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| linguaholic_ch Triglot Groupie IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5049 days ago 69 posts - 96 votes  Speaks: English, Hindi, Bengali Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, French | Message 1 of 7 28 February 2014 at 9:55am | IP Logged | ||
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Hello forum members,
I am Chayan. I am from Calcutta,India and 18 years old. From childhood, I have had a tremendous passion to learn languages. When I was 12, I learnt Japanese from a private tutor for a year. But I left it due to my nightmares of Kanji(!) and increasing passion for my studies. Although, I still remember the Kana well. Even though my mother tongue is Bengali, I speak it fairly well, but my writing and reading skills are not good. I am low in vocabulary but I sue Bengali only to get along with my parents and daily life. The reason is that I study in an English medium school and all subjects are taught in English, no sign of vernacular words. Although you have to study a secondary subject for 12 years, I did not choose Bengali, only because my father insisted I study Hindi against my mother's wishes, who is a Bengali teacher. So Hindi is my second language. I have studied it almost for 12 years now. My third language in school is Bengali and I have studied it for 4 years. English is my first language and it is the language I am most comfortable in. Now again, my interest in devoting myself to learn languages has come back. I have found that French is my first love and so I am learning it now. I hope I will be successful and of be help in this forum. Regards, Chayan 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| VivianJ5 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 4263 days ago 81 posts - 133 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 2 of 7 28 February 2014 at 11:38am | IP Logged | ||
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Welcome, Chayan! You've come to the right place if learning languages is an interest of yours. You'll find many
passionate and opinionated learners in these forums, and so many ways of approaching languages. I've learned a tremendous amount here, and hope you'll find posts which inspire you and enlighten you. Much success! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| linguaholic_ch Triglot Groupie IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5049 days ago 69 posts - 96 votes Speaks: English, Hindi, Bengali Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, French | Message 3 of 7 28 February 2014 at 1:46pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hello Vivian,
Merci pour your encouragement!.I don't know where to start. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| VivianJ5 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 4263 days ago 81 posts - 133 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 4 of 7 28 February 2014 at 2:35pm | IP Logged | ||
I understand your confusion, Chayan: these forums are so full of information, it's hard to know where to begin. One thing I do regularly is to go to the top of the website (where the black banner is), and click on the "Forum" tab. There you can see subheadings for "Active Topics" - "Practical Language Learning" - "Non-English Discussion Rooms," etc. I'll usually go into the Active Topics forum, just to see what members have been discussing recently - you can choose how far back you'd like to see, one hour, one day, one week, and so on. Then just browse around, and read anything interesting, and respond if you'd like. Or, if you're looking for something in particular, like information on a particular language learning method, go into that forum, or do a "Search" in the last tab of the black banner. I've happily wandered for hours on the different forums and discussions, there's so much to read... And don't hesitate to ask questions: some of the members of this forum can be very direct, but pretty much everyone is very helpful when asked for advice or help. It'll take some time to become familiar with the different parts of this website - and I'm still learning - but I'm sure you'll find plenty to interest you. Please don't hesitate to ask more questions. Good luck! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
 Jiwon Triglot Moderator Korea, South Joined 6437 days ago 1417 posts - 1500 votes Speaks: EnglishC2, Korean*, GermanC1 Studies: Hindi, Spanish Personal Language Map | Message 5 of 7 01 March 2014 at 2:37am | IP Logged | ||
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What languages are you interested in, other than French?
I am also very interested in Indic languages. I love the scripts (Devanagari, Bangla lipi, Sinhala, etc.) are very beautiful and the cultural content these languages have to offer. Much richer in culture compared to my own native language, I think. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| linguaholic_ch Triglot Groupie IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5049 days ago 69 posts - 96 votes Speaks: English, Hindi, Bengali Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, French | Message 6 of 7 01 March 2014 at 6:23am | IP Logged | ||
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Hello Jiwon,
After French,I have interests in learning a few more like Spanish, Mandarin,German and Japanese again. I think Korea has a unique culture, lying in the middle of Japanese and Chinese customs. Even though I detest pop music, and nowadays Korea is known for K-Pop, I like her traditional music very much. When I watch Arirang TV, I always look for traditional music and culture programs. The tune of Arirang is very dear to me. I also adore the Jeongjemu court dance which I saw it on TV. Even though India has a lot to offer, you should still love your native language and look for ways to enrich it's literature. Anyways, how are you learning Hindi? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jiwon Triglot Moderator Korea, South Joined 6437 days ago 1417 posts - 1500 votes Speaks: EnglishC2, Korean*, GermanC1 Studies: Hindi, Spanish Personal Language Map | Message 7 of 7 01 March 2014 at 9:21am | IP Logged | ||
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I am not learning Hindi actively. The ONLY language I am learning with my heart has been
German for a long time. I'm trying to change that now. Will enroll for a Hindi course when I finish my military service and go back to college. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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