Deni Delighted

Native German, living & studying in Britain. I lived in Japan for a month in 2015.I'm learning French & Japanese. This is a language-blog (probably).

[lemonadeandlanguages]

German Ressource

My German teacher told me about a website called Grimm Grammar that has a bunch of grammar explanations and exercises for people learning German! 

On the website, you select what grammatical concept you wanna learn, and it gives you a detailed explanation of how it works

and then, you can do exercises related to that concept, and it even corrects them for you!

And the best part is that everything is about fairy tales, so it’s actually fun to do (if you like fairy tales that is)!

You guys should check it out, it’s a great way to practice grammar! :D

[valiantschool]

Japanese Verb Conjugations Group 1.0

More Japanese Flashcards on www.instagram.com/valiantjapanese

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101 Japanese Survival Phrases

These phrases are translated from “101 Survival Phrases to Master in Any Foreign Language”

Basic Phrases and Greetings 1. Hello こんにちは

2. How are you? お元気ですか　「おげんきですか」

3. I’m fine. And you? 元気です。　あなたは？　「げんきです。あなたは？」

4. Please (give me)　ください

　　4.5 Please (do this)　お願いします．　「おねがいします」

5. Thank you.　ありがとうございます。

6. You’re welcome　どういたしまして

7. Goodbye　さようなら

8. Cheers　乾杯　「かんぱい」

9. Excuse me　すみません

10. I’m sorry (for inconveniencing)　すみません

　　10.5 I’m sorry (for something I did wrong)　ごめんなさい

11. What’s your name? お名前は？　「おなまえは？」

12. I’m…　〇〇です。

　　12.1 I’m called…　〇〇といいます

　　12.2 My name is…　私の名前は○○です。　「わたしのなまえは○○です。」

13. Nice to meet you　はじめまして

14. Where are you from?　出身はどこですか。　「しゅっしんはどこですか」

15. I’m from…　○○出身です。　「○○しゅっしんです。」

16. I’d like to introduce my friend/wife/husband

17. How old are you?　何歳ですか。　「なんさいですか」

18. I’m … years old　○○歳です　「○○さいです」

19. What do you do for a living?　仕事はなんですか。

20. I’m a/an X　○○です

　　20.1 I do …  ○○をしています。

21. What are your hobbies? 　趣味は？　「しゅみは？」

22. I like (noun)　○○が好きです　「○○がすきです」

　　22.1 I like (doing x) ○○のが好きです。　「○○のがすきです」

23. Yes　はい

24. No　いいえ

Language and Communication

25. Do you speak … ?　○○が話せますか。　「○○がはなせますか。

26. I understand　わかります。

　　26.1 I don’t understand　わかりません。

27. I speak a little …　○○が少し話せます。　「○○がすこしはなせます。」

28. I don’t speak …　○○がはなせません。　「○○がはなせません。」

29. Could you please speak a little slower?　もう少しゆっくり話してくれませんか。　「もうすこしゆっくりはなしてくれませんか。」

30. Could you write that down?　それを書いてくれませんか。　「それをかいてくれませんか。」

31. Could you repeat that?　もう一度言ってくれませんか。 「もういちどいってくれませんか。」

32. How do you say …?　○○は何と言いますか。　「○○はなんといいますか。」

33. What does … mean?　○○はどういう意味ですか。　「○○はどういういみですか。」

34. What time is is? 何時ですか。　「なんじですか。」

35. It’s … O'clock　○○時です。　「○○時です。」

Shopping and Money

36. How much?　いくらですか。

37. I would like…　○○をください

38. Can I pay by credit card?　クレジットカードでお支払いしてもいいですか。　「クレジットカードでおしはらいしてもいいですか。」

39. Here you go　どうぞ

40. Could I see this one?　これをみてもいいですか。

41. What time do you open?　何時から開きますか。　「なんじからあきますか。」

　　41.1 What time do you close?　何時に閉まりますか。　「なんじにしまりますか。」

42. Do you have this in a small?　 これのSサイズはありますか。

　　42.1 Do you have this in a medium? これのMサイズはありますか。

　　42.2 Do you have this in a large? これのLサイズはありますか。

43. Do you have anything cheaper? もっと安いのはありませんか。　「もっやすいのはありませんか。」

44. It’s too expensive　高すぎます。　「たかすぎます。」

45. I’ll give you…. for it - Bartering/haggling doesn’t really happen in Japan, to ask for a discount you can say 割引ありますか。　「わりびきありますか。」

