I still get a silly smile on my face every time I think about the time we followed that guide around at the museum and BASICALLY UNDERSTOOD HIS FRENCH. More of life should be like that/I need to get more French into my life. :D
Our primary school teacher offered lessons to kids at lunchtime if they wanted to learn it. It was only the basics of French, but it really helped build an understanding of it.
My brother's also fluent in a few languages, so he taught me a lot of French.
You're a genius! They do say it's easier to learn more foreign languages once you've learned one.
My primary school did actually bring in a French teacher for us for a couple of hours once a week. I had 4 years of it there. Then at high school I had loads more. Now I remember very little. When I look for a word in my brain, it usually finds a Japanese one instead. I could probably find my way around but it would be difficult and embarrassing. ;^__^
I can read the Russian alphabet and is the plural of book in your icon? I can ask for a hotel...but that's about it. :(
I did one year of Italian but...where is it in my brain? Not sure
I'm so jealous of your ability to retain languages! Languages are awesome.
Oh, my brother is much better at learning languages but I am far better at guessing what a word in a language he doesn't speak means. I have an ear for stuff like that.
Ha! I hate it when languages run into one another. <3
It is the plural of book in my icon! Hurrah! I saw a sassy little mural of that Rodchenko poster in Dublin, so geeked out when I read about it. My Russian will definitely be put to the test in a few weeks' time, so we'll see if I can remember how to ask for a hotel. ^-^
With Japanese, I can remember a fair bit of it, but I guess just knowing a few phrases and the correct way to get a waiter's attention by my tone doesn't really give me language skills! Heehee.
Italian is just one language I have never got around to formally studying. Agh!
And I've just read your post and I'm going to geek out over there right now...
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My brother's also fluent in a few languages, so he taught me a lot of French.
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My primary school did actually bring in a French teacher for us for a couple of hours once a week. I had 4 years of it there. Then at high school I had loads more. Now I remember very little. When I look for a word in my brain, it usually finds a Japanese one instead. I could probably find my way around but it would be difficult and embarrassing. ;^__^
I can read the Russian alphabet and is the plural of book in your icon? I can ask for a hotel...but that's about it. :(
I did one year of Italian but...where is it in my brain? Not sure
I'm so jealous of your ability to retain languages!
Languages are awesome.
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Ha! I hate it when languages run into one another. <3
It is the plural of book in my icon! Hurrah! I saw a sassy little mural of that Rodchenko poster in Dublin, so geeked out when I read about it. My Russian will definitely be put to the test in a few weeks' time, so we'll see if I can remember how to ask for a hotel. ^-^
With Japanese, I can remember a fair bit of it, but I guess just knowing a few phrases and the correct way to get a waiter's attention by my tone doesn't really give me language skills! Heehee.
Italian is just one language I have never got around to formally studying. Agh!
And I've just read your post and I'm going to geek out over there right now...
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Let's definitely talk this weekend. If Sunday's better, btw, I'll be around.
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Sunday might just be best! But if you let me know when you're around, I'll tell you more precisely :D
Btw, coming to London in December!
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Hurrah! I am seriously considering a nice little sojourn in London this winter. Let's meet up! >:D
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Parlez-vous Spannaish?
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