Sup doods? I’ve finally got serious about learning to read/understand Afrikaans, and this is the language learning method which I am trying. There are only three requisites: Firstly: that you know a few hundred words of the language. Secondly: you have a vague … Continue reading
I want to be able to read Afrikaans, which means acquiring words and lots of them. As part of this I’ve been listening to the Afrikaans sentences on Surface languages, and understanding them in groups of ten. I say understanding, … Continue reading
It does. I’m not complaining, as learning languages is a fun hobby but it does. Anyway, I stumbled across the start of a blog where Nic Elliott is going to learn 23 languages in 12 years to a B1 or B2 level which … Continue reading
As I’ve become more interested in Afrikaans (comprehension mainly), I thought that it would also make sense to learn the Afrikaans sentences on SL. In starting to do so, I discovered the sentence page didn’t work as well as I wanted on phones. … Continue reading
Sup doods? I could just have well written Italian comprehension, Greek comprehension and so on. Comprehension. The elephant in the room. The big k. There is often a focus on speaking within the language learning circles. But perhaps going against the flow here, … Continue reading
Well, the title says it all. I’m either reading Kobra (the Afrikaans version) or listening to Afrikaans music in my spare time, and not understanding very much. As I have no background in Germanic languages (other than English), this is hardly … Continue reading
Beware false gods. And idols. I haven’t turned religious but am referring to people who become experts. There is a trend general internet trend followed by people who become experts and authorites on something. They do something a bit out … Continue reading
I’m not really learning Polish. I don’t need to speak it, am not moving to Poland and so on. I have discovered that I can’t learn a language without a practical use for it, and I don’t have this with Polish. But I do … Continue reading
I found out that an old friend killed himself recently. We had lost contact through changing jobs, career choices and life styles. He was a good person who faced challenges he couldn’t overcome. I’ll have a drink for you tonight. Rest in peace. … Continue reading
that, my friends is the question. I’ve been using duolingo over the past few weeks to practice my (extremely) weak Polish. I’d heard a lot about duolingo but never used it. I can tell you it’s great fun. I can … Continue reading