#langblr year end challenge

[ros3ybabe]

October Language Goals 🎀

I was thinking of posting a more structured study schedule for studying Japanese, but right now, I don't think that's a good idea because I'm not actually following a strict study routine or schedule. My available time to study varies so much on the day to day so having flexibility in how I study is definitely going to be and has been helpful.

These goals do help give me some useful guidance in how I use my study time, especially when I have a longer amount of time to study.

I am going to add an updated list of resources at the end of this post as I have found a good set of resources that are/will be helping me along this language journey.

🩷 Goals for the Month of October -

complete Genki I lesson 1 + lesson 2

build a flashcard list of 50-75 vocab in AnkiApp (currently 32/75)

learn 10-15 most common phrases/greetings

make a list of common things I say and find their Japanese equivalent

keep a 30+ day streak in Duolingo

keep a 30+ day streak in Busuu

post a speaking exercise per "chapter" in Busuu

test out WaniKani and see if I would like to utilize it as a resource

buy 2 to 5 manga in japanese (for future learning)

finish season 4 of Bungou Stray Dogs (for fun)

begin using AnkiDroid Genki I flashcard set in correspondence with the textbook lessons

start a beginner langblr challenge (either my own or find one to join in on)

I think this is a very doable list of goals given how busy my months and weeks have been. I will have a decent amount of free time, especially if I schedule all of my stuff efficiently. Now, on to a list of current resources!

🩷 Updated Japanese Language Resources -

Duolingo - I know she gets hated on but I love duolingo right now just for some daily practice on days where I have low energy or less time for studying. I turned off the romanji so I'm forcing myself to get more familiar either hiragana and katakana and I just find this app useful for vocab and silly daily practice.

Busuu - ohh, she has my heart right now. I actually bought premium for busuu for one year to give me time to actually use the app and get the most out of it. The audio is a little robotic sounding, but the exercises are helpful. They have speaking exercises that you can post to the community page and get native speakers to correct you! I honestly just love this app, and it also has a streak feature like Duolingo to keep me motivated to do some daily practice.

Renshuu - I still love renshuu as a resource because it’s the only reason I re learned the hiragana and katakana so fast, although I have not being using it as often lately. I still highly recommend the app! I want to keep using it and see how helpful it continues to be!

Language Drops - I like using this one to practice and learn some vocab every now and then. The free version only really lets you do five minutes a day but for a quick vocabulary review, that’s all I really need!

Genki I + II Textbooks and Workbooks - I've looked through the first lesson in Genki I and I honestly am so excited to use it once I have the time to sit down and study from it. My plan is to take notes from the textbook in my own notebooks, practice the exercises in the textbook and workbook, listen to the dialogue, and lots of flashcards!

Writing workbooks - I want to start using the two I have because I think it'll help me retain my knowledge of hiragana and katakana and even Kanji, once I get to the point where I'm learning Kanji.

Ankidroid/AnkiApp - These are two different apps, but they are both for flashcards. Their functionality is a bit different from each other, but they're still incredibly useful! I make my own flashcards in AnkiApp, but I use decks made by others in Ankidroid. This way I can keep studying what I already know but also can learn other things, if that makes sense? I'm using the Genki I deck on Ankidroid currently as I am preparing to use the Genki I textbook.

Google Keep Notes - I use keep notes to keep a record of my goals, resources, routines, etc. it’s so easy and simple to use and access, so I thought I’d mention it here

YouTube - I love watching YouTube videos about learning languages, thought I’m not advanced enough to start watching native Japanese content. Some YouTubers I like for their language tips are Tanya Benavente, Lidie Botes, and Zoe.languages. There’s a couple random videos about languages from, oh no Nina and The Bliss Bean, too.

that is all my goals and main current resources for the month of October. I’m thinking of starting like a language bullet journal, like a bullet journal/language tracking journal for Japanese? But I don’t know if I should? Maybe you guys can vote and give me some motivation to make a decision?

thank you guys! I did manage to complete most of my September goals, so that is definitely keeping me motivated right now! I haven’t had the most energetic of days but I think even a little bit of studying can be beneficial!

til next time lovelies! 🩷🤍

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[salvadorbonaparte]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge

Week 1 - Day 1 - Introduction

Hello! I'm trying to pressure motivate myself into studying with this :)

My name is Mack and you might know me from my folder of language learning resources but I'm also a translation student and really good at procrastinating my language studies.

