shy slave
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chris9 said:Shy, it sounds as if you are doing very well and you can be very proud of yourself.![]()
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A little advice/experience with learning languages, I hope you don't mind: When I started learning Italian, I took classes two hours a week in one go. I did learn the grammar and much of the words, could read it fairly well, understand it a bit, but not speak one sentence. One word, fine. But trying to build a whole sentence, with the right words, the right grammar, everything, was impossible. The sentence would be perfect in my head, but always refused to come out. Then I went to Florence for a month to attend a language school. I didn't know anybody. In my class all the other students could talk, understand, everything. I couldn't. The first week was just awful. Then something in my head clicked. After the weekend on which I talked almost nothing in Italian I started speaking, not caring anymore if it came out right or with mistakes. From then on all was well.
I never really managed to talk Italian to someone I could talk German to, so in your case I suppose Andante is not really the best person to talk to. But maybe you can do an intensive course in Denmark with a group of people who refuse to talk English to you. If you know some of the grammar and words until then -which you are learning in your class- you'll manage to get the speaking going eventually.![]()
Thanks for the nice words and advice Chris, it is good advice.
If I asked Andante he would happily speak only Danish to me but I am not ready for that yet.
In class the grammar works in my head just fine, but outside it is just a mess. I am glad I am not alone in finding that with languages. Having never learnt a language before it is all a mystery.
I do get very frustrated with myself, at being able to read basic sentences but lacking the confidence to even try to say them.
Of course many of the words sound like the person speaking is vomiting mid-sentence and people speak very fast (like any language I suppose).
Danish is apparently called 'the disease of the throat' usually I am pretty good at throat work but this is different lol
I have looked at the intensive courses but they are expensive, but the main issue is I get very homesick when in residential classes. I usually end up tearful, upset and unable to work. It is horrible, I hate being that way, but I am.

