aria learns languages @aria-languages - Tumblr Blog

hello!! i'm aria from slovenia, and i'm very interested in learning languages :) this is my language learning blog (langblr), but i'm not sure if i'll post much as i'm very new to tumblr and a tad shy hahah. however, i would love to participate in language exchange, please message me if you're interested!!

these are the languages i'm learning:

german - i've been learning german since 9 years old at school but i'm very bad at it :/ i can understand a lot, but i can't speak very well, as is with most languages haha. i should be at level b1, but i don't think i am really. it's one of my priority languages as i am learning it at school.

spanish - my parents spoke spanish around me when i was young, so i have a certain feeling for it, but again, i can't speak it very well although i understand a lot. i love spanish as a language and would love to improve it!

dutch - i think i speak dutch quite well, i can speak without many pauses and even think in the language, but it's been a while since i've practiced so i'm not sure how good i am now?

french - i used to be able to speak french quite fluidly - far from fluently, i just could speak without many pauses - but that was 5 years ago and now i've forgotten pretty much everything, but i've been trying to learn it again.

japanese - i've been learning japanese for over a year now but i'm veeery bad at it :( i barely know the writing systems and i can't communicate at all. so i wouldn't benefit from a language partner yet, but i would like a study buddy. any help would be greatly appreciated!

swedish - i've also been learning swedish for a while, i'm better at it than japanese, but still not good enough. i can say some basic sentences but couldn't hold a conversation, so the same as with japanese!

serbian - as i'm slovene i understand almost everything in serbian, but i can't speak it at all, i mix everything up with slovene. there's also very few resources, so i haven't been really motivated despite having a lot of serbian friends.

thank you for visiting and taking the time to read this! i hope we study together or do some language exchange :)

#language learning #german #french #spanish #swedish #serbian #japanese #learning german #learning french #learning swedish #learning spanish #learning serbian #learning japanese #language exchange

strawberrymleko

And I'm back. Dabbling in Swedish currently. Let's go! 🇸🇪

Some resources I'm using:

Coffee Break Swedish podcast

Colloquial Swedish (free pdf here), visit the Colloquial Swedish site for free audio that accompanies the book

Babbel

nonstopfandomposts

You know what time it is, it's

German comprehensible input

hallo aus berlin: really creepy animation but it's good for absolute beginners

Muzzy in gondoland: gonna mention this again because it's good for pretty much any language. It's an educational animated series about an alien named muzzy to teach children languages

Munich supercrew: Munich super crew is a german band dedicated to creating songs for beginners in german

Harry gefangen in der Zeit: This is a series created by the german government. I looked up dw learn german online to find the series and questions that go along with it. It's partially in English but there's progressively more german as you go along

Nicos weg: another DW classic. There are courses for a1 a2 and b1 level to learn german through a telenovela.

Treffpunkt berlin: a series that goes along with the deutsch aktuell textbook, but all the episodes are free online. The quality is bad but the series is actually pretty entertaining

Extra auf deutsch: the classic language learning telenovela. It's significantly harder than things like hallo aus berlin, so I'd recommend this more for a2 to b1 learners

language goals until the end of '25

i've been completely inactive, lost interest in everything due to finals but now that i'm done i hope i get back into languages :) so i'm going to try to be active on this blog!

so i recently watched this video and it inspired me to set clear goals for languages until the end of 2025, here they are! when i come to the day i'm supposed to study that language i'll then share the components of study that i've set for myself :)

JAPANESE: read a childrens' book

SERBIAN: hold a conversation

GERMAN: read articles

FRENCH: read french fashion magazines

SPANISH: write a short story

SWEDISH: put together an introduction for different contexts

INDONESIAN: understand cartoons

#language exchange #language learning #german #learning german #deutsch #escribir #learning languages #language study #langblr #language blog #language goals

linguistness

Masterlist for learning languages

Brick-by-brick language learning challenge

Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

my tips for a language study plan

topics for new vocabulary

how to find a language partner

my tips for how to practice writing in your target language

Recommendations for Learning Languages & Other Stuff

Learning a language = learning a culture

Vocab list templates: #1, #2, #3

Some easy Fantasy books to read in your target language

Language Learning Tips: #1, #2

6 tips for learning languages

App for organizing your language-learning (and anything else): Trello

Apps i use to learn languages

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Requests / Asks:

