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Steve's Language Learning Tips, A Language Is Like a Lump Of...

A Language Is Like a Lump Of...

All right, well, we're no longer right in the old city of Kraków.

We took the tram, which is over there, and we came across the Vistula River

and we're looking at, uh, Kazimierz, if I have it correctly, which is

where the Jewish ghetto is located, and we're gonna be walking, we're

taking a walking tour this afternoon.

And what's interesting about this is, you know, you form an impression of

a city because for the first three days we stayed in the old city.

We thought this is Kraków, uh, inside the walls of the old city.

And then we begin to realize that Kraków is actually much larger.

And of course it's much larger because the central part of Kraków within the

city walls is actually quite small.

So here's another part, Kazimierz.

And I, I think there's more and more to this city, and again, I bring everything

back to language learning, right?

But so I think of it, you know, when you're learning a language, you've got

the big picture, the whole language, which you gradually get bits and pieces

of and where whatever part of it you have, you think that's the language.

But of course the language is always much larger.

And, you know, visiting Kraków here, I bought a book, which is

Historia Krakowa dla kazdego.

So it describes the history of Kraków.

It explains the different parts of Kraków in Polish.

So this is good for my overall Polish language, getting the language in me.

I understand 60, 70, 80, 90% of what I read.

I don't worry about what I don't understand.

I'm still getting the language in me.

I'm getting an impression of Kraków.

I also bought a book on learning polish for Ukrainians, and I'm going through this

and I'm picking up the bits and pieces of grammar that I have looked at before.

And every time you look at the grammar, it's just a, an ingredient.

And I kind of see the whole process of language learning is...

it's almost like you're, you're mixing a dough and the dough gets bigger and bigger

as you throw more ingredients into it.

The, the ingredients are the words and the phrases that you pick up as you're

reading and you're listening and maybe you're talking to people and sometimes

I, when I talk to people in Polish, I can't quite manage, and we go back

to English, but it doesn't matter.

They're all bits and pieces that are fed into this big dough.

And then the visit with the bits and pieces, the visit to the

grammar, where I don't necessarily remember it, but it is contributing.

It's contributing to solidifying my grasp on this overall picture of the language.

And the same way here, we're gonna travel to different parts of Kraków.

We're gonna talk to people, take the tram, which is a great experience.

I love taking a local transit when I'm traveling.

And then we're gonna have a walking tour, which will be in English.

But this evening we might speak some Polish, and every so often I

consult my grammar book, which has the advantage of being in Ukrainian.

So I'm looking at the differences between Polish and Ukrainian.

And then tomorrow we're taking the train back to Warsaw and we have a meetup.

And, um, there we are gonna, I'm gonna speak Polish, uh,

How do you say?

And, uh,

So the important thing is to, in my conversation, I will make lots

of mistakes, but it's another engagement with the language.

I will hear what people are saying.

If I have to think about whether this is correct, is it a Ukrainian

word or a Russian word or a Czech word or a Polish word?

Is it correct?

Is it the correct tense?

I won't be able to speak, but if I can start speaking and listening

to people, it's further input.

It's further, further involvement with the language and gradually slowly, as I

said the other day, the language, if you get enough opportunity, you will improve.

And I have enough of a hold on Polish now I can read this book and

understand most of it that if I were to spend two months in Poland, I

would be speaking quite comfortably.

But of course here with, uh, five days exposure, I can't speak very comfortably,

but you'll have a chance to hear me at our meetup on Thursday afternoon.

June the first in front of the Puro Hotel in Warsaw.

Bye For now.

So here we are in the square, in Warsaw.

Uh, we just went for a walk to get over our, having spent so much time eating on

a plane and uh, in behind us we have, we walked a fair distance to get here and

you can see the whole thing behind us.

I can show you there what it looks like.

The old town.

The old town.

So now we are going to proceed into the old town.

I spent two months listening and reading, working up my vocabulary.

