really interesting how the "li" bit for forming questions, considered pretty archaic and poetic nowadays in Polish, seems to be a very standard question part in Balkan languages like Serbian or Croatian

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really interesting how the "li" bit for forming questions, considered pretty archaic and poetic nowadays in Polish, seems to be a very standard question part in Balkan languages like Serbian or Croatian
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Langblr community, if you're still there, please like/reblog, especially if you post about:
- Vietnamese
- Romanian
- Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian
- Japanese
- Tagalog
Basic Verbs in Vietnamese
là - to be
có - to have
làm - to do/make
đi - to go
ăn - to eat
uống - to drink
thích - to like
(nhìn) thấy - to see
xem / coi - to watch (note: the former is more common for Southern, the latter for Northern Vietnam)
nghĩ - to think
biết - to know
nói - to speak/say
nghe - to hear/listen
hiểu - to understand
học - to learn/study
đọc - to read
viết / ghi - to write
mở - to open
đóng - to close
bán - to sell
mua - to buy
thức ăn / đồ ăn - food
món ăn - dish
cơm - rice
bánh - general word for cake or bread
bánh mì - baguette sandwich
bánh ngọt - swet cake
mì - Chinese/wheat noodles
bún - rice vermicelli
thịt - meat
thịt bò - beef
thịt heo - pork
thịt gà - chicken
thịt vịt - duck
cá - fish
tôm - shrimp
canh - soup
hoa quả / trái cây - fruit (note: the former is more commonly used in Northern and the latter in Southern Vietnam)
rau - vegetable
phô mai / pho mát - cheese
trứng - egg
đường - sugar
muối - salt
(hạt) tiêu - pepper
thức uống / đồ uống - drink
nước - water
trà - tea
cà phê - coffee
nước ép - juice
sinh tố - smoothie
sữa - milk
rượu - alcohol
bia - beer
rượu vang - wine
nấu - to cook
chiên - to fry
ăn - to eat
uống - to drink
If you spot any mistakes, do let me know!
Learn Vietnamese online - Vietnamese food vocabulary - Vietnamese language lessons for beginners
Orientation time. 👏 Level up your Vietnamese knowledge with this super short lesson on cardinal points!🧭
back to basics
mostly free resources to help you learn the basics that i've gathered for myself so far that i think are cool
everyday
gcfglobal - about the internet, online safety and for kids, life skills like applying for jobs, career planning, resume writing, online learning, today's skills like 3d printing, photoshop, smartphone basics, microsoft office apps, and mac friendly. they have core skills like reading, math, science, language learning - some topics are sparse so hopefully they keep adding things on. great site to start off on learning.
handsonbanking - learn about finances. after highschool, credit, banking, investing, money management, debt, goal setting, loans, cars, small businesses, military, insurance, retirement, etc.
bbc - learning for all ages. primary to adult. arts, history, science, math, reading, english, french, all the way to functional and vocational skills for adults as well, great site!
education.ket - workplace essential skills
general education
mathsgenie - GCSE revision, grade 1-9, math stages 1-14, provides more resources! completely free.
khan academy - pre-k to college, life skills, test prep (sats, mcat, etc), get ready courses, AP, partner courses like NASA, etc. so much more!
aleks - k-12 + higher ed learning program. adapts to each student.
biology4kids - learn biology
cosmos4kids - learn astronomy basics
chem4kids - learn chemistry
physics4kids - learn physics
numbernut - math basics (arithmetic, fractions and decimals, roots and exponents, prealgebra)
education.ket - primary to adult. includes highschool equivalent test prep, the core skills. they have a free resource library and they sell workbooks. they have one on work-life essentials (high demand career sectors + soft skills)
youtube channels
the organic chemistry tutor
khanacademy
crashcourse
tabletclassmath
2minmaths
kevinmathscience
professor leonard
greenemath
mathantics
3blue1brown
literacy
readworks - reading comprehension, build background knowledge, grow your vocabulary, strengthen strategic reading
chompchomp - grammar knowledge
tutors
not the "free resource" part of this post but sometimes we forget we can be tutored especially as an adult. just because we don't have formal education does not mean we can't get 1:1 teaching! please do you research and don't be afraid to try out different tutors. and remember you're not dumb just because someone's teaching style doesn't match up with your learning style.
cambridge coaching - medical school, mba and business, law school, graduate, college academics, high school and college process, middle school and high school admissions
preply - language tutoring. affordable!
