Imagine, as I inched towards fluency, I now know the Hebrew of cucumber: me'laf'fon (מְלָפְפוֹן). Imagine...
BOOKS
Since I got converted, I've developed the caution on reading books already. So the selection I have was trimmed down to safer genres and those that I can use for God's Kingdom Advancement.
Showing posts with label language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label language. Show all posts
Friday, February 11, 2011
Cucumber
Imagine, as I inched towards fluency, I now know the Hebrew of cucumber: me'laf'fon (מְלָפְפוֹן). Imagine...
Monday, February 7, 2011
Languages 2
OK. I skipped two French and Hebrew lessons last week. Hee hee. I was too busy with the codes of this site and practices and all that jazz that I actually chose to not learn French and Hebrew over the weekend.
I just found out that Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world, followed by Spanish and English. Looks like Krs's influence on me will win over soon. But I'm still not convinced I should enroll in Instituto for Spanish. I have friends who know how to speak Spanish, and it's so close to my langauge that I really think I can learn in on my own.
I was looking for Filipino in the list and didn't find it somewhere at the top. I wonder why.
Krs is my French buddy, but Ch's more likely to talk to me in French because Krs has not learned it yet. Ch and I laugh at each other whenever we converse because all I know how to perfectly say is "Where do you want to eat tonight?" pertaining to my constant need to eat out or dine somewhere.
No one helps me with Hebrew. I'm basically self-taught. The words get screwed up in my head and tongue but reading my new Bible version, the Complete Jewish Bible, I find it easier to put my insanity over the Hebrew language into perspective. It basically helps me motivated whenever I feel like giving up.
I particularly like the Hebrew version of Zion. Tziyon. Cool.
I just found out that Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world, followed by Spanish and English. Looks like Krs's influence on me will win over soon. But I'm still not convinced I should enroll in Instituto for Spanish. I have friends who know how to speak Spanish, and it's so close to my langauge that I really think I can learn in on my own.
I was looking for Filipino in the list and didn't find it somewhere at the top. I wonder why.
Krs is my French buddy, but Ch's more likely to talk to me in French because Krs has not learned it yet. Ch and I laugh at each other whenever we converse because all I know how to perfectly say is "Where do you want to eat tonight?" pertaining to my constant need to eat out or dine somewhere.
No one helps me with Hebrew. I'm basically self-taught. The words get screwed up in my head and tongue but reading my new Bible version, the Complete Jewish Bible, I find it easier to put my insanity over the Hebrew language into perspective. It basically helps me motivated whenever I feel like giving up.
I particularly like the Hebrew version of Zion. Tziyon. Cool.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Languages
OK. Studying two languages at the same time is crazy. But I do believe I can do it.
Funny thing about the French thing is that I can speak it but cannot spell it. I can speak it with the proper pronunciation but written down, I cannot even begin to visualize some words. Like I invented some stuff and I don't really know French.
The problem with the Hebrew thing is the exact opposite. I can spell it, but I have no idea on how to speak/pronounce it. I cannot construct phrases/sentences yet. I just know simple words that when uttered, make no sense if not used.
The reason for this insane endeavor is the fact that I like exercising my verbal side of my brain. I like words. And French is my crush language. It just sounds so sweet to my ears. I've been around it but never really got to formally take time to learn it.
After this, just having a great conversation with anyone, I would then enroll in Instituto for the Spanish one. Kr prodded me to do it. I will. But for now, I just have to get past the stage of pronouncing Oui with a Hebrew accent.
Funny thing about the French thing is that I can speak it but cannot spell it. I can speak it with the proper pronunciation but written down, I cannot even begin to visualize some words. Like I invented some stuff and I don't really know French.
The problem with the Hebrew thing is the exact opposite. I can spell it, but I have no idea on how to speak/pronounce it. I cannot construct phrases/sentences yet. I just know simple words that when uttered, make no sense if not used.
The reason for this insane endeavor is the fact that I like exercising my verbal side of my brain. I like words. And French is my crush language. It just sounds so sweet to my ears. I've been around it but never really got to formally take time to learn it.
After this, just having a great conversation with anyone, I would then enroll in Instituto for the Spanish one. Kr prodded me to do it. I will. But for now, I just have to get past the stage of pronouncing Oui with a Hebrew accent.