I even worked on the plane on my iPad with my history of Poland and

I've got my vocabulary up to where I even decided to buy some paper books.

One is, uh, Help Yourself book and the other is a history or the

Life of Chopin, all in Polish.

I'm gonna read them, it's gonna help me, but trying to speak has been difficult.

I struggled with my taxi driver.

I struggled on the plane with the stewardess.

And didn't quite get there, but we'll see.

Couple of days I should improve.

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All right, well, we're no longer right in the old city of Kraków. ||||||||||||Krakov ||||不再|||||||| |||artıq ... deyilik||||||||| ||||||||||||Krakow, Poland |||jesteśmy|||||||||Krakowie Dobrá, už nejsme přímo ve starém městě Krakově. Nun gut, wir sind nicht mehr direkt in der Altstadt von Krakau. Bene, non siamo più nella città vecchia di Cracovia. もうクラクフの旧市街にはいない。 Labi, mēs vairs neatrodamies Krakovas vecpilsētā. Muito bem, já não estamos na cidade velha de Cracóvia. Итак, мы больше не находимся в старом городе Кракова. Гаразд, ми вже не в старому місті Кракова. 好吧,我們已經不在克拉科夫老城了。

We took the tram, which is over there, and we came across the Vistula River |||трамвай|||||||переправились через|через||| |||tram||||||||||Vistule| |||streetcar||||||||||Vistula River| |||||||||||||Weichsel| |||||||||||||Visla| |||电车||||那里||||||维斯瓦河| |||tranvía||||||||||| |||||||orada||||||| |||tramwaj||||||||||Wisła| Jeli jsme tramvají, která je tamhle, a přejeli jsme řeku Vislu. Wir haben die Straßenbahn genommen, die dort drüben ist, und wir kamen über die Weichsel. We took the tram, which is over there, and we came across the Vistula River Tomamos el tranvía, que está allí, y cruzamos el río Vístula... トラムに乗って、ヴィスワ川を渡った。 Mēs braucām ar tramvaju, kas atrodas turpat, un nonācām pāri Vislas upei. Apanhámos o elétrico, que fica ali, e atravessámos o rio Vístula Мы сели на трамвай, который находится вон там, и пересекли реку Висла. Şuradaki tramvaya bindik ve Vistula Nehri'nin karşısına geçtik. Ми сіли на трамвай, який стоїть там, і переїхали через Віслу

and we're looking at, uh, Kazimierz, if I have it correctly, which is |||||Kazimierz||||||| |||||Kazimierz, which is||||||| |||||Kasimir||||||| |||||카지미에시||||||| e|||||Kazimierz||||||| |||||Kazimierz||||||| |||||卡齐米日||||||| |və biz baxırıq||||||||||| |||||Kazimierz||||||| und wir schauen auf Kazimierz, wenn ich das richtig sehe, das ist 私たちが見ているのは、私の記憶が正しければ、カジミエシュだ。 un mēs skatāmies uz Kazimieru, ja es pareizi sapratu, kas ir e estamos a olhar para, uh, Kazimierz, se não me engano, que é и мы смотрим на Казимеж, если я правильно понял, который является

where the Jewish ghetto is located, and we're gonna be walking, we're |||Jewish quarter|||||||| |||贫民区|||||||| |||유대인 거주지|||||||| |||محله یهودیان|||||||| ||żydowski|getto żydowskie|||||||| |||||se encuentra|||||| wo sich das jüdische Ghetto befindet, und wir werden zu Fuß gehen, wir werden ユダヤ人ゲットーがあるところを歩くんだ。 kur atrodas ebreju geto, un mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam, mēs ejam. onde se situa o gueto judeu, e nós vamos andar, vamos

taking a walking tour this afternoon. ||步行||| ||جولة|جولة|هذا|بعد الظهر heute Nachmittag einen Rundgang machen. 今日の午後、ウォーキング・ツアーに参加する。 šodien pēcpusdienā dodamies pastaigu ekskursijā. fazer um passeio a pé esta tarde.

