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I am learning Sanskrit which is much harder to learn than Spanish because getting exposure to Sanskrit in every day life is significantly more difficult. Here's
by monster_group 9y ago
I am learning Sanskrit which is much harder to learn than Spanish because getting exposure to Sanskrit in every day life is significantly more difficult. Here's what I do on a daily basis.
1. Watch Sanskrit news and shows on Youtube.
2. Read Sanskrit magazine and newspaper.
3. Write a blog in Sanskrit.
4 Always have a Sanskrit contemporary fiction book that I am reading.
5. Speak to other Sanskrit speakers whatever broken Sanskrit I can speak (I have joined a group).
6. Teach Sanskrit to others using Google Hangouts / conference call etc.
7. Practice writing Sanskrit on a whiteboard that I bought.
8. Refer to grammar books whenever I am in doubt about the correct grammar usage.
9. Constantly look up new words that I don't know the Sanskrit counterparts to (both online and in a physical dictionary).
10. Actively recall verb / noun forms whenever I have free time or I am waiting on something.
11. Take a Sanskrit book with me to work and go to break room and spend 15 minutes reading during lunch / break time.
12. I have three different Sanskrit apps on my phone that I occasionally refer to when in doubt about some concept.
Doing all the above things daily has significantly improved my Sanskrit language skills. My recommendation is you follow similar technique. The key thing is to do it every single day and not feel bad about making mistakes.
- deathtrader666 9y agoWhat motivated you to learn Sanskrit?
- monster_group 9y ago1. I think it is very cool to know a 2000 year language, read ancient texts in the original and interpret them on your own rather than relying on other people's interpretation which often have religious and cultural biases. 2. It is beautiful because it has very precise rules. You can construct new words for things that didn't exist before (like computer) without violating the rules of the language. 3. You can say things very concisely in Sanskrit.
- kra3 9y agoWhat did you come up with for "computer" ?
- monster_group 9y agoI did not come up with it, others did. सङ्गणक (saṅgaṇaka - IAST transliteration). It is composed of three parts - a prefix, root verb and a suffix - सम् + गण् + ण्वुल् = सङ्गणक sam + gaṇ + ṇvul = saṅgaṇaka The prefix imparts the meaning of doing well. The verb means to calculate. The suffix converts the verb into a noun that performs that action. It literally means an entity that is adept at calculating.
- umbs 9y agoThis comment is specific to Sanskrit learning. If you are in Bay Area, Sanskrit Bharati (http://www.samskritabharatiusa.org/ http://www.samskritabharatiusa.org/) is very active. Their teaching is focused on conversational style. They are world wide organization. They have a 3 day intro workshop followed by weekly meeting to keep you going on the learning path. Twice a year, they have a weekend retreats to fully embrace the language. I just did intro workshop their style is very very effective. I could start conversing basic sentences after 3 sessions. I didn't pursue further (laziness), so above details could be slightly incorrect. I have no affiliation.