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всем здрасте ʕ • ᴥ • ʔ это мой блог для изучения русского языка I'm erika and this is my russian language study blog~

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【hiragana あ】 All hiragana come from kanji.

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Advice for native speakers of a language when encountering foreigners learning their language

Of course this is aimed at people who want to help others learn their native language. It’s based on personal experiences from when I first came to France. If the language learner you meet is advanced and speaks fluently you might not have to do any of these. But I think they’re good to keep in mind when meeting new language learners.

1. Slow down a bit. Don’t do that thing often shown in movies where people speak super loud and as if in slow motion. Speaking super slow doesn’t help much with understanding or learning and shouting is useless unless you’re in a noisy environment. Just slightly slow down your normal talking speed, it makes it easier to recognize more individual words and phrases. And maybe dial down on colloquialisms a bit at first.

2. Give the person time to process what you said. Sometimes it can take a few moments to realize what was just said to us when we don’t speak the language well (even if the person is speaking slower than their normal speed). So don’t just assume the person didn’t understand you if they don’t respond immediately, give them a moment first.

3. Ask if they understood what you said once in a while. Also offer to repeat or explain things. Some people won’t have a problem letting you know if they didn’t understand a word or a phrase, but others might feel bad asking you to repeat yourself multiple times (I know I do). So just ask every once in a while to make sure they’re still following you.

4. Use simple words to explain things. If the person is just starting out with their language learning then they don’t have a large vocabulary so using unnecessarily long sentences filled with fancy words will just confuse them even more. Simpler is always better.

Example: I once had to call a phone company’s help line to resolve an issue. I told the person I didn’t speak French very well, carefully explained the problem and he spent ten minutes talking at normal speed, explaining something to me and I didn’t understand a word. When I told him I didn’t understand he spent even longer repeating what he said and going in even more detail and I still had no idea what he was saying. I was too embarrassed and didn’t want to spend twenty more minutes on the phone with this guy so I just told him I got it and hung up. The next time I called, someone else answered and they explained it to me clearly in a fraction of the time and I understood them perfectly.

So keep your explanations short and simple.

5. If they can’t think of a word in your language and say it in another language you have in common, tell them the word in your language before moving on with the conversation. So many times people have just nodded in understanding and moved on with the conversation without telling me the French word when I’ve used an English word for something in the middle of a sentence. It can be a bit frustrating to have to interrupt the conversation to ask for clarification after every sentence (and for those of us on the shy and/or socially anxious side it’s also nerve-wracking). Conversations will flow much smoother if you just throw in the translation of the word in your language and then move on. Also

6. Don’t automatically switch to another common language after they use a word or a phrase from that language when they can’t think of them in your language. Ask first. It might be easier for both of you, but it doesn’t help them learn your language. If you want to practice that other language with them then make a deal about when you’re going to speak which language with each other. That way you’ll both get to practice your target language. So just ask them if they want to continue in that language, but don’t switch without asking. Again, some people will be more than comfortable in telling you which language they’d rather be speaking in, but others might not.

That’s all I can think of for now. Feel free to add your own advice

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If you’re a stationery lover there is no doubt that you’re always looking for new places to shop because you can never have enough notebooks or pens! Buying stationery gives us all an illusion of productivity and who isn’t willing to pay for that? I’ve complied a list of stores I’ve come across and think deserve sharing! Just to note some of these do have physical stores or only ship to certain places. I’ve tried to find out their shipping policy but be sure to double check. Anyways, here is a list of all the stores (I’ve * my faves). 

Stationery stores 

Appointed (worldwide shipping)

Amazon (international websites)

Bando (worldwide shipping)

Bloom Daily Planners (US only)

Blue Sky Planner (US only)

Bricksxcastle (worldwide shipping)

Cobbery (worldwide shipping)

Daiso (US only)

Day Designer* (US and Canada only)

Ella Iconic (worldwide shipping)

Emily Ley (worldwide shipping)

Erin Condren (worldwide shipping)

Fox and Star (worldwide shipping)

Frank Stationery (worldwide shipping)

Glam and Paper (worldwide shipping)

The Happiness Planner (worldwide shipping)

Inky Co (Australian and New Zealand only)

Jet Pens (worldwide shipping)

Jo & Jody (ships to most countries)

