anthropology + languages

fluent: english, mandarin, german // learning: spanish, dutch, korean, cantonese

[anthro-lang]

study Dutch with me - lesson 10

part 10 (last part!) of self-planned Dutch intensive before school starts. Will update once done. More to come once I think up new lesson plans

Today’s plan

Taalthuis lesson 10 beginner

Taalmenu Tekst: De watersnoodramp

Taalmenu Tekst: De televisie

Het Klokhuis Video: Drop 

Make a set on Quizlet for new vocabulary (here) and revise lesson 9′s set

Total time: 1.5h

Grammar Points

A D J E C T I V E S

some opposites:

goedkoop - duur / cheap - expensive

hoog - laag / high - low

schoon - vies / clean - dirty

mooi - lelijk / beautiful - ugly

oud - jong / old - young

kort - lang / short - long

moeilijk - makkelijk / difficult - easy

licht - donker / light - dark

zwaar - heet / heavy - light

warm - koud / warm - cold

slim - dom / clever - dumb

smal - breed / narrow - broad

C O M P A R A T I V E S & S U P E R L A T I V E S

comparative: add -er

preserve long/short sounds (e.g. dun - dunner)

add -d if the word ends on -r (e.g. duur - duurder)

superlative: add -st

used with the article het

irregular comparatives and superlatives

goed - beter - best

graag - liever - liefst

veel - meer - meest

weinig - minder - minst

W O R D   O R D E R

1. Basic: subject - 1st verb - ... - other verbs

e.g. hij heeft gisteren thuis snel de was gedaan

preposition + object can be placed after ‘other verbs’

2. Inversion: 1st verb - subject - ...

for questions, e.g. weet jij dat? 

for imperatives, e.g. doe je dat niet!

when a non-subject part of the sentence comes first, i.e. where, when, how

3. Extraposition: all verbs go to the end

used when conjunctive connects two phrases

e.g. ik denk dat hij gisteren thuis snel de was gedaan heeft / heeft gedaan

C O N J U N C T I V E S

Some require extraposition, e.g. omdat, dat, als, of (when used as in “if”)

Some conjunctives do not need extraposition

en / and

maar / but

want / because

of / when used as in “or”

dus / conclusive “so”, therefore => note: use either (1) basic sequence or (2) inversion

[anthro-lang]

Sunmi - Gashina

V O C A B U L A R Y

싸늘해지다 - to get cold

죽이다 - to kill

커지다 - to grow bigger

불씨 - embers

남다 - to remain, be left over, linger

약 - medicine

어째 - why, how come

갈수록 - as time goes by (indicates passing of time, process)

약하다 - weak, feeble

아픔 - pain, torment

함께 - together with

잊다 - to forget

수있다 - to be able to do

& did some handwriting practice!

[anthro-lang]

study Dutch with me - lesson 9

part 9 of self-planned Dutch intensive before school starts. Will update once done

Today’s plan

Taalthuis lesson 9 beginner [30 min]

Taalmenu Tekst: De verzorgingsstaat [20 min]

Taalmenu Tekst: Anne Frank 

Het Klokhuis Video: Willem van Oranje [22 min]

Make a set on Quizlet for new vocabulary and revise lesson 8′s set [15 min, set here]

Total time: 1.5h

Grammar Points

R E F L E X I V E   V E R B S

Reflexive verbs include a reflexive pronoun placed after the first verb

Some reflexive verbs:

zich herinneren - to remember

zich schamen - to be ashamed

zich vergissen - to be mistaken

zich verheugen op - to look forward to

zich voorstellen - to imagine

zich afvragen - to wonder

zich realiseren - to realise

zich bemoeien met - to meddle with

zich haasten - to hurry

zich verslapen - to oversleep

zich amuseren - to amuse oneself

zich ergeren aan - to get irritated by

zich omdraaien - to turn around

Some verbs like (zich) bewegen, (zich) scheren and (zich) wassen can also be reflexive.

P R O N O U N S

Note: hen is used for direct objects and after prepositions, hun is used for indirect objects

[anthro-lang]

life update: am moving!

moving my life from one city to another. TO ANOTHER CITY. IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. WHERE THEY SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE. 

& thanking the stars I get to stay long-term in countries where they speak my target languages. cheers to the next few years of language fun.

screaming, flailing and taking a hiatus from learning and tumblr until I get settled in my new place at the end of this week.

