I've become increasingly interested in IPA ever since I first peeked into the world of phonetics. It fascinates me at the same time it frustrates me. But I was incredibly excited to find this little gem of a game: Can you name the word given their IPA pronunciation?
It's pretty simple: 26 English words in IPA are written in one box, and you type in the Latin alphabet equivalent for it. You don't have to go in order.
I did manage to get them all on the first try, but just barely - haɪt stumped me until the last minute. (I kept thinking it was "hide".)
A really fun way to practice your IPA knowledge!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Game: Finnish Numbers
Let's start off with something simple for the first Game Time Wednesday. A basic Finnish vocabulary game from quia.com, test how well you know some Finnish numbers! You can choose multiple modes to play in.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Forgive Me - And What's New On Wednesdays
I really am sorry I've let the blog gather dust for so long. Life's been incredibly hectic lately, with school, choir, acting, and everything else just crashing back at once. Stress has been limiting my ability to think about language.
And, as you've probably noticed, I haven't been doing Songs In Languages I Don't Speak. That's because of business, but also because I'm a little tired of looking for great songs in new languages. I do still listen to music that's 90% in non-English languages, but the problem is that they tend to be the same language. A lot of German, a lot of French, a lot of Finnish and Hungarian. And I don't want to just search "*X language* folk music" at the last minute because I haven't prepared.
So, until further notice, Songs In Languages I Don't Speak is going on hold for a while.
However, that doesn't mean that there will be nothing on Wednesdays. I've been looking at create language games on websites like Quia and Sporcle, and since I know games are a fun way to either practice the language you're learning or take a glance at a new language, I've decided to link some of my favorite language games on Wednesdays.
Again, I'll try to be as diverse as possible, but I want to work with what's on the websites.
So thank you for being patient about my absence, and looks forward to Wednesday Game Time!
And, as you've probably noticed, I haven't been doing Songs In Languages I Don't Speak. That's because of business, but also because I'm a little tired of looking for great songs in new languages. I do still listen to music that's 90% in non-English languages, but the problem is that they tend to be the same language. A lot of German, a lot of French, a lot of Finnish and Hungarian. And I don't want to just search "*X language* folk music" at the last minute because I haven't prepared.
So, until further notice, Songs In Languages I Don't Speak is going on hold for a while.
However, that doesn't mean that there will be nothing on Wednesdays. I've been looking at create language games on websites like Quia and Sporcle, and since I know games are a fun way to either practice the language you're learning or take a glance at a new language, I've decided to link some of my favorite language games on Wednesdays.
Again, I'll try to be as diverse as possible, but I want to work with what's on the websites.
So thank you for being patient about my absence, and looks forward to Wednesday Game Time!
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