tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post8252480848517097666..comments2024-03-22T18:15:57.909-04:00Comments on A Haven for Vee: LanguagesVeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-22838798648812134912012-05-29T21:35:33.574-04:002012-05-29T21:35:33.574-04:00So you did sign up and dug in! Awesome! My handf...So you did sign up and dug in! Awesome! My handful of mostly useless German phrases are now out dated...der platenspeiler ist kaput. <br />Can you even buy a record player in Germany any more?Thoughts on Life and Millinery.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15826496514403918108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-6268637501259308492012-05-25T17:30:46.709-04:002012-05-25T17:30:46.709-04:00I took French from the fifth grade through the ten...I took French from the fifth grade through the tenth grade and then again in college. The only benefit I have is that I can order in a French restaurant and sound snobbish at whim. <br /><br />I don't even like French cooking all that much either. LOL <br /><br />Both of my girls took German in HS and they both minored in it in college. (Mainly because they had such a good HS teacher and had tons of credit.)<br /><br />Neither language is as beneficial where we live as Spanish would be.<br /><br />If I were to learn a new language it would be Spanish (or Hebrew. Now wouldn't that be cool?)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-45681487130330845122012-05-25T07:38:56.254-04:002012-05-25T07:38:56.254-04:00I was so bad at languages when I was a teen that I...I was so bad at languages when I was a teen that I never tried again. But if I had to choose I would choose spanish because there is so much spanish in our country now, it is like almost our second language. I would have more opportunity to practice using it ...Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-53754813305997813032012-05-25T04:37:20.890-04:002012-05-25T04:37:20.890-04:00I took Spanish in college but Im learning German n...I took Spanish in college but Im learning German now. It's hard but it's getting better. I kind of think of it as a hobby. I think it's wonderful to learn a second language. It keeps your mind nice and sharp. Today with the Internet there are so many sites to help you. Best wishes on your new endeavor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-51862157283477262462012-05-24T22:21:54.328-04:002012-05-24T22:21:54.328-04:00I would love to be fluent in Italian for obvious r...I would love to be fluent in Italian for obvious reasons. I studied French and Latin in high school but did not shine in either. I took two years of Italian in college but my husband speaks in dialect Italian, which is almost a language unto its self, so I had no one to converse with and have fogotten most of it.<br /><br />I am still on a wedding high from my daughter's wedding on Saturday. My knees are just beginning to recover from all the dancing I did..lol!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-12461446630433820972012-05-24T20:18:16.021-04:002012-05-24T20:18:16.021-04:00Vee dear,
YOU HAD ME ROLLING!
Love,
Sharon
P.S...Vee dear,<br /><br />YOU HAD ME ROLLING!<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />Sharon<br /><br />P.S. Jeff was a German linguist in the Army. Need help?Sharon Lovejoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321160956925191137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-76317309765257899202012-05-24T16:05:09.559-04:002012-05-24T16:05:09.559-04:00A hearty laugh came from me just now! Living in a...A hearty laugh came from me just now! Living in a bilingual province and country, you'd think I would be able to speak a litte of the other official language. Une petite? Well! Comment ca va?<br />Je m'appelle Pamela. How's that?Good for you for studying some German. I think English is the. hardest. language to learn isn't it? Keep up the good work and stump the owl!!Pamela Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071092617682650349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-82643262086474744122012-05-24T12:19:40.916-04:002012-05-24T12:19:40.916-04:00YEP...just googled it...