[anthro-lang]

Day 3: Cheng Yu Challenge // 成语挑战

天壤之别

tiān rǎng zhī bié

worlds apart, literally as different as sky and earth (emphasis on the extreme difference)

差别很大，强调差别的距离

HSK: -

天 // tiān // sky

攘 // rǎng // earth, soil

之 // zhī 

别 // bié // separate

为什么日语和汉语文字非常接近但是发音却是天壤之别？

"Why are Japanese and Chinese radicals so similar, yet pronunciation is worlds apart?” OP claims no one really answered their question seriously, and I can only speculate they’re referring to the top comment, which peppers the explanation with text emoticons and colloquialisms. Apparently, a thousand years ago, Japan wanted to get close to China and started learning their script. They found the script nice and adequate for their purposes, and so adopted the radicals into their existing pronunciation and meaning systems. TL;DR Japan took the radicals but not the pronunciation, if you trust a stranger on the internet!

[anthro-lang]

Day 4: Cheng Yu Challenge // 成语挑战

怨天尤人

yuàn tiān yóu rén

to blame heaven and earth (implied, to blame everyone except yourself)

遇到挫折，只抱怨上天，责怪别人

HSK: -

怨 // yuàn // hatred

天 // tiān // sky (in this context, god or the heavens)

尤 // yóu // especially (see 尤其)

人 // rén // people, man

不怨天，不尤人，下学而上达，知我者其天乎！

(loosely translated): “do not blame the sky (god), do not blame others, set to work cultivating yourself and understand god/heaven thereby.” 怨天尤人 has its roots in this Confucian teaching, and encapsulates a lot of key elements of Confucian thought. One of which, strongly emphasised here, is the importance of self-cultivation, of turning your setbacks and failures into diligence and self-improvement. It is learning and education that open your eyes to the virtues of the heavens, and a wiser understanding of god. 

[anthro-lang]

(G)I-DLE - HANN: romanisation and vocabulary practice

Vocabulary:

차갑다 - cold, chilly

듯 - as though

들아선다 - to turn back

멍하니 - vacantly, blankly

서다,서있다 - to stand

모르다 - to not know

보다 - to see, watch

그저 - only, just

웃다 - to laugh

이제 - now

잊다 - to forget

저리 가 - get away from me!

오다 - to come

말다 - to stop, to break off

지우다 - to erase

break from the normal programme to do something fun with (G)I-dle’s newest song! it’s a bop

[anthro-lang]

Day 2: Cheng Yu Challenge // 成语挑战

情有独钟

qíng yǒu dú zhōng

to have a special preference for something, having especially strong feelings for a thing or a person (implied: over everything else)

对某人或某事特别有感情

HSK: -

情 // qíng // feeling

有 // yǒu / to own, possess

独 // dú // only, solo

钟 // zhōng // clock

为什么美国人对丧尸情有独钟？

“Why do Americans show a special preference for zombies?” This 知乎 thread is fascinating especially because of the top commenter’s extremely long and detailed essay on just why the Western world is so fascinated with zombies. Without giving too much away, the poster cites several reasons for zombies’ popularity. (1) 死亡恐惧, fear of death; (2) 杀戮快感, the thrill of mass murder; (3) 科技忧虑, scientific worries; (4) 沮丧的自嘲, I’m loosely translating this as a mockery of widespread disenchantment, and (5) 娱乐精神, entertainment value because hey, who doesn’t love a bloody monster movie?

[anthro-lang]

study Dutch with me - lesson 8

[studied and updated] part 8 of 10 of my self-planned intensive holiday studying session! I somehow forgot tumblr existed for parts 1-7, so just documenting the last three. Will update with the important points when done studying!

