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I just wish I could learn every language and all the histories and about everyone's food and folklore and... 😔 but i only have one brain and it is small and malfunctioning
Here is the link! What an amazing idea ❤️
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Japanese language be like
you laugh but thats exactly what i was thinking when i made this post
This post was inspired by @lagom-languages‘s post “Why I Don’t Want to Become a Polyglot and Why I Only Learn One Language at a Time”. Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions and experiences and you may or may not agree with or relate to them. Everybody can learn as many or as few languages as they want and every language learner is valid regardless of the number of languages they study/can speak. 1. Because I love languages. They are all so beautiful, fascinating, and rich. They are more than just tools for communication or gaining prestige: they are the storehouses of different cultures and gateways to the hearts of people. 2. Because it’s what I’m good at and genuinely enjoy doing. I can’t do math to save my life and I was just average at other subjects, but languages have always come easily to me. 3. Because I had to. I live in Finland and my native language is Finnish. The first foreign language I started learning was English, because it is a mandatory school subject at school. Because Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish, Swedish is also a mandatory school subject, which is why I also started learning it. Later in upper secondary school I had to pick between advanced mathematics and a foreign language, and because I despise math but love learning foreign languages, I went for the latter and picked German. That already makes three languages in total. There was no way I could have just decided to stick to only one language at a time. 4. Because knowing even a little bit of a language makes a difference. I’m going to quote one of my polyglot role models, Kató Lomb, to illustrate what I mean:
Like she says, “well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people”. In my experience that is absolutely right. I have seen the gloomiest, scariest looking people break into the biggest, most dazzling smiles just for saying “hello” or “thank you” to them in their language. Making people happy and smile like that is honestly one of my favourite things about learning languages. 5. Because I don’t mind progressing slowly. It’s an indisputable fact that the more languages you are learning at the same time, the slower your progress is and the longer it takes to become fluent in the language. I, however, don’t find that discouraging or demotivating. It doesn’t mean I’m not making any progress or that I will never reach my goals. I am and I will! I have multiple decades of time to learn languages, so there’s no need to rush. As the proverb goes, “slow and steady wins the race”.
이쪽 - This way 그쪽 - That way 저쪽 - That way (over there) 오른쪽 - Right side 왼쪽 - Left side 안 - Inside 옆 - Next 쭉 - Straight 똑바로 - Straight 계단 - Stairs / steps 근처 -Nearby -(으)로 - To… (place / direction) 올라가다 - To go up 내려가다 - To go down 올라오다 - To come up 내려오다 - To come down 나가다 - To go out 들어가다 - To go in 나오다 - To come out 들어오다 - To come in 길을 건너다 - To cross the road -을/를 지나다 - To pass 층 - Floor counter (e.g. 2nd floor, 3rd floor)
-(으)세요 - Turns a sentence into a polite command -아서/어서/해서 - Used a connective adding the meaning of then (e.g. go straight then turn right)
극장이 어디에 있어요? - Where is the cinema? 길을 건너서 똑바로 가세요 - Please cross the road then go straight 커피숍이 어디에 있어요? - Where is the coffee shop? 커피숍은 백화점 안에 있어요. 백화점 안으로 들어가서 2층으로 가세요 - The coffee shop is in the department store. Please go into to department store and then to the 2nd floor.
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not my meme but it made me laugh
Useful vocabulary and phrases for getting your hair cut in Japan.
NOUNS
ADJECTIVES
VERBS
MAKING A RESERVATION
Customer: I’d like to make a reservation. 予約したいんですけど… (Yoyaku shitai n desu kedo…)
Stylist: Okay! What time would you like? はい、分かりました！何時がよろしいでしょうか？ (Hai, wakarimashita! Nanji ga yoroshii desho̅ ka?)
C: Is there an appointment available at 6:00 today? 今日の６時に予約できますか？ (Kyo̅ no rokuji ni yoyaku dekimasu ka?)
S: I’m sorry, but we’re booked. Would you like to book a different time for today or tomorrow? すみませんが、その時もう予約があります。今日か明日、他の時間がよろしいですか？ (Sumimasen ga, sono toki mo̅ yoyaku ga arimasu. Kyo̅ ka ashita, hoka no jikan ga yoroshii desu ka?)
