Multi/Bilingual Language Thread

What Language(s) Do You Speak? :0

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Somewhere_In_The_Clouds said:
Italian :caf
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Oooo. I set a really loud alarm for 20 minutes before midnight every day so I terrify myself into being like “OH NO I ONLY HAVE 20 MINUTES TO SAVE MY STREAK BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS.”

It really fits with Duo’s family-friendly, encouraging, non-threatening vibe! 😅
 
Blue Raptor said:
Oooo. I set a really loud alarm for 20 minutes before midnight every day so I terrify myself into being like “OH NO I ONLY HAVE 20 MINUTES TO SAVE MY STREAK BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS.”

It really fits with Duo’s family-friendly, encouraging, non-threatening vibe! 😅
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I don't actually care that much about it but if I lost my streak a certain family member would kill me 😭 They take this very seriously and are the only reason I bothered resetting my duo password and not just letting it vanish forever 🥲
 
What study techniques are you all using? I have been using Duolingo and passive immersion (by playing radio, YouTube videos, and dubbed movies without subtitles.) I recently added Anki flashcards to my list and it seems good enough that I am thinking about quitting Duolingo. It’s great for starting out and for consistency, but as I reach more advanced sentences I find it to be inefficient at best and the repetition is poorly timed to my actual weak points. I feel like my time would be better spent elsewhere.
 
BantyChooks said:
What study techniques are you all using? I have been using Duolingo and passive immersion (by playing radio, YouTube videos, and dubbed movies without subtitles.) I recently added Anki flashcards to my list and it seems good enough that I am thinking about quitting Duolingo. It’s great for starting out and for consistency, but as I reach more advanced sentences I find it to be inefficient at best and the repetition is poorly timed to my actual weak points. I feel like my time would be better spent elsewhere.
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I switched to Busuu when my Duolingo subscription expired. The sentences are much more realistic and you can interact a bit with other people.
 
Duo is getting better at sarcasm :caf
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Karoo permaculture said:
Baie dankie
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I have a story about this, but first let me give non-Afrikaans speakers some context...

'baie' means 'very' or 'much'
'dankie' means 'thank you'
...so "Baie dankie" is "Thank you very much" in Afrikaans.

We had some out-of-country visitors and it was their first time in South Africa. One woman wanted to learn to say 'Thank you' in Afrikaans and she was struggling to remember the word pronunciation. My mother suggested she remember the phrase 'buy a donkey' as it is so phonetically close to the original 'baie dankie'. The woman thought this was a very good idea and she became quite excite to use it at the first opportunity. This happened to be, that very night, at an elegant restaurant in Cape Town. The waiter came over to take their order and upon completing the task, the woman loudly and proudly said, "Pick an ass."

Poor dear was so embarrassed when told of her mistake. True story.
 

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