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[diy-languages]

Free Korean Learning Courses! : Part 1

-> These are some free resources I used or heard about a lot to learn Korean and what they include, there's probably way more! I'll make more parts in the future. There's also ratings and pesonal notes about each one, but again they're 'personal' so it might not be the same for everyone! That's why you should always try it yourself first.

-> These resources are or were fully free when I used them, if anything changed and they're no longer free I do not take any responsibility for possible accidental purchases, I recommend to always check first before processing with it.

Here we go:

GoodJobKorean — Full free Hangul Course, 12 Lessons, Videos (with pronunciation, etc) + Pdf Practice sheets (with some vocabulary) + Quizes to see if you understood each lesson.

Rating: 100/10 I tried and loved it, easy to understand and explained nicely. Really useful for beginners learning hangul!

A/N: You may have to rebuy it after a month (not sure because I finished it in less then a month and never logged back in) but It's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again)

GoldenKeyKorean: Free Hangul course, pronunciation + 2H long master course (advanced and basic levels) with 2 pdf books

Rating: I personally did not try this one, but I'm pretty sure it's fully free (at least that's what I've seen), but he often does limited editions/limited time special free courses so it's better to check if the offer is still active and follow his instagram for future updates and courses.

Now Korean Class: Fully free 9 Korean courses with different levels (1-9) with multiple videos for each, explains sentence structures, grammar, counters, numbers, and way more.

Rating: 100/10, It really is free, multiple levels, sooo many different things to learn I absolutely loved it!!

A/N: You just have to rebuy it after a month but I'm pretty sure it's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again). I recently lost acess to it, idk why I think my phone is lagging... It tells me something went wrong to try again later, lol, just in case some content changed etc I wouldn't know.

Koldoristudy: 3 different Free Korean PDF study sheets, 1 Hangul, 1 Vocabulary and 1 winter study, includes Grammar, stroke order guides and syllable blocks,

Rating: 10/10 Loved it, I thought it would be just some pdf files to boringly write hangul/words but It's actually way more! it explains grammar and some useful language rules!

Talk to me in korean: Multiple free podcasts on different platforms + PDF with grammar and vocabulary explained for different levels of learners, 7 days free trial with possible cancelation

Rating: 9/10 It's really good, I'm just not a big fan of podcasts as I have a short attention spawn LOL. I personally didn't try the 7-days free trial but they do have LOTS of different lessons and videos that seem to be amazing and useful.

A/N: personally I find their website really confusing, to make things easier you can try things like just typing "Talk To me In korean (Pdf level _)" on google and the first link should be the free pdf file, etc etc.

Loescen Learn Korean Website: Free Interactive web-based learning, important vocabulary, pronunciation beginner to intermediate level, basic conversation courses and dialogues

Rating: 8/10, so good!! It surprised me, I just wish it went more in deep about things like sentence structures and grammar instead of blindly learning dialogue lines or words without breaking them into steps for deeper understanding of the language.

A/N: works for other languages too!!

Live Lingua: Multiple free ebooks and audio files lessons, grammar, vocabulary, hangul, etc, beginner to advanced,

Rating: 9/10 Covers up a lot of different things like I said, grammar, vocabulary, etc etc, but AGAIN each course covers many subjects and it quickly feels heavy and too long/complicated/takes too much time (personally for me, as an individual with ADHD)

How to study korean: LOTS of grammar and vocabulary, beginners to advanced, multiple lessons, linked YT videos to reinforce lessons, PDFs, etc

Rating: 100/10 explains really well, SO MUCH STUFF, different levels, it's really awesome! Lessons are available in multiple languages and not just English!! However again I find it a bit intimidating as it really has LOTS of things to learn which make it seem hard and heavy...

A/N: Personally I find the website complicated to navigate 😭 just type "how to study korean lesson _" for easier access if you want and It should be the top results

Udemy TOPIK grammar through 100 patters: TOPIK vocabulary, grammar and conversations, 100 grammatical patters koreans use a lot

Rating: 8/10 really good, well explained, but again personally it feels pretty heavy and long, videos in Korean with English subtitles, however there are no English subtitles for "example sentences" which sucks, you need to know some basic vocabulary to really understand the example sentences used there.

