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July 14, 2012
19:58

raj50

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Hey guys, my name is Ryan. I've been on this forum before. I'm sixteen years old. I've been learning Greek very on and off for a few months and I love it. My goal is going to be to record myself in Greek and post it on Soundcloud every day for a month.

Here's my first for July 14th, 2012. If anyone knows how to embed Soundcloud files, I would really appreciate your advice.

Knows: English (Canadian, native) Spanish (although there's always room for improvement), Learning: Greek

July 15, 2012
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Γειά σας! Έχω κάνει άλλη καταγραφή και την έχω δημοσιέψει στο Soundcloud. (Hi! I've made another recording and posted it on Soundcloud)

This is day two.

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July 16, 2012
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This is a seriously cool idea for a mission.

Why Greek? Other than it's awesome?

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July 16, 2012
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Thanks! Yeah, because my Aunt speaks it, because my cousin lives in Greece, and because it's awesome. Another recording is incoming today.

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July 16, 2012
16:22

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Αυτή είναι η τρίτη μου καταγραφή στα Ελληνικά. (This is my third recording in Greek)

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July 17, 2012
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Day Fooooooooour.

http://soundcloud.com/raj50/day-4

Slipped up at the end with one word of English…oops! Have got to learn how to say "fluently".

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July 18, 2012
20:25

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Day Fiiive.

Πρέπει να θυμάμαι να λέω "εε" ή "χμμ.." σε αντικατάσταση των αγγλικών λέξεων "uhhh" και "umm..".

(I need to remember to say "ehh" or "hmm" instead of the English words "uhh" and "umm".)

Knows: English (Canadian, native) Spanish (although there's always room for improvement), Learning: Greek

July 19, 2012
18:24

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Day Six!

Είναι σωστή η χρήση μου της λέξης "αυλή"; (Did I use the word "αυλή" correctly?)

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July 20, 2012
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Day seven.

Οι νόμοι κατά των πυροβόλων όπλων στις ΗΠΑ δεν είναι αρκετά ισχυροί. (Gun laws in the states aren't strong enough.)

I think gun violence in the US is a lost cause. Terrible what's happened in Colorado. RIP.

Knows: English (Canadian, native) Spanish (although there's always room for improvement), Learning: Greek

July 22, 2012
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Day eight.

Πήγα σε ένα πάρτυ. (I went to a partyyyyyyy)

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July 23, 2012
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Day niiiiine.

Συνομίλησα με τη θεία μου στα ελληνικά στο σπίτι της. (I conversed with my aunt in Greek at her house)

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July 24, 2012
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Day ten. (One third of the way theere!)

Σήμερα μιλάω για το νέο βίντεο σε αυτό το μπλογκ, στο οποίο ο Μπένυ και ο Μώζες κάνουν πρακτική στις γλώσσες που γνωρίζουν.

Μόλις έμαθα πριν από λίγα λεπτά τη λέξη για "Watch" στα ελληνικά (παρακολουθώ). Είχα δει αυτή τη μετάφραση πριν, μα νόμιζα πως ήταν λάθος (Η λέξη για ένα τόσο απλό πράγμα δεν μπορεί να είναι τόσο μεγάλη!), αλλά δεν είναι λάθος!

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July 25, 2012
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Day eleeeven.

Δεν μπόρεσα να σκεφτώ κάτι ενδιαφέρον να πω, άρα διάβασα από ένα ποστ σε ένα φόρουμ. (I couldn't think of anything interesting to say*, so I read from a forum post)

* i.e. I'm tired and didn't feel like putting in the effort to think of something. I will do better than that tomorrow!…hopefully.

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July 26, 2012
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Day twelve!

Ψάχνω δουλειά γιατί το μουσικό πρόγραμμα του σχολείου μου θα φέρει μερικούς μαθητές σε ένα ταξίδι στην Κούβα, μα το κόστος είναι ψηλό. Επομένως, θέλω να δουλεύω αυτό το καλοκαίρι για να κερδίζω τα απαραίτητα χρήματα.

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July 28, 2012
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Day thirteen!

Στη σημερινή καταγραφή ξεκινάω (και τελειώνω) εξηγώντας γιατί δεν κατέγραψα μια καταγραφή χθες. (In today's recording I begin [and end] by explaining why I didn't record yesterday.)

^ This says day twelve, but it does still lead to day thirteen.

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July 28, 2012
21:50

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Hey, I don't know anything about Greek, but kudos to you for your hard work so far. I've listened to a couple, sounds cool.

On to day 30!

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July 29, 2012
19:20

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Hey, thanks!

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July 29, 2012
21:31

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I commend your goal to record yourself in Greek every day for a month. I've listened to a few of your recordings and you're doing very well! The more you practice speaking the language especially out loud not only will you become more fluent in conversation but your confidence will rise. Greek is not as hard of a language to acquire as most would think. Greek is a phonetic language which comes in handy especially when reading and writing as a beginner (learning the alphabet is truly the gateway to success) . I've recently guided my fiance in their goal to master the language over a short period of time. With our experience, language books in Greek often use outdated vocabulary and have incorrect or confusing pronunciations. A suggestion if I may, would be to immerse yourself in Greek culture, not directly but indirectly through music and videos of television shows, broadcasts, etc. The ability to hear the language also helps establish good pronunciation. Listening to music and then translating the lyrics back and forth from Greek to English ( a good website is allthelyrics.com) along with watching an array of different videos helped him acquire a significant amount of vocabulary in a matter of weeks. I hope you continue with your tremendous progress and in no time you will be speaking Greek like a native!

καλή τύχη και να θυμάστε μία γλώσσα δεν είναι ποτέ αρκετή!!!!!!!

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July 30, 2012
01:23

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Day fourteen!

Ευχαριστώ πολύ!

I've definitely got to be more diligent in recording every day.

Έχω και άλλη μια καταγραφή.

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July 31, 2012
02:19

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Day fifteeeeeen!
Σε αυτή την καταγραφή μιλάω για μια μουσική ομάδα που γνωρίζω. ( In this recording I talk about a musical group I know)

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