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Books, languages, other things

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

This year's hoard from Warsaw International Book Fair. 7 books in 4 languages. I'm particularly happy with the Belarusian picks

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Looks like I scraped through! Not a great score by any means, but still better than I expected :) #jlptresults

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

The best book I've read in 2024 I think

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

@TheUntranslated Жизнь и судьба (Life and fate) by Vasily Grossman

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

@TheUntranslated Жизнь и судьба (Life and fate) by Vasily Grossman

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Link to blog post here: https://t.co/MdVwgmHdrf

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

It's been a year since my last blog post (a yearly summary of books I'd read), so it's high time for the 2024 edition of "my year in books". Link below

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Reading first pages of something else than a textbook and realizing you *can* figure it out feels so special. #langtwt

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Even if you're not interested in the particular languages, it makes sense to look around and see how much can be done by a really small team or even a single person who cares about language teaching more than engagement farming or attracting advertisers and investors... #langtwt

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

🎉Just finished JLPT N4 grammar points set on Renshuu! Good reason to break my silence for a bit of 📢 PSA:

👉there are independent language-learning sites out there which offer much more than popular apps
👉it makes more sense to support small teams than big platforms
#langtwt

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

https://t.co/WZ4xiKcD7H - your go-to website (and Youtube channel) for Manding varieties (geared mostly toward Bambara and Dioula, but systematically expanding). A nice dictionary, grammar clearly explained and lots of cultural context in the videos @ankataa_project

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

My *speaking* list is below, much shorter than *general proficiency* (I learn to read, mostly) and differently ordered, too

Polish (native)
English
Russian
Persian
Italian
French
Hebrew
Lezgi

(very sharp drop after Persian)

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

@p82668 Też zwróciłem na to uwagę. Mam tam trochę nagrań z YT (np. mansyjski od tego kolegi: https://t.co/xuXvJ81rNf) i to może być część wyjaśnienia

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Here's my languages folder for comparison (it doesn't include books and audiobooks in FLs)

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Very good news indeed! The first ever learner's manual for Circassian *in English* (not that there's a lot of them in other languages - off the top of my head I can only think of a single one, written in Turkish but translated into Russian)

[John Lechner @JohnLechner1]

Very excited to announce my friend, Larisa Tuptsoko, and I have just signed with @hippocrenebooks to publish "Beginner's #Circassian (Adyghe)" next year! This will be the first ever learner's manual for Circassian, one of the most fascinating languages in the world!

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Pierwsze co przyszło mi do głowy: "Wojna to pokój, wolność to niewola, ignorancja to siła"
Sukces Duolingo pokazuje jak wielka to siła

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

I've preordered already in March :)

[John Lechner @JohnLechner1]

Coming out June 11!

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

In today's mail...
#bambara #malgache

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Already pre-ordered, can't wait to get the book
(and can't believe how long it's been since I last studied Chechen)

[John Lechner @JohnLechner1]

My textbook with @KhedaGa, “Beginner’s #Chechen” is out in May with @hippocrenebooks. Don’t forget to pre-order!

https://t.co/vjC9SrC7Tr

[peterlin @peterlinpl]

Burmese by Ear is lovely and I still have it on my mp3 player (yes, I still have an mp3 player)

You can have a listen e.g. here:
https://t.co/WoScDmceF0

[Straw Man @Ryan_Weller]

@yakabikaj Burmese by Ear doesn’t take very long.