Message from @SamanthaM
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Going to post random stuff here :)
For anyone interested, Gallego is the language of Galicia. It's closer to Portuguese, even though the region is in Spain. (https://www.omniglot.com/writing/galician.htm)
There is a Galician nationalist newspaper published in Gallego: El Correo Gallego. (http://www.elcorreogallego.es)
For anyone interested in learning Spanish, Duolingo is a great primary.
If you are interested in intermediate or learning by immersion, you might want to look into reading some essays by Juan Donoso Cortez; Spanish author, conservative and Catholic political theorist, and diplomat.
Counter-currents posted an article about him (https://www.counter-currents.com/2010/12/juan-donoso-cortes/)
For learning purposes, here is the complete text of "Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism" in Spanish.
(http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/ensayo-sobre-el-catolicismo-el-liberalismo-y-el-socialismo-considerados-en-sus-principios-fundamentales-por-d-juan-donoso-cortes-marques-de-valdegamas--0/html/ffd05f4c-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_3.html)
@everyone Rosetta Stone is charging $7.49 for a 24 month subscription. Great deal! (https://www.rosettastone.com/lp/sbsr/febpause749/?cid=af-cj-gr-febpause749bof&utm_source=commissionjunction&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=febpause&utm_campaign=textlink)
Is Rosetta Stone any good though?
That’s incredible! I’ve only used pimsleur. Have you had success with RS?
But can he speak/hear
?
If you're not looking to spend any money, duolingo is also a fantastic program
Is it like pimsleur where you can just listen to a lesson on the way to work?
@Deleted User Yes. He's on an intermediate level currently.
@Olivia M I'm not sure about that. He has it for a desktop. Great question though. 😃
@Deleted User Yes, Duolingo is fantastic.
Duolingo is good.
I enjoyed Duolingo it worked reasonably well for what it was.
my sister is a langage teacher and she's recommended Duolingo
I've also been learning Gaelic simply by memorizing songs and poems, but it doesn't necessarily work well for conversing
I taught myself Dutch using duolingo. Excellent app if you're on a budget.
@Aleis⊕ccidentalis That's so interesting! Why Gaelic?
@SamanthaM Mostly because I'm fascinated by the way the language is used in their folk/trad music. A few years ago I started to immerse myself in Irish & Scottish history, and that's actually what initially caused me to take an interest in ethno-nationalism.
@Aleis⊕ccidentalis This is seriously awesome! It would be great if you could post more stuff like this in our new music channel 😃
I do use Duolingo, but it will absolutely *not* teach you the entire language
Don't get me wrong, I would totally recommend it, but you also need other resources
@Aleis⊕ccidentalis id love to learn Gaelic
@SuperTomPerry -RI It's difficult, I think, because it's not very similar to other Indo-European languages. Personally, I doubt Gaelic will ever be revived as a national language, but it will survive through music, poetry, lore, etc. It certainly is beautiful.