And what's interesting about this is, you know, you form an impression of Und das Interessante daran ist, dass man sich ein Bild macht von そして、これに関して興味深いのは、あなたは次のような印象を抱いているということだ。 Un interesanti ir tas, ka, ziniet, jūs veidojat priekšstatu par E o que é interessante sobre isto é que, sabe, forma-se uma impressão de И что интересно, вы формируете впечатление о І що цікаво в цьому, так це те, що, знаєте, ви формуєте враження про те, що

a city because for the first three days we stayed in the old city. |||||||||sommes restés|||| eine Stadt, denn die ersten drei Tage blieben wir in der Altstadt. una ciudad porque los tres primeros días nos quedamos en el casco antiguo. pilsēta, jo pirmās trīs dienas mēs dzīvojām vecpilsētā. город, потому что первые три дня мы жили в старом городе. Місто, тому що перші три дні ми жили в старому місті.

We thought this is Kraków, uh, inside the walls of the old city. ||||||||murs|||| Wir dachten, das ist Krakau, äh, innerhalb der Mauern der Altstadt. Pensámos que isto era Cracóvia, dentro das muralhas da cidade velha. Мы думали, что это Краков, внутри стен старого города.

And then we begin to realize that Kraków is actually much larger. |||||darnos cuenta|||||| Und dann wird uns klar, dass Krakau eigentlich viel größer ist. Un tad mēs sākam saprast, ka Krakova patiesībā ir daudz lielāka. И тут мы начинаем понимать, что Краков на самом деле гораздо больше.

And of course it's much larger because the central part of Kraków within the ||||||||||||в пределах| |||||||||||Kraków city|| ||||||||||||dentro| ||||||||||||w obrębie| Und natürlich ist sie viel größer, weil der zentrale Teil von Krakau innerhalb der Un, protams, tā ir daudz lielāka, jo Krakovas centrālā daļa, kas atrodas E, claro, é muito maior porque a parte central de Cracóvia, dentro da И, конечно, он гораздо больше, потому что центральная часть Кракова в пределах

city walls is actually quite small. ||||bastante| Stadtmauern ist eigentlich recht klein. pilsētas mūri patiesībā ir diezgan mazi. As muralhas da cidade são, de facto, bastante pequenas. Городские стены на самом деле довольно маленькие.

So here's another part, Kazimierz. Hier ist also ein weiterer Teil, Kazimierz. Lūk, vēl viena daļa, Kazimierže.

And I, I think there's more and more to this city, and again, I bring everything ||||||||||||||apporte| Und ich denke, es gibt immer mehr in dieser Stadt, und noch einmal, ich bringe alles Y yo, creo que cada vez hay más en esta ciudad, y de nuevo, traigo todo Un es, es domāju, ka šai pilsētai ir arvien vairāk un vairāk, un atkal, es nesu visu. І я, я думаю, що в цьому місті є все більше і більше, і знову ж таки, я приношу все

back to language learning, right? zurück zum Sprachenlernen, richtig? atpakaļ pie valodu apguves, vai ne? повернемося до вивчення мови, так?

But so I think of it, you know, when you're learning a language, you've got 但是|||||||||||||| Ale myslím si, že když se učíte nějaký jazyk, musíte si ho Aber ich denke, wenn man eine Sprache lernt, dann muss man Bet es domāju, ka, mācoties valodu, jums ir jāzina. Mas penso que, quando se está a aprender uma língua, é preciso

