Jennie

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Yes this is exactly what I am looking for, thank you. We used Quizlet in high school and I still use it occasionally and have an account there. As for Quora... yeah, I've used Quora Spanish in the past and the content is questionable to say the least. The rest I have not used before and will look into them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A lot of people say this but I found it useful as a beginner tool personally, I have ADHD and Duolingo was simply what I found to be the best entry tool for this reason due to its game element. The app basically being freemium at this point is a big problem I have with it but I don't think I would have been able to get into the habit of practicing without it. That said it has fulfilled its purpose for me and I don't use it that much anymore.

 

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.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm amazed how anyone can still think America are the good guys. They never were, but they've become full on mask off this past year.

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Didn't mean to post this twice lol

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

There's another image of him where you can clearly see the wound and yeah it's literally just grazed his ear. Unfortunate but it is probably not going to kill him.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

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

 

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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