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Susanna’s French Verb Masterpost!

Hello! I’ve been inundated recently with messages from lovely studyblrs asking me to post the verbs from my French verb wall - so voilá! I’m really sorry for the delay, I’ve been meaning to get around to it for ages, but what with oral exams, art projects, geography projects, graduation planning and general Head Girl stuff it’s been hectic.

I hope these help a few of you out, I know from experience how difficult it is to find a concise collection of all the French verbs (or certainly those necessary for the Leaving Cert/similar exams). I love having these stuck up on my wall beside my desk, they make French homework an absolute doddle. And by the way, my mum is a French teacher, so you can rest assured that this isn’t a load of ol’ inaccurate baloney!

Hope you all have a splendid day!

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Go: je vais

Tu\il\elle va

Nous allons

Vous allez

Ils\elles vont

Went: je suis allé

Tu es allé

And so on

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💬 Onomatopoeic/Mimetic Vocab List 💬

A few of my favourite onomatopoeic words! I might make a part 2 at some point? Please feel free to correct any errors! ♡

うらうら…gently and clearly shining

オロオロ…flustered bewilderment

くんくん…sniffing, especially a dog

ケロケロ…ribbit sound

ごろごろ…purring sound, or idleness

さやさや…soft rustling sound

さばさば…relieved, refreshed or easy going

しとしと…light rain or drizzle

すやすや…sleeping peacefully or soundly

そっと…softly, gently

ちびちび…little by little

ちんまり…snugly, cosily

ほんわか…warm, cosy, pleasant

テコテコ…the sound of walking

なんたらかんたら…something or other, “what do you call it?”

ふわふわ…soft, fluffy

ムギュウ…squeezing, hugging

メロメロ…madly in love or falling down drunk

もぐもぐ…chewing food, similar to “nom nom”

もじもじ…bashfully

りんりん…bell ringing or chiming

わくわく…trembling, nervousness or excitement

にゃん…meow

わんわん…woof

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complimenting japanese artists

There are plenty of templates for asking permission from Japanese artists on pixiv and twitter to repost their fanworks, but almost none about how to compliment their art and let them know their work is appreciated, so I thought I’d put together a few stock phrases you can use to let an artist know you think their work is great!!

ああああ = “aaaaaaa/ahhhhh” (use as many あ as u feel like ahaha)

_____さんの絵が大好きです！ = “i love your art!” (use artist’s name in blank, usually in only japanese characters, for example ▲むっこ▲スパコミ レ57b on twitter’s name is just むっこ, ignore anything after an “@”）

_____は可愛すぎますよ～！ = “____ is too cute~!” (insert ship or character name, you can get their name in japanese on their wiki pages or myanimelist, check their pixiv to see what their art is tagged with to find the ship’s name in japanese if you don’t already know it, or you can replace with (artist name)さんの絵 to say the artist’s art is too cute)

(きれいな/可愛い/素晴らしい)絵をいつも描いてくれてありがとうございます！ = “thank you for always drawing pretty/cute/amazing art!” (pick ONE adjective)

_____さんの絵は凄く(可愛い/かっこいい/素晴らしい)ですねえ！= “your art is REALLY cute/cool/amazing!” (pick ONE adjective)

_____さんの絵最高です！/____最高です！= “your art is the best!” / “(character/ship) is the best!”

feel free to use as many exclamation points, hearts ♡♡♡, and kaomoji as you feel like in between sentences!

also for sentence enders, i just included a few random ones but feel free to exchange よ/ねえ as much as you like, but it’s kinda weird to use them at the end of every sentence. its also weird if you use the same one at the end all your sentences. also just a generic “～" at the end is good too!

if you have any questions on how to say something else, or if you think there’s an important phrase i missed, or you kinda want to know what the artist said in reply to your compliment, let me know!

[edit]: thanks to toukochu for pointing out it should be 描いてくれてありがとうございます instead of 描いてありがとうございます and that the は particle was unnecessary for 最高です！

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🌐 Texting, tweeting and using the Internet... in French 📳

alp - à la prochaine - see you soon.