the big picture, the whole language, which you gradually get bits and pieces ||||l'ensemble|||||||| ||||||||逐渐地|||| ||||||||||||fragmentos ||||||||||kawałki|| ||||||||postopoma||koščki in delci|| das große Ganze, die gesamte Sprache, die man nach und nach stückchenweise erhält el panorama general, la lengua entera, de la que poco a poco se van obteniendo fragmentos kopainu, visu valodu, ko jūs pakāpeniski saņemat pa gabaliņiem. o quadro geral, a língua inteira, que gradualmente se vai adquirindo aos bocadinhos общую картину, весь язык, который вы постепенно получаете по кусочкам. загальну картину, цілу мову, яку ви поступово отримуєте по шматочках 大局,整個語言,你會逐漸得到它的點點滴滴

of and where whatever part of it you have, you think that's the language. |||cualquier|||||||||| und wo immer man einen Teil davon hat, denkt man, dass das die Sprache ist. un kur, lai kāda daļa no tās jums būtu, jūs domājat, ka tā ir valoda. e onde, qualquer que seja a parte que se tenha, se pensa que é essa a língua. і де яка б частина її не була, ви вважаєте, що це і є мова.

But of course the language is always much larger. |||||||beaucoup| ||||tongue|||| Aber natürlich ist die Sprache immer viel größer. Bet, protams, valoda vienmēr ir daudz plašāka.

And, you know, visiting Kraków here, I bought a book, which is |||||||ai acheté|||| |||||||bought|||| |||||||compré|||| Und als ich hier in Krakau war, habe ich ein Buch gekauft, das Un, ziniet, apmeklējot Krakovu, es nopirku grāmatu, kas ir

Historia Krakowa dla kazdego. l'histoire|Kraków|pour|chacun History|Krakow's|for|everyone Geschichte|Krakau|für|jedem 역사(1)|크라쿠프|for|모두를 위한 história|Krakova||každého 历史|克拉科夫|给每个人|每个人 Historia|Kraków|for|for everyone 克拉科瓦的歷史。

So it describes the history of Kraków.

It explains the different parts of Kraków in Polish. ||||||||po polsku ||||||||polaco Tajā poļu valodā ir izskaidrotas dažādas Krakovas daļas.

So this is good for my overall Polish language, getting the language in me. ||||||global||||||| ||||||ogólny poziom||||||| Das ist also gut für meine polnische Sprache insgesamt, um die Sprache in mir zu erhalten. Así que esto es bueno para mi polaco en general, para meter el idioma dentro de mí. Tātad tas ir labi manai vispārējai poļu valodai, lai es varētu apgūt valodu. Isto é bom para a minha língua polaca em geral, para que a língua entre em mim.

I understand 60, 70, 80, 90% of what I read. Es saprotu 60, 70, 80, 90, 90 % no tā, ko izlasīju.

I don't worry about what I don't understand. No me preocupa lo que no entiendo. Es neuztraucos par to, ko nesaprotu.

I'm still getting the language in me. ||apprenant|||| Wciąż uczę się|||||| Ich bin immer noch dabei, die Sprache in mir zu finden. Es vēl aizvien mācos valodu. Ainda estou a aprender a língua. Язык все еще во мне. Я все ще вивчаю мову.

I'm getting an impression of Kraków. |||برداشت|| |||впечатление|| Man rodas iespaids par Krakovu. У меня сложилось впечатление о Кракове.

I also bought a book on learning polish for Ukrainians, and I'm going through this |||||||||українців||||| |||||||||ucraini||||| |||||||||||||por| Také jsem si koupil knihu o učení polštiny pro Ukrajince a procházím si ji. I also bought a book on learning polish for Ukrainians, and I'm going through this Es arī nopirku grāmatu par poļu valodas apguvi ukraiņiem, un es eju cauri šim Comprei também um livro sobre a aprendizagem do polaco para ucranianos e estou a passar por isto Я також купила книгу про вивчення польської мови для українців, і я проходжу через це

and I'm picking up the bits and pieces of grammar that I have looked at before. ||récupère||||||||||||| and I'm picking up the bits and pieces of grammar that I have looked at before. y estoy retomando los trozos de gramática que he mirado antes. un es apkopoju gramatikas fragmentus, kurus esmu aplūkojis jau iepriekš. e estou a apanhar os pedaços de gramática que já tinha visto antes. і я підбираю шматочки граматики, які я вже бачив раніше.