46. Where can I exchange money? 外貨両替はどこでできますか。「がいかりょうがえはどこでできますか。」

Transportation

47. How much for a first class (plane) ticket to …  ○○へのファーストクラス航空券はいくらですか。「○○へのファーストクラス空港県はいくらですか。

　　47.1 Business class ticket　ビジネスクラス航空券　「ビジネスくうこうけん」

　　47.2 Economy ticket　エコノミークラス航空券　「エコノミークラスくうこうけん」

48. A one-way ticket to … please　○○への片道切符をください　「○○へのかたみちきっぷをください。」

　　48.1 return ticket 往復切符　「おうふくきっぷ」

49. Here’s my passport これがパスポートです。

50. What time does the train from … arrive?　○○からの電車は何時につく予定ですか。　「○○からのでんしゃはなんじにつくよていですか。」

　　50.1 bus　バス

　　50.2 ferry　フェリー

　　50.3 plane 飛行機　「ひこうき」

51. What time does the train to … depart?　○○への電車は何時に出発しますか。　「○○への電車はなんじにしゅっぱつしますか。」

52. Which platform?　何番ホーム？　「なんばんホーム？」

53. Is the train direct?　急行ですか。　「きゅうこうですか。」

54. Do I have to change trains?　乗り換えが必要ですか。　「のりかえはひつようですか。」

55. Do I need a seat reservation?　席の予約が必要ですか。「せきのよやくがひつようですか。」

56. Is this seat taken?　この席は空いていますか。　「このせきはあいていますか。」

57. When is the next train to …? 次の○○行きの電車は何時ですか。「つぎの○○いきのでんしゃはなんじですか

58. Could you call me a taxi?　タクシーを呼んでいただけませんか。　「タクシーをよんでいただけませんか。」

59. I’d like to go to…　○○に行きたいんですが　「○○にいきたいんですが」

60. Could you let me know when to get off?　どこで降りるか教えてくれますか？「どこでおりるかおしえてくれますか。」

61. Where could I rent a car? どこで車を借りられますか。　「どこでくるまをかりられますか。」

62. I’d like to rent a car.　車を借りたいのですが。　「くるまをかりたいのですか。」

Eating and Drinking

63. Could you recommend a good restaurant? おすすめのレストランがありますか。

64. What would you recommend?　おすすめは？

65. What are some local specialties?　名物料理とかありますか。　「めいぶつりょうりとかありますか。」

66. What is the special of the day? 今日のおすすめは？　「きょうのおすすめは？」

67. Could I see the menu, please?　メニューをください

68. A beer, please　ビールください

　　68.1 coffee　コーヒー

　　68.2 tea お茶　「おちゃ」

69. Could I get the bill, please.　お会計お願いします「おかいけいおねがいします」

70. I’m allergic to …　私は○○アレルギーです。「わたしは○○あれるぎーです。」

71. That was delicious.　おいしかった～

72. This isn’t what I ordered. これは注文していません。「これはちゅうもんしていません。」

73. Can I buy you a drink?　一杯おごらせて　「いっぱいおごらせて」

74. Let’s have another　もう一杯飲もう　「もういっぱいのもう」

Directions

75. How do I get to …?　○○へはどうやって行けばいいですか？「○○へはどうやっていけばいいですか。」

76. It’s on the left　左にあります。「ひだりにあります。」

　　76.1 right　右　「みぎ」

　　76.2 straight ahead　まっすぐ

　　76.3 corner　角　「かど」

77. How far is …？ どのくらい遠いですか。「どのくらいとおいですか。」

78. Where is the closest bank？一番近い銀行はどこにありますか。「いちばんちかいぎんこうはどこにありますか。」

79. Where can I find tourist information?　観光案内所はどこですか。「かんこうあんないじょはどこですか。」

80. Do you have a map?　地図がありますか。　「ちずがありますか。」

81. Can you show me that on the map?　地図を見せてください　「ちずをみせてください」

82. Where is the embassy?　大使館はどこですか。　「たいしかんはどこですか。」

　　82.1 Consulate 領事館　「りょうじかん」　

Sightseeing