I'm hoping to focus on Spanish, Romanian, Yiddish, Croatian and Korean for the rest of the year but I'm interested in more languages than I can realistically learn in a lifetime.

I technically have a degree in Spanish but I'm a bit rusty and I want to get my Spanish to a level where I can use it as a source language. I'm technically a beginner in Romanian but I understand more than I can use because of my experience with Romance languages and I have no idea what my Yiddish level is. I'm a complete beginner in Croatian and Korean.

I've been interested in Spanish for ages and studied it at uni. I got interested in Yiddish in high school because I thought the history was fascinating and I ended up writing my undergrad dissertation about Yiddish. Romanian I originally started learning for a job but now I want to stick with it and also eventually add it as a source language.

I'm starting Croatian because it might help me as a translator but I'm also interested in Croatian culture because I've travelled there once as a child. I'm starting Korean because I low-key thought about learning it for like seven years because I wanted to learn more about Korean history.

#langblr #langblr reactivation challenge

[a-multilingual-dream]

Hello!

My name is Juliet. I recently finished my masters degree in sociolinguistics, and then moved to France to work for a travel company. I used my first three months of living in this new country and working full time to get settled in, but now I'm ready to get back to my language studies!

And what better place to get motivation than here ;)

Let me introduce the languages that i speak / want to speak:

🇩🇪 German 🇩🇪 (Native)

This is my mother tongue and i actually have a certificate to teach German as a foreign language - i love teaching it, so if anyone needs help, don't hesitate to contact me.

🇺🇲 English 🇺🇲 (C1 / C2)

I started learning English at 12 years old in high school, and later taught myself by reading English books and watching English tv shows. My master program was mostly in English and i actually wrote my thesis in English, so I'm pretty comfortable with the language.

🇨🇵 French 🇨🇵 (C1)

Oh French - my love and my enemy. I grew up next to the French border and starting learning it in 5th grade. I proceeded to do 2 student exchanges in France, spent a year as an au pair in Paris, later did my Erasmus semester in Paris and recently moved back to France. I love France, i love French - and the pressure is high to speak it fluently. This actually makes me pretty self-conscious when speaking it, which in turn makes me worse at it. By moving to France, i hope to really improve my language skills, especially my vocabulary.

🇮🇹 Italian 🇮🇹 (B1)

Italian is my favorite language in the world, and Italy is my favorite country in the world. I just love everything about it, which is why I decided to learn Italian a few years ago. I have been studying it on and off for about 4 years, a mix of beginner classes at my university and self study. After finishing my masters this spring, i spent the summer traveling through Italy and ended the trip with a 2 week language course in Torino, and it was absolutely amazing! I'm excited to keep learning and to hopefully go back to Italy many times :)

🇯🇵 Japanese 🇯🇵 (beginner)

I've been wanting to study Japanese for sooo long, i think it's been 5 years since i bought my first Japanese language book. 5 years later, do i speak any Japanese? Nope. I can read and write hiragana and katakana, quite a few kanji, and i know basic sentence structure. But that's it. I think it's soo interesting to learn all about a language that's completely different from all the languages i know, but that also makes it challenging to learn it all by myself. I had planned and booked a 6-week language course in Tokyo in the summer of 2020, and was soo excited that i cried when I booked it. Well, I cried even more when the whole trip got cancelled bc of COVID... After that i didn't really get back into studying it, although I'm still as interested in it as ever. So I've been thinking about trying out italki this year... I will try to make a decision about how to go forward with my Japanese study during January.

~Other~

If i had the time to study more languages (which at the moment i absolutely do not, but life is long) i would be interested in Chinese and Korean. After getting to know the basics of Japanese i find it really fascinating to learn a whole new writing system and a completely different grammar, and although I've had absolutely no connection to Asia so far in my life, i absolutely want to travel there and learn more about its numerous languages (which i know aren't just Japanese, Chinese and Korean 😉). It's just like there's a whole new world to explore there!

So that was my (not so short) introduction. I'll be looking for langblrs that post more or less about the languages I'm learning, so if anyone who studies any of my languages sees this post, don't hesitate to leave a like and I'll have a look at your account!

To be continued...

#langblr #studyblr #German #English #French #Italian #Japanese #Chinese #languages #langblr reactivation challenge

[aro-langblr]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge | Week 1, Day 1

Self-introduction ^_^

Hello! My name is Vance, and I speak English natively and Spanish as a heritage language. I’m studying Japanese, German, and Lithuanian.

