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Vokabelliste - Tschick (wieder)

löchern - to ask many questions

(mir) schräg - i hate

verscheuchen - to scare away

schwafeln - to ramble

der Legastheniker - the dyslexic (n.)

die Marotte - the quirk, characteristic

die Tafel - the whiteboard

kantig - angular

schleppen - to drag, haul

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Fun German animal names:

(yes, these are the actual names)

Schildkröte -> "shield toad" = turtle / tortoise 🐢

Nacktschnecke -> "naked snail" = slug 🐌

Faultier -> "lazy animal" = sloth 💤

Stachelschwein -> "spike pig" = porcupine 🦔

Waschbär -> "wash bear" = raccoon 🦝

Fledermaus -> "flutter mouse" = bat 🦇

Gürteltier -> "belt animal" = armadillo

Stinktier -> "stink animal" = skunk

Nashorn -> "nose horn" = rhino 🦏

Nilpferd / Flusspferd -> "nile horse" / "river horse" = hippo 🦛

Tintenfisch -> "ink fish" = octopus 🐙

Meerschweinchen -> "sea piggy" = guinea pig

Wasserschwein -> "water pig" = capybara 🦛

Erdferkel -> "earth piglet" = aardvark

Erdmännchen -> "earth man" = meerkat

Seehund -> "sea dog" = seal

Seeigel -> "sea hedgehog" = sea urchin

Seestern -> "sea star" = starfish

Trampeltier -> "trampel animal" = camel 🐫

Vogelspinne -> "bird spider" = tarantula 🕷

(i know that some of these have the same meaning in English (e.g. rhino, octopus, etc.) but they are from Latin or Old Greek or something and not that obvious to recognize)

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Random German Vocabulary (100)

der Haarschopf (pl. die Haarschöpfe) -- shock of hair die Nichtigkeit -- triviality die Staubkörnchen (pl.) -- dust particles die Tatze -- paw

(jemanden) anfunkeln -- to glare (at someone) blaffen -- to snap [at someone]; to yap verhätscheln -- to pamper; to spoil (etwas) verprassen -- to squander (something)

aufgedunsen -- bloated; puffy proppenvoll -- jam-packed telegen -- telegenic überkandidelt -- kooky; over the top

eine Bitte abschlagen -- to refuse a request mit (jemandem/etwas) Schindluder treiben -- to play fast and loose with (someone/something) die Beine übereinander schlagen -- to cross one's legs keinen Schimmer haben -- to not have the faintest idea

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alles geschafft! woohoo!!

hallo Leute :-)

ich wollte mit euch ein paar von meinen kleinen Ziele für diese Woche mitteilen!

wenigstens 2 Kapiteln Tschick lesen

ein Deutschunterricht planen

Teil 2 Arabischkurs machen

mein neues Buch anfangen:)))

ins Fitnessstudio gehen

hoffentlich werde ich mich daran erinnern, am Wochenende ein Update zu posten, ob ich sie wirklich geschafft habe 🙏

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hallo Leute :-)

ich wollte mit euch ein paar von meinen kleinen Ziele für diese Woche mitteilen!

wenigstens 2 Kapiteln Tschick lesen

ein Deutschunterricht planen

Teil 2 Arabischkurs machen

mein neues Buch anfangen:)))

ins Fitnessstudio gehen

hoffentlich werde ich mich daran erinnern, am Wochenende ein Update zu posten, ob ich sie wirklich geschafft habe 🙏

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{In a sky full of stars I think I saw you.}

-Unknown

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cool new language resource i just discovered: lingotrack! it functions somewhat like polylogger, allowing you to log your activity for languages, but, more than that, it has an explore section where you can find media that's in a particular language, such as books, tv shows, films, etc! one of the hardest things when you reach a more proficient level of a language is finding media in that language to engage with, so i think this is probably a good resource, or at least a place to get started. besides the explore function, there's also collections of media/resources, and a library function where you can add your own resources. it does require you to have a paid account to log study time for multiple languages (the free version allows you one primary language), but the other aspects seem to be available to free users in their entirety!

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Resources masterpost

Witnessing French:

Websites, social media

Online courses in French

French subreddits

Fanfictions

Buzzfeed

Improving your:

Pronunciation

Speaking

Things to listen to:

Music

Podcasts

Radio stations

TED talks

Things to read:

Graphic novels/comics

News

Ebooks + quizzes (by me)

Short stories

Vikidia - kids’ Wikipedia

Things to watch:

Cartoons

Kids shows

Imago TV - free activist Netflix

The Simpsons the movie

True crime

TV programs - sci-fi shows, travelling, etc.

