Hello everyone! I'm participating in another book meme called the Book Blogger Hop which is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer! Basically, you just answer weekly questions and then post up your link on the question's page.
This week's question is :
This week's question is submitted by Maria @ A Night's Dream of Books!
Have you ever read a book written in a foreign language you might be fluent in, and then read the same book in English?
Have you ever read a book written in a foreign language you might be fluent in, and then read the same book in English?
No, I haven't really read any books in foreign languages before. Even though I had studied Spanish for 5 years, it was awhile ago since I've learned Spanish and I actually forgot a few Spanish phrases over the years because I haven't been studying Spanish ever since I got out of college. The only way that I could start reading books in foreign languages is if I've been studying the language almost every day currently.
Yeah, I would be needing my dictionary to translate words too much in order to read anything not in English.
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DeleteI could speak Spanish, but I am better at listening now. :)
ReplyDeleteI never have read a book in a different language and am not sure I could. Would be interesting to try, though.
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DeleteIt's funny how much you can retain without realising it. I'm sure it would all come back to you quickly if you took up Spanish again.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could read another language. I'm sure I'm missing something whenever I read a translation.
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DeleteI wonder if you picked up a book in Spanish if some of the phrases you lost would come back to you.
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I've wondered about that too!
DeleteUgh, I wish I had kept up with my French!! I can't even say a full sentence now...
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DeleteWhen I was studying French in high school, it was an exciting time for me! I dreamed of traveling to Paris one day.... Well, I took 4 years of the language, and 1 in college, but, since I don't know any French-speaking people, I have gradually lost most of what I learned. Oh, I know it's all somewhere in my brain, and I do remember a few phrases, but I am nowhere near fluent anymore....so I can relate to your situation with Spanish.
ReplyDeleteI have my mom to thank for my fluency in Spanish. She made us speak the language at home. Plus, I've always read a lot, and my first books were in Spanish. Still, my vocabulary is much more extensive in English, so sometimes I do need a dictionary when reading in Spanish.
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DeleteAs someone reminded me, you might be surprised what you'll remember if you get back into the swing of things. Thanks for hopping by my page.
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DeleteIt is crazy how easy it is to forget a language without practice. I studied French for about 5 years, and as soon as I stopped, I quite quickly started to lose what I had learnt. Hope you're having a great weekend :)
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DeleteThat makes sense! It's still pretty cool that you've learned five years of Spanish. I really want to start using the DuoLingo app again (and start using it seriously) so I can learn another language. I recommend checking it out if you're interested :)
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DeleteGreat answer Thank you so much for stopping by my blog hop Ronyell.
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