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| jdmoncada Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4831 days ago 470 posts - 741 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Finnish Studies: Russian, Japanese | Message 1 of 5 22 February 2011 at 5:45am | IP Logged |
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I was hoping we could share in one thread some of our small achievements, the things that make us proud of our language work. I hope you all will be encouraged to share something big or small about your language learning that has made you happy.
I feel it is good to share our successes and that we can encourage each other. This information may be in individual practice logs, but it is not necessarily so. Here is a personal example of a small achievement that makes me feel proud. Yesterday, I met a man from Cuba, a complete stranger to me. I got to speak to him in both Russian (only a few phrases) and Spanish. He said that my Spanish accent was near perfect, and that my rhythm and timing of the language was fast just like a native speaker. I have never been complimented about the speed of my language before. He pointed it out to me because he had met too many native English speakers who were slow and awkward when trying to speak Spanish. It seemed like such an unusual and wonderful compliment that I had to share it with others who could appreciate it. And now, please, share your small achievements or things that make you happy along your language journey. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Bao Diglot Senior Member Germany tinyurl.com/pe4kqe5 Joined 5563 days ago 2256 posts - 4046 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin | Message 2 of 5 22 February 2011 at 7:25am | IP Logged |
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It's not my own achievement, but rather a group's - yesterday my French teacher said she's constantly surprised because she never before proceeded so fast with a class.
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| hjordis Senior Member United States snapshotsoftheworld. Joined 4983 days ago 209 posts - 264 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, German, Spanish, Japanese | Message 3 of 5 22 February 2011 at 7:20pm | IP Logged |
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Yesterday I had a conversation in Japanese and DIDN'T offend anybody.(I don't usually go around offending people. I just think it's a good goal.) It also went well in general.
I also finally got around to starting a blog in Japanese. It's not really an example of my progress, though it made me realize how much more I knew than I'd thought, but it's an achievement in that I've been meaning to start one for a while, but been too lazy/scared. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| numerodix Trilingual Hexaglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 6580 days ago 856 posts - 1226 votes Speaks: EnglishC2*, Norwegian*, Polish*, Italian, Dutch, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 4 of 5 22 February 2011 at 7:27pm | IP Logged |
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I don't know if this really qualifies as achievement, but today I realized that I
understand enough Dutch to read (at least some) Afrikaans, as a by product. I really like it when that happens. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Segata Triglot Groupie Germany Joined 4968 days ago 64 posts - 125 votes Speaks: German*, Japanese, English Studies: Korean, Esperanto | Message 5 of 5 22 February 2011 at 7:48pm | IP Logged |
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Today I woke up and my inner monologue was in Korean. That.. was pretty cool I think.
This is what you get when all you do is watch Korean TV. 3 persons have voted this message useful |
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