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im a native speaker and when i started working in consulting i still didnât understand half the stuff being said by my more experienced colleagues. for writing read as much as you can from ppl who know what theyâre doing and look up everything you donât understand. add it to your own vocabulary slowly. i did this and now even i donât understand what im saying half the timeâŚ
Apr 5, 2025
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âi'm a native portuguese speaker, currently fluent in English and studying mandarin for two years.
I'm going to admit, i still feel like a begginer, mandarin is known for having a complicated learning curve, but taking in consideration my experince with english, it really is about surrounding yourself with the language.
I guess it's the most common advice, but it does work! To past time go on ĺ°çş˘äšŚ, look for films and series in Mandarin, and if you are watching on netflix you can use language reactor extension on browser that offers double subtitles. Make a spotify playlist with songs in the language, and once in a while print the lyrics with a few missing words and try to complete them when listening to the song.
Another think that helped was to play games of forming words by combing hanzi flashcards. Doing it with a few friends forces you to think fast and expose youself, especially if you still feel insecure with your skills.
I wish you the best and good luck with your learning process!
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đŁI am not sure but maybe you can try watching tv or movies in English and see how they talk!
I feel like the biggest thing though is talking with people in the language! For example talking on here now like you are, or with coworkers, or friends!
My previous boss's first language also wasnât English but luckily she felt comfortable to ask what things mean or how to say certain things! Do you have people you feel comfortable asking about these things?
also you could always try practicing on an app like Duoling!
your English is very good though, donât be discouraged you are doing amazing!
Apr 6, 2025
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đ1. Learn the basic building blocks for your language of choice (i.e. pronouns, action verbs, common objectsâ literally the essential words youâd need to formulate the most basic sentences to communicate simple ideas). That can be done by googling things like âessential verbs in (insert language of choice here)â or â100 essential words to learn in _______.â Pair that up with any beginners grammar language book that you can take out from your local library. At this point, you donât need to know how to speak the language, just have a general idea of how different elements come together to form coherent sentences.
2. Once youâve acquainted yourself with those principles, the fun and most critical part comes into play: immersion. Since youâre not at the talking stage just yet, you need to treat yourself like youâre a baby hearing words for the first time and trying to associate meaning to them via their context. The best way Iâve found to do this is by watching kids tv shows in the language you want to learn and also finding YouTubers who are native speakers of that language. Turn on the subtitles and also keep them in the same language. This will allow you to start matching visuals with words and understand how sentences are composed in more organic ways. It will also force you to make language connections the way children do when learning their native tongue. You want to remove the buffer of thinking in your mother tongue and then translating the word in the new language. Instead, you want to start making immediate semiotic connections to the things youâre seeing. Like đ is manzana in Spanish, but you wanna avoid thinking âoh that means apple in English which translates to manzana in Spanish.â Itâs an extra loop you have to jump through that makes the language learning process less natural and more arduous imo.
3. In tandem to immersing yourself by listening to the language being used, hereâs where you can start applying it bit by bit. This can be by either repeating the sentences you see in the tv shows youâre watching and start challenging yourself to write & say very basic sentences with your knowledge from step 1. In an ideal situation, having a friend or acquaintance who speaks the native language and can start talking with you is also incredibly useful since they can actively correct you while you practice. Though very beneficial, I know that that may not be an option for many people, so practicing on your own with the aid of the media youâre watching in the native language still works very well!
This is a very long response, but I hope that these suggestions can help create a more structured approach to learning your new language. Good luck!! â¨
2. Once youâve acquainted yourself with those principles, the fun and most critical part comes into play: immersion. Since youâre not at the talking stage just yet, you need to treat yourself like youâre a baby hearing words for the first time and trying to associate meaning to them via their context. The best way Iâve found to do this is by watching kids tv shows in the language you want to learn and also finding YouTubers who are native speakers of that language. Turn on the subtitles and also keep them in the same language. This will allow you to start matching visuals with words and understand how sentences are composed in more organic ways. It will also force you to make language connections the way children do when learning their native tongue. You want to remove the buffer of thinking in your mother tongue and then translating the word in the new language. Instead, you want to start making immediate semiotic connections to the things youâre seeing. Like đ is manzana in Spanish, but you wanna avoid thinking âoh that means apple in English which translates to manzana in Spanish.â Itâs an extra loop you have to jump through that makes the language learning process less natural and more arduous imo.
3. In tandem to immersing yourself by listening to the language being used, hereâs where you can start applying it bit by bit. This can be by either repeating the sentences you see in the tv shows youâre watching and start challenging yourself to write & say very basic sentences with your knowledge from step 1. In an ideal situation, having a friend or acquaintance who speaks the native language and can start talking with you is also incredibly useful since they can actively correct you while you practice. Though very beneficial, I know that that may not be an option for many people, so practicing on your own with the aid of the media youâre watching in the native language still works very well!
This is a very long response, but I hope that these suggestions can help create a more structured approach to learning your new language. Good luck!! â¨
Feb 19, 2024
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its like how you throw your phone around after youâve had it for more than a year
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đ§its crazy to me we are now at a point where major companies are actively putting measures into their products to make them hard or impossible to fix on your own. if you take it anywhere else to get it fixed your warranty is now voided. i just paid like $1000 for this phone. do i even really own it if nobody but the company i bought it from can fix it?
better yet you bring it to them and they will essentially do nothing but quote you for overpriced parts you donât need or more likely just tell you to buy a new phone. thanks apple!!!
better yet you bring it to them and they will essentially do nothing but quote you for overpriced parts you donât need or more likely just tell you to buy a new phone. thanks apple!!!
