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YMCA but instead of young man they say comrade and YMCA is USSR

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In just one lesson I had over 4 sentences (a couple are not included) relating to wine and emotions.

[image transcription: several Polish phrases talking about not being happy despite having wine]

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When people ask me why they should pay a human translator instead of using google translate I show them this picture:

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2 am to 10:30 am is prime sleep schedule

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hey ppl reading this can u please reblog and tag ur sign + favorite animal + most worn type of shoe… it’s for my Research

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German Modal Adverbs

I know that some of the following words aren’t modal adverbs, but I thought that they’re good to know and that’s why they’re on this list. As some of these words are difficult to translate, this list includes examples. Take a look @dave-pen 😊

1. wahrscheinlich - probably, likely Sie hat wahrscheinlich Recht. - She is probably right.

2. vielleicht - maybe Er sollte vielleicht zum Arzt gehen. - Maybe he should see a doctor.

3. immer [+ comparative] - “more and more” Es wird immer wärmer. - It’s getting warmer and warmer

4. immer weniger - less and less Sie aß immer weniger. - She kept eating less and less

5. lustigerweise - funny enough, amusingly Aber das sagen sie hier lustigerweise nie offen. - Though funnily enough they will never say that openly here.

6. eigentlich - actually, in fact Er ist eigentlich sehr hilfsbereit. - He’s actually very helpful.

7. tatsächlich - actually Vielleicht wird es tatsächlich hergestellt werden. - Maybe it actually will be manufactured.

8. anscheinend - apparently Anscheinend war es das einzige, das ihm Angst machte. - Apparently it was the only thing that frightened him.

9. angeblich - allegedly Angeblich hat/habe sie das Geld gestohlen. - She allegedly stole the money.

10. deutlich - clearly Bitte sprich deutlich. - Please speak clearly.

11. offensichtlich - evidently, clearly, obviously. Das ist offensichtlich nicht der Fall. - This is clearly not the case.

12. irgendwie - somehow, kind of, sort of Ich musste dich da irgendwie rausbekommen. - I had to get you out of there somehow. Es ist irgendwie komisch - It’s kind of weird.

13. hauptsächlich - mainly Das Publikum bestand hauptsächlich aus Schülern. - The audience consisted mainly of students.

14. vergebens - in vain (without success) Vergebens versuchte sie die Tür zu öffen. - She tried in vain to open the door.

15. ausgerechnet - “of all …” Warum muss das ausgerechnet mir passieren? - Why does it have to happen to me (of all people)? (Why me?!)

16. bekanntlich - “as you know”  Dies ist bekanntlich kein neues Phänomen. - As you know, this is not a new phenomenon.

17. sicherlich - certainly Dafür gibt es sicherlich mehrere Möglichkeiten. - There are certainly various ways of doing this.

18. strengstens - strictly Das Rauchen ist strengstens verboten. - Smoking is strictly prohibited.

19. mag sein - may be Das mag sein - That may be the case.

20. möglicherweise - possibly, may be Es liegt möglicherweise ein Missverständnis vor - There is possibly a misunderstanding.

21. größtenteils - largely Das Problem wird größtenteils ignoriert. - The problem is largely ignored.

22. bedingt - only to some degree, conditionally Diese Bemühungen waren nur bedingt erfolgreich. - These efforts have not been particularly successful.                                

23. möglicherweise - possibly, may be Möglicherweise haben sie den Inhalt nicht verstanden. - It may be that they haven’t understood the content.

24. äußerst - extremely Es ist äußerst effektiv. - It’s extremely effective.

25. definitiv (eindeutig) - definitely Definitiv nicht / Auf keinen Fall - Definitely not.

26. bestimmt - definitely, no doubt Ich habe bestimmt vieles falsch gemacht! - I must have made a lot of mistakes. Er schafft es bestimmt nicht - He definitely won’t manage it.

27. wesentlich - significantly Hierdurch wird die Herstellung dieser Teile wesentlich vereinfacht. - In consequence, the production of these parts is significantly simplified.

28. glücklicherweise (zum Glück) - fortunately Glücklicherweise musste ich nicht lange suchen. - Fortunately, I didn’t have to look very far.

29. leider - unfortunately Ich habe leider gerade kein Geld dabei. - Unfortunately, I don’t have any money with me now.