Japanese - I have been learning Japanese for roughly 6.5 years, and I am N2 level. I was N3 certified 3 years ago, but I have yet to take the JLPT again. It is not my main target language as of late, but Japanese holds a special place in my heart, and it’s the language I gravitate towards when I need to work through my emotions. It is a very personal language to me that helps me understand myself.

German - I have been learning German for about 5 years, and I am B2 level. German has been the most difficult language for me to learn. Because of that and all the hurdles I’ve overcome, I feel very attached to it. We’ve been through hell and back together (lol). I am most extraverted and animated when speaking German compared to other languages!

Lithuanian - I have been studying Lithuanian for just over 1 year, and I am A2 level. I have much to learn, and I am very eager to grow closer to this language. I want you to know that I would sell my soul if it convinced one of you start learning Lithuanian seriously. /hj

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Languages I’d love to learn: Icelandic, Latvian, and Romanian 

Languages I’d love to learn in a perfect world: the aforementioned, Hungarian, Polish, Bulgarian, Xhosa, Vietnamese, Norwegian, and a few others :)

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What I hope to get out of this challenge: 

I would like this to be an ease back into consistent language learning / involvement with the langblr community. I used to be a god at langblr challenges, but I haven’t had too much success with them in the past year. I’d like to see this challenge to the end if possible. 

I will not force myself to write in my TLs every day for this post. English will be perfectly okay this time, and I hope that helps me make it to the end of this challenge. 

I can’t wait to see how it goes!

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A few extra tidbits about me:

I like creative writing as another hobby

I have a little grey cat named Baby

my favorite colors are orange and grey

my previous URLs were 100doplangblr and langblrblunder

I do not want to turn my language learning hobby into an occupation

my favorite anime is Erased (僕だけがいない街), and my favorite mangaka is Mochizuki Jun

this year, I had 28,000 minutes of listening on spotify 

[Image description: A gif of an anime boy sipping from a white teacup. He has black hair and green eyes. Towards the end of the gif, his eyes flicker towards the right. /END ID]

#langblr reactivation challenge #langblr #language #langblr introduction #language learning

[prepolyglot]

Introduction

Hello! This post is for the langblr reactivation challenge. I'm hoping that at the end of this challenge, I'll get back into learning languages and studying them regularly. I especially want to get back to learning German since I miss it so much. Anyways, some information about myself:

My name is Nicole or Felix

I'm genderfluid (which is why I'm fine with either name!), pronouns are they/he/she

I'm Canadian and my native language is English

Outside of learning languages I love playing video games and reading

Languages I know:

French: I'm pretty good at French, probably around a B1 level, I'm currently studying this at university

German: I've lost a lot of my German knowledge in the last few years so I'm putting myself at an A1, I really want to improve though

Ancient Greek: No idea where I stand with this language, I can only really read it but I can read easier Greek texts (like Lucian). I'm not actively learning it right now since I'm no longer taking it in school but I'll probably pick it up again later

Latin: I took this for two semesters in my first year of university, I don't remember much of it and I considered not putting it on this list but I still know some so I decided to anyways

Some languages I'd like to learn:

Ukrainian

Russian

Swedish

Polish

Italian

I'm hoping that by next year I can start learning Ukrainian but for now I'm going to be focusing on learning more French and German.

I have additional information on my about page as well if you wanted to check that out.

#langblr reactivation challenge #langblr #languages

[just-langblr-things]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge: Week 1 Day 2

Didn't upload for a day or two bc uhh shit happened, it's all good now though. Anyway, I like this prompt a lot because although I do set goals for language learning, I don't usually write them down.

Short term:

🇫🇷 Je veux améloirer mes aptitudes à parler et à écouter en regardant des films et des séries français et en parlant avec des natifs.

🇷🇺 Я хочу улучшить свою грамматику и привыкнуть к падежам.

🇺🇦 I just want to be able to write this goal in Ukrainian 🥲

Long term:

🇫🇷Après lycée, je veux aller à l'université en France (ou peut-être au Canada à une université qui enseigne en français ?), et aussi je veux être traucteur ou un profession similaire. 

🇷🇺 Я хочу уметь читать романы, я очень люблю Преступление и наказание, и я хочу эго читать на русском языке.

