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all duolingo irish tips and notes!

BASICS 1

BASICS 2

COMMON PHRASES

FOOD

PLURALS

ECLIPSES

LENITION

POSSESSIVE

VERBS: PRESENT TENSE 1

COLOURS

QUESTIONS

PREPOSITIONS 1

DATES/TIME

FAMILY

VERBS: PRESENT TENSE 2

PREPOSITIONS 2

GENITIVE

NEGATIVES

COMPARISON

PREPOSITIONS 3

PASSIVE

NUMBERS

FEELINGS/TRAITS

VERBS: PAST TENSE 1

CHARACTERISTICS

VERBS: PAST TENSE 2

VERBAL NOUNS

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

DIRECTIONS

SPORT

VERBS: FUTURE TENSE 1

IMPERATIVE

VERBS: IMPERFECT

VERBS: CONDITIONAL  

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#Irish #learning Irish #learn Irish #learning languages #learn languages #langblr #grammar #vocabulary #Duolingo #masterpost

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Les Principales Prépositions

at, to – à after – après along, the length of – le long de before – avant with – avec at the house, office of – chez against – contre in – dans from, of – de since – depuis behind – derrière in front of – devant in – en between – entre toward – envers during – pendant for – pour by – par without – sans except – sauf under – sous on – sur toward – vers next to – à côté de across from – en face de to the left of – à gauche de to the right of – à droite de around (the perimeter of) – autour de near to – près de far from – loin de underneath – au dessous de above – au dessus de at the bottom of – en bas de at the top of – en haut de

Source:

https://tiffanyendresfrench.com/2011/03/01/les-principales-prepositions/

#french #learning french #Learn french #Vocab #Vocabulary #Prepositions

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people understand that Spanish speakers speak different dialects of the Spanish language but don’t understand that black people speak a dialect of the English language

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Okay so I have this project I’m working on. Since I’m learning Dutch and I live in the Netherlands as an expat, I was thinking about launching a small YouTube channel where I would post vlogs and videos about the language, the culture, the history of some places or traditions, etc. Would anyone be interested in this?

#Dutch #Dutch channel #YouTube channel project

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By “not-so-popular languages” I mean languages that not many people in the langblr community are learning. Albanian Memrise Loecsen Goethe Verlang Digital Dialects BABADADA Basque  Memrise Digital Dialects BABADADA

Belarusian Memrise Goethe Verlang Internet Polyglot BABADADA Bosnian Memrise Goethe Verlang Digital Dialects BABADADA Breton Memrise Loecsen Bulgarian Memrise Mondly Loecsen Innovative Language Goethe Verlang Internet Polyglot Digital Dialects BABADADA Catalan Memrise Loecsen Goethe Verlang Digital Dialects BABADADA Croatian Memrise Mango Languages Mondly Loecsen Goethe Verlang Internet Polyglot Digital Dialects BABADADA Easy Languages Czech Memrise Duolingo Mango Languages Mondly Innovative Language Loecsen Goethe Verlang Internet Polyglot Digital Dialects BaBaDum BABADADA Danish Memrise Duolingo Mango Languages Mondly Innovative Language Loecsen Goethe Verlang Internet Polyglot Digital Dialects BaBaDum BABADADA Estonian Memrise Loecsen Goethe Verlang Oneness City Digital Dialects BABADADA Galician Memrise BABADADA Greek Memrise Duolingo Mango Languages Mondly Innovative Language Loecsen Goethe Verlang Linguti Internet Polyglot Digital Dialects BaBaDum BABADADA Easy Languages

