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Tristano’s log 2015 [EN|FR|NL|RU|ES] | ||
Tags: Lithuanian | Burn-out | Dutch | Portuguese | Total Annihilation Challenge (TAC) | Russian | English | French | Spanish | ||
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| garyb Triglot Senior Member ScotlandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5208 days ago 1468 posts - 2413 votes  Speaks: English*, Italian, French Studies: Spanish | Message 89 of 177 19 February 2015 at 10:54am | IP Logged | ||
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I also thought Aquí no hay quien viva was great. Not too challenging as an low-intermediate learner with a Romance background, yet full of everyday colloquial speech. I also liked what I saw of Desaparecida, which is available on rtve.es, although without subtitles I found it quite challenging at times.
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| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4048 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 90 of 177 21 February 2015 at 3:21pm | IP Logged | ||
I saw it now :D Very funny! Well I can understand more or less every word when he speaks blazingly fast (sometimes I lose someone). The meaning is clear, some word I lose it. I find much more of a problem not the speed but the fact that he says everything in a single tone therefore without giving any reference. The words are very distinct in any case. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4048 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 91 of 177 21 February 2015 at 3:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you very much for the advices on the series to watch! Great to have new contents :) Right now I was watching
more youtube channels like HolaSoyGerman or focusingsvlogs. @Cavesa, I'm more and more annoyed by the French classes, most of it in comparison with the work I'm doing with Spanish. I think that I can bootstrap languages amazingly fast working everyday with a tutor and yet spending much less then the classes. I have still another week of Spanish until the end of the month. Then I'm thinking to start taking one professional lesson per week and find native speakers with whom to speak here in the city for the speaking practice. Meanwhile I will start working through Dutch and try to take an amazing number of hours of lessons in a short timespan. And quit the French classes, and working to take the DELF B2 through Italki tutoring. But this is what I think now. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4048 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 92 of 177 24 February 2015 at 9:24am | IP Logged | ||
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Ouch yesterday during my French class I had a lot of Spanish in my head and for the first
hour and half I had hard time speaking. We also had a listening practice and I couldn't concentrate. I will make a full French week the week before the exam. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4048 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 93 of 177 04 March 2015 at 12:09pm | IP Logged | ||
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Finally back to normal (HTLAL speaking).
I put my Spanish in maintenance mode and restarted studying Dutch for the next three months. The big news is that I have now a Dutch girlfriend, so an even higher motivation to learn this language and a very good opportunity to practice. I bought a couple of books to help me throughout the process: - Dutch for reading knowledge (A2 - C2 reader) - Intermediate Dutch Grammar Along with that I'm going to have two Italki lessons per week and I'll try to have a daily Assimil's lesson and to speak more and more in Dutch with my girlfriend. I absolutely want to stop speaking in English as soon as possible (but it requires me to become at least B2 in Dutch). 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4048 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 94 of 177 04 March 2015 at 1:55pm | IP Logged | ||
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Things that I understood from Italki:
- if you're a female teacher, and you're young and hot you can ask more money than everyone else. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4048 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 95 of 177 06 March 2015 at 10:41am | IP Logged | ||
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Taking Dutch lessons in Italki.
My goal is to do two formal lessons and one conversation lesson per week, plus of course practicing a little with my girlfriend. My teachers adviced me to watch videos from http://jeugdjournaal.nl/ and to follow the series "het huis anubis" to do massive listening input. I will integrate also with reading and grammar and Assimil. Tengo que practicar mi castellano si yo quiero no olvidarlo :D La ventaja del castellano es que ya que hablo Italiano e miro a videos de youtube en espanol, no puedo olvidarlo tan facilmente. La desventaja es que mi frances esta sufriendo por culpa de eso :D 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4048 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 96 of 177 09 March 2015 at 3:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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I just received a message in my Italki inbox:
"Congratulations! You completed the italki 2015 New Year's Language Challenge! 400ITC has been deposited into your Payment Account !" :proud: 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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