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Somewhere / Anywhere / Where || どこかで・どこかに Hey guys, today I’m going to talk about the difference between どこかで and どこかに in Japanese! These are a bit tricky so I’m sorry if I couldn’t explain it well. The two particles that you see (で and に) change the meaning of both these words that otherwise seem very similar! And don’t worry, it’s very easy to confuse the usage of these particles because they are similar so you’re not alone! どこかで・Somewhere/Where： で indicates the place where the action has taken place. This particle is used to connect an event or action with a location or a place where it has occurred. In this situation it is usually followed by action verbs. For example: どこかで私の教科書、失くしました。 I lost my textbook somewhere. So you would use どこかで in an example where an event has occurred (i.e. losing your textbook) and you are trying to connect it to the place it has happened (i.e. somewhere). どこかに・Somewhere/Anywhere/Where： に indicates the location or place that you don’t know. This particle is used to connect an object with a location or place where it exists. In this situation it is usually followed by verbs which indicate the location or direction of something or someone. For example: どこかに私の教科書、忘れました。 I forgot my textbook somewhere. So you would use どこかに in an example where you would like to express whether something is somewhere and you don’t know where that location is. Therefore using どこかに in this example means “I’ve misplaced my textbook somewhere and I don’t know where that is.”

In short, で is used to express where a certain action takes place and に is used to express the position or location. 

For the most part どこかで and どこかに is usually always at the start of a sentence and is followed by their respective verbs. 

It’s important to know that when using で it is inferred that you have an idea where the location or the event that happened is, and using に means that you don’t know where that location is. 

And here’s a tip: you can simply shorten it to どっかで and どっかに and it still means the same thing. This is a common way of saying these phrases as it rolls off the tongue a bit easier.

Examples： どこかに旅行に行きましょう。 Let’s go on a trip somewhere. どこかでサッカーをしましょう。 Let’s play soccer somewhere. サラはどこかに買い物をしに行きました。 Sarah went shopping somewhere. どこかでパーティーをしています。 There’s a party somewhere.

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06.01.18 // 第8課 short forms 🌹

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53/100 days of productivity + SAT 12.03.16 // 7:52am

theme of the week: summer. november seasons (4/4);;;; it’s the last week of finals next week and i am so ready for christmas but for all you sunny people out there here’s a spread to commemorate the opposite season

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going to be posting my tips on poetry annotation soon after my poetry oral exam tomorrow, thanks for the lovely feedback on my recent post! 😚

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My favorite paint brushes

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a soft spread ig: samstudies_

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New Year’s Resolutions || 新年の抱負 Hey guys! For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you had a lovely day, and for those of you who don’t, I hope you had a great Monday! I find that this is the time where most people start preparing for the new year by making plans or making resolutions. In Japanese ‘New Year’s Resolution’ is “新年の抱負・しんねんのほうふ”. So guys, what’s some of your New Year’s Resolutions? Reply to this post or message me on anonymous if you’re feeling shy! It can be in English or Japanese, whatever you’re comfortable with! I find that telling people your plans holds you accountable and helps you to actually achieve them! Let’s look back on this post this time next year and see if we could achieve what we wanted in the new year. Vocabulary・単語・たんご： Do you have a New Year’s Resolution?・新年の抱負はありますか？・しんねんのほうふはありますか？ My New Year’s Resolution・私の新年の抱負は…・わたしのしんねんのほうふは… Become more polite・礼儀正しくなる・れいぎただしくなる Eat healthier・健康的な食生活をする・けんこうてきなしょくせいかつをする Exercise regularly・運動の習慣を身につける・うんどうのしゅうかんをみにつける Forget my ex・元カレ／元カノを忘れる・もとカレ／もとカノをわすれる Go on a diet・ダイエットする Go to the gym・ジムに通う・ジムにかよう I want to do something that I couldn’t do last year・去年出来なかったことに挑戦したい。・きょうねんできなかったことにちょうせんしたい。 Keep my room clean・お部屋のきれいを保つ・おへやのきれいをたもつ Learn a new language・新しい言語を学ぶ・あたらしいげんごをまなぶ Learn Japanese・日本語学習をする・にほんごがくしゅうをする Learn to cook・料理を学ぶ・りょうりをまなぶ Lose weight・痩せる・やせる Meet new people・新しい人に出会う・あたらしいひとにであう Read more・もっと本を読む・もっとほんをよむ Reduce stress・ストレスを減らす・ストレスをへらす Run everyday・毎日走る・まいにちはしる Save money・お金を貯める・おかねをためる Spend less time on social media・ソーシャルメディアに時間を費やしすぎない・ソーシャルメディアにじかんをついやしすぎない Spend more time with family・家族ともっと多くの時間を過ごす・かぞくともっとおおくのじかんをすごす Stop eating junk food・ジャンクフードを食べるのをやめる・ジャンクフードをたべるのをやめる Stop procrastinating・ぐずぐずしない Study abroad・留学する・りゅうがくする Work on my Japanese・日本語力を磨く・にほんごちからをみがく My New Year’s Resolution・私の新年の抱負：

