u/AdPotential9331

I’m A2 but I want to push myself to speak more so I reached out to a tutor to ask about 30 minute conversational “lessons”. She said A2 is too early for conversational lessons as I need more comprehensible input in order to acquire enough language to actually hold a conversation.

Part of me understands where she is coming from, but the other part of me wants to stumble my way through so I can practice.

Thoughts?

I take private structured lessons weekly, which do include some speaking, but I need to push my speaking more. I’m debating between a speaking club (with a “supervising” teacher) or 1-on-1 conversations with a tutor.

Pros? Cons?

Thanks in advance!

I’ve been learning Greek since January. I take weekly private lessons where I do practice speaking. However, I will admit, my self study includes very little speaking.

Today, I decided to record a voice note describing what I was doing today. When I listened to the recording, I noticed I made some mirror errors such as choosing the wrong article and missing small words (θα, για).

Is this typical of a new learner? I’m a little concerned that I made such careless mistakes.

My girl just got her wheelchair yesterday. We were able to get her to take some steps by luring her with treats but she wasn't overly enthusiastic.

I'm assuming this is normal as it's something new. How long did it take your dog to get used to their wheelchair?

Γεια! I've been learning Greek since the end of January - two sets of group lessons (though I should've stopped after the first) and now private tutoring, about an hour a week for the last month or so. I try to touch the language every day, usually around 30 minutes.

My conjugations are correct 90% of the time, I've picked up a decent amount of vocab, and I can put simple sentences together without too much trouble. However, the second I actually try to speak, I freeze - even when I absolutely know it. After about 5-10 seconds, my brain catches up and I can get the words out.

Greek is my first second language, so I genuinely don't know if this is normal. Is this a common stage to go through? When does speaking start to feel more natural?