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Les Langues Sont Ma Vie

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If you like learning languages or about different cultures, this is the blog for you! Please don't hesitate to ask any questions about anything language or culture related! And if anything that I post has an error or if I make a mistake about something, please correct me! linguaphile(s)
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Ways to say “yes” in Italian

colloquial, informal ah sì? - oh yeah? ah sì/già - oh, yeah, I remember eh sì! - guess so già - yeah ma certo! - of course ma sì! - of course sì - yes sì sì (also written sisì, sisi) - of course sicuro! - sure

agreeing d’accordo - all right, it’s a deal ok - okay va bene - okay

formal assolutamente (sì) - absolutely certamente - certainly senz’altro - certainly, definitely volentieri - with pleasure

inspired by @language2go​ ‘s post

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30 Day Challenge: Advanced Language Study

Feel free to start these at any time you want, and have fun! You don’t have to do every part of every challenge if you don’t want to.

  1. Read a news article in your target language. Write down any words or phrases you don’t know. Take note of what kind of speech is used when describing the news. Write a summary of the article, rephrasing it in your own words.
  2. Record yourself speaking in your target language and listen to it, taking note of your pronunciation. See if you can find ways to make your speech sound more clear and natural.
  3. Watch and episode of a tv show or a movie in your target language, without subtitles. Try going for something you haven’t seen before and see how much you understand. Write down any phrases and words you don’t know with what you think they mean, based on context. You can check the meanings after you finish watching. If you have time, feel free to watch it again and see how much you understand now that you’ve checked these words.
  4. If you are currently studying something other than language, research the vocabulary for that subject in your target language (for example, I’m a music major, so I’d research vocabulary and phrases used to describe music in my target language). If you don’t have any other focus of study, choose a hobby.
  5. Research idioms in your target language.
  6. Come up with and look up puns in your target language.
  7. Listen to songs in your target language. Note how phrasing is manipulated to make the words fit with the music.
  8. Look up synonyms for words you already know. See if you can find slight differences in meaning or connotation between the words.
  9. Read poetry in your target language. Study the phrasing and usage of words. See if you can write your own interpretation of the poem.
  10. Note everything you do throughout the day. If there are any verbs for things you did that you don’t know in your target language, look them up. Same goes for objects you use.
  11. If you are studying a language, make sure you can describe the language itself in the language you are studying. Look up grammatical terms and expressions.
  12. Sit down somewhere (a place with a lot of people would probably be easiest to write about) and observe. Describe what you see as detailed as you can. Take the time to find the right words (make use of adjectives and adverbs!) to describe what you see.
  13. Write a diary entry in your target language. Focus on describing thoughts and emotions.
  14. Give yourself a spelling quiz.
  15. Read a fictional story. Take note of what kind of speech is used (like poetic or writing techniques specific to the language) when telling the story.
  16. Write a story, using the techniques you’ve noted the previous day.
  17. Practice translating from your target language to your main language, using an article or a few pages of a book.
  18. Read a blog entry in your target language. Blog entries are often more casual, and use expressions that resemble spoken language more than written language. Take note of how spoken language is written down.
  19. Write a dialogue in your target language. Focus on different speech patterns between different people.
  20. Write a letter to someone in your target language. If you don’t know who to write to feel free to write to yourself. Or to me!
  21. Practice translating from your main language to your target language.
  22. Watch a TV show in your target language with subtitles, and compare the translations. See if you agree with the written translations, and if not, think of how you would translate it yourself.
  23. Pick a set of words in your target language and define them in that language.
  24. Look into the different dialects of your target language. Note the similarities and differences.
  25. Listen to a professional speech in your target language. Make note of any specialized words or words you don’t know.
  26. Think of an everyday interaction you might have (for example, going to the bank) in which you do not yet have the vocabulary you would need. Look up the vocabulary you would use in such a situation (cultural differences are also worth noting!)
  27. Time to focus a bit on culture! Look into popular entertainment or businesses in your target culture that are of interest to you. Do as much of the reading in your target language as you can.
  28. Look up children’s games (such as word games) and songs. If you can, find someone to play them with you.
  29. Try to describe people you know. Include appearance, personality, habits, etc. Look up any words you do not know.
  30. Read an excerpt of an academic source in your target language. Note any vocabulary or grammar you don’t understand.

