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It really doesn't matter if you only know three (3) sentences in your target language, that's already three (3) sentences in and it's impressive! Other people don't know how to say those three (3) sentences but you do. Keep going! Learn that fourth (4th) sentence~
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!
new year, new language challenge 🎉
the goal: starting a new language on the 1st of january (or at least in early january), and sticking with it and working with it consistently for the rest of the year to see how far it gets you
why: personally, i think it will make it easier to track my progress, which is a good motivator for me. also ! it will be fun
who: i’m making this challenge for with my own goals in mind, but anyone who wants to join is encouraged to do so! i’ll be using the tag #nynlchallenge to track my progress, if anyone wants to do the same!
now, finally... the rules (more like ~guidelines~ but whatever)
choose an entirely new language (or one you know very little of)
learning methods can be whatever but (at least for me) the goal is to get a daily average of 15 minutes (but ofc, the more, the better)
by that i mean: life happens, so if there is a day or two a week with no learning/revision, that’s cool. however, try to compensate for this lost time, so that it averages out
before starting the challenge, create a (tentative) list of goals. these can be weekly and/or monthly, and should be as specific as possible – mine is here, if anyone wants some inspiration
keep track of your progress! i recommend using the app mastery (only available for android, i think) or something similar to log every session so you can easily see how much time you have amassed!
write updates when you can! preferably at least once a month!
most importantly (cliché but very true): have fun!!!!! 💖💕💞
if you think this sounds fun/interesting or you want to join, then it would be cool if you reblogged this to spread the word! the more, the merrier, after all!
Stationery in Italian
Stationery - la cancelleria
Pencil - la matita
Pen - la penna
Eraser - la gomma
Sharpener - il temperamatite
Marker - il pennarello
coloured pencil - la matita colorata
Scissors - le forbici
Glue - la colla
paper - la carta
Clip - la graffetta
Ruler - la riga / il righello
Notebook - il quaderno
Spanish Vocab from Pride & Prejudice
Note: This list includes advanced Spanish vocabulary that I’ve found during my read of Pride & Prejudice (Orgullo y Prejucio) by Jane Austen. Please do tell me if you’d be interested in more vocab lists like this one :)
I´ve included the words’ meaning in Spanish, synonyms in Spanish as well as an English translation of the word.
Word; meaning in Spanish; synonyms; translation in English
Encomiable: digno de alabanza; elogiable, plausible; praiseworthy, commendable
Escrúpulo: duda o recelo hacia algo desde el punto de vista moral; aprensión, recelo; scruple, doubt
Prescindir: omitir, privarse; excluir, eliminar; do without
Circunstancial: que depende de una circunstancia o situación; ocasional, accidental; circumstantial
Consternación: pena que sufre una persona; aflicción, pesar; dismay
Infame: que carece de honra, sin honor ni crédito; innoble, indigno, perverso; vile, despicable
Parlotear: hablar mucho por diversión o sin sentido; chacharear, parlar, charlar; ramble
Argucia: argumento falso; falsedad, engaño, artimaña; scheme
Dubitativo: que implica duda; dudoso, titubeante; dubious
Numbers in Korean pt 1
There’s two numeric systems in Korean, which are used in different occasions depending on what you are talking about. There’s Native Korean numbers and Sino-Korean numbers, which are derived of Chinese.
Native Korean Numbers
Counting things/people
Telling the time (only hours)
Age
하나 - 1 둘 - 2 셋 - 3 넷 - 4 다섯 - 5 여섯 - 6 일곱 - 7 여덟 - 8 아홉 - 9 열 = 10
To count from 11 and further, you simply add the numbers to each other (11= 10 + 1)
열하나 - 11 열둘 - 12 열셋 - 13
스물 - 20
스물하나 - 11 스물둘 - 12
서른 - 30 마흔 - 40 쉰 - 50 예순 - 60
일흔 - 70 여든 - 80 아흔 - 90
Examples:
스물한 살이에요. - I am twenty one years old.
동생이 셋 있어요. - I have three younger siblings.
Non academical perks of learning a new language
Access to more information
Access to more music
More books!
Getting to know a whole new culture
Discovering new things
Finding beautiful words
Bragging rights
New friends!
Going to places tourists wouldn't normally go
Helping people connect
More independent films!
Connecting with distant relatives
Learning the language of your ancestors
Being awesome (?)
Me: I love languages!
Also me: *hasn't practice in days* *forgets words for common stuff* *what's grammar* *avoid native speakers*
Me: yeah, I love languages
