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[ljtheplaya]

It's been one year and twenty days since me and another trainee were pulled aside by a drill sergeant and told about the attacks in Israel. It's been one year and twenty days since I recieved a red cross message that my cousin was a hostage.

There are less than 200 speakers of Italki dialects now. Less than 68,000 of us left.

I'm so tired.

[corvid-language-library]

Omfgggggg italki gave me a fish to look after and I was like oh okay cute! It grows into a whale if I do more lessons, that's nice! And you can give it a name so I called him Buttons.

EXCEPT. THEY'VE ALSO MADE IT SO THAT IF YOU DON'T TAKE LESSONS THE WATER WILL DRY UP AND THEN YOU'LL KILL YOUR FISH. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE WEEKLY LESSONS SO BUTTONS IS GONNA DIE. I'M SO FUCKING UPSET ABOUT THIS WHAT THE FUCK ITALKI YOU ABSOLUTE MONSTERS

[ros3ybabe]

Spanish Media/Input Recommendations?

Can you guys comment me some good media/input recommendations for someone learning Mexican/Spain Spanish? I' talking about any and all that you guys find interesting, whether you learned Spanish on your own or it's your native language!

Books

Podcasts

Tv Shows

Movies

Youtube channels

Songs/Musical Artists

Favorite Spanish teachers/tutors on Italki

Literally anything!

Thank you guys <3

[languagelvlup]

against my better judgment, I took that language test on italki….

got the same score as I did back in December 2021. *flips table*

Since then, I’ve passed N4, N3, and N2 of the Japanese language proficiency exam. Also, I’ve gotten more confident talking to Japanese friends, started watching Japanese media without subtitles, and joined a Japanese company. And yet!

[marstheprinzess]

march language learning goals (+ february review) 🤎

coucou,

for a short month, a lot has happened.

i’m still in germany; in terms of my main living location. moving to 9ja is postponed till further notice. and i don’t have a holiday booked till august. i’m hoping to change that. i need at least one holiday before that; ideally two. but let’s see how that will work out.

in terms of language learning, the french course i signed up for got cancelled because not enough people signed up which is a bummer. also, the dutch course i also signed up for (or at least tried to) was full so i got put on the waitlist. i didn’t get in which is not surprising.

i decided to go for purely preply now. so i subscribed to one french tutor (i’m still actively looking for a second one), two dutch tutors but i alternate them each week so i have one tutor every two weeks, and two yoruba tutors but i have one lesson with each one, once a week. this month will be a trial month just to see how much i can keep up with the lessons and if i’m still satisfied with the tutor and their teaching methodologies. i might drop one, or increase/decrease the amount of lessons i have per week.

my hausa lessons start in april because my tutor (who is not on preply btw) is not teaching during ramadan. speaking on ramadan/lent, i’m fasting too and currently doing the 75 sofr/medium challenge which is low key a double homi but i will speak more about it in my next blog post.

since, me moving to 9ja is postponed, i was thinking about the languages i wanted to start learning this year. because the decision on learning what language, when, is also influenced on where i planned to live for the majority of the time. but i decided against changing the languages i planned on learning.

my current languages:

french (A2)

dutch (A1)

yoruba

here are my february language goals ♡:

maintain a 30 days duolingo streak (completed)

completed the february challenge on duolingo (completed)

watch 3 easyfrench & easydutch YouTube videos (not completed)

watch at least 3 episodes of miraculous in french (netflix) (not completed)

complete lessons 10 - 14 in ‘The Complete French Self-Study Guide’ with notes taking (eBook) (not completed)

watch ‘Learn French in 5 Days # Day 1’ up until ‘Le verbe ‘Attendre’ (3:01:45)’ (youtube) (not fully completed)

finish the 'getting started with french' course (the open university website) (not completed)

watch at least 1 dutch movies (not completed)

re-watch all the alphabet related videos saved in the watch later playlist (youtube) in yoruba and take notes (not completed)

get familiar with all the yoruba language learning apps & delete if not useful (not completed)

watch at least 3 episodes of jenifa’s diary (youtube) (not completed)

watch at least 3 episodes of arole (youtube) (not completed)

watch at least 2 episodes of splendid cartoon (youtube) (not completed)

watch at least 1 yoruba movie (not completed)

create a language learning plan for hausa (completed)

i didn’t get much done which i'm not surprised about. i’m not going to carry most of the uncomplished goals over because of me fasting and hiring tutor(s) for each langauge. as mentioned, as this is a “trial month” with my tutors i will go along with their learning objectives. and see how i can combine it with my own resources as the months go by. and me fasting is messing with my energy levels but i know this will only last for a couple of days till my body gets used to it.

so here are my march language learning goals ♡:

maintain a 30 days duolingo streak

completed the march challenge on duolingo

watch 2 easyfrench & easydutch YouTube videos

watch at least 2 episodes of miraculous in french (netflix)

finish the 'getting started with french' course (the open university website)

watch at least 1 dutch movies

get familiar with all the yoruba language learning apps & delete if not useful

watch at least 2 episodes of jenifa’s diary (youtube)

watch at least 2 episodes of arole (youtube)

watch at least 2 episodes of splendid cartoon (youtube)

watch at least 1 yoruba movie

à bientôt,

mars the prinzess xx

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*none of the pictures i used are my own, unless stated otherwise! i got them from pinterest.

[nihongorainn]

In my italki lesson today, my sensei asked me to talk about my favorite character. My brain short circuited and I was so excited to talk about him that I used the most ungodly mixture of English and Japanese. luckily, sensei was very understanding and compiled a list of the japanese translations of the english terms I used so I would know them for next time.

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[icecold24k]

Riding the Waves of Spanish: Progress, Motivation, and an Italki Adventure

Hello everyone! I'm back with yet another update on my journey toward Spanish fluency. This week doesn't have much on the agenda except for diving into some apps and continuing to hone my speaking and listening skills.

I had another hour-long session on Italki with my teacher from Mexico, which went quite well. We focused on listening comprehension, where she'd play various audio clips, and afterward, I'd explain (in Spanish, of course) what I grasped from them. Most of these were news clips, and I feel like I'm really getting the hang of it. Understanding every word in Spanish can be tricky, but I'm reaching a point where I can catch the gist of conversations, which feels like a significant milestone.

My motivation seems to be on the rise, so I'm seizing the opportunity to learn and study as much as possible while riding this wave of enthusiasm. Burnout does hit occasionally, but I remind myself that it's a fleeting phase, and persistence will see me through.

I'm excited about an upcoming vacation next week. I'll have about ten days off work and plan to visit some family living by the beach. This break will also allow me to ramp up my Italki classes and dedicate substantial time to practicing and improving my Spanish listening skills. Italki has been a game-changer for me, and I can't recommend it enough to fellow language learners.

I'll wrap up here. Thanks so much to everyone who's taken the time to follow my updates. Your feedback, tips, and advice mean the world to me, and I'd love to hear what strategies have worked for you in your language learning adventures. Learning a new language is no small feat, and I have immense respect for all of us on this journey. I'm eagerly anticipating my vacation and the extra time it will afford me to edge closer to my goal. Until next time, adiós.

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