Hi, my name is Francisco, I am extremely interested in all languages and the cultures that come along with them.
I currently am fluent in English and Spanish, and I also speak a bit of portuguese.
My current goal is to learn to speak Russian. Anyone who speaks is welcome to practice with me, i will return the favor :-).
Nice to meet you
Francisco is an intelligent learner, that helps his self and me to go ahead fast in the session .. i expect him a high level soon although he starting from scratch .. Best Wishes
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September 15, 2014
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my first russian class
hello there, today i had my first russian class and i learned the basics of the alphabet...
the past two days i took arabic classes and today russian because i wish to learn a language with a different alphabet than my own, i noticed that although my teacher(Svetlana) told me that my pronounciation was good it seemed way harder to remember the sounds of specific letters because of their written similarities with the alphabet i know but such different sounds from what i know...
the overlap of the two language will cause some delay in the initial learning curve and may cause some confusion but it seems doable with practice. on the other hand, arab is 100% new symbols which simply need to be associated with the sounds... this makes it easier than russian in my opinion.
This has brought me to think that maybe japanese is easier than i thought... i will soon expose myself to that and comment on it.
September 11, 2014
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i can help you practice
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September 11, 2014
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i like speaking in english most because it is easier for me, but it is not my favorite language.
i like many languages and they each have different aspects to them.
i would like to learn russian because it seems hard for me since it has a different alphabet.
i think spanish and french have a very romantic tone in them and make it easier to create poems,
italian seems to have a certain sensuality, and portuguese is a very sexy language.
in a sense i think i love all languages
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September 11, 2014
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my first arabic class
hello there, yesterday i took my first arabic class... it was also my first italki skype session... i was bored and went on the instant tutoring and found an arabic teacher
right off the bat--- this can be a very hard language because of the alphabet so i'm still getting used to it
i didnt really learn anything new conversation-wise because my teacher is trying to show me the alphabet first but he did teach me al salam and how to write it.
TODAY, today i practiced the alphabet by myself with some apps i download for free on my iPad and i saw the teacher on the instant tutoring area so i decided to have another class. today i felt more immersed in the class since i had a feel for some of the letters and he was teaching me how to write some words...
although my vocabulary is completely inexistent in this language i feel as if i will soon be able to read it fluently. writing it will take a bit more time but also seems possible. I will continue to do these classes for some time but i know i will soon have to stop them because of school.
i feel very excited about this language.
ma3a assalamah (goodbye)
September 10, 2014
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corrections(in capital letters):
1)The key, did you put it there or DID I?
2)is correct
3)It was a bright room and I noticed immediately the door which opened into (THE or A) balcony
4)is correct
5)flying planes IS dangerous.-- you would use ARE if you are talking a bout the planes but since here you are talking about the flying you say IS...
for example:flying planes is dangerous... Planes ARE dangerous... one plane IS dangerous... MANY planes ARE dangerous... FLYING IS dangerous...
moral of the story=
[verb] IS dangerous(or any other ADJECTIVE)
[singular noun] is dangerous
[plural noun] ARE dangerous
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September 9, 2014
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i don't understand what your asking me to do... i can tell you the right way to write those things, but i didnt understand the objective of your assignment.