C: I see. Then can I make a reservation for 12:30 tomorrow? 分かりました。では、明日の12時半に予約できますか？ (Wakarimashita. Dewa, ashita no ju̅nijihan ni yoyaku dekimasu ka?)
S: Yes, that time is available. What will we be doing? できますよ！どうされますか？ (Dekimasu yo! Dousaremasu ka?)
C: I’d like a shampoo, conditioning treatment, and a haircut. シャンプー、トリートメント、カットをお願いします。 (Shanpu̅, tori̅tomento, katto o onegaishimasu.)
S: I have you booked for a shampoo, haircut, and conditioning treatment for 12:30 tomorrow. We’ll be waiting. 明日の１２時半にシャンプー、トリートメント、カットですね。それでは、お持ちしております。 (Ashita no ju̅nijihan ni shanpu̅, tori̅tomento, katto desu ne. Sore dewa, omachi shite orimasu.)
AT THE SALON
Stylist: What are we doing today? 今日はどうされますか？ (Kyo̅ ha do̅ saremasu ka?)
LENGTH
I’d like it about 2 cm shorter. ２ｃｍぐらい切ってください。 (Ni senchi gurai kitte kudasai.)
I’d like my bangs cut a little more. もう少し前髪を切ってください。 (Mo̅ sukoshi maegami o kitte kudasai.)
I want a short cut. 短くしてください。 (Mijikaku shite kudasai.)
I want my hair shoulder-length. 肩まで切ってください。 (Kata made kitte kudasai.)
I just want a trim. トリミングだけでいいです。 (Torimingu dake de ii desu.)
Cut to here, please. (Use your hand to show the stopping point.) この辺まで切ってください。 (Kono hen made kitte kudasai.)
CONCERNS
My hair is damaged. 髪が傷んでいます。 (Kami ga itande imasu.)
My hair is thick. 髪の量が多いです。 (Kami no ryou ga ooi desu.)
My hair is thin. 髪の量が少ないです。 (Kami no ryou ga sukunai desu.)
Do you think my hair will be damaged if I dye it? ヘアカラーをしたら、髪が傷みますか？ (Hea kara̅ o shitara, kami ga itamimasu ka?)
How much would it cost to color/perm/straighten my hair? ヘアカラー／パーマ／ストレイトパーマはいくらですか？ (Hea kara̅ / pa̅ma / sutoreito pa̅ma wa ikura desu ka?)
Which conditioning treatment is best for my hair type? 髪質にどちらのトリートメントの方がいいですか？ (Kamishitsu ni dochira no tori̅tomento no ho̅ ga ii desu ka?)
How long will it take? どのぐらい時間がかかりますか？ (Dono gurai jikan ga kakarimasu ka?)
CUT
Can you cut and style my hair like this picture? この写真のカットとスタイルにできますか？ (Kono shashin no katto to sutairu ni dekimasu ka?)
Do you have any style books or magazines? I haven’t decided. ヘアスタイルの本や雑誌がありますか？まだ決めてないです。 (Hea sutairu no hon ya zasshi ga arimasu ka? Mada kimete nai desu.)
Do you have a recommendation? おすすめはありますか？ (Osusume wa arimasu ka?)
What’s the popular style right now? 今、人気のスタイルは何ですか？ (Ima ninkino sutairu wa nandesuka?)
HAIR COLOR
Can I see your color samples? ヘアカラーのサンプルを見せてください。 (Hea kara̅ no sanpuru o misete kudasai.)
What color do you recommend? おすすめの色はなんですか？ (Osusume no iro wa nan desuka?)
I’d like blonde/brown/red hair, please. 金髪／茶髪／赤毛でお願いします。 (Kinpatsu / chapatsu / akage de onegai shimasu.)
(Pointing to a sample) I’d like this color, please. この色がいいです。 (Kono iro ga ii desu.)
Please give me highlights. ハイライトを入れてください。 (Hairaito o irete kudasai.)
Can you dip-dye my hair? グラデーションカラーを入れてください。 (Gurade̅shon kara̅ o irete kudasai.)
PERM/HAIR STRAIGHTENING
I’d like a weak/strong perm, please. ゆるめの／きつめのパーマをかけてください。 (Yurume no / kitsume no pa̅ma o kakete kudasai.)
I’d like waves/loose curls. ウェブ／ゆるめのカールにしてください。 (Webu / yurume no ka̅ru ni shite kudasai.)
