DUPLE C2, DELE C2, CILE C2, DALF C2

[LundiHákarlsson]

«Un nuovo anno, un nuovo decennio» is Italian for, "A new year, a new decade".

I am currently working on trying to get Italian to C1-C2. Italian is especially important for a potential move to Italy someday.

Spanish at around C2 and just maintaining it. It is a language that is dear to me for various reasons, one of them due to partial heritage. Today (14 April) was the anniversary of the founding of the Second Spanish Republic.

I have already started some new languages, such as Finnish, Azerbaijani and Farsi. But not too heavy since I have to focus a lot on my main languages. Of these, Finnish is important for a possible move someday to Finland.

The last few years, especially 2019, have personally not been conducive to any sort of language learning. However, this year I am getting back into my learning routines.

At the same time, I am trying to get into online translating as the job market basically everywhere in the world is not good, not least in part due to the massive global coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, I have insofar not found any translating job site that is suitable.

[LundiHákarlsson]

Tante lingue, poco tempo.

So many languages, so little time.

I have not been to bookstores months due to the coronavirus pandemic, so I have not bought any language books lately. Still trying to find suitable resources for Finnish, Azerbaijani and Persian that go at a steady, rather than brisk, pace. Most of my resources go very fast even for elementary levels.

I still have not found any suitable online platforms for remote translation jobs. It would be nice to be able to put these language skills to use, especially given the dire unemployment numbers in every country due to the pandemic.

[tarvos]

¡Has vuelto, tío! ¡Qué alegría verte otra vez andando por estos lares!

Te deseo mucho suerte con el finés, es la lengua de mi novia y después del examen de interpretación voy a centrarme en esa dulzura de idioma.

[Expugnator]

Good luck on your languages.

I know Proz.com and TranslatorsCafe . Usually being a paid member means you can quote first.

[LundiHákarlsson]

Hace mucho que no escribo aquí. Todavía pensando a qué pais emigrar (y estudiar)--Italia, Portugal o Finlandia. Son unos países muy distintos, pero a la vez con un estilo de vida más tranquilo.

Estou a tentar encontrar uma maneira de mudar-me a Portugal se puder. Parece-me mais fácil emigrar ali do que todos os outros países europeus. Além disso é um país encantador e barato, que oferece um alto nível de vida. Felizmente, quando estava em Portugal, tinha comprado alguns livros de português para aconseguir o nível C2. Seria bom eu ter o nível C2 como já tenho no espanhol. Se tiverem informações sobre estudar medicina em Portugal ou simplesmente morar em/emigrar ao Portugal, façam favor de deixar uma mensagem aquí.

L'italiano si trova entro una delle mie lingue imporanti. Quindi, la studio/miglioro ogni giorno un pochino. Sto pensando--abitare e studiare in Italia o a Portogallo? Il coronavirus fa che questa domanda diventi ancora di più complicata.

Tämä kieli näyttää olevan yksi vaikeimmista olen koskaan opiskellut. Mutta mielestäni se kannattaa opiskella, koska voisin muuttaa sinne samoin. Epäilemättä suomalainen on paljon vaikeampaa kuin norjalainen.

[LundiHákarlsson]

Again it has been a long time before I have posted an update. I have more or less settled on a group of languages on which to focus. They are directly tied in to which countries to consider for eventual emigration.

These languages are Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Finnish, German, French and Dutch.

This list is wildly different from what I had expected earlier. But the goal is to leave this country permanently in a few years and then emigrate to a European country that allows multiple citizenship, has a high standard of living and universities with good medical programmes, is safe and not corrupt plus is affordable.

The "first tier" of countries in consideration are Portugal, Italy and Czechia.

The "second tier" of countries in consideration are Switzerland, Belgium, Finland, Netherlands and France.

Spain are totally out of the question due to their ban on multiple citizenship, plus their internal issues. Germany and Austria do not allow multiple citizenship. If Catalunya and Basque Country were officially recognised countries, they would be in my first tier.

Una pena que mi castellano y catalán no me sirvan para emigrar a Europa en este respeto.

Un dia més tard, però millor que mai--Feliç Diada a tothom.

I am quite surprised that I ended up focussing on these languages. I thought that Spanish would play a big role in the future, but maybe not--at least for now.

I have not studied languages as much as I should due to being busy just living life. Seeing what happens next. A lot has happened this year compared to the previous several years combined. In a positive way, that is. Right now I do not even live at home like before. Or rather, home is now elsewhere.

Als er een wil is, is er een weg, zegt man.

[Dagane]

Spain are totally out of the question due to their ban on multiple citizenship.

Not completely true. Nationals from countries with Spanish or Portuguese as official languages plus Andorra, Philippines and Ladino Jews are allowed to have dual citizenships without "extra" paperwork. For all other cases there are no agreements as far as I know, but that means that there is a legal void as opposed to a hard ban. For Spanish nationals there are ways around this involving some bureaucracy. It might be the same for nationals of other countries who want to become Spanish. You'll need to investigate it.

https://www.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satelli ... cionalidad

[LundiHákarlsson]

Spain are totally out of the question due to their ban on multiple citizenship.

Not completely true. Nationals from countries with Spanish or Portuguese as official languages plus Andorra, Philippines and Ladino Jews are allowed to have dual citizenships without "extra" paperwork. For all other cases there are no agreements as far as I know, but that means that there is a legal void as opposed to a hard ban. For Spanish nationals there are ways around this involving some bureaucracy. It might be the same for nationals of other countries who want to become Spanish. You'll need to investigate it.

https://www.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satelli ... cionalidad

Eso, listo. Es verdad que los ciudadanos de todos los países del antiguo Imperio Español, más los de Portugal, Filipinas y del Guinea Ecuatorial pueden solicitar la doble nacionalidad, pero ahí termina. Soy estadounidense, y esta ley no me sirve para nada. Ni tengo ningún pasaporte europeo (al menos todavía no). No tengo ascendencia judía sefardí, que yo sepa. Eso me sorprendería aún mas que si España me concediese la doble nacionalidad.

La verdad es que si fuese posible, solicitaría la ciudadanía catalana. Por mucho que creyese que hubiera sido posible en el 2017, todavía no es posible...

[Dagane]

Todo eso lo sé, ¿pero estás seguro de que no hay ninguna otra manera? Antes quería decir que España tiene convenios con ciertos países y con otros, no los tiene. Pero que no los tenga solamente significa que no existen canales oficiales para que los países hablen entre sí, no que tener varias nacionalidades esté prohibido taxativamente.

Me consta que siendo español se puede acceder a nacionalidades no contempladas en convenios internacionales sin perder la propia mediante un proceso que no está en esa web. No sé si es lo mismo para el caso inverso, pero sospecho que, exista o no, mientras uno de los países no lo sepa, se podrá hacer (y no será ilegal sino fuera de la ley, que son cosas diferentes). Hasta ahí lo que entiendo del tema, pero no soy experto, por eso dije que investigues si de verdad quieres considerarlo como una opción. Ahora que, claro, primero deberías acceder a un permiso de residencia y de trabajo.

Por cierto, también se puede "comprar" la nacionalidad si eres millonario e inviertes mucho en el país. Otra trágica consecuencia de la crisis de 2008.

[David27]

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