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Many of you may know that I keep youtube playlists of language samples, and I thought it was about time to compile them all into one post. They contain pretty much anything where you can hear the language clearly – music, dialogues, tutorials, movie trailers, readings, etc. I’ll probably add more in the future. Hope someone finds them useful!

afrikaans

ainu

akkadian

albanian

american sign language (ASL)

amharic

angolan portuguese

arabic

aramaic

aranese

armenian

aromanian

assamese

asturian

aymara

azerbaijani

bashkir

basque

bavarian

belarusian

belizean creole

bengali

berbice creole dutch

biblical (classical) hebrew

bosnian

brazilian portuguese

breton

british sign language

bulgarian

canadian french

cantonese

cape verdean creole

catalan

chechen

cherokee

chickasaw

coptic

cornish

corsican

cree

crimean tatar

croatian

crow

czech

danish

dogri

dutch

early modern english

egyptian

emilian-romagnol

esperanto

estonian

etruscan

faroese

fijian

finnish

flemish

french

french sign language (LSF)

frisian

fula (fulani, fulah, peul)

galician

gallo

garifuna

georgian

gottscheerish

greek

greenlandic

griko

gujarati

gullah

guyanese creole

haitian creole

hawaiian

hawaiian pidgin

hebrew

hiberno-english (irish english)

hindi

hindko

hittite

hungarian

icelandic

indonesian

irish

italian

jamaican patois

japanese

javanese

kannada

karelian

kashmiri

kazakh

khmer

kinyarwanda

konkani

korean

kristang

kurdish

kyrgyz

ladino

lakota

latin

latin american spanish

lebanese arabic

lemko

lithuanian

livonian

lombard

louisiana french

luganda

luo

luxembourgish

macedonian

malagasy

malay

malayalam

maltese

mandarin

maori

mariupol greek

martinique creole

mayan (general)

meitei (manipuri)

mirandese

mongolian

mossi

nahuatl

neapolitan

nheengatu (língua geral amazônica)

norwegian

nuosu (yi)

odia

ojibwe

okinawan

old english

old french

old norse

old welsh

pashto

pennsylvania german

persian

piedmontese

polari

polish

punjabi

rajasthani

rioplatense spanish

romani (general)

romanian

romansh

russian

ryukyuan

saint lucian creole

salish

sami (general)

samoan

santali

saraiki

scots

scottish gaelic

serbian

shanghainese (hu dialect, wu chinese)

shona

sicilian

silesian

sindhi

slovak

slovene

soga

somali

sumerian

swabian

swahili

swedish

swiss german

tagalog

tahitian

taíno

tajik

tamazight (general)

tamil

tatar

telugu

texas german

thai

tibetan

tlingit

tocharian

tokelauan

tongan

totonac

trinidadian french creole

tuareg

turkish

turkmen

ukrainian

urdu

uzbek

venetian

vietnamese

vurës

welsh

wolof

yiddish

zaza (zazaki)

zulu

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Resources for learning Russian

PDF:

Russian to go

Teach Yourself Beginner’s Russian Grammar

A Comprehensive Russian Grammar

A Basic Modern Russian Grammar

Russian Grammar

The Oxford Russian Grammar and Verbs

Websites:

learn russian step by step

everyday russian

masterrussian

russianforeveryone

russianmentor

yesrussian

study-languages-online

russianlessons

learn-russian

funrussian

russianforfree

practice russian

russian-translation-pros

worddive

russian.cornell.edu

russian.ucla.edu

practicerussian

taste of russian

speak russian

goethe verlag

wikibooks

Conjugation:

conjugate russian verbs

cooljugator

verbix

wiktionary

Declension:

Declension overview

Wikipedia - Russian Declension

Wiktionary

russian learn - declension of nouns

Exercises:

russian for free (grammar exercises)

goethe verlag (exercises)

master russian (tests)

The Case Book for Russian INTERACTIVE (exercises)

Youtube:

ROU Russian

funrussian

Antonia Romaker

Easy Russian

R for Russian

learn russian easily

Ru-land

Russian grammar

Маша и Медведь

Old Russian Cartoons

Russian Cartoons with English subtitles!!

