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frenchlitclub

pardonner

/PahrDohNé/

-> to forgive

#vocabulary #french

selfcare-journey

What to do when you’re having a poor executive function day/been sitting in front of your computer for a few hours wondering why you can’t do your work:

1. Take a deep breath - Let out all that anxiety over the project you’re doing so you can think clearly

2. Pull up a clean sheet of paper and something to write with - You can use a fresh word doc, new page in your journal or planner or whatever else works for you, the idea is that after this you will have a physical list to look at to help keep you on task.

3. Identify your obstacles (i.e. What is keeping you from doing this task?) - For example: Is it scary? If so, why? Does it feel too hard? Is there something else that you feel needs to be done first? Write these down!

4. Plan how to overcome your obstacles - This can take some creativity and some thinking to best figure out how to overcome the obstacle. I’ve included examples below for potential plans.

Example 1:

Obstacle: I don’t know the best way to approach this task.

Plan: Brainstorm on paper ways that you might be able to approach this task. Google ways to accomplish this task. Review lecture notes or example homework problems on how to accomplish this task. Ask a friend/coworker/classmate how they might start the task. Write down everything you feel might be relevant until you feel like you know where to start and where to go.

Example 2:

Obstacle: This feels too big and overwhelming so I don’t want to do it.

Plan: Break down the tasks into smaller, tiny tasks. Make them as small as you need to make them feel manageable. Write down all these tasks check them off as you go.

Example 3:

Obstacle: I’m waiting for someone to get back to me with comments on this project but they’re taking too long.

Plan: Follow up with this person and identify what you can do without their comments. For example, if you’re waiting for someone to sent you a section of a project or paper, write your section to the best of your ability. Can you have someone else review this project and still get good feedback. Or tell yourself you’ll revise/edit your project and integrate their comments later when you get to them. Often when I identify what feels out of order, I can move past it or put it farther down my list so I’m no longer just stuck waiting.

5. Encourage yourself and commend yourself for filling in the gaps actively that your brain couldn’t do on it’s own today. - You’re doing a great job!

Sincerely,

A Graduate Student with Adult ADHD

#organization

magidioma

💡🇫🇷 Ça rentre par une oreille, ça ressort par l’autre

lit.: It goes in by one ear, it goes out by the other (ear)

→ When someone forgets an information immediatly after hearing it or beeing told.

Ex : Il est terrible cet enfant : tu peux lui dire tout ce que tu veux, ça rentre par une oreille et ça ressort par l’autre !

#r #french #this exists in arabic too :O

versenkt

go out and understand even if it is not aesthetically pleasing, read ebooks on your phone, learn languages that some seem to deem irrelevant, study a field people tell you is useless, take ugly notes, curse when you explain concepts back to yourself, study sitting at the kitchen table, make wonky flashcards, read things that interest you, eat takeout between study sessions, wear sneakers instead of oxfords, sweatpants when you’re sitting on the library floor, draw diagrams in cheap ballpoint pen, learn ‘imperfectly’.

it never matters like that.

#this! i used to spend way too much time worrying about the aesthetic #and i would spend hours trying to get cute notes instead of actually learning anything

aireina

would you prefer to learn French or Italian before you die?

the threatening aura of this message reads like it was sent by the duolingo owl

loveletter2you

do u have any advice for ppl who want to study linguistics and languages but couldnt afford to study it at school?? thanks if you answer this, have a great day

yeah! you can easily download textbooks online and study from them AND I do have a dropbox full of linguistics textbooks!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qm7x5dz8fu4bdlp/AADshTfRGZG5JZALkDV6wFlwa?dl=0

it includes phonetics/phonology, sociolinguistics, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, morphology, and etymology.

I also have another dropbox folder full of language textbooks:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tdm26h60ccl9pe1/AABg0B3mOGaWLG9Kfyuvut6wa?dl=0

As of Sep 20: Includes 76 textbooks including Arabic, ASL, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Welsh :)

#resources #!!!!!!!#linguistics #langblr

jaymestudy

Questions (Spanish)

who’s there?- Quién es?

what is your name?- Cómo te llamas?

what is your mother’s name?- Cómo se llama tu madre?

what is your father’s name?- Cómo se llama tu padre?

how do you spell your name?- Cómo se escribe tu nombre?

how are you?- Cómo estás?

where are you from?- De dónde vienes?

where do you live?- Dónde vives?

where were you born?- Dónde naciste tu?

how old are you?- Cuántos años tienes?

do you have brothers or sisters?- Tienes tú hermanos o hermanas?

do you have any pets at home?- Tienes animals en casa?

how many people are in your family?- Cuántas personas hay en tu familia.?

what is your phone number?- Cuál es su número de teléfono?

What time is it?- Qué hora es?

What day is today?- Qué día es hoy?

What day was yesterday?- Qué díafue ayer?

What day is tomorrow?- Qué día es mañana?

What is the date?- Cuál es la fecha de hoy?

When do you eat lunch?- A qué hora comes tú el almuerzo?

What is the weather like?- Qué tiempo hace?

How many are there?- Cuánto hay?