Complete my Graduate Certificate in TESOL・TESOLのコースを全部終わらせること。

Get a teaching job・教師の仕事を手に入れること。

Move out of my sharehouse into my own place・今のシェアハウスから、自分たちだけの家に引っ越すこと。

Go to somewhere new at least once a month・月に一回は、行ったことがないところに行くこと。

Reach 20,000 followers on this blog・ブログのフォロワーが2万人を超えること。

Start learning Korean・韓国語の勉強を始めること。

Lose 5kgs・5キロ痩せる！

皆さんの新年の抱負は何ですか？今年もいろいろお世話になりました。よいお年をお迎え下さい。 Everyone, what is your goal for the new year? Thank you for everything that you’ve done for me this year. Please have a good new year.

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{58/100} i’m literally failing all my classes y i k e s 

ozzie | frzzn (ft. teflon sega)

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august 21, 2016 (11/100) 🌻 last week’s spread 💫 made a moodboard kinda this using some pretty pictures from tumblr + a motivational quote to motivate myself yay

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bullet journal ideas masterpost

Over 250+ spread ideas!🎊

hoping your dreams are fulfilled, your grades are awesome and your skin is glowing in 2018!

my tips for bullet journalling

Year in Review

highlights / reflection

achievements this year

lessons learnt / growth as a person

things you want to improve on

advice you’ve received / given

best music/movies/tv shows/etc of the past year

friends made during this past year

commonplace journal pages

things you’ve discovered during the past year

useful tips during the past year

odd facts and trivia during the past year

topics to explore during the past year

questions to ask during the past year

New Year, New You

calendar / future log / yearly or monthly logs

things to look forward to this year

upcoming books/music/movies/tv shows being released this year

maslow’s hierarchy of needs self-reflection spread

goals / new year’s resolutions + steps to put it into action

skills you want to learn this year e.g. coding

habits you want to break / habits you want to pick up

diary: day-to-day happenings

budgets: monthly/yearly budgets

inspiration spread for new projects

level 10 life: rate areas (academic, personal, mental, physical, spiritual, social, financial) of your life out of 10, and write down goals to improve that rating!

monthly overviews (e.g. progress on goals)

assignment due dates calendar

18 things to do by the end of 2018

Special Pages for Special Friends

business cards from networking events

gift ideas for your friends/family/significant other

birthday / anniversary calendar

emergency contacts / phone numbers of important people

friendship journal:

memories / moments they were there for you

how you met

moments you want to share in the future

their mbti/hogwarts house

their best qualities

Trackers/Logs/______ of the Day

gratitude journal - # things you’re grateful for every day

habit trackers

motivational quotes

news headlines / this day in history

daily affirmations

currently reading / watching / listening to / feeling / eating / wanting etc.

time usage (read: wastage) tracker

k-drama or tv show episode tracker (always forget what ep I’m up to :S)

expenses tracker / tax deductibles

dream diary (tracker, plot(?), lucid or not, dream meanings)

new album or song releases

photo diary / sketch diary

weather

follower milestones

social media post tracker

household duties/chores tracker

grades tracker

year in pixels

TIL (today I learned)

civics

appointments: dentist, optometrist, doctor, therapist, etc.

bills: car / internet / rent etc

tax: income statements and work expenses receipts

membership/licence renewals

health

weight tracker

resting heart rate tracker (gives general idea of cardio fitness)

water intake tracker sleep log / time to bed / time awake / total hours slept

exercise log: number of reps / steps / minutes

mood trackers

period tracker

Various Creative Spread Ideas

day-to-day / life planning spreads

skincare routines

perfect/ideal morning routine 

self-care reminders

exercise routines

wishlist

bucket list

firsts: kiss, date, house, vacation, car, concert, etc.