Listening:

rutube

bestrussiantv

top-russian-movies

russianremote

ОЧЕНЬ по-РУССКИ

TORFL:

Training tests

Tumblr:

properrussian

ruspeach

russiangrammar

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Hi guys! After I posted this picture, some people have approached me and asked me about some resources. Since a few of you wanted to know, why not make a whole masterpost and add some other useful stuff!

First of all, I am officially at B2+ level of German, having passed my Goethe Zertifikat and the DaF-Test. If you have any questions about these exams, please, don’t be afraid to ask!

Grammar books/websites

Übungsgrammmatik für die Grundstufe - this one is for the basic level (A1-B1)

Hueber Übungsgrammatik für die Mittelstufe - this is the one in the picture and it is for an intermediate level

Hueber Übungsgrammatik für Fortgeschrittene - this one is for the advanced level

Schubert grammar

German grammar - +some pretty pictures of the German cities

Duden - Deutsche Grammatik - a very detailed grammar book! (haven’t used it but you can’t go wrong with this publisher)

Pons

Hueber - the same publisher of the first three books, here you can search for more useful books that suit your needs!

German news (reading + videos)

Deutsche Welle - one of the best websites to learn German from! Has language lessons, videos, podcasts, slow spoken news, exercises and much more!

Zeit

Spiegel - this one is a little harder if you are just beginning to learn German

Tagesschau

Dictionaries

Dict.cc - the best one so far in my opinion with many examples

Collins - you can also order one online if you wish

Pons  - also available for order if you don’t want to use the online version

Tip: If you can, avoid using Google Translate and Bing! They are great for simple things, but sometimes useless and confusing if you want to translate longer and more complicated texts.

Library

I’ve seen many resources for books but honestly the best thing you can do is join your local Goethe Library, if you have one. If not, try searching for some German libraries that offer online registration. If you join your local Goethe Institute library, they probably offer an online registration to the Onleihe service, where you can rent books online and read them on your computer/phone/tablet - just ask the librarian (and it’s completely free!)

Goethe Bibliothek in your neighbourhood

Die Onleihe 

Vocabulary

Memrise

German flashcards

Cerego

Language guide

Babbel

Vocabulix

Deutsch richtig

Wortschatz & Grammatik - yet another book, this one is for the basic A1 level, but in the sidebar you can see more advanced books

Listening

Deutsche Welle podcasts - again, an amazing resource, use it wisely!

A list of German radio stations you can listen to online

Youtube podcasts with very basic lessons

Some german youtubers

Michael Buchinger - an Austrian youtuber, personal favourite!

Heimatfilme - old German movies

Easy German

Useful apps

Duolingo

Memrise

HelloTalk - this one is a personal recommendation!

italki

Rosetta Stone

HiNative

Lang-8 - not really an app but a website, really useful tho!

Final tips

make your own little grammar notebook (you can see a glimpse of mine on the photo above) put grammar rules, examples and illustrate it however you like!

if you have the money/time, invest in private/group lessons (Goethe institute also offers these!) it’s a great investment since you can actually practice SPEAKING the language with living people and not just reading it

set a goal, and then stick to it

DAILY. PRACTICE. GUYS!!!

if you can’t afford lessons, use the apps mentioned above like hellotalk, italki and hinative

film yourself speaking

start a langbrl to motivate yourself

find a study buddy

watch movies and TV shows!!! these you can find on netflix, if not, you can always choose a subbed version of your favourite english speaking TV show on netflix

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me!

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Fillers words are those small interruptions we put in our sentences whenever we talk. Mostly shunned upon when writing papers, or giving speeches, but in casual conversations it pops up all the time.

There are times where I just end up saying, “um,” “like,” “uhh,” and so on. You know, things like that and was curious how I can also transfer that blank state of mind in another language.

Well, that and it gives you time while you’re thinking of the right words for your target language. It sounds more natural than saying the English filler words and it won’t confuse the native speakers as much.

