Jennie

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[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Thanks for the response! I mentioned in another comment that I am looking into buying Spanish language versions of Marquez books but this is generally something I am saving for B2/near C1 fluency level. I originally was going to turn subtitles off for the Mexican scenes in Breaking Bad but all learning Spanish has done is make me realise just how bad Giancarlo Esposito is at speaking it lol. I've read some children level stories in Spanish and have generally found this easy to follow along with so I am going to be moving on from this and look for more challenging material.

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, this sounds a lot better. Am excited to give it a go. Funnily enough I have also recently started practicing medical terms/speaking to a doctor in Spanish lol.

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Whoa, this looks like a good one. Will definitely be checking this out. Thank you.

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This is an idea I've played around with although I haven't used this particular app. I used ChatGPT as well as a bot called HyperGlot on Character.AI but I will have to check this one out too since it seems specifically focused on language learning. Thanks for the suggestion.

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah this is another thing I am doing that I failed to mention in my original post. I have been listening to a lot of reggaeton and Spanish language music since like January which has helped and am also reading some stuff, next month I am planning on getting a Spanish language copy of "One Thousand Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez which is one of my favourite novels.

Most of the nouns I've learned have come from interacting with Spanish media rather than note copying. I mostly used Duolingo and flashcards to teach me the grammar.

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 6 months ago

Whoa was not expecting this many responses lol. Will try to respond as much as I can but thank you to everyone who has offered suggestions.

 

I made it my NYR this year to learn a second language and while I picked Russian at first I switched to Spanish for a few different reasons. I've been using Duolingo for about 6 months now but have gotten to the point (I'm around A2 if not very early B1 fluency) where I just don't find it very helpful on its own anymore and the new stuff I learn just doesn't stick to my mind as good anymore.

I'd like to start incorporating other resources into my learning (which was the plan from the start) but have no idea where to start. I've incorporated note writing as well as flashcards into my learning as of a couple months ago, as well as trying to hold basic Spanish conversations with other people, but this is only really effective for perfecting what I've already studied.

To anyone who learned Spanish or really any language, do you know of any other resources for learning the language?

Gracias.

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 7 months ago

Didn't mean to post this twice lol

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 7 months ago

wow we swapped one poor-hating queerphobic zionist for another I feel so much better now

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 10 months ago

Reports of explosions in Jerusalem apparently

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 10 months ago

Someone who is built like an absolute tank

[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 10 months ago
[–] Jennie@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 11 months ago

To make a long story short: The USSR was a massive threat to Western hegemony so they had to go.

 

Avid reader, especially political non-fiction. Interested in reading something about North Korea but am anticipating most books containing exaggerated and unverified claims and just being biased overall.

Was wondering if anyone knew any good, unbiased books on North Korea? If any actually exist?

 

I want to learn how to speak Russian and have for years now, but have no idea where to begin. I don't think finding an actual tutor to help is really an option and I've used Duolingo in the past but don't really find it too helpful.

Anyone had any experience with learning Russian or even any language online?

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