83. What is the entrance fee? 入場料はいくらですか。 「にゅうじょうりょうはいくらですか。」

84. What is that building?　あのビルは何ですか。　「あのビルはなんですか」

85. What’s on at the cinema tonight?　今夜、どの映画が上映されていますか。「こんや、どのえいががじょうえいされていますか。」

86. That’s a beautiful church temple.　きれいな寺ですね。　「きれいなてらですね」

87. What is there to see around here?　このあたりにどこか見所はありますか？ 「このあたりにどこかみどころはありますか。」

Accommodations

88. I have a reservation　予約したんですが　「よやくしたんですが」

89. Do you have any single rooms available?　シングルルームは開いていますか　「シングルルームはあいていますか。」

90. Could I see the room?　部屋を見せていただきますか。　「へやをみせていただきますか。」

91. I’d like to stay for … nights ○○泊で泊まりたいのですが　「○○ぱくでとまりたいのですが」

92. Is breakfast included?　朝食はついていますか。　「ちょうしょくはついていますか。」

93. The air conditioner in my room doesn’t work エアコンが動きません。 「エアコンがうごきません。」

94. Could I get a different room?　部屋を変えてもらえませんか。　「へやをかえてもらえませんか。」

95. Is there a restaurant nearby?　近くにレストランがありますか。「ちかくにレストランがありますか。」

Health and Emergencies

96. Help! 助けて　「たすけて」

97. I need a doctor.　医者に診てもらう必要があります。　「いしゃにみてもらうひつようがあります。」

98. Is there a pharmacy nearby?　近くに薬局がありますか。　「ちかくにやっきょくがありますか。」

99. Can I use your phone?　電話を使ってもいいですか。　「でんわをつかってもいいですか。」

100. Call the police　警察を呼んでください　「けいさつをよんでください」

101. Leave me alone! ほっといて！

[hiragananinja]

Math in Japanese.

+ tasu, - hiku, × kakeru, ÷ waru hiragananinja.tk/wp2/kazu/

[learnjapanesebod]

Learning Japanese Master Post #01. 

Here’s a master post for the first 50 video lessons in the Learning Japanese video series, all view-able for free on YouTube! That’s right, each topic gets its own episode! All arranged in order and linked below. Check out all 200+ video lessons at the official YouTube channel here. And so, the journey of learning Japanese starts with lesson one, mastering Hiragana:

Intro to Japanese - The Hiragana Syllabary, Vowels, Pitch Accents, and More

The Katakana Syllabary

First Person Pronouns, or, Ways to Say “I” in Japanese

Second-Person Pronouns, or, Ways to Say “You” in Japanese

Basic Phrases (How-to Greet, Thank, Introduce Yourself and More)

XはY(です/ではありません) as “X is/is not Y”, Noun Modification with の, も as “also”

Existential Verbs (Aru, Iru, Irassharu/ある、いる、いらっしゃる)

Locational Markers へ, に, で

The Particle に as an Object Marker and Indirect Object Marker

The Particle で as an Instrument Marker

ね and よ as Final Particles

Introduction to Verbs, Dictionary Form, ます-Form

VERBing Alone with 一人で (hitori de) and Together with と一緒に (to issho ni)

Expressing “From X to Y” (Time and Space) with から and まで

Pre-ます Form + ましょう as “Let’s VERB” or “Shall we VERB”

Noun Verbs/Verbal Nouns

Polite Past Tense Form of Verbs (ました-Form) 

