I had been using italki successfully for a very long time from my iPhone. Sometime in mid-May 2014, someone made this impossible. The annoying top bar now dominates the screen so that there is now no real estate left to do anything.
I read a great suggestion to another suggesting the use of phrases for learning another language. I learned some great phrases while studying French and German. The English translation of a phrase from a Spanish course sent me into fits of laughter.
has anyone else encountered humorous material? Here is my phrase.
The guy in the other room is snoring.
My culture demanded that women shave their underarms so there is no hair that could hold odors. Is this universally true.
Quigley is my daughter-in-law's dog.
I have two daughters-in-law, one for each of my sons.
Has anyone watched the video of Kyu Sakamoto sing to a Brazilian audience. Look for it. Hear the first part and then start listening. I feel that that second half is amazing. I don't know the meaning but the power of his emotion transcends language.
I am not specifically studying German but I had a question that I wanted to direct to German speakers. Why restrict the target audience?
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JUbvAAMbA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JUbvAAMbA</a>
Watch the video and count the ways she uses the word "glacier" and its derivatives. I believe the only once did she pronounce the base form the way I teach my students.