Jot It Down* (worldwide shipping)

Kate Spade (ships to some countries)

Kawaii Pen Shop (worldwide shipping)

Kikki K* (worldwide shipping)

Knock Knock (worldwide shipping)

Leuchtturm 1917 (ships to most countries)

Little Paper Lane (Australia only)

Makadai (worldwide shipping)

Meggies (UK only)

Mi Goals (worldwide shipping)

Mochi Things (worldwide shipping)

Moleskine (international websites)

Mossery* (worldwide shipping)

Muji* (international websites)

Notemaker (ships to most countries)

Officeworks* (Australia only)

Orenda (Australia only)

Paperchase (ships to some countries + US website)

Papier D’amour (Australia + New Zealand only)

Paperdorable (worldwide shipping)

Passion Planner (worldwide shipping)

Pepperpot (worldwide shipping)

Personal Planner (worldwide shipping)

Poketo (worldwide shipping)

Public Supply (worldwide shipping)

Quill London (worldwide shipping)

Raven Press Co (worldwide shipping ex. Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, or Carribbean states)

Rifle Paper Co (worldwide shipping)

Ryman (UK only)

Scratch & Jotter (Australia only)

Sessa Vee (worldwide shipping)

Staples (international websites)

Studio Stationery (worldwide shipping)

Smiggle (worldwide shipping)

Sugar Paper (worldwide shipping)

Tabiyo Shop (international shipping)

Target (international websites)

The Paper Stone (worldwide shipping)

Tokyo Pen Shop (ships to some countries)

Typo (worldwide shipping)

Up & Atem (worldwide shipping)

Urban Outfitters (ships to most countries)

WHSmith (UK only)

Etsy stores

Fox and Fallow (worldwide shipping)

Karma Paper Co (ships to US and Canada - international on request)

Letter Love Designs (worldwide shipping)

Little Papeterie (worldwide shipping)

Made to Plan (worldwide shipping)

Moon Lume (worldwide shipping)

Plan Bright Planners (worldwide shipping)

SHP Planners (worldwide shipping)

She Plans (worldwide shipping)

Simply Notebooks (worldwide shipping)

Sugar and Type (worldwide shipping)

Posy Paper (worldwide shipping)

Purple Trail (ships to some countries)

If you’ve got a store you’d like to recommend, don’t hesitate to message me! Hope you like this post and find some cool new stores to shop at x

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Привет всем из Москвы

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*bees dancing to communicate*

bee cop [breakdancing gently]: im sorry, your wife is dead

bee [twerking]: no… how could this have happened

bee cop [moonwalking]: she was eaten by a bird. it was quick and painless

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The app that's teaching the world an indigenous Mexican language

Keeping the fading language alive

This week,  “Let’s Learn Náhuatl” (Ma tiwelikan nawatl), was officially released, an app created to teach and preserve the indigenous Mexican Nahuatl language.

“In a sub-conscious way, you’ll know some Náhuatl , you’ll have heard the greetings, numbers, some verbs, maybe the animals, body parts, types of maize or scared places that govern the Nahuatl world.”

The project is the result of a collaboration between Manuvo, the National Institute of Indigenous Languages, and the Laboratory of Digital Citizenship, and offers a playful experience for those interested in learning Náhuatl words and expressions (which originated in Acatlán, Guerrero).

The graphics were designed by the design collective Metzican who created all the visuals that accompany the application. They highlight the nuances between the various Mexican communities whilst carefully avoiding clichés.

Presently in Mexico there are around 1,586,884 speakers of náhuatl or mexikatl (‘mexicano’) living across the country. The aim of this initiative is to utilise technology as a mechanism to “disseminate and generate interest in the indigenous languages, the community’s way of living and the cosmology of the indigenous villages in Mexico”.

Also in development is an app to learn purépecha, (the language spoken mainly in the northwestern region of Michoacan) which will similarly represent the identity of the village.

The app “Let’s Learn Náhuatl” is available to download for free on IOS and Android. For more info, check out Manuvo.

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FYI, they have Purepecha and Mixtec

http://kernaia.com/purepecha/

http://kernaia.com/mixteco/

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There are some GREAT apps out there for Native languages.

I have an iPhone - the Native language apps I have are for Anishinaabemowin (Ogoki, Neechee), Chickasawanompa, Choctawanompa, and Mvskoke.

