[cottaegecore]

abortion is a human right. my partner and I have compiled an exhaustive document with links to abortion funds and pro-choice organizations to support during this time, including state-specific resources. please consider donating + sharing!!! 

linked: here

HERE is where you can share it on twitter

[hd-learns-korean]

Hashtag 먹스타그램 (Cool Korean Part 1)

Have you ever seen the word 먹스타그램 before when you're on Instagram?

This word is a compound slang comprising of two words:

먹다 To eat and 인스타그램 meaning Instagram

But what does this word mean?

먹스타그램 literally means - Food Instagram but it is used as a hashtag for 'food shots' or 'Food pictures'

So if you want to share pictures of your tasty dinner use the hashtag 먹스타그램 to share your food photos with a Korean Speaking audience! Or to help with your studies search instagram using this hashtag to find posts and build your Korean Vocab bank!

Happy Studying everyone! X

Gif not created by me. All credit should go to the original creator.

[berrywons-deactivated20230510]

getting ready for spring break (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

[tokidokitokyo]

Nicknames in Japanese

Nicknames in Japanese are fascinating to me because they are so variable and fun to play with, much like Japanese itself.

あだ名　adana　nickname

ニックネーム　nikkuneemu　nickname

In terms of pet names there are not many general ones. Perhaps あなた (anata) - used by a wife to her husband - is the most well known pet name, but outside of that I haven't found many mentions of them. I have heard of the English-origin ダーリン (daarin = darling) and ハニー (hanii = honey), but I have never heard of anyone actually using these in real life.

Nicknames, however, are more common as a play on someone's name. They can be used to call a senior classmate without sounding too formal (and having to append さん [-san] to the end of a name) or to express affection towards friends or significant others. They are usually used for someone you are close with, so I would not recommend using them with someone you just met (unless they ask you to call them by a nickname), and especially not with older people or those of higher rank or in business situations.

Nicknames often come in the form of a name ending that is attached to all or part of a first or last name. I am not an expert by any means, and this is not comprehensive at all, but I wanted to compile a list of some common nicknames and give you a sense of how they would be used on a variety of names.

1. Cut the name in half and use くん (-kun) or ちゃん (-chan) at the end

This is very common, because many Japanese names have at least 3 or 4 syllables. It depends on the name whether the first 1 or 2 (or the last 1 or 2) syllables are used, and sometimes you need to throw in a small つ (tsu - which doubles up the consonants) to make it flow well. You can use it for a first name or a last name.

Example: けいた (Keita)　→　けいくん (Kei-kun) ♂ あつこ (Atsuko)　→　あっちゃん (Acchan) ♀ たなか (Tanaka)　→　たっくん (Takkun) ♂ (last name) しげかず (Shigekazu)　→　かずくん (Kazu-kun) ♂

2. Add っち (cchi) to the end of the name

This one is kind of cute sounding. You can append it to the end of the full name or to the end of the first couple syllables.

Example: まこと (Makoto)　→　まこっち (Makocchi) ♂ ゆみこ (Yumiko)　→　ゆっち (Yucchi) ♀ ゆい (Yui)　→　ゆいっち (Yuicchi) ♀

3. Adding an ん (n) to the end of the name

This works better with some endings than others. り (ri)・の (no)・る (ru) are examples of endings where ん is commonly appended. You can also add りん to the end of a name, although this works better with names that already end in り or another い/う-ending name.

Example: いおり (Iori)　→　いおりん (Iorin) ♂ ゆきの (Yukino)　→　ゆきのん (Yukinon) ♀ ゆり (Yuri)　→　ゆりりん (Yuririn) ♀

4. Adding たん to the end of the name

This is a baby-talk way of saying ちゃん. This was originally considered as an otaku nickname, as it appeared in net slang at the end of an otaku's favorite (usually female) character, but it is used a little more widely now, especially for younger children because it is cutesy. You can cut the name in half again and/or modify it, or add it to the end of a full first or last name.

Example: もも (Momo)　→　ももたん (Momotan) ♀ かなと (Kanato)　→　かなたん (Kanatan) ♂

5. Adding ちん to the end of the name

Another baby-talk way of saying ちゃん. I often see this used for dogs or babies, but it can be used affectionately for friends as well. I mostly see it as a female nickname when it's not for pets or babies. Again, you can cut the name in half or modify it, or put it at the end of a full first or last name.