Today’s plan

Taalthuis lesson 8 beginner - Momentje... [30 min]

Taalmenu Tekst: Nederlands gas [20 min for both texts]

Taalmenu Tekst: Europa

Het Klokhuis Video: Tulpen [14min]

Make a set on Quizlet for new vocabulary and revise lesson 7′s set [10 min, set here]

Total time: 1h 15min

Grammar Points

P L U R A L S

generally,

ends on a syllable with an “un-emphasised” -e => -s => de tafels, de vaders

ends on a vowel => -’s => de taxi’s, de radio’s

other words => -en => de boeken, de vrouwen

other rules

spelling of vocals changes to preserve the short/long vocal => de boot - de boten

words ending in -f become -v => de brief - de brieven

...unless the English version has -ph where the Dutch ends in -f => de paragraaf - de paragrafen

words ending in -s often become -z => het kruis - de kruisen, but het huis - de huizen

but there are many exceptions, the most common being

de dag - de dagen (day)

het glas - de glazen (glass)

het schip - de schepen (ship)

het lid - de leden (member)

de stad - de steden (town)

A C T I V E  & P A S S I V E

use worden (present and past tense) and zijn (perfect tense) to change active into passive

present tense: de hond bijt de man => de man wordt gebeten

past tense: de hond beet de man => de man werd gebeten

perfect: de hond heeft de man gebeten => de man is gebeten

[anthro-lang]

Day 1: Cheng Yu Challenge // 成语挑战

锦上添花

jǐn shàng tiān huā

to make something perfect even more perfect

好上加好，美上添美

HSK: 6

锦 // jǐn // embroidered brocade or tapestry

上 // shàng / above, on top

添 // tiān // to add

花 // huā // flower(s)

“爱情不是人生的全部，它是锦上添花，不是救命稻草。“

From a question thread on 知乎 discussing how to understand this sentence. Love is seen as 锦上添花, i.e. making companionship, or someone’s already comfortable life even more perfect than it is. I do think this sentence, taken out of its context, does exemplify how open to interpretation 成语 & idiomatic expressions can be. The top comment interprets 锦上添花, in that it’s a cautionary tale about not putting all your eggs in a basket. Love should not be seen as a life goal you should chase, but since it will inevitably fade away, should be taken as the cherry on top of the cake. “爱自己才能爱别人” - so long as you love yourself, you can love others, and love just serves to make your life even more beautiful than it already is.

[anthro-lang]

成语挑战 // Cheng Yu Challenge

I used to have picture books with illustrated tales of how 成语 (Chinese idioms) came to be, and I thought why not kill two birds with a stone, i.e. 1) impress my mum with my newly-acquired vocabulary and 2) learn to better appreciate Chinese culture and history.

This is the story of how the #chengyuchallenge / #成语挑战 was born

100 days, 100 成语. 

I’m challenging myself to:

choose one 成语 a day. It doesn’t matter if it’s one I already know or am familiar with, as long as I find it useful and pretty

do 5 minutes (and only 5) of research about how the idiom came about, how it’s used etc, mostly on Baidu

synthesise the information and explain it to myself (and whoever’s reading) as best as I can. The goal is to make the explanation as interesting and memorable as possible, so that I’ll actually remember it

try to keep the information as correct as possible, but if it’s lacking in any way, it’s because I’m still learning!

Let’s do this! 预备...开始！

[anthro-lang]

Update: Self-studying 4 + 1 + 1 languages!

in April I posted about self-studying 3 + 1 languages, but since then my priorities have changed dramatically (and i’m entering a new phase in life), so here’s an update on what i’ve been doing and what my new plans are:

1. Spanish

proficiency: B1

what I’ve achieved since April: 

nothing! I’ve been putting Spanish on hold because i’ve been distracted by other shiny new toys (read: languages) and I’ve lost the motivation to learn beyond what I already know

the old plan I devised was way too time intensive, and was unsustainable in what was a Very Busy Semester

also holidayed in Spain for 2 weeks and managed to get around and have conversations in broken but decent conversational Spanish, so I’m not too worried about losing my speaking ability entirely

updated goals:

plan for immersion rather than repetition and grammar. Take some time to come up with self-study plan that works for me, and works with my limited time

I’d like to continue watching Spanish speakers and listening to Spanish podcasts. So far those that have stuck are Coreano Vlogs and HelloTaniaChan on Youtube, Historias Perdidas podcast on iTunes

2. German

proficiency: C1+?

what I’ve achieved since April:

I’ve put German on hold because I /live/ here and speak German every single day. Honestly I don’t know what my German standard is anymore because I was tested at C1 three years ago and have improved so much since then, but I hesitate to call myself C2 because I still have so many doubts about everything

I’ve become more German -- learned more about German culture and done some Truly German Activities like hiking, chilling by the lake, gardening...

