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= Resources for learning Albanian = == Books for learning Albanian == * '''[http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/colloquial/language/albanian.php Colloquial Albanian]''' (2012) is an excellent book for anglophones by Linda Mëniku and Héctor Campos. It is concise and well organized. The learning curve gets steeper towards the end. [[w:Routledge|Routledge]], the publisher has kindly made audio for all text passages downloadable for free from the book's homepage. As of 2018 the vocabulary of this excellent book have not yet been made to a memrise. A previous edition in the same Colloquial series from the early 90's does have a [https://www.memrise.com/course/129214/colloquial-albanian/ memrise of the vocabulary]. * '''[https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4703.htm Discovering Albanian 1]''' (2011) is also by Linda Mëniku and Héctor Campos and it consists of a textbook and workbook. As of 2018 there is no Discovering Albanian 2. The audio for the textbook can be accessed only via 2 CD's. Who has CD-players these days? Let's hope The University of Wisconsin Press wakes up and provides streaming and download at no extra charge. == Albanian radio == * There are various streaming apps available in the app stores. * [http://www.liveonlineradio.net/albania/ Live Online Radio] is a radio streaming service for the web. It has one of the largest selections of Albanian radios. * [http://radio.garden/live/tirana/ Radio.garden] has a beautiful user interface where you tune into radios by spinning a globe to the desired location of transmission. == Albanian TV == * https://albanian.tv/ offers streaming of many of the popular Albanian TV channels. It often works, but occasionally the streams have trouble playing out without intermittent interruptions. * [https://www.rtsh.al/lajme/rtsh-tani-sjell-rrjetin-rtsh-ne-telefonat-e-zgjuar/ The RTSH Tani app] is available for [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sk.antik.tinetmobile Android] and [https://itunes.apple.com/al/app/rtsh-tani/id1274121857?mt=8 iOS Apple phones]. With the app you can access all the channels broadcast by RTSH including RTSH Film. The app does not have ads (excellent) whereas the RTSH channels do have ads. RTSH Tani app also features a VOD archive where you can watch recent programs up-to-2-days into the broadcasting history and a handy integrated EPG. == Films with Albanian subtitles == * These you can find [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=filma+me+titra+shqip on Youtube by searching for 'filma me titra shqip']. Watching movies spoken in a language you understand while reading the subtitles in the language you want to learn is an excellent way to learn and refresh in a low-effort manner. * There are also Albanian films. These are unfortunately '''not''' subtitled and the speech is often really rapid. French do subtitle some of their own films on TV5MONDE to aid the non-natives tackle the 5 words per second pace. == Wiki literature == * [[wikibooks:sq:Faqja Kryesore|Wikibooks.org, Albanian version]] may be useful after you have gained the basics. Reading wikibooks of subjects and fields you already know may fast-forward your ability to read some text. * [[w:sq:Faqja Kryesore|Albanian Wikipedia]] Same advice, select subjects this way you have a clear idea of what it is likely to say. Wikipedia writing is less predictable than a textbook. == Online texts == * [https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/DLI/Albanian/Volume%2001.pdf Foreign Services Institute (FSI) (1965) .pdf book on Albanian]. From this I can recommend the history introduction of this text aimed mostly for US armed forces personel though naturally the FSI's work helps also non-military government workers to gain knowledge too. Albanian language has changed so much since 1965 that this cannot really be used to learn contemporary albanian but the intro is good if you are a history and culture puff. == Learning games == * Some [[w:flashcard|flashcard]] software may be useful for learning specialized vocabulary. See the [[w:list of flashcard software|Wikipedia list of flashcard software]] for options. * https://memrise.com is a spaced repetition flashcard and beyond language learning game and it has various memrises of varying quality. Memrise programs your brain slightly differently than traditional methods of vocabulary acquisition. ::* '''[https://www.memrise.com/course/81045/basic-albanian-1/ Basic Albanian 1]''' (~170 things to learn) and ::*'''[https://www.memrise.com/course/482838/basic-albanian-2-2/ Basic Albanian 2]''' (~210 things to learn) are of high quality, simple intros to the basic building blocks made by BaaS, an apparent memrise genius if you look at his productivity, scope and quality of his work. ::* '''[https://www.memrise.com/course/388862/no-typing-albanian-menu/ (No typing) Albanian Menu]''' (~110 things to learn). " For people intending to travel to Albania this memrise obviously highly recommendable as we all gotta eat. "No typing"-courses are fun because they are faster to play so you also get points faster. ::* '''[https://www.memrise.com/course/1054595/discovering-albanian/ Discovering Albanian 1]''' (~1800 things to learn) a professional quality memrise based on the vocabulary lists of the book of the same name. This memrise '''contains audio''' in high quality, consistency and precision for practically all words and phrases to be learned. This memrise has over 1800 things to learn so it is the biggest available. The makers of this memrise have used sensible notation: For nouns indefinite and definite singular and indefinite plural are given etc. etc. ::* '''[https://www.memrise.com/course/463925/albanian-verbs-4/ Albanian Verbs]''' (~480 things to learn). Teaches you the 1st person singular form of verbs (Albanian has no infinitives) with the exception of "to be" and "to have" where all present tense forms are taught in the last level. ---- This article used to be in wiki.study/regarding/Learning_Albanian
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