Example: ゆな (Yuna)　→　ゆなちん (Yunachin) ゆか (Yuka)　→　ゆかちん (Yukachin) なや (Naya)　→　なーちん (Naachin) ♂ たけうち (Takeuchi)　→　たけちん (Takechin) ♀/♂ (last name)

6. Other endings for nicknames

Using the tricks I've described above, you can create other nicknames with these endings:

-きゅん　kyun

-ちゅん　chun

-にゃ　nya

-にゃん　nyan

-ぬ　nu

-はん　han

-ぴ　pi

-ぴょん　pyon

-ぺこ　peko

-ぽぽ　popo

-まる　maru

-みゅ　myu

-やん　yan

Even if your name is not of Japanese origin, you can use these rules to make yourself a Japanese-sounding nickname. You can use the first one or two syllables of your first or last name and add one of these endings to come up with a nickname. This is not only fun, it is also a great way to help Japanese people pronounce your foreign - and possibly difficult-to-pronounce - name.

[grape-studies]

Learning anything, whether it’s a language, a new skill, a hobby—is meant to be both challenging AND exciting. It’s meant to be fun, it’s meant to change your perspectives and give you new insight and inspiration.

If you’re going to learn something new, do it because of the new world it will create, the doors it will open, and the joy it will spark.

Enjoy learning and be kind to yourself.

a message from me, to me, and anyone else who needed to hear it.

[alvsstudies]

No I don't know how to introduce myself in the language I'm currently studying but I do know how to say "the teacher doesn't eat fish" so who's the real winner here

[grape-studies]

look what I dug out of the grave 🧟‍♀️

now let’s try this again y’all

がんばれ　がんばれ　( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[peoplehood-deactivated20211003]

🍲

A nice hot bowl of soup for my mutuals!

[luvly-grapes]

New playthrough series — corpse party 👻

[mar-studies]

sunday, 05.09.21

i studied korean this morning to be prepared for the next class (pls excuse my ugly handwriting haha)

i changed the prints on my wall a few weeks ago and i absolutely love this layout so much!

i need to write a protocol for my field internship (geländepratikum in german lol) next week but i think it is not too much work :)

[luvly-grapes]

if you were unaware, I changed my user from mooooooonu (mooooooonu-lngblr) to current. out with the old and in with the new 💛🧡💙believe it!💙🧡💛 lol we still stan our got7 kings though do not misunderstand ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

i just needed something ✨fresh✨ idk

[multilingualmarissa]

My claim to fame is that Richard Simcott liked this meme on Instagram I HAVE ARRIVED

[grape-studies]

The urge to study and learn is hitting me hard...like I thought as a college grad I would never wanna pick up another book but now I'm about to dust off my old Japanese language books and start practicing again! (took a break from Japanese to learn Korean, stopped when college was too stressful and depression was intense, and now I wanna go back to Japanese lol) Maybe I'll revive this account....who knows.

[odinsblog]

Cuba’s Abdala Vaccine is 92% Effective

Clinical trials on Cuba’s vaccine candidate, Abdala, have demonstrated a 92.28% effectiveness rate in its three dose application, making it one of the world’s most effective vaccines against Covid-19.

The news follows an announcement over the weekend by scientists of the Finlay Vaccine Institute, who reported an initial 62% efficacy of Cuba’s Soberana 02 vaccine.

The news was broken by journalist Leticia Martinez Hernandez who posted via Twitter, “The effectiveness with three doses of #Abdala is 92.28%. The scientist Marta Ayala has just informed President @DiazCanelB.”

Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel also confirmed the news, stating that “In less than 48 hours, Cuban scientists have given our heroic people, who are resisting the criminal blockade exacerbated in a pandemic, two overwhelming results. In two days we will denounce the blockade to the world, counting on two of our own vaccines. #SomosCuba #CubaViva”

Diaz Canel added, “Hit by two pandemics (#COVID19 and #Blockade), our scientists from Finlay and CIGB, have surpassed all obstacles and have given us two very effective vaccines: #SOBERANA02 and #Abdala. I think of Martí, who wrote that it is not intelligence received casually that gives man honor, but the way he uses it and saves it. There is only one way to endure and that is to serve. Above all, I think of Fidel, who did so much for Science and Medicine at the service of Humanity. He said: Everyone who has a vocation for health, I invite you to study … There is a huge world that is in need of you.“

The efficacy of Abdala places it above other vaccines such as Oxford/AstraZeneca which is 85-90% effective.