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Moscow, Russia by Iri_sha

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Russian palindromes

А Луна канула – And the Moon has sunk

Гене давал Слава денег – Slava used to give money to Gena

Зубрам и лосю солим арбуз – We marinate watermelon for the bisons and the elk

Буду жив, увижу дуб – If I live, I’ll see the oak

И киты – нытики – Even the whales are moaners

Велика, как и лев – She is big, as is the lion

И любит Сева вестибюли… – And Seva likes lobbies

Или сарказм закрасили? – Or have you painted over sarcasm?

Киборгу гробик – A small coffin for the cyborg

Коту скоро сорок суток – The cat will be 40 days old soon

Лето хотел – He wanted summer

Муза, ранясь шилом опыта, ты помолишься на разум – Muse, when you cut yourself with the awl of experience, you will pray to the mind

Мухи и их ум – Flies and their intellect

Нажал кабан на баклажан – The boar pressed on an eggplant

Не диван, а виден – It’s not a couch, but it is visible

Не долог год, а дог голоден – The year is not long, but the mastiff is hungry

Порист сироп – The syrup is spongy

Сенатор крота нес – The senator was carrying a mole

Тише, тарелка маклера тешит—Be quiet, a plate is amusing the broker

Торт с кофе - не фокстрот! – Cake with coffee is not foxtrot!

Удавы рвали лавры в аду – Boas tore laurel in hell

Утро во рту – A morning in the mouth

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E York St.

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Привет, I have a question that I wish to seek your help in! :) What is the difference between ".....кто-то, которое....." and ".....кто-то, кто....."? I don't know which one to use and why. I am leaning towards the first one. Because I always use "которое" to refer to the person or object in the previous clause(?). I wanted to say: I know someone, who used to work as Celine Dion's stylist. Спасибо!

Привет! Your phrase in Russian could be either “Я знаю одного человека, который/кто работал стилистом у Силен Дион” or “Я знаю кое-кого, кто  работал стилистом у Силен Дион”. 

When you refer to a person or an object mentioned in the first clause by a noun, you can use который (которая for feminine nouns, которое for neuter nouns) for both objects and people, or кто for people. 

Я знаю фирму, которая может это исправить. I know a company (a firm) that can fix it. Я знаю врача, который может это исправить. I know a doctor who can fix it. Кто would be less common, but still acceptable. 

When there is a pronoun in the first clause, you can not refer to it by который, only by кто for people, and что for things. 

Я знаю кое-что, что могло бы тебе пригодится. I know something that could be helpful for you. 

Я знаю кое-кого, кто работает в этой области. I know somebody who works in this area. 

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How do I end a text/letter/card/e-mail/anything with the Russian equivalent of "xxx"/kisses/hugs/lots of love? Is there a difference between what you would write to a loved one and what to a father? It's my Russian father's birthday next week! (I grew up speaking Swedish though)

Привет! I think, in mist cases, romantic letters end the same way as letters to parents or children. You can write: - Обнимаю, your name (hugs; lit. hugging you)- Целую, your name (kisses; lit. Kissing you) - combination of the two above, in any order;- С любовью, your name (with love)- С наилучшими пожеланиями, (with best wishes; a bit too formal).

Of course, romantic letters may have more playful endings, such as - целую тебя нежно (kissing you tender)- целую твоё ушко (kissing your little ear)- whatever your imagination tells you :)

You might want to add a bit of your personality to that - there are no families alike, and there are always special words, a secret code, that is understandable only by the family members. Maybe​ it’s the way your dad calls you (instead of calling you by your formal name), your nicknames, your dad’s nicknames etc.

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Green Wheat Field (detail), Vincent Van Gogh, 1890

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This is so useful !!

Also, FutureLearn is another amazing website for online courses

[haxyr3]

Hi Eugenia! Sorry for bothering you, but how do you say "Happy father's day" in Russian?

Hi! Please do not apologize, I love questions!Happy father’s day would be С днём отца! in Russian.

In Russian, we usually do not say “happy” smth, we say С … followed by the name of the holiday in the Instrumental case.

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~ Social Etiquette or Manners and Customs of Polite Society, Maud C. Cooke, 1896

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ninphea by cleleo