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Post by mossecho on Mar 30, 2021 17:59:26 GMT -5
maybe my favorite part about learning a slavic language is not having to learn case-inflected articles... all the best to you with memorizing "die," "der," "das," and whatever else there is, Mint. I don't know how in the hay you do it.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Mar 31, 2021 3:26:35 GMT -5
With much dead-eyed staring, that is how. CX
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Mar 31, 2021 18:28:08 GMT -5
I'm over here trying new ways of learning my target language. Today's addition is 'singing German songs.' Once by reading the lyrics after listening to the song, paying attention to which words I have no idea how to pronounce without the song's help, then going back and trying to sing it while the song is playing. By this point I know two things unrelated to that. 1) I've long ago gotten used to hearing the sound of my own voice on a recording, so it don't unnerve me and 2) I can't carry a tune to save my life, but ya know, whatever. XD I'm having fun and it's something new to try.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 1, 2021 14:08:41 GMT -5
I've designated Thursday as a 'go through at least one of your bookmarks on German things' day.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 2, 2021 2:17:45 GMT -5
^ Which I did indeed do, though I cut it a bit close doing the rest of my daily stuff. Tomorrow I'm just supposed to listen to 3 songs + the other stuff, since my day is buuuuuusy.
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Post by Gold on Apr 2, 2021 8:39:57 GMT -5
Well I’m trying to learn Japanese, which is kind of the same thing, except it isn’t really at all.
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Bisexual
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Currently sick with the flu...
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Post by BҽɾɾყႦʅσσɱ on Apr 2, 2021 10:21:43 GMT -5
mintedstar/fur🦇 Your comment about listening to German songs actually made me go on Youtube to type in songs that I listened to during elementary and middle school only to be shocked at how raunchy some of them are. Which 10 year old me was completely unaware of because being oblivious seems to be common during that particular age. They don't really cuss or anything but certain dance moves are enough to get the message across. I'm still loving the music though.
There are of course also songs with a deeper message than just superficial things from this band called Culcha Candela like the following one which is named after the novel of the same name by Aldous Huxley "Brave New World": Other than this band, back then I also loved Ich + Ich who made a song that translates to "From the same star" which still has me in tears to this very day: Then there is also Cassandra Steen who has this one song translating to "This is why we are alive" which also has some English voice clips that could help with understanding more of the overall meaning eventually: Then there is also this song which appeals to the kindness in everyone: I apologize for probably overdoing it with the amount of videos but I'm just on such a nostalgic journey through all of my childhood songs now that stopping wasn't really an option.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 2, 2021 14:12:51 GMT -5
Considering only two of those videos are available in the US, trust me that it was not overwhelming. :')
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Bisexual
#FF00EC
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BҽɾɾყႦʅσσɱ
Villain Enjoyer
Currently sick with the flu...
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Post by BҽɾɾყႦʅσσɱ on Apr 2, 2021 14:42:36 GMT -5
Considering only two of those videos are available in the US, trust me that it was not overwhelming. :') Oh no! I completely forgot about that part of divergence when it comes to accessing internet content... Sorry about that.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 2, 2021 15:46:04 GMT -5
XD No worries! It happens!
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 4, 2021 2:42:29 GMT -5
I love how I can read German pretty decently, but when it comes to trying to write it (or, GASP, speak it), I am not as good.
But at any rate, I've been exploring translating and/or attempting to sing songs some more.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 5, 2021 0:09:20 GMT -5
Today I didn't get to do much other than working on articles. Trying to memorize them with the words and stuff. My solution is I need picture association. So I've been drawing pictures with characters.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 6, 2021 22:35:06 GMT -5
Today was surprisingly effective.
I need to work on a good way to judge if I'm improving or not. Votes 'read this German picture book' next to me as being a good judge that I'm starting to grasp things? Maybe? Eh? I'll work on setting a good readable goal.
Other than the long term one of 'testing out of Elementary level German within a year and a half so I don't have to take it in college.' That's the long term goal.
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Post by Shadowflight on Apr 6, 2021 22:39:59 GMT -5
cool?
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 7, 2021 23:23:02 GMT -5
Hopefully so! I have been making progress and any progress is good progress!
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Post by Ponyboy on Apr 8, 2021 10:45:47 GMT -5
German is one of the most beautiful languages in the world, I just smile every time I hear it.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 8, 2021 22:00:05 GMT -5
Word order is today's struggle, but progress on articles is being made!
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 10, 2021 0:17:01 GMT -5
The satisfaction of understanding participles just a tiny bit more is a truly great feeling.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 13, 2021 4:14:49 GMT -5
I'm going to have to try and work out a 'good' amount of studying time for me. I'm actually not sure how much time per day I'm spending on this, but it's a lot.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 14, 2021 4:44:55 GMT -5
Today I decided to try out one of those apps were you talk to native speakers. Surprisingly the one exclusively on the phone looks the safest and I started several vastly different conversation.