DIYs to attempt

savings jar (doodle it!)

yearly / monthly recurring tasks

usernames/passwords (hints only for security!) 

5 or 10 year plans

dream job

dream house

planning for moving houses

dream wedding / planning

date ideas

make a worse case scenarios primer

summary tutorials for your reference e.g. step-by-step tax returns

academic

studyblr ideas

topics I need to revise

finals study timetable/plan

aspirations: what you want to be and why / how to get there

class timetable

assignment ideas

project schedules / team meeting dates

professors’ emails/office hours

assessment results

anti-procrastination page

motivations to study

skills you want to learn or are useful e.g. coding

formulas page

courses you want to take and their pre-reqs

college comparisons

back to school shopping list

textbook list with prices

language learning

vocabulary lists

grammar structures

media (books/tv shows/movies) to consume in that language

self-reflection / personality traits

best and worst characteristics

what to be mindful of / what you need to work on

mbti types you’re most compatible with 

fears and how you want to overcome them

letters to your future self (include hopes and dreams)

letters to your past self (include achievements and things to be proud of!)

inspirational people

stress management tips

charities to donate to and why you support them

volunteering activities

fun, cute, and aesthetic spread ideas

things worth staying alive for / getting out of bed for

a spread with all the things you were worried about which turned out fine

message page from your friends to you

“i can’t live without ______”

creative crafts spread: tips / equipment / tutorials

aesthetic colour moodboards

happy / comforting / relaxing / funny things spread 

seasons (summer/autumn/winter/spring) spread

rainy day spread

holidays spreads: christmas / easter / halloween / thanksgiving

idioms and proverbs from all different cultures

flowers spread: fav flowers, meanings, bouquet/arrangements, press ‘em!

crystals spread: fav gemstones (doodle ‘em), meanings

succulents spread: fav succulents, terrarium layout ideas

coffee/tea spread: paint with coffee / fav blends / best cafes

what’s in my bag (doodle it!)

outfit ideas / polyvore style collections

magazine clippings

shower thoughts / hypothetical ideas spread

draw my life spread / personal timeline

favourite characters e.g. gudetama, kumamon, etc. (doodle ‘em!)

interesting words list (ephemeral, mellifluous, serendipity, scintillating etc)

ideal date ideas

wedding anniversary ideas (like 1st is paper, 25th silver, 30th pearl, 40th ruby, 50th gold, 60th diamond)

baby animals spread (duckies, puppies, bunnies!!)

#just bullet journal things

bujo spread layouts and devices to try out (e.g. chronodex, parallel time ladder) 

key/legend (keep it simple!)

colour palettes/swatches

washi tape / pens / markers swatches

banners / fonts

doodles

ticket stubs / receipts

stickers / stamps

cutouts of info brochures

pressed flowers

calligraphy / brush lettering / handwriting practice

favourite stationery

activities

_______ that you want to do* / have done* (kind of bucket list) *watch, read, listen to, try, taste, cook, play etc. 

books

movies

tv shows

music

hobbies

arts/crafts e.g. paper quilling

sports e.g. archery

how to play / equipment / etc.

video games

foods

activities

board games

books / movies / tv shows

summary / review

favourite characters

meaningful moments / moments that made you laugh / cry

(for the media critic) artful moments:

best descriptive passages

best cinematography

best action scenes

best use of soundtracks

(basically moments that make it deserving of awards)

music

album reviews

favourite songs

playlists for every mood and all seasons

meaningful lyrics

songs you shazamed

favourite genres and exemplar songs

kpop

reasons why i love my bias / bias wrecker / group

letter to your bias

comeback concepts / favourite outfits

visual/picture tutorials for makeup styles

calendar of your favs’ schedules during comeback season

in-jokes/memes

awards / achievements / records broken / milestones

translated lyrics

kpop songs vocab lists

upcoming releases

on this day

art

pics of your favourite artworks/artists + write about it

art styles you want to emulate

explain techniques for different media e.g. watercolour wet-on-wet

doodle ideas

astrology

natal chart readings/aspects/placements

solar return reading for the incoming year / transits

synastry / compatibility chart readings

constellation/star charts

symbol reference page for planets, zodiac signs, aspects

food

recipes

meal plans

shopping lists

interesting foods: (doodle ‘em!) taste / texture / smell (e.g. truffles, caviar)

cafes/restaurants you want to go to + their specialty dish (photo)

cocktails you want to mix/taste (doodle ‘em!)

