Mo peataichean Tha mi dà chù, agus tha iad chihuahuas. Aon air ainmeachadh Pixie, agus tha eile a tha air ainmeachadh Gypsy. Tha gràdh agam mo coin.

Mes animaux domestiques J'ai deux chiennes. Elles s'appellent Pixie et Gypsy. Les deux sont Chihuahuas. Pixie est noir avec un peu de blanc. Gypsy est marron clair. Mes chiennes ont 14ans. Pixie aura 15ans en août. J'adore mes chiennes.

Aig Partaidh Alasdair: Halò. Is mise Alasdair. Dè an t-ainm a th' oirbh? Ionatan: Halò, Alasdair. Is mise Ionatan. Seo Mòrag, a' bhean agam. Alasdair: Ciamar a tha sibh, Ionatan agus Mòrag? Mòrag: Glè mhath, tapadh leibh. Ionatan: Tha gu math, tapadh leibh. Ciamar a tha sibh fhèin? Alasdair: Tha gu math, tapadh leibh. ...... Mòrag: Halò, Mairead. Ciamar a tha thu? Mairead: Glè mhath, tapadh leat! Ciamar a tha thu fhèin? Mòrag: Glè mhath. Mairead, seo Ionatan, an duine agam. Mairead: Halò, Ionatan. Ionatan: Halò, Mairead. Tha mi toilichte ur coinneachadh.

What's your favorite way to learn and practice a new language? How do you like to learn a new language? Do you take lessons from a teacher on italki, take a college course, use italki community tutors, talk with language partners (from italki or anywhere else), study textbooks on your own, use YouTube videos, listen to music, etc? There are so many options!

I took Spanish classes in high school, but I've been learning Gàidhlig and French on my own. French was easier, because there are a lot of resources. I particularly like the YouTube series Learn French with Alexa. She is funny, gives detailed explanations, and has so many videos. I am especially grateful for the videos that help with pronunciation. I also use language partners to learn Gàidhlig, Spanish, and French. But I'm quite shy about video, and I don't have much time for it either, so it's usually just chat and voice clips. WhatsApp is an excellent tool for keeping in touch with language partners! And of course I adore music, so I always like to listen to music in the languages that I am learning. (And even some that I'm not learning!)

There are a few things I have not done yet. I have not taken lessons from teachers or community tutors on italki - mostly because I'm too shy for a video or phone lesson with a stranger, and because it can be expensive for me. And I haven't tried a language learning textbook. I would need that most for Gàidhlig, but the pronunciation is so different that it would definitely need to include audio clips.

So how about you? What do you like best when learning a language? :)

An-diugh Madainn mhath. Tha mi sgìth an-diugh. Feumaidh mi tuilleadh chadal!

Soraidh Duncan: Halò. Ciamar a tha sibh? Catriona: Glè mhath, tapadh leibh. Ciamar a tha sibh fèin? Duncan: Tha gu math, tapadh leibh.

Halò! Halò h-uile. Is mise Melissa. Ciamar tha sibh? :)

DuoLingo Clubs Does anyone here use DuoLingo? They just implemented a new feature that allows you to create or join a club for the language you are learning. Each language has a separate club, and the clubs allow you to be motivated by some friendly competition. :) I am using DuoLingo for several languages, most seriously for French and Spanish. They currently require users to have a code to join a club, so it can be difficult to find a club to join. And so far, you can only comment on a club member's activity using a few DuoLingo-provided phrases. It makes it hard to build a relationship with the other club members if you do manage to find a club to join that isn't full of your friends. Maybe there should be some clubs created for italki members who want to exchange languages and also use DuoLingo together. :)

Viajando Me gusta mucho viajar. Yo ha viajado a España, Francia, Inglaterra, y Canadá. Ha viajado a muchas estados de mi país, también. Ojalá, puedo ver los otros estados un día. ¡Y quiero viajar mucho más! Deseo que poder ir a Escocia. Ese es mi sueño mas grande. También me gustaría viajar a Perú, Costa Rica, Italia, Tailandés, Australia...a todos los países. :)