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[elonomhblog]

learning languages study guide

daily: ♡ vocabulary and grammar practice ♡ lessons (i have four lessons per week at school. if you don't already take lessons, look into free language courses on alison, coursera or 101 languages)

once per week: ♡ translate a short text (i like to translate my journal entries)

one per fortnight/month: ♡ watch a movie in your target language, preferably animated movies as the language used is easier. you can watch with subtitles

additionally: ♡ talk to yourself; your friends; your pets in your target language ♡ text with someone in your target language ♡ repeat what you hear (in a podcast, lesson or movie)

luck with your language learning❤️

(images are from pinterest)

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[tokidokitokyo]

Podcast Review: ことのは

Podcast Title: 日本語の会話のpodcast −ことのは−

(にほんごのかいわのpodcast −ことのは−)

Available On: Spotify, YouTube

Ease of Listening: ★★★★★

Length of Episodes: ★★★★★

Level of Engagement: ★★★★★

Episode Frequency: ★★★★★

Overall: ★★★★★

Today I will be reviewing the Japanese conversation podcast ことのは (Kotonoha) by Yamamo-sensei and Kibi-sensei. They have episodes for all levels, separated by JLPT level N5-N1 and labeled so you can determine which episodes best suit your level or challenge yourself with a higher level.

Do I currently listen to this podcast?: Yes, I like this podcast a lot and listen to it frequently.

General Overview

Good For Levels: Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced

In this series, Yamamo and Kibi, two Japanese language teachers based in Japan, speak on a variety of topics in a conversation style of podcast. The conversation-style format is good for training your ear to listen to questions and responses, and every day banter between two speakers. They talk about Japanese culture and their own personal experiences which gives listeners an insight to the particulars of daily life in Japan.

Length of Episodes ★★★★★

The podcasts are usually around 20-30 minutes long. This is ideal for a commute or when you have some down time. They cover 2-3 subtopics within each topic they pick, so the conversations are very interesting and catch my attention and they don't seem too short or too long. They plan out each conversation topic carefully and keep it interesting and informative.

Level of Engagement ★★★★★

The conversation format is very engaging because they cover 2-3 subtopics within the main topic and structure the conversation to focus on each point of the topic. They keep the listener engaged with carefully planned-out topics and conversations, and there is obviously a lot of work that goes into their podcast. They match the vocabulary and pace of speaking with the level they are targeting, but even in the higher level podcasts I believe beginners would be able to catch the general flow of the conversation and challenge themselves to understand the content.

Episode Frequency ★★★★★

New podcasts come out once a week, and with the planning that goes into each episode it's a very good pace. There is also a lot of episodes already produced so you can go through them fairly quickly without running out of material.

Overall ★★★★★

This podcast is designed by two Japanese language teachers to convey information about Japanese culture completely in Japanese. The episodes are labeled by JLPT difficulty and I find the label system to be very accurate. It is a good podcast with which to practice your listening skills for every day conversation and to learn a bit more about Japanese culture.

#日本語 #japanese language #japanese langblr #japanese studyblr #langblr #studyblr #japanese podcast #podcast review #tokidokitokyo

[feel-one]

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[meowbrown]

地震 (じしん) related words

April has been full of earthquakes in Taiwan.

In the past two days there's been so many earthquakes 🥺 I wanted to talk to my teacher about it, so here's the list of words I've collected.

Related pronunciations

地震 - earthquake

自信 - self-confidence

自身 - self

Related words

震度 (しんど) - seismic intensity 震度5強 (きょう) の地震があった。 There was an earthquake with a seismic intensity of strong 5.

余震 (よしん) - aftershock 大きな地震の後に何度も余震が続いた (つずいた)。 After the big earthquake, there were many aftershocks.

断層 (だんそう) - fault (geology) その地域 (ちいき) は複数 (ふくすう) の断層が存在 (そんざい) している。 There are multiple faults in that area.

震源地 (しんげんち) - epicenter 震源地は市 (し) の中心部 (ちゅうしんぶ) 近くにあった。

マグニチュード - magnitude その地震のマグニチュードは7.2だった。 The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2.

地震計 (じしんけい) - seismometer 地震計が大きな揺れを検知 (けんち) した。 The seismometer detected strong shaking.

揺れ (ゆれ) - shake 地震の揺れがとても強かった。 The shaking from the earthquake was very strong.

Difference between マグニチュード and 震度

マグニチュード: total amount of energy released by the earthquake at its source 震度: how big you felt it in your local area

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[tarttwannabe]

on the agenda for april 24 — i'm back after an brief absence! spent the morning revising my old french material before i dive headfirst back into it soon. after classes i'm going to study latin and class civ, get some coding done (web dev today), study as much of one unit (probably also web tech) as i can for my midterms next month, and hit the gym. currently reading mary beard & william faulkner.

