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Thanks ani and @sadcypher for helping me with this!

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You know what is hot??

A passion for knowlege and learning

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Today I've recived a lot of pencils ✨

i bought them in a local online store and they were so cheap and came so fast, I'm amazed TuT

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I think I am missing being physically at work. Even though there is digital activism and plenty to do I miss the energy of our team, of picket lines and placard making and coming up with campaign strategies. This is my work notebook where I keep all my stickers, campaign leaflets, project charters and these lil pics of baby me protesting (except for the Jamie Wdziekonski photo, that is not me but I wish I had made that placard) 

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How do you structure your vocab for review? I've been looking at my notebooks but it just becomes a blur of words...but doing it on a computer seems like it will stick less :/ have you found a solution that works for you?

Thanks for your question!!!

I am actually a huge fan of repition in various forms.

I don’t know your level, so I will go through a few ways I did and like. Plz use the JLPT levels as equivalent to novice beginner intermediate, etc...

1. Notebook study

When I was between N4-N3 (so setting my foundation in Japanese really), I would write my vocab out about 5 times each across a page (i quit this after getting to N3). After that, I would quiz myself. To do this, fold a paper into fourths, long ways. Write the vocab words in Jpns on one fourth and quiz yourself by writing the native language beside it. The convenient part about the 4 sections is, you can then fold over the first fourth with the Japanese, and now quiz yourself from native language to Jpns, and once again from Jpns to native language. I did this for each chapter of whatever book I was using.

2. Flashcards

I find flashcards the easiest way to drill things.

As I mentioned above, I stopped handwriting my vocab once getting to studying the N3 level. It’s because N3 is where you basically can reach getting by, so your vocab increases a lot. I was a uni student and didn’t have that kind of time to give to just writing vocab on paper.

So, I made flashcards with an app called iAnki or something. Then later I found memrise, and I swear by memrise. I still continued the paper quizzing though. I think N3 and down has the most crucial vocab. It’s your basis for everything really. So I really wanted to cement things in. I reviewed a lot until things were second nature to me (basically until i got sick of seeing the word)

3. Flashcards N2 and up

So, I basically just use memrise now. I can review anything I want as many times as I want. I can make decks or find them. I can review with their spaced algorithms. It’s great for me! You have to utilize different features on the desktop and app.

Sometimes I get behind. It can be stressful, but they have this nice feature called “speed review”, so it’s really fast and fun because it’s timed.

Because I use this, I don’t really buy vocab textbooks. I will go to the bookstore bc I can look through books. I find a vocab book I like and then just search for it’s course on memrise. If there isn’t one, and I really like it, I’ll buy it to make a deck. You can mass add, so it’s convenient.

I am still trying to write out kanji though. Bc I want to be fully literate and the tests get tricky with the kanji ID in the higher levels. So I feel knowing how to write them comes in handy.

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Other than that, I can’t think of anything else special I do for memorizing.

If you have more questions, please feel free to ask!

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ancient greek word of the day: αἰγίλιψ, “devoid of goats; hence, incredibly steep, to the point that not even goats can climb it”

#langblr #LOL

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good morning! this is a gentle reminder for you to have a filling and indulging breakfast before starting up your day. eat well, hydrate yourself and have a good day, you got this ☀️

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August 1, 2020

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𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆!

i hope we only have bright days ahead.

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I am not going to push myself.

I’ve been pushing myself so hard and have lost the enjoyment of exercise. For so long I’ve done things because I felt I had to, not because I wanted to.

I ran today and it felt good, but I didn’t run until the end of this episode. I ran in the morning and it was as hot as balls, so I just went home at the 30 minute mark. There’s no point in forcing myself to suffer through this hot and humid heat.

#productivity #running #zombies! run #me

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Out of context work conversation.

#my fuckin job #studyblr #langblr #japanese #translation #me

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Chapter 8

ホ [ho] - Yes? (answer to being called) マレㇰ [márek] - marek, fishing spear セコㇿ アイェ ㇷ゚ [sekor a=yé p] - (a thing) called… マㇰ [mak] - how エイワンケ [éywanke] - to use マㇰ アエイワンケ ㇷ゚ アン？[mak a=eywanke p an?] - How do you use it? アニ [aní] - with, by, by means of​ シペ [sípe] - salmon コイキ [kóyki] -  to catch, to capture カンキ [kánki] - hook オッケ [ótke] - to stab, to prick エトゥㇷ゚シケ [atúpsike] - tip, head, point トゥマㇺ、トゥママ(ハ) - [tumám, tumáma(ha)] - body, trunk, torso エタラ [etára] - to stick into, to prick, to pierce オアシン [oásin] - to fall out, to become loose, to escape タネ [tané] - now イレンカ [irénka] - law アタリマエ [atárimae] -  allotment, assignment; right ヘマンタ クス [hemánta kusu] - why ヘカッタㇻ [hekáttar] - children ヌカレ [nukáre] - to show to (somebody)

#interesting! #ainu #langblr

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Apartment-listing word of the day:  免治馬桶 miǎn zhì mǎtǒng / those fancy bidet-toilets with various settings  According to the Baidu entry: “ 優點: 可免除擦拭的痛苦 ” 擦拭 cāshì /  to wipe clean 

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It’s okay to take a break!

#self care #studyblr

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Nijo Castle, Kyoto by kyotophotos