My wife and I loved your book. (other apps/software haven't taught us correct pronunciation, and we still "translate" instead of just thinking in the new language.) The issue we have had is finding the time (and completely understanding the process) of creating the flash cards. I think it will just take us sitting down for a weekend and plugging away at it. As I understand it, the app will make this whole process easier -- making our "memorable" cards in a step-by-step process.
Do you have any tips for getting us started and break through that feeling of "I don't have time to figure this out today"?
My second question is about picking a language to learn. My wife loves everything French, so her choice is easy! We are starting a travel/tourism business and I want to help our guests, but also be polite and converse in the language of whatever country we are in. So, my initial plan was to learn something different than French, so together we can handle more of Europe. However, we are in France right now and there are times that she compains about her not understanding someone, or that her pronunciation is terrible... I'm feeling that it may be beneficial for me to learn French as well, so that my wife and I can practice together - maybe have some "only French" days where we force ourselves to speak and understand. Since I don't have anything pulling me to one specific language, does this seem like a smart choice?
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My wife and I loved your book. (other apps/software haven't taught us correct pronunciation, and we still "translate" instead of just thinking in the new language.) The issue we have had is finding the time (and completely understanding the process) of creating the flash cards. I think it will just take us sitting down for a weekend and plugging away at it. As I understand it, the app will make this whole process easier -- making our "memorable" cards in a step-by-step process.
Do you have any tips for getting us started and break through that feeling of "I don't have time to figure this out today"?
My second question is about picking a language to learn. My wife loves everything French, so her choice is easy! We are starting a travel/tourism business and I want to help our guests, but also be polite and converse in the language of whatever country we are in. So, my initial plan was to learn something different than French, so together we can handle more of Europe. However, we are in France right now and there are times that she compains about her not understanding someone, or that her pronunciation is terrible... I'm feeling that it may be beneficial for me to learn French as well, so that my wife and I can practice together - maybe have some "only French" days where we force ourselves to speak and understand. Since I don't have anything pulling me to one specific language, does this seem like a smart choice?
Thanks, Gabriel!
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