-> you can find all my answered asks by searching for #ask, #ask response or #request

Indo-European Language Families

Improving your vocab

German infinitive & when to use it

English word order

How to find a language learning partner

Changing a game to your target language & "harmful" learning strategies

Can you get away with just using "das" the majority of the time in Germany?

Do you have any tips on how to improve your writing in your target language?

Do you have any resources/methods about how to reach an academic level in the language you’re learning (& how to improve your writing)?

Do you have any linguistic recourses on Ruhrpott-Deutsch?

chaotic-language-journey

January Master Post

Welcome to my master post! Most of these I’ve been collecting this month but others I’ve known for years. Hope you find something helpful. I miss master posts so I thought I’d make one of my own.

Videos:

Vlogs:

Akane’s Japanese Class

Midsummer Days

Daily Japanese with Naoko

Life of Elina

Writing:

Sho Kobe

Games:

Haruchi Create

せなくまチャネル

くるみ

Grammar:

Game Gengo: Grammar Series - JLPT Grammar with video game examples

日本語の森 - Japanese lessons for grammar in japanese

Websites:

DeepL.com - Really nice translator, cause google sucks.

JPDB.io - Japanese Learning Data Base, keeps track of the vocab and grammar you know and recommends media based upon your learnt knowledge.

Journaly.com - Practice writing and have others correct you.

HiNative - Similar to Journaly, write and/or ask questions and get responses for natives.

Amazon.co.jp - For cheap kindle books. Gives access to a wonderful library of japanese books. [Use VPN to purchase]

eMinato - Free japanese courses by Japan Foundation

9anime.gs - Watch Anime [Please use add blocker. Opera GX has one built in]

Tokoboto - Dictionary

Jisho - Dictionary

Epjapanesey.com - Easy Japanese mini comics

Learnnatively.com - Read books/manga etc by level

Langcorrect - Similar to Journaly

Tadoku.org - More Books

Easy to Understand Anime / Manga:

Nichijou 日常

Sanrio Boys サンリオ男子

Shirokuma Cafe しろくまカフェ

Doraemon ドラエモン

Books:

Kana Word Search

Kanji Word Search

Japanese Folktales for Language Learners - Comes with vocab and questions at the end of every story. Also has audio you can download to listen to the story.

Japanese Stories for Language Learners - Comes with vocab and questions at the end of every story. Also has audio you can download to listen to the story.

anime-academia

It is somehow already November??! and I promised myself that in Nov I'd get back into language learning consistently again (since work - tutoring for uni - is done and I'll have time). I also promised myself that I would start learning Thai (because Jeff Satur and the Thai alphabet are both beautiful and amazing).

I won't have time for a lot of intense learning, since I am still working on my dissertation and it is my priority, so I've decided to kinda combine two langblr challenges I've seen! First is @/langvillage 's one sentence club and second, so I don't have to expend energy thinking of what to write, is @/spraakhexe2 's 30 day language challenge.

I have changed some of spraakhexe2's prompts because I don't think I have the ability or time for the more complicated ones lol, and my goal really is to just write one sentence every day.

The prompts are under the cut.

This is mostly just to keep myself accountable lmao, but anyone is free to do it as well lol (if you do, and esp if you're handwriting please tag me or smth, I'd love to see it!)

spraakhexe2

i wanted to create something fun for langblr that will keep people actively using and advancing in their target languages. feel free to complete these either by writing or speaking, and please be open to constructive criticism, as well as giving it out in order to help everyone reach ~fluency. ♡. most importantly, have fun with these!

the object of this challenge is to write or speak a short segment on each of the 30 topics listed below. your answers don’t have to be too personal or revealing. upload them in a text or audio post and tag them as #30daylangblrchallege or just #langblr, or even tag me! the 30 topics are journal and writing prompts that i’ve collected, and are also great for keeping your own journal in your target language. there is no word or time limit, no deadlines. if you skip a day or two, it happens! i am looking forward to seeing your posts!

what should i write/talk about?