How much is that?- Cuánto es?

What color is this?- Qué color es?

What is your favorite color?- Cuál es tu color favorito?

What is this?- Qué es estos?

Do you have any questions?- Tiene algunas preguntas?

Do you understand?- Comprende?

Can you repeat that, please?- Me lo repite, por favor?

Do you speak english?- Hablas inglés?

where is it?- Dónde está?

Where are you going?- Adónde va usted?

Why is that?- Y eso. Por qué?

Why not?- Por qué no?

Whose is that?- De quién es eso?

What would you like?- Qué deseas?

Can you help me, please?- Puedes ayudarme, por favor?

Where is the bathroom?- Dónde está el baño?

#spanish #vocabulary #vocabulary list

languagessi-deactivated20210423

Every time you see this post on your dashboard you have to go learn one new word in your target language

study-well

Organising a Notebook:

I was looking at methods of keeping notebooks organised and I came across a really interesting blog post (source) that I want to share with you all. All of the pictures in this post come directly from the original blog post.

Make your entry into your notebook. In the example photographs, they have recorded a Chinese recipe.

Go to the back of the notebook and add a tag or title, e.g. “Chinese” on the left edge of the page.

Go back to the first page where the entry was, and on the same line number as you wrote “Chinese” make a black mark on the edge. You make this mark so that even when the notebook is closed, the mark is visible. After repeating this for various recipes, you now have various tags visible on the notebooks edge.

If you ever wanted to find a Chinese recipe, you simply look at the index, locate the label, and look along the visible edge which has been tagged as Chinese. Then just flick to each marked page.

You’re not limited to one tag per page. You could tag a page 2 or 3 times. So if you jot down a chicken stir fry you could tag it as “Chicken” and “Chinese”.

agonyofanuntoldstory

This could be very useful for organizing an Inspiration journal! Tag ideas for names, plots, titles, character bios, etc.!

ei-len

For those who keep their grimoire or book of shadows in a notebook, this might be a useful organizational tip!

ignescent

Analog #tagging

#wooow i love this #tips #organization

etymologeek.com shows you the origin of every word in just about any language you want. It provides a detailed description for the word with how it evolved throughout the years, along with graphs to show which words or languages it came from. As of right now, only some languages have the detailed descriptions, but the word origin graphs are available for all languages.

I found this VERY helpful when it came to memorizing French words that look and sound nothing like their English counterparts, because understanding the history helped me create a connection in my brain. I also found it really fascinating as someone who’s into linguistics, so even if you’re not necessarily looking for a way to memorize vocabulary lists, knowing the etymology of a word is pretty interesting.

#linguistics #langblr #french langblr #lingblr #etymology #tips #nee's posts #resources

matou-en-peluche

Let’s Learn French with the cat! (Part One) - Matou en Peluche

#french #resources

wonderful-language-sounds

Free Online Language Courses

Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos. You can always check the audit course or no certificate option so that you can learn for free.

American Sign Language

ASL University

Arabic

Arabic for Global Exchange (in the drop down menu)

Arabic Without Walls

Intro to Arabic

Madinah Arabic

Moroccan Arabic

Catalan Sign Language

Intro to Catalan Sign Language

Chinese

Beginner

Basic Chinese

Basic Chinese I. II, III, IV , V

Basic Mandarin Chinese I & II

Beginner’s Chinese

Chinese for Beginners

Chinese Characters

Chinese for HSK 1

First Year Chinese I & II

HSK Level 1

Mandarin Chinese I

Mandarin Chinese for Business

More Chinese for Beginners

Start Talking Mandarin Chinese

UT Gateway to Chinese

Chino Básico (Taught in Spanish)

Intermediate

Chinese Stories

Intermediate Business Chinese

Intermediate Chinese Grammar

Dutch

Introduction to Dutch

English

Online Courses here

Resources Here

Faroese

Faroese Course

Finnish

A Taste of Finnish

Basic Finnish

Finnish for Immigrants

Finnish for Medical Professionals

French

Beginner

AP French Language and Culture

Basic French Skills

Beginner’s French: Food & Drink

Diploma in French

Elementary French I & II

Français Interactif

French in Action

French for Beginners

French Language Studies I, II, III

French:Ouverture

Intermediate & Advanced

French: Le Quatorze Juillet

Passe Partout

La Cité des Sciences et de Industrie

Frisian

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in English)

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in Dutch)

German

Beginner

Beginner’s German: Food & Drink

Conversational German I, II, III, IV

Deutsch im Blick

Diploma in German

Rundblick-Beginner’s German

Advanced

German:Regionen Traditionen und Geschichte

Landschaftliche Vielfalt

Hebrew

Biblical Hebrew

Know the Hebrew Alphabet

Teach Me Hebrew

Hindi

A Door into Hindi

Business Hindi

Virtual Hindi

Icelandic

Icelandic 1-5

Indonesian

Learn Indonesian

Irish

Introduction to Irish

Italian

Beginner

Beginner’s Italian: Food & Drink

Beginner’s Italian I

Introduction to Italian

Italian for Beginners 1 , 2, 3 , 4 , 5, 6

Intermediate & Advaned

Intermediate Italian I

Advanced Italian I

La Commedia di Dante

Japanese

Genki

Japanese JOSHU

Japanese Pronunciation

Sing and Learn Japanese

Tufs JpLang

Kazakh

A1-B2 Kazakh (Taught in Russian)

