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All the pratice pays off!
I had an experience the other day that was so exciting I've been dying to share it. Some of you may know that after studying five different languages and not ever getting very good at any of them, I decided to go back to my first foreign language, Spanish, and try to develop fluency.
Of course, I'm not saying I'm there yet, but check this out: The other day, I was on the college campus in the foreign language department, and I got into a Spanish language conversation with two professors who are native speakers. We spoke for about 45 minutes or so, completely in Spanish, and there were only a couple of times I had to stop to say words in English or ask for help. I can't tell you how good it felt.
Anyway, if you're out there, feeling frustrated or overwhelmed, or even a bit discouraged, I just want to encourage you all to keep at it. Practice every day, or at least several times a week. Get people to study and practice with you. Join a meetups group. It works!
I invite you all to translate this into as many languages as you'd like. It might be helpful to those who don't speak Spanish or English.
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Language pair: English; Spanish
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Mark S.
September 2, 2005
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Latest: September 9, 2005
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Por qué practicar cada semana:
El otro día a mí me ocurrí algo muy emocionante. Estaba en el colegio hablando con unos profesores de español, y tuvimos un diálogo en español a eso de 45 minutos de duración. Para mí esto es muy emocionante así que puedo escribir en español bastante bien, paro hablar para mí siempre ha sido muy difícil, y por alguna razón, aún mas asi con hispanohablantes nativos, comos son estos profesores.
Así que hace tres años, empezé a estudiar el español para dominar la lengua, esta experiencia para mí es muy importante. Aún no domino el español, por supuesto, pero puedo ver que lo estoy consiguiendo, y que solo hay que seguir como he estado haciendo.
Querría decirles sobre eso porque de vez en cuando, estudiar lenguas ajenas puede ser muy difícil. Se puedo ponerse muy cansado, o tal vez muy frustrado. Quiero decirles que no dejen de intentar, no dejen de practicar cada día, o al menos, varios veces por cada semana. Es cierto que sí van a conseguir sus metas si no jamás las dejen de seguir.
Les invito a traducir esa carta en algunas lenguas que les gustan. Tal vez mi experiencia puede estar de alguna ayuda para gente que no hablan inglés o español.
¡Suerte!
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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Mark S.
September 2, 2005
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Myisha
August 27, 2005
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Allan R.
July 29, 2005
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Re:Re:voice chat in english
Hello
Assalam O Alakum,
My name is Irshad and I live in East London.My first language is urdu but I can also speak fair Englsih. I can spare a few hours a week in the evening and at weekends.I'll be happy to exchange language with any one who is serious about learning Urdu.Shukria
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Language pair: Urdu; Spanish
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Irshad
June 8, 2005
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Latest: January 1, 2012
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Re:voice chat in english
Asalmalkam Kya hal hai? Mera nama Parveen hai.
Hello, how are you? My name is PArveen and would like to learn to speak Urdu. At the moment I know a bit but I would love to become a fluent speaker. In exchange I can teach you English.
I also wish to learn to speak Spanish, so come on people please help me.
Hope to hear you guys soon
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Language pair: Urdu; Spanish
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Parveen B.
May 22, 2005
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Latest: January 1, 2012
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¿Quieres practicar español?
Hola:
Vivo en la ciudad de México y busco con quien practicar inglés o francés, a cambio puedo enseñar español. Tengo 39 años y soy periodista. No soy goldmember, por lo que espero un primer acercamiento para intercambiar información.
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Language pair: Spanish; French
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Miguel Angel S.
March 28, 2005
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Re:hi
Hola Leeza
Actualmente no soy 'gold member' pero si quieres seguimos contactando por este medio,porque te intereso el aprender el Español. Ahí en Nepal cual es el idioma oficial. Estamos en contacto. Saludos desde México
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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Jesus R.
February 27, 2005
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Latest: February 27, 2005
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ayuda, por favor
Hello, I am looking for a spanish speaking pen pal, who would like to learn / practice their english. My new years resolution was to speak and write spanish fluently to further my career.I am looking for as much help as possible and as soon as possible.
Thank You
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Language pair: English; Spanish
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gina h.
February 25, 2005
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Re:hi
Hi Claudia, My name is Gina. I would enjoy helping you with your english, and in return you can help me with my spanish. I am interested in being able to speak and write in spanish. This is one of my new year resolutions to learn spanish fluently.This will also help me tremendously in my job.
thank you
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Language pair: English; Spanish
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gina h.
February 25, 2005
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