How to say “I intend/plan to VERB” with VERB + つもりです

How-to say “Won’t you/Would you like to VERB?” with Pre-ます Form VERB + ませんか

X は Y があります as “X has Y”

X から Y as “because of CLAUSE X, CLAUSE Y”

How-to say “Why is that?” or “How come?” with どうして

Listing Nouns Indefinitely with NOUN X や NOUN Y など

もう as “already” and まだ as “yet”

Negative ない Form (Verb Conjugation)

How-to say “Go/come/return to do VERB” with Pre-ます Form VERB + に + (行く/来る/帰る)

How-to say “I can VERB” with Dictionary Form VERB + ことが出来る

Answering to Negative Yes-No Questions

Introduction to Adjectives (い-adjectives and な-adjectives)

Basic Introduction to the Particles は and が

X でYがある as “There is Y (an activity) in/at X”

Introduction to Adverbs - Common Degree Adverbs 

The Particle が as “But/However”

X は(どう/いかが)ですか as “How is X?”

XはどんなYですか as “What kind of Y is X?”

Kochira (こちら)/Sochira (そちら)/Achira (あちら) as “this/that way”

Introduction to the て-Form (Verb Conjugation)

How-to Say “Please do VERB” (て-Form VERB + 下さい/下さいませんか)

How-to Say “am/is VERBing” (Ongoing Action) (て-Form VERB + いる)

The Particle まだ as “still”

How-to say “I like/love/hate Y” with X はY が(好き/嫌い)です

How-to Say “X is good/bad at Y” - XはYが(上手/下手/とくい)です)

X にする as “decide on X”

How-to Request an Object with X を(下さい/くださいませんか)

た-Form VERB +ことがある as “have VERB-ed before” 

かかる as “it costs X/it takes X time”

ぐらい and ごろ（に） as “about/approximately”

Comparing 2 Objects/Entities (XとYとでは、どちらの方がAですか) 

Comparing 3 or More Objects/Entities (XとYとZとでは、Xが一番A) 

Modifying Nouns with Clauses

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Guide to Self-Studying Japanese

A large proportion of Japanese learners self-study. Finding places to learn Japanese in a classroom environment can be difficult and expensive. Here’s a guide on how you can learn Japanese for free and from the comfort of your sofa.

When learning Japanese, the most important step is to learn Hiragana and Katakana, the writing alphabets of Japanese.

The best way I’ve found to do that is to make flashcards. Make sure you practice writing as well as recognizing them, this will not only be a great skill to have but will also reinforce the shapes in your mind.

Resources:

[Hiragana 42], the best guide I’ve found to learn the Hiragana (in a day!) [Hiranana and Katakana Quiz Site] [Kana Invaders Game] [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Kana….

The next step is to start learning vocabulary. Where can you find what to learn? Use a site like Memrise to find word lists (for example, there is a word list for all the vocabulary in starter textbooks like Genki), and use the amazing interface to learn them and keep them in your long term memory.

Resources:

[Memrise] as mentioned above to find and learn vocabulary lists. [Most Common Words List] [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Vocabulary….

While encountering vocabulary, you’re likely to be coming across super-complicated-looking Kanji. You can learn Kanji through Memrise as above, but there are some other websites that may be of interest.

Resources:

[Kanji Damage] A great site where you can learn Kanji through mnemonics. [WaniKani] by the same people who make TextFugu can help you learn Kanji from scratch. [Anki] An amazing program that will make sure you never forget any Kanji….

The next step is to apply that new vocabulary to grammar points and start making sentences.

If you can’t get your hands on textbooks like Genki, don’t fear! There are a lot of great online grammar resources.

Resources:

[TextFugu] a highly rated ‘online textbook’ which will guide you right from the beginning of learning Japanese. [Guide to Japanese] another online textbook with a lot of grammar points and excellent explanations.

So you probably started to learn Japanese because you have some interest in Japanese media. Time to start using it to your advantage!

Aside from the obvious watching Anime, J-dramas and films, why not try Reading Japanese News? Watching Japanese TV? Just make sure you are making these activities productive - note down new vocabulary, add them to Anki, and keep learning! It’s much easier to learn things you’re interested in.