Youtubers

Extra:

Antidote 10 + BonPatron - Grammarly equivalents

Conjugation by le Nouvel Obs

Deepl - very good at translating sentences/expressions

Forbo - natives pronouncing things

Lexicity - about Ancien/Moyen Français

Lingolden - Chrome extension that teaches vocabulary

Linguo.tv (french videos + subtitles)

Reverso - very good alternative to Google translation (single words)

Wordreference - very complete translation website (expressions)

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french language resources masterlist

Last updated: 02/11/2023

Websites

RFI Savoirs has lots of listening and reading activities (from A1 to B2)

Apprendre le français TV 5 Monde has listening activities from A1 to B2

Tester son niveau - this is a free placement test (just listening)

CNTRL Dictionnaire is a dictionary

France Université Numérique - free MOOCS (massive open online course) with different levels: Level A1 - Level A2 - Level B1

Kwiziq (a website that you can test your level and study grammar)

Music

French songs you should listen to

french aesthetic songs (youtube)

Crème French playlist (youtube)

Books/Reading

GEO Magazine is a online magazine with articles about nature and history

Library Genesis has many books in french and other languages too

TV/Movie

TV 5 Monde has series and movies from France and other countries (for free), available for desktop and mobile (ios and android)

TV 5 UNIS has series and movies in French (mostly from Quebec). Some of the shows are not available outside Canada (but you can use it with a vpn)

Podcasts

Artips podcast (art, music, science)

France culture podcasts (various subjects)

Apps

WLINGUA app (both IOS and Android) teaches grammar

Other

French grammar pdf exercises - if you search the topic you're learning (example: le passé composé) + pdf, you're going to find many pdf activities from University of Quebec. Like this one: Passé Composé UQuebec

Artips is a newsletter about art, music, science and ecology that you receive in your email. You can chose the topics you wanna subscribe (example: I subscribed for art and music newsletters).

Bon courage !

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Vokabelliste - Tschick

ich habe angefangen, Tschick zu lesen! Hier sind ein paar Wörter aus den ersten paar Kapiteln, die ich nicht gekennt habe 🥳

schwindelig (adj.) - dizzy

mir ist schwindelig

hüpfen (v.) - to hop

foltern (v.) - to torture/beat

kratzen (v.) - to scratch

er hat sich am Bein gekratzt

erschöpft (adj.) - exhausted

geistreich (adj.) - witty

albern (adj.) - ridiculous, silly

verzweifelt (adj.) - desperate

die Narbe (n.) - scar

die Delle (n.) - dent

humpeln (v.) - to limp

die Schweigepflicht (n.) - oath of confidentialty/secrecy

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Masterlist for learning languages

Brick-by-brick language learning challenge

Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

my tips for a language study plan

topics for new vocabulary

how to find a language partner

my tips for how to practice writing in your target language

Recommendations for Learning Languages & Other Stuff

Learning a language = learning a culture

Vocab list templates: #1, #2, #3

Some easy Fantasy books to read in your target language

Language Learning Tips: #1, #2

6 tips for learning languages

App for organizing your language-learning (and anything else): Trello

Apps i use to learn languages

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Requests / Asks:

-> you can find all my answered asks by searching for #ask, #ask response or #request

Indo-European Language Families

Improving your vocab

German infinitive & when to use it

English word order

How to find a language learning partner

Changing a game to your target language & "harmful" learning strategies

Can you get away with just using "das" the majority of the time in Germany?

Do you have any tips on how to improve your writing in your target language?

Do you have any resources/methods about how to reach an academic level in the language you’re learning (& how to improve your writing)?

Do you have any linguistic recourses on Ruhrpott-Deutsch?

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langblr intro ❀

hey!! im a language enthusiast, and i started this blog to motivate me to study :-)

(pronouns are she/her)

my languages:

german is the main language i’m studying, i’ve been learning it for a while now (B2)

french, i used to speak it very well but i barely remember anything so i’m trying to relearn!!

i also dabble a bit in levantine arabic, absolutee beginner

i’m interested in reading, history, literature, philosophy, writing, art, music, languages (duh), and learning different perspectives

don’t be shy to interact!! i’d love to chitchat with u (in a TL, or not :D)!