If you plan to make daily posts with these challenges feel free to tag me in them! I would love to see what everyone wrote.

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Happy

I’m pretty sure that I have posted this before, but it won’t hurt to post it one more time: Happy in Russian is 1) счастливый - when about something important, significant, something that brings joy. 2) довольный - satisfied, happy with something.

Он - счастливый отец двоих детей. He is a happy father of two.

Они довольны новым домом. They are happy with the new house (=the house is good, satisfying).

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German vocab: Exam season

die Prüfung(-en) - exam

die Klausur(-en) - exam

das Examen(-) - exam

die Probeprüfung(-en) - mock exam

die Probeklausur(-en) - mock exam

der Leistungsdruck - pressure to achieve

der Schulstress - stress at school

die Prüfungszeit - exam period

die Examensergebnisse - exam results

die Note(-n) - grade

der Prüfer(-) / die Prüferin(-nen) - examiner

die Examensvorbereitung(-en) - exam preparation

die Versagensangst - fear of failure

die mündliche(-n) Prüfung(-en) - oral exam

die schriftliche(-n) Prüfung(-en) - written exam

die Abschlussnote(-n) - final grade

die Abschlussprüfung(-en) - final exam

die Furcht - fear/dread

die Erwartung(-en) - expectation

die Karteikarten - flashcards

die Mindmap(s) - mind map

die Aufsichtsführende(-n) - invigilator

das Abitur - high school leaving qualification (Germany)

die Matura - high school leaving qualification (Austria)

die Erfolgsquote - pass rate

der Erfolg(e) - success

der Notendurchschnitt(-e) - grade point average

die Prüfungsanmeldung - exam registration

die Prüfungsunterlagen - exam papers

der Prüfungstermin(-e) - exam date

die Prüfungsangst - exam nerves

die Examensgebühr(-en) - exam fee

die Prüfungsfrage(-n) - exam question

das Prüfungsfach(-“er) - exam subject

der Prüfungstag(-e) - exam day

das Prüfungsbüro(-s) - exam office

die Prüfungstechnik - exam technique

das Zertificat(-e) - certificate

das Zeugnis(-se) - certificate/school report

gestresst - stressed

besorgt - anxious

ängstlich - anxious

gut vorbereitet - well-prepared

klug - clever

fähig - able

schwierig - difficult

erfolgreich - successful

erfolglos - unsuccessful

Angst vor (+dat) etw haben - to be scared of sth

ausrasten (sep) - to flip out

in Tränen ausbrechen (sep) - to burst in to tears

Examen machen - to do exams

eine Prüfung machen - to sit an exam

eine Prüfung schreiben - to sit an exam

eine Prüfung bestehen - to pass an exam

Antworten überprüfen (insep) - to check answers

nochmals überprüfen (insep) - to recheck

einen Fehler machen - to make an error

antworten - to answer

schreiben - to write

prüfen - to examine

lernen - to learn

wiederholen (insep) - to revise

Notizen machen - to take notes

büffeln - to cram

pauken - to cram

zögern - to procrastinate

verwirklichen - to achieve (a goal)

erreichen - to achieve

stolz auf (+akk) etw/jdn sein - to be proud of sth/sb

gute Noten bekommen - to get good grades

schlechte Noten bekommen - to get bad grades

(bei einer Prüfung) durchfallen (sep) - to fail (an exam)

sitzenblieben müssen - to have to repeat a year

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romanian slang (we swear a lot) cuz ive seen none