{01} write about your favorite animal {02} research your favorite time period and write a short segment on it {03} translate your favorite song into your target language {04} talk about your favorite movie {05} what is your favorite season, and why? {06} talk about your favorite food, and see if you can find a recipe in your target language… if not, try to make one! {07} describe what is in your bedroom/any room really {08} talk about your job or major in school, or dream job {09} describe your morning or night routine {10} pick a color and list as many things as you can that are/have that color {11} what are your biggest pet peeves {12} describe your dream house {13} can you create a grocery list in your target language? use foods you actually eat {14} describe a dream you had recently or that you remember vividly {15} describe your perfect vacation {16} pick a country you know nothing about, do a little research on it, then do a short segment on it {17} what would you do with one million dollars? {18} come up with a joke {19} try to rhyme! {20} what superpower would you want, why, and what would you do with it? {21} what is your favorite time of day? {22} if you could create your own country, what are some traditions you would have? {23} describe your biggest fear {24} what would you do if time froze and you were the only one not affected? {25} make a vocabulary list relating to something you love (pet, job, hobby, etc.) {26} would you rather travel to the future or past? why? {27} invent a monster and describe it {28} design a gadget or technology you think would be useful {29} if you were a king or president of your current country, you would… {30} write a short story about literally anything.

spider-incarnate

reccomendaciones de youtubers españoles

archivo mitologíco - si te gusta la mitología este canal es perfecto. los episodios duran 10-30 minutos, son muy interesantes y tienen animaciones bonitas. el canal tiene un foco en mitología griegas, pero a veces habla de otros mitologías, como la nórdica.

wissbegierde - él tiene muchos videos sobre diferentes lenguas, ambos lenguas reales & conlangs. también habla de cómo aprender lenguas.

leyendas & videojuegos - este canal es un canal de ensayos, historia, curiosidades y diseño de videojuegos. los topicos son siempre interesantes.

infoprimates - un otro canal sobre lengas, este tiempo con animaciones. creo que los videos son muy divertidos :].

jaime - él tiene muchos videos sobre música y tecnología y es muy interesante. él tambien tiene un otro canal cuando él habla de muchos mas tópicos.

perdón si tengo errores, y porfa corregirme :]

its-tortle

german words i wish existed in english

a messy and incomplete list

nachvollziehen (v.) -- to understand, but less empathetic. i.e. i see the steps that brought you to that conclusion, but i don't understand you.

doch (interj.) -- you're wrong and really it's the opposite of what you said. often said with a healthy dose of sass. i.e. "this isn't a good movie." "doch. (it is)"

frech (adj.) -- somewhere between naughty and sassy and silly. when you're being a bit of a brat, you're being frech.

dreist (adj.) -- audacious, but far more colloquial. when you have the goddamn audacity, you are dreist. i.e. to park that far over the line is dreist as hell

heimat (n.) -- home, but stronger. a home is wherever you have built a life, but heimat is where your roots are. heimat is where you feel pangs of nostalgia when you go to visit your family for christmas and see the shop at the corner.

weltschmerz (n.) -- literally 'world-pain'. the world sucks and sometimes you just sit and feel the pain of it all. that's weltschmerz.

existenzberechtigung (n.) -- the right to exist, often in a comedic context. i.e. pineapple on pizza has absolutely no existenzberechtigung.

fernweh (n.) -- literally 'far-ache'. the opposite of homesickness, the desire to go far away. i guess wanderlust is similar, but that is also a german word, and this is more painful and visceral

schweigen (v./n.) -- the act of not speaking. silence, but more deliberate. the palpable feeling that people are withholding their voice.