ASV - âge, sexe, ville - age, sex, city

(être au) BDR -  au bout du rouleau - burnt out.

BG (beau gosse) -  un (jeune) homme séduisant - a handsome guy.

bsr - bonsoir - good evening.

chelou - très étrange - weird.

cheh - bien fait - well done.

ct - c’était - it was

d’ac - d’accord - ok

déso par déso - désolé pas désolée - sorry not sorry.

DSL - désolée - sorry.

fdp - fils de pute - son of a bitch.

frais - génial - cool.

gadjo / gadji - garçon / girl - guy / girl.

gavé - trop - too.

gars sûr - “garçon sûr” - a guy, usually your friend, you can trust.

jms - jamais - never.

magl - “ma gueule” - used instead of friend.

mav - ma vie - my life.

miskine - le pauvre - poor (said to someone we pity)

pk - parce que - because

ptn - putain - fuck!

posey - posé - chilling

qqn - quelqu’un - someone

schlag - un nul - loser

terter - quartier - district

(f)tg - (ferme) ta gueule - shut up!

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Good morning

おはようございます

(ohayō gozaimasu)

Good afternoon

こんにちは

(konnichi wa)

Good evening

こんばんは

(konban wa)

Good night

おやすみなさい

(oyasumi nasai)

See you later

またあとで

(mata ato de)

See you tomorrow

またあした

(mata ashita)

What time is it now?

いま何時ですか

(ima nanji desu ka?)

Let’s get something to eat!

何か食べましょう!

(nanika tabemasho!)

What do you want to eat?

何が食べたいですか

(nani ga tabetai desu ka?)

Before starting to eat or drink,

いただきます

(itadakimasu)

After the meal is finished,

ごちそうさまでした

(gochisōsama deshita)

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Let's talk about your Country in Korean & Japanese

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Today I want to talk about Kanji Quizzer. My new favorite app!

I downloaded the app about 2 weeks ago and it has been invaluable to me ever since. The app is fairly straightforward. It separates flashcards into groups : Hiragana, Katakana, N5, N4, N3, N2, and N1.

When you select a group it takes you to a screen that displays a flashcard with one kanji character on it. Below there are 6 options for you to guess what the answer is.

Once you choose an answer the card will flip over to reveal whether you were right (highlighted in green) or wrong (highlighted in red). It will also give you both the on and kun readings for the kanji.

I love this app, it’s really helped me out, and it’s great for studying on the go. The kanji is displayed in a large enough size that it’s very easy to read. All in all, this is one of the most valuable Japanese learning apps I’ve ever had.

*I have not been paid to write this review. Everything stated above is a matter of my own opinion*

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Korean and Japanese words that sound the same

Gotta love that ‘learn one, get one for free’ deal korean and japanese have going on, so here’s a (small) list of words that sound exactly the same or are similar enough in both languages:

かばん - 가방 - a bag 時間（じかん） - 시간 - time 茶（ちゃ） - 차 - tea 約束（やくそく） - 약속 - a promise 家族（かぞく） - 가족 - a family 洗濯機 （せんたくき）- 세탁기 - a washing machine 無料（むりょう） - 무료 - free of charge 注意 （ちゅうい）- 주의 - caution 可能（かのう） - 가능 - possible 高速道路（こうそくどうろ） - 고속도로 - a highway 連絡（れんらく） - 연락 - to contact 有名（ゆうめい）- 유명 - famous 遅刻（ちこく） - 지각 - lateness 準備（じゅんび）- 준비 - preparation ラーメン - 라면 - ramen 雇用（こよう） - 고용 - employment 知恵（ちえ） - 지혜 - wisdom 到着（とうちゃく） - 도착 - arrival 理由（りゆう） - 이유 - reason 人気（にんき） - 인기 - popular 料理（りょうり） - 요리 - cooking 温度（おんど） - 온도 - temperature 簡単（かんたん） - 간단 - easy

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Day 2/60

Instagram Vocab (AKA Vocab taken from people I follow on Instagram)

