|
 |
Penelope 2014 TK / FR / RU / HE | ||
Share with:
| ||
 Language Learning Forum : Language Learning Log |  | |
| mrwarper Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Spain forum_posts.asp?TID=Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5011 days ago 1493 posts - 2500 votes  Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2 Studies: German, Russian, Japanese | Message 169 of 252 03 February 2014 at 2:12pm | IP Logged | ||
This is old but a good summary and always a very motivational reading, because it simply *demonstrates* that a lot is possible and it applies to much more than the FSI. We should get links to this every month :) 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| renaissancemedi Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Greece Joined 4143 days ago 941 posts - 1309 votes Speaks: Greek*, Ancient Greek*, EnglishC2 Studies: French, Russian, Turkish, Modern Hebrew | Message 170 of 252 03 February 2014 at 2:59pm | IP Logged | ||
|
@ mrwarper: yes I found it very motivating (shamefully admitting I hadn't read it before)
Turkish Common words. As always, the English word is the greek meaning Rahat, rest, ραχάτι Merak, sadness, worry, secret love, μεράκι Kuru, a kind of pastry crust for cheesepie, κουρού Lokma, a kind of sweet, λουκουμάς Pilav, rice, πιλάφι Sıra, turn, σειρά Soy, extended family, σόι 
Doğru, straight, ντουγρού Tembel, lazy, τεμπέλης Dolma, a kind of food, ντολμάς Kapak, lid, καπάκι Küp, jug, κιούπι Plaki, a way to cook things, πλακί Karpuz, watermelon, καρπούζι Bakkal, grocer, μπακάλης Çabuk, bully, τσαμπουκάς These are just from a couple of FSI units, not counting the common words that have very obvious greek/european origins like democrat, stadium, etc. I see a lot of common food words in there :) Edited by renaissancemedi on 03 February 2014 at 3:13pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Expugnator Hexaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 4951 days ago 3335 posts - 4349 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Norwegian, French, English, Italian, Papiamento Studies: Mandarin, Georgian, Russian | Message 171 of 252 03 February 2014 at 10:18pm | IP Logged | ||
|
I study little in the earlier stages, before I approach B1. So, i'm still studying little
for Russian, only 1 lesson a day. It might take long but if you really don't feel passionate for the language the way you do for Turkish and French, it's much better than simply dropping it. I still see progress after 1 year and 3 months, though it's much slower than in some other languages. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| agantik Triglot Senior Member France Joined 4420 days ago 217 posts - 335 votes Speaks: French*, English, Italian Studies: German, Norwegian | Message 172 of 252 04 February 2014 at 7:37am | IP Logged | ||
|
Thank you for sharing the article about FSI, I hadn't read it either and it does give food for thought. It also
puts remarks we have all made as foreign language learners or teachers (which is the case for me) in a more scientific way, and it´s nice to have your humble naïve opinion confirmed by academic searchers! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| renaissancemedi Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Greece Joined 4143 days ago 941 posts - 1309 votes Speaks: Greek*, Ancient Greek*, EnglishC2 Studies: French, Russian, Turkish, Modern Hebrew | Message 173 of 252 04 February 2014 at 8:32am | IP Logged | ||
|
@ Expugnator: I was thinking exactly the same thing. Slow progress will eventually get us where we want to go! The trick is, instead of giving up, to form a habit. After all, if we are in no hurry to learn a language... One assimil lesson a day is what I want as well at this point. Which means 100 days, or a bit more, to cover some rather advanced material.
@ agantik: You are welcome :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| renaissancemedi Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Greece Joined 4143 days ago 941 posts - 1309 votes Speaks: Greek*, Ancient Greek*, EnglishC2 Studies: French, Russian, Turkish, Modern Hebrew | Message 174 of 252 04 February 2014 at 10:37am | IP Logged | ||
|
Merhaba. Benim adım Penelope. Ben yunanım . Ben türkçe öğrenmek istiyorum, ama bu kolay değil. Hoşçakal.
12 useful Turkish phrases. 1. hoş geldiniz — it’s nice you came / welcome (Καλώς ήλθες) 2. hoş bulduk — I find it nice (Καλώς σας βρήκα) 3. Buyrun— please / here you are / walk this way / etc (Ορίστε) 4. teşekkür ederim — thank you 5. Elinize sağlık — health to your hands (Γειά στα χέρια σου) 6. afiyet olsun — may it be good for you (Σε καλό σου) 7. güle güle kullanin — use it smiling 8. kolay gelsin — may it come easy 9. Allah Allah — good Lord (Θεέ μου! not at all blasphemy, contrary to English) 10. geçmiş olsun — may it pass (Περαστικά) 11. inşallah — God willing (Πρώτα ο Θεός) 12. aferin sana — good for you (to be used briefly as just "Aferin") I translated the greek phrases that are exactly the same. I mean, exactly. Song of the day Μαντώ – Sertab Erener ”Φως-Aşk” Edited by renaissancemedi on 04 February 2014 at 10:03pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| fireballtrouble Triglot Senior Member Turkey Joined 4309 days ago 129 posts - 203 votes Speaks: Turkish*, French, English Studies: German | Message 175 of 252 04 February 2014 at 6:04pm | IP Logged | ||
|
Just a few corrections :
sentence no. 3 must be "Buyrun" , not "buyurun" (the root verb is buyurmak but that's just a harmony rule that you'll encounter later :)) sentence no. 5 must be "Elinize sağlık" , not "elenize sağılık" sentence no. 12 is preferred to be used briefly as just "Aferin". And your Turkish introduction sentence is great, congrats ! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| renaissancemedi Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Greece Joined 4143 days ago 941 posts - 1309 votes Speaks: Greek*, Ancient Greek*, EnglishC2 Studies: French, Russian, Turkish, Modern Hebrew | Message 176 of 252 04 February 2014 at 10:25pm | IP Logged | ||
|
Teşekkürler Fireball :) I appreciate your taking the time to correct me, because I know you are busy!
I have already made the proper corrections, and I am very happy the text was ok. It's scary ama I will be using every word I know from now on. Evet, I will. İyi geceler, ve teşekkürler arkadaşım. (I hope calling you that is ok. Should I say teşekkür ederim instead, for politeness? Or is it sağolun? Pardon all the questions...) Edited by renaissancemedi on 04 February 2014 at 10:32pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
|  | 
Printable version
|
| Copyright 2024 FX Micheloud - All rights reserved No part of this website may be copied by any means without my written authorization. |
