語学の勉強にめっちゃハマってんだ！

Lang Nerd ✪ I post grammar points and new vocabulary every once in a while. In a journey to learn and perfect japanese and chinese.

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

transforming into yaoguai妖怪 in chinese stories by 化妆小天才肖遥xiao yao

[nihongoseito]

here’s an interesting internet word i just learned:

垢作る（あかつくる） = to make an account (on a website)

the use of 垢 is as an ateji from アカウントを作る! 💻🖱

[tokidokitokyo]

In tags on Instagram you often see 勉強垢 (べんきょうあか) for accounts that are study accounts, and 勉強垢さんと繋がりたい (べんきょうあかさんとつながりたい) for people looking to connect with other study accounts. You can also find 英語垢 (English study accounts) and other types of study accounts in the same manner.

I believe this extends to other types of accounts, such as 赤ちゃん垢 (baby accounts - although this tag is rarer) but I don’t search for much outside of babies and Japanese language study ^^;

[chouhatsumimi]

Scrolling through my Following on twitter I also see

雑多垢 or 雑垢 (account for various purposes)

[name of fandom]垢, [name of fandom]アカ (fandom account for [series])

[name of fandom] 壁打ち垢 (account for… banging on the wall about [series] ???)

[name of fandom]を語るだけ垢 (account just for talking about [series])

[name of fandom]自解釈プロパガンダ垢 (account for spreading propaganda of my own interpretation of [series])

日常垢 (everyday account, though this might actually be Chinese)

たまにお絵描きする垢 (account that sometimes posts drawings)

落書き垢 (account for posting scribbles)

別垢 (other account is…)

本垢 (main account)

2次創作アカウント (account for posting 2D artwork, I think?)

閲覧兼つぶやきアカウント (account for tweeting thoughts about media viewed)

18歳以上の方向けアカウント or R18垢 (account for ages 18+)

another useful one is 成人済, meaning of adult age

and 腐 gets an honorable mention for meaning ‘fujoshi’

and sometimes they combine to 成人腐

Plus the ever present 無言フォロー失礼します　(and/or いいね・RT失礼します) (Sorry for following/liking/retweeting without introducing myself)

That was… way more variations than I was expecting to find, haha. There were several other more complicated ones as well. Interesting thing to take a look at! And this was from my Following from a fandom account, so it’s biased towards that content.

[nanami-kentos]

Are you an intermediate or advanced Japanese language learner looking for things to practice reading? I found this cool website called WURK @ https://eigobu.jp/. Their subtitle is 働くあなたのため学びのメディア which if you do/don’t need help translating it… might help you figure out if this site is for you.

On the left you’ll find 5 main categories:

日本語

英語

心理

教養

テクノロジー

Lately, I’ve been reading about Japanese internet slang　ネット用語 under 日本語. I have no shame in saying I read sentences more than twice. I don’t have a lot of reading material or access to borrow them so I’m not too hard on myself, we all have to start somewhere. Anyway, the link to that specific category is here: https://eigobu.jp/magazine/category/internet-slang

I don’t normally make these posts, but I hope someone can make good use of it too.

[benkyoutobentou]

On Consuming Content “Below Your Level”

I recently saw a post of tips for language learners that warned against consuming content (such as books or shows) that was below your level, which this person described as something where you know most/all of the vocabulary. It painted this time spent as a waste, as if the only reason for immersing in your target language is to learn more vocabulary. I have to disagree.

Any time spent in your target language is time well spent and is worthwhile. No matter the level of the content and no matter how well you understand it. There are always benefits to consuming content (especially that made for natives!) in your TL. Even if you understand every single word, you might learn a new grammar concept. Even if you understand all of the words and grammar, you might pick up on some slang. Immersing in your target language teaches more than just vocabulary and grammar.

Even if you aren’t learning tangible things, immersing is important to a language learner’s journey. It can ingrain things that are harder to learn from a textbook, such as speaking cadence or sentence structure.

Additionally, the end goal is always to be able to completely understand things with fluency and ease. If I didn’t want to understand things in a different language, I just wouldn’t study it, not look for the most difficult piece of literature in my TL just so that I can maybe pick up on a few obscure terms that I’ll never see again. Being able to fully understand things in your target language is awesome! It’s a huge confidence booster, especially the first time you experience it in a new language. You should celebrate being able to fully understand something in your target language, not feel guilty over it.