"Be able to read, w...YEP...just googled it...<br /><br />"Be able to read, write, and speak English and have knowledge and an understanding of U.S. history and government (civics)."<br /><br />Well, anyway, I have completely strayed from your topic here. Hold my hand while I get down off my soap box, if you please.:)bjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432398383127199206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-59516600362677225772012-05-24T12:13:57.944-04:002012-05-24T12:13:57.944-04:00It would, no doubt whatsoever, be Spanish that I w...It would, no doubt whatsoever, be Spanish that I would want to learn. EVERYone out here in West Texas should know Spanish. Sure would make things easier...<br />I thought, to become a LEGAL citizen of the United States, one had to be able to WRITE, SPEAK AND READ our language.....<br />not so, I guess.bjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432398383127199206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-55662510930274895742012-05-24T09:10:50.470-04:002012-05-24T09:10:50.470-04:00That looks like a fun language program! I took Fr...That looks like a fun language program! I took French in 8th grade. It was not a requirement in HS, so I didn't take another. <br /><br />On my bucket list is another trip to Italy. I would love to stay there for two months. So, I would love to learn to speak Italian.<br />Hugs,<br />PennyPenny from Enjoying The Simple Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480355122441712250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-1326034281438872292012-05-24T08:59:04.789-04:002012-05-24T08:59:04.789-04:00Never heard German called the-closest-to-English.....Never heard German called the-closest-to-English...<br /><br />High School -- ("back at the beginning of time") - Latin and French.<br /><br />College -- Spanish - Went to a Catholic college and all I remember is; "Bon dias, Hermana Francisco." Or however you say "Good Morning, Sister Francis."<br /><br />I do kinda' well with *reading* French words. <br /><br />I am simply in awe of people (mostly Europeans) who have more than one language. Then again, there are the lucky people (in our country), who have an affinity for languages. Our middle son went to HS with a girl, like that. <br /><br />Yes, this comment is a day late. I played hookey, yesterday. -grin-Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-70891701343057054322012-05-24T08:49:16.031-04:002012-05-24T08:49:16.031-04:00Okay! I think I should use this system to brush up...Okay! I think I should use this system to brush up on my German! How very fun. I really should try another language but if I could just grasp my mother tongue once more...I'd feel quite accomplished.<br /><br />Plus..my grands might not say to me...Grammie no deutsch...just English. (big sigh...its' bad when a four year old has better language skills that I do)Lovella ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13870567090244361779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-62356026040919053792012-05-24T00:41:50.323-04:002012-05-24T00:41:50.323-04:00Vee, you are hysterical!! I laughed out loud when...Vee, you are hysterical!! I laughed out loud when I read, <i>Either that green owl needs a taste of Lux or this is going to come in handy</i> because I knew exactly what you meant! Hearing me chortling, Kati had to know what I was reading...and then she joined me. She was helping me tonight as I typed up school records for Bekah's portfolio, and every time we'd think of that little owl, we'd laugh again. He looks so innocent too. <br /><br />I'll try to be serious...I admire your dabbling in German. I took three years of French in high school, and I am amazed at how may times over the years that I have encountered a French phrase or word or even a pronunciation. Extreme example...once my oldest daughter bought an Indian bead craft kit and the only instructions inside were in French. Oh boy. That was in the days before internet availability, and I puzzled and sweated over those words until I translated enough to give her some perfunctory directions on how to make a bracelet. (If I had known that owl's word, I would have been tempted to use it.) :DCheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-40582730921301311142012-05-23T19:59:08.299-04:002012-05-23T19:59:08.299-04:00... and you should have heard what John said!
