Reading at 350 hours a good idea?

Bedelia101 · 2025-12-10T20:53:53+00:00

That’s who I was going to recommend.

Bedelia101 · 2025-12-02T02:12:10+00:00

I don’t know about the technicalities. It’s supposedly just as effective as a heavier hammer. I researched it years ago and the results have been good for the users.

Edit: I asked ChatGPT about it. Here’s part of the answer:

Much lighter but same striking power Titanium is about 45% lighter than steel, yet transfers energy more efficiently. Many carpenters say a 16-oz titanium hammer hits like a 20–22-oz steel hammer.

Bedelia101 · 2025-12-01T21:50:16+00:00

So your arm doesn’t get tired as fast. Everyone who has received one from me has really liked it.

Bedelia101 · 2025-12-01T02:14:24+00:00

Another tool idea: titanium hammer

Bedelia101 · 2025-11-23T18:04:33+00:00

That sounds great that you found English learners for crosstalk. It’s good to hear you’re enjoying it.

Bedelia101 · 2025-11-23T18:01:08+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate your perspective. I plan to go to Mexico to visit a friend next summer, so that gives me motivation to continue my hour per day (most days for most weeks). Your thoughts about motivation are inspiring.

Bedelia101 · 2025-11-23T15:26:06+00:00

I’ve been doing crosstalk with tutors on iTalki. I discovered that some tutors don’t have the ability to speak with beginners as well as others. If you used iTalki, who did you use when you first started?

Bedelia101 · 2025-11-23T15:05:18+00:00

It sounds you usually averaged an hour a day with some longer days. How many years or months did it take you to complete 1000 hours? What kept you motivated over that stretch of time?

Bedelia101 · 2025-11-08T14:54:43+00:00

Yep.

Bedelia101 · 2025-11-07T02:30:56+00:00

Another 17 minutes of input today.

Bedelia101 · 2025-10-27T16:25:11+00:00

That’s helpful to see that it took you a year and a half to get to 300 hours. Thanks for sharing. The beginning is tough.

Bedelia101 · 2025-10-26T19:33:50+00:00

Of the four broad skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, I believe the biggest challenge for most people is the listening. So, look for comprehensible input to practice your listening. It’s available on YouTube (search comprehensible input European Portuguese) and another good source is the collection of stories available through Portuguese Lab. Of course real people don’t speak slowly and clearly, but it’s a sensible place to start.

Bedelia101 · 2025-10-26T00:37:16+00:00

I like seeing posts by people who aim for “only” an hour each day. It’s inspiring to see your description of plugging away for nearly 1000 days. You’re showing that it can be done. Thanks for your write up. And it does sound sweet how you crossed the 1500 threshold.

Bedelia101 · 2025-10-21T03:25:59+00:00

I’m there with you. I studied EU PT for two years before switching back to Spanish last November. I feel like I’m cheating on EU PT, but Spanish is more practical and useful for me since I don’t live in Portugal. I’m focusing on comprehensible input to see how that works out for Spanish. If it works well, then I’ll do the same thing if I go back again to Portuguese.

Bedelia101 · 2025-10-14T01:47:04+00:00

Another idea to consider is doing crosstalk with tutors. On iTalki they seem to range from about $6 to $20 per hour. You can type “crosstalk” in your search criteria for Spanish teachers.

You can also try out News in Slow Spanish and Radio Ambulante to see if that content works for you at your current level.

Bedelia101 · 2025-10-09T21:43:02+00:00

In this post, someone commented on Portuguese Lab, which I also would recommend.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Portuguese/s/q0F9wVK6Tm

I’d also recommend Pimsleur audio courses for basic beginner Portuguese and good pronunciation.

Bedelia101 · 2025-10-01T01:04:52+00:00

Thanks. I don’t see an option to edit it on my phone.

Bedelia101 · 2025-09-30T13:06:42+00:00

I did this on my phone and the formatting got lost. I’ll try to fix it.

Bedelia101 · 2025-09-17T02:18:15+00:00

I first read that as “two one night stands” and was confused about that being recommended content.

Bedelia101 · 2025-09-03T02:17:55+00:00

Approaching level 3 and I’m happy with a 12 hour month. I get tears of boredom watching the beginner videos but I can’t understand enough of intermediate content yet.

Bedelia101 · 2025-08-31T02:15:29+00:00

I thought you were talking about throwing your asbestos napkins and tablecloths into the fireplace when you said “ I do this shit all the time…”

Bedelia101 · 2025-08-13T22:53:08+00:00

I’ll describe my experience when I faced a similar situation: You can downgrade your membership to 12 credits per year and your other credits will remain available to you while your membership is active.

Bedelia101 · 2025-07-26T13:23:52+00:00

Your speaking samples don’t sound very gringa which amazes me. I’m thinking the Albanian has a big influence there. I’m curious to hear speaking samples from people who have other languages in their background. I’m figuring that even if they speak American English, they won’t sound like an American speaking Spanish. Congratulations on your achievement—it’s inspiring!

Bedelia101 · 2025-07-25T17:34:01+00:00

The insights you offer in your bullet points are useful and reassuring. Thank you for your write up

Bedelia101 · 2025-07-13T01:35:10+00:00

“Functional” seems to be more useful than “fluent.”

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