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 Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:46 pm
Usually I can't think of something to talk about (I get this with English too, I'm shy in person), which is why before beginning, I grab a small sheet of paper or something and wrote a list of stuff to talk about so that I don't forgot what to say. Here's an example of a list I might write:
-school
-book
-shop
This list is pretty short, but it's enough to remind me of what I need to be reminded of.
So here's an example of what I might say one day:
January the 30th, 2006 - 7pm
(I talk about everything that happened at school that day, what I have for homework, etc.)
(I talk about the book I started reading, my opinions on it, how I find the setting, if I've read other books by the same author, etc)
(I talk about what I bought when I went to the shop that day)
Generally I try to talk as much as possible. If I'm desperate for topics, I'll talk about something stupid like how I don't want to clean my room or something. sweatdrop
If I think I've said something or I think I've mispronounced something, I repeat the sentence (if I mispronounce something I usually just repeat the word and not the whole sentence). I think it better to repeat stuff but to learn to say it right, rather than saving time but learning to say it wrong.
Do you have a microphone on your computer? If you do you might be able to say it into your computer mic and save it on your comp instead of buying a tape recorder. surprised
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:26 pm
^^That sounds cool! I used to have on mic on my old skool computer, and I see one here, but I don't know the program that it'd use. I'll do that now I guess. Good sugestion! 4laugh
Honestly, I'm kinda shy in some situations too, so I can relate. Plus, if I use the computer, my family will be able to here me speak and may distract me.
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Spanish Nerd Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:31 pm
Get an email address and set it so it sends you the promotional mail in the language you're learning instead of your native tongue.
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:51 pm
Eccentric Iconoclast Get an email address and set it so it sends you the promotional mail in the language you're learning instead of your native tongue. Lol...mine does. My AIM is in Spanish and so is my screen name. heart
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Spanish Nerd Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:40 am
Eccentric Iconoclast Get an email address and set it so it sends you the promotional mail in the language you're learning instead of your native tongue. My hotmail is set to French 3nodding As is my msn wink
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:22 pm
Proudly_Jewish Eccentric Iconoclast Get an email address and set it so it sends you the promotional mail in the language you're learning instead of your native tongue. My hotmail is set to French 3nodding As is my msn wink My yahoo is set to French. xd I can't figure out how to reset my hotmail...
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:11 am
I know english and french.
butthe languages i want to learn are spanish and japanese.
after a couple years in university(meaning in a long time,i'm only 13) my dad's gonna send me 2 spain to study abroad. 4laugh I can't wait!!!
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:47 am
xXxEndless_SorrowxXx I know english and french. butthe languages i want to learn are spanish and japanese. after a couple years in university(meaning in a long time,i'm only 13) my dad's gonna send me 2 spain to study abroad. 4laugh I can't wait!!! I.....ENVY....YOU!!!!! crying Have a good time, then. Tell the Spaniards that someone is our there for them, and she'll come soon enough...
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:56 am
Awsome! I do all of those things, although I lack a German penpal.
You forgot to list "Go to a country where they speak the language."
I'm going to Germany this summer whee
Best summer job ever surprised
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:37 am
Felucca Awsome! I do all of those things, although I lack a German penpal.
You forgot to list "Go to a country where they speak the language."
I'm going to Germany this summer whee
Best summer job ever surprised Well, unfortunately, not everyone has the fotrune that you do. These tips are for "at home" kind of learning. 3nodding I'm sure you can find a German penpal...go to the German General Discussion. You'll find people there. biggrin
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:30 am
Awesome. I do all of that in English, and now I can say I'm fluent on it. heart Now my dad promised me to take me to London this summer as long as I do all the translating for him. XD
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:29 pm
Thank you Spanishnerd! heart
Does anyone know how to make subtitles in Russian? If not I'll just use Italian biggrin
Is anybody here fluent in Russian/Italian?
But for Russian you have to be really good, 'cause I already speak it pretty well. xd
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:33 pm
Eccentric Iconoclast Proudly_Jewish Eccentric Iconoclast Get an email address and set it so it sends you the promotional mail in the language you're learning instead of your native tongue. My hotmail is set to French 3nodding As is my msn wink My yahoo is set to French. xd I can't figure out how to reset my hotmail... Yeah. How do you do that? Also you can change google to your language, but I forgot how to do that and the computer I changed it on was a 'rental' type thing.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:46 pm
KrazyassKow Eccentric Iconoclast Proudly_Jewish Eccentric Iconoclast Get an email address and set it so it sends you the promotional mail in the language you're learning instead of your native tongue. My hotmail is set to French 3nodding As is my msn wink My yahoo is set to French. xd I can't figure out how to reset my hotmail... Yeah. How do you do that? Also you can change google to your language, but I forgot how to do that and the computer I changed it on was a 'rental' type thing. For your email, try to see if there's an options page where you customize your account info. For google, just go to the version of that country wink Here are a few: www.google.fr - France www.google.it - Italy www.google.co.jp - Japan www.google.es - Spain www.google.de - Germany www.google.co.il - Israel And so on 3nodding
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:51 pm
By the way, does anybody have any tips for learning a language that uses a different alphabet? I'm learning Hebrew now and I'm having no problem learning to speak but I keep on forgetting how to write everything crying
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