Tomi Korean: Free PDF with 430 basic korean vocabulary (words, verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc) with audio files, free PDF Worksheet for hangul learning

Rating: 8/0 Love it, really nice for useful vocabulary but you'll have to willingly study the words cause the pdf only makes you write it once and it's really just Korean-English translations, but it has images so its good for visual learners too! Personally I also found it takes a lot of storage to download everything lol.

A/N: I did not check the hangul worksheet as I can already write and read hangul but little personal opinion/tip; I think GoodJobKorean is the best option to learn Hangul here, specially compared to this one. Yes I did not try this Hangul Worksheet but I believe GoodJobKorean offers more variated content and help (videos, quizes, etc) than what a PDF sheet has to offer, that's my opinion.

That's all so far!

Many of these courses have social media accounts where they post different content and tricks to learn, I'll be making a post about those in the future too!!

If anything changed since I first used these resources or if there's any misinformation in this post, please let me know!

[thebellekeys]

Recommendations for media about translation, interpreting, and foreign languages

Movies and TV

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020) The Interpreter (2005) The Last Stage (1948)

Books

Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi Translating Myself and Others by Jhumpa Lahiri The Interpreter by Suki Kim Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok Translation Nation by Héctor Tobar Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip Translation State by Ann Leckie

Other Important Topics and Subjects

La Malinche The Rosetta Stone The Tower of Babel The Adamic Language Esperanto Philology Goethean World Literature

Documentaries and History

The Interpreters: A Historical Perspective The Nuremberg Trials Biblical Translation St. Jerome - patron saint of translators Shu-ilishu's Seal (first depiction of an interpreter)

[frenchcoffeebreak]

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. . . Just for motivation ‿ ☀️ ⇵

[multilingualpotato]

Autumn in Czech

Hey guys, autumn is in full swing in the Czech Republic so I thought it's time for some autumn vibes and vocabulary! Enjoy~

podzim (m)- autumn

list (m) - leaf

strom (m) - tree

mrholení (n) - drizzle

déšť (m) - rain

bláto (n) - mud

kaluž (f) ; louže (f) - puddle

deštník (m) - umbrella

kabát (m) - coat

pláštěnka (f) - raincoat

šála (f) - scarf

čaj (m) - tea

kakao (n) - hot cocoa

svíčka (f) - candle

krb (m) - fireplace

dýně (f) - pumpkin

kaštan (m) - chestnut

šípek (m) - rosehip

září (n) - September

říjen (m) - October

listopad (m) - November

počasí (n) - weather

špatné počasí (n) - bad weather

Verbs:

pršet – to rain

zmoknout - to get wet from the rain

Phrases:

venku je zima – it is cold outside

venku prší – it is raining outside

venku je ošklivě – it is bad weather outsider

Czech proverbs:

počasí že by psa nevyhnal – weather that one couldn't even get the dog outside

meaning that the weather is so bad, that even the dogs (who usually love to be outside) do not want to go outside

* f = feminine, m = masculine, n =  neuter

[chiara-klara-claire]

favourite words

feel free to add yours!!

Finnish

tyttö (girl), ystävä (friend), metsä (forest🌲); sydän❤️ , tähti⭐️ , aurinko☀️, tuuli (wind); kesä (summer), kesäkurpitsa (zucchini-summer pumpkin) päärynä🍐, mansikka🍓, mustikka🫐 , lakkahillo (cloudberry jam), järvi (lake), maailma (world), linna🏰, kirkko⛪️, hymyillä (to smile), hyvä (good), musiikki

hyvää joulua (merry Xmas)

Icelandic

strákur (boy), stelpa (girl); halastjarna💫, sól (sun), eyja🏝️; ástfanginn (in love, love-captured), ævintýri (fairytale), æska (youth), að dreyma (to dream), að æfa (to exercise), hress (lively), yndisleg (lovely)

hæ (hi), sæll (hallo), bless (bye)

