April 9, 2021
Italian for beginners
I'm currently trying to learn some Italian because I've always thought that Italian sounds awesome. I love listening to Italian music, the way singers pronounce, the rhythm inside, it's like a poem to my ears. But I didn't bring myself to study it since I considered that it was not a useful language for me to improve my resume. But I was utterly wrong. Why wouldn't I occupy myself with something I like? Who cares about the resume when you take pleasure in studying a language? I thought that I had to focus on studying English, that I couldn't waste time with another language when English is the most outstanding language for getting a job. I needed to focus on English and wouldn't stop until I mastered it. But I changed my mind.
Life is also about joy and I enjoy learning Italian a lot. At the moment I'm merely using Duolingo and paying attention to the Italian's songs lyrics (because I don't have much free time. Being an adult sucks!), but that is more than I dared myself to try before, so I'm happy. I would want to keep on getting better. Besides, for Spaniards, it's easier to master Italian than English because the pronunciation is similar. I am convinced if I had spent the same amount of time to learn Italian as I did with English, I would be bilingual by now.
Italian for beginners
I'm currently trying to learn some Italian because I've always thought that Italian sounds awesome.
I love listening to Italian music,: the way singers pronouncepronunciation of the singers, the rhythm inside, i the songs… It's like a poem to my ears.
But I didn't bring myself to study it since I considered that it was not a useful language for me toin terms of improveing my resume.
“Couldn’t bring -self to” is used for actions that seem difficult and that the subject wants to avoid at all costs. For example:
- She couldn’t bring herself to tell her that their cat had died.
- He couldn’t bring himself to throw away the toys of his deceased cat.
But I was utterly wrong.
Why wshouldn't I occupy myself with something I like?
The original is fine, but this makes more sense to me in context.
Who cares about the resume when you take pleasure in studying a language?
I thought that I had to focus on studying English, that I couldn't waste time with another language when English is the most outstandingbest language for getting a job.
“Outstanding” tends to be for people or for things that people have done or created.
I needed to focus on English and wouldn't stop until I mastered it.
But I changed my mind.
Life is also about joy, and I enjoy learning Italian a lot.
At the moment I'm merely using Duolingo and paying attention to the lyrics of Italian's songs lyrics (because I don't have much free time. Being an adult sucks! ), but that is more than I dared myself to try before, so I'm happy.
I would want to keep on getting better.
“Would” doesn’t really make sense here, since you aren’t describing a hypothetical situation.
Besides, for Spaniards, it's easier to master Italian than English because the pronunciation is similar.
I am convinced that if I had spent the same amount of time to learning Italian as I did with English, I would be bilingual by now.
Feedback
It’s definitely good to not always focus on the benefits to one’s career when learning languages (or anything else). I can relate to this a little. I know French to a decent level already and want to keep on improving it, but I feel pressure sometimes to just focus on Spanish or Chinese, since they are regarded as more “useful” in the United States.
April 11, 2021
Usefulness is a b...! Keep on practicing French when you feel like doing it. You never know if you are going to end up working in Paris:P
Thanks a lot for your help:)
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Italian for beginners This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I'm currently trying to learn some Italian because I've always thought that Italian sounds awesome. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I love listening to Italian music, the way singers pronounce, the rhythm inside, it's like a poem to my ears. I love listening to Italian music |
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But I didn't bring myself to study it since I considered that it was not a useful language for me to improve my resume. But I didn't bring myself to study it since I considered that it was not a useful language “Couldn’t bring -self to” is used for actions that seem difficult and that the subject wants to avoid at all costs. For example: - She couldn’t bring herself to tell her that their cat had died. - He couldn’t bring himself to throw away the toys of his deceased cat. |
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But I was utterly wrong. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Why wouldn't I occupy myself with something I like? Why The original is fine, but this makes more sense to me in context. |
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Who cares about the resume when you take pleasure in studying a language? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I thought that I had to focus on studying English, that I couldn't waste time with another language when English is the most outstanding language for getting a job. I thought that I had to focus on studying English, that I couldn't waste time with another language when English is the “Outstanding” tends to be for people or for things that people have done or created. |
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I needed to focus on English and wouldn't stop until I mastered it. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But I changed my mind. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Life is also about joy and I enjoy learning Italian a lot. Life is also about joy, and I enjoy learning Italian a lot. |
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At the moment I'm merely using Duolingo and paying attention to the Italian's songs lyrics (because I don't have much free time. Being an adult sucks! ), but that is more than I dared myself to try before, so I'm happy. At the moment I'm merely using Duolingo and paying attention to the lyrics of Italian |
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I would want to keep on getting better. I “Would” doesn’t really make sense here, since you aren’t describing a hypothetical situation. |
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Besides, for Spaniards, it's easier to master Italian than English because the pronunciation is similar. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I am convinced if I had spent the same amount of time to learn Italian as I did with English, I would be bilingual by now. I am convinced that if I had spent the same amount of time |
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