Next on my reading list: "The murderer is there"
次の読む本は「殺人犯はそこにいる」です!本当に楽しみにしています。こんなジャンルの本が大好きで、熱心的に読みます!

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Next on my reading list: "The murderer is there"
次の読む本は「殺人犯はそこにいる」です!本当に楽しみにしています。こんなジャンルの本が大好きで、熱心的に読みます!
Can't afford FluentU? Here's a free alternative!
There's an awesome website called captionpop that you can find YouTube videos with timed subtitles! You can find everything from music videos to variety channels and more. I honestly can't thank this website enough, it's going to help me a lot. (No, this isn't sponsored.) Give it a try! It features English, French, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, but has videos available in almost any language you can imagine.
Me, resorting to Google translate's advice for my future career
저는 뭐할 것이에요?
どうしよっか…
我该怎么办
Some Useful Words for Operating a Smartphone in Korean
잘라내기 - jallanaegi - cut (text)
복사 - boksa - copy (text)
봍여넣기 - botyeoneohgi - paste (text)
무음 - mueum - silent (ringer)
진동 - jindong - vibrate (ringer)
소리 - suli - sound (ringer)
소리 및 진동 - suli mit jindong - sounds and vibration (settings menu item)
방해금지 - banghaegeumji - do not disturb mode
세로 - selo - length (screen orientation)
취소 - chuiso - cancel
적용 - jeokyong - apply
연결 - yeonkyeol - connection (internet and Bluetooth)
알림 - allim - alarms/alerts
General Language Learning Resources (Free!)
Beginner!
Memrise - A good source for vocabulary lists. Very good spaced repetition system for remembering words and short phrases. Offers courses in almost any language imaginable, and you can make your own. I still use it, although I don't recommend it for sentences.
Anki - This is what I use for sentence/grammar memorization. The spaced repetition is more customizable, and there isn't a time limit on reviews. Great for long sentences or phrases. The Android app is free, but I don't believe the iOS version is free. You can use it on desktop, though.
Mango languages - it doesn't teach you writing systems, but I highly recommend it if you know the writing system of the language you are learning, or if it's written in romanized letters. It will teach you useful phrases.
Duolingo - Great for European languages. The Japanese course got added too late into my study for me to get much use out of it. I don't really like how it works for Japanese. But for Spanish and other languages like that, it's a good jumping board.
Make sure you have dictionaries and keyboards installed for your target language!
Intermediate!
I highly suggest you continue using Memrise and Anki at least. Keep increasing your overall knowledge.
Now is the time for you to start conversing in your target language(s), so take a look at these.
Hellotalk - A great app for meeting language exchange partners. But you're limited to one language at a time unless you have the paid membership.
Tandem - This is a great app, you can meet lots of people who speak languages you want to learn. You don't have a set number of languages you are restricted to. Feel free to be adventurous. The only con is that it may take a while for your application to be approved.
It might seem like too much at this stage, but I highly, highly suggest setting your phone to your main target language. Start learning how to function in that language through using your phone.
Look into your favorite music genre, but in your target language.
Advanced!
Start using applications and websites natives would use.
Make vocabulary lists from news articles in your target language
Try using social media people that speak your target language.
For Japanese, I suggest LINE for social media and NHK in Japanese for news.
Try reading articles online in your target language.
Google things in your target language.
Make sure your phone is in your target language! I can't stress enough how much this helps you get used to being around the language.
Have a wonderful day/night, and good luck with your studies! If you have any questions or requests, shoot me a message or send an ask, please!
簡単な挨拶!(Simple Greetings)
会ったばかり時に使える言葉・Words you can you when you just met
はじめまして!- hajimemashite! - Nice to meet you! lit. It's the first time!
よろしくおねがいします! - yoroshiku onegaishimasu - Sort of like "Nice to meet you", but it's said after you introduce yourself. lit. "Please treat me well!"
お名前は何ですか? - onamae wa nan desu ka? - What's your name?
私の名前は~です。 - watashi no namae wa (name) desu. - My name is ~.
何歳ですか? - nansai desu ka? - How old are you?
私は~歳です。- watashi wa ~ sai desu. - I am ~ years old.
普通に使える言葉・Words you can use normally
おはようございます - ohayou gozaimasu - Good morning.
こんにちは - konnichiwa - Good afternoon.
こんばんは - konbanwa - Good evening.
調子はどうですか? - choushi wa dou desu ka? - How are you? lit. "How is your condition? 元気ですか? - genki desu ka? - Are you well? (Usually used after not seeing someone for a long time, or in things like letters.)
Thank you for taking the time to read this list! I hope that people just beginning to study the language will find this useful. If you have any requested vocabulary lists, feel free to shoot me a message. Have a wonderful day!
Who's up for a challenge?
I just started learning a new language and I want to kick this off with a daily challenge to keep myself motivated. I'm starting out strong and quickly picking up vocabulary, so this might be a bit extreme for some. But I want to see what your goals are!
My daily objectives:
Learn at least 50 words in Korean.
Learn at least 2 new grammar rules of Korean.
Review at least 100 words of each language, unless already caught up.
Devote more time to languages
Write at least one paragraph in Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese every morning and night.
Listen to music in the language I'm currently studying to enhance listening and pronunciation.
Feel free to tell me about your goals/challenge you want to set up! I want to meet more people in this community.
My most helpful hint for language learning is...?
Focus on vocabulary. You need grammar, yes. But if you only know simple grammar such as “私は___です。”, “ 저는 ___입니다.”, “Yo soy ___” or 我是___”, you can make so many sentences if you learn more vocabulary in the beginning. Knowing basic sentence structure and simple vocabulary is imperative to your knowledge of any language. But without the vocabulary to back it up, you can’t really use the grammar you have learned.
I’ve recently started learning Korean, and I’ve found the process to be similar to how it was when I started Chinese. Even though I don’t know complex grammar yet, knowing more vocabulary is helping me understand much more of the language than I would without focusing on words.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not telling you to throw out any grammar books, or delete your bookmarks to your favorite grammar resource. That’s far from what I’m trying to tell you guys.
Just remember when you start learning, vocabulary is the foundation that your knowledge is built on. Don’t be too hard on yourself for not understanding complex grammar. Take your time, and focus on the words. Even native speakers learned words before they learned proper sentence structure.