香り -  かお り - Aroma/ Fragrance/ Scent/ Smell

癒す -  いや す  - To heal/ cure

欲しい - ほしい -  wanted/ wished for/ in need of/ desired

カフェ - Cafe/ Coffeehouse

思う -  おも う - to think/ to consider/ to believe 

思う存分  -  おも う ぞんぶん - To one’s heart content

希望 -  きぼう - hope/ wish/ aspiration 

副業 -  ふくぎょう - side job

興味 -  きょうみ - interest in (doing something)

アカウント - account

手帳  -  てちょう - notebook/ pocket diary

大歓迎 -  だいかんげい  - warm welcome

付箋 - ふせん - tag/ slip/ label/ post-it note

Feel free to correct me if anything is wrong!

link to updated tinycard deck is here (X)

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持つべきものは友（もつべきものはとも）

《意味》 困ったときに相談に乗ってくれ、また力を貸してくれるのは友達だ。

《英語》 Friends are what you need.

It’s very important to have friends.（大切なものは友達である）。

《例文》 やはり持つべきものは友だちだね。 →It’s good to have friends like you.

《解説》 It’s good to have friends like you.の文字通りの意味は「きみのような友だちがいるっていうことはいいよね」です。

《関連表現》 A friend in need is a friend indeed.（まさかの時の友は真の友）。

You can’t do without friends.（友だちなしではやっていけないよ）。

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Travel Tips: Useful Japanese Phrases

Learning to speak Japanese fluently before heading to Japan is almost impossible for a casual learner, but it’s still a good idea to have some useful phrases to get around. Even better, have a language guide book on hand so you can point to the phrase you’re trying to speak! Here are some of the phrases I found most useful on my trips:

こんにちは - Konnichiwa - Hello

ありがとう - Arigatou - Thank You

すみません - Sumimasen - Excuse Me/I’m Sorry

お願いします - Onegaishimasu - Please

ください - Kudasai - Please (informal)

はい - Hai - Yes

いいえ - Iie - 
 No (rarely used)

ごめんなさい - Gomennasai - I am sorry

英語はわかりますか - Eigo wa wakarimasu ka? - Do you understand English?

わかりません - Wakarimasen - I do not understand

もうちょっとゆっくり言ってください - Mou chotto yukkuri itte kudasai - Please speak more slowly

これ - Kore
 - This (you can point at something and say “kore” to ask for it)

これをください - Kore o kudasai - This, please

いくらですか - Ikura desu ka? - How much is it?

お名前は何ですか - Onamae wa nan desu ka? - What is your name?

私の名前は_です Watashi no namae wa __ desu - My name is __

どうぞよろしく - Dozo yoroshiku - Pleased to meet you

お元気ですか - Ogenki desu ka? - How are you?

元気です - Genki desu - I’m fine

おはようございます - Ohayou gozaimasu - Good morning

こんばんは - Konbanwa - Good Evening

お休みなさい - Oyasumi nasai - Good Night

何 - Nani? - What?

いつ - Itsu? - When?

誰 - Dare? - Who?

どこ - Doko? - Where?

トイレはどこですか - Toire wa doko desu ka? - Where is the toilet?

駅はどこですか - Eki wa doko desu ka? - Where is the train station?

Hopefully you won’t need the following phrases, but it’s good to know them as well:

医者が必要です - Isha ga hitsuyo desu - I need a doctor

ここが痛いです - Koko ga itai desu - It hurts here

助けて - Tasukete! - Help!

警察を呼んでください - Keisatsu o yonde kudasai! - Call the police!

道に迷いました - Michi ni mayoi mashita - I’m lost

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french summer vocabulary

l’été - the summer

juin - june

juillet - july

août - august 

le thé glacé - the ice(d) tea

les fraises [la fraise] - the strawberrries

la pastèque (melon d’eau) - the watermelon

voyager - travel 

aller nager - go swimming

l’océan - the ocean

l’eau - the water

le soleil - the sun

la lumière du soleil - the sunlight

chaud - warm

cool off - rafraîchir

le maillot de bain - the swimsuit  

le bateau - the boat 

plonger - diving

le pique-nique - the picnic 

here’s just a few summer words to get everyone ready for summer and warmth (thank god)☀️  ! please correct me if i’m wrong!