Hungarian Memrise Duolingo Mango Languages Mondly Innovative Language Loecsen Goethe Verlang Digital Dialects BaBaDum BABADADA Easy Languages Icelandic Memrise Mango Languages Digital Dialects BABADADA Irish Memrise Duolingo Mango Languages Digital Dialects Latvian Memrise Loecsen Goethe Verlang Digital Dialects BABADADA Easy Languages Lithuanian Memrise Loecsen Goethe Verlang Oneness City Digital Dialects BaBaDum BABADADA Luxembourgish Memrise Macedonian Memrise Goethe Verlang Languages Online BABADADA Maltese Memrise Digital Dialects BABADADA Montenegrin Memrise Romanian Memrise Duolingo Mango Languages Mondly Innovative Language Loecsen Goethe Verlang Internet Polyglot Digital Dialects BaBaDum BABADADA Scottish Gaelic Memrise Mango Languages Digital Dialects Serbian  Memrise Mango Languages Loecsen Goethe Verlang Digital Dialects BaBaDum BABADADA Easy Languages Slovak Memrise Mango Languages Loecsen Goethe Verlang Digital Dialects BABADADA Slovene Memrise Goethe Verlang Digital Dialects BABADADA Ukrainian Memrise Duolingo Mango Languages Mondly Loecsen Goethe Verlang Internet Polyglot Digital Dialects BaBaDum BABADADA Easy Languages Welsh Memrise Duolingo Digital Dialects BABADADA

#learning languages #learn languages #language learning #languages #langblr #multi #sources

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Here is a little handy guide someone shared on my Facebook for anyone wanting Irish words for Halloween.

#Irish #learning irish #learn Irish #learning languages #learn languages #languages #vocabulary

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Task #16

Kies een Nederlandse of Belgische provincie, regio of plaats en probeer het te promoten alsof je voor een reisbureau werkt. Waarom moeten mensen deze plek bezoeken? Wat is er te doen? Wat maakt deze plek zo bijzonder? Is het duur of juist goedkoop? Etcetera.

Choose a Dutch or Belgian province, region or place and try to promote it as if you work for a travel agency. Why do people have to visit this place? What can you do there? What makes this place special? Is it expensive or cheap? Etcetera.

#I should probably do it #Dutch #fav

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15 days of language

Tumblr ate my first post of this. I almost cried. Sigh. Anygay I’ve been super behind on my korean lately so I made this. Grab your self discipline and let’s fucking go

How it works: every day you’ll have a different set of tasks or things to do, whether focused on vocabulary or grammar. It starts out at A-level and finishes at C-level. You can use this to either mass learn or just because you’re like me and get behind.  This is focused mainly on vocabulary but you can add things if you’re crazy enough.

Levels:

A - the “A” level is the easiest out of all the levels. It is still a challenge but much easier than the others. It prepared you for the other levels! You’ll have smaller amounts of vocabulary and grammar to do. 

B - the “B” level is difficult to say the least. You’re going to need to have everything laid out and ready at least 5 minutes before you start studying. Grab your face masks, fuzzy socks, the works. There’s a lot to cover and it’s much more difficult to do. So go ahead and get a mini destress plan out.

C - the “C” level is the MOST difficult to do. You’re going to have to really work hard to get this done. With more work, more reviewing, and unlimited days, it’s going to be hell. If you make it through this without trying to throw the whole language out the window, I applaud you. The other levels have smaller amounts of things to do, while this one is belly flopping into vocabulary and grammar. (And we all know how painful belly flops are.) Grab everything you need, water and snacks, kinesthetic learners it’s time to grab a sticky note pad to doodle on and some gum. Music on, world out, language in.

Note: Days marked as “unlimited” and such, are used to get as much into your brain as you possibly can. It will have an unrealistic goal (U-Goal) and it is not EXPECTED to reach it. Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t get to it. Just go until you can’t and then take a break dear.

What you need:

A fuck ton of self discipline

The ability to know WHEN to stop (if it’s in the way of your mental health etc)

A video or clip to listen to 

Music (for studying, i use video game music)

Pens & Paper

Maybe some highlighters but not required

Flashcards or a flashcard software

Etc:

Use spatial repetition to your advantage. Anki works great but if you want, you can do it like this: The things you know best, study least, the things you don’t know/are fuzzy, study most. 

Practice your grammar in use! It’s easier to remember if you use it in sentences.

Read over the challenge & find your vocabulary lists, flashcards, etc BEFORE you start. This is important. If you don’t find these things before you start the challenge you’re going to be in one hell of a mess, and by that I mean you’ll spend an hour looking for the “perfect” vocabulary list instead of actually studying vocabulary. You can make your own, find them online, get the words from a book or drama. You do you. But have them ready!

