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Languages require continuous practice. Immersing yourself in it is the only way, or else just forget it, it won't happen. Every language in particular is hard o
by La-ang 7y ago
Languages require continuous practice. Immersing yourself in it is the only way, or else just forget it, it won't happen. Every language in particular is hard on the tongue depending on your linguistic background and upbringing. An arabic speaking person would have challenges with french that are similar to an english speaking or spanish one but still not the same. How? Well for starters for example, such as in "de rien", the "e" vowel would threw off the Arabic speaker but not the "R". With Spanish the "R" is a nightmare and also the "e". For the English speaker the combining both brings pain and suffering. This simple comparison is about not just the non existing tones and sounds that one must master before uttering the correct word, but like I said before, it rhymes with immersing oneself in the language. Learning the meaning of "de rien" and using it correctly in a sentence is far from speaking it. Observing its context, ways of pronouncing ( think state of mind, a word can be spoken following many colors, something a non native lacks. as his or her speech comes flat). I wish I could use other words to deliver what I must say, but I hope you get the idea that Spoken language runs deeper than pronunciation and mastering grammar. Another side note I wanna add is that occasional practice is not gonna cut it. You wanna learn a language? Make it a daily activity. Music, TV,trivial conversations etc..You'll realize you're stepping out of your comfort zone, and that is a huge sign enough that you're building actually something solid.
- iscrewyou 7y ago> Languages require continuous practice. Immersing yourself in it is the only way, or else just forget it, it won't happen. I wonder if this applies to programming. I have tried many times to pick up Swift and Python. I am interested in it but I tend to get distracted by something else and then completely forget the languages. I know any skill requires constant practice. But I still feel like programming falls more towards learning a different language.