30. in der Tat - indeed Hier gibt es in der Tat zwei Sachbereiche. - Here are in fact two areas of expertise.

31. zwangsläufig - necessarily Es stimmt nicht zwangsläufig, dass Kinder so sind wie ihre Eltern. - It is not necessarily true that children are like their parents.‎

32. wortwörtlich - word-for-word Übersetz nicht wortwörtlich! - Do not translate word-for-word!

33. auf jeden Fall - in any case, certainly Ich werde auf jeden Fall versuchen, zu helfen. - I will certainly try to help.

34. spürbar - noticeably Die Zahl steigt spürbar. - The number is noticeably increasing

35. auffallend - remarkably, strikingly Die Wunde heilt auffallend schnell. - The wound is healing remarkably fast.

36. offenbar - apparently, evidently, obviously Er hat offenbar den Zug verpasst - He must have missed the train.

37. eindeutig - clearly, obviously, unambiguously Wir haben ganz eindeutig Stellung bezogen. - We have taken up a very clear position.     

38. vermutlich - probably, presumably Sie sollten vermutlich nicht einmal dort sein. - They probably weren’t even supposed to be there.                

39. voraussichtlich - expectedly, presumably, probably Ich werde mich voraussichtlich um mindestens eine Stunde verspäten - I am probably going to be at least one hour late.

40. Berichten zufolge - reportedly Berichten zufolge sollen sie eine Million Dollar gestohlen haben. - They reportedly stole one million dollars.

41. Gerüchten zufolge - rumor has it Gerüchten zufolge wohnt er jetzt in … - Now rumor has it, he has moved to …   

42. teilweise - partly, partially, some of … Diese teilweise kostenlosen Leistungen müssen separat gebucht werden. - These partly free of charge services have to be ordered separately.

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Im Englischunterricht

Schüler: I became money for my birthday

Lehrer: Oh... OH

Lehrer: So you BECAME money?

Schüler:

Lehrer: How did you do it? Magic trick?

Lehrer: He becAMe money, did you hear it, class? HE BECAME!

Lehrer: Became

Lehrer: OH LORDY

Lehrer: Funniest thing ever, literally

Lehrer: *wipes tears away*

Lehrer: This mistake never gets old

Lehrer: Never

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NOUNS der Abflug (Abflüge) - departure/departures der Abflugbereich - departure lounge die Abflugzeit (Abflugzeiten) - departure time die Abholung (Abholungen) - collection die Ankunft (Ankünfte) - arrival/arrivals die Ankunftszeit (Ankunftszeiten) - arrival time der Anschlussflug (Anschlussflüge) - connecting flight der Auslandsflug (Auslandsflüge) - international flight der Bahnhof (Bahnhöfe) - train station die Bordkarte (Bordkarten) - boarding pass der Flug (Flüge) - flight der Flugbegleiter - flight attendant [male] die Flugbegleiterin (Flugbegleiterinnen) - flight attendant [female] der Flughafen (Flughäfen) - airport das Flugticket (Flugtickets) - plane ticket der Flugverkehr - air traffic das Flugzeug (Flugzeuge) - aeroplane der Fußraum - leg room das Gepäck - baggage die Gepäckaufgabe (Gepäckaufgaben) - baggage check in die Gepäckausgabe (Gepäckausgaben) - baggage claim das Gepäckförderband (Gepäckförderbänder) - baggage carousel das Handgepäck - hand luggage der Hinflug (Hinflüge) - outward flight der Inlandsflug (Inlandsflüge) - domestic flight der Jetlag - jetlag der Klapptisch (Klapptische) - tray table die Klimaanlage (Klimaanlagen) - air conditioning der Koffer - suitcase die Landung (Landungen) - landing der Langstreckenflug (Langstreckenflüge) - long-haul flight der Pass (Pässe) - passport der Passagier (Passagieren) - passenger [male] die Passagierin (Passagierinnen) - passenger [female] der Pilot (-en) (Piloten) - pilot [male] die Pilotin (Pilotinnen) - pilot [female] die Reise (Reisen) - trip/journey der Rückflug (Rückflüge) - return flight der Rucksack (Rucksäcke) - backpack der Sicherheitsgurt (Sicherheitsgurte) - seat belt der Sitz (Sitze) - seat die Spucktüte (Spucktüten) - sick bag die Tasche (Taschen) - bag das Taxi (Taxis) - taxi der Transfer (Transfers) - transfer der Urlaub (Urlaube) - holiday das Visum (Visa) - visa die Zeitverschiebung (Zeitverschiebungen) - time difference der Zoll (Zölle) - customs die Zwischenlandung (Zwischenlandungen) - stopover VERBS abfliegen - to take off/to leave abheben - to take off an Bord gehen - to go on board einchecken - to check in einen Flug antreten - to board a flight einen Flug buchen - to book a flight einen Koffer packen - to pack a suitcase in die Schweiz fliegen - to fly to Switzerland ins Ausland reisen - to travel overseas in Frankfurt landen - to land in Frankfurt jemanden vom Flughaben abholen - to pick someone up from the airport mit 2 Stunden Verspätung ankommen - to arrive 2 hours late nach Deutschland fliegen - to fly to Germany sich um 5 Minuten verspäten - to be running 5 minutes late

