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[halazoon-studies]

salaam!

welcome to my langblr! my name is naïma. i speak english and irish, and im learning arabic, chinese and french. i learn french in school and im learning arabic (darija) to speak with my family in algeria. i am muslim and autistic! i have another blog just for spam, @sexxyseabass , but this blog will be focused on just languages!

i am under 18, so please don't interact if u post 18+ content. thank you!

[halazoon-studies]

ive learnt so many small words from a few days using memrise, would really recommend it!

[sunscreenstudies]

How to Start a New Language

1. Research: Be sure to look up the basics about any language before starting, such as the amount of speakers, countries, alphabet, origins, family, etc. This will give you a basic overall grasp of the history of your language and will help you know what to expect. It’s also super helpful if you happen to be stuck between two languages but can only learn one!

2. Duolingo: Goes without saying; this is a free and interactive app/website that gives you upper beginner/lower intermediate language skills (A2/B1 CEFR). It also allows you to fully suss out your language and if you end up hating it, then at least you haven’t spent a fortune on books yet!

3. Write: Start writing from day one. Yep. Day One. Even if you only know three words, three verbs, and three pronouns, that’s twenty-seven entire sentences that you can now write! Keep a journal, a diary, write your shopping list or about what you had for lunch, a conversation with a friend, your language goals, books you want to read or have read, anything!

4. Goals: Learn one phrase, three grammar points, and five new words every time you study your language. After that, set whatever goals you want! You learn only what you choose to learn. If you want to be fluent/C1 level after three months, then go for it! Equally, if you want to learn just enough to become a beginner/A1 after three years, then that’s okay too!

5. Aural: Don’t underestimate the importance of listening! This is a big one, because it doesn’t matter how quickly you can translate texts, or how easily you keep a diary, if you can’t listen to a slow speaking video in your language without blanking, it’s only going to get worse. Look up videos, podcasts, music, anything that will help you improve your listening and pronunciation skills, as well as get a grasp on how natives speak!

6. MiscHours: Small moments throughout the day when you do nothing mind draining: These are what I like to call Miscellaneous Hours. Brushing your teeth, showering, sitting on the bus, waiting for the elevator, lying in bed at night waiting for Metamorphosis to carry you away… These are moments you can take advantage of, either by running through language rules/vocab in your head, or talking outloud to yourself. if you don’t know a word, make a mental (or physical) note of it and look it up later!

7. Numbers: Learn numbers before you learn how to count and learn how to count before you learn how to tell the time. Most people skip the basic one, two, three, when starting a new language, and honestly I don’t blame them, but numbers come up so so often in everyday life that it’s crucial for you to master them early on!

8. Watch: Find a tv show in your target language and start watching it from day one, using subtitles in both your chosen language and in your native language! Yes, you won’t understand a single damn thing in the beginning, but you’ll be surprised how quickly you start to pick things up just based on context alone. Search for kids youtube videos, change your netflix language settings, or download extensions like this one!

9. Dictionary: Find a good online dictionary before you start anything. Preferably, find one that also gives the grammar behind verbs/nouns. For a lot of languages, the gender of nouns are difficult to remember, so learning whether a word is masc./fem./neu. from day one is important!

10. Read: Find children’s books in your new language, either online or a physical copy, and start reading. At the start, you’ll underline pretty much everything, but soon you’ll start to guess the meaning of words based on context, and as words appear again and again, you’ll subconsciously begin to learn them! It’s an easy way to pick up new vocab and see grammar rules in action!

[averwonders]

It's about time people need to stop thinking of dialects and accents (especially minority and rural ones) as a judging factor or something to mock. People shouldn't have to feel ashamed, humiliated, insecure or fear of being judged for having a hint of their native dialect/accent while speaking the standard version of a language or even speaking in them completely at a new place.