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French vocabulary: Space

l’espace - space l’univers - universe la planète - planet le sytème solaire - solar system Mercure - Mercury Vénus - Venus la Terre - Earth Mars - Mars Jupiter - Jupiter Saturne - Saturn Uranus - Uranus Neptune - Neptun Pluton - Pluto la lune - moon la pleine lune - full moon la nouvelle lune - new moon le croissant de lune - crescent l’orbite - orbit la pesanteur - gravity le météore - meteor la galaxie - galaxy la nébuleuse - nebula l’astéroïde - asteroid la comète - comet le trou noir - black hole l’éclipse solaire - solar eclipse le soleil - sun

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Idioms in French and English

It’s a throwback to - Ça nous ramène à

To get to the bottom of things - Aller au fond des choses

You can’t put the clock back - Ce qui est fait est fait

It looks like a dead end street - On est dans l’impasse

To take a turn for the better - Prendre une meilleure tournure

To be scared to death - Avoir une peur bleue

That drives me crazy - Ça me prend la tête

He had a narrow escape - Il l’a échappé belle

They were beaten hands down - Ils ont été battus à plate couture

To throw money down the drain - Jeter de l’argent par les fenêtres

To face facts - Se rendre à l’évidence

An ace in the hole - Un avantage secret

At a drop of a hat - Sans hesitation

To start from scratch - Commencer à partir de zero

I worked my fingers to the bone - J’ai travaillé d’arrache-pied

Once in a blue moon - Tous les trente-six du mois

To buy something for a song - Acheter quelque chose pour une bouchée de pain

To do one’s utmost - Faire de son mieux

To face facts - Voir la vérité en face

To be all the rage - Être à la mode

To deter somebody from doing something - Dissuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose 

To come into office - Prendre le pouvoir

To have a grip on something - Avoir une emprise sur quelque chose 

To cope with - Faire face à

To be on the edge of - Être sur le point de

To turn out to be - S’avérer

To devote oneself to doing something - Se consacrer à

To get one’s life back - Reprendre sa vie en main

To be short of - Être en rade de quelque chose

To resume work - Reprendre le travail

In the name of - Au nom de

To hit rock bottom - Toucher le fond

It’s the pot calling the kettle back - C’est l’hôpital qui se moque de la charité

Money can’t buy happiness - L’argent ne fait pas le Bonheur

When there’s a will there’s a way - Quand on veut on peut

To pass out - Tomber dans les pommes

To pretend to - Faire semblant de

Don’t judge a book by his cover - L’habit ne fait pas le moine

To make ends meet - Joindre les deux bouts

To cost an arm and a leg - Coûter les yeux de la tête

To look forward to - Être impatient de 

To be skating on thin ice - Avancer sur un terrain glissant

Let alone - Sans parler de

To keep pace with - S’adapter

Out of necessity - Par nécessité

Be it as it may - Quoi qu’il en soit

The flipside of the coin - Le revers de la médaille

To be on the brink of doing something - Être à deux doigts de faire quelque chose

In the wake -  A la suite de

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Adverbs in french - part 1 ✨

vraiment - truly

abominablement - abominably

absolument - absolutely

actuellement - currently

admirablement - admirably

attentivement - carefully

aucunement - not at all

autrement - otherwise, differently

assurément - certainly

carrément - totally

certainement - certainly

complètement - completely

crûment - crudely

diversement - variously

doucement - gently

entièrement - entirely

éperdument - desperately

exactement - exactly

excessivement - excessively

frugalement - frugally

gaiement - happily

gentiment - kindly

indûment - wrongly

lentement - slowly

longuement - extensively

malheureusement - unfortunately

médiocrement - poorly

naïvement - naively

naturellement - naturally

parfaitement - perfectly

péniblement - painfully

poliment - politely

précisément - precisely

prétendument - allegedly

progressivement - gradually

quasiment - almost

rapidement - quickly

réellement - actually

résolument - resolutely

sensiblement - substantially

solennellement - solemnly

tellement - so much

tranquillement - peacefully

uniformément - uniformly

vainement - vainly