08-05-2021, 08:58 AM
(08-04-2021, 11:15 PM)Dana Wrote: The only language I've ever taken seriously enough to stay with was Hebrew. I toyed with Italian, Spanish, and American Sign Language but had not stayed with it for a significant amount of time. Hebrew was different in that it was tied into my belief system which was at the time in a church so there was a passion. I loved it and felt connected from the start. Since the corona virus I've stopped learning.
Bluebird, my way of learning the Hebrew language was through reading stories beginning of course with simple and progressing on. If you are interested I can make a recommendation with a fairly inexpensive primer.
Visits in Scotland and Ireland is pretty amazing and to learn the English there is a nice testimony for learning the language. One day I dream of going to Ireland. I receive podcasts on Gaelic speaking for beginners but they don't have books for learning like Hebrew. And that language seems hard!
My interest in language is not so much to be perfect with grammar but to understand what the other is saying as well.
Wow you listen to Gaelic podcasts! I don't understand a word of it. I'm sure that you would manage that language because you learned Hebrew more or less by yourself (as I understand it). But don't worry, in Ireland all signs are bilingual and they all speak English. It's my absolute favorite country, especially the counties Donegal and Kerry in the north and west. I found the best time to travel there is around April when the chances of getting a lot of sun are high.
Hebrew... I'm in a jungle of words and grammar and have paused my learning because of frustration. Nevertheless I read psalms in Hebrew and the priestly blessing. Yes please send me the title of your story books, perhaps it will help me to continue. Thank you!