And every time you look at the grammar, it's just a, an ingredient. |||||||||||一个| ||||||||||||składnik ||||||||||||جزء تشکیل‌دهنده Un ikreiz, kad skatāties gramatiku, tā ir tikai sastāvdaļa. И каждый раз, когда вы смотрите на грамматику, это просто ингредиент.

And I kind of see the whole process of language learning is... ||une sorte de||||||||| Und ich sehe den ganzen Prozess des Sprachenlernens als eine Art... Un es it kā redzu, ka viss valodas apguves process ir...

it's almost like you're, you're mixing a dough and the dough gets bigger and bigger |||||||тесто||||||| ||||||||||pâte|||| |||||||thick mixture||||||| |||||||impasto||||||| ||||||||||deg|||| |||||||面团||||||| |||||||masa||||||| |||||||testo||||||| |||||||ciasto|||ciasto|||| tas ir gandrīz tāpat, it kā jūs maisītu mīklu, un mīkla kļūtu arvien lielāka un lielāka. це майже як ти, ти місиш тісто, а воно стає все більшим і більшим

as you throw more ingredients into it. ||echar|||| kad tajā tiek ievietots vairāk sastāvdaļu.

The, the ingredients are the words and the phrases that you pick up as you're Los ingredientes son las palabras y las frases que aprendes a medida que avanzas. Sastāvdaļas ir vārdi un frāzes, ko jūs uztverat, kad jūs.

reading and you're listening and maybe you're talking to people and sometimes |||paying attention|||||||| reading and you're listening and maybe you're talking to people and sometimes

I, when I talk to people in Polish, I can't quite manage, and we go back ||||||||||tout à fait|me débrouiller|||| |||||||||||me las arreglo|||| |||||||||||dać sobie radę|||| Já, když mluvím s lidmi polsky, tak to nezvládám a vracíme se zpátky. Wenn ich mich mit Leuten auf Polnisch unterhalte, schaffe ich es nicht ganz, und wir gehen zurück I, when I talk to people in Polish, I can't quite manage, and we go back Yo, cuando hablo con la gente en polaco, no me apaño, y volvemos Eu, quando falo com as pessoas em polaco, não consigo, e voltamos

to English, but it doesn't matter. uz angļu valodu, bet tam nav nozīmes. на англійську, але це не має значення.

They're all bits and pieces that are fed into this big dough. |||||||подаются в|||| |||||||supplied to|||| |||||||inseriti nel|||| |||||||||||خمیر |||||||alimentados||||masa |||||||vstavljeni|||| |||||||wprowadzane|||| They're all bits and pieces that are fed into this big dough. Todos son trozos que se introducen en esta gran masa. Tie visi ir gabaliņi, kas tiek iejaukti šajā lielajā mīklā. São todos pedaços e peças que são introduzidos nesta grande massa. Це все шматочки, які вливаються в це велике тісто.

And then the visit with the bits and pieces, the visit to the ||||||fragmentos|||||| Un tad apmeklējums ar bitiem un gabaliņiem, apmeklējums uz

grammar, where I don't necessarily remember it, but it is contributing. ||||||||||способствующий ||||||||||促成因素 ||||||||||bidragande ||||||||||przyczyniający się ||||||||||contribuyendo gramatiku, kur es to ne vienmēr atceros, bet tas veicina.

