Languages

[languagelesbien]

I started studying japanese again and i think im doing really well! Im starting to pick up on the patterns of sentences and understand them with ease. I would also like to pick up another language but i dont want to distract from japanese, and i dont even know what other language i would do

[lagom-languages-deactivated2022]

growing up means realising that most of those “polyglot speaks 10+ languages” videos are actually just people who speak 1-3 languages and can say basic memorised phrases in 7 others

[malteseboy]

me: *makes slight progress in target language*

[coralstudiies]

chinese notes :0

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[reclaimthebindi]

Here’s a masterpost of resources to aid in learning South Asian languages! This is by NO means comprehensive. A very limited number of languages are represented here. This search was really frustrating because the more I looked, the more I realized how many dozens of South Asian languages are simply not represented or their existence acknowledged. If you have any resources/languages you’d like to me to add, please let me know! 

Assamese iLanguage

Balochi Balochi Basics UChicago Resource List

Bengali Everyday Language Learner King’s College Resources Bengali Masterlist

Brahui Overview Common Phrases (1) Common Phrases (2)

Burmese Cornell Burmese Resources University of London Resources

Bumthang Grammar (1) Grammar (2) 

Chakma Mastersite

Dari King’s College Resources

Dhivehi General Overview Primary Grade Resources

Dzongkha Vocabulary Grammar

Dimasa Grammar

Dogri Overview

Halbi Script/Language

Hindi/Urdu WUSTL Hindi-Urdu Resources  HindiUrdu.net Hindi-Urdu Flagship Resources Columbia Hindi-Urdu Resources

Hindko Overview

Ho Swarthmore Resources Farsi Virtual Persian Resource Masterlist (1) Resource Masterlist (2)

Garo Overview

Gondi Mastersite

Gujarati King’s College Resources Language Reef Gujarati Learner Gujarati Masterlist

Gurung Video Series

Jingpho Grammar

Kannada UofIowa Resources Language Reef

Kashmiri Mastersite

Khams Tibetan Language Materials

Kharia Kharia-English Dictionary 

Khasi Learning Basic Khasi

Kurukh Kurukh Grammar

Kokborok Learn Kokborok

Konkani  Language Reef Literature Resources Common Phrases 

Lepcha Grammar (1) Grammar (2) Basic Phrases

Maithili Maithili Sentence Structure Background and Linguistics

Malayalam UofIowa Resources Common School Phrases

Manipuri  Common Phrases  Language Reef

Marathi iLanguage

Mishing Grammar

Nepali Nepali: Beginner’s Primer NepalGo NepaliLanguage.org UofIowa Resources Nepali Masterlist (1) Nepali Masterlist + MP3 Lessons (2)

Nyishi Grammar

Odia Resource Masterlist 

Pashto King’s College Resources

Punjabi LearnPunjabi.org King’s College Resources Shina Grammar Overview Grammar and Vocab

Sindhi Sindhi Masterlist

Sinhala  Sinhala Basic Course  AISLS Sinhala Studies Sinhala/Tamil Dictionary

Sora Swarthmore Talking Dictionary

Tamang Writing Tamang

Tamil  Tamil Reader/Grammar AISLS Tamil Resources

Telugu Learning Telugu UofIowa Resources Columbia Resources

Tibetan Emory Resources Tibetan Masterpost (1) Tibetan Masterpost (2) English-Tibetan Dictionary

Tshangla Overview

Tulu Common Phrases (1) Common Phrases (2) Common Phrases (3) Common Phrases (4)

Apps Mango Languages (Bengali, Dari, Dzongkha, Farsi, Hindi, Malayalam, Pashto, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu) Livemocha (Farsi, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu)  Duolingo (Hindi) 

Other Resources So You Want to Learn a Language? (has resources on a ton of languages!) Digital South Asia Library Digital Dictionaries of South Asia (this resource is awesome!) UChicago Recommended Resources Omniglot (has some basic info for a lot of languages) Languages of India Mastersite

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language learning made easy

I’ve summarized professor  Alexander Arguelles’ video, because I think this is crucial for language learning. 

There is no magic trick that will help you become fluent in 1 month, but there are very effective approaches to learning a new language and if you combine them, you will surely become fluent.

If you’re learning a new language, the most important thing you need to consider is – what type of language learner are you? 

1. If you:

have a more deductive approach, which means that you’re better at listening to and observing the language first and learning through that, rather than starting with plain grammar points from a textbook

have a fair degree of intuition

like to observe a phenomenon

feel somewhat comfortable with ambiguity for a while, until things become clear

are someone who can feel comfortable being corrected when they realize they were wrong, rather than getting confused and frustrated because they went down an initial path that turned out not to be correct (so you actually learn from being corrected and you don’t get confused by it)

then, these manuals are best suited for you: the Assimil Language Series, the Linguaphone Series, the Cortina Methods.