🇺🇦 I want to reach A2 in speaking and writing by the end of next year (so like 14 months) and B2 in reading and listening. It's a big gap between the two but comprehension is a lot easier lol

#ukrainian is so frustrating for me bc like. i can understand basic things in a conversation #but as soon as i try to respond i screw up either the spelling or pronunciation and sound like an idiot #cause like. my russian teacher who i had for two years was ukrainian so obviously that affected my pronunciation in russian #which is fine because it's still understandable if i pronounce щ like шч or don't do the о->а thing #but then in ukrainian i'll mess up and try to pronounce и like і or г like ґ #and putting russian pronunciation on ukrainian just feels worse than the other way around yknow? #anywayy #langblr reactivation challenge #french langblr #russian langblr #ukrainian langblr

[mainichi-nihongoal]

📑日本語 Weekly Report 2023: Week 1 » 1/1/23 - 7/1/23

The above picture was clicked by one of my close friends in our college cafeteria on the first day of our final semester (2nd Jan '23). We'd gone to the cafe after our classes ended and I decided to end the day with a cup of steaming hot chocolate (our college cafe's hot chocolate is DELICIOUS!) The book in the picture is Short Stories in Japanese: New Penguin Parallel Text.

🏮Highlights of the Week:

I joined the No Zero Days Langblr Challenge created by @chenopodiumlang and have been posting updates of what I've been doing daily in Japanese. I'm really enjoying the challenge so far as it is helping me be more mindful about how I'm studying Japanese and the time I'm actually spending on different skills. I hope to utilise what I've learnt from this week's challenge to make more realistic and mindful goals for the upcoming weeks.

I joined the Read Everyday & Listen Everyday 2023 challenges on the WaniKani forums for the first time! Participating in these challenges has probably been my biggest impetus in trying to build a daily habit in practising immersion in Japanese. It does take me a long time to catch up on the replies on both of the threads & I'm not regular with the logs there, but reading about everyone's daily progress inspires me a lot! If any of you are participating in the challenges, please feel free to let me know, I'll support you over there!

I participated in an online zoom session of a book club where we read a story on how New Year is celebrated in Japan. It was fun to read along with everyone and listening to people from both India and Japan share their experiences on how they celebrate New Year. (4th Jan '23)

I've been regularly listening to podcasts in Japanese! Podcasts are my current ideal resource for listening practice, as I can listen to them during my commute from uni and then later read through the transcripts, if they are available. I've also discovered many podcasts lately, and I hope to create a post sharing them for other Japanese learners here :)

💭Some Reflections

Participating in the No Zero Days Challenge, I realised that I tend to feel overwhelmed if I end up doing a lot in Japanese in one go. Because of that, I've decided to space out my study schedule throughout the day instead of doing everything all at once. On weekdays, for example, I plan to do listening practice during my commute, so that I can have enough time for reading practice once I get back home.

It's taking me quite some time to create the daily update posts, which is why I haven't been creating and posting much on my main blog. I'm thinking of scheduling a particular time each day for writing and posting the update for that day (maybe 11pm), so that I can keep some time for creating Japanese posts for Tumblr.

I'd initially planned to dedicate Saturdays to studying for the JLPT, but couldn't make it this week. I feel I'll have to get better at scheduling if I really want to include everything I'm working on at the moment.

👀Week At A Glance

• Reading:

2 Tadoku Graded Readers

1 story on Yomujp

1 NHK Easy News Article

1 fanfiction on ao3

Pgs 1-13 of Short Stories in Japanese: New Penguin Parallel Text

• Listening:

7x Podcast episodes

Jpop songs

• Speaking:

1.5 hours of interaction with fellow learners and native speakers over Zoom

• Writing:

None :(

✨Posts for this Week

Day 1 • Day 2 • Day 3 • Day 4 • Day 5 • Day 6 • Day 7

That's it for this week! Here's to another week of productive and mindful Japanese learning! (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)✧

#japanese #langblr #weekly nihongoal #week 1 #immersion #日本語 #no zero days 2023 langblr

[the-nihongo-adventure]

はじめまして～ Hello! I'm Aster from @asterlearns, this is my main blog. I'm on Week 1, Day 7 of the Langblr Reactivation Challenge, so I'm sending out some asks.

How long have you been studying Japanese for? What is your favorite part about studying the language? Have you read or watched anything interesting in Japanese lately that you would recommend?

Is that too much?? Feel free to interrogate me back if you want!

