Learning languages.

[MichelleFox]

I always wanted to learn Spanish, don't ask me why. Went to night classes years ago but because of work I couldn't give it the time it needed.

I then retired early in 2016 and started doing one to one lessons in Dublin. My teacher left to go home in 2018 and I started using duolingo. I found it good but the only thing I didn't like is, it uses a lot of latin American Spanish. I then heard of a website called Italki.com. There are a few thousand teachers in whatever language you want. Some of them offer free a introductory lesson. I've been using it now for s year and do my lessons via zoom or skype.

During one of my lessons my teacher recommended another app called Busuu. There are structured lessons on it and I find it good aswell.

Wishing you well on your language learning adventure.

Thank you. That’s very helpful. Starting Spanish next year. It’s one of my goals. I am very bad with learning languages. I was fluent in German. Learnt at school 8 years and I graduated from it. I learn English here in Ireland. But how I don’t use German I forgot all. Even after so many years in Ireland my English it’s crap But I am obsessed with Spanish. Mainly Mexican Spanish is nice. Different then in Spain.
I love how it sounds. So I wanna give try next year. Get classes. I have friends with who I can practice. So fingers cross. I was in Spain twice this year and next time I want to be able to understand or have lil convo.

[Mrbean76]

Evening all,

This goes to mainly the ladies here who are multilingual but hoping to get advice from any gents here who have learned a foreign language outside of university/school.

What worked best for you? Learning via apps like Duolingo etc, children's books of that language, immersion trips and so on.

Thanks in advance!

[rockonallnite]

Thank you. That’s very helpful. Starting Spanish next year. It’s one of my goals. I am very bad with learning languages. I was fluent in German. Learnt at school 8 years and I graduated from it. I learn English here in Ireland. But how I don’t use German I forgot all. Even after so many years in Ireland my English it’s crap But I am obsessed with Spanish. Mainly Mexican Spanish is nice. Different then in Spain.
I love how it sounds. So I wanna give try next year. Get classes. I have friends with who I can practice. So fingers cross. I was in Spain twice this year and next time I want to be able to understand or have lil convo.

I can help you with south American Spanish Michelle ����
Next time you are in town I will give you first lesson for free...

[Gthomas]

Thanks for the thread! It was nice to get some advices how to learn another language. Biggest wish for me to learn Hungarian! Italian is my next choice.

[enda915]

Thanks for the thread! It was nice to get some advices how to learn another language. Biggest wish for me to learn Hungarian! Italian is my next choice.

Why Hungarian if you don't mind me asking?

[Irelandbeautyyy]

I admire everybody who can speak more languages than their native. Lol iam absolutelly brainless for it and Joey from Friends who is learning french is second me. Now iam pretty sure if i would have kid one day, he start to learn languages really early.

[Mrbean76]

I admire everybody who can speak more languages than their native. Lol iam absolutelly brainless for it and Joey from Friends who is learning french is second me. Now iam pretty sure if i would have kid one day, he start to learn languages really early.

Your English is excellent. Irish people are very bad at speaking other languages, myself included.

[carefree0001]

I have decided I want to learn Spanish in 2022. Useless at languages and haven’t learnt any since my French in my leaving cert. Will probably use an app as that seems the way now.

[Noregrets]

Your English is excellent. Irish people are very bad at speaking other languages, myself included.

My actual only regret in life is not been able to speak languages, it is one of the biggest failing of the Irish educational system.

My grandkids will be sent to gaelscoils and also taught languages from a very young age.

Huge respect for all those that speak several languages, they do put us to shame.

[Gthomas]

It's just a wish.
Anyway I like to learn language which is out of this world! There's no other language similar to it and it's in a middle of the Europe!