TLDR; there is no such thing as “wasted time” when immersing in your target language. If you want to read or watch something, you should do it without worrying if you’ll learn enough vocabulary from it for it to be worth your while. If it’s in your target language it’s worth your while.

[peistudies]

If you’re a Japanese blog, langblr, or anything in between, like this so I can follow u!♡

[castlebay-crossing]

More screenshots released over the course of today seem to support the theory that everyone starts on their island with a Jock and Uchi villager.

How do we all feel about this?

[languageoclock]

GUYS NEW HORIZONS IN DUTCH?! OH MY GOD???? YEEEEE

[tokidokitokyo]

テレワークの単語

Work From Home Vocabulary

Some words related to working from home (from daily vocabulary, teleconference software, etc.):

テレワーク　telework (work from home).

通話　つうわ　telephone call, voice call

取り込む　取り込む　to be busy

発表中　はっぴょうちゅう　presenting

連絡可能　れんらくかのう　available (lit. it’s possible to contact)

退席中　たいせきちゅう　away, unavailable (lit. away from one’s seat)

状態不安　じょうたいふめい　status unknown

制御を要求　せいぎょをようきゅう　request control

共有　きょうゆう　sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

表示　ひょうじ　display (show on screen)

[i-will-always-purple-you]

Colours: RADICAL Vocab Flashcards

Thought i’d try a slightly different approach, particularly for the nouns to remember them. By breaking down individual meanings of the radicals within each character + pairing with a context driving trigger sentence. With Chinese, the radicals tell a story of how the word came to be, so perhaps looking at Chinese characters through that approach will encourage another level of    long-term memory.

**Radical meanings are in bold + the vocabulary is CAPITALISED

[tiantianxuexi]

“一頭牛，兩匹馬， yì tóu niú, liǎng pǐ mǎ, 三條魚，四隻鴨， sān tiáo yú, sì zhī yā, 五本書，六枝筆， wǔ běn shū, liù zhī bǐ, 七棵果樹八朵花。 qī kè guǒshù bā duǒ huā. 使用詞語要恰當， shǐyòng cíyǔ yào qiàdàng, 搭配不好出笑話。 dāpèi bù hǎo chū xiàohuà.”

—

measure word children’s song! (量詞歌) very loose translation, and of course the MW don’t really carry over:

“A head of cattle, two horses three fish, four ducks  five books, six pens seven fruit trees, eight flowers you have to pair the appropriate words or else it’ll come out a joke”

For my Mandarin class we have to memorize two songs and a story a week, and it’s a pain in the ass. But look at this handy little one with measure words from last week. (and now you know who to ask for all the kids’ song you could want)

[polyglot-axolotl]

Made a studygram

Finally got myself to make a studygram and keep track of my study, if you have instagram please feel free to check it out and contact in case you study languages too <3 https://www.instagram.com/polyglot.axolotl/

[mylilhyperfixations]

you might think the best part of langblr is the motivation and community.

you’re mistaken.

it’s really the

✨duolingo owl memes✨

[agetwellcard]

coming soon: the duolingo owl will break into your home at night and beat the shit out of you if you don’t know the word for potato in french

[dragontamereg]

POMME DE TERRE!

P…please… spare me…

[agetwellcard]

now say it in german

[tokidokitokyo]

