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french person: bonjour

me, crying: what are you saying

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Quand on a des parents ou des grand-parents qui ont vécu ailleurs, à l'étranger, une sorte de mémoire ancestrale demeure en nous. Au fur et à mesure que l'on se rapproche de nos racines, nous découvrons que la langue de nos aïeux jaillit comme par miracle. Un univers s'ouvre à nous. La langue porte l'histoire, la culture et même la pensée de nos ancêtres, et nous connecte à eux, même s'ils ne sont plus là aujourd'hui

(via polyglottraveler)

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Duolingo Owl: I have your girlfriend held hostage, you have three seconds to practice Japanese or you’re never seeing her again.

LingoDeer Deer: Hello deer! Sweetheart! It’s time to practice Japanese! It’s time for your lesson! I’m ready when you are!

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from A1 to A2: omg I’m nearly fluent! I understand so much and I just love this language! learning languages is so amazing!

from B1 to B2: day 2746261. dear diary, today I tried to read a newspaper article in my target language and I found 12 irregular verbs, 3 incomprehensible grammar structures, and 7 words I couldn’t find in any dictionary. I will never be “fluent”. This language is too difficult. I hate learning languages.

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For you, which one is better? Genki or Minna no nihongo?

I used Genki and loved it. Minna no Nihongo apparently has more vocabulary and I’ve heard it good things overall but I don’t know anything about it first hand.

If you do try out Genki:• Make sure you get the 2nd edition ( the one published in 2011) because the first edition has a lot of outdated vocabulary/examples and teaches you to speak at a higher formality level than the people you’d probably be doing language exchanges with.

• You have to remember that each chapter has a kanji/reading section in the back of the book to go along with it.

• A lot of people complain about the amount of group work, but none of it actually requires another person to complete.

• When I used it I learned how to write all of the vocabulary in their kanji form and I totally recommend doing that. But if that’s too overwhelming at least try to learn to read them in the kanji form instead of relying on the furigana. The vocabulary lists start including the appropriate kanji in chapter 3

Hopefully there’s someone in the langblr pit that can tell you more about Minna no Nihongo 😅

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21.- KOREAN TYPES OF TEA

My favourite is Barley Tea but I love them all. Which one do you like the most or you wish to try?

Cr on pic

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Conjugating pratice

Alright guys, so I am about to share a website that was both a blessing and bane in my French journey. The website is called Conjuguemos, and my French teacher made us conjugate like no one’s business on here. It’s super easy to use and it has been vital to my ability to conjugate well. Activities are available in French, German, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Italian, and Latin! I only have experience with the French verb section, but I bet all of their stuff is just as amazing! Here’s all they offer:

Good luck in your verb journey!

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i love one language

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New app for learning Swedish. Developed by the Swedish Institute.

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i just learned that “it isn’t” and “it’s not” are the same thing and i am currently having an existential crisis 

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😘 💋 💌 Surprise your beloved with these fun terms of endearment! February is All About LOVE in French!!! You’ll also love to learn French with us here: https://www.frenchpod101.com/?src=tumblr_love_020318

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😘 💋 💌  February is all about LOVE in Spanish!!! You’ll also love to learn Spanish with us here: https://www.spanishpod101.com/?src=tumblr_love_album_020418

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Les Créatures Mythiques

5/2/2018

I restarted one of my favorite shows (Teen Wolf) and so I thought it would be fun to have a mythical creatures vocab list.

Concerning Wolves

Aconit (m.) - wolfsbane

Croc (m.) - fang (canine tooth)

Loup-garou (m.) - werewolf

Loup (m.) - wolf

Meute (f.) - pack (of wolves)

Pleine lune (f.) - full moon

Concerning Vampires

Chauve-souris (f.) - bat (animal)

Nocturne - nocturnal

Sang (m.) - blood

Vampire (m.) - vampire

Concerning Witches/Wizards

Baguette magique (f.) - wand

Balai magique (m.) - broomstick

Magie (f.) - magic

Sorcier (m.)/sorcière (f.) - wizard / witch

Sort (m.) - spell

Miscellaneous

Centaure (m.) - centaur

Chimère (f.) - chimera

Cyclope (m.) - cyclops

Dragon (m.) - dragon

Elfe/lutin (m.) - elf

Fée (f.) - fairy

Géant (m.) - giant

Gobelin (m.) - goblin

Licorne (f.) - unicorn

Sirène (f.) - mermaid/siren

Triton (f.) - merman

Troll (m.) - troll

Zombie (m.) - zombie

Happy Haunting !

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Lundi 05 février 2018 La semaine dernière, je suis allée avec mes amies au glacier 🍦qui est au centre-ville. Aujourd'hui j'ai passé la journée avec mon petit ami. Demain je recommence l'école! Je me vais coucher tôt pour me réveiller tôt ausi.

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je fais le plein le vendredi.

I fill up ( the car with gas) on Fridays 

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Verb: Partir (to leave, depart)

je pars 

tu pars 

il/elle/on pars 

nous partons 

vous partez

ils/elles partent 

Other verbs like partir include:

dormir - to sleep 

mentir - to lie, tell a lie

sentir- to smell; to feel; to sense 

servir - to serve 

sortir- to go out; to exit 

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Reasons to learn about languages (even if you aren’t going to learn to speak them)

It’s interesting and fun

You will start to appreciate and value languages more 

You will learn about linguistics 

You will learn about other countries and cultures 

You might learn something new about your native and target languages

You might find a new target language

You may not have the opportunity, time, or resources to learn to speak all languages, but at least you can learn about them

You might make a native speaker of a less well-known or popular language happy by knowing about their language 

Not all native speakers want outsiders to learn to speak their language but don’t mind people learning about and appreciating their language 

You will be able to recognize more languages 

Learning new things is good for the brain

You will become more knowledgeable and open-minded

You will become more interesting and attractive