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My Russian Music Playlist

Here is a playlist of Russian music that I like. I usually listen to it in the morning while I do my morning routine. That way I can start my day with my target language in my ear.

Hope you enjoy it!

[dsm-wannabe-linguist]

Really enjoying Duolingo’s gradual progression from “the blue duck wears a big hat” to “if Matthew doesn’t make good on his alimony payments then I’m calling a hitman”

[m-inerv]

[medstudentblues]

currently studying spanish ~

all I do these days is study spanish, read, and workout. not bad imo. I’m happier than I’ve ever been. haha!

[linguistness]

Noooo?? I didn't just buy a book to learn how to write Japanese??? I don't know what you're on about.....

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The sexual tension between me and learning Japanese >> 

Is this a sign??

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May 31, 2023

Everyone manifest good things for me as I am searching for a part time job

Things I did:

Had a great day at my internship

Had a strategy meeting with my girls

Watching the mess that is the Ultimatum

Day 115 of DuoLingo!

Got my LIFE together on notion

Song of the day

El Beso - Mon Laferte

[teainkbooks]

a rather lovely start to the summer if i do say so myself 🤍

[wtfduolingo]

A little phrase that kept showing up in my Russian unit

a Russian phrase says "our blood"

[markv5]

Очень добрый день!

Очень добрый день!

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Guys I had a language learning moment! Scrolling through my tumblr time line and I saw this adorable cat. When I read the caption I giggled because it’s cute. Then I read it over again to see it’s Russian!!! I understood a Russian meme without having to look it up!!! I’m learning RUSSIAN.

[haxyr3]

You probably already know how to say "an eye" in Russian - It's глаз, of course.

What you probably don't know yet is that there was another word for an eye in old Russian and Church Slavonic - око (yes, the close relative of the Latin oculus - they both derived from proto-Indoeuropean *okw, an eye, or a hole).

Глаз is the right word for the corresponding anatomical organ, and is very common in the everyday speech.

Око as an archaic word is reserved for poetry, solemn speeches, religious texts and such.

The Eye of Sauron in Russian is Око Саурона, and never глаз, because глаз sounds too trivial for it.

More interesting facts about the usual words for facial features - here.

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This is such a fun fact. Love to see the link between old Russian/Church Slavonic to Latin! 

[3oey]

Silly little drawing i did to practice body parts in russian (части тела)

Vocab ru - eng:

голова - head

глаз - eye

ухо - ear

нос - nose

рот - mouth

рука - arm, hand

живот - stomach/belly (? Not sure which one is correct)

нога - leg

стопа - foot

колено - knee

палец - finger, toe

плечо - shoulder

шея - neck

бровь - eyebrow

волосы (pl.) - hair

тело - body

[haxyr3]

This cartoon is based on two idioms.

-- Oh, are you closing too?

-- Yes, there is no demand for my service. What's your problem?

-- Ah, nobody buys anything.

Two businesses: Медвежьи Услуги, literally, Bear Services (Idiom, meaning misdirected good intentions, to do more harm than good) Конские цены, literally, Horse Prices (Colloquial idiom, similar to sky-high prices, unjustifiably high prices). Now you know how to say "You do more harm than good" and complain about high prices in Russian :)

[studyblr]

how i study languages on my own 💬

1. grammar, vocabulary, immersion. the three pillars of language learning. in the beginning, choose one trusty resource for each. taking korean as an example, i use the amazing “howtostudykorean” website for grammar, the corresponding memrise course for vocabulary and my favorite k-dramas and podcasts (like talk to me in korean) to immerse myself in the language. there are so many blog posts with resources out there on *all* the languages.

2. collect your resources in a spreadsheet, and indicate exactly how often you want to use them in a week. the more concrete your goals are, the more likely you are to actually do them. writing down the exact time for self-study in your time table/calendar is even better!

3. once you’re gradually building up your language skills, think about getting in touch with natives, through sites like hellotalk. actually using the language is the best way forward, so even if you’re insecure, just try it out! in my experience, natives will be happy to help. language-tandem, where your language partner is studying your native language, is also a very cool method.

4. find like-minded people who also self-study languages! it’s great to have a network to motivate each other, share struggles or tips.

💭 reblog with the language(s) you are studying/want to study, i’m sure you’ll find someone to keep in touch with :)

[caramelcuppaccino]

To everyone who is learning a new language, knows more than one language, what do you do when you say you know/are learning a language and people ask you to speak it or say a sentence?

i just say a simple sentence

*sigh* what do you want me to say…

i’m just not that good yet

😁✌🏼 *disappears*

oh, ofc! what should i say?

i may not sound good but… *still saying sth because why not*

maybe in twenty years, i’ll manage to form a sentence 😁👍🏼

i’ve started learning it recently, so i don’t want to :)

oh, i don’t think if i can… *says the most gramatically correct sentence ever*

something else (let me know in the tags)

Voting ended onJun 1, 2023

please reblog everyone!! i’m very curious 👀

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This is truly the bane of my existence. Whenever I'm asked this I get SO stressed for no good reason.

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May 30, 2023

New computer setup AND new notion template (a big shoutout to Michelle Languages)

Things I did today:

I started my internship today!

I did 30 minutes of Russian on Duolingo

I set up a notion template to maximize my language learning as well as update the one I use for my day to day life

I got the logitech keyboard plus a bunch of goodies with grad money, so now I’m officially a #studyblr girly

Song of the day

Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones

[polyglot-sock]

One of the best feelings you can get from learning a language is when you come back to a cartoon/video/movie/song/book/whatever after a while but this time you understand way more than before. It's just so logical yet so unbelievable and is a pretty nice way to tell yourself you are progressing.

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Käärijä being welcomed home to Finland today like the people’s winner he is 💚