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| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4501 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes  Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 513 of 646 13 September 2013 at 7:40pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't know where you were planning to stay. I camped for 10 euros at campsites often.
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| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4638 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 514 of 646 13 September 2013 at 9:06pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm neither a fan of hitch-hiking nor of camping to be honest. I prefer nice little B&Bs or affordable hotels.
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| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4501 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 515 of 646 13 September 2013 at 9:08pm | IP Logged | ||
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There's a good guesthouse in Reykjavik called Guesthouse Pávi.
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| prz_ Tetraglot Senior Member Poland last.fm/user/prz_rul Joined 4653 days ago 890 posts - 1190 votes Speaks: Polish*, English, Bulgarian, Croatian Studies: Slovenian, Macedonian, Persian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian, Armenian, Kurdish | Message 516 of 646 13 September 2013 at 9:51pm | IP Logged | ||
There's nothing bad in such approach; nevertheless, when I read something like that, I always think: "so rich and spoiled" :P [Of course everyone can retort: "poor and irresponsible".] 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4638 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 517 of 646 15 September 2013 at 1:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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DIDÒMHNAICH, 15MH AN T-SULTAIN 2013
Yes! I finally finished Lehrbuch der schottisch-gälischen Sprache. I did the last three units today. I will have to repeat the vocabulary and maybe create an Anki deck, but I have learned all the grammar, read all the texts, and listened to all the audio. The last three units were quite entertaining: unit 38 was a crime story, unit 39 an article on how whisky is produced, and unit 40 a classic Gaelic folk tale. Well, the article on making whisky had quite special vocabulary in it, but I think I can ignore most of it. Some words I didn't even know in their German translation. Unit 40 was much easier and there were three versions of the text recorded on the CD, in the dialects of Skye, South Uist, and Lewis. Quite interesting! I will now go on studying Gaelic with BBC Alba's podcast Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh. A trip to Scotland is also on my to-do list. Other than that, I'm now in the same situation as a child in the candy store: What am I going to do after finishing two textbooks at the same time? I really don't know yet. I will start working on Learning Irish and Genki, but I also feel like studying something new. Well, I'll think about it and tell you as soon as I have decided. However, I already have decided that I won't go to Iceland next year. I'll rather return to Ireland and maybe visit the UK for the first time. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| prz_ Tetraglot Senior Member Poland last.fm/user/prz_rul Joined 4653 days ago 890 posts - 1190 votes Speaks: Polish*, English, Bulgarian, Croatian Studies: Slovenian, Macedonian, Persian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian, Armenian, Kurdish | Message 518 of 646 15 September 2013 at 5:02pm | IP Logged | ||
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I admire your ability to finish the course on the last page, not on the 20th. Edited by prz_ on 15 September 2013 at 5:03pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4622 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh | Message 519 of 646 15 September 2013 at 8:09pm | IP Logged | ||
Which is stronger, your Irish, or your Scottish Gaelic? You could perhaps now think of going off on a slightly-related, but non-Celtic tangent, and follow Iversen's example by studying Scots. For a German speaker who knows Scandinavian languages and English, I think it should come naturally. Or, staying with Celtic, Welsh beckons.... :-) Then you'd have yet another country to visit where it always rains....:-) oops, I'm not selling this very well, am I? Seriously though, SSiW's 36 all-audio lessons of ~30 mins each for the intro course, all free, would allow you to find out whether it's for you. Edited by montmorency on 15 September 2013 at 8:11pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4638 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 520 of 646 15 September 2013 at 9:04pm | IP Logged | ||
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@prz_: If the course is good, I have no problem completing it. But I had another look at Learning Irish today and I doubt I could complete that. But more on that in a later post.
@montmorency: My Gaelic is definitely stronger. As I said, Colloquial Irish was very badly organized and I didn't get much out of it while Lehrbuch der schottisch-gälischen Sprache was very well-structured and comprehensive. Scots doesn't really interest me. I can understand a lot of it and I see no use in learning how to speak it. I'm not so sure about getting back to Welsh either. I might rather take the chance and brush up my Italian a little bit before starting a new language. So, I can also visit some sunny countries... But you're right. I do have a soft spot for the rainy North! :) I actually did the first lesson of SSiW some time ago, but they nearly drove me crazy: "Dwi'n siarad Cymraeg. Dwi'n hoffi siarad Cymraeg. Dwi'n trio siarad Cymraeg. Dwi'n hoffi trio siarad Cymraeg. Say it again..." Well, it was too much of a drill for me and I like working with books better. But we'll see. I haven't decided for a new language yet, so anything's possible. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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