It's contributing to solidifying my grasp on this overall picture of the language. |||укреплению||||||||| |||||compréhension||||||| |||strengthening||understanding||||||| |||تحکیم بخشیدن||درک||||||| |||||Verständnis||||||| |||solidificare||comprensione||||||| |||upevneniu||||||||| 这在|||||||||||| |||solidificando||comprensión profunda|||general|||| |||utrjevanje||razumevanje||||||| |||umacnianie||zrozumienie|||ogólny obraz|||| Přispívá to k upevnění mého chápání tohoto celkového obrazu jazyka. Está contribuyendo a solidificar mi comprensión de este panorama general de la lengua. Tas palīdz nostiprināt manu izpratni par šo vispārējo valodas ainu. Это способствует укреплению моего понимания общей картины языка. Це сприяє зміцненню мого розуміння загальної картини мови.

And the same way here, we're gonna travel to different parts of Kraków. Und so wie hier werden wir auch in verschiedene Teile von Krakau reisen. Un tāpat arī šeit mēs ceļosim pa dažādām Krakovas daļām. Так само і тут, ми будемо подорожувати різними частинами Кракова.

We're gonna talk to people, take the tram, which is a great experience. |||||||tram||||| Mēs runāsim ar cilvēkiem, brauksim ar tramvaju, kas ir lieliska pieredze. Ми будемо розмовляти з людьми, їздити на трамваї, що є чудовим досвідом.

I love taking a local transit when I'm traveling. ||||||||voyageant |||||transit||| |||||komunikacja miejska||| Ich liebe es, auf Reisen einen Nahverkehrszug zu nehmen. Man patīk ceļot ar vietējo transportu. Я люблю користуватися місцевим транспортом, коли подорожую.

And then we're gonna have a walking tour, which will be in English. |alors||allons||||||||| A pak nás čeká pěší prohlídka, která bude v angličtině. Un tad mums būs pastaigu ekskursija, kas notiks angļu valodā. E depois vamos fazer uma visita guiada, que será feita em inglês.

But this evening we might speak some Polish, and every so often I |||nous||||||||| Mas esta noite podemos falar um pouco de polaco, e de vez em quando eu

consult my grammar book, which has the advantage of being in Ukrainian. |||||a||avantage||d'être|| refer to||||||||||| konsultiere||||||||||| consultare||||||||||| مشورت کردن با||||||||||| skonsultować się z||||||||||| mein Grammatikbuch zu Rate ziehen, das den Vorteil hat, dass es auf Ukrainisch ist. consultar o meu livro de gramática, que tem a vantagem de estar em ucraniano. зверніться до мого підручника з граматики, перевагою якого є те, що він українською мовою.

So I'm looking at the differences between Polish and Ukrainian. |||||||||українська мова Ich untersuche also die Unterschiede zwischen Polnisch und Ukrainisch. Тож я дивлюся на відмінності між польською та українською мовами.

And then tomorrow we're taking the train back to Warsaw and we have a meetup. ||||||||||||||встреча |||||||||Varsovie||||| |||||||||the Polish capital||||| |||||||||Varsavia|||||incontro ||||||||||||||ملاقات دوستانه ||||||||||||||encuentro ||||||||||||||srečanje |||||||||Warszawę|||||spotkanie А завтра мы возвращаемся на поезде в Варшаву, и у нас будет встреча.

And, um, there we are gonna, I'm gonna speak Polish, uh, ||là|||||||| Und, ähm, dort werden wir, ich werde Polnisch sprechen, äh, И, эм, там мы будем, я буду говорить по-польски, эм,

How do you say? |||بگویی Wie sagt man? Como é que se diz?

And, uh, E, uh,

So the important thing is to, in my conversation, I will make lots ||||||||گفتگو|||| Das Wichtigste ist also, dass ich in meinem Gespräch viele L'important est donc que, dans ma conversation, je fasse beaucoup de bruit.

of mistakes, but it's another engagement with the language. ||但是|这是||||| ||||un autre|engagement||| |||||compromiso||| |||||zaangażowanie w język||| |||||взаимодействие с языком||| chyb, ale je to jiné zapojení do jazyka. von Fehlern, aber es ist eine andere Auseinandersetzung mit der Sprache. de erros, mas é outro compromisso com a língua.