Japanese🇯🇵: romaji=I like the sound too, otherwise I mostly just like the kanji:

姫hime (princess👸) 世界 (world🌎), 空sora (sky), 森mori (forest🌲)、花hana🌼, 雪yuki❄️, お茶 🍵, 季　(season); 桃momo🍑, すももSumomo (plum); 悲(sad), 忘(forget), 悪(bad), 疲 (tired), 怒り(angry), 素敵(lovely) 怖い (scary), 死 (death)、夜(night), 天国 (heaven)、地獄(hell), 緑midori💚, あおい💙、窓(window), 花笑み (Hanaemi “flowering smile”) 渋谷=Shibuya;

恋登るkoinobori🎏、お弁当🍱, 祭りmatsuri (festival), 花火🎆

ありがとう、おめでとう🎊

Dutch🇳🇱

jongen (boy), meisje (girl), fiets 🚲, schilderij 🖼️, IJsland 🇮🇸 , ijsje🍦, jasmijn (Jasmine)🌼, herfst (autumn🍂), bakkerij (bakery🥨), lekkernijen (treats); liefde (love), godsvrucht (piety), vrolijk (glad), koninklijk (royal), kijken (look), schrijven (write), groen💚, oranje🧡, uitwaaien (go outside to clear one’s mind), heks (witch)

Frysk❣️: oant sjen (goodbye), ik hâld fan dy (I love u), sjoch! (look)

German🇩🇪

Kinder, Junge, Mädchen, Gänseblümchen🌼 Herbst (autumn🍂), Eichhörnchen🐿️ , Milch🥛, Süßigkeiten🍬, Edelsteine💎, Edelweiß, Heimlichkeit (secret), Bäckerei🥨, Jugendherberge (youth) hostel), Liebe (love), Märchen (fairytale), hübsch (pretty), glücklich (happy), bunt (colorful), Lieblings- (fav), traumhaft (dreamy), schüchtern (shy), nachdenklich (thoughtful), schmerzhaft (painful), schlimm (bad), hässlich (ugly); Abendland (the west-evening land), Luftschlangen (air snakes - streamers), hierzulande (in the country), Götterspeise dish/fare of the gods-gelatine pudding, Schmink (make-up)

tschüss (bye), Ich liebe dich (i love u), Frohe Weihnachten (merry xmas)

French🇫🇷

soleil🌞 , rêverie (daydream), forêt🌲, arc-en-ciel🌈, éclair (=⚡️); jeunesse (youth), hirondelle (swallow); gateaux🍰, chou (cabbage), myrtille🫐; cerf-volant🪁, auberge (inn), chateau, cache-cache (hide-and-seek), la haine (hatred), petit (small), ivre (drunk), aveugle (blind), vide, coquette, alouette

joyeux Noël🎄

Italian🇮🇹:

ragazza/o , acqua💧 , collina (Hill), stella⭐️, primavera (spring🌸), girasole🌻, giglio (Lily), gelsomino (Jasmine), Viola del pensiero (pansy-violet of the thought), scoiattolo🐿️, libellula (dragonfly), cinciallegra (blue tit), pulcinella di mare (puffin), ape🐝; caramella 🍬, lecca-lecca, leccornie (treats), albicocca (apricot), mirtillo🫐, marmellata (jam), tramezzino🥪, colazione, pranzo, acquerelli (watercolors) pastelli (colored pencils🖍️), altalena (swing), aquilone🪁 , fiaba (fairytale), sogno (dream), stelle filanti (streamers - streaming stars), ; pagliaccio🤡, arlecchino (harlequin) , bella (pretty), allegra (cheerful), serena, felice, triste (sad), celeste (turquoise/celestial),

ciao (hi), grazie (thanks)

