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This is kind of Facebook, I’m happy to come back.

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Brutally Honest Rules for Language Learners

If you can`t make your own examples to a grammar rule, you don`t know this grammar rule.

Learning words without context is almost useless. You may repeat something like “road” or “deeply” millions of times and still forgetting them in the most important situations. Memorize phrases instead. e. g. “I crossed the road” and “to be deeply ashamed”.

Prioritize. There are almost 500 000 words in the English language and even more in some non-European languages. If you decide to learn 5 words a day, you`ll need a shitload of time to cover at least the third of the whole vocabulary. So, know precisely what words are the most frequent and the most important for you personally.

No, you won`t learn a language by listening to songs ONLY.

If your level of knowledge is Intermediate or higher, you don`t need the fucking subtitles. Well, in the beginning, you will have a terrible headache and doubts about the whole thing, but every video will be making you a little better. You`ll slowly get used to the accents and intonation. It`ll stop to sound like the endless phrase without any pauses. Just give yourself some time.

Translation from the native language to the target language is useless (if you`re not going to become an interpreter). Write the short texts in your target language instead.

Forget about boring topics from the textbooks. Argue with somebody in the comment section under your fav YouTube videos. Try to persuade me that the Earth is flat (I know it`s insane, but you`ll remember it much better than writing the essay “The current problems of ecology”). Rewrite your own posts. Write down 15 phrases do describe Donald Trump. I mean… Everything is better than a standard way of learning that doesn`t express your inner self. 

Check the pronunciation of ALL the words. ALL the time. Your intuition is a great tool. However, it doesn`t cure all the irregular cases. Just look at English words “daughter” and “laughter”, “head” and “heat”, “though” and “thought”. They look almost similar but they sound in ABSOLUTELY different ways. There`s a possibility that your target language also has a lot of such cases. Just spend few seconds on looking at the transcriptions. It doesn`t hurt, I promise.

The post/challenge for those who want to find a language partner.  

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My life is full of random situation but very solid relationships. I’m in love with me, I just need to believe... 

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I’m trying to fix my world. It was full if shit... Happiness is not my goal, my goal is be interesting.

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Art By IG: @paperboyo 

farmasi Instagram: @artwoonz 

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Not now depression

I’m here, alive, dreaming. It’s my world against you, and my world is better.

Not now depression.

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Art By IG: @uniquelab

lol boosting Instagram: @artwoonz

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Hi there! I started learning latin three years ago, and I wanted to share some resources with you. Hopefully you’ll find this post helpful, whether you’re just beginning or you’re studying latin at AP/A-Level. header image: the roses of heliogabalus by lawrence alma-tadema

why learn latin?

over 60% of all english words originally come from latin! it can help you figure out the meaning of words you don’t know (yay etymology!!)

it’s the basis of the romance languages, so it can help you with spanish, italian, french, portugese, and romanian!

mythology!!!!!!!

everything sounds better in latin it has a bunch of wonderful phrases, many of which are still used today! some of my favorites are:

ars longa vita brevis // art is long, life is short

ex nihilo nihil fit // out of nothing comes nothing

scientia potentia est // knowledge is power

dum spiro, spero // while i breathe, i live

studying techniques

try flashcards! these are v cute and work nicely

if that doesn’t work for you, study foldables are a great way to remember vocabulary terms as well!

it’s really important to remember case endings and verb conjugations, so repeating them verbally helps you retain them 

online resources

william whitaker’s words aka the best latin/english translator ever

memrise!! lots of mini latin courses by subject

key literary/rhetorical devices 

comprehensive verb synopsis

latin grammar master list

summary of declensions

latin library!! 

resources by topic

cambridge latin

find mentions of people in latin texts!

textbooks: latin via ovid, ecce romani

latinteach resources

try google (or the library if you’re old fashioned like me) and see what else you can find!!

AP resources

the aeneid (english translation) / the perseus project

de bello gallico (english translation) / the perseus project

aeneid vocabulary organized by word frequency (2)

additional posts

classical language learning masterpost by @myth-boy

how to study latin by @antiquarians

latin resources by @antiquarians

my other posts

how to start a studyblr

guide to ap art history

french music

using canva.com

how to reach your goals

what’s in my pen case?

vale (that’s goodbye) and good luck learning latin!! i hope this was helpful

-adi  ♡

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Bah, otro día sobre pensando las cosas, creyendo que nada está bien, pero en realidad es que no todo está bien, unas cosas van mal y otras no tanto, pero van las cosas. Me quiero quedar siendo un poco reservado, en realidad ser extrovertido no es muy bueno en un mundo lleno de personas con dificultad para expresarse y ser amables. Vamos, yo soy amable, soy en realidad muy amable, creo que necesito ser menos amable. Que va, todo eso está fuera de mi control, necesito dominar el sistema de mi vida, porque sí es un sistema. Me voy con lo que escuché en una charla de #ted, y es que la vida es como jugar poquer, y es que todo depende de la buena fortuna y la habilidad, en ese orden, ya que puedes ser muy hábil pero si la vida no te sonríe nada te saldrá bien realmente, pero bueno, qué más da.

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She’s amazing!

Art By IG: @alysontabbitha

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Art By IG: @linda_bouderbala

Instagram: @artwoonz

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There is a lot of space in this place... Night is long and time past slow.

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I’ve been planning on creating this masterpost for some time. So, finally, here’s a list of different resources that I’ve found during my studying journey.