I will hear what people are saying. Vou ouvir o que as pessoas estão a dizer.

If I have to think about whether this is correct, is it a Ukrainian ||||||si||||||| ||||||si|||||||

word or a Russian word or a Czech word or a Polish word?

Is it correct?

Is it the correct tense? ||||زمان درست است؟ ||||temps ||||tiempo ||||czas gramatyczny É o tempo verbal correto?

I won't be able to speak, but if I can start speaking and listening Ich werde nicht sprechen können, aber wenn ich anfangen kann zu sprechen und zuzuhören

to people, it's further input. ||||дополнительные данные |||más|entrada para as pessoas, é mais um contributo.

It's further, further involvement with the language and gradually slowly, as I |||вовлечение|||||||| |||implication|||||||| |||Engagement|||||||| |||involvement|||||||| |||zaangażowanie|||||||| Es geht darum, sich weiter mit der Sprache zu beschäftigen und langsam, ganz langsam, während ich Es una mayor, mayor implicación con la lengua y poco a poco, lentamente, a medida que É mais, mais envolvimento com a língua e, gradualmente, lentamente, à medida que

said the other day, the language, if you get enough opportunity, you will improve. |||||||||assez|||| dijo||||||||||||| sagte neulich, die Sprache, wenn man genug Gelegenheit bekommt, wird man besser.

And I have enough of a hold on Polish now I can read this book and Und ich habe jetzt genug Einfluss auf Polen, dass ich dieses Buch lesen kann und Un man ir pietiekami daudz turēt uz Polijas tagad es varu lasīt šo grāmatu un E já tenho o suficiente de polaco para poder ler este livro e

understand most of it that if I were to spend two months in Poland, I saprast lielāko daļu no tā, ka, ja man būtu jāpavada divi mēneši Polijā, es

would be speaking quite comfortably. ||||cómodamente varētu runāt diezgan ērti. estaria a falar muito confortavelmente.

But of course here with, uh, five days exposure, I can't speak very comfortably, |||اینجا|||||در معرض بودن||||| ||||||||exposición||||| ||||||||ekspozycja||||| ||||||||период пребывания||||| But of course here with, uh, five days exposure, I can't speak very comfortably, Bet, protams, šeit, kur ir piecas dienas, es nevaru runāt ļoti ērti,

but you'll have a chance to hear me at our meetup on Thursday afternoon. ||||||entendre||||rencontre||| bet jums būs iespēja dzirdēt mani mūsu tikšanās reizē ceturtdienas pēcpusdienā.

June the first in front of the Puro Hotel in Warsaw. |||||||Puro||| |||||||Puro||| |||||||Puro||| |||||||Puro||| 六月|||||||Puro酒店||| |||||||Puro Hotel||| |||||||Puro||| Pirmā jūnijā pie viesnīcas "Puro Hotel" Varšavā. O primeiro de junho, em frente ao Hotel Puro, em Varsóvia. Першого червня перед готелем Puro у Варшаві.

Bye For now. Adeus por agora.

So here we are in the square, in Warsaw. ||我们|||||| ||||||plaza|| Hier sind wir also auf dem Platz in Warschau. Mēs esam laukumā, Varšavā.

Uh, we just went for a walk to get over our, having spent so much time eating on |我们|||||||||||||||| Wir sind nur spazieren gegangen, um uns zu erholen, nachdem wir so viel Zeit mit Essen verbracht haben. Uh, sólo fuimos a dar un paseo para recuperarnos de nuestro, haber pasado tanto tiempo comiendo en Mēs vienkārši devāmies pastaigā, lai pārvarētu mūsu, tik daudz laika pavadījušo ēšanu uz... Uh, fomos dar um passeio para nos recompormos, depois de termos passado tanto tempo a comer em Ми просто пішли прогулятися, щоб прийти до тями після того, як провели стільки часу за їжею.