日本の都道府県

Japan’s Prefectures　日本の都道府県

Hokkaidō　北海道

1. Hokkaidō　北海道

Tōhoku　東北

2. Aomori　青森

3. Iwate　岩手

4. Miyagi　宮城

5. Akita　秋田

6. Yamagata　山形

7. Fukushima　福島

Kantō　関東

8. Ibaraki　茨城

9. Tochigi　栃木

10. Gunma　群馬

11. Saitama　埼玉

12. Chiba　千葉

13. Tokyo　東京（都）

14. Kanagawa　神奈川

Chūbu　中部

15. Niigata　新潟

16. Toyama　富山

17. Ishikawa　石川

18. Fukui　福井

19. Yamanashi　山梨

20. Nagano　長野

21. Gifu　岐阜

22. Shizuoka　静岡

23. Aichi　愛知

Kansai　関西

24. Mie　三重

25. Shiga　滋賀

26. Kyoto　京都（府）

27. Osaka　大阪（府）

28. Hyōgo　兵庫

29. Nara　奈良

30. Wakayama　和歌山

Chūgoku　中国

31. Tottori　鳥取

32. Shimane　島根

33. Okayama　岡山

34. Hiroshima　広島

35. Yamaguchi　山口

Shikoku　四国

36. Tokushima　徳島

37. Kagawa　香川

38. Ehime　愛媛

39. Kōchi　高知

Kyūshū　九州

40. Fukuoka　福岡

41. Saga　相模

42. Nagasaki　長崎

43. Kumamoto　熊本

44. Ōita　大分

45. Miyazaki　宮崎

46. Kagoshima　鹿児島

Okinawa　沖縄

47. Okinawa　沖縄

Japan has 47 prefectures (都道府県　とどうふけん). 43 are prefectures or ー県 (けん), 1 circuit or ー道 (ど) [Hokkaidō],  1 metropolis or ー都 (と) [Tokyo], and 2 urban prefectures or ー府 (ふ) [Kyoto, Osaka].

[changan-moon]

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

Classical dance of Han Chinese. Lyrics are from Book of Odes. Translation by Xu Yuanchong(许渊冲). This dance is beautiful and dolce. Dancers in video keep singing the first four lines below.

采薇 Cai Wei

昔我往矣，    When I left here, 杨柳依依。    Willow shed tear.

今我来思，    I came back now, 雨雪霏霏。    Snow bends the bough.

行道迟迟，    Long, long the way, hard, hard the day. 载饥载渴。    Hunger and thirst, press me the worst.

我心伤悲，    My grief overflows. 莫知我哀。    Who knows, Who knows.

[thacmis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luFQ76uNJvo

^another angle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M-9KPCZLgs

^the music

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

Dancers are from China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater.

[hiragananinja]

0.25 x 0.75

= ¼ x ¾

= 3/16 or 0.1875

れーてんにご かける れーてんななご は よんぶんのいち かける よんぶんのさん で じゅうろくぶんのさん もしくは れーてんいちはちななご

[jeparletoutesleslangues]

Lesser Known Language Learning Tips

((ways that get you closer to learning as you did with your first language))

–most ideas were found in “How to Learn a Language : INPUT (why most methods don’t work)” (see below)

1. Context

Comprehensible input is key. Receiving the language in “messages” that you can understand. Having visual aids (show/movie) or not being completely blind to the content (reading a book you already know in a different language) are good examples.

Acquisition not just rote memorization is the point. In one video I watched this was explained as: being told a joke and immediately getting it vs. having the details of a joke explained to you. You will hold onto that information because it made intuitive sense to you (and also maybe was interesting to you). Relying on your brain’s natural pattern recognition systems will do you better.

2. Maximizing Input

If you would watch a video in a foreign language, it’s best to watch with subtitles in that language and watch with a good amount of focus. Reading a book is alright as well but the input isn’t as great because you don’t have all the sensory information available in videos (and especially if you consider the rate of input). Also, you would be driven to look more words and grammar structures up in a book (most of which you won’t even retain). Allowing your brain to receive this information passively is actually good! You won’t notice all that your brain absorbs in that moment but in downtime, your subconscious behind to recall and connect and store details, or certain small details may resurface later. Stricter forms of learning shouldn’t be done away with entirely of course, it can trigger acquisition to some degree anyway. And if you’re taking a class, acquisition isn’t always the quickest way to learn the material.

3. Talking =/= Practice

Talking and conversations themselves are not the key for language acquisition. Instead, shadowing seems to be a more important method to use. Shadowing consists of watching native speakers (preferably in video) and mimicking them. Copying the movements of their mouths and getting a hang of the phonemes in the language are something that this method offers. You are also bound to begin distinguishing between different accents and colloquial vs formal speech. When starting with a new language (especially one with vastly different sounds from any you speak), it is important not to overextend yourself. Don’t reach the point of frustration. It’s suggested that you begin with just a few syllables. You can slowly extend the amount of time you spend in practice. Additional tips: slowing down the video + recording your voice to track your inprovement in pronunciation

4) Making your experience positive

Immediately forcing yourself to speak with other people is actually not the greatest for everyone. You may start associating the language with negativity due to embarrassment and shame. As a result, you may be less inclined to study or place mental blocks in your mind. Causing yourself to get overly frustrated while studying is also not a good idea.

[polyglot-axolotl]

Passed the N3 (after 4 tries)

Yeah, I'm super mediocre, but it's a nice thing to finally being able to pass it. Next is the HSK 4 this May!!!