I don't discuss it very much on this blog, but I am a student of languages, having begun over a span of decades to study many different ones...only to usually get discouraged and lay aside my progress to do something else. But I've come to appreciate the joy in the passive aspects of languages, that is listening and reading, and don't burden myself too much with the idea of speaking or writing in them. This meshes well with the treasure of resources available on the Internet, and in particular, YouTube. There is a series of channels on it, Easy Languages, and you can select from many languages to find the "Easy" channel you're interested in. On it, you see several short programs that consist of native speakers in their own countries, often interviewed on the street...it's a lot of fun and as they speak you see the transcription at the bottom along with the ongoing translation. I enjoy the different topics and it's quite apparent that folks really are quite similar all over the world as they go about their lives. My languages of focus at the moment are Spanish and Russian, and their channels are excellent. Try them yourself...click on Easy Spanish or Easy Russian to see and hear for yourself...
Showing posts with label Russian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russian. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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