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possibly relatable french learner things
why do all these words sound the same
learning verb endings that don’t exist in spoken french
giving answers in class like ‘au with x’ and ‘ils parl with ent’
when everyone else nails the accent and you sound like a tourist who is taking the piss
loads of important verbs being irregular
irregulars in general
how do i pronounce thi- oh wait i don’t
why do all these tenses look the same
mrs vandetramp
stromae
what a nice cognate oh no it’s a false friend
what do you mean that word sounds the same too OH MY GOD
convincing yourself that eating croissants is studying
french listening = impossible
when you’ve studied french for 9 years and the only thing you can say is ‘je mange une pomme’
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The Polyglot Cycle
Devotes time to one language
Discovers more languages
Wants to learn them
Tries to juggle learning 58 languages at once
Can’t
Goes back to one language
Cycle continues
I want to be good at speaking my target languages in theory but I don’t want to actually speak with anyone yet.
Advice on Language Learning
(From my bilingual dad)
1) The only way you’re going to learn vocab is by learning it to heart. It’s also very useful to know synonyms for when you forget another word.
2) Your accent can make you sound more native, but it’s not the most important thing to learn.
3) It’s a lot of memorization. Find ways to help you memorize things (he’s recommended flashcards to me on multiple occasions).
4) You have to force yourself to go out and use the language. There’s no way around it.
5) You have to dedicate a lot of time to it. How do people get good at gaming? They game a lot. The same goes with a language.
6) It’s all hard work. It’s extremely rare for someone to be “naturally good” at learning a language, so don’t use that as an excuse.
Good Luck!
| sources |
studying japanese resources by @fuckstudy
japanese resources by @gachagachagogo
hiragana chart by @linguajunkie
hiragana matching game by @dolleye
japanese learning cheat sheets by misshoneyvanity
300 basic words by @nihongogogo
onomatopoeic words by @tsunbutt
giant guide to self-teaching japanese by @mikuyami
japanese learning resources + advice by @deskowl
ultimate japanese resource list by @benkyogo
guide to self-studying japanese by @benkyogo
useful japanese learning shit by @4000yearsofexperience
cute doodle cheat sheets by kirakiradoodles
japanese learning resources by @japanese-revision
japanese studying resources by @nihongotime
japanese language learning websites by @saintlydemon
japanese grammar packet by @teijin
language learning masterpost by @z-co
online japanese textbooks by @moonprincess
japanese learning resources by hangukdrama
japanese textbooks by hangukdrama
resources by tofugu
resources by gakuu
resources by @nihongokudasai
best sites for learning japanese by nihongoshark
| dictionaries |
Jisho.org
Jim Breen’s JDIC
Yamasa Kanji Dictionary
Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary
Dictionary of Japanese Grammar
| textbooks |
Textfugu
Minna no Nihongo
Genki
Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji
Tobira
This blog has a ton of pdf files
| grammar |
Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese
Marugoto
The Japanese Page
Tim’s Takamatsu
Visualising Japanese Grammar
Nihongo Resources
Sci Lang Japan FAQ
JGram
Renshuu
Tatoeba
Learn Japanese with Erin
Tanos
An Introduction to Japanese - Syntax, Grammar & Language
| vocabulary |
Memrise
WordReference Forums
Renshuu
6000 most used words
Large Phrase List
Japanese Onomatopoeia
Keigo Cheatsheet
| kana |
Hiragana 42
RealKana
Hiragana & Katakana Shape Comparison
Tofugu Hiragana Chart
Tofugu Katakana Chart
Introduction to Japanese Characters
| kanji |
Reviewing the Kanji
Read the Kanji
Kanji Radical Stroke Order
GSCE Picture Kanji Cards
WaniKani
Kanji Damage
Kanji Repeater
Go Kanken
| tools + apps |
Rikaichan / Rikaikun
Rikai
Hiragana Megane
Kantango
Anki
Lang-8
Renshuu.org
Rhinospike
Skritter
Hi Native
Forvo
FluentU
| reading |
Tokyo International University Reading Tutor
Hiragana Times
Choko Choko Reading Section
JLPT Example Questions
Maggie Sensei
List of Japanese Audiobooks and Transcripts
TUFS Learning Resources
Kotonoha
Tatoeba
NHK News
The Great Library
Famous Stories
Read More Or Die
Macaronics
The Great ChokoChoko Library
Japanese Reading Practice For Beginners
Kodomo Asahi (Kid’s Asahi News)
Yahoo! Kids Japanese Papercraft
Read Manga Online
Chunichi Kid’s News
Real World Japanese
Japanese Class News Reading
ECIS インタネット放送局
| listening |
Erin’s Challenge!