(continue reading)

[polyglottraveler]

100 reasons to learn a foreign language

1) To travel

2) To communicate with people from other countries

3) To make friends from other countries

4) To study abroad

5) To find a job or an internship abroad

6) To read books in their original language

7) To watch movies and TV shows with the original voices

8) To understand music in other languages

9) To discover and understand new cultures

10) To understand new words and idioms, which means that you will have new ways of expressing yourself

11) To discover new foods and recipes from all over the world

12) To have more job opportunities

13) To get a better job, with more possibilities

14) To understand the world a bit better

15) To watch the news or read newspapers in another language, so that you can gain other information and see the world from another point of view

16) To learn traditions and customs from other countries

17) To be more open-minded

18) To train your brain

19) To have a new challenge

20) To avoid illnesses such as Alzheimer or dementia

21) To brag to your friends and family about being bilingual

22) To meet your soulmate from another country

23) To have more youtube content to watch

24) To make your parents / family proud

25) To learn the language of your ancestors

26) To learn the native language of your partner

27) To learn the native language of your best friend

28) To give yourself a reason to watch cartoons

29) To be able to watch Disney movies in different languages

30) To learn more about history, geography and geopolitics 

31) To be able to sing in more than one language

32) To raise bilingual children

33) To be able to help lost tourists in your city

34) To be able to ask for help when you’re lost in a foreign city

35) To not have regrets later

36) To be able to read more resources when you’re researching for an essay

37) To become a more interesting person

38) To have something to do in your free time

39) To meet more interesting people

40) To see your culture from another perspective

41) To be a traveler, not a tourist

42) To be able to bargain the prices when you’re traveling

43) To escape from tourist traps

44) To share amazing experiences with the locals  

45) To become more creative

46) To read memes from different countries

47) To become a citizen of the world

48) To laugh at how crazy your native language and your native culture is

49) To laugh at how hard your target language is

50) To understand jokes in another language

51) To participate more efficiently and responsively in a multi-cultural world

52) To teach your native language abroad

53) To learn to respect everyone and human nature

54) To appreciate cultural diversity

55) To help immigrants who arrive in your country and don’t speak the language yet

56) To watch sports competitions in another language

57) To understand all the Eurovision’s song

58) To be proud of yourself when you master a new aspect of your target language

59) To appreciate the variations of dialects of a foreign language

60) To get a tattoo in a foreign language

61) To volunteer abroad

62) To watch Netflix TV shows from other countries

63) To go from hearing random songs to hearing a language you understand

64) To learn how to make new sounds

65) To improve your CV

66) To say a secret out loud to a friend and have no one else understand you

67) To understand people speaking a foreign language on the bus

68) To be more open and tolerant

69) To always have something new to share

70) To become a better version of yourself

71) To say yes to more adventures

72) To learn how to greet people in tons of different ways

73) To talk to your pets in another language

74) To feel like you’re traveling in time

75) To make foreigners feel welcome in your country

76) To learn how to read and write in a foreign alphabet

77) To read street signs in other countries

78) To learn how to swear in another language

79) To help deaf people fit in society it you’re learning a sign language

80) To learn while you’re young

81) To learn while you have time

82) To read poems in their original language

83) To have people tell you that you have a cute accent

84) To become an inspiration for other language learners

85) To speak more languages than your friends and family

86) To stand out from the crowd

87) To help save an endangered language

88) To learn more about linguistics

89) To grow as a person

90) To help people who are struggling with your native language or target languages

91) To translate crazy phrases on Duolingo

92) To talk with kids who don’t speak your native language

93) Because learning languages is an epic adventure

94) Because so many languages will sound good to your ears

95) Because it’s fun

96) Because it’s rewarding

97) Because the language learning community is amazing

98) Because there’s no reason not to learn languages

99) Because you won’t regret it

100) Because you don’t actually need a reason

Hope you guys like it and agree with it :) Add more reasons if you want!

[studykorean101]

Korean Slang/Common Expressions:

This is a list of all the slang that I know and have used when speaking Korean. But this isn’t a full list of all slang in Korean. There are tons that I don’t know, but I will guarantee, that if you use these to a Korean person, they will most likely be surprised that a foreigner knows Korean slang. Without further adieu, let’s go! 