2. If you:

have a desire to have things explained to you beforehand in a nice and clear way

have a logical and analytical mind (which is usually the product of education in general)

have a need for a systematic approach (basically if you’re most comfortable with a book which is going to introduce the grammar according to an agreed set of methods or an organized plan)

then, you should try out some of these manuals: the Hugo Series, the Made Simple Series, the Teach Yourself Series, the Buske Series. 

3. PAY ATTENTION TO PATTERNS!!!

the most important part are the patterns of a language

no matter what type of language learner you are, I think it’s really clever to incorporate this method into you learning. 

a language is actually made up of patterns which constantly repeat themselves and that is THE KEY TO FLUENCY

repeating the patterns over and over again, until they become natural, until you no longer have to conjugate the verbs in your head before speaking

when you become really good with patterns, your sentences will come out naturally, and patterns are what will get you to fluency

I’ve provided the links, where you will find a review of the books, so that you can have an idea of what they look like. You can find most of these on amazon.

There is also an amazing blog on here, which provides free books, and I think that you can find half of these series for free there.  @lovelybluepanda

[nordic-language-love]

Teaching yourself a language is weird because you’ll have no trouble reading news articles on politics and health and world news but then someone will ask you about your daily routine and you’ll realise you don’t know the verb “to get up”

[languagelesbien]

Im a bit frustrated by my inability to find more langauge learning resources. Even when i find good ones, once i stop studying consistently i just dont go back to them

[helplessgermanstudent]

How to know which language level you’re at and tips for improving your skills - divided by proficiency level!

These are all my personal thoughts and experiences from reaching a proficient level in one language, and an intermediate in another!! Feel free to correct me or add whatever you wish<3

 1. A0 - Knowledge Level: Nothing

At this stage, you have absolutely no knowledge or very little knowledge about a language. My advice is to start out slow: the alphabet, pronunciation rules, basic pronouns, colors, etc. At this point, there’s not much you can improve on (Reading/Writing, Listening and Speaking) since you’ve got no actual knowledge to expand upon. Try apps like Duolingo, have fun with translating words such as your favorite animal, plant, or swear word. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself at this point, it’s all in good fun! Try starting a notebook in which you write down new words, (i.e. all of them) or watching a couple videos on Youtube, even if you don’t understand much.

2. A1 - Knowledge Level: Just a Bit

This is when you slowly exit the stage of “is this even a language” and enter the “beginner” world. You know a couple basic verbs (to be, to have, eat, sleep, walk, talk, etc) and some sets of basic nouns/pronouns. (weekdays, months, numbers, colors, objects you find around the house, and all that fun jazz.) You can string together a couple sentences you’ve heard twenty times on Duolingo! Regardless of the fact that “The boys drink milk” is not really something you’ll need in irl conversation, it’s good that you’re getting familiar. By this time, you should start looking into proper grammar rules such as verb terminations, tenses, noun declinations, pronouns, etc. Children’s books are a good way to learn a lot of stuff you’d need. The language is simple and it goes straight to the point, which is the only type of writing you understand, mostly. Right now, speaking is not really an option aside from learning to pronounce words right. Listening, on the other hand, can be done really easily! If you find that Youtube channels in your target language are boring or too hard to understand, music is the way to go. You’re especially lucky if you’re a Disney fan, because most of their songs are easy to remember and are dubbed in a lot of languages, so have fun with finding what fits you best!

3. A2 - Knowledge Level: Basic/Preliminary

Now we’re beginning to see some major improvements. You pick up words easier, you can read almost perfectly even if you don’t understand everything, and you can form really basic sentences by yourself. For speaking, by now you should be able to say your name, the place you live in, and maybe talk about your hobbies or your favorite stuff! It depends on if you’ve worked with a teacher until now or not, so don’t worry if you’re still struggling. As a stepping stone between beginner and intermediate, this level can either be the one when you slowly improve or make a really big jump in your skills. Listening to songs and youtube videos should be easier, but nobody is expecting you to actually comprehend everything. As for vocabulary and reading, learning new words should come more intuitively by now, but again, you’re still in the early days. Writing is still something that can be difficult, so try maybe linking a couple sentences together to make a short story and translating some simple texts. But it you don’t find it difficult, writing a hundred words once a couple days may be the way to go.

4. B1 - Knowledge Level - Intermediate

Finally, we’ve reached the intermediate stage! By now you should be able to hold very basic conversation and reveal information about yourself. You should be able to pick up words you know from the people around you, and understand mostly everything if spoken slowly and clearly to. Reading light books or magazines should be challenging but okay, while you should be able to remember certain words without making too big of an effort. By this stage, active learning is still essential, as you probably have a lot more ahead in your language learning journey. I encourage you to write short stories or several sentences about your day in a diary, depending on what works for you. Watching Youtube videos should be something you do often, because it improves listening skills greatly and gets you accustomed to informal speech patterns and filler words.

