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Listen...Listen...Listen....that is the secret to learning languages. LISTED !!!1
One of the best gold nuggets of advice comes from Hyperpolyglot, Laoushu. He is by far, one of my favorites.
Listen....Listen....Listen..... Moses suggests that you listen to a language, acclimatize yourself to the rhythm and phonetics of that language. When you are ready to hit the grammar books, it will all come together. Above is a Finnish news segment. The speaker is Alex Stubb. I did not know who he was until I googled his name. I would like to refer to him as blondie for the remainder of this blog. He just has that Viking look to him.
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