#languagelearning

[haxyr3]

New post is up on my blog: a case study, how Russian can be taught without saying a single word in "Grammarian"

One of my students walked into our first lesson and said: "I don't want grammar terminology. I just want to speak Russian."

So I threw out the lesson plan and started over.

19 lessons. No grammar yada-yada. One family reunion.

The full story — including why role plays are irreplaceable, how context teaches better than rules, and what can be achieved if you ban linguistic yada-yada in your lessons — is on the blog now.

[minimalist-language-learning]

I stopped reading the second volume of アクセル・ワールド for a while because there was one chapter where I had trouble understanding what was going on. Eventually, I decided to push through, and now I’m back on track and can enjoy the book again!

This is something I experienced often during my Japanese learning journey. Books don’t stay at the same difficulty level all the time. Even if the overall level feels comfortable, you might suddenly run into scenes with challenging vocabulary or a character who speaks in a very colloquial way or dialect. That can be frustrating but it doesn’t mean the rest of the book will be too hard for you.

So don’t be discouraged if you hit a scene where you suddenly don’t understand what’s going on. Often, these difficult parts are temporary. If it feels overwhelming, it’s okay to take a break but don’t give up too easily. Try it again, push through, and see what comes after this hurdle. Chances are, you’ll be glad you did.

Either way you'll gain a lot of valuable experience.

[vocorbit]

Stop memorizing words. Start understanding them. 🧠✨

Most people try to learn English by memorizing long vocabulary lists… But here’s the problem: you forget them, or you can’t use them in real life.

Because words alone don’t mean much.

👉 Meaning comes from context.

Think about this: “cookie” 🍪 – I ate a cookie → food – This site uses cookies → data

Same word. Completely different meanings.

That’s why memorizing doesn’t work.

💡 Real learning happens when you: • see words in sentences • read them in real content • understand how they’re actually used

When you learn with context: ✔ You forget less ✔ You understand faster ✔ You speak more naturally ✔ You stop translating every word

Your brain doesn’t store isolated words — it stores connections. ()

So instead of memorizing lists, try this: 📖 Read articles 🎧 Listen to content 🧠 Learn words inside real situations

Because…

Memorizing is not learning. Understanding is learning. 🚀

[monodrama-base]

word-by-word breakdown of stray kids's 'giant' for anyone trying to learn languages!

[brainstreams]

[linguingit]

Day 8 of Learning Marathi

Vocabulary Lists with Gender

Food

Rice- भात (masc.) | भात (same form)

Roti- पोळी, चपाती (fem.) | पोळ्या / चपात्या (pl)

Vegetable- भाजी (fem.) | भाज्या (pl)

Fruit- फळ (neut.) | फळं (pl)

Milk- दूध (neut.) | दूध (same form)

Dal- आमटी (fem.) | आमट्या (pl)

Curd- दही (neut.) | दही (same form)

Buttermilk- ताक (neut.) | ताक (same form)

Water- पाणी (neut.) | पाणी (same form)

Places

House- घर (neut.) | घरं (pl)

School- शाळा (fem.) | शाळा (same form)

Market- बाजार (masc.) | बाजार (same form)

Shop- दुकान (neut.) | दुकानं (pl)

Park- उद्यान (neut.) | उद्यानं (pl)

Field- शेत (neut.) | शेतं (pl)

City- शहर (neut.) | शहरं (pl)

Village- गाव (neut.) | गावे (pl)

Nature

Tree- झाड (neut.) | झाडं (pl)

Plant- रोप (neut.) | रोपं (pl)

Flower- फूल (neut.) | फुलं (pl)

River- नदी (fem.) | नद्या (pl)

Sea- समुद्र (masc.) | समुद्र (same form)

Stone- दगड (masc.) | दगड (same form)

Mountain- डोंगर (masc.) | डोंगर (same form)

Sky- आकाश (neut.) | आकाश (same form)

Leaf- पान (neut.) | पानं (pl)

Time

Now- आत्ता

Later- नंतर

Today- आज

Tomorrow- उद्या

Yesterday- काल

Day- दिवस (masc.) | दिवस (same form)

Week- आठवडा (masc.) | आठवडे (pl)

Month- महिना (masc.) | महिने (pl)

Year- वर्ष (neut.) | वर्षे (pl)

Morning- सकाळ (fem.)

Afternoon- दुपार (fem.)

Evening- संध्याकाळ (fem.)

Night- रात्र (fem.) | रात्री (pl)

Household Objects

Table- टेबल (neut.) | टेबलं (pl)

Chair- खुर्ची (fem.) | खुर्च्या (pl)

Bed- खाट (fem.) | खाटा (pl)

Door- दरवाजा (masc.) | दरवाजे (pl)

Window- खिडकी (fem.) | खिडक्या (pl)

Wall- भिंत (fem.) | भिंती (pl)

Cupboard- कपाट (neut.) | कपाटं (pl)

Song of the Day-

Gara Gara, from Yuntum (2018)

[fluentfridays]

Welcome to Fluent Fridays!

We want to promote blogging in more languages than just English on Tumblr (we totally see the irony in our posts being in English)! This blog posts prompts for people to respond to in any language they want! Want to write about your new favorite show in your first language? Go for it? Learning a new language and want some practice? Go all out! Whatever your reason, we want you posting in as many languages as you want!

How does it work?

Every Friday, we will post a bunch of prompts that you will have the opportunity to respond to! To answer a prompt, reblog the post with the answer written in the language you want to see more of on Tumblr.

We will try to post a variety of prompts to give everyone a chance to talk about something they are interested in. Whether it's food, literature, hobbies, or fandom, we will try to have something for everyone. Don't see prompts about the things you like? Submit a prompt! Send it to our inbox or as a post submission! The only rule is to be respectful.

[emilyscartoons]

Brazil we are BACK 🌴🐷🌴

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