Scandinavian

mennesker (humans), kvinna/kvinde (woman), ven/vän (friend), drottning (queen), øjne/øyne, fjell/fjäll, hav, sjø/ö (sea/lake), skov/g (forest), sommer/ar, høst/höst (autumn), kväll, stjerne/stjärna⭐️, hjerte/hjärta💓, æble/epple/äpple, syltetøj/y/ sylt (jam), bageri, sommerfugl🦋 , løve/lejon🦁, by, hemmelighet/hemlighet, forelsket/förälskad(in love), et løfte/löfte (promise), øye/øjeblikket (moment), hjælpe/hjelpe/hjälpa (help), drømme/drömma, ønske/önska (to wish)

hälsningar/hilsner (greetings), hej/i, tak, jeg elsker dig/deg/ jag älskar dig (I love you), jul (xmas), påsk (easter)

Norwegian🇳🇴: jente (girl), øya🏝️, godteri🍬, løken, kjærlighet på pinne, forskjell, fornøyd (satisfied), håpefull (hopeful), å skjære (cut). +Norwegian spelling of foreign words: å sjekke (check), lunsj (lunch)

Danish🇩🇰 dreng (boy), solsikke, æg, pølse, søpapegøj (puffin-sea parrot), kærlighed (love), elskov (lovemaking) , at løbe (walk), at smile😊, at glæde sig til (look forward to), ligeglad (indifferent, equally glad), dejlig, sødt, yndlings- (fav), pynt, hurraflag, fødselsdag, tillykke, undskyld, klovn, højre (right)

Swedish��🇪: tjej (girl), påsklilja🌼, mjölk, smörgås 🥪, tårta 🍰, att gråta, att måla, färgglad (colorful “color-happy), att blunda (close eyes), förlåt (sorry)

English

friend, eyes, childhood, sea, sky, sunrise, hill, Lily-of-the-valley, pansy, apple🍎 , cherry🍒 , plum, milk🥛 , milkmaid (cotton) candy, bakery🥨 , dove🕊️, peacock🦚 , merry-go-round🎠, inn, smile, wish, hope, bliss ; youth-young, happy, delightful, empty, sunny☀️ , Angel, fairytale, doomsday, whereabouts

hello, thank you, bye, farewell

[sofiaflorina2021]

Duolingo Achievements are Stressing Me Out

Huh, Duolingo achievements are stressing me out. Why do I focus on pursuing achievements rather than learning languages themselves? Now I don't care about any achievement. I will only maintain my learning streak, you know, do at least one lesson every day.

[fraisefille33]

I downloaded a new app for learning German because Duolingo actually started driving me insane and I know it’s the jump from most used nouns to just generally whatever nouns they felt like putting on here… But 242 feels a little excessive for one section. Can we not pace this a little slower please? This is just scary 😂.

[pluralprompts]

Prompt #2,077

Character A originally came up with the idea as a study method. What better way to practice your second language than imagining someone there to speak it with you and quiz you on your vocabulary? It was so much more interesting than just reading the same lists and conjugation charts over and over again. But... was it just them, or... had their imaginary study partner started becoming a little more... interested in Character A's life?

... No, that was impossible. They were just regular practice conversations, nothing more! If they happened more often than before or were branching out into topics not covered in their class, well, that was just because Character A was getting a proper handle on the language! ... Right?

[cloneontheloose]

Oh? You know another language? That's neat! Is English not your native one?

And, uh, perhaps you could just give us the word anyways even if its not in English? Surely one of us should know the translation, right?

"No, English is my native language, I've just been speaking the other one for so long that-"

007n7 shakes his head.

"Nevermind that. It's alright. It was an improbable theory."

"I doubt any of you could understand Leetspeak, anyways."

[ooc: BEFORE ANY OF YALL SAY ANYTHING, bro's actions are based on my own experiences as a bilingual lmao. English is the language I grew up speaking (although not my native one, I still know English better) but sometimes I forget words and my brain fills it in with my actual native language and. It sucks. lmao.]

[timesweptlyre-cisms]

the sort of bilingualism that plagues my lexicon is so profoundly indistinguishable that i dare not call it such - i dare not refer to them as two separate languages at all. the mere thought of using one without the other for an extended period of time now inundates my senses with a steady pulsing of dread, the way one might register the becoming of a phantom limb. when infants learn to walk, do they think of it as crawling on two of their fours? i understand now the struggle - sudden jolt of imbalance, forced loss of footing. i have as many words to spare as i do limbs to fly. i speak in halves of tongues, not whole, and pray that someone out there understands.