  • căcat - literal ‘shit’ . used in the same way. ‘’Frate nu mai e brânză.’’ ‘’Căcat.’’
  • ce căcat- a bit different from căcat. kinda like ‘’wtf’’ .used in confusing situations (but not only) to show well confusion/surprise. ‘’Uită-te la asta.’’ ‘’Ce căcat.’’
  • ce dracu’- literal ‘’what the devil’’ kinda like ‘’what the hell’’. see: ce căcat
  • ce brânza mă-sii- ‘’what in its’mothers’ cheese’’ see: ce dracu’
  • ce pizda mă-sii- ‘’what in its’ mothers’ pussy’’ dont do it. see above
  • să mor eu!- literal ‘’may i die’’ (???) more like ‘’im dead serious’’/’’damn’’. used to strenghten your point. ‘’Zici că-i prost, să mor eu.’’
  • să mori tu?- literal ‘’may you die’’ kinda like ‘’really?’’/’’deadass?’’ used to show distrust in someone’s sayings but also used in a sarcastic way.  ‘’Am dat foc la o casa.’’ ‘’Să mori tu?’’ vs. *smoke inside the house* ‘’Am ars mâncarea.’’ ‘’Să mori tu?’’
  • mor- ‘’im dying’’ used in the same way. ‘’*something funny happens* MOR’’
  • leșin- ‘’im fainting’’ used like ‘’i cant even’’ see: mor.
  • prea bine (ești)- literal ‘’oh well/alright’’ but today its used in a more methaporical way ‘‘too good’’ when something is going well or its cool, or according to our plans or,,,,,, the longer the ‘a’ the better the reaction ‘‘Avem băutură diseară’‘ ‘‘PREA BINE’‘
  • (ești) pe bines- uhhh ‘’you’re on the good’’ used when someone is talking about nice stuff happening to them or when they look good or they have fun *photo with friends at a picnic* ‘’pe bines’’ see: prea bine
  • să vă țină- used to wish well to a couple. meaning ‘’may itll last’’  ‘‘M-am cuplat cu ____’‘ ‘‘Aw, să vă țină!’‘
  • pup (besc)- ‘’kiss (i love)’’ yeahhh ‘’besc’’ is a shorter version of ‘’(te) iubesc’’ - i love (you)’’ 
  • csf ncsf- shorter from ‘’ce să faci n-ai ce să faci’’ meaning ‘’what can you do theres nothing you can do’’ used when hearing unpleasant things. also used mockingly. ‘’M-a inșelat gagica-’’ ‘’csf ncsf’’
  • prost- common ‘’dumb’’ or ‘’working badly’’ someone may be ‘’prost’’ but also something can ‘’merge prost’’ i.e ‘’go wrong’’
  • parcă-i prost / parcă ești prost- ‘’as if he’s dumb’’ / ‘’as if you’re dumb’’ used to point out how stupid is someone without actually saying it. ‘’Am scăpat telefonu’ de gresie.’’ ‘’Da’ parcă ești prost’’.
  • ca la proști- ‘’like at the idiots’’ used to point out a situation in which you can tell that idiots took part or something went wrong/was embarrassing. *drops a card deck* ‘’Ca la proști.’’ see: parcă-i prost.
  • tâmpit/ule- ‘’you dumbass’’ yeah. 
  • fraier/e- same with ‘tâmpit/ule’ but like more affectionate. means ‘’airhead’’ 
  • gen- ‘’like’’. ‘’Știi gen..’’-’’Y’know like..’’
  • futu-ți morții mă-tii- aka everyone’s favourite ‘’fuck your moms’ dead relatives’’ used as a threat. *bumps toe on a drawer* futu-ți morții mă-tii.
  • futu-ți gâtu’ mă-tii- ‘’fuck your moms’ throat’’ uh. see: futu-ți morții mă-tii
  • futu-ți ceapa mă-tii- ‘‘fuck your moms’ onion’‘ see above. 
  • să-mi bag picioru’/pula- ‘’may ill put my foot / my dick in it’’ second one’s more vulgar. used to show denial and anger. kinda like ‘’fuck it’’
  • am pățit- literal ‘’happened to me’’ more like ‘’been there done that’’ used to show concern by being a good listener and also to be relatableTM ‘’Vreau să mă sinucid’’ ‘’Am pătit.’’
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Virtues Vocab - Russian

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This list is especially useful for discussing personality, religion, spirituality, literature, psychology, culture, history, mythology, and sociology. I hope you learn something new!

энтузиазм - enthusiasm достоинство - dignity преданность - devotion верность - faithfulness смелость - bravery мудрость - wisdom терпимость - tolerance самоотверженность - selflessness/dedication сила - strength соболезнование - sympathy благотворительность - charity сострадание - compassion дисциплинированность - discipline прощение - forgiveness невиновность - innocence любовь - love стойкость - resilience терпение - patience милосердие - mercy любопытство - curiosity уважение - respect непорочность - purity спонтанность - spontaneity смирение - humility надежда - hope честность/откровенность - honesty щедрость - generosity лояльность - loyalty благодарность/признательность - gratitude мужество/смелость - courage доверие – достоверность - trust – trustworthiness правосудие/справедливость - justice юмор - humour чуткость - sensitivity привязанность - affection творчество - creativity скромность - modesty

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Word of the day

мрачно mrachno darkly, gloomily

Example sentences:

Будущее выглядело очень мрачным. The future looked very gloomy. 

