Message from @SamanthaM

Discord ID: 416983315833421834


2018-02-24 06:08:02 UTC  

Going to post random stuff here :)

2018-02-24 06:09:22 UTC  

For anyone interested, Gallego is the language of Galicia. It's closer to Portuguese, even though the region is in Spain. (https://www.omniglot.com/writing/galician.htm)

2018-02-24 06:10:26 UTC  

There is a Galician nationalist newspaper published in Gallego: El Correo Gallego. (http://www.elcorreogallego.es)

2018-02-24 06:12:13 UTC  

For anyone interested in learning Spanish, Duolingo is a great primary.

2018-02-24 06:14:46 UTC  

If you are interested in intermediate or learning by immersion, you might want to look into reading some essays by Juan Donoso Cortez; Spanish author, conservative and Catholic political theorist, and diplomat. 

Counter-currents posted an article about him (https://www.counter-currents.com/2010/12/juan-donoso-cortes/)

2018-02-24 15:42:15 UTC  

Is Rosetta Stone any good though?

2018-02-24 15:42:23 UTC  

That’s incredible! I’ve only used pimsleur. Have you had success with RS?

2018-02-24 15:42:49 UTC  

Rosetta Stone is fantastic! My dad has the German program and LOVES it!

2018-02-24 15:44:13 UTC  

But can he speak/hear

2018-02-24 15:44:15 UTC  

?

2018-02-24 15:45:10 UTC  

If you're not looking to spend any money, duolingo is also a fantastic program

2018-02-24 15:45:35 UTC  

Is it like pimsleur where you can just listen to a lesson on the way to work?

2018-02-24 15:45:45 UTC  

@Deleted User Yes. He's on an intermediate level currently.

2018-02-24 15:46:22 UTC  

@Olivia M I'm not sure about that. He has it for a desktop. Great question though. 😃

2018-02-24 15:46:51 UTC  

@Deleted User Yes, Duolingo is fantastic.

2018-02-24 15:48:01 UTC  

Duolingo is good.

2018-02-24 15:54:49 UTC  

I enjoyed Duolingo it worked reasonably well for what it was.

2018-02-24 16:45:46 UTC  

my sister is a langage teacher and she's recommended Duolingo

2018-02-24 16:46:28 UTC  

I've also been learning Gaelic simply by memorizing songs and poems, but it doesn't necessarily work well for conversing

2018-02-24 18:20:48 UTC  

I taught myself Dutch using duolingo. Excellent app if you're on a budget.

2018-02-24 18:28:45 UTC  

@Aleis⊕ccidentalis That's so interesting! Why Gaelic?

2018-02-24 18:37:01 UTC  

@SamanthaM Mostly because I'm fascinated by the way the language is used in their folk/trad music. A few years ago I started to immerse myself in Irish & Scottish history, and that's actually what initially caused me to take an interest in ethno-nationalism.

2018-02-24 20:07:24 UTC  

@Aleis⊕ccidentalis This is seriously awesome! It would be great if you could post more stuff like this in our new music channel 😃

2018-02-24 22:24:16 UTC  

I do use Duolingo, but it will absolutely *not* teach you the entire language

2018-02-24 22:25:39 UTC  

Don't get me wrong, I would totally recommend it, but you also need other resources

2018-02-25 01:28:56 UTC  

@Aleis⊕ccidentalis id love to learn Gaelic

2018-02-25 01:47:09 UTC  

@SuperTomPerry -RI It's difficult, I think, because it's not very similar to other Indo-European languages. Personally, I doubt Gaelic will ever be revived as a national language, but it will survive through music, poetry, lore, etc. It certainly is beautiful.