#learn languages

[life-in-scribbles]

08/08/24 Thursday

Such a good weather to study outside. Learning German on and off for the past year but hey I don’t give up. Slowly but surely we will get there.

[meichenxi]

Language coaching FAQ document!

Hello everyone! I've compiled a document explaining what exactly language coaching is, who it's for, how much it costs (tldr; $13-20 an hour), how I can help and what sort of things we might do together.

If you're interested, check it out:

:))))

Happy language learning!

[polyglotguru]

[learn-korean-with-yuli]

LEARN KOREAN WITH STRAYKIDS AND SEVENTEEN(AND YULI 🤪)

[nearlydark]

I’ve been listening to this podcast called Coffee Break Italian, and I really like it so far. It’s for complete beginners, each episode goes over some basic phrases or grammar points and has a short dialog, lots of repetition, a native speaker and learners. Highly recommend

[cecihasbrainsandbeauty]

TRYING TO MAKE THREE SENTENCES IN GERMAN EVERY DAY--ONLY TRANSLATING MINIMAL AMOUNTS--DAY 2 1. Ich bin eine Tochter.

2. Lana Del Rey ist meine Lieblingssänger. (I had to translate the last word)

3. Ich liebe Taylor Swift.

Let me know any tips you have for learning the language!!

[miyrumiyru]

𖤓 ʚїɞ ☼ ʚїɞ

[wannawrite999]

[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.

[malak-hanichi]

[lululanguages]

When you guys are working on reading comprehension in your target language, do you use like textbooks for "beginner's reading" or like "easy short stories" If so, how do you actively learn from it? Like annotations or note-taking.

[languah]

Family Vocabulary in Polish

All vocabulary comes from Polish English Visual Dictionary and Polishpod101. I have started to take this language more seriously and plan to post a vocab list weekly. Eventually I will post about grammar as well so keep an eye out.

rodzina, family

babcia, grandmother

dziadek, grandfather

wujek, uncle

ciotka, aunt

ojciec, father

matka, mother

kuzyn, cousin

brat, brother

siostra, sister

synowa, daughter-in-law

syn, son

wnuk, grandson

wnuczka, granddaughter

córka, daughter

zięć, son-in-law

mąż, husband

żona, wife

teściowa, mother-in-law

teść, father-in-law

szwagier, brother-in-law

szwagierka, sister-in-law

siostrzenica, niece

siostrzeniec, nephew

krewni, relatives

rodzice, parents

wnuki, grandchildren

macocha, stepmother

pasierb, stepson

pokolenie, generation

dziadkowie, grandparents

dzieci, children

ojczym, stepfather

pasierbica, stepdaughter

partner, partner

bliźnięta, twins

niemowlę, baby

dziecko, child

chłopiec, boy

dziewczynka, girl

nastolatek/ak, teenager

dorosły, adult

mężczyzna, man

kobieta, woman

pani, mrs

pan, mr

panna, miss/ms

chłopak, boyfriend

dziewczyna, girlfriend

para, couple

narzeczony, fiancé

narzeczona, fiancée

narzeczeni, engaged couple

młodsza siostra, younger sister

młodszy brat, younger brother

starszy brat, older brother

prababcia, great-grandmother

[meichenxi]

Tip for anyone with Microsoft Edge browser learning a foreign language:

If you right-click on any word or highlight some text online, you can open it in 'Immersive Reader mode'.

It simplifies absolutely everything on the page for you, providing only text, for a distraction-free reading environment! You can copy individual paragraphs or sentences, or whole articles.

I'm showing the side of the margin to show how wide the narrow one is!

You can then control the size of the text, from small to very large, how wise the column of the text is, the background colour (helpful for those with dyslexia or limited vision or just tired eyes - mine is pink for the fun of it), the font, the spacing between characters, and loads more.

You can also try out a mode called 'Line focus', where it only focuses on one line, three lines, or five lines!

Despite being able to read in Chinese for more than three years, I am still sometimes psychologically challenged by the terror-inducing sight of a massive wall of text in a tiny font on a computer screen. This makes it a lot easier!

Here's the five-line option. Please note that my screenshots aren't of the whole page, because for some reason all photos on tumblr that are horizontal don't upload...who knows.

You can also look up anything to the dictionary with just a click. Best of all, however, you can get the text to be read aloud!

There are multiple different voices, many very natural sounding, from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. If you're learning another language, there are at least two options even for smaller languages (for example, two for Azerbaijani, two for Bangla and so on - I assume one is male and one is female). I've found the voices to be very good for Chinese, ranging from sajiao-pouting-douyin-girl to formal male newsreader. Listening to the ones from Taiwan is also a good way to get some listening practice for different accents!

Of course, you can change the speed of the reading under 'read aloud'.

Finally, you can add each page to your 'collections' list - this would be a useful way of keeping useful articles together.

I came across this utterly by chance today, and I think it's a great tool for practicing reading speed and character recognition. Hope this helps someone else! meichenxi out

[polyglotguru]

[learn-korean-with-yuli]

Learn to ask the price in korean | Learn koran with yuli