Небо уже выглядело мрачным, когда мы подняли паруса. В течение часа первый шквал ветра обрушился на нас. The sky was already looking grim when we set sail. Within an hour, the first squall had hit us.

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What Do Russian Cases Do?

This is one of the most frequent questions I get from my students: what do cases do?

Cases in Russian show the relations between words. In English, you can say what is a subject and what is a direct object in a sentence by the position of a noun in a sentence: subjects go first, and direct objects go right after verbs. In Russian, word order is flexible, if not chaotic. To figure out what is what in a sentence, we need cases and their endings:

  • Nominative- for subjects,
  • Genitive - for possession, or parts of, or negations,
  • Dative - for directions “toward”,
  • Accusative - for direct objects,
  • Instrumental - for means or comparisons,
  • Prepositional - for indirect objects, topics.

Please note: these are only major functions, there are some more for each case.

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🌷 Asking for help with your Japanese, in Japanese 🌷

A hodgepodge of useful phrases I’ve collected that come in handy for language-exchange or tutoring with native speakers.

日本語で「　」って何と言うんですか にほんごで「　」ってなんというんですか。 How do you say “ “ in Japanese?
「a」は「ｃ」と言う意味ですか。 「a」は「c」といういみですか。 Does “a” means “c”?
私の言っていることが分かりますか。 わたしのいっていることがわかりますか。 Do I make sense?
私が言おうとしていることが分かりますか？ わたしがいおうとしていることがわかりますか？ Do you understand what I’m trying to say?
これのもっと良い言い方があれば教えてください。 これのもっといいいいかたがあればおしえてください。 If there is a better way to say this, please tell me how.
「　」っていう表現は自然ですか？ 「　」っていうひょうげんはしぜんですか？ Does “  ” sound natural?
この言葉はこの文章に合いますか。 このことばはこのぶんしょうにあいますか。 Does this word work in this sentence?
日本語を添削してください。 にほんごをてんさくしてください。 Please correct my Japanese.  
とてもわかりやすい説明をありがとうございます。 とてもわかりやすいせつめいをありがとうございます。 Thanks for the very easy-to-understand explanation
とても詳しい説明をありがとうございます。 とてもくわしいせつめいをありがとうございます。 Thanks for the very detailed explanation.
入力ミスを指摘してくれてありがとうございます。 にゅうりょくミスをしてきしてくれてありがとうございます。 Thanks for pointing out my typo(s).  
添削してくれてありがとうございます。 てんさくしてくれてありがとうございます。 Thanks for correcting (that) for me.
勉強になりました。 べんきょうになりました。 (That) was educational/I learned a lot
助かりました。 たすかりました。 (That) was helpful.

If any of these is wrong, iffy, or could be phrased better, don’t hesitate to point it out!

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guayabaenjoyer3000 asked:

Hi!! I'm going to Mexico for the summer and am thinking of taking a ballet class there, but I have only started my Spanish study and probably wouldn't understand a lot of the corrections or cues the teacher gives. Do you have any advice, & do you know if anyone has made a vocab list for the ballet class? Thanks!

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¡Hola!

I haven’t found any vocabulary list for ballet classes, but I can give you some vocabulary here.

nouns

  • postura: posture, pose
  • postura correcta: correct posture
  • posición: position
  • primera posición: first position
  • segunda posición: second position
  • tercera posición: third position
  • cuarta posición: forth position
  • quinta posición: fifth position
  • paso: move, step
  • adelante / en frente: forward, in front
  • detrás / atrás: back, behind
  • derecho/a: straight
  • (a la) izquierda: (to the) left
  • (a la) derecha: (to the) right
  • (al) otro lado: (to the) other side*derecho can mean both straight and right, it depends on the context.If the teacher looks at you and tells you something like “derecha” that means “straight”If the teacher says “a la derecha” that means “right”.
  • brazo(s): arm(s)
  • pierna(s): leg(s)
  • mano(s): hand(s)
  • pie(s): foot / feet
  • talones: heels
  • cabeza: head
  • torso: torso
  • caderas: hips
  • hombro(s): shoulder(s)
  • pies juntos: feet together
  • torso recto: straight torso
  • espalda recta: straight back
  • salto: jump
  • brinco: jump (same)
  • giro: spin, turn
  • barra: bar
  • calentamiento: warm up
  • vestuario: clothing
  • leotardo: leotard
  • falda: skirt
  • tutú: tutu
  • medias / mallas: stockings
  • calcetines: socks
  • zapatillas de media punta: split-sole ballet shoes
  • chongo: bun 
  • algodón: cotton
  • nailon: nylon
  • tela: fabric
  • piel: leather

