Aiming to learn an European Language
By Xavier Bage
@franxav (13936)
India
March 14, 2023 6:26am CST
Had a desire to learn Italian since my school days. Why Italian and not Spanish, French or German, one may ask. I was a student in a boarding school founded and directed by Italian missionaries of Milan. I had heard them converse in their language and liked it . But the desire remained dormant as I could never get any of them teach me their language.
When I began to work in this charitable society which is supported mainly by Italians, the wish returned. And with the advent of internet it has become convenient to acquire a new language online.
Today I started taking Italian lesson from classes available on YouTube. I hope to learn enough Italian by the end of this year to speak with the Italian visitors.
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@arunima25 (88825)
• Bangalore, India
14 Mar 23
It's good to learn new language as it keeps your brain active. I keep learning languages whenever I can.. I am in Bangalore for the past eight years. I have picked up some Kannada. But this week I have joined spoken kannada classes going on in our apartment. Today was the first class. We have classes twice a week.
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@franxav (13936)
• India
21 Mar 23
@arunima25 wow you could speak Punjabi and Bengali. I live in WB so I am quite fluent in Bengali. I can also speak in Nepali.
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@arunima25 (88825)
• Bangalore, India
16 Mar 23
@franxav I know a bit of Tamil. Malayalam sounds a bit tough for me. Our Indian languages are quite rich. I would love to learn as many as I can. Even dialects are so interesting. During my growing up years and college days, I could talk fluently in Punjabi and Bengali.
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@RebeccasFarm (91912)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Mar 23
You are great to do this Xavier..good luck.
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@Virtually2021 (828)
• Southend-On-Sea, England
14 Mar 23
Ok that is good. I am trying to learn some new languages too.
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@franxav (13936)
• India
16 Mar 23
I used to teach spoken English to Hindi/ Bengali students. Holding on to determination was essential in learning a new language. Hope I keep up my determination.
@JESSY3236 (20206)
• United States
14 Mar 23
I took some French when I was in high school. Last year I was trying to learn Chinese. I need to do it again.
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@zhangxueying (3340)
• China
14 Mar 23
This is something to be happy about.
I wanted to learn Japanese by myself nine years ago. I found teaching videos online, but I found that I was not willing to practice pronunciation.
I have a timidity about opening my mouth to practice pronunciation.Then I gave up.
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@franxav (13936)
• India
16 Mar 23
I believe timidity is a hurdle we must get rid of while learning a new language.