Color code or mark the vocab and grammar concepts based on how well you know them. Example: Blue = I know it/Perfect Pink = Fuzzy/Kinda know it Green = Tf/I don’t know it. You can do any system you want with this.

Record your progress! It’ll help motivate you if you can record your progress and see how far you’re coming. 

Study Process (that I use) Vocabulary: Read, speak, write, rows, repeat. (@lovelybluepanda  ‘s row method works amazingly!) I read it 5 times, speak it 5 times, and then write it 3 times.

Repetitive listening DAILY. This is the one thing I always tend to forget to do, but it’s sooo helpful. Take the video or clip and listen to it (don’t try to comprehend it!!!) 3-4 times a day. Try to keep it 10 minutes or less.

Stay safe and don’t overload yourself :((

(Numbered in days)

[A] 20 vocabulary words - repeat the study process 3 times. 

30 vocabulary words - repeat the study process 4 times, review yesterdays vocabulary.

35 vocabulary words, 1 grammar lesson - repeat the study process 3 times, review yesterdays vocabulary

40 vocabulary words, 2 grammar lessons - repeat the study process 4 times, review yesterdays vocabulary

* * Review ALL concepts and vocabulary 3 times * *

[B]  50 vocabulary words, 1 grammar lesson - repeat the study process 5 times 

65 vocabulary words, 3 grammar lessons, read a passage - repeat the study process 3 times, review yesterdays vocabulary

70 vocabulary words - repeat the study process 5 times, review yesterdays vocabulary

60 vocabulary words - repeat the study process 4 times, review yesterdays vocabulary

* * Review ALL concepts and vocabulary 5 times * *

[C] 70 vocabulary words - repeat the study process 5 times

! ! ! UNLIMITED DAY ! ! !  Vocabulary focus. U-Goal : 300 vocabulary.  You’re going to focus on getting as much as you can stuffed in you. It’s okay if you don’t remember all of your vocabulary tomorrow. Repeat the study process 3 times. It’s good to do these in 5-10 minute sets with 1-2 minute breaks. You can do them however you like but doing them 10-50 words at a time may be best. May the odds be in your favor. Don’t forget to mark which words you have trouble remembering etc. Note that you can raise the U-Goal if you want.

70 vocabulary words - repeat the study process 3 times, review all the vocabulary from day 11 & review weak words from yesterday.

! ! ! UNLIMITED DAY ! ! ! Grammar focus.  U-Goal: 20 grammar lessons.  Get as much in as you can, repeat your study process as many times as needed. USE your grammar as much as you can by practicing it in sentences (good way to use those vocabulary too). If you don’t remember all of it, it’s okay, just do your best. 

~ ~ MASS REVIEW ~ ~ Today you’re going to focus on reviewing ALL concepts and vocabulary you had during these 15 days.  Speed through the vocabulary, write those fuckin sentences, you got this. It’s going to be one hell of a review so using intervals may be best. 

If you make it to day 15, I applaud you. I know to many this may not seem like it’s very difficult, but for someone like me? This challenge wants me dead. In total, without the unlimited day added in you learn 510 words in like, 15 days. I think. Something like that. But with the unlimited day in? 810 words in 15 days. 

Afterwards make sure you review them so they stick!

P.S. to anyone about to tell me that it’s impossible: shhhh

Have fun in language hell

#i'm so interested #if only work wasn't in the waaaaay #challenge #language challenge #language levels #language learning #learning languages #vocabulary #grammar #langblr

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Music Vocabulary

For the anon who requested this and also for @superimnotapilotworld . I hope you like it!