verschlimmbesserung (n.) -- when an update with the intention of making something better actually just made it worse. looking at you @staff

🇫🇷 dairy entry #3

Je n'ai pas grand chose aujourd'hui. J'ai étudié beaucoup, surtout les mathématiques. J'étais en fait très productive, par rapport aux autres jours. Après le déjeuner, je me suis fait un dessert. C'était délicieux. Je n'ai pas pu dormir hier, je me suis réveillée plus tard que la normale. Le matin, M a posté une story préoccupante. J'étais très inquiète, mais je l'ai appelée et c'était bien. On va aller en appel plus tard, quand elle a le temps. Demain, on va a [REDACTED] voir notre grand-mère et grand-père. Papi n'est pas bien, je pense qu'il n'a pas beaucoup de temps. J'ai peur de ne pas être assez triste. J'étais très triste, j'ai pleuré pendant une semaine en cout. J'écris une histoire a ce sujet. J'espère que ce sera bonne et que la professeure l'aimera.

nihongoseito

does anyone have any recs for native websites/apps (=not made for learners) that are fun to read? i’m not interested in the news....i’m considering getting a magazine subscription from honto but i figured i’d ask what ppl are reading before i decide for sure 🤔

mochayoubi

my go-to is usually note, which is a big blogging website where people write about random stuff. there's a lot of different categories, personally i really enjoy the やってみた section since it's fun seeing what people tried doing (i saw someone write about how they made coffee out of acorns on a whim which was pretty funny), but there's also art, fashion, childraising, pets, travel, if there's a category for it they probably have it

はてなブログ is a similar blogging platform where people talk about random stuff too. i've used it less so i know less about it but there's some fun reads in there

アメーバ is another blogging platform but ive never been on it i just know it because it's kinda well-known

NHKハートネット (specifically the みんなの声 section) is a cool forum-like place where they ask people to share their experience with certain topics, usually about their 悩み, and people have very interesting stories to tell

青空文庫 is pretty famous so you mightve heard of it already but it's a big digital japanese library, it has a lot of classics and fables and stuff like that. i remember reading 走れメロス off there a while ago

this one's not quite the thing you'd read everyday but ひきこもり村 is a forum for ひきこもり and many of the posts (at least last time i looked) show a very human look into everyday people's lives and can be pretty philosophical

and this is just a gigantic archive of this one japanese counselor's online diary entries from 1999-2010 which i just find fascinating to sift through

also, this is a PS since it was mentioned in your original tags, but i was able to download the honto app and i dont live in japan?? i went to this link on my phone and downloaded it from there

anyway i'd be interested to see what other native sites/apps people use too! :>

nihongoseito

wow thank you!!!! wow i'm so excited to go look at all of these omg....noteですぐ垢作っちゃうよw

seherstudies

Syosetsu: People publish their short stories on there and sometimes they even get published from what I have heard.

Pixiv might be most known for art but many also publish stories and short manga on there.

Tree-novel is similar to Syosetsu. People can publish their own writing, be it essays, short stories, novels, etc.

A Summer Day, a web novel, is no longer being updated since it was just extra content for the game Loop8 which came out in 2022 but might still be fun to read through. There are 27 chapters in total.

🇫🇷 Que faites-vous pour vous détendre?

Je me repose trop et je ne l'aime pas. Je n'étudie pas assez. Pour se détendre, je lis. J'ai beaucoup de livres à la maison, surtout des romans et quelques nouvelles. On pourrait dire que je collectionne les bouquins. Je ne regarde jamais la télé, peut-être parfois des séries françaises, espagnoles et allemandes. J'aimerais pouvoir dessiner, mais je ne peux pas. Je dessine très mal. Pendant le confinement, j'ai commencé à faire de l'exercice, mais je ne le fais plus. Je bricole beaucoup pour les cadeaux de mes amis. Je n'ai jamais eu de jardin, donc je n'ai jamais jardiné.

