It’s been a tough week, so my hours of language study are down in the dumps a bit, but at least there’s still a smidgeon of forward momentum…
Hawaiian (3h)
We’re still going over grammatical structures from previous courses in class, which is good overall review, and I’m looking forward to booking in some real conversation with mānaleo (native speakers) soon. Over 400 hours of Hawaiian so far this year and counting!
Russian (0.2h)
Apart from a few loving exchanges with my wife, and the odd expletive to myself whilst walking to work and almost being run over by crazy drivers who ignore the lights, everything’s been quiet on the Russian front this week. However I hope to change all that next week – Iʻll keep you posted. 😉
French (0.3h)
I enjoyed chatting with a French taxi driver last Friday, where both my wife and I were surprised at my relative fluency (especially as he didn’t change down gears at all and spoke swift colloquial French throughout). I understood pretty much everything he said and didn’t have to struggle too much for words or workarounds when vocabulary failed me either. This is pretty amazing considering the little bag of French I learned 25 years ago, and I acquired a couple of new words (“argot” et “pote”: “slang” and “buddy”) into the bargain.
German (0.2h)
I also met several Germans over the last week, although sadly all the passing conversations were relatively short. This included helping out an old lady in the local supermarket, chatting with some tourists, and briefly catching up with a colleague at work. I miss chatting in German and hope to do this again soon.
(Total time spent on learning languages over the last week: 4 hours)
(Total time spent on learning languages during 2015 altogether: 607 hours)
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