#willow's original posts

[willowlearnslanguages]

the ungodlier the hour the greater the urge to drop everything and study languages

[willowlearnslanguages]

hi, i'm back once again! hopefully this will be a permanent end to my hiatus, because i missed langblr and intensively learning languages a lot



[willowlearnslanguages]

Free bilingual books. Multilingual books. Public domain side by side e-books. Multiple languages available: Catalan, Czech, German, English,

Hoping to get started making original posts on this blog, but for now I wanted to share this little website I found!

It contains side by side versions of 5 literary classics in multiple languages. A couple even have audiobooks you can play.

Posting this as it might be helpful for those looking for a little reading practice ^^

[willowlearnslanguages]

it's quite hot where i'm at and trying to study japanese feels so tiring..

[willowlearnslanguages]

💬 🚑 ⭐️

for the langblr ask game!!

ahh first of all, tysm for the ask, it made my day!

💬 Coolest thing about your target language?

Ooh, I don't think I can pick the coolest thing, but the months having no names in Japanese (February - 二月 - literally second month) is rather fun.

🚑 What sound do emergency vehicles make where you live?

Standart USA emergency vehicle sound I suppose? Something like a very shrill WHEEEE-woooo. I wasn't aware there was a difference with different countries, guess I'll have to look it up now.

⭐️ What inspires you to learn languages?

I think the fact that every language has something unique about its structure and it's impossible to translate perfectly without losing some of the nuance and, dare I say, aesthetic. Then there's the tons of content available online in my TLs which motivate me to continue learning c:

[willowlearnslanguages]

i haven't posted anything on here in a while and i think i'm gonna make this more of a personal blog documenting my progress that i can go back to rather than worry about having a perfect blog. still gonna post resources tho~

[willowlearnslanguages]

langblr introduction post

Howdy! I've been observing the langblr community from afar, and I've finally decided to join in on the fun :D

You can call me Willow! I use all pronouns, and I learn languages mainly as a hobby :0 I made this side blog to document my progress and I'd love to find study buddies, language exchange partners, or just make new friends in general!

Fluent:

🇬🇧 English - English is the language I'd say I'm most comfortable with, though I do have an accent irl, oh well...

🇷🇺 Russian - Russian is actually my first language, and even though I technically use it everyday. It's a bit rusty since I live in the US and consume content mainly in English.

Learning:

🇫🇷 French - (A2 ) I've been learning French for almost a year now though you couldn't tell that by my level 🥲 I'm hoping to get it to at least conversational, we'll see how it goes

☆ 🇯🇵 Japanese - (A1) Japanese is my most recent language, so I'm a complete beginner. I'm determined to reach fluency, though it will probably take a while.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian - (A1) I don't have a consistent schedule and I'm not studying it formally, but half of my family speaks it so I've been slowly studying (mainly via immersion).

Wishlist:

☆ 🇫🇮 Finnish - I really want to learn Finnish - it's a highly synthetic language (as far as I know) and I love how it sounds. I've discovered that learning 3 languages at the same time is spreading myself too thin, but hopefully I can start once I get my Japanese to a higher level.

🇳🇴 Norwegian - I'm interested in the culture of Nordic countries, and I've always though Norwegian was an interesting language :)

🇩🇪 German, 🇨🇳 Mandarin - Maybe in the far away future...