Insecurities about Language

Hey Language Learners! Welcome back to another Insecurities about Language episode where I talk about where I'm at with the European Portuguese language. I decided to interview myself with some of the same questions I've asked my guest, so you all can get to know me a bit more. I even spoke my current favorite words in EU Portuguese. I talked about the program I'm in and my current status at the time of this recording, which was January 2022. I will link below all I spoke about if anyone is interested in joining or learning more. 

Make sure to support this podcast by following and leaving a review/ rating wherever you listen to your podcast. You can follow on Instagram at Insecurities about Language and say Hi! You can send me a message if you are interested in being a guest to talk about your language learning journey or the death of language(s) within your family. I look forward to hearing from ya'll!

Talk the Streets and the Portuguese Pro program 

Portuguese Lab Academy 

Portuguese songs on rotation! 

Learning Portuguese is Fun

Portugueses no Mundo 

Question:

Have you ever thought about how you learned your first language in comparison to your second or even a third language?

Or if you have children, have you thought about how they are learning their 1st language in relation to your 2nd language?

***If you can, please leave a voice message on my Anchor page. I would like to create an episode with your responses! 

***I left mistakes in this episode purposely to show my comfortability in my insecurity, which is speaking😂

Hey Language Learners! Welcome back to another Insecurities about Language, where I interviewed Christine as she discusses the beginnings and her growth with the Spanish language and the culture. And of course she talks about her insecurities about the Spanish language. She also talks about her goals with continuing to learn Spanish, the root of her insecurity and thoughts about learning a second language. I enjoyed her point of view in this interview and I hope you all enjoy this episode.

Originally from Atlanta, Christine Job is an award-winning podcaster and Business Strategist. She is currently based in Spain. Her podcast "Flourish in the Foreign" celebrates, elevates, and affirms the voices & stories of Black women living & thriving abroad, while also exploring living abroad as a pathway to wellness. Launched in 2020, "Flourish in the Foreign" was recently shortlisted for the 2021 International Women's Podcasting Awards and won the Black Podcasting Awards 2021 Best International Podcast award. 

As a business strategist, Christine helps Black women and WOC to leverage their expertise & talents into viable & sustainable businesses, businesses that make her clients professionally fulfilled and financially abundant while pursuing thriving lives abroad.  

Make sure to support this podcast by following and leaving a review/ rating wherever you listen to your podcast. You can follow on Instagram at Insecurities about Language and say Hi! You can send me a message if you are interested in being a guest to talk about your language learning journey or the death of language(s) within your family. I look forward to hearing from ya'll!

Where you can find Christine: 

Website: https://www.flourishintheforeign.com 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flourishforeign 

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/flourishforeign 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flourishforeign 

TikTok: @flourishforeign 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/flourishintheforeign

Welcome Language Learners to Part 2 of the Romance Languages episode where you will be given a history lesson of the Romance Language, specially with French! Nova, whose mother tongue is French, will speak all thing French and of France. She will talk about how French was not their 1st language. She will state some fun facts, thoughts on which language is easiest of the Romance Languages, and which is most sexiest of the spoken languages. Nova will also speak about Valentine's Day in France. I hope you all enjoy this special episode!

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Welcome Language Learners! This is Part 1 of the Romance Language Special. We have Larissa, 23 years old is from Brazil. She speaks Brazilian Portuguese which is her native language, Spanish and Italian in a intermediate level and she is currently learning French and Japanese. She will speak about the Romance Languages, which ones she knows/ learning and her thoughts to some of the questions I ask her! She will also speak on her language insecurities as well. I hope you all enjoy and make sure to follow and say Hi to Larissa @Languageswithlarissa 

We forgot to mention how Valentine's day is celebrated in Brazil, so here it is: 

Valentines Day in Brazil (Portuguese): Valentine's day happens on June 12, The date is June 12 because it is close to Saint Anthony's Day on June 13 ( a marriage saint) Santo Antônio = Santo Casamenteiro.

