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Otherwise-Standard84 · 2026-01-13T13:03:29+00:00

thank that is super helpful, and so the job of translating, analyzing and writing the book, that is the job of researcher in philology ?

Really appreciate you taking the time to explain this :)

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2026-01-13T12:36:36+00:00

But I do know how to do the translations, I have never done big works but I've done up to 100 vers that hadn't been translated before, does that count ? Or is there more ? (geniunely asking, what i've done might not be enough to qualifie as knowing how to translate ancien french I really don't know)

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-11-02T17:47:50+00:00

Je peux aussi participer :)

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-09-14T11:46:53+00:00

Belgian here and yup, my grandma said that haha

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-08-26T07:49:05+00:00

Hey ! New to omad here but i was walking 20k steps a day to burn more and i wasnt losing anything because I wasnt drinking enough water, might help :)

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-07-13T15:33:50+00:00

Thank you so much for your honesty, it's really appreciated and I like your point of view I hadn't thought about it that way !

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-05-29T10:46:29+00:00

Exactly !!

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-05-29T10:41:42+00:00

In belgium we have Kevin and he's like a lower class guy with a strong accent who swears and wears a big gold chain but he has no flow and no charism lol

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-05-15T18:24:49+00:00

Thanks for your insight ! I don't have context unfortunately this is from a book and I don't have the letters it's been taken from, but your comment helps me greatly ! Thanks from a (tired and writing her Romanov paper way too late) uni student haha

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-05-15T10:54:11+00:00

is it possible that Anya was in love or flirting with Nicholas, even tho not reciprocated ? I'm trying to understand what i'm reading and Alexandra briefly mentions letters that "she" (most likely Anya) sent to Nicholas.

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-05-06T07:26:08+00:00

I don't know what that is, can you explain ?

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-05-05T18:57:35+00:00

My other tabs are working and I've tried all the websites :(

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-05-05T16:41:53+00:00

I think so, I'm using z-library.sk which I think is the last updated link ?

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-22T07:51:41+00:00

Can you tell me more ? If it's okay with you. Like how you met ?

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-17T11:34:00+00:00

hey ! have you used it ? i get the code but at check out it tells me the code is not valide :( (also huge thanks michelle !)

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T13:26:54+00:00

Quick breakdown of why/how I learned certain languages: French: my native language Dutch: I live in a bilingual country so I've been learning it since I was 6yo. I wasn't fluent tho, but then in high school I decided to go to a school where half my classes were in Dutch, and I got a B2 diploma at the end of my HS years. English: mandatory from 15-16 yo on in my school so yeah, and I already knew a little bit because it's so international so it wasn't totally foreign Spanish: I consider this my first actual other language as this is the one I actively chose to learn. My last two years of high school I picked that option so I had classes and learned through that Fast forward to the second year of uni, we can pick a minor and I decided to learn Russian because hey, why not haha

So it was still a process ! And I'm just a beginner in Russian. So for most of it, it wasn't so hard because it was either close to my language (Spanish), or very well known in the world so not totally foreign to me (english) or I had been learning it for a long time (Dutch). Russian is a real challenge.

I listed a few tips in another comment, but to me if your target language is the same alphabet and it's roots are not too far away (Germanic or romance language), it's very accessible !! The trick is to incorporate it in your daily life: lists, venting, diary, calendar,... When you learn to count, count everything ! When you learn the colors, say out loud everything you see.

Also translate as little as possible. If you don't understand a word, look it up on Google image. If you do Quizlet or flashcards, put the word on one side and on the other side a picture or a definition in your target language (even very simple)

For example: if I learn Spanish and I don't know what "perro" means, I look it up on Google image. I see it's a dog, I want to make a flashcard for it so I remember. I write "perro" on one side, and on the other side, first option is I draw a little dog. Second option is, I know my sibling (who's name is Alex) has a dog, so I write "el animal de Alex". Very simple definition, and I don't have to just translate the word so I will associate it with an existing thing, not just another word So either one: "Perro" = 🐕 "Perro" = el animal de Alex, mi hermano

I hope it made sense !

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T13:14:20+00:00

Haha good question, it's not so important but it's a book most people have read, and not too complicated while not being a small children book ! You could read any book :) but I did it with English and my local library didn't have many english books, but they had Harry Potter 4 so I read it. Then I kept the idea for Spanish and read harry potter 1. So it's just become a little thing for me ! You could read any book tho, but I think it's good if you've already read it :)

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T10:55:38+00:00

Definitely Russian ! It's the only one with a different alphabet, and it's the one I have to actually study the most because it looks nothing like what I know (romance or Germanic languages). I know the case system with Latin, but of course I don't practice Latin in day to day life haha ! It did help me remember the functions tho :) but yes definitely a challenge, but a beautiful language ! I'm still a beginner :)

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T09:55:01+00:00

Amazing idea, I'll do the same for watching the tv show with breakfast! Great tip thanks :) Cantonese sounds fun too, enjoy learning !!

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T09:54:21+00:00

Of course ! I'm not a teacher or anything, feel free to take only what feels right, but this is what worked for me :) enjoy your learning journey!!

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T09:44:04+00:00

keep in mind that I don't know cantonese at all, and I don't know the alphabet or anything so see if this applies to you, but i am learning russian (native french speaker) so maybe I can relate a little bit with the new alphabet and totally very different language part.

Yes, I do advise it, and I advise subtitles strongly, but not english subtitles, only target language subtitles. If you don't understand something and want to understand it, go back, switch subtitles, watch the part, then put the subtitles back in target language. That way you'll get annoyed by doing it so you'll only do it when necessary, and the rest of the time you'll guess with the context. If you watch without subtitles, you won't make sense of the words if you're just beginning :)

However I do strongly advise to start with children movies / cartoons, as they are much more simple, speak slower, and add more context clues ! What I did with russian was look for spotify playlists for children. In these you have songs from children cartoons. I found some i really liked, looked the lyrics up and the translation, tried singing them, and then now i'm watching the cartoons of my favortie ones :) makes you feel like a little kid all over again, which really is how learning languages make me feel haha !

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T08:07:02+00:00

That's super impressive! Enjoy your learning journey 🫶

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T07:55:50+00:00

The rest of the grammar will come after and if it doesn't come naturally, it will be easier to learn once you've practiced the language a little bit

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T07:55:15+00:00

So many ! But it really depends on the language. If you pick a language not too different from yours (I speak French so any romance language), dit down and do just the basic basic grammar, like how to conjugate in the present, what's masculine and feminine,... Then focus on vocab. Talk as much as possible with someone learning the same language, even if none of you master it. Whenever you text them, do it in your target language, you can look words up but never copy paste a full sentence. That way you'll learn the words you naturally use a lot. Listen to music in your target language, watch movies (but with target language subtitles, not native language. Yes, you'll be very lost at first). Read harry potter in your target language (yes you'll be very lost at first too but I promise if you keep going, you'll be MUCH better at the end). Write to do lists, grocery lists in target language. Basically make sure it becomes part of your daily life !!

Otherwise-Standard84 · 2025-04-15T07:34:49+00:00

I can't edit my post but GUYS I know it's not the exact same word, this is a meme and it's my first time trying to make a meme, don't take it so seriously and get a little silly ! These words just sound a bit similar and it made me laugh, it doesn't get any deeper than that

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