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| kanewai Triglot Senior Member United States justpaste.it/kanewai Joined 4888 days ago 1386 posts - 3054 votes  Speaks: English*, French, Marshallese Studies: Italian, Spanish | Message 9 of 78 27 September 2011 at 10:41am | IP Logged | ||
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I just finished FSI Arabic 5 tonight. It took me three sessions just to get through the
recorded parts, and I freaked a bit when I turned the page and saw 11 pages of 'supplemental sentences.' That was Saturday, and I couldn't even face those 11 pages on Sunday. But they turned out to be pretty easy. I need to keep my vocabulary list next to me, but that's ok for now. I can now say such important phrases as "this communique is private" and "that is the minister of the republic." Phrases which I will probably never need. Next up ... Chapter 6 introduces the idafa construction. I remember it being tricky at first, but that easy once it clicked. Let's hope it clicks quickly this time. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5015 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 10 of 78 27 September 2011 at 2:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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The audio for Vol 2 of FSI MWA is pretty complete but unfortunately a few files seem to be missing from Vol 1. Does anyone have access to them?
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| kanewai Triglot Senior Member United States justpaste.it/kanewai Joined 4888 days ago 1386 posts - 3054 votes Speaks: English*, French, Marshallese Studies: Italian, Spanish | Message 11 of 78 27 September 2011 at 7:05pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm pretty sure I have the complete set. Which are you missing?
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| liddytime Pentaglot Senior Member United States mainlymagyar.wordpre Joined 6228 days ago 693 posts - 1328 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Galician Studies: Hungarian, Vietnamese, Modern Hebrew, Norwegian, Persian, Arabic (Written) | Message 12 of 78 28 September 2011 at 4:47am | IP Logged | ||
ل ه ل !!! تلك بيان مشترك و حام!! اليوم كما كان من الصعب العربية الدرس الخمسة هو الدرس الصعب بيان مشترك هذا هو مضحك Aw c'mon! You'll never use "this communique is private" ? Chapter 13 of the Saudi course is reminding me what a pain Arabic numbers are ... ugh ... Edited by liddytime on 28 September 2011 at 5:29am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5015 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 13 of 78 28 September 2011 at 3:05pm | IP Logged | ||
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@kanewai: Thanks for your response. Let me check and get back to you about the missing files.
I seek forgiveness from my fellow group members for not properly introducing myself first. :-) Background: I am from Kolkata(Calcutta), West Bengal. I am an engineering student in my second year of college. Linguistic Skills: I am a native speaker of Bengali and can speak fluent Hindi (I've been mistaken for a native speaker on occasion). I am fairly competent in English although my accent isn't something that I am proud of. :-) Current Situation: As an engineering student, I have other subjects too that demand my attention. So when it comes to language learning, I find it difficult to maintain motivation and stick to a definite routine. Maybe this study group is just what the doctor ordered. :-) Napoleon P.S.: My next post will describe my current position with respect to the languages in question, i.e. French and Arabic. Edited by napoleon on 28 September 2011 at 4:19pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5015 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 14 of 78 28 September 2011 at 3:39pm | IP Logged | ||
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French Reason for Study: I may have to work in francophone countries after I finish my formal education. Its needless to mention that I am seriously intrigued by the culture, music, cuisine, etc. of the francophone world. Courses: I have already collected a veritable library of different courses. A few more are in the mail awaiting delivery to my doorstep. There are a few courses that I plan to complete thoroughly. Apart from these "core" courses, I plan to do a few more just to satisfy my wanderlust. :-) The following are the courses that plan on doing (The starred ones are those that I'll be particularly concentrating on): 1. Foreign Service Institute - Introduction to French Phonology* 2. Foreign Service Institute - French Basic Course* 3. Assimil - New French With Ease* 4. Hugo - French In Three Months* 5. Assimil - Business French 6. Assimil - Using French 7. French In Action 8. Assimil - French Without Toil 9. Easy French Reader by R. de Roussy de Sales Current Position: Chapter Three of FSI French Phonology 17th Lesson of Assimil New French With Ease 3rd week of Hugo French In Three Months 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5015 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 15 of 78 28 September 2011 at 3:53pm | IP Logged | ||
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Arabic Reason for Study: I have a strong feeling that I might have to work in one of the Gulf countries. :-) Courses: There are a few courses that I plan to complete thoroughly. Apart from these main courses, I plan to do a few more just to satisfy my wanderlust. :-) The following are the courses that plan on doing (The starred ones are those that I'll be particularly concentrating on): 1. Teach Yourself Arabic Script 2. Mastering Arabic Script* 3. Foreign Service Institute - Modern Written Arabic* 4. Madinah Arabic Course* 5. Foreign Service Institute - Saudi Urban Hijazi Arabic Basic Course* 6. Colloquial Gulf Arabic 7. Teach Yourself Gulf Arabic 8. Defence Language Institute - Modern Standard Arabic* 9. Easy Arabic Grammar 10. All The Arabic You Never Learned The First Time Around. Current Position: I think I need to concentrate on the cursive form of the Arabic script, now that I can read the printed script fairly well. Chapter 2 of FSI MWA-I. I had done till lesson 11 in the past but I'm re-visiting them too. ;-) Lesson 5 of the Madinah Book 1. Maybe I should do a quick revision here too given how long I have neglected this language. Edited by napoleon on 28 September 2011 at 4:56pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| liddytime Pentaglot Senior Member United States mainlymagyar.wordpre Joined 6228 days ago 693 posts - 1328 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Galician Studies: Hungarian, Vietnamese, Modern Hebrew, Norwegian, Persian, Arabic (Written) | Message 16 of 78 28 September 2011 at 9:02pm | IP Logged | ||
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@napoleon
Ah! Merci pour vos réponses! Je suis au travail et je ne peux pas écrire en arabe maintenant. Bienvenue sur le français / arabe thread!! Ahlan wa sahlan! Aktub kathiir hadha 'l masaa fil baytee fil arabiyya! 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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