The most important but difficult part of self-studying Japanese is getting your own compositions checked. Utilize all that grammar and vocabulary and write a short piece, it could be a diary entry or a short essay. Get it recorded for you by a native on RhinoSpike, and checked for grammar and consistencies on Lang-8.These sites also give you the chance to connect with Japanese natives, and perhaps start up some language exchanges!

For more resources, take a look at my Ultimate Resources List

Any more tips? Please submit them here!

[fyeahyurionice]

CAN I JUST YELL ABOUT YURIO'S WELCOME TO THE MADNESS!!!! IM SCREAMING HES A FIERCE TIGER!!! AND OTABEK!!!! 😩😩😩

*YELLS WITH YOU*

Honestly, my boy looks so badass while doing that routine.

This is my fave part. LOOK HOW BADASS HE IS.

I’m still crying over his make-up. Blaming Georgi for that. STOP RUINING MY BOY’S FASHION/MAKE-UP SENSE XD.

[denidelighted]

That fucking split

[easy-japan]

do you have any suggestions on the best workbooks that can help in learning, writing, and talking in Japanese? more the one book is fine, thank you :)

Books & Links to guide your journey in learning Japanese language!

Note: Each set of books is for specific purpose.As a tip, it’s better to focus on one skill at a time. It’s recommended to work on grammar before focusing on learning kanji. With that in mind, here we go!:

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Basic stuff!• Easily learn Hiragana • Easily learn Katakana • Introduction about kanji before you start to learn them

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Book set to master basic Japanese (recommended)• TRY! N5 grammar with CD • TRY! N4 grammar with CD• 500 Questions for N5-N4 Practice + grammar review• Dictionary for Basic Japanese Grammar

If you’re unsure of which book to buy, this set is all you need. The amount of time require to finish this set would be around 4 - 8 months. The dictionary is complimentary but so worth to have!

One step further:• TRY! N3 grammar with CD • 500 Questions for N3 Practice + grammar review>> Check out the details of this book set

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Hone Kanji reading skills• Books to learn & practice kanji >> How to use the book

Indepth Kanji study• Book to guide you to remember kanji easily with mnemonics (for beginners)• Kanji dictionary learners (to guide you on each kanji usage)

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Japanese Conversation/Speaking skill• Basic survival conversation & situation–> this book teach basic survival grammar!• Learn Japanese with conversation (shadowing technique)>> Learn more about both books here

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Reading practice material• Ghibli’s Story book - [Full post]• Easy to read Japanese Manga  - [Full post]• Bilingual Doraemon manga  - [Full post]>> More books & review here

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Another set to master basic Japanese grammar:

Note: It’s not effective to have a different set of similar book, just pick the set you like the most. If you like Genki better, get a genki set and so on~

If you ask our opinion, Genki is easier with a more detailed English explanation but explained from English point of view.

While minna no nihongo is a very immersive study book but will confuse and discourage some people.

Our recommendation Try set above is somewhere in the middle. It’s immersive but not to confusing and each grammar is explained from Japanese point of view~

Minna no nihongo

• Minna no Nihongo Beginners Part 1 book (N5-N4)• Minna no Nihongo Beginners Part 2 book (N5-N4)• Minna no Nihongo set review & links

Genki • Genki 1• Genki workbook 1• Genki 2• Genki workbook 2• Answer key for workbook 1&2

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Hope this helps! Happy learning ｡ﾟ✶ฺ.ヽ(*´∀`*)ﾉ.✶ฺﾟ｡

[easy-japan]

Links:

• CrunchyNihongo - Easy to Learn Japanese Lessons Site • Get our easy Japan lessons on your facebook timeline

[a13xmorgs]

How many souls did she steal?

[manabitai]

The Surprisingly Simple Logic Behind Japanese Sentence Structure - 80/20 Japanese

In this article, I break down Japanese sentence structure and show you exactly how Japanese sentences work. A solid understanding of this will save you a huge amount of time trying to make sense of Japanese grammar.

