Journal Alioth's Journal: Perhaps one day I can be bi 3
...lingual. I know I'm making progress with Spanish, because I chuckled at something in Spanish for the very first time yesterday!
It was a particularly weak joke, but I got it! It was, however, written rather than spoken. I still have a really hard time understanding spoken Spanish... but I've only been since May - so I think to actually get a joke is a bit of a milestone. For your gratification, if you understand any Spanish, here it is:
Se abre el telón y aparece un miembro del foro intentando mear pero por mas que se esfuerza no lo consigue. Se cierra el telón. Como se llama la peli ?
"Micción" imposible.
(damn, Slashdot won't do an upside down question mark)
It was even a play on words, but it's actually a joke that works in English too so it's only a beginning. But it is a milestone to actually chuckle at something I just read in Spanish. It means I've made more progress!
My goal, incidentally, is to have reasonable competence with the language with 2 years study. If I've not said it yet, I'll say it again...learning a human language is 100 times harder than any computer language.
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I've been crazy busy - and reading more than posting but to some it up - good job with the spanish - I am hopeful about those led lights, especially the light color and brightness. I'm using an led light for my front porch but it is very blue and not nearly as bright as I thought it would be. And finally - when you get that motorcycle done - Be Careful. I depend on you for too much fun reading!
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sum sum sum - goodness I guess I should worry about a second language less and work more on my first one.
Someone who speaks 2 languages? (Score:2)
Bilingual.
Someone who speaks 3?
Trilingual.
O.K. Smartypants! What about someone who speaks only 1 language?
American.