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ON A HIGH

i felt the need to post that i have completed the dutch duolingo tree. after like three rounds of starting it. first completed tree since german way back in 2015.!!!!!!!

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reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

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It actually works really well!

🌍🌎🌏

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Learning French vs Learning German

Reading French: a lot of words look like English, fairly straightforward, no casualties yet

Reading German: …where’s the verb gone? because i on sunday with my friend shopping went…

German tenses: wow look at these tenses that are easy to distinguish between

French tenses: is that the future, conditional, or imperfect???

German spelling: not massively difficult

French spelling: HAHAHAHA

German pronunication: things are said how they’re spelt, better master CH and R though

French pronunication: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Listening to German: as long as Hochdeutsch is spoken, all is good

Listening to French: what did i do to deserve this

Speaking German: did i send my verb to the end??? did i even say the verb??? oops i said k instead of ch

Speaking French: honestly why did i learn ALL these endings

French prepositions: not brilliant, not the end of the world

German prepositions: oh just kill me now

Telling people you’re learning French: “But it’s so easy and boring!”

Telling people you’re learning German: “But it sounds so violent!”

French grammar: WHY

German grammar: WHY (x6)

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hey guys!!!

so this entire past month has been extremely, extremely stressful for me because i had so many exams and i only realised how hideously unprepared i was for them on the day before the exam, which was really really awful. so in the middle of september i created a studyblr to keep myself motivated + get some helpful tips from the studyblr community on how to go abt studying for tests. the results proved to be super helpful and ive resolved to keep running this blog for as long as i can, because it really helps me stay motivated and i’ve already learned so many things from the community, despite the fact that i’ve only been here for around a month.

but anyways, i decided to create this masterpost in order to help others stay motivated + keep studying not only well but also properly i.e. not necessarily studying for exams but life in general, if that makes sense.

~ staying motivated + focused

coffitivity

download the forest app

chrome site blocker

self control app

try the pomodoro technique

pomodoro printable

getting back on track

guide to staying motivated

an excellent post full of great advice

lots of great advice from an a levels student

masterpost full of motivational quotes

how to avoid procrastinating

100 reasons to study

how to study like a harvard student

motivational movies/shows

types of learners [what method of learning works for u]

motivation for harvard students [and basically all other students]

~ staying organized

5 habits of organized students

set up a bullet journal [1][2][3]

keeping school notes organized

use dropbox to store important files

masterpost on organizing schoolwork

a super awesome n helpful video tutorial

how to organize ur desk

how to study space

study space guide

study space tips and guidance

guide to study guides

atracker - track ur time and stop procrastinating [mobile app]

minimalist organization

masterpost on time management

time management tips

how to be productive

how to use a planner

effective planning system

~ note-taking

notability [ios app - best note-taking app imo]

note taking overview

cornell method

summary foldables

fastest way to take notes

simple, creative note-taking

how to make ur notes look pretty [infographic]

how to make ur notes look pretty [video]

taking notes from textbooks

taking notes during lectures

for: maths [1]

for: history

how to make mind maps

great supplies and stationery u could use to keep notes pretty and organized

what is visual note-taking?

how to: visual note-taking

what are sketchnotes?

how to: sketchnotes

masterpost on note taking methods

~ research techniques

how to google effectively

use google scholar as an alternative to google

one of the best websites for research [esp. while doing science projects at the last minute…i would know]

alternative to wikipedia

find books in nearby libraries

openlibrary [ebook library]

online journal search engine [find scientific publications]