verbs

  • pararse derecha / ponerse derecha: to stand up straight 
  • extender: to extend
  • flexionar / doblar: to bend, to flex
  • saltar / brincar: to jump
  • girar: to spin, to turn
  • estirar: to stretch
  • sentarse: to sit down
  • pararse / levantarse: to stand up
  • subir / levantar: to raise, to go up
  • bajar: to lower, to go down
  • volver: to return, to go back
  • avanzar: to move forward
  • ir (hacia) adelante: to move forward 
  • ir (hacia) atrás: to go back
  • meter el abdómen: to suck in the belly
  • apuntar: to point

You can watch some videos to see how teachers give instructions and talk about all the positions and moves.

Aprende Ballet (She has many videos about ballet)Barbie: Clase de baile zapatillas mágicas (The original version is in English and you can hear it in the background, but I hope it helps)

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GERMAN LANGUAGE VOCAB

Sprache, die - language Muttersprache, die - native language Muttersprachler, der - native speaker zweisprachig - bilingual fließend - fluently Zeichensprache, die - sign language Fremdsprache, die - foreign language Körpersprache, die - body language Kontext, der - context

Linguistik, die - linguistics linguistisch - linguistically Laut, der - sound Vokabel, die - vocable Vokabular, das - a person’s vocabulary Wortschatz, der - syn. to Vokabular Sprachunterricht, der - language class Übersetzer, der - translator Übersetzung, die - translation Dolmetscher, der / Dolmetscherin, die - interpreter (m/f) Grammatik, die - grammar Wörterbuch, das - dictionary Schreibfehler, der - spelling mistake Tippfehler, der - typo

Abkürzung, die - abbreviation Synonym, das - synonym Metapher, die - metaphor Phrase, die - phrase Satz, der - sentence Substantiv, das / Nomen, das - noun Verb, das - verb Adjektiv, das - adjective Vokal, der - vowel Konsonant, der - consonant Widerspruch, der - contradiction

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Vocab de la mer

La mer- sea

L’océan (m)- ocean

L’onde (f)- wave

La marée- tide

L’eau salée (f)- salt water

Le poisson- fish

La méduse- jellyfish

La baleine- whale

Le requin- shark

Noyer- To drown, to flood 

Nager- to swim

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Anonymous asked:

Hey, I've seen your list of book reference, but it seems to cover basic stuff. I'm on my way to finish N4 level, could you recommend books that cover a more advance stuff? But not too advance though. thanks bytheway. Keep up the good work

easy-japan answered:

Recommended References for Intermediate Japanese Learning

Not sure if you use TRY! books which we recommend previously, but it was one of a very recommended book to follow. >> Check out the details of this book set

For people who already finished the N5-N4 version here’s the next level version

• TRY! N3 grammar with CD • 500 Questions for N3 Practice + grammar review• TRY! Japanese JLPT N2 grammar with CD • Shin Nihongo 500 Mon for N2 Practice + grammar review

• TRY! Japanese JLPT N1 grammar with CD • Shin Nihongo 500 Mon for N1 Practice + grammar review

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Grammar Dictionaries

If you haven’t get the wonderful Yellow Dictionary of basic Japanese grammar, we recommend you to get one.

It’s an important book so you can learn in-depth about the grammar you encountered in Try! or while learning with other book. But it won’t be enough for N2 - N1 level. You will require the Intermediate and Advance version for them. 

You don’t have to buy them all together though. If you’re in N5 level, buy the yellow one. If you’re in N3 level buy the blue one, and when you get to N1 get the red if you feel you need more references.

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If you don’t like the Try! self taught class system combined with the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar and would just like to learn Japanese by screening/reading through one book, this Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a book that should be able to fill your need.