RhinoSpike
NHK Easy News
KeyHole TV
NHK WORLD TV
Documentaries About Japan You Can Watch For Free
Studying with J-Drama
Nihongo de Kurasou
Stream Japanese TV Online
Beb & Alex Podcast
どぉ~でもいいNEWS
坂本真綾 from everywhere
恋愛心理学知りたい!
相手の気持ち
NHKラジオニュース
* The ones in bold are my faves
* But I advise you to watch LearningJapanese!! Like this guy literally taught me from Kana to Intermediate Grammar, which has been a very good improvement
How to say “I like you” in Spanish.
To friends, classmates, coworkers, family or even people you’ve just met, use:
✦ Me caes bien Literal translation: You fall me well… What? Yeah, it doesn’t make sense at all, but it’s a very natural and colloquial way to say “I like you”.
You conjugate it as the verb “gustar” (Yo) - A mí me cae bien (Tú) - A ti te cae bien (Él) - A él le cae bien (Ella) - A ella le cae bien (Usted) - A usted le cae bien (Nosotros/as) - A nosotros nos cae bien (Ustedes) - A ustedes les cae bien (Ellos, Ellas) - A ellos les cae bien
As the verb “gustar” you can omit “A mí, a ti, a él, etc.”
Now, remember that [me, te, le, nos, les] refers to the subject, the person who likes someone. The verb caer refers to the object, the person who is likeable.
Conjugation of “caer bien” (Yo) - caigo bien (Tú) - caes bien (Él, Ella, Usted) - cae bien (Nosotros/as) - caemos bien (Ustedes) - caen bien (Ellos, Ellas) - caen bien
✧ So we combine them together and we have:
Me caes bien. - I like you.
Creo que a ella no le caigo bien. - I think she doesn’t like me.
Ellos me caen muy bien. - I really like them.
¿Laura te cae bien? - Do you like Laura?
Creo que mis amigos te van a caer muy bien. - I think you’ll really like my friends.
Nos caemos bien. - We like each other.
✦ Me agradas This is a more standard way to say “I like you”. Agradar means to like, to appreciate, to please. This verb can also be used to objects, things, concepts, etc. Just like the verb “gustar”. “Caer bien” is only for people.
This verb is conjugated the same way as “gustar”.
Remember: [me, te, le, nos, les] refers to the subject, the person who likes someone/something. The verb agradar refers to the person/thing that is likeable.
Conjugation of “agradar” (Yo) - agrado (Tú) - agradas (Él, Ella, Usted) - agrada (Nosotros/as) - agradamos (Ustedes) - agradan (Ellos, Ellas) - agradan
✧ Examples:
Me agradas. - I like you.
Él me agrada mucho. - I really like him.
Creo que no le agrado a tu amiga. - I think your friend doesn’t like me.
Nos agrada tu hermano. - We like your brother.
¿Crees que le agrado? - Do you think he/she like me?
Ellas me agradan. - I like them.
✦ Me gustas We use the verb “gustar” with people only for romantic situations.
Remember: [me, te, le, nos, les] refers to the subject, the person who likes someone/something. The verb gustar refers to the person/thing that is likeable. Conjugation of “gustar” (Yo) - gusto (Tú) - gustas (Él, Ella, Usted) - gusta (Nosotros/as) - gustamos (Ustedes) - gustan (Ellos, Ellas) - gustan
✧ Examples:
Me gustas mucho. - I really like you.
¿Te gusto? - Do you like me?
Creo que le gustas a Luis. - I think Luis likes you.
A dos chicas les gusto. - Two girls like me.
Él no me gusta. - I don’t like him.
Nos gusta el mismo chico. - We like the same guy.
Dile que te gusta. - Tell him/her that you like him/her.
Me gustan las chicas. - I like girls.
That was all for today. I hope this was useful. ¡Todos ustedes me caen muy bien! ^^ I like you all! hehe
Notes on Spanish Verb Tenses
Present Tense:
For (-ar) verbs, drop ending (-ar) and add (o, as, a, amos, an):
Hablo. - I speak.
Hablas. - You speak.
Habla. - He spoke.
Hablamos. - We speak.
Hablan. - They speak.
For (-er) verbs, drop ending (-er) and add (o, es, e, emos, en):
Como. - I eat.
Comes. - You eat.
Come. - He eats.
Comemos. - We eat.
Comen. - They eat.
For (-ir) verbs, drop ending (-ir) and add (o, es, e, imos, en):
Escribo. - I write.
Escribes. - You write.
Escribe. - He writes.
Escribimos. - We write.
Escriben. - They write.
Preterite Past:
Conjugate verb by dropping (-ar, -er, -ir) and adding ending = I ____ed.
(-ar verbs) (é, aste, ó, amos, aron)
Hablé. - I spoke.
