5 minute ignite talk from Velocity Ignite 2014. June 24, 2014.

1. Mandi Learns
Languages
A Velocity Ignite Adventure
*I am not a linguist. If there is anything offensive here, it’s unintentional. This time.

2. 2008
OneMBA Global Team 1

3. Latin
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dlanham/3787190526

5. Spanish
• Flashcards
• CDs
• Rosetta
• Group tutor
• Private tutor
http://www.vanidades.com/

6. español
• Aprender español es muy difícil para mí
• Los sustantivos son masculinos o femeninos
• What is up with that? ¡Dios mio!

7. I travel a lot

8. Trying Something New
• Duolingo
• App on my phone
• Cute

9. Languages Included

10. Components
• Has reading, writing, listening, speaking tasks
• The languages all follow similar path of words
and constructs
• Collect points to get extras like idioms

11. Which Language?
*Except French

12. English is Lazy
• The is just the
• Nouns aren’t gendered
• Verbs aren’t too weird - I run, you run, they run
• There’s no flare: ü, ñ, ß, ¡, ç, ô, ã

13. The/A Woman
la mujer
una mujer
la donna
una donna
die Frau
eine Frau
a mulher
uma mulher

14. The/An Apple
la manzana
una manzana
la mela
una mela
der Apfel
ein Apfel
a maçã
uma maçã

15. the boy / the boys
el niño
los niños
il ragazzo
i ragazzi
die Junge
die Jungen
o menino
os meninos

16. I eat
Yo como Mangio
Ich esse Eu como

17. the boys eat
los niños comen i ragazzi mangiano
die Jungs essen os meninos comer

18. The men drink water
los hombres beben agua gli uomini bevono acqua
die Männer trinken Wasser os homens bebem água

19. Odd Things
• Noun genders are maddening
• El vestido - ES, masculino - the dress
• das Mädchen - DE, neuter - the girl
• The dissimilar things make the individual
languages easier to remember
• The Portuguese voice breathes funny

20. Thank You
gracias grazie
danke obrigada