Please only perm sections of my hair, not everything. 全部じゃなくて、ポイントだけでいいです。 (Zenbu janakute, pointo dake de ii desu.)
Please only straighten my bangs. 前髪だけストレイトパーマをかけてください。 (Maegami dake sutoreito pa̅ma o kakete kudasai).
HAIR SETTING/MAKE-UP
(Showing a picture) Please style my hair like this picture. この写真のようにしてください。 (Kono shashin no yo̅ ni shite kudasai.)
I’d like an up-do. アップヘアスタイルしてください。 (Appu hea sutairu shite kudasai.)
Please blow out my hair. ブローしてください。 (Buro̅ shite kudasai.)
Please give me a popular style. 人気なスタイルしてください。 (Ninkina sutairu shite kudasai.)
I’d like eyelash extensions. まつ毛エクステが欲しいです。 (Matsuge ekusute ga hoshii desu.)
(Showing a picture) Please do my make-up like this picture. この写真のメイクのようにしてください。 (Kono shashin no meiku no yo̅ ni shite kudasai.)
I want red/pink/matte/glossy lipstick. レッド／ピンク／マット／グロスのリップでお願いします。 (Reddo / pinku / matto / gurosu no rippu de onegai shimasu.)
everything is a learnable skill
Hey ho I‘m generally a very very dumb and stupid person and ugh, even this question might sound 100% to most of y‘all but.... how... do I become less... dumb? More intelligent?
I‘ve started doing concentration, memorization, attention improving exercises on apps like Peak and Neuronation lmao imagine Dr Kawashima‘s brain jogging haha. I‘m a v v slow thinker yo so—
I suck at literally everything from politics to maths (!!!) to commong knowledge, literature, geography.... science (except biology maybe lol) uh yah if anyone has some gr8 resources or stuff i could try to get my gray cells working again........... i‘d be v thankful
Ok, so I’ve kinda been in a similar situation before. Though I was always considered the 'smart' one in school and had good grades, which was mostly because I could memorize a lot of things really fast, I was so utterly uninformed and ignorant about most things it was truly embarrassing. Not to mention I forgot 95% of stuff I learnt, once I was out of school. So here I am, re-learning the most elementary stuff at 25 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also, about being ‘dumb’: I've tutored maths to many of my classmates in high school. Mostly classmates with failing grades, ones that were considered 'dumb' by themselves or other people. I found it’s really not that they were actually 'dumb' and high school maths was way beyond their mental capabilities or whatever. They just lacked knowledge/intuition of most mathematics basics. No matter how hard you try, you can't solve polynomial equations if you don't understand equality properties or know how adding fractions works etc. and nobody was gonna re-teach them that in high school. So most people would just assume the’re ‘too dumb for maths’. But not knowing doesn’t make you any less intelligent.
The way I see it, some people can just memorize better and these are the people that will usually seem more 'intelligent'. And by memorize I mean more like remember and understand, rather than just remember. So being intelligent is just about knowing stuff and pretty much everybody is capable of that.
Now resources for some basic general knowledge:
for memory and learning
for problem solving
for basic maths
for basic physics
for basic economics
for a briefing on history of things
for an explanation on how computer works
Can't recommend much for history and politics yet(i’m a science person can you tell), but it's probably best to start learning about your native country first(or the one you live in), just enough to understand what's going on in the news.
Other books I recommend cause why not
these are just a starting point of course. Read through them(or find ones that suit you better), make flashcards of stuff you want to remember and then read/watch/take online courses on the subjects that got your interest.
It's quite overwhelming to realize how much you actually don’t know, but you don’t have to an expert in everything, really. So yeah try to have fun and good luck!
german – meaning english – meaning
Coexistence
Textbooks are too expensive & the industry is a bit of a moneymaking scam. Here’s some sites, masterposts, and tips for free & cheap textbooks that might be able to help you out!
Anyone else only in their 20s but feel like they are running out of time to get their life together??
Don’t. I felt this way too, in my twenties, but you know what? I began transitioning at 30. I went back to grad school at 32. I’m living my best life, and while I’m a little behind the curve compared to some of my classmates on some things, I’m also so far ahead of them on others. You need follow nobody’s schedule but your own. Life is hard and the world isn’t doing any of us favors. Be kind to yourself, and remember that you still have plenty of time. The only difference between starting now and 5 or 10 years earlier is now you have more experience.
I needed to hear this so badly