These are the filler words in the languages I’m learning:

SPANISH

Pues – Well

A ver – Let’s see

Digo – I say

O sea – I mean

Entonces – So/therefore

Asi que – So/therefore

Bueno – Well

Es que – It’s just that

Este – Umm/uhh 

La cosa es – The thing is

A lo que me refiero es – What I refer to is

JAPANESE

えーと [eeto] – Umm

あのう [ano] – Well/say

その [sono] – That/the

ええ [ee] – Uhh

なんか [nanka] – Something

それで [Sore de] – So

You can extend the way you say it such as eeeeto, or sonooo.

ITALIAN

Meno male – Thank goodness

Allora – So

Ma dai – Come on

Quindi – Therefore

Vediamo un po’ – Let me see

Siccome – Seeing as/since

Visto che – Seeing as

Comunque – Anyway

A proposito – By the way

Per la maggior parte – For the most part

Forse – Maybe

Magari – Perhaps

RUSSIAN

Ну – Well

Это/эта – Well

Типа – well, kinda

Как бы – Sort of

В общем – Basically, so

Слышь – Y’know

В принципе – Theoretically

Это самое – Whatsit, whatchamacallit

Собственно – As a matter of fact

Значит – So/well then

Скажем – Say

Однозначно – Sure thing

Так сказать – Sort of/kind of

Жесть – Sick/awesome/sick-awesome/harsh/heavy

В натуре – Actually, for real

Прямо скажем – To be honest

Короче – Bla-bla-bla, long story short

То сё, пятое десятое – This and that

Реально – For real

На самом деле – Actually

Круто – Cool

Конечно – Totally

Прикольно/ по приколу – Fun

FRENCH

Alors – So

Allez  – Right/Go ahead

Euh – Uhh

Quoi – What

Bref – Basically

Bien  – Well

En fait  – In fact

Quand même  – Still/anyway

Tu sais  – You know

Bon/bon ben  – Well

C’est-à-dire – That is to say

A la limite  – I mean/I suppose

PORTUGESE

Ou seja – Like/I mean/That is to say

Bom – Well/um/ok

Então – So/then

Pois – So/then

Ahn/Hum – Um/er

Mas – But

Bem – Well

Certo – Right

Certo/é  assim – Right/isn’t it

Como – Like

Try using these words as you slowly start forming sentences, or just use it whenever you’re studying in your target language.

Feel free to add more, or let me know if I missed anything! Happy studies!

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hottest language learning tip

write a diary

literally

just write a diary, it has helped me sooo much and i dare say it has been the most developing thing i’ve done while learning french, nothing else compares

1. you’re exposed to the language daily

2. you quickly see which words are missing from your vocabulary

3. you learn to write about the things you think about a lot

4. learning to actually think in your target language

5. having to look up words and when reading the entry back a couple of days later you can’t even remember which words you didn’t know

6. going back to the earlier entries and seeing all the mistakes and knowing how much better you’ve become

7. when you’ve been writing for a few months and your target language becomes a natural way for expressing yourself

8. when you’ve been writing for a few months and you start seeing the diary writing as a way of self-expression and stressrelief, and the language learning aspect becomes natural and secondary

9. filling out a whole book using only your target language and physically seeing how much you’ve accomplished

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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

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learn foreign language alphabets

I came across this site which teaches you the alphabet for over 40 languages, with audio and it even lets you test yourself afterwards The site format is super simple and did I mention the 40+ languages!

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Resources for learning Cherokee

I hope this list is helpful for some people. If any corrections need to be made, please let me know. Enjoy!

About the Cherokee people:

Cherokee is the native language of the Cherokee people. They are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands: southwestern North Carolina, parts of Tenessee, and Georgia.

They are one of the Five Civilized Tribes, which were tribes that adopted practices such as literacy, slavery, Christianity, and market participation, among other things.

Today there are three federally-recognized tribes: the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB) in Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation (CN) in Oklahoma.

