is usually too tired from studying my courses to be of any use studying languages). I still get maybe a few hours of German study in a week (about a half hour every other day) so I'm grateful for that. Now all of my German resources and my French Assimil book look at me everyday with puppydog eyes saying "what, did you forget about me?"
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| gordafarin Diglot Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4097 days ago 12 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto Studies: Persian, Spanish, Mandarin | Message 19 of 38 09 November 2014 at 7:45pm | IP Logged | ||
If that really is your biggest roadblock at the moment, let me give it a shot :) Doctor: Have you discovered why you want to be a parent and bring a new life into this world? Woman: I think so! The philosophy of every marriage is for reproduction and becoming parents! Doctor: The only real truth is the truth which we discover ourselves. You have heard of the philosophy for the existence of a new life in the view of your ancestors. However under no circumstances is the goal of marriage creating a new life. Likewise reproduction is not necessary in all forms of lovemaking and sleeping together. So in the end, humans tire of clinging together and this repetitive cycle. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Radioclare Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom timeofftakeoff.com Joined 4582 days ago 689 posts - 1119 votes Speaks: English*, German, Esperanto Studies: Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian | Message 20 of 38 09 November 2014 at 10:21pm | IP Logged | ||
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If I could vote for Chung's post ten times I would :)
But otherwise my main roadblock right now is trying to read (and write!) more fluently in Cyrillic. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Tyrion101 Senior Member United States Joined 3912 days ago 153 posts - 174 votes Speaks: French | Message 21 of 38 09 November 2014 at 11:12pm | IP Logged | ||
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With French my passive skills are nearly fluent (using Jules Verne to pick up scientific jargon), though using a french/french dictionary st all. I'm currently learning to resist the urge to use translation things online or my own dictionaries. That is one. I'm also glad to know, and note that I am not the only one who has difficulty in listening to french without subtitles. My main problem seems to be the enchântments and liaisons. That and generally just getting used to the speed of regular conversation. It seems as though I have to get used to every person talking French, which means, if its a podcast I have to listen to the same one over and over again to get how this person says things. It's quite a struggle. Russian only is the sheer difficulty of pronouncing some of the words, same with Mandarin. Passivity seems to be much easier in any other language besides French.
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| garyb Triglot Senior Member ScotlandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5206 days ago 1468 posts - 2413 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, French Studies: Spanish | Message 22 of 38 10 November 2014 at 11:18am | IP Logged | ||
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In general: Lack of time and lack of conversation opportunities are the perennial ones for me. Of course if I had more time I could probably find more conversation opportunities.
Difficulties in particular languages: French: pronunciation, especially since mine tends to worsen significantly if I don't give it very regular attention. Italian: I feel like I've been on a conversational-but-not-quite-fluent plateau for ages. I have very few opportunities to speak it these days, so I'm less in the habit of using it socially and so a bit less confident in it than I once was. Spanish: purely time. My level is low enough that I could make fast and noticeable progress, and finding people to speak with isn't difficult where I live. But I can't fit it in. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| sctroyenne Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5390 days ago 739 posts - 1312 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Spanish, Irish | Message 23 of 38 10 November 2014 at 10:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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French: Perfectionism hampering my attempts to practice writing, which I need.
Irish: Keeping up a regular routine to make more steady progress. It's been pretty easy to keep up with the Duolingo course, but the real advances come from my other main courses which I've been doing in spurts. Spanish: Language crowding issues have kept me from making any progress. I think watching movies/series with Subs2SRS work will help me squeeze in some Spanish progress. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4143 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 24 of 38 11 November 2014 at 2:23pm | IP Logged | ||
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General motivation, mainly due to neglecting my health over the past few months. I need to get fit and eat better -
in my experience, the healthier I am, the more I get done (both in languages and in life)! 1 person has voted this message useful |
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