I have noticed on #iTalki that when there is a Ukrainian user who is from Kyiv, their drop-down choice for the city to add to their profile for location is "Kiev". As many know, campaigns to change the city name in English from the Russified Kiev to the Ukrainian Kyiv have been successful so far, despite some push-back in the early developments of the proposal. Do you think @iTalki should join the many other organizations, from governments to businesses, who have complied and agreed with the change, to change the drop-down selection of "Kiev" to "Kyiv"?

Have you ever heard your target language being spoken somewhere, without expecting it? Did you hear it while walking through town, or did you hear a line in a movie? Did your brain suddenly shift to that language to interpret what you heard? How did it make you feel?

Я вивчаю українську мову на Duolingo і маю репетитора з української. Вона мені каже: "Слухайте українське радіо та подкасти". Але я віддаю перевагу радіо. Я знайшов це в Інтернеті: https://streema.com/radios/UR_3_Radio_Kultura_UR_3_R_Kultura Якщо натиснути велику зелену PLAY кнопку, це не українська мова?? Вона мені каже, що російською!! Я чую так за 'yes' і ні за 'no'... для мене це звучить українською. Чи можуть україномовні підтвердити те, що вони чують?

I wanted to share some language projects with you that I've been doing that have really helped with my progress. Just to backtrack, I had plateaued with my learning and was feeling discouraged that I wasn't getting anywhere. Sure, I tried watching movies and listening to music, but after about a year and half of primarily using Duolingo (and also a tutor), I started these projects: 1. I began a podcast. I created an outlet to talk about my [target] language, among other things, and also speak some of my language so I could hear my progression as time went on. 2. I began a blog. This seemed like a natural accompaniment to a podcast. I was able to just write what I felt about my language, but mainly the culture of where the language is spoken and how I feel about it - and even try writing in my target language. 3. I created a brand on social media. My podcast and blog seemed to be one thing - managed and presented by me, so I thought I'd just give myself a name and make it a brand that can be identified on social media. I created new accounts for this on Twitter and YouTube. 4. I created a website. The podcast, the blog, and the need to point people to my social media suddenly had a place to live! Website creation can be easy. Even free sites allow you to add audio and video and other apps, so naturally you'll want to put some content up - which means you need to get to work at writing and speaking to upload these files. 5. I participate in Language Challenges and upload them to my new outlets. :) I'm always keeping interested and practicing steadily with these new ideas, and logging them for me to share and refer to later. I hope this may have given you some ideas how to get your creative juices flowing. I know it's helped me immensely, and it's also been a lot of fun! :)

Is anyone participating in the social media challenge, created by Fingtam Languages? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqVCYtJ5ezoRBP94ltrDwg It's called the 30 Day Record Yourself Challenge. On each day there is a question that you need to answer in your target language, and speak for about a minute on that topic. The idea is to record yourself (audio or video) and see how you progress over the course of a month. I am doing this, and am on Day 4 since I started at the beginning of this month. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvsMDVYGWlI If you are doing this and want to share your experience, I think this has been so fun to share and encourage each other. Remember, no matter which platform you are using, to hashtag your uploads with #30DRYC. And I just want to say, glad to see these message boards back! Thank you iTalki for making it possible for us desktop users to use the forum again! ♥ :)

Desktop Users: Let’s get back together! Life & Language Forum https://lifeandlanguage.boards.net Hi everyone! I too, am an unhappy desktop user who was robbed of our forum, like many of you. If you are viewing this on the desktop version, unable to comment, and want to call a new forum home, I created Life & Language, and welcome you all to join, as we recreate a new discussion board as it once was here. Pass it on to your contacts, and we’ll see you there! Independently operated, and free to register. We hope to get as many of us back together again so please be patient as we grow. See you there! lifeandlanguage.boards.net

Have you ever seen a doctor that you don't trust or didn't like?

Нова Група Англиська мова (та ураїнська мова) - шукаємо нові люди!

A New Ukrainian/English Language Club -- "Club Ukraizy!" Seeking Members