5. B2 - Knowledge Level - Advanced Intermediate

Yay! You have officially reached the advanced intermediate stage! You should be able to hold everyday conversation without too big of a headache, listening probably isn’t a breeze for you but still, if you watch a basic youtube video you can pretty much get all of it. YA books should be a regular part of your reading, since they’re not too hard to comprehend but still a good reading exercise. Vocabulary probably isn’t a bother anymore, since you know most of the words you need and the ones you don’t, you hear them once or five times and they stick to you. At this level you can probably write some basic fanfiction, or anything that doesn’t require advanced language skills but is still challenging. Congrats! You’re almost at an advanced level!

6. C1 - Advanced

If you’re still here, means you’ve got a strong sense of dedication. C1 is the advanced level, where you have pretty much everything that you need to comfortably live your life in a country which speaks your target language. If you’re already here and most of the above things seem far, far away to you, then maybe it’s time to get down on some serious reading. Look up local classics, or contemporary works that stimulate your mind. Writing essays, reviews, reports, etc, should be something you are able to do, as you have a good grasp on both formal and informal language, both literary concepts and idioms/phrasal verbs/slang. Listening should come easily, with the ability to understand everything that is spoken to you without worries, as long as they don’t have an alien accent. Speaking, too, should be a breeze by now, with everyday conversation being a piece of cake and more formal conversations not posing too big of a challenge. If you want to reach the next– and last– level, it can be done through thorough preparation of skills that are usually required by exams or for language-related jobs. If you don’t care about either of these, congrats! You learned a language! 

7. C2 - Proficient

Long past fluency, you now wish to master a language, down to its very core and history. Pick up some of the big classics to read. Watch a bunch of those complicated videos explaining complicated concepts. Write poetry and prose,and speak to people in contexts which require more than the average range of vocabulary. If you’re still not satisfied, get a damn teacher. Tumblr can’t help you now.

[rinkodesu]

Hello friends! Many have asked why I suddenly decided to learn Spanish although I have said multiple times I wouldn’t (heh). Here are some of my reasons! My YouTube Instagram

[michelle-languages]

What about a Bullet Journal dedicated to language learning?

New post today! YAAAAY, I missed blogging sooooo much but I came back home to visit my parents.  You guys know, if you follow me on Instagram too, that I looooove the Bullet Journal method, I use it every day for my studies and right now for work too. So why not creating a new bullet journal only dedicated to language learning? Here’s what are the possible useful spreads I will create in the near future:

Yearly log: probably a vertical spread and for each month I will list the goals I want to reach in each language

Monthly log: a classic monthly log but with the days in the middle, on the left side I will list what are my daily goals and on the other one I will write what I actually did

Monthly tracker: for each day I’ll track how many hours or minutes I’ll spend for each language (color coding needed)

Level 10 fluency: for each language, I will list how much I feel fluent in each category (reading, writing, speaking, listening) from 1 to 10

Resources log: for each language, I will dedicate one page in order to list all the resources I use or I have in store and I’ll also track for which field it’s useful

Textbooks collection: for each language, I will list the textbooks, both physical and digital, I have 

Lag-podcasts collection: a list dedicated to languages podcasts I listen to and I will discover

Favorite Tumblr masterposts: you know that here on Tumblr there are tons and tons of very useful masterposts, so why not creating a collection for them in order to always remember them? 

What I learned this month: as the last page for one month, it would be nice to keep track of what you studied and understood

Website/Blog collection: I follow too many interesting blogs and sometimes I can’t even remember their names, this collection would be teeeeerribly useful for me

 Fluency tracker: let this Pinterest pic speak for me 

So guys what do you think about this idea? Would you like to see the #langbujo in a new article as soon as I will complete some pages and some spreads?  Stay tuned!! 

[chiazoa]

In honor of the new year, here is my simple tutorial for setting up and maintaining a language journal. I’ve made 3 so far using this method for spanish, french, and italian because it’s so simple. Disfruta y espero que logres sus metas de lengua este año! <3

What You’ll Need:

composition book

highlighters

flashcard(s)

black ink pen

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[staedtlers-and-stabilos]

There are three rules.

1. If you do not go after what you want, you will never have it. 

2. If you do not ask, the answer will always be no. 

3. If you do not step forward, you will remain in the same place. 

[languagelesbien]

My Polish is done for today so now i gotta do Dutch. Would anybody care if i posted daily or weekly updates on this??

[languagelesbien]

TOMORROW

[languagelesbien]

3 days until my challenge starts. Todays goal is to finish making my polish curriculum. I'm trying to make sure I can make weekly goals in my time allotted, and have extra time if needed. My goals in polish will be to accomplish a little less than in dutch, but it's still a lot