Language learning is a wavelike process. Periods of intensive learning are followed by periods of rest and so on. And I think, that’s the very way it should be.
There are times when we are on the crest of a wave of learning a language, and in such moments we really want to learn, and we learn with passion, absorbing information like a sponge. And there are also times when we just want to put our textbooks aside and rest for a while.
Today I’m going to talk to you about vocabulary that we learn in a new language, and especially about words and expressions that we need to learn after we’ve already learned some basic survival phrases.
I’m really curious about that, because I plan to start learning a new language in the near future, and I’d like to share with you some thoughts and ideas about what I usually do when I start (and continue) to learn vocabulary in a foreign language.
Thank you so much for watching! ❤️
In this video I’m reading in Armenian a short poem by Hovhannes Shiraz – one of the greatest Armenian poets of the 20th century. It’s audio only, with Armenian subtitles.
This recording was made a year ago to track my reading and pronunciation progress in the Armenian language. Sorry for the bad audio quality, I recorded this on my phone.
Հովհաննես Շիրազ
Մորս սրտի հետ աշխարհն եմ չափել՝
Էլի մեծ էր նա, մեծ էր ու անգին,
Արև աչքերի լույսն է նա թափել՝
Լուսնյակ դառնալով՝ որդոց օրոցքին…
Եվ հիմա քիչ է, թե աչքերս տամ,
Թե սիրտս հանեմ ու տամ մայրիկիս,
Ախ, մայր երգելուց ինչպե՞ս կշտանամ,
Մայրս պատկերն է մայր հայրենիքիս։
Read by Ekaterina Kassesinova
The photo was taken in Vagharshapat (Armenia) by Victor Kassesinov – @Виктор Dobrinya
Hey friends! Lately, many people have been asking me, why do you keep saying that you’re still learning English? You already have a decent level of it.
You know, that’s a really interesting question. I just can’t say that I’ve learned the language completely.
I’ve finished reading the seventh and final Harry Potter book in Polish 🇵🇱 ❤️ – Harry Potter i Insygnia Śmierci (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows).
The Polish version was really good! I thoroughly enjoyed the story and I learned a lot from the book. 👍
One year ago I started my YouTube channel, Silent Polyglot, and today I’m so excited to share with you my results, my thoughts about my first year on YouTube, what I’ve learned from it, and how this very first year on YouTube has changed my life – for the better.
Barbara Cartland pure romance novels. I love reading them from time to time in Russian. 🇷🇺 This was the first novel by Barbara Cartland that I’ve read in English 🇬🇧 and I liked the book!
The Marquis Who Hated Women by Barbara Cartland. In Russian it would be called “Маркиз, который ненавидел женщин”. :)
Some interesting words and expressions from this book:
🇬🇧 (En) 👉👉👉 🇷🇺 (Ru)
🔹 hansom = hansom cab = двухколесный экипаж (кучер сзади)
🔹 hamper = корзина с продуктами (с крышкой)
🔹 by hook or by crook = by any means = всеми правдами и неправдами, во что бы то ни стало (“… find her father by hook or by crook.“)
🔹 cock-a-hoop = в восторге, ликующий, бурно радующийся (“I am cock-a-hoop only because I am so grateful!”)
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Started Reading – 18 August 2021
Finished Reading – 24 August 2021
Замечательное произведение! Глубокое, напряженное и удивительно современное. Книга, после которой ходишь под впечатлением еще несколько дней!
Очень рада. что в школьные годы я ее не читала. В то время многого не смогла бы понять и прочувствовать так, как сейчас.
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The Duel by Aleksandr Kuprin. 🇷🇺❤️ I really loved this book! Actually, it was one of the best Russian classic books I’ve read this year!
Всем привет! Год назад я начала вести этот канал – Silent Polyglot, где поставила себе цель заговорить наконец-то на английском, и на других языках, которые уже давно учу, на которых я читаю книги, но… не говорю.
Сегодня я хочу подвести небольшие итоги работы за этот год, мой самый первый год на Ютубе. Поделиться с вами, что получилось, что еще не особо получилось, и рассказать, как Ютуб изменил мою жизнь.
The V Girl by Mya Robarts. I’ve wanted to read this book for a long time after reading the description and all the amazing reviews on Goodreads but it was not at all what I had expected. It was very uncomfortable to read at times…