media

interesting articles + moral/ethical issues it prompted you to think about

controversial topics on the news and for/against arguments/your thoughts

on this day in history

fav websites / blogs

jokes / puns / pickup lines

favourite poems / quotes / short stories

kinaesthetic

burn book - write things that make you angry/sad and rip the page out

wreck it journal - e.g. colour, scribble, stickers all over this page

travel

places to visit

travel itinerary

cultural parables

useful phrases in the language and their meaning

travel memories spread: things you did / places you went / selfies

postcard collection

packing list

friendly and not-so-friendly people that you met in foreign lands

writing

short story ideas

plot brainstorming spreads

journal prompts

drabbles

character designs

foreign words which can’t be directly translated into english

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☁️ 17/12/2017☁️

i love the colours in this spread aND winter break’s finally hereee ayye :)

🖌️artwork ; ron cheng

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Demonstrative Pronouns || これ・それ・あれ Hi guys, today we’re going to look at demonstrative pronouns in Japanese! Essentially these pronouns mean ‘this’ or 'that’ in English but it’s a little tricky deciphering the difference between them, since there are a lot of versions of these words in Japanese. これ・それ・あれ These three words are probably the most commonly used Japanese demonstrative pronouns. When referencing objects in English we would say “this” or “that”, but in Japanese they would say “this”, “that”, and “that over there”.

これ・refers to an object that is near or closest to the speaker.

それ・refers to an object that is near or closest to the listener.

あれ・refers to an object that is far away from both the speaker and listener.

If the speaker and listener are close enough together they can be considered as one entity and both view close objects as これ, objects slightly further away as それ, and objects far away as あれ. The question word for these set of pronouns is どれ and this means “which”. e.g.   あなたのカバンはどれですか。          Which is your bag?         それは私のカバンです。         That is my bag.

この・その・あの These set of demonstrative adjectives can modify the noun that follows them and are used in a similar way to これ・それ・あれ. The rule is always: このnoun, そのnoun, and あのnoun.

この・refers to an object that is near or closest to the speaker.

その・refers to an object that is near or closest to the listener.

あの・refers to an object that is far away from both the speaker and listener.

If the speaker and listener are close enough together they can be considered as one entity and both view close objects as この, objects slightly further away as その, and objects far away as あの. The question word for these set of pronouns is どの and this means “which”. e.g.   どのカバンが森さんのですか。          Which bag is Mr Mori’s?          そのかばんは森さんのです。          That bag is Mr Mori’s.

ここ・そこ・あそこ In regards to これ, etc. and この, etc., these words referred to things, but ここ・そこ・あそこ refer to places.

ここ・refers to a place where the speaker is.

そこ・refers to the place where the listener is.

あそこ・refers to a place which is far away from both the speaker and listener.

Similarly to the previous demonstrative pronouns, if the speaker and listener are close enough together they can be considered as one entity and both view the same location that they share as ここ、a place that is a slight distance away from them as そこ, and a place that is far away from the both of them as あそこ. The question word for these set of pronouns is どこ and this means “where”. e.g.  トイレはどこですか。          Where is the toilet?         あそこです。         It’s over there.

こちら・そちら・あちら These set of pronouns are very similar to ここ, etc., but can be considered more polite. The difference between ここ, etc. and こちら・そちら・あちら is that the latter can refer to places (locations) and can also point someone in a particular direction. For example;

ここ・here・location word

こちら・this way・direction word

Note: こちら can also be used to mean “I” or “We”. The casual version of こちら is こっち.

Below is a table of the most common demonstratives:

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Messy desk snippets 🐝 // don’t remove caption pls n thank u

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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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psychoanalytical reading of Hamlet 😴 

[been a bit productive today]

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[ 17/100 days of productivity ]

i spent the day working on my thesis and i summarized a bit of nutrition.