(I’m doing this post for a second time and a couple of links from the first version are lost. thanks to Chrome who RELOADED THE TAB AND TUMBLR HASN’T SAVED ANYTHING - I no longer love you, Google)

I added mostly those that are for my target languages which I’m studying at the moment, but there are also a lot of websites that are multilingual. Plus I’m going to add some Russian resources, since I’ve encountered so many studyblr learning my native language (also, don’t hesitate to ask me if you have any questions, I’ll try to answer as soon and as understandable as possible)

This post wil be updated frequently and new links will be added.

French:

http://www.lepointdufle.net/ - French grammar rules search (contains links to various explanations. useful when you don’t understand one explanation and need to quickly find another on the same rule)

http://french.about.com/ - French grammar rules (can be used for other languages as well)

http://bonpatron.com/ - grammar and spelling checker 

https://frenchcrazy.com/ - website about France, French culture and français parlé

http://www.qcfrench.com/worksheets/ - I use it for worksheets only, but there’s more.

http://www.frenchpdf.com/ - French study books for free

http://simplefrenchwords.com/ - more grammar, articles about culture, more worksheets, vocabulary lists (printables!)

http://thefrenchpost.com/ - same as the previous

http://www.frenchbyfrench.com/ - even more grammar

http://www.frenchlearner.com/ - useful vocabulary lists and more

http://www.frenchteacherresources.com/ - teacher resources are not for teachers only. use it well, fellows.

http://sokrostream.biz/categories/films - movies and cartoons in French.

English:

For English I mostly have “teacher resources” which I use for tutoring, but they are good for students as well. 

http://www.esl-lab.com/ - 1-5 minutes dialogues with tests, different levels and topics.

http://www.starfall.com/ - this one is for the smallest. Literary.

http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html - lots of everything.

https://dakrouri.wordpress.com/cambridge-english-grammar-in-use-series-pdf/ - Cambridge - English Grammar In Use pdf for free.

http://www.ihbristol.com/useful-english-expressions - useful espressions and how to use them.

http://www.englishpage.com/ - grammar and other resources.

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/ - more grammar.

http://usefulenglish.ru/ - bilingual (Russian-English) rules. useful if you have to explain grammar in both Russian and English (like me) or if you’re a native English and are learning Russian and want to compare.

http://www.iluenglish.com/describing-personality-character-traits-and-temperaments/ - a list of words describing personality, character traits, temperaments and appearance. useful for essays, character analyses or to improve your vocabulary.

.http://www.howjsay.com/ - proper pronunciation of every word in any form.

http://englishteststore.net/ - worksheets and tests.

http://www.e-grammar.org/ - more tests.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ - Cambridge dictionary.

https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ - Oxford dictionaries.

http://www.subsmovies.com/ - movies with subtitles.

Russian:

These are mostly in Russian, because there are very few good websites in English (but the truth is that RUSSIAN CAN BE UNDERSTOOD WHEN EXPLAINED IN RUSSIAN ONLY)

http://www.gramota.ru/ - my personal all-time favourite.

http://slovari.ru - dictionaries and grammar rules.

https://best-language.ru/ - grammar.

http://gramma.ru/ - more grammar.

http://www.orfo.ru/tutorial/html/tutorial.htm - and more.

http://www.stihi-rus.ru/pravila.htm - and again.

http://therules.ru/ - and even more.

http://online.orfo.ru/ - spelling checker.

https://vk.com/cultura_rechi -  it’s a community in a Russian analogue for facebook, so, if you’re feeling confident enough - join in and communicate.

https://vk.com/russianforeign - same, but Russian here is for foreigners specifically. 

https://vk.com/topic-19466394_22978670 - study materials.

https://vk.com/ruspeach - they actually have own website, but here you can find some of their materials for free.

speak-russian.cie.ru - multilingual.

http://lingust.ru/ - this one belongs to “any language”, but it’s in Russian, apart from Russian grammar rules which are in English.

www.russianforfree.com - in English, finally.

Any language:

https://lingolia.com/ - basic explanations of rules and exercices for grammar and vocabulary (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish)

http://www.babla.ru/ - russian website with everything (12 languages: Russian, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, etc) 

http://lingvist.info - free study books (literary ANY language and ANY level)

http://www.brighthubeducation.com/ - this one actually covers not only languages but a variety of subjects. Lots of tips and interesting articles + rules.

http://www.reverso.net - I lovelove LOVE this one. especially the context translator. WAY better than your google.translate (sorry, Google, I love you, too, of course - NOT ANYMORE)

Linguistic:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/ - tips for writing.

http://spellcheckplus.com/ - same as bonpatron but for English.

http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ - editor. useful for essays.

https://www.paperrater.com/ - grammar and spell-check + plagiarism checker.

https://languagetool.org/ - multilingual proof-reader.

Literature:

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/ - any literature student’s savior.

http://literarydevices.net/ - same.

http://www.litcharts.com/ - this saved me on my Antique literature exam.

http://www.sparknotes.com/ - but now this saves me.

http://www.enotes.com - and this.

http://fleursdumal.org/ - Charles Baudelaire (French-English)

http://bilinguis.com/ - bilingual classics.

http://www.authorama.com/ - free books (in English)

http://www.study.ru/books/ - multilingual literature.

http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/ - literature in French

http://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/ - children books in French with audio and translation to English

http://litena.ru/sitemap/literat.shtml - libraries in Russian (from linguistics to mythology)

http://royallib.com/ - more books in Russian.

http://lifeinbooks.net/ - and a bit more.