~ essay writing

guide to writing a great essay

HUGE general writing masterpost [including essays]

a huuuge essay writing masterpost

how to write a university-level essay

how to connect ur points and ideas: transition words

editing checklist

advice: college application essays

improve ur vocabulary 

check the readibility of ur essay

website which grades ur papers and essays

~ free online resources & courses

openculture 

mit opencourseware 

the open university 

coursera 

khanacademy

codecademy [how to code]

memrise

study geography

online calculator

maths masterpost

amazing maths + general knowledge site [u must check this out!!!]

maths cheat sheets

mathway [solves any maths equation]

website that balances chemical reactions for u

study guides for many subjects

windows apps [not all study-related, but useful anyways]

more phone apps for productivity

list of great apps every student must have

crash course: psychology

crash course: world history + world history 2

crash course: anatomy and physiology

crash course: astronomy

crash course: big history

crash course: chemistry

crash course: biology

crash course: literature

crash course: us history

crash course: economics

crash course: us government and politics

crash course: intellectual property

crash course: ecology

free ebooks [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

masterpost of free ebooks

~ languages

memrise

duolingo [20+ languages - very fun and interactive]

lang-8

thesaurus

reverse dictionary [1]

learning vocabulary

how to learn any language

HUUUUUGE language masterpost [so many languages and resources]

literature masterpost [for english - reading something other than textbooks is important yo]

english literature for college students [masterpost]

english literature: sparknotes

english literature: cliffnotes

english literature: shmoop

english literature: crash course

english literature: novel guide

no fear shakespeare

self-studying languages

spanish: advice

spanish: getting started

spanish: vocab

spanish: grammar and spelling checker

french: advice

french: getting started

french: vocab

french: grammar and spelling checker

french: masterpost of amazing resources

japanese: getting started

korean: masterpost of amazing resources

~ survival tips + advice

how to study for ANY subject

10 mistakes when studying

101 study tips

studying for a test

general study tips

how to study

how to survive high school

how to survive college

college survival masterpost

things to avoid doing

college: applying for scholarships

giving presentations

improve ur handwriting

resume cheat sheet

productive + relaxing afterschool routine

productive study breaks

emergency life hack: send last minute assignments after the last minute without getting into too much trouble

~ mental/physical health

the thoughts room

the dawn room

the quiet place

it will be okay

international suicide hotlines

iphone feature [to use in case of emergency]

emergency chat [mobile app]

sleeping tips [1]

dealing w insomnia

bedtime calculator [1]

stress management

how to reduce stress

staying calm during exams

grief masterpost

list of happy things

motivation for when ur not feeling so good

~ stress reliefs

clear ur mind

healthy study snacks

mug cake masterpost

smoothie masterpost

salads masterpost

more study snacks to boost brain activity

creepy sites

taylor swift tumblr replies

draw cool neon things

musical sea creature

watch a cool dream

watch any tv show/movie

just shower thoughts

poptropica [so underrated, my favourite game site, it’s for kids but it’s so entertaining and so much fun]

plant personality quiz

cookie clicker

make cool colourful silk

make virtual sand art

fake tweet generator

fake text generator

listen to calming sounds

huge masterpost full of fun stuff

~ music

ghibli music

coffee shop blues

classical music masterpost

masterpost of studying music

classical vocal music masterpost

cute nostalgic piano music playlist

my favourite instrumental playlist of all time

my studying/instrumental playlist collection on 8tracks

i think that includes most of the best resources i could find!!! feel free to message me in case 1) any of the links are broken, 2) u want me to add on to something, 3) u have a suggestion for a masterpost [i would love that so go ahead and ask if u do] or if u just wanna talk! also, feel free to reblog and add ur own comments/resources. hope this helped!! 

- mli

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Semifinals

There is an internal scream that keeps blocking out my thoughts. It’s like trying to do homework in a fire drill. Kinda impossible and REALLY annoying.

I interviewed 2 weeks ago for cbyx 2017-2018 (through ASSE) and am waiting (impatiently) to know which country (Germany or the US) I am going to live in next year. Just an initial post. I will document further expertise as this progresses. But anyways.

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how to make studying a language with cases more fun:

replace “case” with “spice”

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Levels of sunset via reddit user indomiechef