Muziek (de) – music

Liedje (het) – song

Nummer (het) - song

Genre (het) – genre

Pop - pop

Punk - punk

Rock - rock

Metal - metal

Blues - blues

Jazz - jazz

House - house

Dance – dance

Volkslied (het) – national anthem

(Muziek)instrument (het) – instrument

Gitaar (de) – guitar

Basgitaar (de) – bass guitar

Elektrisch – electric

Akoestisch – acoustic

Ukelele (de) – ukelele

Banjo (de) - banjo

Piano (de) – piano

Keyboard (het) – keyboard

Drumstel (het) – drums

Viool (de) – violin

Cello (de) – cello

Contrabas (de) – double bass

Fluit (de) – flute

Blokfluit (de) – recorder flute

Dwarsfluit (de) – German flute

(Mond)harmonica (de) – harmonica

Versterker (de) – amplifier

Microfoon (de) – microphone

Geluid (het) - sound

Geluidsinstallatie (de) – audio system

Box (de) – speaker

Speaker (de) - speaker

Platenspeler (de) – record deck

CD-speler (de) – CD player

Mp3-speler (de) – Mp3 player

Radio (de) - radio

Koptelefoon (de) – headphones

Afficher davantage

#Dutch #learn Dutch #learning Dutch #learning languages #langblr #language learning #vocabulary

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🏳️‍🌈 LGBT terms in Gaelic 🏳️‍🌈

(This list is heavily inspired by a post about these words in Welsh by @siaradlol)

Lesbian (noun) - leasbach (pl: leasbaich)

Lesbian (adj) - leasbach

Lesbianism - banas-feise

H*m*sexual (adj)- co-sheòrsach

H*m*sexuality - co-sheòrsachd

Male h*m*sexuality - fearas-feise

Gay (adj) - gèidh

Bisexual (adj) - dà-sheòrsach

Bisexuality - dà-sheòrsachd

Transgender (adj) - tar-ghnèitheach

Transmasculine (adj) - tar-fhireannach

Transfeminine (adj) - tar-bhoireannach

Nonbinary (adj) - eadar-ghnèitheach

Qu**r (adj) - There is no word like this in Gaelic.

Sexuality - feisealachd

Sex (the act) - feis

Gender - gnè

Lesbophobia - gràin banas-feise

Homophobia - gràin co-sheòrsachd

Biphobia - gràin dà-sheòrsachd

Transphobia - gràin tar-gnèitheachd

Pronouns: Gaelic only uses iad (they) for the third person plural, and there is no word for “it,” so e (he) and i (she) are the only pronouns you can expect to hear when referring to singular people or objects. You could use he/him because that’s the default if you don’t know something’s gender (including inanimate objects). However, feel free to ask to be called iad! I did once and I got strange looks at first but people were quite accommodating.

LGBT - LGDT (Leasbach, Gèidh, Dà-sheòrsach, ⁊ Tàr-ghnèitheach)

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

#sharing because it's cool but I don't like the fact that homosexual/homosexuality/queer are censored #Gaelic #Scottish Gaelic #Scottish #LGBT #vocabulary #learning Scottish Gaelic #learn Scottish Gaelic #langblr

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Free Online Language Courses

Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos.  You can always check the audit course or no certificate option so that you can learn for free.

American Sign Language

ASL University

Arabic

Arabic for Global Exchange (in the drop down menu)

Arabic Without Walls

Intro to Arabic

Madinah Arabic

Moroccan Arabic

Catalan Sign Language

Intro to Catalan Sign Language

Chinese

Beginner

Basic Chinese

Basic Chinese I. II, III, IV , V

Basic Mandarin Chinese I & II

Beginner’s Chinese

Chinese for Beginners

Chinese Characters

Chinese for HSK 1

First Year Chinese I &  II

HSK Level 1

Mandarin Chinese I

Mandarin Chinese for Business

More Chinese for Beginners

Start Talking Mandarin Chinese

UT Gateway to Chinese

Chino Básico (Taught in Spanish)

Intermediate

Chinese Stories

Intermediate Business Chinese

Intermediate Chinese

Intermediate Chinese Grammar

Dutch

Introduction to Dutch

English

Online Courses here

Resources Here

Faroese

Faroese Course

Finnish

A Taste of Finnish

Basic Finnish

Finnish for Immigrants

Finnish for Medical Professionals

French

Beginner

AP French Language and Culture

Basic French Skills

Beginner’s French: Food & Drink

Diploma in French

Elementary French I & II

Français Interactif

French in Action

French for Beginners

French Language Studies I, II, III

French:Ouverture

Intermediate

French: Le Quatorze Juillet

Passe Partout

Advanced

La Cité des Sciences et de Industrie

Reading French Literature

Frisian

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in English)