#c.txt #studyblr #chaotic academia #dark academia #light academia #academia #french langblr #academia aesthetics #agenda.txt #aesthetic #langblr #computer science #stem academia #stem studyblr

[gretheresa]

22nd April 2024

Day 20 of 100 Days of Productivity

The ever daunting task to solve the past year question papers 🫠

#studyblr #studyspo #new studyblr #study motivation #100 days of productivity #langblr #study blog #studybuzz #bookblr #study community #study inspiration #studying #study aesthetic #law school #lawblr

[zzzzzestforlife]

☕ 17 Sanity Challenge // Day 7 of 13 🥞

我生病啊 🥲 不会做很多的东西 😮‍💨 我很感激为我的家人。 我觉得当我生病我真的恼人 😅 (i'm sick 🥲 i can't do many things 😮‍💨 i'm very grateful for my family. i think when i'm sick i'm really annoying 😅)

😼 Chinese + Japanese lessons

🦊 developmental psychology review

🦦 세븐틴의 일본에서 어느 멋진 날

⚔️ talked to my friends ☺️ (not irl ofc, we aren't vectors in this household!! 😷 also kinda lost my voice 😔)

🐶 disturbed the dust bunnies (idk if it can be called cleaning lmao)

😇 slept for like 20 hours

💌: 明天我会再次去工作 💪 大家慢走💕 (tomorrow i will go to work again 💪 everyone take care 💕)

#studyblr #study motivation #study inspiration #langblr #chinese langblr #japanese langblr #korean langblr #student life #college student #finals season #final exams #finals week #university student #university life #zesty's life #100 days of productivity #100 days of studying #100 days of self discipline #astudentslifebuoy #heydilli #save my sanity #slow living #slow life #sick day #psychblr #exam season #warm and comfy #warm and cozy #warm aesthetic #light academia

[konjaku]

瓜楓[Urikaede] Acer crataegifolium

It is so named because its bark is green and looks like the skin of a gourd. There is also a species named 瓜膚楓[Urihadakaede](Acer rufinerve; 膚 means skin,) which is confusingly named for the same reason, and both are endemic to Japan. But their leaves are different in shape, and in autumn, the leaves of Urikaede turn yellow and those of Urihadakaede turn red.

Another name is 白箸木[Shirahashinoki], which means the wood as material for 白箸(White chopsticks.) It is also confusing because wooden chopsticks left in their original state are also called by the same name. 木[Ki] means wood or tree.

By the way, entremets in Japanese cuisine are called 箸休め[Hashiyasume](lit. what to rest the chopsticks.) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2019362/

#flowers #nature #japan #nihongo #original photography #langblr

[marilearnsmandarin]

Some vocabulary from the last lesson from level 6 (HSK4) in SuperChinese

#oops #typo noticed 3 days later #personal #studyblr #langblr #chinese langblr #chinese language #mandarin #中文

[frenchiepal]

- 📸 snapshots from the last few weeks

my motivation fluctuates a lot but lately my daily mantra of "i can do it i can do it i can do it" kinda helped tbh

#also i haven't heard from my advisor in over two weeks #i hope he's alright and alive #tw food #studyblr #langblr #aesthetic #study aesthetic #study inspiration #studying english literature #studying linguistics #studyspo #academia #jay studies

[tokidokitokyo]

海象

せいうち; セイウチ

walrus

妖精

ようせい

fairy; sprite; elf

誰かがあなたの部屋のドアをトントンした時、その相手が海象の時と妖精の時とだったらどっちの方が驚きですか？ だれかがドアにトントンしたら、せいうちかようせいだったらどっちのほうがもっとおどろきますか？ If someone knocked on your door, would you be more surprised if it was a walrus or a fairy?

#日本語 #japanese #japanese language #japanese langblr #japanese studyblr #langblr #studyblr #単語 #語彙 #japanese vocabulary #tokidokitokyo #tdtstudy

[ruhua-langblr]

Duolingo Sucks, Now What?: A Guide

Now that the quality of Duolingo has fallen (even more) due to AI and people are more willing to make the jump here are just some alternative apps and what languages they have:

"I just want an identical experience to DL"

Busuu (Languages: Spanish, Japanese, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Korean)

"I want a good audio-based app"

Language Transfer (Languages: French, Swahili, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, English for Spanish Speakers)

"I want a good audio-based app and money's no object"

Pimsleur (Literally so many languages)

Glossika (Also a lot of languages, but minority languages are free)

*anecdote: I borrowed my brother's Japanese Pimsleur CD as a kid and I still remember how to say the weather is nice over a decade later. You can find the CDs at libraries and "other" places I'm sure.

"I have a pretty neat library card"

Mango (Languages: So many and the endangered/Indigenous courses are free even if you don't have a library that has a partnership with Mango)

Transparent Language: (Languages: THE MOST! Also the one that has the widest variety of African languages! Perhaps the most diverse in ESL and learning a foreign language not in English)

"I want SRS flashcards and have an android"

AnkiDroid: (Theoretically all languages, pre-made decks can be found easily)

"I want SRS flashcards and I have an iphone"

AnkiApp: It's almost as good as AnkiDroid and free compared to the official Anki app for iphone

"I don't mind ads and just want to learn Korean"

lingory

"I want an app made for Mandarin that's BETTER than DL and has multiple languages to learn Mandarin in"

ChineseSkill (You can use their older version of the course for free)

"I don't like any of these apps you mentioned already, give me one more"

Bunpo: (Languages: Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Korean, and Mandarin)

#EDIT: Added a great resource for ESL and African languages that weren't found elsewhere #I do NOT recommend memrise and will talk about it another day but #langblr #duolingo #duo #language learning #language learning apps #mandarinblr #resource #reference

[not-your-lawyer]

“French is such a beautiful, romantic language.”

“Cat, I farted.”

#langblr #French #I love language puns #and I’m making that everyone’s problem

[ducksarebloodthirstylittlebeasts]

I mean that about sums it up

#linguistics #gotta love linguistics #languages #langblr #lingblr #chaotic academia

[santumerino]

Source

#language #letters #password #langblr

[gretheresa]

Lazy Wednesday Study Inspiration

it's been such a slow day today, I'm hoping I can squeeze in an hour of studying before dinner

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