There are about 300,000 enrolled members, making the Cherokee Nation the largest federally-recognized tribe in US.

About the Cherokee language:

It is a polysynthetic language with a unique syllabary. 

It belongs to the Southern Iroquois language family – in fact, it is the only language in that branch. Other Iroquoian languages include Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, and extinct languages such as Susquehannock and Neutral Huron. Cherokee differs significantly from all of these.

It has an SOV word order 

It uses pitch accent

Books for history and culture:

These are all books that I have either read or have on my to-read list. As always, read with an open but critical mind.

American Indians’ kitchen-table stories: contemporary conversations with Cherokee, Sioux, Hopi, Osage, Navajo, Zuni, and members of other nations by Cunningham, Keith

American Indian Myths and Legends (The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library): Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz. There are a few Cherokee tales here.

The Cherokee Freedmen: From Emancipation to American Citizenship by Daniel F. Littlefield. He wrote a very good book about the Chickasaw Freedmen as well.

Cherokee by David Fitzgerald

Oklahoma Cherokee Baskets by Karen Coody Cooper

Night of the Cruel Moon: Cherokee removal and the Trail of Tears by Stan Hoig. There’s a lot of good books about the Trail of Tears.

Books for language:

Beginning Cherokee by Ruth Bradley Holmes

The Cherokee syllabary: writing the people’s perseverance by Ellen Cushman

Online language resources:

Cherokee syllabary font

Wordlist 

Cherokee Wikipedia 

Omniglot

The Cherokee Nation offers online classes 

Cherokee textbook

Mango also offers Cherokee, though I strongly advise you to learn the syllabary before attempting it.

Some PDFs:

Introduction to Cherokee: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AZ6S_H1YBia30vHgcN7auRa8YkSZi7Tj

Intermediate Cherokee: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4n_lc4X8gdHQncyRkp1WFc5U28

Cherokee, a Reference Grammar https://drive.google.com/file/d/19dPoXYcimD1wzTwELjwyXCynqH26PItb/view?usp=sharing

Other interesting things:

Cherokee animal words

Cherokee recipes

General information about the clans

The Cherokee Phoenix

FAQ

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19. 07. 18

Last week’s bujo spread. Hope your summer’s been great so far.

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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

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I love Cyprien SO MUCH!! You should definitely check his channel out!!

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One of my new favorite spreads! the super cute Isabelle stickers and terrarium washi tape are from @moonlume and I love them so much!

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a - z advanced spanish verbs

I was looking at the list of 500 most common Spanish verbs and I picked out the ones I didn’t know or had forgotten. So here’s 100 Spanish verbs! As usual, let me know me know if you spot any mistakes and I hope you find this useful.

abatir  to knock down, to overthrow, to throw down

abrasar  to burn, to set on fire (don’t confuse with abrazar - to hug)

acertar  to hit the mark, to do smth right, to succeed in, to guess right

aclarar  to explain, to clarify, to make clear, to rinse, to clear

aconsejar  to advise, to counsel

acudir  to attend, to respond (to a call), to come to the rescue

acuchillar  to knife, to cut, to flash, to cut open

adquirir  to acquire, to get, to obtain

afeitarse  to shave oneself

agarrar  to grasp, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to clutch, to come upon

agotar  to exhaust, to use up

agradar  to please, to be pleasing

ahorrar  to save up

atreverse  to dare, to venture

balbucear  to stammer, to hesitate in speech

barrer  to sweep, to whisk

bostezar  to yawn, to gape

bullir  to boil, to bustle, to hustle, to stir

burlarse  to make fun of, to poke fun at, to ridicule

calzar  to shoe, to wear (shoes), to put on (shoes)

charlar  to chat, to prattle

cepillar  to brush

chiflar  to whistle 

chistar  to mumble, to mutter

colgar  to hang (up)

