Its me again ;o)
A few weeks ago, I met this really cool guy. Sweet, cute looking, good character, ... We have a really good connection. He sends me a message the moment im typing one to him or he can say what im thinking, he even finishes my sentences. Its really cool but a bit scary at the same time.
Anyway, hes a Bengali and when we were talking one night, his phone rang. He started talking in Bengali and i found it sounded sooo nice that i started looking to learn that as well.
So here are, for those interested, some links to learn Bengali online.
* http://www.languageshome.com/English-Bengali.htm
--> like the Hindi version. It has some useful words and sentences. Ideal for printing and having in your pocket.
* http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/bengali_index.html
--> very short explanation of the alphabet and a little bit of grammar.
* http://dsal.uchicago.edu/digbooks/dig_toc.html?BOOKID=PK1663.D6_1976
--> this one is so far my favorite. its an actual book which theyve put online page by page. they only thing that is missing are the audio tapes. i think the book is very structured and explains the grammar well.
* http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bengali.htm
--> nice explanation of the alphabet and at the bottom are some links that might be useful for further learning.
* http://www.ukindia.com/zip/zben01.htm
--> same as for Hindi. So far, 5 lessons concerning the Bengali alphabet and recognising letters.
* www.viswayan.com
--> site completely in Bengali
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language
--> information about Bengali as language.
* http://www.polyglot-learn-language.com/
--> this is another community where im member of. I forgot to mention it in the previous blog.
Thats it for now. If i find any other useful links, ill definitely put them online.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Online language learning communities
Hello again,
This time I would like to share the links of the online language learning communities.
Some of them are free to join, some of them have free membership with limits and some are only possible when you pay. The first 6 are the ones where I am a regular member. Make your choice ;o)
* http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/
--> requires membership: free with limits or paid "golden member". The site has many possibilities but most of them only possible when you are "golden member". If no golden member, you cannot contact other people, unless they have contacted you first. There is text chat, voice chat, forum (bulletin board) and you can play games like "hangman" in the language you want to learn.
* http://www.italki.com/
--> requires membership: free. You can look for a language partner by selecting his/her native language and the language he/she is learning, where they are from, age and gender. You can find answers to your questions or give answers by posting them in the Answers section. Further there is a section for Knowledge, Files, Resources, Groups and a Language Index.
* http://www.livemocha.com/
--> requires membership: free. I like this website because it keeps a progress report and sends it every week by mail. It's kind of a push to keep on studying. You can chat by making friends, click on their profile and go for the chat icon. However, there is only a handful of languages you can learn.
* http://www.myngle.com/
--> same here, membership is free, first sessions with (certain) tutors are also free, after that sessions have to be paid.
* http://www.voxswap.com/
--> free membership, online chat and forum
* http://www.language-exchanges.org/
--> free membership, this website promotes learning through skype. Theres a possibility to find a language partner, put skypecasts online, upload documents to make learning easier, ...
* http://www.transparent.com/
--> I haven't tried any of the products yet but you can download some free software to learn any of the 105 languages they offer. You can also play word games.
* http://www.phrasebase.com/
--> Im not a member yet but I will become one. It's free. I just tried to see as much as possible and it worked. They really give you a good idea about what you can get and what you can do.
* http://www.edufire.com/
--> Membership is free but live sessions with tutors have to be paid.
* http://www.loquella.com/
--> only offers French, Chinese and Spanish.
This time I would like to share the links of the online language learning communities.
Some of them are free to join, some of them have free membership with limits and some are only possible when you pay. The first 6 are the ones where I am a regular member. Make your choice ;o)
* http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/
--> requires membership: free with limits or paid "golden member". The site has many possibilities but most of them only possible when you are "golden member". If no golden member, you cannot contact other people, unless they have contacted you first. There is text chat, voice chat, forum (bulletin board) and you can play games like "hangman" in the language you want to learn.
* http://www.italki.com/
--> requires membership: free. You can look for a language partner by selecting his/her native language and the language he/she is learning, where they are from, age and gender. You can find answers to your questions or give answers by posting them in the Answers section. Further there is a section for Knowledge, Files, Resources, Groups and a Language Index.
* http://www.livemocha.com/
--> requires membership: free. I like this website because it keeps a progress report and sends it every week by mail. It's kind of a push to keep on studying. You can chat by making friends, click on their profile and go for the chat icon. However, there is only a handful of languages you can learn.