Korean

Beginner

First Step Korean

How to Study Korean

Learn to Speak Korean

Pathway to Spoken Korean

Intermediate

Intermediate Korean

Nepali

Beginner’s Conversation and Grammar

Norwegian

Introduction to Norwegian

Norwegian on the Web

Portuguese

Curso de Português para Estrangeiros

Pluralidades em Português Brasileiro

Russian

Beginner

Easy Accelerated Learning for Russian

Advanced

Reading Master and Margarita

Russian as an Instrument of Communication

Siberia: Russian for Foreigners

Spanish

Beginner

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Basic Spanish for English Speakers

Beginner’s Spanish:Food & Drink

Fastbreak Spanish

Introduction to Spanish

Restaurants and Dining Out

Spanish for Beginners

Spanish for Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Spanish Vocabulary

Intermediate

Spanish:Ciudades con Historia

Spanish:Espacios Públicos

Advanced

Corrección, Estilo y Variaciones

Leer a Macondo

Spanish:Con Mis Propias Manos

Spanish: Perspectivas Porteñas

Swedish

Intro to Swedish

Swedish Made Easy 1, 2, & 3

Ukrainian

Read Ukrainian

Ukrainian Language for Beginners

Welsh

Beginner’s Welsh

Discovering Wales

Multiple Languages

Ancient Languages

More Language Learning Resources & Websites!

Last updated: March 1, 2017

#langblr #resources #courses

multilingualpotato

Learning French on YouTube

Hey guys, here are some of my favorite channels on youtube for learning French.

Francais avec Pierre - great channel if you want to know more about grammar rules and expressions, how to sound really French and natural. He also makes videos about the DELF/DALF exams…

Comme une Française - also very good if you are confused about certain things… you can learn a lot about used expressions and words you would not find in a book

1 jour, 1 question - the main purpose of this channel is to explain things to kids, but in a fun way. It’s animated and short, but it’s great for obtaining a wide range of vocabulary, because the themes go from politics, geography and history to something like animals and food. Also might be good for learning about some history things, and interesting new facts, not just learning French.

Learn French with FrenchPod101.com - again… grammar, expressions, vocabulary channel

Cyprien - this is the only channel that is just a normal channel, not meant for learning French (but I am sure everyone knows Cyprien anyway). I just really enjoy his videos and it’s very useful for learning new words and of course for some listening practice.

I am sure there are many more channels like these… but I just wanted to write down my favorite ones for you guys

#youtube #resources #french

spanishlandia

Things to say to a friend in Spanish 💖

When they’re going through a hard time

Todo irá bien. All is going to be okay

No te preocupes. Don´t worry

Yo te creo. I believe you

Yo creo en ti. I believe in you

Estoy aquí por ti. I´m here for you

Sabes que puedes contar conmigo. You know you can count on me

Tú me importas. You matter to me

Lo superarás. You will get over it

Déjame ayudarte. Let me help you

¿Qué puedo hacer para que te sientas mejor? What can I do to make you feel better?

Lo entiendo. I understand

Me importas mucho. I care about you a lot

Lo superaremos juntos / juntas. We´ll get through this together

When you are thankful they are there

Gracias por entenderme. Thank you for understanding

Eres un buen amigo / buena amiga. You’re a good friend

Sabía que me comprenderías. I knew you would get it

Gracias por cubrirme la espalda. Thanks for having my back

Gracias por todo. Thank you for everything

When you want to spend time together

¿Cuándo podemos vernos? When can we meet?

Te echo de menos / extraño. I miss you

¿Estás libre el __? Are you free on __?

Hazme saber si algún día quieres hablar. Let me know if you ever want to talk

Things to tell them everyday

Estás guapísimo / guapísima hoy. You look great today

Ese color te sienta genial. That color looks great on you

Siempre sacas lo mejor de la gente. You always bring out the best in people

Me acabas de alegrar el día. You just made my day

Things you should always say

Te quiero. I love you

Me encanta pasar tiempo contigo. I love spending time with you

Mis mejores recuerdos son contigo. My best memories involve you

Me inspiras. You inspire me

Me encanta que nos hayamos conocido. I love that we met

Eres simplemente genial. You are just great

#vocabulary #spanish

ahsteria

how to achieve your goals

start

killyouranxiety

hobbies masterpost!

a really excellent way to reduce anxiety is to pick up a new hobby. find something you’re interested in, learn it, then use it as a healthy and productive way to cope.

learn to play guitar

learn how to make interactive stories with the free program Twine

learn how to make pixel art

learn another language

learn how to build a ship in a bottle

learn how to develop your own film

learn how to embroider

learn how to make chiptunes (8-bit music)

learn how to make origami (the art of paper folding)

learn how to make tumblr themes

learn how to make jewelry

learn how to make candy