updated goals:

find a way to continue connecting with this community after my time here is up

find a way to review the grammar without boring myself to death

vocabulary! I love learning about the nuances of vocab and I’ve got plans to make it through a synonym book (already at C)

3. Mandarin Chinese

proficiency: HSK 6+ / native

what I’ve achieved since April:

I have read entire books. I have watched entire shows. I no longer think my Mandarin is that problematic

updated goals:

it’s been helpful picking up vocabulary from Du Zhe - my new plans are to integrate those close reading sessions with quizlet sets where I can train myself to write better and more intuitively. 

post more of my vocabulary practices to tumblr. I’m enjoying writing and learning and the characters are beautiful

watch Meteor Garden on Netflix without subtitles (and without cringing?)

finish the book i’ve started (10% through after a week)

4. Dutch

proficiency: B1

what I’ve achieved since April:

went from 0 to B1 real quick thanks to a good grasp of German grammar and German grammar rules. Did a semester of Dutch classes at the uni.

right now I’m trying to intensify my learning and absorb as much new vocabulary as possible, while focusing my grammar learning points on the differences between Dutch and German

updated goals:

engage all levels of speaking / hearing / reading to become proficient at the language as fast as possible. I want to be conversational, and I want to be conversational fast.

continue through my self-made intensive lesson plan (10 intensive sessions in 2 weeks, followed by an intensive grammar run through a basic Dutch grammar book within 2 weeks, accompanied by learning vocabulary on Memrise)

+ 1! Korean

proficiency: 0

motivation behind learning Korean:

Korean has always sort of been in my cultural consciousness, I watched Running Man devotedly until 2012 and friends are K-Pop fans. It only felt natural that I pick up Korean eventually, especially since Korean major friends have more or less taught me to read the alphabet

I’m looking for a challenge, and Korean grammar is notorious for being ridiculously context-driven and nuanced

goals:

get to a TOPIK I or equivalent level by the end of 2018, and enjoy the entire process as I do so. 

continue following a 2x weekly informal class, and get up to speed on Lingodeer. I think once I’ve completed what’s available for Lingodeer, I’ll move on to a more serious stage of trying to learn with a proper book

continue having fun learning Korean! whether it’s listening to Korean makeup gurus tell me how to do my makeup or reading the hangeul for K-pop songs, I want to enjoy this every step of the way

+ 1 more because why not! Cantonese

proficiency: I understand conversations, I can’t speak it

motivations:

it’s embarrassing that I can eavesdrop on people, but can’t speak. I would love to train my speaking

honestly i love the look of traditional characters and would love any excuse to read them

goals:

still looking for a good way to learn Cantonese in an immersive way. There aren’t many (free) resources for intermediate learners, and I don’t need to learn vocab in English. I need to learn how to pronounce things! CantoneseClass101 is pretty good I guess, but a 7 day trial is hardly enough!

fiddle my way through a Memrise Canto course. They do characters, not just jyutpin, so we’ll see how good that goes

[anthro-lang]

so it’s been long

i don’t know why i thought i could write my thesis and learn all the languages at once. 

currently: went for dutch classes all semester and it’s been a blast - dutch is very similar to german so it’s easy to make all the neural links. can’t wait to post about stuff i’ve learned

[anthro-lang]

a guide to los artículos - when do you not?

general rule of thumb: articles are used in most cases! something i find quite unnatural as a native english speaker

definite articles: el / la / los / las

indefinite articles: un / una / unos / unas

of course, there are exceptions to the rule: articles are not used with...

proper nouns

addressing señor/a, gerente, presidente etc. directly

substantives which indicate profession, as in “soy profesora de inglés”

substantives which express abstract ideas, as in “quiero libertad para vivir”

negated persons or things, as in “esta casa no tiene cocina”

uncountable substantives in the singular, as in “voy a comprar carne, pan y agua”

plural substantives following verbs like necesitar and buscar, as in “busco secretarias bilingües”

substantives following the verb saber, as in “yo sé francés y inglés”

days of the week, as in “hoy es sábado”

[langsandculture]

hey! could you recommend any Spanish TV shows?

ok, so there are TOO MANY. I’m gonna split them into two categories: historical drama (soap operas, really) and “modern” shows, basically because many soap operas tend to use a Spanish we don’t really use anymore. I’ll also add the TV channel, because most of them have the episodes on their websites. If not, try pordede.

