learners life »» an invitation
living, learning and loving the journey of life!
After a number of days with my head going sideways at trying to figure out a phrase I’ve heard so, so many times… the meaning is finally dawning on me. There’s a lot of moments like that in life as a language learner. With the help of some friends who patiently exchange time and language [...]
Giving birth to a new word/language Ginger and I watched this and were amazed. Quite an insight to human interaction and the process we all go through to learn what and how to communicate. Worth the 19 minute watch!
Monday Am. Get up and start again Here’s a great quote I ran into today: “If you are a true creative, the work won’t scare you. Embrace it. There really aren’t any shortcuts, despite what you may hear.” @michaelhyatt Great reminder!
And that’s the truth. In this short language video update you’ll hear the words for stretch/work it and occupied/busy. What are you working today? Chi Mashk mekuned? A helpful building block in the conversational process. Busy? With what? When will you be free to meet?
Getting another piece of the puzzle unlocks more doors. With more puzzle pieces waiting for your attempt at understanding and becoming understandable. Much fun and good work 
Take your notebook, head to the bazar or some other busy corner of town and ask for a few new words, a sentence for each and smile as well. Today’s topic – behrun: outside. It looks like rain today.
Language is more than swallowing a dictionary – go figure! In fact, without dialogue and consistent human input, fluency is impossible. Growth towards this and any big goal – requires a commitment to “slowing down” and trusting growth to happen one bite at a time.
A post Christmas language lesson to log and here’s a one minute slice. Am I shivering? Yup. Is it cold? Aha. Do I have a cold. Wish it was not so Is that a scruffy beard I see? Better wrangle that thing a bit. Following an hour and 15 minute lesson here are a few [...]
A week turns into a blindfolded (well at times it felt that way) adventure of guess what you should do next, figure it out, try again, guess again and get that list of four simple items completed so you can keep studying at the university.
While Tim is the one who makes this website happen, it's the other people in the picture that make sure there is plenty to post about :-)
Latest converstion onsite