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And any tips on learning it quickly and easily as a 15 year old?

2007-03-02 14:02:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Languages

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All of these sites have either lessons or access to learning material on them.

Here are some ideas many second language learners don't normally realize.

FIRST: Completely eliminate idioms when you speak. We use a LOT of phrases that are not understood in other countries, and they use ones we don't understand. Examples: Get to first base. Flip the switch. Hitch a ride. Hit the road.
Put yourself in the place of a new learner of English and ask yourself if you would really understand the meaning of 'hit the road' when you heard it, or would you litterally try to 'hit the road'?
Even between England and North America, there are some phrases that are embarrassing in one country but not the other. For the sake of decency, I'm not going to quote the one that comes to mind.

SECOND: Realize that it is not ALWAYS a one-for-one word exchange when translating. Some languages can express an idea in as little as one word compared to a few, and vice-versa.
Hand in hand with this, understanding that the idea being expressed is what's important, not the way it's said. Just because the sentence wasn't constructed the way we would have said it doesn't make it wrong.

LAST: Listen to and read as much as you possibly can, whenever you can. Immersion, immersion, IMMERSION!

Ĝis!

2007-03-02 23:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jagg 5 · 0 0

lernu!

www.lernu.net

It's a wonderful site. Super easy.

Good luck!

2007-03-02 22:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by C 3 · 1 0

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