HISTORICAL DRAMA/SOAP OPERAS

I feel like most of our TV shows are soap operas. Here you have a list

Amar en tiempos revueltos/Amar es para siempre (TVE/Antena 3). Ok so this soap opera was produced by Spain’s national television, but now it belongs to Antena 3 and the name has changed to Amar es para siempre. It’s about the lives of a group of neighbours in a working-class neighbourhood in Madrid. It starts in the 40s or so, and currently they’re in the 60s. Many characters change from season to season, and it airs from Monday to Friday, Friday being more “intense”. It deals with the problems people faced during the dictatorship (abortion, forbidden love, poverty, sexism (still happens lmao), LGBT issues, etc.), but it also talks about love and gossip. You don’t have to watch it from the beginning, just start one day and keep watching it.

El secreto de Puente Viejo (Antena 3). So this takes place at the beginning of the XX century in a small village called “Puente Viejo”. There’re many things related to the political situation of the moment and it tells the story of the citizens of the town. I’d recommend this show if you have a really good level, because they use really old-fashioned Spanish. The acting is not that good, tho.

Velvet (Antena 3). This is actually about to end THIS WEEK, and parts of the last episode will be aired LIVE. If you liked Sense8, Miguel Ángel Silvestre is in this show. It’s about a chain of department stores and the lives of those who work there. Takes place in the 50s.

Gran Hotel (Antena 3). Kinda like Downton Abbey but in a hotel

Cuéntame cómo pasó (TVE).  The title is a famous song . This has been airing for… 17 years? It’s about the life of a kid from Madrid (he starts as a child, now he’s 18) in fascist Spain. It’s really good to see how Spanish society evolved and became more modern, or the changes in the country in general. I think that now they are in the 80s, but I stopped watching. The language is not difficult since it deals with daily issues, and you might learn slang! You don’t have to watch it from the beginning.

Seis hermanas (TVE). This is quite new. It’s about the life of six sisters in an upper-class family during the Industrial Revolution in Spain. Never seen it.

Águila Roja (TVE). This show had a lot of success, then they stopped. Then they came back. This takes place in medieval Spain, and that’s the only thing I can tell you because I’ve never seen it.

Isabel (TVE). A show about the life of the queen Isabel. It was quite successful.

El caso (TVE). This show is named after a magazine that existed during the dictatorship. They published news about murders, kidnapping, etc. This show talks about the life of the members of the magazine, and also shows the problems they had as people and as journalists during the dictatorship.

MODERN SHOWS

Aquí no hay quien viva (Antena 3). A CLASSIC. It’s over now, but it was quite good. It’s all about the lives of a group of neighbours who live in the same building. You have the rich girl, the three old women, the gay couple, the girl that never finds a boyfriend, and a great cast in general. I think that this shows represents modern Spain very well, and the Spanish they use is the one we use when we talk, so you’ll learn slang too. There’s a “sequel” called “La que se avecina” but I don’t really like it.

Aída (Telecinco). This was really good. It’s about the life of a woman called Aída in a working-class neighbourhood. You have other characters, of course, and most of them are quite funny. It’s really good for language learning because they use modern Spanish. They’re also good at showing what Spain is like.

El Ministerio del Tiempo (TVE). Ok so everyone LOVES this show. The writer actually finished the show while he was dying at the hospital. Anyways, this is about the Ministry of Time, a Ministry of the Spanish Government that has agents that travel to the past to solve some problems that would affect our present (most of them are related with Spanish history). You have characters from different historical periods that travel in time together. THIS IS SO GOOD.

Los misterios de Laura (TVE). Have you ever seen the American show “the mysteries of Laura”?. Well, that’s actually the copy of the original one, the Spanish version (which is WAY better). It’s about a woman who is a police officer, and she has to solve crimes. But she’s quite comical and the show is also about her relationship with her colleagues and relatives. There’s humor. Really good to learn vocabulary related with crime.

El Barco (Antena 3). So this show is over, but everyone loved it. It’s about a group of people who are in a ship and land just disappears, and they think they might be the only ones alive in our planet. Lots of drama.

Los Serrano (Telecinco). This show is over, and let me tell you, everyone HATED the ending. It’s about a family, really. This show was quite successful in Finland, lmao.

El Príncipe (Telecinco). This finished last year I believe. It’s about el Príncipe, a real neighbourhood of Celta. The main characters work for the police and you can see how life is like in this neighbourhood. They get to talk about racism and other issues. 

