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My audioblog is back! I had to change the formatting so that there wouldn't be space problems. The main page has only 1MB of space, so I had to change the setting from showing the recent 7 days of my posts to 10 posts. The blogspot stopped working since April 12, when I made 2 posts. They are not on the site. Anyway, I put in a text message and found that it works.
I am back! Woot!
NOOLigan wrote: you could have said a bit more, than this is a test.
Come on, Ron - that's a whole four words... 
Snorri xxx
Snorrimon wrote:
NOOLigan wrote: you could have said a bit more, than this is a test.
Come on, Ron - that's a whole four words...
Snorri xxx
normally she produces whole audio essays there.
I usually fall asleep after the introduction... I keep missing her recently (must improve my aim 
), so sadly the German lessons have stopped... Hopefully when things get back to normal next week, we can start again - maybe have a go at verb endings? Or will that be a little taxing for her?
Snorri xxx
Snorrimon wrote: I usually fall asleep after the introduction... I keep missing her recently (must improve my aim
Snorri xxx
german must be one of hardest languages to learn properly.
Most of the kids I teach find it easier than French nor Spanish for the first year, but then when the grammar really kicks in, then yeah it's tricky - word order seems to the hardest thing and linked to that perfect tense, they can't seem to get the idea of the past participle (or ge-word as I tend to call it with the less able) going last... As for weil/wenn/dass clauses... 
Snorri xxx
Snorrimon wrote: Most of the kids I teach find it easier than French nor Spanish for the first year, but then when the grammar really kicks in, then yeah it's tricky - word order seems to the hardest thing and linked to that perfect tense, they can't seem to get the idea of the past participle (or ge-word as I tend to call it with the less able) going last... As for weil/wenn/dass clauses...
Snorri xxx
post particple.
Snorrimon wrote: Most of the kids I teach find it easier than French nor Spanish for the first year, but then when the grammar really kicks in, then yeah it's tricky - word order seems to the hardest thing and linked to that perfect tense, they can't seem to get the idea of the past participle (or ge-word as I tend to call it with the less able) going last... As for weil/wenn/dass clauses...
Snorri xxx
I have taken Spanish in high school, up to level IV. The thing that gets me is the verb conjugation. I can write them and memorize them. Unfortunately, I couldn't speak Spanish as quickly as my English and Japanese. Espanol es poco dificil por mi.
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote:
Snorrimon wrote: Most of the kids I teach find it easier than French nor Spanish for the first year, but then when the grammar really kicks in, then yeah it's tricky - word order seems to the hardest thing and linked to that perfect tense, they can't seem to get the idea of the past participle (or ge-word as I tend to call it with the less able) going last... As for weil/wenn/dass clauses...
Snorri xxx
I have taken Spanish in high school, up to level IV. The thing that gets me is the verb conjugation. I can write them and memorize them. Unfortunately, I couldn't speak Spanish as quickly as my English and Japanese. Espanol es poco dificil por mi.
repeat after me...Norte America es un continente. Caramba!
Norte America es un continente. Yes, I can say that and translate it as well. :)
Now, I know Caramba is an interjection. I don't know what it translates to, but taking cues from Bart Simpson, it's great. Ay Caramba!
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Norte America es un continente. Yes, I can say that and translate it as well. :)
that's all you need to know then
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Norte America es un continente. Yes, I can say that and translate it as well. :)
Now, I know Caramba is an interjection. I don't know what it translates to, but taking cues from Bart Simpson, it's great. Ay Caramba!
actually, it's a curse word...! Hahahaha... you know, I'm posting on NOOL, so I have to be evil sometimes..
What? Bart Simpson's catch phrase are curse words? Let me check on Google. Dang, I couldn't get it.
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: What? Bart Simpson's catch phrase are curse words? Let me check on Google. Dang, I couldn't get it.
It means "damn it"...! It can also mean My God!
I remember my teachers telling me that it's "My God!" I didn't know the other translation. The only vulgar Spanish slang I've learned is "?Tiene huevos?" The first question mark is supposed to be upside down, but you get the idea.
I know that expression is common as well. I know that the literal translation means blue crown. But in slang terms, what does it mean?
Snorrimon wrote: I usually fall asleep after the introduction... I keep missing her recently (must improve my aim
Snorri xxx
I did listen to my entire blog to see how I was doing on space management. It's over an hour and a half now. I almost fell asleep during the process, but doesn't a human voice make you do that? Tabs once said that I should diversify my posts. Well, after listening from beginning to end, I feel that it's diversified. Most of my posts have little to do with NOOL, though I make references to it.
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: I know that expression is common as well. I know that the literal translation means blue crown. But in slang terms, what does it mean?
It literally means "sacred/holy blue" probably a corruption of "Sacre Dieu" (=roughly "good/my God"), which is kind of what it means - an expression of surprise... 
I'm back at work tomorrow Cozzie, so we'll recommence the German lessons, when I'm back in teaching mode...
Snorri xxx
