tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post5008178147834767228..comments2023-05-15T12:40:52.193+02:00Comments on Budapest bits: A language lostJelicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-58071116172099910582009-11-25T21:56:27.600+01:002009-11-25T21:56:27.600+01:00i read this and i think "hallelujah! jelica i...i read this and i think "hallelujah! jelica is coming to blog camp." you're just so smart and thoughtful. and i love that so much. in whatever language!!julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-75869047877718659722009-11-09T09:16:21.914+01:002009-11-09T09:16:21.914+01:00Hi Delwyn,
we don't speak English at home, on...Hi Delwyn,<br /><br />we don't speak English at home, only at work. At home, I speak Serbian with kids, Ruslan speaks Bulgarian and between the two of us we also speak Bulgarian (in which I am fluent). The kids learn Hungarian in daycare and they speak it perfectly, so they are three-lingual. We envy them :)))Jelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-38996364491723565782009-11-08T22:29:40.198+01:002009-11-08T22:29:40.198+01:00Hi Jelica
do you speak English at home?
How abou...Hi Jelica<br /><br />do you speak English at home?<br /><br />How about during the day's activities out of the house? Do you speak Hungarian???<br /><br />My sister lives in Israel but spoke both English and Hebrew to her children as they grew and now they have a distinct advantage being bilingual...the oldest is 18 and ready for the army but with English she has a greater choice of occupations within the army.<br /><br />Happy daysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-1699148410652364142009-11-08T20:21:40.935+01:002009-11-08T20:21:40.935+01:00She doesn't seem too flustered about it--she h...She doesn't seem too flustered about it--she has been thoroughly assimilated :)<br /><br />But for myself, I've lived out of Serbia for 12 years now and for the last 6 I haven't had anyone to speak Serbian with on a daily basis and my vocabulary has deteriorated very badly. Not to mention that I translate idioms literally from English (and Bulgarian) very often. I think the only solution against this is to keep reading in your native language as much as you can, and I haven't done that at all.Jelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962046968691436146.post-43978618129114905262009-11-08T20:17:18.193+01:002009-11-08T20:17:18.193+01:00This is one of my biggest fears, that I'll los...This is one of my biggest fears, that I'll lose my native language or that if I go back to Spain, I'll lose my English (more likely, I guess). I feel they are both part of my personality (or personalities) that the thought of losing them is scary. It must be really sad for your Grandma, not being able to speak her native language any more?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371082850268120153noreply@blogger.com