This very thick book will guide you to understand basic stuff to intermediate stuff. This book cover basic stuff such as number and counting and how to make questions with particle か. You could say that this book able to replace TRY! N5 - N3, but will not be able to replace the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar mentioned above. Try to check out the full index and some explanation in the sample page!

*Don’t buy the kindle version of this book since it’s just a blurry scanned version. You need to get the real book!

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Vocabularies Dictionary

You will need a good dictionary to help you read/watch through Japanese books/movies for practice. The best and most complete Japanese-English dictionary you can found is the Kenkyusha green goddess dict.

But with more than 3000 pages and its price tag, you better get yourself the casio ex-word 9800 series which got more or less same price but with high functionality and portability. Yes, this denshijisho series is one of the type that hold the digital Kenkyusha green book. You can buy any version as long as it’s the 9800 or 10000 series. But here’s a link below to make your search easier.

(Model D) XD-K9800 // (Model U) XD-U9800 // (Model K) XD-K9800Quick spec: Touch screen/Jump function/Kenkyusha (the only dict you need)/Handwriting input/Function to make notes/100+hours on 2AA rechargeable battery. Note that it’s made for Japanese. To be in safe side, you should be around N3 level to be able to navigate/figure out how to use it.

>Click to learn more about denshijisho (electronic dictionary)

Kenkyusha Pocket Dict: Though not as complete, there’s also the pocket size of kenkyushadict. It’s portable and much more affordable!

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In-depth Kanji learning

• KODANSHA kanji learner’s course

This book will give you the historical story and made up mnemonics for the over 2000 kanji characters to help you learn it, write it, completed with sample usage. It’s a must have book in your library.

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In case you missed it, we’ve cover books for basic level here:https://easy-japan.tumblr.com/post/156172892948

Hope it helps! Happy learning! ｡ﾟ✶ฺ.ヽ(*´∀`*)ﾉ.✶ฺﾟ｡

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Links:

• CrunchyNihongo - Easy to Learn Japanese Lessons Site• Get our easy Japan lessons on your facebook timeline

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Anonymous asked:

hello! i loved your blog a lot! could you please suggest other blogs like yours? i would be very happy if they could be focused on asian and/or slavic languages! thank you and have a good day!

the-language-journey answered:

I am soooooooo sorry that this is so late!!!!! ;-; Thanks for being patient with me!! Here are some great blogs I found concerning Asian/Slavic languages:(When I can only find very few (or no) blogs for a language, I’ll include some resources outside of Tumblr.)Asian Languages:General Stuff about Asian Languages and Cultures:asianhistory uscealc chinajapankorea asian-costumes indian-culture-and-lifestyle spicefair fuckyeahsouthasia官话 (Mandarin Chinese): zenmezhongwen luvlanguages mandarinstar mandarinpractice ucts chinesephrasebook chineseisawesome more links from allthelanguages 廣州話 (Cantonese):cantonese101list of resources from languageek more links from thelanguagecommunity 日本語 (Japanese):lovelearnjapanese notasjapones (blog is in Spanish)letslearnjapanese punipunijapansweetieslearnjapanese language-for-weeaboos Japanese resources from nihongogogo kanjimagazine similarjapanesewords learn-japanese japanese-sentences learn-japanese-easy bahasajepun kanjiaday randamunihongonokotoba nihononthego ウチナーグチ (Okinawan)i-just-like-commenting’s posts on Okinawan Wikipedia’s article on Okinawan アィヌ・イタㇰ (Ainu):thelanguagecommunity: ainu ainu talking dictionary (not a blog)Omniglot: ainu (not a blog) 한국어 (Korean):cassarilla privetkorea korean-language-learning korean-verbs mykoreanstudy emilylearnskorean pliocene k-is4koreanresources from a-yoseoul More links from korean-language-learning, ryeouk, and sprinkleofhappydust Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese): studyvietnameselanguage englishvietnameselanguage vietnameseenglish vietnameselanguage links from thelanguagecommunity vietnamesetongues learn-viet Монгол хэл (Mongolian):mongolianlanguage thelanguagecommunity: MongolianOmniglot: Mongolian ภาษาไทย (Thai):thailanguagelearning picstories Thai links from thelanguagecommunity (follow them), and here’s some more  learn2speakthai dutchthai (teaches Dutch and Thai) Youtube: Easy Thai ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་ (Standard Tibetan):english-tibetan-dictionary tentop Omniglot: Tibetan Youtube: Snowland Bhumo ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer):learnkhmeruk learning-khmer thelanguagecommunity’s links salakhmer ພາສາລາວ (Lao):learnlao here are some Lao resources, but they aren’t blogslaolanguage seasite omniglot lus Hmoob / lug Moob / lol Hmongb (Hmong):Youtube: Hmong lessons Hmong Dictionary Omniglot: Hmong Khamu (Khmu):Wikipedia Why are there no resources :c Got any links for me? Feel free to send some more in, and I’ll be happy to add them!ဘာသာ မန် (Mon): (I couldn’t find any tumblr blogs, but here are some other resources!)Wikipedia Princeton မြန်မာစာ (Burmese)burmeselanguage bama-lo Omniglot: Burmese phrasesYoutube: Burmese lessonsBahasa Indonesia (Indonesian): indonesianlanguagelearningindonesianlang englishindonesian yourindonesianenglish Guide to Indonesian Grammar (pdf) learnindo Bahasa Melayu/بهاس ملايو (Malay)Thelanguagecommunity has a great list of Malay resources! Omniglot: Malay Youtube: MalayLanguageNSlangs Youtube: Easy Malay Wikang Tagalog (Tagalog):pinoyakohearts tagalogdatabase learntagalog learntagalogtodaytagalogftl learnfilipino deodeokjeon Youtube: Easy Filipino தமிழ் (Tamil):ilearntamilonline avvai thelanguagecommunity’s Tamil resources (seriously, follow them!) Omniglot: Tamil हिन्दी (Hindi):howtolearnhindi learning-hindi hindilanguagelearning englishhindi hindienglish Youtube: HindiPod101 বাংলা (Bengali):shikho Youtube: Enchantress* Youtube: dialect101’s Bengali/Bangla playlist Youtube: Bengali lesson Omniglot: Bengali thelanguagecommunity: Bengali ગુજરાતી (Gujarati): gujaratilearn gujarati-proverbs thelanguagecommunity: Gujarati Youtube: Akhil Yadav (also has some Hindi lessons) اُردُو (Urdu): urdulanguage TLC: Urdu Omniglot: Urdu mylanguages.org: Urdu UrduWord.com BBC: Urdu తెలుగు (Telugu): TLC: Telugu Youtube: Krishna Krish: Telugu lessons Omniglot: Telugu WikiTravel: Telugu Phrasebook Youtube: edtelugu ತುಳು ಭಾಷೆ (Tulu): Youtube: ash987654325 Youtube: DevansLanguage Wikipedia: Tulu Language Omniglot: Tulu سنڌي / सिन्धी (Sindhi):sindhiblogger sindhipoetry Youtube: learnsindhi Omniglot: Sindhi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ / پنجابی (Punjabi): learnpunjabi TLC: Punjabi Omniglot: Punjabi Youtube: Punjabi Lessons Playlist नेपाली भाषा (Nepali):  nepalgo Youtube: Sharad Dhakal Omniglot: Nepali ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada):learnkannada kannadasongsftw Youtube: Kannada Language Playlist қазақ тілі (Kazakh): TLC: Kazakh fuckyeahzazakhstan (more about the country than the language) Omniglot: Kazakh Slavic Languages:General Stuff about Slavic Languages and Cultures:romance-in-eastern-europe the-slavic-soul fyeaheasterneurope easterneuropeenthusiastsnake slavic slavicculture slovak-folk-costumes melodiabalkanika русский (Russian):russiangrammar ruspeach learn-russian-language russianstudies kalyanovech englishtorussian l-earningrussian languages-learn therussianword українська (Ukranian): TLC: Ukrainian Youtube: LearnUkrainian Omniglot: Ukrainian беларуская (Belarusian): TLC: Belarusian belarussineokaja (more about Belarus than Belarussian) Omniglot: Belarusian Youtube: Belarusian Phrases Polski (Polish): learning-polish chaselearnspolski polandbymail sayit-inpolish fyeahpolishmusic Čeština (Czech): prvni-slova czechlanguagelearning Resources for Czech from czechlanguageassociation janaslav korektor-komiks (posts comics in Czech) czech-music Slovenčina (Slovak): slovaklanguage Youtube: Radio Slovakia International Omniglot: Slovak Hrvatski (Croatian): croatianenglishlanguage croatianlanguage croatianmusic allthingscroatia (more about the country than the language) Youtube: Learning Croatian српски/srpski (Serbian):learnserbian englishserbianlang freeenglishserbian serbianlanguagejournal languagelearningserbia loveserbia (more about the country than the language)босански / Bosanski (Bosnian):freeenglishbosnian englishbosnianlanguage bosnianenglishlanguage Македонски (Macedonian): learnmacedonian TLC: Macedonian Omniglot: Macedonian Youtube: freelanguageschool’s Macedonian Lessons Wikipedia: Macedonian Language български (Bulgarian): freeenglishbulgarian englishbulgarian only-bulgarian-things (posts different bits of Bulgarian goodness) Omniglot: Bulgarian Youtube: BulgarianPod101 Youtube: BGtutoring Other general Language Blogs: linguisticsyall thelanguagecommunity afuturepolyglot polyglotinprogress struggles-of-a-polyglot lindsaydoeslanguages aspiringpolyglot polyglotproblems alexdoeslanguages jaimetalangue languageloser languagesarerad foreignfawn speutschlish linguisticnerd hollywoodpolyglot apamexico (para mis amigos de habla espanol (forgive me for my poor Spanish heheh))lingvistikk shaaespolyglotadventures languagestudyblr polyglotweekly polyglotted linguajunkie ~follow them all~And sooooo sorry for all the languages I couldn’t find any blogs for!  I hope this answer works :)謝謝! ありがとうございます! 감사합니다! Matur nuwun! ຂໍຂອບໃຈທ່ານ! Terima kasih! សូមអរគុណ! धन्यवाद! நன்றி! ధన్యవాదాలు! ขอขอบคุณ! Спасибо! Dziękujemy! Hvala vam! Благодаря ви! Thank you for the ask!

