Language Learning Goals
Discover language learning goals and real progress from the Opus Café community. 8 goals tracked with step-by-step progress updates. Learn how to learn through real examples and practical experience.
Recent Language Learning Goals (8 total)
Learn 3 Danish sentences every week while on Exchange
Over the last couple weeks I’ve learned a bit but never wrote them down
Learn Spanish on Duolingo
It will take me a long time to master the language, therefore it doesn’t make sense to drag this on on Opus
Complete Pimsleur Spanish
I would really like to learn to be fluent in Spanish. Pimsleur has been recommended to me as the best way to learn a language. There are 150 lessons (half hour each) that are recommended to be completed as, one lesson per day on consecutive days. Ideally this will take me 150 days, that is if I don’t miss a day or don’t need to repeat a lesson.
Learn Sign Language Basics
A few questions to someone else. This has been super fun and looking forward to continuing more ASL! ASL LOVE has been a great resource
Roll my Rs… finally
With the practice over the past few weeks and finding the best spot for my tongue, I am happy to call this goal complete. There is obvious improvement that can be made further but that just comes with more practice!
Complete all Pimsleur Mandarin Lessons
End of an era; after 2-3 years I've completed all 150 of the lessons, units 1-5. I learned a tremendous amount from this program about common grammar and vocab. On to the next one! 客服 overcome 丰收 have a bountiful harvest 派 pie 团聚 reunite 感恩节 feel grateful (Thanksgiving Day) 节日 holiday 南瓜 pumpkin (southern melon) 甜点 dessert 火鸡 turkey 烤 roast 春节 spring festival; Chinese new year 诱人 tempting 我很感恩 I’m very grateful 我饱了 I’m full 烤鸭 roast duck 我没饱 I’m not full 我们多很喜欢吃甜点 大扫除 clean the house thoroughly 习俗 custom, convention 传统习俗 traditional custom 春节前我们大扫除 before the new year we clean the house thoroughly 鞭炮 firecracker 农村 countryside 拜祖先 worship ancestors 旧 old 香槟酒 champagne 新年快乐 happy new year 带来 to bring 余 surplus
Common Lebanese words + expressions that I always forget
اريد width غطيا cover it مافي منك there isn’t like you كلاك زوت you’re too generous Tabeet- floor Ukhzoot- rip Reserve (I forget) بتعبلي - fill up for me (fill me up a water) مابل - across from/in front of تبحت - noticed / payed attention to tareekh - date عنون address Ooda room مازلك since لاتطا she caught it مرو passed by 我想送她一个礼物 بيتعود he gets used to حافلي party مش عود not used to ببيع he sells مب تفروت doesn’t matter
Learn American Sign Language
How I plan to accomplish this goal: I signed up for American Sign Language 1 through the Oklahoma School for Deaf. The 8-lesson self-paced course is online and available to me now through Dec. 31, 2023. I will use the eight lessons to track my progress. I will define success by how proficient I feel following each of the 8 lessons. I will not mark one off until I feel I have fully understood that particular lesson and can use those skills in every day settings. End goal: Feeling confident enough to move on to American Sign Language 2, so I may move to the next step in proficiency.
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