Any self-taught or multilingual people out there?
This is mainly for those who have taught themselves how to read, write and/or speak in another language, but whatever.
I just want to ask if there's anything out there that I can use so I can effectively teach myself. I know there's videos on YouTube that can help and apps that I could use, but I want to know if there are other things available. I'm currently trying to learn Norwegian, and I know a few things already, but putting sentences together and/or using the right noun or verb tense at the right time is quite difficult sometimes. So I was wondering if there was anything that could help me with that alongside learning other words so I can be able to hold conversations.
Just hoping that there will be comments, I know people ask the same questions that I asked. Don't recommend Duolingo because they don't have Norwegian yet, only Danish and Swedish. Yeah, they're alike, but they can be pretty different.
Btw if you're wondering why Norwegian, it's because I have a 30:1 ratio of Norwegian to other European friends overseas, so yeah. I'll learn another language at a later time. lol
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I speak four languages. A really, really helpful way to learn a new language is to find out what textbooks are used at your local college or university and buy them. Making flashcards and practicing sentences as soon as you can will go a long way to getting you to a good level. After Intermediate level or so, you'll probably benefit more from reading simple short stories or talking to people.
[quote=Sento]Honestly wish I could, but the downside is that there's barely any Norwegians that live in my area of Georgia. lol[/quote]
there's always norwegian movies
practice speaking the language. listen to the language through videos to ensure you're pronouncing it right.
Italian was my first language. Learned English through living in America.
My ex taught me a few Chinese phrases that might be enough to get a phone number. I was about to learn Korean, but never did,
[quote=PydrexLoL]interact with norewegian people
see what they're doing while they speak. also check their tone/face. that's how i learned my mothers language[/quote]
Honestly wish I could, but the downside is that there's barely any Norwegians that live in my area of Georgia. lol
I taught myself how to read and write Korean....but Korean is really simple so yeah..
I just googled "learn korean" and I borrowed my sister's korean workbook lol
interact with norewegian people
see what they're doing while they speak. also check their tone/face. that's how i learned my mothers language
im self-teaching myself french at the moment when i have spare time and it's pretty easy to grasp the concepts. it's only been a few months of me studying the language sporadically but i can already see myself speaking to native french speakers at my college and being able to communicate with them at a respectable level. of course i wouldn't really understand a lot of the deep contextual stuff yet but im getting there. it's a lot more straight forward than english grammar-wise
edit: i dont know if it works for everyone but for me, it really helps to watch french films or any foreign films for that matter and listen to actual dialogue and try to understand them within the context rather than read up on grammar rules. it's also really important to look at body language as well when speaking different languages so that's always good to keep in mind