delinquir  to be delinquent, to violate the law

derribar  to knock down, to overthrow, to tear down, to throw down

desmayarse  to faint

desperezarse  to stretch oneself, to stretch one’s arms and legs

devolver  to return (an object), to refund, to give back

dirigir  to direct

embeber  to soak in, to soak up, to suck in

encender  to incite, to inflame, to kindle, to light

enunciar  to enunciate, to state

erguir  to raise, to stand up straight

errar  to miss, to wander

escoger  to choose, to select

estornudar  to sneeze

fingir  to feign, to pretend

fregar  to wash dishes, to scrub

gemir  to grieve, to groan, to moan

gruñir  to grumble, to grunt, to growl, to creak

guiar  to lead, to guide

hallar  to find, to discover, to locate

helar  to freeze

heredar  to inherit

herir  to harm, to hurt, to wound

huir  to escape, to flee, to run away, to slip away

influir  to influence

informarse  to inform oneself, to find out

juntar  to join, to unite, to connect

juzgar  to judge

lanzar  to throw, to hurl, to fling, to launch

lastimarse  to hurt oneself, to feel sorry for, to complain, to regret

mirarse  to look at oneself, to look at each other 

mojarse  to get wet, to wet oneself

morder  to bite

ocultarse  to hide oneself

osar  to dare, to venture

peinarse  to comb one’s hair

percibir  to perceive

pertenecer  to pertain, to appertain, to belong

pintarse  to make up (one’s face), to tint, to color (one’s hair, lips, etc.)

pisar  to tread (on), to step on, to trample

placer  to gratify, to humor, to please

platicar  to chat, to talk over, to discuss

porfiar   to insist or persevere with something

poseer  to possess, to own

prestar  to lend

pulir  to polish

quitarse  to take off (clothing), to remove oneself, to withdraw

raer to  scrape, to rub off, to erase, to wipe out

regalar  to give as a present, to make a present of, to give as a gift

regar  to  water, to irrigate, to sprinkle

rellenar to refill, to fill again, to stuff

remitir  to remit, to forward, to transmit

retirar  to retire, to withdraw

retrasar  to delay

reunirse  to assemble, to get together, to meet, to gather

sacudir  to shake, to jerk, to jolt

socorrer  to help, to aid, to assist, to succor

sofocar  to choke, to smother, to suffocate, to stifle

soler  to be accustomed to, to be in the habit of, to have the custom of

sollozar  to sob, to whimper

someter  to subdue, to subject, to surrender, to submit

soplar  to blow, to blow out

sugerir  to hint, to insinuate, to suggest

suprimir  to suppress, to abolish, to cancel (in mathematics), to eliminate

surgir  to surge, to appear, to spout, to spurt

suspirar  to sigh

tañer  to pluck, to play (a stringed instrument)

tender  to extend, to offer, to stretch, to spread out, to hang out (washing)

tropezar  to stumble, to blunde

runir  to connect, to unite, to join, to bind, to attach

velar  to stay awake, to guard, to watch over

vencer  to conquer, to overcome, to defeat

vigilar  to watch (over), to keep guard, to look out for

yacer  to lie down, to be lying down, to lie in a grave

zumbar  to buzz, to hum, to flutter around

zurcir  to darn, to mend

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285 | Now back to your regularly scheduled studyblr content…I don’t bullet journal as much as I’d like to because frankly, who has the time?? But I’m giving October a try. Here’s the first page of my October spread, before I’ve ruined it further with my own handwriting. I’m so thrilled with how smoothly these little cat pens write, especially given that I literally purchased them from Wish for legitimately $1

[rivkahstudies]

I thought my fellow coffee lovers might like to know some useful vocabulary! For me, I learned it in order to work as a barista, but it’s still important to know as a customer too. All vocabulary includes necessary usage notes/gender. Native speakers please feel free to correct/add on to this.

