JLS log - Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Chinese

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JLS
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Re: JLS log - Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Chinese

Postby JLS » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:48 pm

Chinese Radicals - All 214 in Memory

I've completed memorization of the 214 radicals. Now it's just solidifying and hard-coding. Already it's making hanzi easier to remember and recognize, and that's the goal.
Last edited by JLS on Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: JLS log - Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Chinese

Postby lichtrausch » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:50 pm

JLS wrote:Chinese Radicals - All 214 in Memory

I've completed memorization of the 214 radicals. Now it's just perfect and hard-coding. Already it's making hanzi easier to remember and recognize, and that's the goal.

Congrats on learning the Chinese alphabet. :)
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JLS
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Re: JLS log - Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Chinese

Postby JLS » Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:29 pm

lichtrausch wrote:Congrats on learning the Chinese alphabet. :)


谢谢你！I'm excited for how this will change the game in reading.
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My philosophy of language learning:

“Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget about all that (stuff) and just play.” - Charlie Parker, jazz musician
JLS
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Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:53 am
Languages: English (N), Spanish (conversational), Mandarin (beginner), Koine Greek (proficient reader), Biblical Hebrew (intermediate), Latin (past first year level)
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Re: JLS log - Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Chinese

Postby JLS » Sat Nov 30, 2024 8:49 pm

I'm glancing at just a few familiar hanzi after having learned the radicals, and wow! Immediate transformation in how I see hanzi!

I never realized that the radical in the middle of 国 in 中国 is the hanzi for jade. Makes me curious to know why so :)

Very excited!

A good weekend to everyone!
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My philosophy of language learning:

“Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget about all that (stuff) and just play.” - Charlie Parker, jazz musician
JLS
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Re: JLS log - Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Chinese

Postby JLS » Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:13 pm

Spanish composition continues

I've been doing composition/translation into Spanish lately. I have 14 pages of material which I intend to deliver as two different addresses at some point. My head hurts! It's getting me to a point where I actually want to rest from language practice! That means I'm progressing.
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