I t...... and you should have heard what John said!<br /><br />I took Latin in high school. Yeah, it was a really good idea and I've used it a LOT. ~snicker~ If I took a language now, I would take Spanish. Then perhaps I wouldn't be mumbling verdammt and other choice words under my breath whenever I see bilingual signs at the grocery story, government offices, restaurants, banks, etc.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-58515278268751425002012-05-23T18:10:06.531-04:002012-05-23T18:10:06.531-04:00Oh, Vee, I have to thank you for letting me know a...Oh, Vee, I have to thank you for letting me know about Alt Keys! I've been working on something that needs accents and now I can do them again. (I used to have an accent program, but it was lost.) I always wondered what that number keypad on the side was for! ;-)Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-70788398561008140912012-05-23T17:57:09.786-04:002012-05-23T17:57:09.786-04:00Vee,
You crack me up, thank you for the chuckle. ...Vee,<br /><br />You crack me up, thank you for the chuckle. Foreign language? How about a dead language, I studied Latin.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262542152196076333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-27226829623435857522012-05-23T17:23:29.636-04:002012-05-23T17:23:29.636-04:00Oh, my! I was going to go back and sign up for ei...Oh, my! I was going to go back and sign up for either French or German. I forgot. Thank you so much for the reminder. John is amazing ~ using logic to read a language. I think he has a knack for languages and they come naturally to him.<br /><br />Just viewing the pictures of him carrying those timbers is exhausting me! Please let him know that he looks great without his glasses. I hadn't realized that he would be able to go without them after the surgery. I'll bet he loves it!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397087180636686873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-13259232623800691112012-05-23T16:20:16.789-04:002012-05-23T16:20:16.789-04:00This would be a good idea for anyone, to exercise ...This would be a good idea for anyone, to exercise the brain! Good for you to work so hard on this. I have always thought German was hard --even tho much of English is Germanic, is that how to say it? I prefer a Romance language, and studying Latin for two years helped me then learn English and was a ton of help with medical words. :-) You sure could use your German in our fair city--lots of Germans, and Somalis as well.podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-15331628368633546452012-05-23T14:36:36.397-04:002012-05-23T14:36:36.397-04:00Once upon a time, I could speak fairly good Italia...Once upon a time, I could speak fairly good Italian. The Latin I did till I left school helped with that one. And I had to learn Afrikaans, so Dutch and Flemish are easy, but then my sister moved to Switzerland, so I have been trying to learn German. Well, I speak Swiss German but it bears no resemblance to High German! Maybe I will sign up too.Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-50372303033044240342012-05-23T14:26:39.647-04:002012-05-23T14:26:39.647-04:00Even though I took Spanish in high school I know v...Even though I took Spanish in high school I know very little of it but would like to learn it and I'd also like to learn American Sign Language. (ASL)happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-41844857539781487832012-05-23T14:15:06.745-04:002012-05-23T14:15:06.745-04:00Hi Vee - I don't know where you get your energ...Hi Vee - I don't know where you get your energy. Your blog is just great and I was pleased to see Lorrie's lovely notecards on one of your previous posts. Looking forward to catching up on everything one of these days. Have a wonderful week!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747219456841194840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-57872524289598770562012-05-23T14:10:10.052-04:002012-05-23T14:10:10.052-04:00I took French for 4 years and then decided I would...I took French for 4 years and then decided I would probably never use it and that was the end of that. I still remember many sentences, a portion of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and the french national anthem. Don't think that would get me too far :).<br />Around here it would come in handy to know Spanish. <br />I'll have to check out your link for Duolingo.Happy@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748146424809856063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-30107695029130580472012-05-23T13:47:22.285-04:002012-05-23T13:47:22.285-04:00You are fascinating!!!
Here in Texas we need to l...You are fascinating!!!<br /><br />Here in Texas we need to learn Spanish - without a doubt! When I was homeschooling we worked with several curriculums but never became fluent - any of us! STILL - at least I can READ Spanish and I can catch the gist of what is being said in conversation.<br /><br />Latin was our favorite. Amber says that is the best thing we did - study Latin. Knowing Greek and Latin root words will unlock just about any word in any language.<br /><br />I love to hear English and Scottish and Irish speak....<br /><br />AND I love to hear Italian and French! In the restrooms at La Madeleine they have little French lessons playing over the speaker systems.<br /><br />Muy Bien post!!<br />Merci!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-25073404935086519242012-05-23T13:03:42.268-04:002012-05-23T13:03:42.268-04:00Ah, hate to have to go back for more supplies in t...Ah, hate to have to go back for more supplies in the middle of a project! Good luck with the german- I took two years of Spanish and all I can do it count to one hundred and tell someone I want water. HA!Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-51744651096565701642012-05-23T12:45:27.000-04:002012-05-23T12:45:27.000-04:00hilarious! WEll sad but true I'm a language fl...hilarious! WEll sad but true I'm a language flunky. I had every advantage in life to be bi-lingual but my brain will have none of it. If I was to study again...it would be Russian again.ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.com