Hablaste. - You spoke.
Habló. - He spoke.
Hablamos. - We spoke.
Hablaron. - They spoke.
(-er and -ir verbs) - (í, iste, ió, imos, ieron)
Comí. - I ate.
Comiste. - You ate.
Comió. - He ate.
Comimos. - We ate.
Comieron. - They ate.
Present Perfect:
Present tense of “haber” + past participle = I have ____.
He comido. - I have eaten.
Has comido. - You have eaten.
Ha comido. - He has eaten.
Hemos comido. - We have eaten.
Han comido. - They have eaten.
Past Perfect:
Imperfect tense of “haber” + past participle = I had ____.
Había vivido. - I had lived.
Habías vivido. - You had lived.
Había vivido. - He had lived.
Habíamos vivido. - We had lived.
Habían vivido. - They had lived.
Conditional:
Conjugate infinitive verb by adding + (ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían) = I would ___.
Hablaría. - I would speak.
Hablarías. - You would speak.
Hablaría. - He would speak.
Hablaríamos. - We would speak.
Hablarían. - They would speak.
Imperfect:
Conjugate verb by dropping (-ar, -er, -ir) and adding ending = I was ___ing.
(-ar verbs) (aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban)
Cantaba. - I was singing.
Cantabas. - You were singing.
Cantaba. - He was singing.
Cantábamos. - We were singing.
Cantaban. - They were singing.
(-er and -ir verbs) (ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían)
Aprendía. - I was learning.
Aprendías. - You were learning.
Aprendía. - He was learning.
Aprendíamos. - We were learning.
Aprendían. - They were learning.
Phrasal Future:
“Ir” + a + infinitive = I am going to ___.
Yo voy a pensar. - I am going to think.
Tú vas a comer. - You are going to eat.
Ella va a trabajar. - She is going to work.
Nosotros vamos a comer. - We are going to eat.
Ellas van a trabajar. - They are going to work.
Future Simple:
Conjugate infinitive verb by adding (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án) = I will ____.
Hablaré. - I will speak.
Hablarás. - You will speak.
Hablará. - He will speak.
Hablaremos. - We will speak.
Hablarán. - They will speak.
Present Progressive:
Conjugated “to be” with present participle. To form the present participle, drop the infinitive ending and add (-ando) for -ar or (-iendo) for -er/-ir. = I am _ing.
Estoy estudiando. - I am studying.
Estás estudiando. - You are studying.
Está estudiando. - He is studying.
Estamos estudiando. - We are studying.
Están estudiando. - They are studying.
WHAT IS A PREPOSITION? A preposition is a word / words that are usually followed by a noun or pronoun, in order to show how that noun is related to everything else in the sentence.
A
This is the preposition that is used most often to talk about ‘where’, for example going to a place, or already being at a place. Please note that it cannot be used when talking about a country! When ‘a’ is put in a sentence next to a definite article, then it changes into the following forms:
a + il = al a + lo = allo a + la = alla a + l’ = all’ a + i = ai a + gli = agli a + le = alle
DI
This is the preposition that is used most often to talk about ‘who’ or ‘what’ something belongs to. This is notably because the use of apostrophe+s to show possession in English does not exist in Italian. Di can often be translated as ‘of’. When ‘di’ is put in a sentence next to a definite article, then it changes into the following forms:
di + il = del di + lo = dello di + la = della di + l’ = dell’ di + i = dei di + gli = degli di + le = delle
DA
Da can often be translated as ‘from’. When ‘da’ is put in a sentence next to a definite article, then it changes into the following forms:
da + il = dal da + lo = dallo da + la = dalla da + l’ = dall’ da + i = dai da + gli = dagli da + le = dalle
IN
‘In’ is often translated to mean ‘in’, particularly when used with essere to talk about where something is. This does not work in the case of towns (please see ‘a’ for that one). When ‘in’ is put in a sentence next to a definite article, then it changes into the following forms:
in + il = nel in + lo = nello in + la = nella in + l’ = nell’ in + i = nei in + gli = negli in + le = nelle
SU
‘Su’ can be used to mean ‘on’ or ‘about’, When ‘su’ is put in a sentence next to a definite article, then it changes into the following forms:
su + il = sul su + lo = sullo su + la = sulla su + l’ = sull’ su + i = sui su + gli = sugli su + le = sulle
PER
‘Per’ is often used to mean ‘for’. This can also be translated as ‘in order to’, and if it is followed by a verb, then the verb is in the infinitive form. ‘Per’ does not change when followed by an article.
Others?