(j'apprends le français, s’il vous plaît corrigez-moi!)

LE VOCABULAIRE:

se reposer: Tu devrais te reposer et prendre soin de toi pendant la saison chargée. écouter de la musique: Manu écoute de la musique. lire: Je lis tous les soirs avant de dormir. -> une nouvelle ->un roman ->un livre ->un bouquin regarder la télé: J'ai regardé la télé toute la journée! dessiner: En général, je dessine des portraits. faire de l'exercice: Vous faites de l'exercice le weekend? bricoler: On a beaucoup bricolé pendant le confinement! jardiner: Mon mari jardine dans le jardin.

lafilledanslaville

📺 words & expressions i have learned from french shows, movies, & tiktoks

c’est pas grave - it’s okay / it’s no big deal

(ne) t’inquiète (pas) - don’t worry

qu’est-ce que tu fais là ? - what are you doing here?

tu me manques - i miss you

on y va - let’s go

bien sûr - of course

j’suis là - i’m here

je vous en prie - you’re welcome (formal)

mytho - liar

ouais - yeah

un truc - something

voilà - there it is, that’s right, exactly, there you go

oh là là - wow, oh my god

bof - so-so, whatever

hein - the french “huh” or “eh”

ben / bah - well… / uhh…

s’il te plaît ➭ s’te plaît - please

félicitations - congratulations

un mec - a guy (slang)

une meuf - a girl (slang)

fluencylevelfrench

7-day-langblr challenge!

Just thought of some prompts to practice your target language. Start with this 7-day challenge anytime you want. Please tag the challenge as "7daylangblrchallenge". Also tag your target language and add if you want to get corrections! Have fun!

Go on a book review website and read a review in your target language. Write a response to that review. Do you agree with it? Explain.

Choose a picture and describe the picture in detail. You can take a picture from the internet or a personal one. Bonus: write down the vocabulary to describe a picture.

Write your opinion on the following topic: Staying in your own country during the holidays or going far away? What is better?

What is your ideal day like? Describe it in your TL.

Find 5 words that you didn’t know before and explain them.

Go to Wikipedia, choose a category and read an article in your TL. Then summarize the article. Bonus point: write down the vocabulary you didn’t know before.

Search for any fandom that you’re part of/ any book/ film/ any person/ current event on tumblr. Read one of the first posts that come up. Then explain (write down or tell yourself/ record it) what the post was about. Give your opinion about it.

(If people like this challenge, I might do another one with 7 more prompts)

fluencylevelfrench

7-day-langblr challenge!

Just thought of some prompts to practice your target language. Start with this 7-day challenge anytime you want. Please tag the challenge as "7daylangblrchallenge". Also tag your target language and add if you want to get corrections! Have fun!

Go on a book review website and read a review in your target language. Write a response to that review. Do you agree with it? Explain.

Choose a picture and describe the picture in detail. You can take a picture from the internet or a personal one. Bonus: write down the vocabulary to describe a picture.

Write your opinion on the following topic: Staying in your own country during the holidays or going far away? What is better?

What is your ideal day like? Describe it in your TL.

Find 5 words that you didn’t know before and explain them.

Go to Wikipedia, choose a category and read an article in your TL. Then summarize the article. Bonus point: write down the vocabulary you didn’t know before.

Search for any fandom that you’re part of/ any book/ film/ any person/ current event on tumblr. Read one of the first posts that come up. Then explain (write down or tell yourself/ record it) what the post was about. Give your opinion about it.

(If people like this challenge, I might do another one with 7 more prompts)

なにごをはなしますか。

英語とスロベニア語とおオランダ語をはなします。日本語をはなしません。でも勉強します。私もスペイン語とフランス語とドイツ語とセルビア語とスワェデン語を勉強します。

(please correct me! i'm very much a beginner in japanese)

#learning japanese #japanese #langblr #language learning #language blog #language exchange

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