a month of fun (and language learning)
a small challenge with 31 days of fun activities to keep you motivated for learning a new language! you don’t really have to post every day, but you’re free to do what you want :) also! everytime it says “write this” you are OBLIGED to look up words and grammer rules!!! this is not a challenge to see how good you are at your target language, but a challenge to make you explore your target language.
- disclaimer 1: this is made by one person, so i have actually no idea if this is helpful or not
- disclaimer 2: the first 10 days might not be super fun but hey you gotta start somewhere
- disclaimer 3: you also have to learn stuff aside from this, completing this challenge won’t turn you into a native speaker
- disclaimer 4: im aware there are months with less days
tag with #31 days of language learning if you post one of these days! have fun :D
day 1 introduce yourself to how your tl is pronounced!
day 2 how do verbs work? (ie. is the place of the verb important? how many tenses are there? do most verbs follow the same conjugation? how can i recognise verbs?)
day 3 learn common and useful phrases/sayings (eg. hello, goodmorning, yes, my name is….)
day 4 learn “to be” and “to have” (maybe even multiple tenses if you’re feeling funky)
day 5 how do you ask yes/no questions?
day 6 vocab prompt: school/your work
day 7 learn other important verbs’ conjugation (present tense or more), eg. to go, to do, to know…
day 8 try some duolingo lessons! (you don’t have to download the app, they have a site as well)
day 9 make a post describing how you look today (i have long brown hair, im wearing a purple shirt…)
day 10 learn some verbs of things you do in your everyday life. think about them everytime you do these acts!
day 11 how do you ask w/h questions?
day 12 make a vocab list about today! (eg. to wake up, bed, breakfast, to go to school, a friend, math, test, sandwich…) min. 20 words
day 13 how do people speaking your tl tell the time? (hours, but also days of the week, dates…)
day 14 look up a song and write it down fully, mark some of the (meaningful) words you don’t know + write down their translations! try to sing along with the song to get your pronunciation right
day 15 grammar time (to the tune of hammer time) since every language is different, study grammar that is important to the language you’re learning, eg. the akkusativ in german
day 16 make a vocab list about something near to your heart! (animals, art, travelling…) min. 20 words
day 17 write down a small diary entry on what you did today, how you feel, what your hobbies are etc.
day 18 how does your tl call the things around your house? (grass, buildings, parks, the street… make a list of everything you can see!)
day 19 try to get a childrens book in your tl (+ read a bit of it, obviously) (maybe you can find a pdf of your book online in case you can’t buy it/find it in a library)
day 20 start making a list of all the words in your tl that you love (wether it’s bc of their meaning, how they look or how they sound) (also obv write down the meanings of these words haha)
day 21 write a small piece on what the book was about so far
day 22 most common 1000 words vocab (first 100? 200?…)
day 23 moooore grammar (again depends on which language you’re learning)
day 24 ‘nother list about something near your heart! (a different subject this time)
day 25 bake something following a recipe in your tl!! also take note on how they adress the acts you need to do! do they use the imperative? or auxiliary words? (if you somehow can’t do this, just make a vocab list of your favorite snacks + learn imperative grammar)
day 26 look up blogs, instagrams, youtubers,… in your tl (remember you can always slow down yt videos)
day 27 make a post in your tl about everything you like about your friends/the things you do with your friends
day 28 vocab prompt: cuss words + slang
day 29 (thoroughly) explain the plot of your favorite movie/the movie you last watched
day 30 give us a tour around you bedroom! (or maybe even your whole house?)
day 31 read a news article in your tl + make a scheme/recap about it (in your tl)
