How Do You Read Your Books?

When I read a book in a foreign language and come across a word whose meaning eludes me, I make a note of it. After finishing the book, I delve into the dictionary to uncover its meaning. Additionally, I tend to take notes, highlighting passages that articulate ideas exceptionally well or convey them succinctly.

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Originally Posted by kessaras

When I read a book in a foreign language and come across a word whose meaning eludes me, I make a note of it. After finishing the book, I delve into the dictionary to uncover its meaning. Additionally, I tend to take notes, highlighting passages that articulate ideas exceptionally well or convey them succinctly.

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If there's a key word that makes the whole sentence meaningful, then I look it up right away... I don't know how it works with turkish since it's asiatic but with european languages, besides the 500-800 basic words, all technical vocabulary is basically the same since they derive from greek/latin: this means that when I find for example an english world I don't know most times I don't know the spanish translation either lol

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Originally Posted by Incal

I all technical vocabulary is basically the same since they derive from greek/latin

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In Turkish, it's French, Arabic, and Persian. With recent influences, you can add English too.

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Originally Posted by kessaras

In Turkish, it's French, Arabic, and Persian. With recent influences, you can add English too.

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Interesting. I didn't know that.

Also, when I finish a life changing book I feel a mix of solitude and sadness...

Slowly but surely, I try to imagine the story in my mind a bit!