Vis a vis (Antena 3). Women in prison. Yes, everyone thought it was a copy of Orange is the new black, but it isn’t. Really good.

Allí abajo (Antena 3). This is a comedy about a guy from the Basque Country that moves to Andalucia. Stereotypes everywhere. Never seen it, but I’m pretty sure you’ll hear a lot of the accent from Andalucia.

And there’re MANY more. If you search “series (TV channel) online” you’ll find the official websites where you can watch the episodes, or even find new shows. Enjoy!

[dzaeklou]

Spanish Essentials; Tenses Masterpost

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El Presente

To be used when currently doing the activity

AR                                ER                           IR

o                                    o                                o as                                  es                              es a                                    e                                e amos                             emos                        imos áis                                 éis                             ís an                                  en                             en

Common Verbs, Irregulars and Stem Changers

·       SER; soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son

·       ESTAR; estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, estan

·       IR; voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van

·       HACER; hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen

·       TENER; tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen

e.g. I speak       Hablo

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El Pretério

To be used the same as English simple past; ‘ed’

AR                            ER                           IR

é                                   í                                í aste                              iste                           iste ó                                   ío                              ió amos                            imos                         imos asteis                           isteis                         isteis aron                              ieron                         ieron

Common Verbs, Irregulars and Stem Changers

·       SER; fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

·       ESTAR; estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron

·       IR; fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

·       HACER; hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

·       TENER; tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron

e.g. I spoke      Hablé

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El Imperfecto

To talk about something that ‘was’ happening

AR                                ER                           IR

aba                                ía                                ía abas                              ías                              ías aba                                ía                               ía ábamos                         íamos                        íamos abais                              íais                            íais aban                               ían                            ían

Common Verbs, Irregulars and Stem Changers

·       SER; era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran

·       IR; iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, ibais, iban

·       VER; veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

e.g. I was speaking        Hablaba

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El Perfecto

To talk about something that has happened/ Can also be used to say I have just…

1) Use the present tense of HABER (to have)

HABER he has ha hemos habéis han

2) Form the past participle

AR-ADO     ER-IDO     IR-IDO

3) Place together

e.g. I have (just) spoken       He Hablado

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El Pluscuamperfecto

To talk about something that had happened

1) Use the imperfect tense of HABER (to have)

HABER había habías había habíamos habíais habían

2) Form the past participle

AR-ADO     ER-IDO     IR-IDO

3) Place together

e.g. I had spoken       Había Hablado

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El Futuro

to say I am going to…

1.     Use the verb IR (to go) ; voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van

2.     Follow it with an ‘a’

3.     Use an infinitive e.g. Hablar (to speak)

e.g. I am going to speak        Voy a hablar

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El Futuro

to say I will…

*These are added on to the infinitive*

AR/ER/IR

é ás á emos éis án

Common Stem Changers

·       HACER-Har+

·       TENER-Tendr+

e.g. I will speak      Hablaré

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El Condicional

to say I would…

*These are added on to the infinitive*

AR/ER/IR

ía ías ía íamos íais ían

Common Stem Changers

·       HACER-Har+

·       TENER-Tendr+

e.g. I could speak       Hablaría

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[exmellivorinae]

OH MY GOD whyyyy did no one tell me you’re supposed to send thank-yous after interviews?? Why would I do that???

“Thank you for this incredibly stressful 30 minutes that I have had to re-structure my entire day around and which will give me anxiety poos for the next 24 hours.”

I HATE ETIQUETTE IT’S THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE THING FOR ME TO LEARN WITHOUT SOMEONE DIRECTLY TELLING ME THIS SHIT

[a-windsor]

NO ONE TOLD YOU???? WTF! I HAVE FAILED YOU. Also: Dear ______: Thank you so much for the opportunity to sit down with you (&________) to discuss the [insert job position]. I am grateful to be considered for the position. I think I will be a great fit at [company name], especially given my experience in __________. [insert possible reference to something you talked about, something that excited you.] I look forward to hearing from you [and if you are feeling super confident: and working together in the future]. Sincerely, @mellivorinae

[exmellivorinae]

THIS IS A LIFESAVING TEMPLATE

[a-windsor]

YOU ARE WELCOME