Please note that there are also two-word prepositions, as well as lots of other one-word prepositions, such as:
vicino a = near prima di = before dopo = after fino a = until / as far as tra / fra = between / among durante = during con = with senza = without contro = against davanti a = in front of / opposite dietro = behind sotto = under sopra = over accanto a = next to verso = towards a causa di = because of malgrado = in spite of
4.5.16+6:08pm // 29/100 days of productivity // getting through my paper! took a break to make a reference page for header banners. i like to put these across the top of my pages to make certain ones stand out or just to make them cooler. you can also put them under titles and stuff!
Sarcasm in Korean
HEY COOL CATS it is summer and i am back to post so imma give you a couple of my fave sarcastic expressions
as a general rule for being sarcastic in korean, the -네 ending is used often and it’s important to place emphasis on words like “잘~” “참~”
빵 터지네 that’s funny
딱이네 awesome
여기 오길 참 잘했네 I’m so glad I came here
돌겠네 perfect
기똥찬 생각이네 great idea
무진장 고맙다 thanks
거참 재미있겠네 that sounds great
퍽이나 yeah right
참 잘 됐다 good job
idioma del día A term of endearment to add to the list (such as, mi cielo (my sky), mi alma (my soul), mi corazón (my heart))
la arena— sand
la bahía— bay
el balnerario— spa, resort
el bañador— swimsuit, swimming trunks
el bikini, el biquini— bikini
el bloque del sol, el bronceador — the sunscrean
el buceo, bucear — diving, to dive
el bungalow — bungalow
el cayo — key (island)
el esnorquel, el esnorkel, buceo con tubo de respiración — snorkeling
la isla — island
el lago — lake
nadar — to swim
el océano— ocean
la ola— wave
la palapa— beachside building with grass roof
la piscina— swimming pool
la playa— beach
el puerto— port
la puesta de sol— sunset
la sombrilla— beach umbrella
el surf, hacer surf— surfing, to surf
el traje de baño— swimsuit
la vista al mar— sea or ocean view
los lentes oscuros— sunglasses
la piscina — swimming pool
el/la salvavidas — lifeguard
la concha marina — sea shell
la pelota de playa — beach ball
la costa — coast
la marea alta — high tide
la marea baja — low tide
la nevera — cooler
las aletas — flippers
el alga — seaweed
la arena — sand
tomar el sol — to sunbathe
Once upon a time.. - Había una vez/ Érase una vez
Fairy tale - cuento de hadas
Long ago - hace mucho tiempo
Land - tierra
Far away - lejos
Story - historia/cuento
Legend - leyenda
Fantasy - fantasía
Mythology - mitología
Adventure - aventura
Mystery - misterio
Battle - batalla
Prince - príncipe
Princess - princesa
King - rey
Kingdom - reino
Queen - reina
Knight - caballero
Tower - torre
Castle - castillo
Island - isla
Tresure - tesoro
Neverland - La tierra del nunca jamás
Wizard - mago
Witch - bruja
Magic Power - poder mágíco
Spell - hechizo
Curse - maldiciòn
Wish - deseo
Moon - luna
Wand - varita mágica
Carriage - carruaje
Gold - oro
Pirate - pirata
Dragon - dragòn
Crown - corona
Sword - espada
Quest - búsqueda
Monster - monstruo
Ogre - ogro
Beast - bestia
Ghost - fantasma
Spirit - espíritu
Giant - gigante
Dwarf - enano
Vampire - vampiro
Werewolf - hombre lobo
Mermaid - sirena
Unicorn - unicornio
Cinderella - cenicienta
Pumpkin - calabaza
Step mother - madrastra
Servant - sirviente
Orphan - huérfano
Poor - pobre
One true love - único y verdadero amor
Tears - Lágrima
Fairy godmother - hada madrina
Elf - elfo
Genie - genio
Evil - mal
Good - bueno
Frog - rana
Horse - caballo
Book - libro
Enchanted forest - bosque encantado
Garden - jardín
Death - muerte
Happily ever after - (vivieron) felices por siempre
When you use a complex grammatical structure perfectly
Marcheurs blancs (masculine word) | White walkers | /maʁ.ʃœʁ blɑ̃/
Yay! Game of Thrones is back!
(more) random french phrases and expressions i’ve picked up from marathoning french tv shows all night
continuation of this post
tu veux parier ? = wanna bet?
moi, c'est [nom] = i’m [name]
tout aussi bien = just as well / just as good
se mettre en colère = to get angry
qu'est-ce qui t'arrive ? = what’s the matter ?
faire l'affaire = to do the trick / to fit the purpose
bien joué = well played
en quoi puis-je vous être utile ? = how may i help you? / what can i do for you?
c'est à moi = it’s mine
trou perdu = middle of nowhere
je regrette = i am sorry / i regret
en vrai = for real
mes gamins = my kids
on se débrouillera = we’ll manage / we’ll take care of things