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Sanskrit Lesson 1

Welcome to our first Sanskrit lesson on currylangs! Before we begin, we highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the Devanagari script. In this lesson, we’ll go over first and second pronouns in the nominative case (that means subject pronouns). We’re also going to go over the forms of “to be” in the present tense. Let’s get started!

Like English, Sanskrit nouns and pronouns have singular and plural forms. However, Sanskrit also has dual number, which refers to groups of two. Whenever you have a group of two, you have to use dual.

The first person refers to the speaker and groups that include the speaker. The first person pronouns are:

अहम् aham “I”

आवाम् āvām “we two”

वयम् vayam “we”

The second person pronouns in Sanskrit, unlike most modern South Asian languages, doesn’t distinguish for formality (yay!).

त्वम् tvam “you”

युवाम् yuvām “you two”

यूयम् yūyam “you all”

These pronouns can be summarized in a handy table:

You see all those म् m’s at the end of all of those? When the pronoun is followed by a consonant, you should change the म् m to ं ṃ. For example, before a consonant, युवाम् yuvām becomes युवां yuvāṃ. While this isn’t a hard and fast rule, it’s the common convention.

Present tense लट् लकारः First person (अहम्) अस्मि (aham) asmi “I am”

(आवाम्) स्वः (āvām) svaḥ “we two are”

(वयम्) स्मः (vayam) smaḥ “we are”

Second person

(त्वम्) असि (tvam) asi “you are”

(युवाम्) स्थः (yuvām) sthaḥ “you two are”

(यूयम्) स्थ (yūvam) stha “you all are”

You don’t always have to include the pronoun since the verb form tells you what pronoun should be there.

Here’s some basic vocab so you can start making sentences:

पुरुषः puruṣaḥ “man”

पुरुषौ puruṣau “̣(two) men”

पुरुषाः puruṣāḥ “men”

महिला mahilā “woman”

महिले mahile “(two) women”

महिलाः mahilāḥ “women”

For homework, try translating the following sentences! The vertical line at the end of each sentence is like a period.

अहम् पुरुषः अस्मि।

युवाम् महिले स्थः।

वयम् पुरुषाः स्मः।

You (all) are women.

We both are men.

You are (a) woman.

Congrats! You can now make basic sentences with the first and second person! If you all have any questions, feel free to ask me or sushi @kolija

Stay tuned for further Sanskrit lessons! शुभमस्तु।

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