revolutionprep - math, science, english, history, computer science (ap, html/css, java, python c++), foreign languages (german, korean, french, italian, spanish, japanese, chinese, esl)
varsity tutors - k-5 subjects, ap, test prep, languages, math, science & engineering, coding, homeschool, college essays, essay editing, etc
chegg - biology, business, engineering/computer science, math, homework help, textbook support, rent and buying books
learn to be - k-12 subjects
for languages
lingq - app. created by steve kaufmann, a polygot (fluent in 20+ languages) an amazing language learning platform that compiles content in 20+ languages like podcasts, graded readers, story times, vlogs, radio, books, the feature to put in your own books! immersion, comprehensible input.
flexiclasses - option to study abroad, resources to learn, mandarin, cantonese, japanese, vietnamese, korean, italian, russian, taiwanese hokkien, shanghainese.
fluentin3months - bootcamp, consultation available, languages: spanish, french, korean, german, chinese, japanese, russian, italian.
fluenz - spanish immersion both online and in person - intensive.
pimsleur - not tutoring** online learning using apps and their method. up to 50 languages, free trial available.
incase time has passed since i last posted this, check on the original post (not the reblogs) to see if i updated link or added new resources. i think i want to add laguage resources at some point too but until then, happy learning!!
Seasons in Vietnamese
mùa: season
🍁mùa thu: Autumn
☃️mùa đông: Winter
🌷mùa xuân: Spring
☀️mùa hè: Summer
do you have any Vietnamese resources? also, I love you so much for compiling these lists thank you 😭😭
sure!!! :) 💓
textbooks:
Easy Vietnamese
Colloquial Vietnamese
Glossika Vietnamese (North)
other resources
Memrise Vietnamese courses (i really like memrise for learning vocab but i like the app better than the website bc the website times you and it’s stressful)
lessons from Northern Illinois University
VietnamesePod101 - they also have a youtube channel
YourVietnamese.com
LingoDeer is a great app/website for learning asian languages however it’s not free for the full website... but if you’re willing to spend any money, lingodeer has great reviews
Learn Vietnamese Language with Master Ling (app)
Bluebird Languages (app)
Mondly (app)
a Youtube Channel that teaches the Southern dialect
ReadLang - articles in Vietnamese
10 Simple Games and Exercises to Practise Your Vietnamese Skills (Fluent in 3 Months)
A Vietnamese-English dictionary
good luck!
Current language situation
I'm not much active on tumblr these days but since this langblr has always been my outlet for languages related content, lemme stop here and think about the current state of my linguistic journeys.
English
I'm not actively learning it anymore (as in, with vocab lists or textbooks) but I'm using it every day. At work, while studying, during free time. My relationship with English right now is a bit funny because even though I would consider myself bilingual at this point, I mostly use this language with other people for whom English is not the first language. And I've started making their mistakes too lol. And since I'm not studying anymore, it feels like my fluency is not of the same...quality, if that makes sense? It's become more colloquial, more natural perhaps, but less informed at the same time. I still like pretentious vocab and being able to navigate challenging texts so I think continuing to read in English is the best I can do to bring a sense of balance here.
French
My French IS getting rusty, no denying here. I got to a quite advanced level but there were some obstacles that I was never quite able to get through so I might have got discouraged. Reading and writing are still pretty okay, it's listening and speaking that are real challenges. And also lack of practice in general. I'm probably not going back to active learning any time soon but I don't want to let go of the work I did over the years. Watching a video or reading a piece of news every now and then would be a good refresh, I think. And I do know some native French speakers so I should definitely try to be more confident and attempt speaking French to them every once in a while.
Japanese
That's my main focus. I'm quietly thinking of taking JLPT N2 to really seal it at an advanced level but before I do that, I must study. New kanji are going pretty well, grammar is not bad either but I need more reading practice to really connect the dots into sentences.
Another aspiration for my Japanese is to be able to talk about more complex topics in a coherent way, not just having a vague understanding of them. I'm considering taking italki classes to talk about news, society, economics, etc. If I ever want to conduct ethnographic research in Japan, I need to communicate better.
Italian
At one point I somehow breezed through to B1 level (massive thanks to French here) but only in passive understanding, never in active communication. I still can understand quite a bit, but I've never been able to carry on in a real-life conversation. I think my actual level right now is a broken A1/A2 lol. I started studying because of music anyway, I just wanted to understand the lyrics. It would be nice to go back to it and refresh/build upon that knowledge but it's not really a priority for now.