[damienhaaas]

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Lookybook: Access children’s picture books here.

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION

Bored.com: Bored.com has music ebooks, cooking ebooks, and over 150 philosophy titles and over 1,000 religion titles.

Ideology.us: Here you’ll find works by Rene Descartes, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, David Hume and others.

Free Books on Yoga, Religion and Philosophy: Recent uploads to this site include Practical Lessons in Yoga and Philosophy of Dreams.

The Sociology of Religion: Read this book by Max Weber, here.

Religion eBooks: Read books about the Bible, Christian books, and more.

PLAYS

ReadBookOnline.net: Here you can read plays by Chekhov, Thomas Hardy, Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and others.

Plays: Read Pygmalion, Uncle Vanya or The Playboy of the Western World here.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: MIT has made available all of Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies, and histories.

Plays Online: This site catalogs “all the plays [they] know about that are available in full text versions online for free.”

ProPlay: This site has children’s plays, comedies, dramas and musicals.

MODERN FICTION, FANTASY AND ROMANCE

Public Bookshelf: Find romance novels, mysteries and more.

The Internet Book Database of Fiction: This forum features fantasy and graphic novels, anime, J.K. Rowling and more.

Free Online Novels: Here you can find Christian novels, fantasy and graphic novels, adventure books, horror books and more.

Foxglove: This British site has free novels, satire and short stories.

Baen Free Library: Find books by Scott Gier, Keith Laumer and others.

The Road to Romance: This website has books by Patricia Cornwell and other romance novelists.

Get Free Ebooks: This site’s largest collection includes fiction books.

John T. Cullen: Read short stories from John T. Cullen here.

SF and Fantasy Books Online: Books here include Arabian Nights,Aesop’s Fables and more.

Free Novels Online and Free Online Cyber-Books: This list contains mostly fantasy books.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Project Laurens Jz Coster: Find Dutch literature here.

ATHENA Textes Francais: Search by author’s name, French books, or books written by other authors but translated into French.

Liber Liber: Download Italian books here. Browse by author, title, or subject.

Biblioteca romaneasca: Find Romanian books on this site.

Bibliolteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: Look up authors to find a catalog of their available works on this Spanish site.

KEIMENA: This page is entirely in Greek, but if you’re looking for modern Greek literature, this is the place to access books online.

Proyecto Cervantes: Texas A&M’s Proyecto Cervantes has cataloged Cervantes’ work online.

Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum: Access many Latin texts here.

Project Runeberg: Find Scandinavian literature online here.

Italian Women Writers: This site provides information about Italian women authors and features full-text titles too.

Biblioteca Valenciana: Register to use this database of Catalan and Valencian books.

Ketab Farsi: Access literature and publications in Farsi from this site.

Afghanistan Digital Library: Powered by NYU, the Afghanistan Digital Library has works published between 1870 and 1930.

CELT: CELT stands for “the Corpus of Electronic Texts” features important historical literature and documents.

Projekt Gutenberg-DE: This easy-to-use database of German language texts lets you search by genres and author.

HISTORY AND CULTURE

LibriVox: LibriVox has a good selection of historical fiction.

The Perseus Project: Tufts’ Perseus Digital Library features titles from Ancient Rome and Greece, published in English and original languages.

Access Genealogy: Find literature about Native American history, the Scotch-Irish immigration in the 19th and 20th centuries, and more.

Free History Books: This collection features U.S. history books, including works by Paul Jennings, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Josiah Quincy and others.

Most Popular History Books: Free titles include Seven Days and Seven Nights by Alexander Szegedy and Autobiography of a Female Slave by Martha G. Browne.

RARE BOOKS

Questia: Questia has 5,000 books available for free, including rare books and classics.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Books-On-Line: This large collection includes movie scripts, newer works, cookbooks and more.

Chest of Books: This site has a wide range of free books, including gardening and cooking books, home improvement books, craft and hobby books, art books and more.

Free e-Books: Find titles related to beauty and fashion, games, health, drama and more.

2020ok: Categories here include art, graphic design, performing arts, ethnic and national, careers, business and a lot more.