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in Dutch)

German

Beginner

Basic German

Beginner’s German: Food & Drink

Conversational German I, II, III, IV

Deutsch im Blick

Diploma in German

Rundblick-Beginner’s German

Advanced

German:Regionen Traditionen und Geschichte

Landschaftliche Vielfalt

Reading German Literature

Hebrew

Alphabet Crash Course

Know the Hebrew Alphabet

Hindi

A Door into Hindi

Business Hindi

Virtual Hindi

Icelandic

Icelandic 1-5

Indonesian

Learn Indonesian

Irish

Introduction to Irish

Italian

Beginner

Beginner’s Italian: Food & Drink

Beginner’s Italian I

Introduction to Italian

Italian for Beginners 1 , 2, 3 , 4 , 5, 6 

Oggi e Domani

Intermediate

Intermediate Italian I

Advanced

Advanced Italian I

Italian Literature

Italian Novel of the Twentieth Century

La Commedia di Dante

Reading Italian Literature

Japanese

Beginner’s Conversational Japanese

Genki

Japanese JOSHU

Japanese Pronunciation

Sing and Learn Japanese

Tufs JpLang

Kazakh

A1-B2 Kazakh (Taught in Russian)

Korean

Beginner

First Step Korean

How to Study Korean

Learn to Speak Korean

Pathway to Spoken Korean

Intermediate

Intermediate Korean

Latin

Latin I (Taught in Italian)

Nepali

Beginner’s Conversation and Grammar

Norwegian

Introduction to Norwegian

Learn The Norwegian Language

Norwegian on the Web

Portuguese

Curso de Português para Estrangeiros 

Pluralidades em Português Brasileiro

Russian

Beginner

Basics of Russian

Easy Accelerated Learning for Russian

Russian Alphabet

Russian Essentials

Russian Phonetics and Pronunciation

Reading and Writing Russian

Advanced

Reading Master and Margarita

Russian as an Instrument of Communication

Siberia: Russian for Foreigners

Spanish

Beginner

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Basic Spanish for English Speakers

Beginner’s Spanish:Food & Drink

Fastbreak Spanish

Introduction to Spanish

Restaurants and Dining Out

Spanish for Beginners

Spanish for Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Spanish Vocabulary

Intermediate

Spanish:Ciudades con Historia

Spanish:Espacios Públicos

Advanced

Corrección, Estilo y Variaciones 

La España de El Quijote

Leer a Macondo

Spanish:Con Mis Propias Manos

Spanish: Perspectivas Porteñas

Reading Spanish Literature

Swedish

Intro to Swedish

Swedish Made Easy 1, 2, & 3

Ukrainian

Read Ukrainian

Ukrainian for Everyone

Ukrainian Language for Beginners

Welsh

Beginner’s Welsh

Discovering Wales

Multiple Languages

 Ancient Languages

More Language Learning Resources & Websites!

Last updated: March 1, 2017

#learning languages #language learning #langblr #lessons #learning resources #resources #learning apps

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Sveriges nationaldag! 

#Happy national day to all Swedes! #Sweden #culture

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Hey!

So I thought I would create a Langblr type thing But I need some content so Reblog/Like this if you speak/Are learning the following languages and I’ll be sure to follow you!

- Dutch 🇳🇱/🇧🇪

- French 🇫🇷/🇧🇪/🇨🇭/🇱🇺

- German 🇩🇪/🇦🇹/🇨🇭/🇱🇮/🇱🇺

- Hungarian 🇭🇺

- Icelandic 🇮🇸

- Japanese 🇯🇵

- Russian 🇷🇺/🇧🇾/🇰🇿/🇰🇬

- Swedish 🇸🇪

#Native French #learning dutch

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Dutch Vocabulary List Masterpost.

Hey there! Since I’ve made quite a lot of vocabulary lists, I’ve decided to make a masterpost where I link them all! (This is a chonological list, the oldest ones are at the top, the most recent ones will be added on the bottom!)