Occasional dabblings
There was a short moment when I did basics in Russian but I wouldn't say I understand much, even though it's so close to Polish. I can read the cyrillic alphabet though.
I've had a long-standing infatuation with the Balkans, resulting in a lot of musical (again) discoveries and attempts at learning Serbian (I just figured it might be the best starting point for eventually understanding Croatian, Bosnian or Montenegrin. Plus I liked the Serbian cyrillic a lot, was somehow more user-friendly than Russian) but I didn't get very far with it. I might be back to those attempts because I have a trip to Montenegro coming later this year aaaand I'm excited for it!
Last year's trip to Romania resulted in brief dabbling into Romanian on Duolingo. It's such a fun language that has a lot in common with French and Italian so I wanted to know more on how it works. It was never meant to be regular learning though so it will stay as it is, I'm afraid.
I've had a similar fascination with Vietnamese more recently and while I think it would be incredibly cool to keep it up, I'm not sure if I'll manage to keep that flame going. For now, I'm just enjoying some videos and Duolingo but I don't dare speak - these tones are still wayyyy too intimidating haha
For anyone looking to learn Vietnamese, here is what I personally use:
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Apps
* Duolingo (yes, I said it. It's a good foundation.) Free -includes premium
* Drops (use topics that correlate with what you are already learning, good for retaining memory. Like flashcards but fun.) Free -includes premium
* Learn Vietnamese Speak, Listen (yes, that is the name of the app 😭. Really good for speaking/listening especially if you don't have anyone to practice with. Learn content that correlates with your Duo/Drops lessons.) Free -includes premium
Books
* Lonely Planet Vietnamese Dictionary (self explanatory, good for reference. Any dictionary works.) $$$ pricey / may be found in public library ✅
* Reading and Writing Vietnamese: A Workbook for Self-Study (found on Amazon here, covers basically everything needed for beginners) $$$ pricey
YouTube
* Tieng Viet Oi- Vietnamese Lessons (here)
* What the Pho (here)
* Vietglish Fun (here)
* Learn Vietnamese with Annie (here)
* Learn Vietnamese With SVFF (Southern Vietnamese. here)
Individual Video Recs:
*The Vietnamese Alphabet
*Vowel Pronunciation
* Vietnamese Tones
* Counting 1-10
* Travel Basics
* Accent Discrimination
Hope this helps. Vietnamese is hard, but I believe in you!!! 🇻🇳💖
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Overview:
Language Info
Pronunciation Dictonary
Writing System
Grammar & Courses
Clozemaster
DLI - Vietnamese Basic Course
DLI - Vietnamese General Material
DLI - Vietnamese Phonology
Duolingo Course
FSI - Vietnamese Basic Course 1
FSI - Vietnamese Basic Course 2
FSI - Vietnamese Familiarization Course
HelloWorld Lessons
Learning Vietnamese
Learn Tieng Viet
Learn through songs
Learn Viet Lessons
Listening practice
Memrise Courses
Polymath Lessons
Seasite Course Lessons
Slang and idioms
Survival Phrases Vietnamese
Vietnamese Pod101
Wikiversity Lessons
Wikibooks Vietnamese
Your Vietnamese Lessons
Youtube Learn Vietnamese With Annie
Dictionaries:
informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~duc/Dict
vdict.com
vietnamesedictionary.net
Books:
Assimil Vietnamese
Colloquial Vietnamese
Introduction
Pimsleur Vietnamese
Teach Yourself Vietnamese
Vietnamese Grammar
Media
voatiengviet
nguoi-viet
SBS Radio
Mango Languages App
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I picked up Vietnamese after meeting my lovely partner, who is an immigrant from Vietnam. Her language and culture is deeply tied to her, and I want to be able to share that with her. Not to mention their family only speaks Vietnamese, and I want to be able to make a connection and relationship with them without constantly relying on my partner to translate lol.
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今日、日本語能力試験の勉強の最初の一週間終わりました〜 今週もGREで忙しかったのであまり読んでないけど、今日、コーヒーが冷めないうちにの第2話の最初の30ページぐらい読んできた。
単語リスト、なんかすごい量になっちゃった… これから頑張って覚えなきゃ… うぅ…
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i've officially finished my first week of studying for the JLPT! i didn't read much this week since i was also busy with the GRE, but i but i made some time today to read the first 30 pages or so of the second part of before the coffee gets cold.
my vocab lists have gotten soooo long with all the reading and studying i've been doing... it's gonna be rough trying to memorize all of it... but i'll give it my best lol
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