Free Art Books: Find artist books and art books in PDF format here.

Free Web design books: OnlineComputerBooks.com directs you to free web design books.

Free Music Books: Find sheet music, lyrics and books about music here.

Free Fashion Books: Costume and fashion books are linked to the Google Books page.

MYSTERY

MysteryNet: Read free short mystery stories on this site.

TopMystery.com: Read books by Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, GK Chesterton and other mystery writers here.

Mystery Books: Read books by Sue Grafton and others.

POETRY

The Literature Network: This site features forums, a copy of The King James Bible, and over 3,000 short stories and poems.

Poetry: This list includes “The Raven,” “O Captain! My Captain!” and “The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde.”

Poem Hunter: Find free poems, lyrics and quotations on this site.

Famous Poetry Online: Read limericks, love poetry, and poems by Robert Browning, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Lord Byron and others.

Google Poetry: Google Books has a large selection of poetry, fromThe Canterbury Tales to Beowulf to Walt Whitman.

QuotesandPoem.com: Read poems by Maya Angelou, William Blake, Sylvia Plath and more.

CompleteClassics.com: Rudyard Kipling, Allen Ginsberg and Alfred Lord Tennyson are all featured here.

PinkPoem.com: On this site, you can download free poetry ebooks.

MISC

Banned Books: Here you can follow links of banned books to their full text online.

World eBook Library: This monstrous collection includes classics, encyclopedias, children’s books and a lot more.

DailyLit: DailyLit has everything from Moby Dick to the recent phenomenon, Skinny Bitch.

A Celebration of Women Writers: The University of Pennsylvania’s page for women writers includes Newbery winners.

Free Online Novels: These novels are fully online and range from romance to religious fiction to historical fiction.

ManyBooks.net: Download mysteries and other books for your iPhone or eBook reader here.

Authorama: Books here are pulled from Google Books and more. You’ll find history books, novels and more.

Prize-winning books online: Use this directory to connect to full-text copies of Newbery winners, Nobel Prize winners and Pulitzer winners.

[science-junkie]

… and here is a gift for all of us.

[nothing-nice-to-say]

Oh holy butts! Can i retire early and just read these for the rest of my life?

[manabitai]

[useless-germanyfacts]

Germans take their day of rest very seriously. Shops are shut, people take leisurely walks and there will be absolutely no domestic drilling thank you very much. It is against the law to drill at any time on a Sunday. And it doesn’t stop with DIY either, take note that throwing away bottles in the recycling bins is also strictly forbidden outside certain hours - just check the containers. In the same vein, Germans like their peace and quiet and it is STRENG VERBOTEN (strictly forbidden) to tune your piano at night.

[crusticroc]

Love me my German Sundays where no one has to feel bad about being a lazy piece of shit

[margeryunkempt]

My granddad once had a go at my mum for painting the fence on a Sunday :’)

[lloerwyn-deactivated20201104]

When I was living in Hochheim my housemates used to spend all of Sunday tanning in the garden (or at least trying their best; this was in Germany in the spring) with a glass of wine at hand, moving as little as possible.

[margeryunkempt]

That’s truly inspiring

[kieletlanguage]

Learning and speaking foreign languages are all fun and games until you start to forget your mother tongue.

[nonomella-deactivated20171016]

Coraline is a masterfully made film, an amazing piece of art that i would never ever ever show to a child oh my god are you kidding me

[cthullhu-deactivated20170910]

Nothing wrong with a good dose of sheer terror at a young age

[whatthecurtains]

“It was a story, I learned when people began to read it, that children experienced as an adventure, but which gave adults nightmares. It’s the strangest book I’ve written”

-Neil Gaiman on Coraline

[greenbryn]

@nightlovechild

[lierdumoa]

This is a legit psychology phenomenon tho like there’s a stop motion version of Alice and Wonderland that adults find viscerally horrifying, but children think is nbd. It’s like in that ‘toy story’ period of development kids are all kind of high key convinced that their stuffed animals lead secret lives when they’re not looking and that they’re sleeping on top of a child-eating monster every night so they see a movie like Coraline and are just like “Ah, yes. A validation of my normal everyday worldview. Same thing happened to me last Tuesday night. I told mommy and she just smiled and nodded.”