Food: ♡ 일차 - first round ♡ 이차 - second round ♡ 삼차 - third round ♡ 맛점 - delicious lunch ♡ 아점 - brunch (아침 + 점심) ♡ 맥날 - mcdonalds ♡ 스벅 - starbucks ♡ 먹방 - mukbang (aka eating show)

People: ♡ 남사친 - friend who’s a guy (남자 + 사람 + 친구) ♡ 여사친 - friend who’s a girl ♡ 남친 - boyfriend (남자친구) ♡ 여친 - girlfriend ♡ 붕어빵 - two people who look alike (kind of like doppelgänger) ♡ 변태 - pervert (usually used for older men) ♡ 몸짱 - great body (direc. body best) ♡ 얼짱 - great face (direc. face best) ♡ 금사빠 - someone who falls easily ♡ 바람둥이 - player

Expressions: ♡ 짱! - amazing! ♡ 아싸! - yay! ♡ 헐 - oh my god… ♡ 대박 - awesome! ♡ 우와 / 와 - wow! ♡ 아! - ouch! ♡ 어머 - oh my

Feelings: ♡ 꿀잼 - really funny (재밌어요) ♡ 노잼 - not funny ♡ 웃프다 - funny but sad ♡ 근자감 - a lot of self confidence ♡ 멘붕 - mental breakdown ♡ 케미 - chemistry (for lovebirds)

Other: ♡ 낼 - tomorrow ♡ 짐 - now ♡ 담 - next ♡ 첨 - first ♡ 넘 - very  ♡ 좀 - a little ♡ 울 - we ♡ 걍 - just ♡ 어케 - how ♡ 글고 - and ♡ 젤 - most, best ♡ 먄 - sorry ♡ 글쿤 - I see ♡ 알써 - I understand ♡ 몰겠어 - I don’t know

[diamondkspace]

1. 오다: to come 2. 마시다: to drink 3. 먹다: to eat 4. 주다: to give 5. 가다: to go 6. 듣다: to hear 7. 배우다: to learn 8. 만들다: to make 9. 앉다: to sit 10. 자다: to sleep 11. 씻다: to wash 12. 쓰다: to write 13. 울다: to cry 14. 갖다: to have 15. 웃다: to laugh 16. 보다: to see 17. 일어나다: to get up 18. 걷다: to walk 19. 춤추다: to dance 20. 만나다: to meet 21. 공부하다: to study 22. 운전하다: to drive 23. 사다: to buy 24. 읽다: to read 25. 주문하다: to order 26. 입다: to wear 27. 찍다: to take (picture) 28. 쓰다: to wear (hat, eyewear) 29. 신다: to wear (shoes, socks) 30. 빌리다: to borrow, lend 31. 전화하다: to telephone 32. 말하다: to talk, speak 33. 가르치다: to teach 34. 기다리다: to wait 35. 걸다: to call, dial 36. 청소하다: to clean 37. 타다: to ride 38. 나가다: to exit 39. 들어오다: to enter 40. 물어보다: to ask 41. 필요하다: to need 42. 도와주다: to help 43. 열다: to open 44. 닫다: to close 45. 일하다: to work 46. 쉬다: to rest 47. 운동하다: to exercise 48. 생각하다: to think 49. 알다: to know 50. 모르다: to not know 51. 요리하다: to cook 52. 끓이다: to boil 53. 썰다: to chop, slice 54. 튀기다: to deep fry 55. 재다: to measure, weigh 56. 섞다: to mix, blend 57. 굽다: to roast, grill, bake 58. 볶다: to fry 59. 급다: to grill 60. 휘젓다: to stir 61. 하다: to do 62. 있다: to have 63. 없다: to not have 64. 이야기하다: to talk, chat 65. 연습하다: to practice 66. 묻다: to ask 67. 내다: to pay 68. 살다: to live 69. 죽다: to die 70. 태어나다: to be born 71. 사랑하다: to love 72. 좋아하다: to like 73. 싫어하다: to hate, dislike 74. 결혼하다: to marry 75. 축하하다: to congratulate 76. 걱정하다: to worry 77. 약속하다: to promise 78. 거짓말하다: to lie 79. 고백하다: to confess 80. 찾다: to find, to look for 81. 준비하다; to prepare 82. 가지다: to have 83. 기억하다: to remember 84. 꿈꾸다: to dream 85. 시작하다: to start 86. 끝나다: to finish 87. 보내다: to send 88. 사용하다: to use 89. 팔다: to sell 90. 싸우다: to fight 91. 대답하다: to answer 92. 소개하다: to introduce 93. 출발하다: to depart 94. 도착하다: to arrive 95. 벗다: to undress, take off clothes 96. 이기다: to win, defeat 97. 지다: to lose, be defeated 98. 서두르다: to hurry, rush 99. 사랑에 빠지다: to fall in love 100.죄송하다: to be sorry.

(Instead of the 30 Korean verbs/adjectives I said to post, I prefer this “100 most useful korean verbs” by SydneytoSeoul)