Highlights is a guy talking to me while he walks his dog. A woman who really likes anime. And a dad of two who is awkwardly sweet and told me to go to bed. I said I would. That was three hours ago. I'm sorry dad of two. I failed you.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 14, 2021 14:50:37 GMT -5
Early this morning: Can understand the one minute message someone left me in German. Earlier today: Can't understand the simple thirty second message.
I've come to the conclusion that I'm too tired to German and my brain used up its comprehension skills in the early hours of the morning.
In the morning: Decent understanding. Now: What are words? How do I say "I'm good, thanks"? Why is my brain not supplying one of the first sentences I ever learned?
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 15, 2021 2:02:53 GMT -5
WHO DECIDED THAT "SONGS" AND "UNFORTUNATLY" WERE LEIDER AND LIEDER? WHY? (/joking tone)
I mistyped 'songs' and when I went to go check that I'd written it right the translator was like "What are your favorite unfortunately" and I was like ... "What? I'm dying that I tried to ask someone what their favorite unfortunately was. I can't stop laughing. There are tears in my eyes.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 17, 2021 23:22:20 GMT -5
I managed to say, like, actual words today. There was a script, admittedly.
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Post by Turin not Torino on Apr 18, 2021 7:25:38 GMT -5
Are you looking for hardcover, paperback, or does it matter? Like I said, I just ordered a very large shipment of German books (41 to be exact), and I had to ship them by sea (it was about $125 cheaper that way). I am going to have a few duplicates - 4 of the mangas, 3 DOTC, 1 Guide, and a couple of Super Editions. The mangas are paperback, and the rest are hardcover. I think I remember directing you to some DOTC books before, but I can't remember if you got them or not. Also, I'm not sure if beltz.de is getting ready to close shipping again or not, but that's where I'm planning to get the ones I'm missing. Bookdepository.com also gets some in every once in a while. Doesn't matter! Originally I was looking for any that had some extra merch included. ^^ Wooo! 41 is amazing! Very nice! I didn't get any before. I was waiting until I started working again. It's been a while since we had this discussion, but I finally got my books in, and the extras are on ebay right now. the 4 DOTC books included all have their trading cards still in tact. If you do go for them and win let me know, I'll throw in some extra German ads and stuff that came with the books for you. Here's the listing
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 18, 2021 11:05:31 GMT -5
Doesn't matter! Originally I was looking for any that had some extra merch included. ^^ Wooo! 41 is amazing! Very nice! I didn't get any before. I was waiting until I started working again. It's been a while since we had this discussion, but I finally got my books in, and the extras are on ebay right now. the 4 DOTC books included all have their trading cards still in tact. If you do go for them and win let me know, I'll throw in some extra German ads and stuff that came with the books for you. Here's the listing//dives// Don't have to tell me twice!!
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 18, 2021 11:22:53 GMT -5
Doesn't matter! Originally I was looking for any that had some extra merch included. ^^ Wooo! 41 is amazing! Very nice! I didn't get any before. I was waiting until I started working again. It's been a while since we had this discussion, but I finally got my books in, and the extras are on ebay right now. the 4 DOTC books included all have their trading cards still in tact. If you do go for them and win let me know, I'll throw in some extra German ads and stuff that came with the books for you. Here's the listingo.o Oh wait. I've never used ebay before. Was there an autobuy option? Heck. I saw $50 and then bid for $30. X'D I would have just bought them for $50. Heck, I'd buy it for $80. That's not even $10 a book.
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Post by Turin not Torino on Apr 18, 2021 12:35:41 GMT -5
It's been a while since we had this discussion, but I finally got my books in, and the extras are on ebay right now. the 4 DOTC books included all have their trading cards still in tact. If you do go for them and win let me know, I'll throw in some extra German ads and stuff that came with the books for you. Here's the listingo.o Oh wait. I've never used ebay before. Was there an autobuy option? Heck. I saw $50 and then bid for $30. X'D I would have just bought them for $50. Heck, I'd buy it for $80. That's not even $10 a book. They have a bid on them now for the starting price of $30. Is that yours? Because they have a bid, it now means the option to buy them is off the table, it's a true auction now where other people can bid on them against you. It's set up to end at 5pm EDT next Saturday.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 18, 2021 14:19:07 GMT -5
o.o Oh wait. I've never used ebay before. Was there an autobuy option? Heck. I saw $50 and then bid for $30. X'D I would have just bought them for $50. Heck, I'd buy it for $80. That's not even $10 a book. They have a bid on them now for the starting price of $30. Is that yours? Because they have a bid, it now means the option to buy them is off the table, it's a true auction now where other people can bid on them against you. It's set up to end at 5pm EDT next Saturday. XD Yeah, that's me. Noted. Learning something new about ebay.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 18, 2021 17:35:26 GMT -5
//bounces around// My mom just said I need to get a shelf for all my German books. XD She ain't wrong.
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Post by mintedstar/fur🦇 on Apr 20, 2021 0:39:16 GMT -5
Today, I did my usual German studies, but then I switched to looking into my school's studying abroad options. And I don't know y'all ... What if Mint, but in Germany?
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