#learning hausa

in terms of language learning, the french course i signed up for got cancelled because not enough people signed up which is a bummer. also, the dutch course i also signed up for (or at least tried to) was full so i got put on the waitlist. i didn’t get in which is not surprising.

i decided to go for purely preply now. so i subscribed to one french tutor (i’m still actively looking for a second one), two dutch tutors but i alternate them each week so i have one tutor every two weeks, and two yoruba tutors but i have one lesson with each one, once a week. this month will be a trial month just to see how much i can keep up with the lessons and if i’m still satisfied with the tutor and their teaching methodologies. i might drop one, or increase/decrease the amount of lessons i have per week.

my hausa lessons start in april because my tutor (who is not on preply btw) is not teaching during ramadan. speaking on ramadan/lent, i’m fasting too and currently doing the 75 sofr/medium challenge which is low key a double homi but i will speak more about it in my next blog post.

since, me moving to 9ja is postponed, i was thinking about the languages i wanted to start learning this year. because the decision on learning what language, when, is also influenced on where i planned to live for the majority of the time. but i decided against changing the languages i planned on learning.

my current languages:

french (A2)

dutch (A1)

yoruba

here are my february language goals ♡:

maintain a 30 days duolingo streak (completed)

completed the february challenge on duolingo (completed)

watch 3 easyfrench & easydutch YouTube videos (not completed)

watch at least 3 episodes of miraculous in french (netflix) (not completed)

complete lessons 10 - 14 in ‘The Complete French Self-Study Guide’ with notes taking (eBook) (not completed)

watch ‘Learn French in 5 Days # Day 1’ up until ‘Le verbe ‘Attendre’ (3:01:45)’ (youtube) (not fully completed)

finish the 'getting started with french' course (the open university website) (not completed)

watch at least 1 dutch movies (not completed)

re-watch all the alphabet related videos saved in the watch later playlist (youtube) in yoruba and take notes (not completed)

get familiar with all the yoruba language learning apps & delete if not useful (not completed)

watch at least 3 episodes of jenifa’s diary (youtube) (not completed)

watch at least 3 episodes of arole (youtube) (not completed)

watch at least 2 episodes of splendid cartoon (youtube) (not completed)

watch at least 1 yoruba movie (not completed)

create a language learning plan for hausa (completed)

i didn’t get much done which i'm not surprised about. i’m not going to carry most of the uncomplished goals over because of me fasting and hiring tutor(s) for each langauge. as mentioned, as this is a “trial month” with my tutors i will go along with their learning objectives. and see how i can combine it with my own resources as the months go by. and me fasting is messing with my energy levels but i know this will only last for a couple of days till my body gets used to it.

so here are my march language learning goals ♡:

maintain a 30 days duolingo streak

completed the march challenge on duolingo

watch 2 easyfrench & easydutch YouTube videos

watch at least 2 episodes of miraculous in french (netflix)

finish the 'getting started with french' course (the open university website)

watch at least 1 dutch movies

get familiar with all the yoruba language learning apps & delete if not useful

watch at least 2 episodes of jenifa’s diary (youtube)

watch at least 2 episodes of arole (youtube)

watch at least 2 episodes of splendid cartoon (youtube)

watch at least 1 yoruba movie

à bientôt,

mars the prinzess xx

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