Doc Holliday Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 I have a Russian friend who has asked me to help train her and build up her strength, etc. I said sure, and in return she could help me learn Russian (language that has held a fascination for me for some time), to which she totally scoffed at and said it was too difficult. Well, not being one to be so easily thwarted, and if only to prove her wrong, I thought I'd have a look at some apps and see what I could use whilst I am driving around. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Did it at school, messed up both my russian and french, it is hard tovarisch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor91 Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 An app called Busuu allows you to learn one language for free and set what level you would like to get to and how long it should take depending on how often you do a lesson. It wouldn’t be much use while driving though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Duolingo might get you going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 2 hours ago, GingerCat said: Duolingo might get you going My missus rates them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Yes I'm using that for Spanish, seemed a good idea while on lockdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 4 hours ago, islandgun said: My missus rates them my wife can speak Italian with her aunt(as can the father in law) and I learnt esperanto from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 My wifes doing Scottish Gaelic and my 16yr old daughter is doing Spanish,, im thinking about English.😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 Just now, islandgun said: My wifes doing Scottish Gaelic and my 16yr old daughter is doing Spanish,, im thinking about English.😉 You know it makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 26 minutes ago, islandgun said: wifes doing Scottish Gaelic I would have thought that living up your way she'd be pretty up on it already by this time. No? To the OP. 10 hours ago, Doc Holliday said: Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, as always Rosetta Stone is reckoned to be the gold standard of online learning courses. The hitch is that it's not free as some others are so I suppose it depends how committed you are. But honestly, you might want to try a couple of free ones like Duolingo first. Ow you feel now might not be the same a few months down the road. In that respect language learning software has a lot in common with home gym equipment..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) Try eBay for stuff. For you that wants to learn it there will be a dozen that have, or have given up, and are selling their stuff on eBay. I learned my French the old way...by rote...from a man who had been a translator at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and, before that, part of the SOE in French speaking Belgium. He was a stickler for accents. As accents could be, he said, literally, a matter of life and death. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030013566 Edited June 14, 2020 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Foster Posted June 14, 2020 Report Share Posted June 14, 2020 " . from a man who had been a translator at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and, before that, part of the SOE in French speaking Belgium" - I'm sure he was great with the chat-up lines !!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 10 hours ago, Retsdon said: I would have thought that living up your way she'd be pretty up on it already by this time. No? To the OP. Rosetta Stone is reckoned to be the gold standard of online learning courses. The hitch is that it's not free as some others are so I suppose it depends how committed you are. But honestly, you might want to try a couple of free ones like Duolingo first. Ow you feel now might not be the same a few months down the road. In that respect language learning software has a lot in common with home gym equipment..... My children are bi-lingual, [my eldest daughter studies at gaelic college ] my wife does have French and is an improver with Gaelic. I have a smattering of a few including English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 At one firm that I worked, we were required to list the foreign languages that we spoke with our level of proficiency. One of my colleagues listed English and, when challenged, argued that he had been brought up in North Wales and didn't speak a word of English until he went to school. I think that he only listed his proficiency at 90% 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandango Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I am thinking off learning what will possibly be the local lingo in a few years time Syrian, Pakistan, Sudanese, Vietnamese and a few more if I can, I know Pidgeon English so I should get by with the Nigerians,,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.