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Hello, Sziasztok, Tag, Hola, I'm a native English speaker from the Chicago area but recently moved to Hungary. I'm always interested in improving my language skills in magyar (Hungarian), deutsch (German) and español (Spanish), pretty much in that order. At the moment, however, I'm focused on learning Slovenian and, especially, learning about life in Slovenia. I'm a computer programmer, interested in chatting about IT in different countries, or really about anything interesting -- cultural differences, politics, history, art, whatever -- in any language I can manage.
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    If it's a short-term thing (just a day or two after your big study session), it may just be that your brain is tired ... or another way of putting it is, your brain needs some time to process and store all of the new information. Give yourself a couple days of rest and see if it gets better.

    I also agree with Michael, that you might just be more aware of the mistakes you've been making all along -- meaning that, ironically, you actually are better at the language now.
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    June 1, 2020
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    Thank God for such a case!

    What do you think about fortune? Can you say that you are lucky?
    (Sorry for my philosophical views but I like them.) In short, life is philosophy.
    I think that we make our life. Why is one person successful, but not another one? I assume it depends on willpower. We should have positive thoughts, develop our skills, get some new knowledge and have a timetable for a more effective life.
    Our fortune is in our hands.
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    June 1, 2020
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    The birth of a baby

    This Monday one of my best friends, Pityu and his wife, Janka became parents, when Janka gave birth to their beautiful baby, Lenke. They are really amazing people, and I'm really looking forward to meeting Lenke next week. Unfortunately, since several of my friends' relatives have passed away recently, I have been in a bit of a gloomy mood and the arrival of the little newcomer made me wonder: the birth of a baby into this world should (give or bring) the same amount of the joy, as the pain caused by the loss of friend.
    The reason why we feel the loss as a stronger sentiment is that we have personal connections with the deceased in the form of common memories. If only there were a method to somehow predict who will be the classmates, friends and loves of a newborn and somehow summon them on that special celebration of the birth.

    Until that moment arrives, I suggest we celebrate the birth of a new friend or relative as it deserves: one of the most significant moments of their life.

    To Lenke Szívós!!!


    Szia Markosz.  I'm new to Italki, this is my first time correcting a notebook entry.  Hope it helps.

    Your last sentence is tricky ... "celebrate the birth of a new friend or relative as it deserves" is grammatically correct, as "it" refers to "the birth" ... but even so, I think few English speakers would say it this way ... even though it's grammatically incorrect, I think most people would say "celebrate the birth of a new friend or relative as they deserve" ... with "they" referring to the new friend or relative -- and additionally, note that we often use "them/they/their" as singular when referring to a person whose gender we do not know.


    Köszi,

    Rich

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    July 22, 2016
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