[wahbegan]

Stephen King had this whole spiel i found really interesting about this phenomenon about how kids have like their own culture and their own literally a different way of viewing and interpreting the world with its own rules that’s like secret and removed from adult culture and that you just kinda forget ever existed as you grow up it’s apparently why he writes about kids so much

[malteseboy]

traveling to a country where your target language is spoken is the best because all the billboards and signs are in that language and you just can’t stop yourself trying to read everything that you’d normally just ignore

[shin0n0me-deactivated20171210]

SCHOOL SUBJECTS IN JAPAN(ESE) 教科・科目

教科（きょうか）and 科目（かもく）both mean subject in Japanese, but both are different. Even Japanese people sometimes don’t know the difference (you can look at this yahoo question if your Japanese is good enough). I think example is always the best, so:  Japanese = 教科, Japanese classics, contemporary Japanese = 科目. Math = 教科, math A, math I… = 科目

Easiest way to explain = 教科 is a category, and 科目 is a subcategory.

VOCABULARY 

国語（こくご）JAPANESE

国語総合（こくごそうごう）integrated Japanese language

国語表現（こくごひょうげん）Japanese language expression

現代文（げんだいぶん）contemporary Japanese

古典（こてん）classics

古文（こぶん）Japanese classics

漢文（かんぶん）Chinese classics * if you want to say that you’re studying Japanese, you say 日本語（にほんご）. 国語 is used when talking about your native language (for example, I’m Polish and have Polish each day at school - I would say that I have 国語, not ポーランド語.

地理歴史（ちりれきし）GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

世界史（せかいし）world history

日本史（にほんし）Japanese history

地理（ちり）geography

公民（こうみん）CIVICS

現代社会（げんだいしゃかい）contemporary society

倫理（りんり）ethics

政治・経済（せいじ・けいざい）politics and economics

数学（すうがく）MATHEMATICS

数学基礎（すうがくきそ）foundations of mathematics

数学活用（すうがくかつよう） application of mathematics

理科（りか）SCIENCE

理科基礎（りかきそ）basic science

理科総合（りかそうごう）integrated science

化学基礎（かがくきそ）basic chemistry

化学（かがく）chemistry

生物基礎（せいぶつきそ）basic biology

生物（せいぶつ）biology

地学基礎（ちがくきそ）basic earth science

地学（ちがく）earth science

科学と人間生活（かがくとにんげんせいかつ）science and daily life

保健体育（ほけんたいいく）HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

体育（たいいく）physical education / P.E.

保健（ほけん）health, healthcare science

芸術（げいじゅつ）ART

音楽（おんがく）music

美術（びじゅつ）art and design

工芸（こうげい）handicraft, crafts production

書道（しょどう）calligraphy

外国語（がいこくご）FOREIGN LANGUAGES

英語（えいご）ENGLISH

コミュニケーション英語基礎（こみゅにけーしょんえいごきそ）basic English communication

コミュニケーション英語（こみゅにけーしょんえいご）English communication

英語表現（えいごひょうげん）English expression

英語会話（えいごかいわ）or 英会話（えいかいわ）English conversation

家庭（かてい）HOME ECONOMICS

家庭基礎（かていきそ）basic home economics

家庭総合（かていそうごう）integrated home economics

生活技術（せいかつぎじゅつ）the art of living, life technology

生活デザイン（せいかつでざいん）design for living

情報（じょうほう）INFORMATION STUDIES

社会と情報（しゃかいとじょうほう）

情報の化学（じょうほうのかがく）

算数（さんすう）ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

図画工作（ずがこうさく）DRAWING AND MANUAL ARTS

社会（しゃかい）SOCIAL STUDIES

農業（のうぎょう）AGRICULTURE

工業（こうぎょう）MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

商業（しょうぎょう）COMMERCE

看護（かんご）NURSING