* http://www.myngle.com/
--> same here, membership is free, first sessions with (certain) tutors are also free, after that sessions have to be paid.
* http://www.voxswap.com/
--> free membership, online chat and forum
* http://www.language-exchanges.org/
--> free membership, this website promotes learning through skype. Theres a possibility to find a language partner, put skypecasts online, upload documents to make learning easier, ...
* http://www.transparent.com/
--> I haven't tried any of the products yet but you can download some free software to learn any of the 105 languages they offer. You can also play word games.
* http://www.phrasebase.com/
--> Im not a member yet but I will become one. It's free. I just tried to see as much as possible and it worked. They really give you a good idea about what you can get and what you can do.
* http://www.edufire.com/
--> Membership is free but live sessions with tutors have to be paid.
* http://www.loquella.com/
--> only offers French, Chinese and Spanish.
Usefull links for language learners
Namaste, (Hello)
aap kaise ho? main theek hoon (How are you? Im fine.)
aapse milke khushi hui ;o) (Nice to meet you)
I started learning Hindi about 1 year ago. It took me a lot of searching before i could find some usefull links to learn Hindi online. Thanks to some online language learning communities, I met a lot of very nice, friendly Indian people who were all willing to help me and some of them became really close friends.
I want to share these links with you so that you dont need to spend days looking for them.
It will give you more time to spend on the actual learning ;o)
* http://www.languageshome.com/English-Hindi.htm
--> has some usefull sentences. Ideal printed out so you can look at it when necessary.
* http://www.ukindia.com/zhin001.htm
--> I liked this one very much. It has explanation of the alphabet and focusses on writing and recognizing words. Lesser point is that it uses English words written in the Devanagari script, like paper instead of the real Hindi word kagaaz..
* http://www.onlinehindiguru.com/index.htm
--> I only had a quick look at it. It seems good for learning the alphabets and some first standard sentences. There is a possibility to hear the pronunciation of the alphabet.
* http://hindiclassroom.com/?paged=4
--> These are no actual lessons but blogs. This link goes to the last page (beginning of blog). You have to work your way back to page 1 (most recent blog) Besides the alphabet there are also short informations about culture and traditions.
* http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/mideast/hindi/stories.html
--> This website is one of my favorites. After you learn to read and write the alphabet, you can start practising to recognise the letters. These stories (from beginners till advanced readers) are ideal for it. They are written in the script, have no translation but there are pictures so you can guess what the story is about. For me, it was very nice for recognising my first words. When you know a bit more vocabulary, you can try to translate the stories.
aap kaise ho? main theek hoon (How are you? Im fine.)
aapse milke khushi hui ;o) (Nice to meet you)
I started learning Hindi about 1 year ago. It took me a lot of searching before i could find some usefull links to learn Hindi online. Thanks to some online language learning communities, I met a lot of very nice, friendly Indian people who were all willing to help me and some of them became really close friends.
I want to share these links with you so that you dont need to spend days looking for them.
It will give you more time to spend on the actual learning ;o)
* http://www.languageshome.com/English-Hindi.htm
--> has some usefull sentences. Ideal printed out so you can look at it when necessary.
* http://www.ukindia.com/zhin001.htm
--> I liked this one very much. It has explanation of the alphabet and focusses on writing and recognizing words. Lesser point is that it uses English words written in the Devanagari script, like paper instead of the real Hindi word kagaaz..
* http://www.onlinehindiguru.com/index.htm
--> I only had a quick look at it. It seems good for learning the alphabets and some first standard sentences. There is a possibility to hear the pronunciation of the alphabet.
* http://hindiclassroom.com/?paged=4
--> These are no actual lessons but blogs. This link goes to the last page (beginning of blog). You have to work your way back to page 1 (most recent blog) Besides the alphabet there are also short informations about culture and traditions.
* http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/mideast/hindi/stories.html
--> This website is one of my favorites. After you learn to read and write the alphabet, you can start practising to recognise the letters. These stories (from beginners till advanced readers) are ideal for it. They are written in the script, have no translation but there are pictures so you can guess what the story is about. For me, it was very nice for recognising my first words. When you know a bit more vocabulary, you can try to translate the stories.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Introduction to my blog
Hi everyone,
On advice of a friend I dived into the world of Blogs ;o)
I like doing lots of things and want to share it with you.
But I also like learning things so if there's anything you want to share, please do so ! :o)
I'm sure we will all enjoy.
Greetz
Kjell
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