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[diy-languages]

Welcome to my language-learning blog! 📚

⨯ . ⁺ ✦ ⊹ ꙳ ⁺ ‧ ⨯. ⁺ ✦ ⊹ . * ꙳ ✦ ⊹⊹₊⋆⨯ . ⁺ ✦ ⊹ ꙳ ✦

Hey everyone! I’m Sky! 🌌

And I’m on a mission to make self-studying languages easier, free, & more fun for everyone! 🎓

I'm a self-taught language learner who loves sharing fully FREE resources, study tips, and hacks for learning languages on your own! ✨

(If you want to know more about this blog's purpose and why I'm doing this, I made a post about it here!)

-> 💬 What languages do I Speak/focus on?

Right now, I’m primarily focusing on Korean since it’s the language I’m actively studying and want to improve in. Korean is a bit trickier than some of the other languages I know, so I’m dedicating more time to it! But—I also speak Portuguese, French, English, and German and have experience with Spanish and Italian, though I'm still learning how to properly speak these two! So feel free to ask about any of those too! I'll try my best to provide content for other languages if demanded in comments/requests!

📌 What you’ll find here:

• Fully FREE language-learning resources & course found online + reviews

• Study hacks for self-taught learners

• Tips & tricks to make studying easier (even for neurodivergent like me)

• Language-learning motivation & discussions

• My personal experiences, my struggles, my hacks, study methods, etc!

(Organised list of all my posts here)

-> 📩 Want to exchange study tips? Found a cool free resource? Have a question? Want to share your experience?

Drop a comment, send an ask, or just reblog with the question! Let’s support each other & learn together! 💙✨

[logaron]

It's been a while — I honestly don't remember if I've posted on here before lol but I've been lurking on langblr/writeblr/studyblr for a couple of years and now I'm here !!

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× native 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

× a2 🇪🇸 learning 🇧🇻

× obnoxious english student who likes writing essays for some reason

× i like both fiction and nonfiction. i also like the vibe of poetry but i have yet to understand one ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

× will post stuff directly and indirectly related to languages/studying/writing and stuff that has nothing to do with it <2

[frenchcoffeebreak]

April 29th, 2025 - Mandarin chinese learning

I've officially made an anki deck to start learning characters already!

I've used the book ''2000 Most Common Chinese Words in Context'' to start adding words and I just added the character as the ''front view'', with the pinyin and meaning in the ''back view'' of the card so I don't rely on pinyin and actually learn the characters.

I'm going to do 10 characters a day! The quantity might vary depending on my mood, though. Still, I'll try to not go under 10.

[multilingualpotato]

Back to School Vocabulary in Czech

Hey guys,

seeing as the new school year starts soon I thought we could take a look at some back to school vocabulary in Czech.

PS: yes, I just decided to start posting again after three years… so, welcome back!

Zadání (n) - Assignment

Úkol (m) – Homework

Student (m); Studentka (f) – Student

Žák (m); Žákyně (f) – Pupil

Ředitel (m); Ředitelka (f) – Principal

Zkouška (f); Test (m) – Exam

Prezentace (f) – Presentation

Hodina (f) – Class (referring to a school subject, for example: a math class = hodina matematiky)

Třída (f) – Classroom

Třída (f) – Class (referring to a group of students who together form a class, for example: we go to the same class = chodíme do stejné třídy)

Předmět (m) – Subject

Rozvrh (m) – Timetable

Učebnice (f) – Textbook

Sešit (m) – Notebook

Známka (f) – Grade

Propiska (f) – Pen

Tužka (f) - Pencil

Penál (m) – Pencil case

Guma (f) – Eraser

Zvýrazňovač (m) – Highlighter

Knihovna (f) - Library

* f = feminine, m = masculine, n =  neuter