I have one language resource telling me to say:
Es geht mir sehr gut
and another telling me to say
Mir geht es sehr gut
Does one sound more natural than the other, or is this an example of German word order simply being more flexible than English because of cases? I'm brand new to this language, so I appreciate your help!
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My husband shared this groan-worthy joke with me. Know any more so I can get him back?
I just had a breakthrough! Usually when I watch Thai TV, it sounds like this:
blahblahblahblahWORD I KNOWblahblahblahblahWORD I KNOWblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah
But last night I watched twenty minutes and actually understood most of the conversation, sometimes entire sentences at a time, plus the words I didn't know sounded like words instead of random Thai vowels and consonants. I remember when I reached this point in Spanish -- it was a major turning point for me because the language stopped sounding too fast and I was able to pick out and understand more and more words, phrases, and sentences.
I know I lucked out that the particular scene I watched last night was about topics I know the vocabulary for, but hearing words instead of just sounds IS something to get excited over. I also had an easier time understanding what my in-laws were saying at lunch a few days ago. I have a long way to go, but I'm excited to have made noticeable progress. Now Thai sounds more like this:
blah blah WORD I KNOW blah blah WORD I KNOW WORD I KNOW WORD I KNOW blah blah blah WORD I KNOW.
It may not seem that different, but it's a HUGE difference to me. Has anyone else made any recent progress?
Despite my husband's teasing, I've been trying to watch an hour or so of ละคร each day to improve my listening comprehension. The overacting, melodramatic music, and frequent repitition help me understand what's happening, so I'm not totally lost even though I don't understand many words yet. Plus, it helps me get familiar with the cadence of spoken Thai (not that I can mimic it yet), and I've learned a handful of common words from watching. So far I've watched the most recent version of พรพรหมอลเวง, เส้นตายสลายโสด, and I've just started 3 หนุ่มเนื้อทอง.
So... anyone else studying this way? Have any suggestions for what I should watch next? I live a few blocks away from a place that rents Thai dramas and movies, so I should be able to get my hands on just about anything recent. (Right now, ละคร seems a better option than movies because I don't get lost so easily).
