Learning a second language

[Usarka]

Help!

Any one got any good practical tips for learning another language, stat. Ie. within 2 weeks.....?????

Got a book and a cd and all I still can't get passed my prior knowledge of:


One beer please.

and

Where is the chicken?

Practical suggestions will be mucho por favor'd. :wacko:

[mowgli]

Practise charades
Practise pictionary
Practise smiling and laughing at yourself

You'll be fine :)

[McJim]

Which lingo boyo?

[PirateJafa]

One plane ticket and you'll be set.

Total immersion is definitely the most effective method.

(Although admittedly it hasn't worked for many Kiwis.)

[Mom]

Help if we know what language....Spanish perchance?

[alanzs]

Help!

Any one got any good practical tips for learning another language, stat. Ie. within 2 weeks.....?????

Got a book and a cd and all I still can't get passed my prior knowledge of:


One beer please.

and

Where is the chicken?

Practical suggestions will be mucho por favor'd. :wacko:

Hablamos Espanol.
Read it, hear it, say it, write it. As an adult (you are?) you need to use as many senses as possible, so read it, hear it, say it, write it, underline it in the book, and then repeat it as often as you can. Then, practice more. Put stickers on everything you want to learn how to say. Then, practice more. It's like sex, you had to practice all the time to get it right.
Buen suerte mi amigo, y vaya con dios... Tiene un bien viaje tambien...:yes:

[icekiwi]

Go there...Stay away from Tourists...get in with the locals....
Nothing like jumping in at the deep end..
Managed to learn Neplalese pretty good in 4 wks during a stint in the mountains thoseparts

[Usarka]

Yep Spanish! (latin american spanish to be precise)

After a 67billion hour travel time I'm planning to do a course at cuzco before starting with the most touristy attraction in the southern hemisphere before buggering off to god knows where.

Hopefully that will help with the sink in, but I a) want a bit of a foundation, and b) want to be able to negotiate customs and the (very many) hours of transit waiting in between flights in the mean time.


Hablamos Espanol.
Read it, hear it, say it, write it. As an adult (you are?) you need to use as many senses as possible, so read it, hear it, say it, write it, underline it in the book, and then repeat it as often as you can. Then, practice more. Put stickers on everything you want to learn how to say. Then, practice more. It's like sex, you had to practice all the time to get it right.
Buen suerte mi amigo, y vaya con dios... Tiene un bien viaje tambien...
:lol:
Not sure about the adult part, but yeah someone told me talking and listening was the best way, but i'm not sure that i'm not the sort of person to learn more from reading. Will try to add more of that into the mix.

Buenos Nachos?.... Mmmm nachos.

ps - i'm about to neck back some booze put on the headphones and pass out. Hopefully some assimilation might take place :lol:

[TOTO]

Here are the three phrases you need to learn and nothing else :

"I'm from new Zealand"

"I own a Hotel"

"My room number is *** "

:yes:

[Usarka]

"My room number is *** "


habatacion?

something has sunk in! :wari:

[McJim]

Spanish? Pah, that's Greek to me.:rofl:

[Ragingrob]

Haha que vaya bien mi amigo! Tenes que leer los libros y hablar con muchas personas del pais!

[alanzs]

Haha que vaya bien mi amigo! Tenes que leer los libros y hablar con muchas personas del pais!
Eggzactamento! :msn-wink:

[Gubb]

Yo Quiero Taco Bell.

[alanzs]

Yep Spanish! (latin american spanish to be precise)

After a 67billion hour travel time I'm planning to do a course at cuzco before starting with the most touristy attraction in the southern hemisphere before buggering off to god knows where.

Hopefully that will help with the sink in, but I a) want a bit of a foundation, and b) want to be able to negotiate customs and the (very many) hours of transit waiting in between flights in the mean time.


:lol:
Not sure about the adult part, but yeah someone told me talking and listening was the best way, but i'm not sure that i'm not the sort of person to learn more from reading. Will try to add more of that into the mix.

Buenos Nachos?.... Mmmm nachos.

ps - i'm about to neck back some booze put on the headphones and pass out. Hopefully some assimilation might take place :lol:

Donde esta la mota y la coca? (Where is the grass and the coke?)
Chumpa mi vega (suck my dick)
Cuanto questa? (How much)
Puede un cuarto? (Do you have a room)
Un otra vez (Another time)
Muy caro (Very expensive)
Mas barato (Cheaper)
What else could you possibly need to say? :done:

[Ragingrob]

Voy de copas - I'm going out drinking.

Quieres venir conmigo a cama? - Wanna come to bed with me?

Hasta la vista...baby - Oh fuck who is this cow in my bed, I'm outta here!

[Big Dave]

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[Magua]

Una jarra de cerveza, por favor!

[martybabe]

habitacion?

something has sunk in! :war:


Thoroughly recommend Cd's by Michel Thomas. He is a mighty strange geezer and I am a very poor student but it really worked for me. After a few short weeks I was able to speak and understand all the basics. Couldn't have a conversation in any depth, cause the Spanish speakers converse at 3 million miles an hour but restaurants , hotels ,driving directions , anything I needed to ask was no problem. He also points out the variations between Spanish and south American Spanish as you go.

Strange system but it does work. Good luck mate. http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/026-6329114-9094043?ie=UTF8&keywords=michel%20thomas&tag=lang-michelle-thomas-21&index=blended&link%5Fcode=qs

[Forest]

I've learned another language.

My advice is don't get too wound up trying to translate back into English. A lot of stuff just won't translate properly and keeping track of all the exceptions and nuances will just drive you mad. Better just to get stuck in, start speaking, and let it flow.

[Forest]

Oh. I forgot to add that the Rosetta Stone language learning system is very highly regarded.

It wasn't available for the language I learned. But people I trust say it is very good.

[XP@]

Total immersion is the way to go.
Try and stay with a family & get a job.

remember mistakes are fun, forget about being fussy about what you eat.
Always carry a dictionary.

[kiwicam]

The most important phrase in any language

"Thank you, my friend will pay"

[Mikkel]

How do you say tequila in spanish? :scratch: