Table of Contents by Language

      Below is a partial list of posts on this blog by language.  By clicking on the title you will go to that post.  This page is in English, but many of the posts are bi-lingual.  I do not apologize for the many grammatical and other errors on these pages.  I am a student of these languages, not a master.  You have my permission to laugh at these errors and/or comment on them.  I know you're my friend when you laugh with me.

Chinese, Mandarin

20,000,000 Teachers in Beijing   A trip to Beijing in 2011
Concordia Field Trip  A visit to Concordia Language Villages with my Chinese professor
Speaking Chinese in French  'nuff said
Three People Walk   Comments on a saying by Confucius about learning
Three Week Report   Goals and Progress with Chinese and Norwegian

Finnish

Finnish Week at CLV   Beginning of a week at Concordia Language Villages
Thank you Salolampi    End of the week at Concordia Language Villages
To Have or Not to Have   How to say "I have" in Finnish, Turkish and Japanese
Cabin Day at Salolampi  My grandson David and I visit Salolampi

French

Speaking Chinese in French  ???
Thanksgiving Day   A family Thanksgiving celebration

German

Spanish and German   A typical meeting of the Spanish and German tables
Where are the German Speakers?   A lament about the lack of a German table
Hyphenated Americans   About Karl Schurz, a German-American statesman

Italian

Happy Birthday, Ugo!  a party for our Italian language coach
Italy to Connecticut  reference to a bi-lingual website
Granpa Buys Some Horses   How Granpa got a good deal.

 

Japanese

Japanese Class   Remembering after not using a language
100 Word List   Close to 100 common Japanese words
Japanese Class Was Great!  An "aha!" moment
Japanese in China  A recollection from Beijing
To Have or Not to Have   How to say "I have" in Finnish, Turkish and Japanese

 

Minnesotan

Norwegian and Minnesotan   comparative linguistics
Confessions of a Minnesotan  my first language

 

Norwegian

Lutefisk and Meatcakes   A Minnesota tradition
Norwegian and Minnesotan   comparative linguistics
Vikings in the Attic  about Eric Dregni's book
3 Week Report  Progress in Norwegian and Chinese
Hyphenated Americans  They come from other lands and become Americans
Kings, Shootings and Children's Books  Norwegian table discussions
I am so Happy   I really enjoy Norwegian table
Why Great-Granma Learned to Sew some changes when she came to Minnesota
Bubsy, the Norwegian Bachelor Farmer  my neighbor in central Minnesota in the 80's

 

Ojibwe

Language of the Anishinaabe   Ojibwe in Bemidji and blogsite reference
Starting Ojibwe  reference to blogsites and materials used
Do you speak Ojibwe?  my first feeble attempts
Ojibwe language, it goes slowly  more reference to materials
Rick's Ojibwe Blogsite   reference to another learner's excellent blogsite
I speak just a little Ojibwe   Introducing myself in Ojibwe
Boxelder Sap  memories from my youth
'Living Our Language', Recordings  Index of on-line recordings for the book

Spanish

Spanish and German  Typical meetings of the Spanish and German tables
Verborragico   What does it mean?
Happy New Year!  First meeting of the Spanish table after the Holidays.
A Delicious Experience  A Spanish dinner at Concordia Language Villages
Our Friends  photo of a Spanish table meeting
We Arrive at Monterey  My daughter, grandson and I visit Monterey, Mexico

Turkish

100 Word List   about 100 basic words in Turkish
My Turkish Goals   My early goals with new languages.
To Have or Not to Have   How to say "I have" in Finnish, Turkish and Japanese

     As always, comments, suggestions and criticisms are welcome.