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I was pretty lackadaisical about language stuff last month; hopefully I can keep on track better from February one. And so far, so good.
Mango Indonesian: Chapter 2: Units 4-5; Chapter 3: Units 1-3
Yup. This follows the Mango Bengali course progression exactly, and I am now learning how to ask someone’s sister out/how to set my sister up with some dude I know. The native speakers go heavy on ‘k’s at the end of words, whereas I’d learned (and have always heard) them pronounced more as glottal stops.
Mango Japanese: Chapter 4: Units 1-5
This is far and away the best of the various Mango courses I’ve used, both in terms of breadth (it’s going to take me the better part of a year to complete this at my pace of a unit a day) and in the depth of instruction. Unlike Mango Korean, this course teaches learners when to use particles—and uses them consistently—in all the examples. It also offers regular explanations of nuance, politeness levels, and in what situations it’s appropriate (or not) to use certain grammatical constructions or phrases. True beginners will be much better served by this course than many of the others.
Mango Korean: Review flashcards
I fluctuate between days with 3 or 4 cards to review, and days with upwards of 40. I wonder what (if?) the upper range on their spaced recognition algorithm is.
Mango Scottish Gaelic: Chapter 1: Units 1-5
I did this one seven or so years ago. They’ve added a bunch of content since, so I’m reviewing from the beginning and it’s pretty easy going. Right now I’m just enjoying the spelling differences between Manx and Scots Gaelic cognates (e.g., my ta versus ma-thà, fastyr versus feasgar).
Podcast Gaelgagh: 91-98
This week’s lessons focused on the grammatical form that I think of as corresponding to the だ in Japanese. At any rate, I'll have finished the entire podcast by this point next week and need to decide what I'll pick up next: current contenders are the 1000 Words challenge or possibly the Glossika course.
これで以上です。
Mango Indonesian: Chapter 2: Units 4-5; Chapter 3: Units 1-3
Yup. This follows the Mango Bengali course progression exactly, and I am now learning how to ask someone’s sister out/how to set my sister up with some dude I know. The native speakers go heavy on ‘k’s at the end of words, whereas I’d learned (and have always heard) them pronounced more as glottal stops.
Mango Japanese: Chapter 4: Units 1-5
This is far and away the best of the various Mango courses I’ve used, both in terms of breadth (it’s going to take me the better part of a year to complete this at my pace of a unit a day) and in the depth of instruction. Unlike Mango Korean, this course teaches learners when to use particles—and uses them consistently—in all the examples. It also offers regular explanations of nuance, politeness levels, and in what situations it’s appropriate (or not) to use certain grammatical constructions or phrases. True beginners will be much better served by this course than many of the others.
Mango Korean: Review flashcards
I fluctuate between days with 3 or 4 cards to review, and days with upwards of 40. I wonder what (if?) the upper range on their spaced recognition algorithm is.
Mango Scottish Gaelic: Chapter 1: Units 1-5
I did this one seven or so years ago. They’ve added a bunch of content since, so I’m reviewing from the beginning and it’s pretty easy going. Right now I’m just enjoying the spelling differences between Manx and Scots Gaelic cognates (e.g., my ta versus ma-thà, fastyr versus feasgar).
Podcast Gaelgagh: 91-98
This week’s lessons focused on the grammatical form that I think of as corresponding to the だ in Japanese. At any rate, I'll have finished the entire podcast by this point next week and need to decide what I'll pick up next: current contenders are the 1000 Words challenge or possibly the Glossika course.
これで以上です。
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