Make sure to support this podcast by following and leaving a review/ rating wherever you listen to your podcast. You can follow on Instagram at Insecurities about Language and say Hi! You can send me a message if you are interest in being a guest to talk about your language learning journey or the death of language(s) within your family. I look forward to hearing from ya'll

Hey Language Learners! Welcome to a special episode where I will talk a bit about the Romance Languages and how I understand the Romance Languages and how I break it down through a family tree. I will also mention the language I find most sexy and which country I find interesting in how it celebrates Valentine's day.

How to say Valentines Day:

Valentine’s day in France: Joyeuse Saint-Valentin

Valentine’s day in Romania: Ziua Indragostitilor Fericita

Valentine’s day in Spain: Feliz Día de San Valentín

Valentine’s day in Portugal: Feliz Dia dos namorados

Valentine’s day in Italy: Buon San Valentino

Make sure to support this podcast by following and leaving a review/ rating wherever you listen to your podcast. You can follow on Instagram at Insecurities about Language and say Hi! You can send me a message if you are interest in being a guest to talk about your language learning journey or the death of language(s) within your family. I look forward to hearing from ya'll

Here are the links I mentioned in this episode:

https://rolandia.eu/en/blog/discover-romania/dragobete-celebrate-love-as-it-s-meant-to-be/

https://www.berlitz.com/blog/what-are-romance-languages-list

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-late-latin-was-called-vulgar-119475

https://www.thoughtco.com/romance-languages-120610

Hey Language Learners, In this episode I talk all about Me. I talk about my family's background and the related languages. I discuss what I feel has shaped my language environment. The many languages I attempted to learn and failed due to a lack of interest. I say in this episode that the German language was the opening to a follow through with language! I also talk about my time in the Army as it relates to languages and my insecurities with the program I'm in for EU Portuguese.

Make sure to support this podcast by following and leaving a review/ rating wherever you listen to your podcast. You can follow on Instagram at Insecurities about Language and say Hi! You can send me a message if you are interest in being a guest to talk about your language learning journey or the death of language(s) within your family. I look forward to hearing from ya'll!

Hey Language Learners! In this very first episode I will introduce myself Alexandria Robinson, as the host of this podcast Insecurities about Language. I will talk about the beginning of my language learning journey and the language I am learning, which is European Portuguese. I will talk about the idea behind this podcast and why I am doing this podcast. I will discuss the use of the word insecurities and what my insecurities are with the European Portuguese language. 

Make sure to support this podcast by following and leaving a review/ rating wherever you listen to your podcast. You can follow on Instagram at Insecurities about Language and say Hi! You can send me a message if you are interest in being a guest to talk about your language learning journey or the death of language(s) within your family. I look forward to hearing from ya'll!

Hey Language Learners, I'm super excited to be having this great conversation with Shahidah about the German language, Spanish and French, plus  many more languages. She discusses her evolution and love for learning languages! You will hear her speak about living in Germany and how she had no intentions on learning the German language, not until a challenge came along. She learned the German language on her own without a classroom or teacher. She talks about many things to include her insecurities about language learning and she states some nice anecdotes throughout the conversation. You will hear her say her favorite word/ phrase in each language. I hope you all enjoy this conversation!

Shahidah Foster is the creator of Black Girls Learn Languages, a multi-platform digital community for Black women who are passionate about languages which currently serves around 10,000 members across multiple social media platforms. She is also co-organizer of the Sisters Only Language Summit, the first and only language summit for Black women in the language community. Her media appearances includes being featured in Travel Noire, Bronze Magazine, Bauce Magazine and mentioned in Black Enterprise. In addition to managing the platform, she has also served as a two-time speaker at the annual Women in Language conference and has appeared on a number of language podcasts including The Fluent Show and Fluent in 3 Months.

A couple of German dictionaries:

Leo

Linguee

Make sure to support this podcast by following and leaving a review/ rating wherever you listen to your podcast. You can follow on Instagram at Insecurities about Language and say Hi! You can send me a message if you are interest in being a guest to talk about your language learning journey or the death of language(s) within your family. I look forward to hearing from ya'll!