はじめまして、アストルさん!　質問を送ってくれてありがとう!　(⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

Thank you for your ask!!

I started learning Japanese back in May, 2020, when our country was in lockdown because of COVID. Back then, I had been desperately looking for something that would keep me engaged and busy since I was really overwhelmed by the overall situation of uncertainty caused by the pandemic. It was then that I chanced upon this video by JapanesePod101 on YouTube, teaching all hiragana characters in an hour. I challenged myself to learn all the hiragana characters from that video, and started by practising five hiragana characters daily. Before I knew it, I had already started enjoying learning Japanese, and so ended up continuing with the katakana video, followed by learning Kanji on WaniKani and learning the structure/grammar on Cure Dolly Sensei's YouTube channel. I joined college in November 2020, so while I could no longer devote as much time to learning Japanese, I still continued to study the language in my free time. So yes, to answer your question, I've been studying Japanese for around 2.5 years (my answer ended up being longer than I thought it would be😅).

Ah, this one is a really hard question! I'm tempted to say everything, but probably my favourite part about studying Japanese is actually getting to use the language in real life. Over time, I've slowly become able to enjoy certain media in Japanese - songs, interviews, podcasts, stories etc. - with a deeper level of understanding. This year, I've also had the opportunity to attend events where I got to interact with fellow learners and native speakers in Japanese, which was almost a dream come true moment for me. It's also one of my biggest sources of motivation at the moment, the hope that one day I'll finally be able to understand and use Japanese the way I use English - incorporating it in my daily life, making it an irreplaceable part of my identity, and being able to help others fall in love with the language as well.

Yes! I very recently discovered the podcast Let's Learn Japanese with Movies thanks to Tofugu, and I'm already loving the stories as well the format in which the host of the podcast, Aki-san, delivers them. My favourite episode/story so far is The Reader. You can also check out the official website of the podcast to read the transcriptions and watch the videos from which the stories are inspired. Highly recommend it!!

It's not too much at all! I had fun answering all of your questions - please feel free to send in more of them if you'd like - I might not be able to answer right away since I'm giving my exams, but I'd definitely try to get to them as soon as possible! Also I hope I didn't bore you with my long answers😅

Kudos on participating in the Langblr Reactivation Challenge - I'll be looking forward to your posts! And best of luck for your Japanese learning journey, 一緒に頑張りましょう!😃

これからもよろしくおねがいします!　(⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)❤️

#japanese #langblr #日本語 #asterlearns #tna answers

[studyyblrring]

Introduction post

Langblr Reactivation Challenge

Week 1 - Day 1 (challenge)

Hi everyone! I'm really hoping to really get back into language learning this year and consequently become more active on here by sharing my progress/resources/just making friends :)

My name is Vanessa and I'm 24.

My TLs this year are: Japanese and Dutch. (in this order)

If things go well, or if I need a break from either, I'll probably either jump back into studying Korean for a bit or properly start with Thai, but I want to focus as much as I can on my TLs.

My mother tongue is Romanian, but I am fluent in English (C1 according to the IELTS test i took almost 4 years ago lmao)

I've dabbled in many languages over the years, but probably the only other one worth mentioning besides the ones I already have is German!

I have a lot of hobbies that i get hyperfixated on alternatively for weeks at a time, including but not limited to: knitting, crocheting, experimenting with digital design (i really wanna learn blender this year), coding, cooking, reading, listening to a lot of music!

I've been a K-pop fan for 8 years :")

Why I'm studying Japanese/Goals:

I've been studying Japanese on/off for 8 (!!!!!) years this April, but I've never been able to get my language level past somewhere in between N5 and N4 on a good day

I'm hoping to reach an intermediate-ish by the of the year, so around N3 (textbook-wise ideally want to be done with the Quartet series and move on to Tobira before 2024, but reaching Quartet II by the end of the year would still be amazing!)