Also check out my Grammar Masterpost and Dutch-related Questions Masterpost!

Beginner’s guide: Dutch - April 14th 2017

Beginner’s guide: Dutch (Part II) - April 17th 2017

Dutch words that don’t exist in English! - April 16th 2017

Dutch: Vrolijk Pasen! (Happy Easter!)  - April 16th 2017

Antonyms in Dutch! - April 16th 2017

Dutch School Vocabulary! - April 17th 2017

Dutch: Animals - April 17th 2017

Dutch Hospital and Illness Vocabulary - April 18th 2017

Dutch Office Vocabulary - April 18th 2017

Dutch Garden Vocabulary - April 18th 2017

Dutch City Vocabulary - April 19th 2017

Dutch Countryside Vocabulary - April 20th 2017

The Countries in Dutch! - April 20th 2017

Dutch Mail Vocabulary - April 21st 2017

Dutch Human Anatomy Vocabulary - April 21st 2017

Your House in Dutch - April 22nd 2017

Dutch Space Vocabulary - April 23rd 2017

Dutch Travel Vocabulary - April 23rd 2017

Dutch Personal Hygiene Vocabulary - April 23rd 2017

Dutch Technology Vocabulary - April 24th 2017

The numbers in Dutch (1-1000). - April 26th 2017

Dutch Bookworm’s Vocabulary! - April 28th 2017

Dutch Weather Vocabulary! - April 29th 2017

Dutch Swearwords. - April 29th 2017

Dutch Autumn Vocabulary. - August 9th 2017

Dutch Love, Relationships and Sex Vocabulary! - August 10th 2017

Dutch Harry Potter Vocabulary! -  August 10th 2017

Dutch Bullying Vocabulary. - August 12th 2017

Dutch Sports Vocabulary. - August 12th 2017

Your Relatives in Dutch! - August 13th 2017

Dutch: The Zodiac Signs! - August 14th 2017

Dutch Mental Health Vocabulary - August 17th 2017

Dutch Religions Vocabulary. - August 18th 2017

Dutch Beauty Vocabulary. - August 19th 2017

Dutch Art Vocabulary. - August 21st 2017

Dutch Period, Birth Control & Pregnancy Vocabulary. - August 22nd 2017

10 Dutch Idioms - 10 Nederlandse Spreekwoorden - August 25th 2017

Dutch Homonyms. - August 29th 2017

Dutch Emotions Vocabulary - September 6th 2017

Asking for / giving directions in Dutch🔍 - September 10th 2017

Dutch Camping Vocabulary!🌲 - September 12th 2017

Dutch TV Vocabulary.📺 - September 13th 2017

Dutch Question Words.💬❓ - September 13th 2017

Writing a Diary in Dutch.📕 - September 17th 2017

Dutch Cycling Vocabulary! - September 18th 2017

In a Dutch Clothing Store.👗 - September 21st 2017

Dutch Gaming Vocabulary 🎮 - April 3rd 2018

Dutch Tattoo Vocabulary. - April 5th 2018

Dutch Money Vocabulary. - April 5th 2018

Dutch Spring Vocabulary. - April 5th 2018

Dutch Archery Vocabulary. 🏹 - April 5th 2018

100 Verbs in Dutch - April 11th 2018

#Dutch #learning Dutch #learn Dutch #learning languages #language learning #langblr #learning resources #vocabulary #grammar #reference #resources

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Learning Dutch Resources

- Youtube

Kids Shows:

Peppa Big (Peppa Pig) 

Nijntje en vriendjes

Prinsessia

Maya de Bij

Vloggers:

EnzoKnol

MeisjeDjamila

Croco Jill

Furtjuh also known as Rutger

OnneDi

Language Channels:

Learn Dutch with DutchPod101.com

Learndutch.org

Learn Dutch Online with Rozemarijn

Music:

Marco Borsato

K3 (although they’re a Belgian group)

TopNotchNL

Guus Meeuwis

Nielson

Gers Pardoel

Claudia de Breij

Random:

Big & Betsy

Flin & Flo

Mega Mindy NL

- Websites

Learn Dutch.org

Livemocha

Dutchgrammar.com

Dutchtoday

Duolingo

Memrise

oefenen.nl

- Radio

100%NL

- Books

A Practical Dutch Grammar by Yolande Spaans

Teach Yourself (collection)

Beter Lezen (also has workbooks)

Beginner’s Dutch by Antionette Van Horn

Children’s Books

Harry Potter series (depending on your language level)

De Poep fabriek by Marianne Busser & Ron Schröder

De Gorgels by Jochem Myjer

- TV and Movies

Nooit Meer Alleen

Top 20 Movies to watch for an introduction into Dutch cinema

Spoorloos

Salamander (Flemish)

Zwartboek

Blogs to follow

@useless-netherlandsfacts

@useless-dutchfacts

@dutchpod101

@illteachyoudutch

@dailydutchword

@the-dutch-language

@stuffindutch 

#YAAAAAAAASS #Dutch #learning Dutch #learn Dutch #learning languages #language learning #langblr #learning resources #resources #reference

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Resources for 125+ languages

I’ve found this list with resources for over 125 languages on pastebin (https://pastebin.com/UjkfE3qk - I can’t use hyperlinks in this post for some reason). I reposted it under the cut in case it ever gets lost but it includes the following languages:

Afrikaans, Ainu, Akkadian, Albanian, Ancient Sanskrit, Arabic (MSA as well as six dialects), Aramaic, Armenian, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Berber, Breton, Cajun, French, Cantonese, Catalan, Cherokee, Classical Armenian, Classical Greek, Classical Latin, Coptic, Cornish, Crimean Gothic, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Egyptian, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Faeroese, Farsi, Finnish, French, Frisian, Furlan, Genovese, Georgian, German, Gothic, Greek (Modern), Greenlandic, Guarani, Hakka, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hittite, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Inuktitut, Irish , Italian, Japanese, Jèrriais, Koine Greek, Khmer, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Maltese, Manchu, Mandarin Chinese, Manx, Maori, Mari, Mayan (Classical), Mayan (Tzotzil), Mayan (Yucatec), Mixtec, Nahuatl, Norwegian, Okinawan, Old Church Slavonic, Old English, Old Iranian, Old Irish, Old Norse, Old Prussian, Old Tupi, Persian, Middle Polish, Portuguese, Proto-Indo-European, Quechua, Romanian, Rromani, Russian, Sami, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Shanghainese, Sicilian, Slovene, Sm'algyax, Spanish, Sumerian, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tengwar, Thai, Tocharian, Tok Pisin, Toki Pona, Tongan, Turkish, Vietnamese, Volapük, Welsh, Wu, Xibe, Yoruba, Yup'ik and Zulu

Some of the links are broken and there are more resources for some languages than for others but I still think it’s really worth checking out, especially for those of you interested in lesser known languages.

Keep reading

#langblr #learning languages #language learning #language resources #language learning apps #resources #resource #reference

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Multiple Language Learning Methods: One Isn’t Going to Cut It

Hi guys! Thank you for your patience as I get adjusted in China and try to find time to update my studyblr! Between studying my languages and teaching, it’s been a bit of a struggle. But I’ve finally got situated enough to get on Tumblr and get to work on a new post that I’m excited to finally share with you!

How many methods do you use to study languages? If you say one, you’re probably studying wrong. When you were in grade school studying the alphabet, did you just read a textbook and BAM you knew the alphabet? OF COURSE NOT! As much as our parents and instructors would wish we did learn that easily, no one ever does! No one. The best way to learn something is to experience it in different ways, situations and formats. You listened to the alphabet spoken in class by your teacher, then by an audio cd, then on tv when you watched Sesame Street, then in a song at a babysitters house, then read them in a textbook, then maybe played computer games to help you practice on top of all that. You heard the same alphabet over and over in different contexts. I used to be a big fan of Between the Lions back in the day because they would teach you a letter then a few words, then use those words and letters over and over again in different skits during the show. If the word of the day was dig, then in the cartoon Cliff Hanger, Cliff would need to spell dig to figure out how to come down from the cliff (of course it never worked, but that’s besides the point), there would be a song with dig in it, there would be activities where you’d have to insert the missing letters, and then the lions themselves would get into situation where they would need to dig something and you’d learn the word dig AGAIN. You get the point. This stuff isn’t just for children. This stuff is gold for language learning as adults, so how do you tap into this knowledge? By giving yourself multiple methods of language study just like a kid! By creating multiple methods of language studying, you are cementing everything you have learned into your memory. With this in mind, you must always have at least three methods of study to pull out when you study every week. Here are mine:

Video/Audio lesson method (example: video based lessons, Youtube video lessons, TTMIK) 

1. Watch/listen to video/audio lesson once all the way through (just listen and repeat)

2.  Re-watch while writing down new vocabulary (listening writing)

3.  Study new vocabulary (reading)

Write out and use a joke or story to remember each word

Look for examples of uses for words using videos or songs or something (Listening) (speaking)

 (if learning Korean, use Naver. If learning Chinese or Japanese use Fluent U to search for videos, commercials, music videos, and episodes of shows containing your vocab word. For everything else just search Youtube)

Write out each word ten times (writing)

4. Re-watch video/audio (Listening)

5. Repeat after video/audio (Speaking)

6. Study vocab again at end of the week

 Textbook method 

Tip: If you buy a textbook for self study, definitely get one with audio

1. Read textbook lesson with audio if included (reading) (listening)

2. Read lesson without audio

2. Study vocabulary (reading)

Make and write a joke or saying or story to help you remember each word (Exam

4. Look for examples of uses for words using videos or songs or something (listening) (speaking)

5. Write character out ten times each (writing)

6. Repeat after audio if included (speaking)

Vocab lists (example: Tumblr, Pinterest, etc)

Say you find a list of interesting vocabulary on Tumblr or Pinterest. You can plan to use this during the week!

1. Read vocab list (reading)

2. Find corresponding audio and repeat. You can use a dictionary audio (listening) (speaking)

3. Study vocab words (reading)

Make jokes or some story to help you remember

5. Look for examples of uses for words using videos or songs or something (reading) (speaking)

6. Repeat after audio (speaking)

Shows, Movies, Youtube Videos

1. Watch video 10 minutes at a time (listening) (DO NOT watch the whole thing unless it is short)

2. Study vocab and grammar (reading) (writing)

3. Make inside jokes or story to help remember vocabulary

4. Look for examples of uses for words using videos or songs or something (listening) (speaking)

5. Write vocab out 10 times (writing)

6. Make  any relevant notes about culture and usage

7. Repeat after video sentences (speaking)

This method takes a long time over a course of weeks to finish a movie.

Music and Songs

1. Listen to entire song without looking at lyrics (listening)

2.  Go find lyrics and study vocabulary line by line (reading)

3. Make jokes or a story to remember vocabulary

4. No need to look for examples of word usage if you don’t want to

5. Write out vocabulary 10 times

6. Stop studying after one paragraph or verse

7. Read the lyrics

8. Listen to the song and try to follow along

9. Do this until you learn the whole song

8. Make any cultural notes

Okay, so let me explain some details in the post. In every method, one of the steps is to make a joke or some kind of phrase to help you memorize a new vocabulary word. Let me explain. Sometimes it is very hard to remember vocabulary words unless there is a story behind them! Say your words is 苹果 (apple) so you write the English translation and then below it you write, “Sarah refuses to eat her 苹果 and has now tossed it onto the floor. Sarah is 24.” Now you’ve written a short and memorable story about apples and are more likely to remember the word 苹果 . Got it? They teach this stuff in kindergarten and now you’re going to do it for you!

Note: If you are learning Chinese, you can use the radicals to make a story if you’d like. But that would require learning the radicals for every single word, which I encourage you to do anyway, but you don’t have to.

So how do you plan these into your weekly schedule? Easy! Pick a method and do that for one week and then change it to something else the next week. Or you can change it everyday or every few days. I will talk about it more in another post!

Thank you for reading! I hope this was helpful!

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