Comments on: Six tips for keeping going with your language learning (and an update on my Basque) https://howtogetfluent.com/six-tips-for-keeping-going-with-your-language-learning-and-an-update-on-my-basque/ How to learn a foreign language. Methods, matrials and stories to help you maximise your effectiveness on the road to fluency Sun, 22 Nov 2020 18:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gareth https://howtogetfluent.com/six-tips-for-keeping-going-with-your-language-learning-and-an-update-on-my-basque/#comment-36692 Sun, 22 Nov 2020 18:54:58 +0000 http://howtogetfluent.com/?p=1835#comment-36692 In reply to Mónica.

Eskerrik asko irakurtzeatik, Mónika! Nik Bilboko Lizardi Euskaltegia ezagutu. Horko kafetegia oso gustatzen zait.

]]> By: Mónica https://howtogetfluent.com/six-tips-for-keeping-going-with-your-language-learning-and-an-update-on-my-basque/#comment-35902 Wed, 04 Nov 2020 18:53:31 +0000 http://howtogetfluent.com/?p=1835#comment-35902 Kaixo! Zelan!! Euskara ikasten ari naiz. Nahiz eta Bilbon jaio naizen, ez dakit euskara. Nire ustez, oso zaila da euskara ikastea Bilbon gutxiek hizt egiten baitute. Euskaltegian noa baina nire mintzamena ez da ona. Eskerrik asko zure aholkuagatik.

]]> By: Gareth https://howtogetfluent.com/six-tips-for-keeping-going-with-your-language-learning-and-an-update-on-my-basque/#comment-3913 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:36:27 +0000 http://howtogetfluent.com/?p=1835#comment-3913 In reply to Mark Zuazua.

Mark, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. On the homepage, click Zure Mintzanet saioan sartu (start your session) and then in the dialog box which will appear, click on Izena eman nahi duzu (to register)…the admin is by email and is all in Basque. Good luck!

]]> By: Mark Zuazua https://howtogetfluent.com/six-tips-for-keeping-going-with-your-language-learning-and-an-update-on-my-basque/#comment-3908 Sat, 29 Oct 2016 03:36:56 +0000 http://howtogetfluent.com/?p=1835#comment-3908 Kaixo! I know I am looking at this kind of late, but I hope your stay in the Basque country was great! I was going to ask, how to we register for that website Mintzanet? Everything is Basque, and I am not that good at it yet! Haha

]]> By: Gareth https://howtogetfluent.com/six-tips-for-keeping-going-with-your-language-learning-and-an-update-on-my-basque/#comment-3767 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 09:45:47 +0000 http://howtogetfluent.com/?p=1835#comment-3767 In reply to Brian Loo.

Thanks, Brian. I gather Georgian (on my list) has the ergative as well. Look forward to exchanging a few words in Basque with you in Thessaloniki….when I’ll just be back from a month in the Basque Country (post coming up soon).

]]> By: Brian Loo https://howtogetfluent.com/six-tips-for-keeping-going-with-your-language-learning-and-an-update-on-my-basque/#comment-3765 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 07:40:17 +0000 http://howtogetfluent.com/?p=1835#comment-3765 Hi Gareth,

Love the post! I’ve recently started diving into the complexities of Basque grammar 🙂 ! I might want to at least learn enough basic conversational Basque, hopefully before heading for Thessaloniki in October!

One observation, the grammar reminds me of some Australian Aboriginal languages; the ergative construction, the use of auxiliary verbs to show tense and indicate who’s doing what to whom etc., the relatively free word order etc,, interesting coincidence!

Keep up the good work!

Cheers and hope to see you soon!
Brian

]]> By: Kerstin https://howtogetfluent.com/six-tips-for-keeping-going-with-your-language-learning-and-an-update-on-my-basque/#comment-3755 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:48:57 +0000 http://howtogetfluent.com/?p=1835#comment-3755 Hey Gareth,

I really like your tips. Especially No. 3 and 6 are most important to me.
I learned Spanish (with a teacher) when I lived in Mexico, mostly because I needed it to get around. I never put to much effort on learning it. But now all the friends I made over there motivate me to keep my level or even learn some more, as my Facebook feed and also my Whatsapp contain a lot of Spanish.

Cheers,
Kerstin

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