a plane and uh, in behind us we have, we walked a fair distance to get here and |||||detrás|||||||||||| |samolot|||||||||||||||| ein Flugzeug und äh, hinter uns haben wir, wir sind eine ganze Strecke gelaufen, um hierher zu kommen und lidmašīnu un uh, aiz mums mums ir, mēs gājām taisnīgu attālumu, lai nokļūtu šeit un um avião e, atrás de nós, temos, andámos uma boa distância para chegar aqui e літак, а позаду нас, ми пройшли чималу відстань, щоб дістатися сюди, і

you can see the whole thing behind us. ||||||derrière| ||||entera||| jūs varat redzēt visu aiz mums. pode ver-se tudo atrás de nós. ви можете бачити все це позаду нас.

I can show you there what it looks like. Mohu vám tam ukázat, jak to vypadá. Ich kann Ihnen dort zeigen, wie es aussieht. Es varu jums parādīt, kā tas izskatās. Posso mostrar-vos como é.

The old town. |vieux|ville

The old town. A cidade velha.

So now we are going to proceed into the old town. ||||||przejść dalej|||| Wir werden nun in die Altstadt gehen. Tagad mēs dosimies uz vecpilsētu.

I spent two months listening and reading, working up my vocabulary. |pasé||||||||| Divus mēnešus klausījos un lasīju, pilnveidojot vārdu krājumu.

I even worked on the plane on my iPad with my history of Poland and Es pat strādāju lidmašīnā savā iPad ar savu Polijas vēsturi un Até trabalhei no avião, no meu iPad, com a minha história da Polónia e Я навіть працював у літаку на своєму iPad з історією Польщі та

I've got my vocabulary up to where I even decided to buy some paper books. Ich habe meinen Wortschatz so weit erweitert, dass ich sogar beschlossen habe, einige Papierbücher zu kaufen. Esmu papildinājis savu vārdu krājumu līdz tādam līmenim, ka pat nolēmu iegādāties dažas papīra grāmatas. O meu vocabulário aumentou ao ponto de me decidir a comprar alguns livros em papel. Я поповнив свій словниковий запас настільки, що навіть вирішив купити кілька паперових книжок.

One is, uh, Help Yourself book and the other is a history or the Viens ir, uh, Palīdzi sev grāmata, un otrs ir vēsture vai Одна з них - це книга "Допоможи собі сам", а інша - історія або

Life of Chopin, all in Polish. ||Chopin||| ||Chopin||| ||Chopin||| ||肖邦的生活||| |||||البولندية ||Życie Chopina||| Šopēna dzīve, viss poļu valodā. Vida de Chopin, tudo em polaco. Життя Шопена, все польською мовою.

I'm gonna read them, it's gonna help me, but trying to speak has been difficult. |||||||||تلاش کردن||||| Ich werde sie lesen, das wird mir helfen, aber es war schwierig, zu sprechen. Es tos lasīšu, tas man palīdzēs, bet mēģināt runāt ir grūti.

I struggled with my taxi driver. من||||| |me suis disputé|||| ||||taxi| |luché|||| Ich habe mich mit meinem Taxifahrer gestritten. Es cīnījos ar taksistu. Tive dificuldades com o meu motorista de táxi.

I struggled on the plane with the stewardess. |||||||hôtesse de l'air ||||airplane|||flight attendant |ho lottato|||||| |||||||空姐 |||||||الطائرة |||||||azafata |||||||miałem problem z stewardesą Ich habe mich im Flugzeug mit der Stewardess gestritten. Lidmašīnā es cīnījos ar stjuarti. No avião, debati-me com a hospedeira.

And didn't quite get there, but we'll see. Und es hat nicht ganz geklappt, aber wir werden sehen. Un līdz galam līdz tam nenonāca, bet mēs redzēsim.

Couple of days I should improve. Daqui a uns dias devo melhorar.