Thread: Pipe of the Day

Originally Posted by eTom

Hard stuff, Tomi.
But I've good iPhone/ iPad-apps for learning foreign languages.
It takes my some more time I think.
Each day 1 or 2 lessons is enough.

Once you've learned to speak and understand Hebrew, even little (or any other foreign language for the matter), you have to keep on using it frequently or you will forget it soon. That is what i'm told.

As we have a bilingual country, my mothers language is Finnish and secondly Swedish. My English is somewhat ok (could be better) and i can make myself understood (at least most of the time) with German and Estonian. Foreign languages do not vanish if you keep using and practicing them.

I once planned to learn Russian. Not because i needed it but just because it is the most beautiful language i know. My friends wife who works as a German and Russian teacher said i shouldn't bother. It is all in vain if i'm not going to use it (or then it was just the polite way to say that i have no talents ). Nowadays i just try to improve my German and Estonian (and there surely is a lot to improve).

Anyways: Good luck with Hebrew. I've never heard anyone speaking it. Hope we will fix it some day.

Let's do so Tomi!

Russian is a language I have an interest in also. Speaking is one thing but writing I would never get that down:-)

Originally Posted by Gunner777

Russian is a language I have an interest in also. Speaking is one thing but writing I would never get that down:-)

We learned Russian at school (in the former GDR).

Thomas I bet your Russian is very good then!

Originally Posted by Gunner777

Thomas I bet your Russian is very good then!

No, Gunner.
I do not practise it since years.

One of those use it or loose it things-------

Originally Posted by Gunner777

One of those use it or loose it things-------

You're right, if I get an app with russian-lessons I'll refresh my brain.

I do not practise it since years.

Tom, you'll have some practise soon.
My native language is Russian.
Many people speak Russian in Israel. 1/7 of all population are from USSR/Russia.

Yeah,you are right too.
I know, also the jewish communities in Germany have a lot of members who came from Russia.