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favorite language learning resources

duolingo- a lot of language learners have issues with it but it’s good to get a base on the language and they’re always adding new languages!

memrise- good for vocabulary and memorizing, they have a wide list of languages

babbel- really effective if you want to learn how to communicate with people or get around, costs money for the full version but they have sales all the time

hellotalk- language exchange app, i’ve had really good experiences with this app, the only downside is that you have to pay to select more than one language you want to learn

tandem- similar to hellotalk, i like it slightly less but it allows you to choose as many languages as you want!

forvo- you can listen to native speakers pronounce things! it’s amazing!

ipachart- interactive chart with the international phonetic alphabet

wordreference- online dictionary for french, spanish, german, italian, portuguese, dutch, swedish, russian, polish, romanian, czech, greek, turkish, chinese, japanese, korean, and arabic

bab.la- another online dictionary with 24 languages

linguee- really great for learning phrases and seeing words in context

omniglot- encyclopedia of writing systems and languages, really great for learning new writing systems & also basic phrases! also has links to other resources!

the great language game- game for testing listening comprehension to several dozen languages!

ba ba dum- fun vocabulary game

easy languages- youtube channel featuring native speakers speaking a variety of languages but mostly spanish, french, and german

wikitongues- youtube channel attempting to document every language in the world

languagepod101- offers podcasts and youtube videos in a wide variety of languages

verbix- verb conjugating website with a wide variety of languages

quizlet- flashcard website that’s great for compiling vocab lists

lingq- i’ve only used it a little but it seems helpful especially for beginners!

tunein- allows you to listen to radio in a variety of languages

wikipedia- they have thousands to millions of articles in various languages so it’s a great place to test your reading skills, and in addition you can read articles about the language you’re learning and get a grasp on the language’s structure and sound system

lyricstraining- allows you to learn languages using song lyrics, really helpful for comprehension

lang-8- you can post things and have native speakers correct them, and correct things from other people!

feel free to add!

[abernathyvalois]

feminine urge to Know Everything and speak 12 languages

[halazoon-studies]

.⋆｡⋆˚｡ 9 people i want to know better ⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆.

tagged by: @aspiringcrescent thank u (this is a side blog so i can't follow u back, sorry!)

last song: n/a i don't listen to music much

last show: i cannot remember

currently watching: ms marvel and kenobi

currently reading: nothing (give me book recs!

tagging: anyone who wants to participate!!

[halazoon-studies]

I JUST SIGNED UP FOR A CHINESE LANGUAGE SUMME4 SCHOOL I HOPE I GET IN

[halazoon-studies]

μαρκ???

[glowingforrest]

you know you start to get a language when you laugh at your first target-language meme

[halazoon-studies]

AND NOW I WANT TO LEARN GREEK

[somecleverreference]

I found a pun that works in both English and Spanish

Where do cats go when they die? Purrgatory.

¿De dónde van los gatos cuando mueren? Purgatorio.

[theload]

[waiting-unknown]

Dude it works also in Italian! ‘Dove vanno i gatti quando muoiono? Nel purGATTOrio’

[envahissantecapucine-deactivate]

could also work in french: “où vont les chats quand ils meurent? Au purCHATtoire”

[itsmealis]

IT ALSO WORKS IN PORTUGUESE

“Para onde os gatos vão quando morrem? Para o purGATOrio”

[thedinosaurprince]

WE HAVE ACHIEVED PEAK PUN

[learningtoacceptchange]

The pun heard ‘round the world. 

[jeremywhitley]

This is what we’ve all been waiting for.

[greymantledlady]

@kaitovsheiji sjsk

[halazoon-studies]

listening to smth in ur target language and u can actually understand what they're saying is the best feeling

[seiji-langs]

the urge to to explain a languages entire structure to someone if they so much as mention anything to do with the language

[studyweeks]

that moment when you’re speaking a foreign language and you suddenly realize that at one point all those sounds and words used to be meaningless but now you see them/hear them and you understand what’s going on and are able to react to them and hold a conversation idk that’s just wow

[halazoon-studies]

i started watching wandavision in french to help my listening comprehension (because it's absolutely awful)

ive already watched it in english before