– vocabulario

para describir el café (to describe coffee)

el café… (coffee…)

amargo: bitter americano: American/Americano (referring to coffee that is half coffee concentrate and half water for a milder taste/caffeination–not really in reference to coffee that comes from America) caliente: hot con crema: with cream con espuma: with foam con hielo: with ice con leche: with milk  con miel: with honey dulce: sweet frío: cold (referring to cold brew in the case of my job–iced coffee is not necessarily cold brew in English)

los sabores (flavors)

la avellana: hazelnut la canela: cinnamon el caramelo: caramel la cereza negra: black cherry el chocolate: chocolate la vainilla: vanilla

para describir la leche (to describe milk)

la leche… (milk…)

de almendra: almond de coco: coconut de soya: soy desnatada: skim entera: whole semidesnatada: reduced fat 

los tamaños (sizes)

pequeño/a: small mediano/a: medium grande: large

otras cosas (other things)

el aroma: smell la cafeína: caffeine el capuchino: cappuccino  la crema batida: whipped cream el expreso, el café exprés: espresso

para pagar (in order to pay)

el dolar: dollar el cambio: change el centavo: cent costar (o to ue stem change): to cost la moneda: coin pagar: to pay

– frases

** Note that, depending on situation and country, it varies as to whether you’d speak informally or formally in a coffee shop to a barista or customer. I tend to speak formally with adults and informally with children/young adults my age.

¿Cuánto/a cuesta? How much does it cost?

¿Cuántos/as cuestan? How much do they cost?

Cuesta(n) … dólares y … centavos. It costs / They cost … dollars and … cents. Cuestan treinta y nueve dólares y noventa y nueve centavos. They cost $39.99 / thirty dollars and ninety nine cents.

Me gustaría un café caliente con crema.  I would like a hot coffee with cream.

¿Puedo ayudar(te/le/les)?  Can I help you?

¿(Tienes/Tiene) leche de soya? Do you have soy milk? Tu/Su cambio es … dólares y … centavos. Your change is … dollars and … cents.

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I hope this is helpful! Once again, if you notice any errors, please contact me. If you’re a native speaker have any regional/dialectual notes to add, please feel free to do so!

[mapsontheweb]

The word for “word” in European languages.

[polyglotten]

So I'm in the early stages of learning Russian and I haven't been successful in finding textbooks/workbooks and stuff like that. Is there anything youd reccomend? And are there any tips you'd have for a native English speaker learning Russian?

I’d personally recommend:

The New Penguin Russian Course  I love this textbook and I started using it with no prior knowledge so I can vouch for the fact that it’s amazing, it’s simple and concise and teaches you everything you need to know from the Cyrillic Alphabet to loads of grammar.

Assimil Russian Course, I’ve also heard good things about this course it consists of an audio course along with the textbook, I do plan to use it along side the New Penguin book.

Here and Here are two huge lists of Russian textbooks. 

Here’s a few recommendations by @wonderful-language-sounds​

As for tips, I’ve just recently started learning Russian so I feel like I shouldn’t dishing out tips that I’ve barely tested, but here’s a few tips I found by other langblrs.

My Tips for Learning Russian by @xiwistudies

Tips for Progressing Beyond A1 by @wonderful-language-sounds

@pycckuu‘s Crash Course in Russian posts for tips to learn Cyrillic

Crash Course in Russian

The AlphabetThe Cursive AlphabetTips on Pronunciation 

I hope you find this helpful! 

[curiouschilds]

A List of Foreign Magazines

Language Learning Tip: The majority of major fashion and lifestyle magazines have many international editions in many different languages! I’ve found reading these magazines in my target language to be really helpful, especially as a beginner. Not only does it allow me to read in my target language and learn words and grammar in context, but the text tends to be a bit lighter and less complex, so I don’t feel entirely overwhelmed. Many will also have social media accounts that are good to follow (and sometimes they have a youtube channel!). 

If anyone’s interested, I’ve compiled a list below of international editions of various magazines. Enjoy!

FRENCH

Vogue Paris

Marie Claire France

Marie Claire Belgium

Elle France

Glamour Paris

Cosmopolitan France

Vanity Fair France

L’Officiel 

SPANISH

Vogue España

Marie Claire España

Cosmopolitan España

Vanity Fair España

Elle España

Vogue México y Latinoamérica

Marie Claire México y Latinoamérica

GQ México y Latinoamérica

Elle México

Glamour México

InStyle México

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