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Qui aquí parla 10 idiomes o més?

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Bé

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Bon dia, bon dia… [divers idiomas]

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No us preocupeu, no continuaré die "Bon dia".

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♪La Convenció de Políglotes, que maravillosa invenció. ♪

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♪ La intenció és trovar-nos en aquesta casa. ♪

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♪ Para explorar nostro apreniment d'idiomes i on sigui veure passions ardents com la nostre. ♪

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Així, per definició, aquest és algú qui parla moltes llengües. Més de 3, més de 4…

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Sí, aqueste definició em representa bé.

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Jo no hi havia legit pas sobre això de políglota. Vaig aprendre la paraula fa u o tres anys.

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Oh sí, podria ésser jo.

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Per cada idioma tinc diferents raons per aprender-ne, pot ser per visitar un pais o per coneixer persones d'aquest.

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A vegades solament els estuido perquè estic interesat en la llengua mateixa.

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Because every language has a different worldview, a different way of expressing things, different words for things that may or may not exist in another language.

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It's fun if you take it with the right approach, but it requires an attitude, because you need to really challenge yourself everyday.

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You need to go into this unknown world, like I'm not that smart,

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and everybody around me is better than me and it requires some social skills.

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There's no such thing as a language-learning gene in the sense that some people have it and some people don't.

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Maintaining multiple languages is a life choice. It's not something you do. You don't learn languages and then say ok, so now what do I do.

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You have to shape your life around your choices for languages.

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♪ If you want language training that requires all your brain, simultaneous story listening is your call. ♪

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♪ Or you can translate single words, especially the word for bird. ♪

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♪ Just be sure your languages are languages at all. ♪

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It is a unique thing that the web is really bringing people together in a way that nothing else has.

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And for the polyglot community especially, it enables you to talk to people from countries you would never see.

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We're all really passionate about languages, dare I say, nerdy. It feels really nice to share in that passion with people

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and to feel that they understand you and your passion to know really specific words and how to express yourself in a new language.

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It's fun to be here at the conference and to meet people whose names you recognize

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because you saw them three years ago when they made a Memrise course and you said, "Oh hey!"

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At least if the Gathering is not what I expected, at least I'll have Berlin.

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And then I was very pleasantly surprised, I didn't see Berlin at all!

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♪ So, keep learning when you leave this place, your own pace is the best pace. ♪

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♪ And just face it, there is nowhere we can stay. ♪

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♪ There is no hocus pocus, use a cooking clock to focus. Turn your mother and the Internet away. ♪

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As a polyglot, you're actually giving an example to people out there who feel alone in a community

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where nobody else around them likes languages to the same degree and wants to learn multiple languages.

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We just created a facebook group and right now it has over 1000 people.

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And the Gathering should add to the previous one and show a good example that this is a good activity and if you are timid, if you are afraid to join,

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put aside your prejudices, even if you only speak 3, 4, 5 languages. Join in and strengthen the community of polyglots.

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[German] ♪ Ah Berlin, wir sind hier, morgens, abends, trinken Bier. ♪

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♪ Und dann sprechen wir so gut wie eins, zwei, vier... ♪

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[English] ♪ Ah Berlin, we are here, mornings, evenings, to drink beer. ♪

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♪ And then we speak as good as one, two, four... ♪

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So, goodbye, goodbye [various languages].

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And whatever.