mandi walls velocity ignite 2014: mandi learns languages

Mandi Learns LanguagesA Velocity Ignite Adventure

*I am not a linguist. If there is anything offensive here, it’s unintentional. This time.

2008OneMBA Global Team 1

Latin

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dlanham/3787190526

Spanish

• Flashcards

• CDs

• Rosetta

• Group tutor

• Private tutor

http://www.vanidades.com/

español

• Aprender español es muy difícil para mí

• Los sustantivos son masculinos o femeninos

• What is up with that? ¡Dios mio!

I travel a lot

Trying Something New

• Duolingo

• App on my phone

• Cute

Languages Included

Components

• Has reading, writing, listening, speaking tasks

• The languages all follow similar path of words and constructs

• Collect points to get extras like idioms

Which Language?

*Except French

English is Lazy

• The is just the

• Nouns aren’t gendered

• Verbs aren’t too weird - I run, you run, they run

• There’s no flare: ü, ñ, ß, ¡, ç, ô, ã

The/A Woman

la mujer

una mujer

la donna

una donna

die Frau

eine Frau

a mulher

uma mulher

The/An Apple

la manzana

una manzana

la mela

una mela

der Apfel

ein Apfel

a maçã

uma maçã

the boy / the boys

el niño

los niños

il ragazzo

i ragazzi

die Junge

die Jungen

o menino

os meninos

I eat

Yo como Mangio

Ich esse Eu como

the boys eat

los niños comen i ragazzi mangiano

die Jungs essen os meninos comer

The men drink water

los hombres beben agua gli uomini bevono acqua

die Männer trinken Wasser

os homens bebem água

Odd Things

• Noun genders are maddening

• El vestido - ES, masculino - the dress

• das Mädchen - DE, neuter - the girl

• The dissimilar things make the individual languages easier to remember

• The Portuguese voice breathes funny

Thank You

gracias grazie

danke obrigada