My current goal in terms of JLPT is passing N4 this year! (probably in December, though if things are going well I might try for July as well). maybe even N3 in December but im trying to keep things as realistic and manageable as possible

Now onto why I'm studying, I started learning Japanese when I was in high school because I found out about the MEXT undergraduate scholarships and I was hoping to increase my chances of getting selected, by knowing as much Japanese as possible, but by the time I finished high school I had changed my plans and didn't apply

But through that, I fell in love with both the language and the culture and I got into anime (it was backwards for me lmao), and I kept studying whenever I could and I really miss it, since it's always been a lot of fun for me

I'm also maybe sorta kinda considering applying for the mext graduate scholarship this year or next year but don't hold me to it, I'm not 100% on it yet, but it is another big motivator for me

Why I'm studying Dutch/Goals

this will be a lot shorter as I don't have that many feelings in regard to the dutch language

My reason for studying Dutch is mostly functional, as I'm enrolled in a Dutch university and I live there for most of the year (I'm also starting an internship at a Dutch company this year, and though the staff is international, knowing Dutch would still be helpful) and knowing Dutch at a higher level will simply make my day-to-day life a lot easier and I would have less awkward interactions that start with "Sorry, do you speak English?" 🙃

My goal is to get around B2? maybe B1 would be more realistic? I'm honestly not sure, I haven't decided yet exactly what my textbooks/resources are going to be, as my studying has been kinda sporadic, but I have been keeping a 63-day Duolingo Dutch streak! I also have a Dutch conversation partner with whom I have ~1h Dutch conversation calls twice a month, and those have been quite helpful as well

and i guess my ultimate goal is to simply be able to get around with using mostly (if not only) speaking Dutch when I'm out and about

see you tomorrow :)

#langblr #langblr reactivation challenge #studying #studyblr #learning japanese #learning dutch #language learning #dutch language #japanese language #日本語

[studyscrasic]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge 3.2

Write about a festival or holiday that is celebrated in a country that speaks your target language. This can be either something you’ve celebrated yourself, have wanted to participate in, or have never heard of before. You can write this in any language you’d like.

A lot of the (major) holidays in the countries that speak my target languages are very Christian in origin, so since another one of my target languages is Yiddish, I thought I would take the chance to talk about -- and learn some Yiddish phrases related to -- the next major Jewish holiday, which is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

This year, Rosh Hashanah starts on September 15th and end on the 17th, but the dates change every year because the Jewish calendar is lunisolar. (Rosh Hashanah falls on the 1st and 2nd of the month of Tishrei in our calendar). This year, the new year will be 5784.

One of my favorite things to do for Rosh Hashanah is to cook/bake a lot of traditional food and invite my friends over. One of the things I make every year is challah, which its traditional to shape int a round loaf instead of the normal braided one for the new year. I also like to bake honey cake, and have apple cider to drink, since apples and honey are both traditional foods for the holiday.

I realized as I was thinking about this that I only know how to wish someone a happy new year in Hebrew, not in Yiddish, except for the generic "Gut yom tov" that can be said for most holidays. In searching, I found a really cool article about old Yiddish-language Rosh Hashanah greeting cards, many of which had little poems on them wishing people a good new year. I think my favorite is this one:

Mir zogn aykh di bsoyre on: Es kumt a nayer tsayt Fun likht un shayn, fun glik un freyd, Di velt zi vert banayt.

Which translates to "We’re bringing you the tidings: A new age is on its way with light and shine, with happiness and joy. The world is being reborn!”

#langblr #langblr reactivation challenge

[lowendrumble]

langblr reactivation challenge // november 19th, 2022

week one, day one: introduction

hi everyone! i'm coming back to tumblr after years of having deleted my last blog, mostly due to the whole twitter debacle going on right now. i didn't really post any language learning related content on there, but as i started exploring the langblr tag i ended up really liking what i saw, and figured this was an opportunity to finally start taking my current language learning journey seriously.

i was lucky enough to grow up speaking two languages, spanish and french, since i grew up in a french colombian household. i also learned english from pretty early on, especially due to my interest in computers and programming. once i reached high school, i really took an interest in language learning, and studied portuguese and german.

at the age of 21, i moved to denmark to do my master's in computer science, and now work as a software developer and professional musician (i play the bass). since then, it's been my goal to reach fluency in danish. this has been pretty hard, seeing as most people here speak english extremely well, which makes it very comfortable to never use danish in daily life. however, now that i've been here for four years, i'm growing tired of feeling like a foreigner in this country, and want to dedicate more time and effort to learning the language, which i currently speak at an A2-B1 level.

i'm looking forward to going on this journey with you guys!

#langblr #danish #copenhagen #polyglot #immigration #language learning

[jessylearnslanguages]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge - week one - day 1

Hello langblr!!! I know I am several months late to this challenge, but better late than never, right?

I am Jess, and I've never had a langblr account, but I've - for a real long time - been meaning to make one to motivate myself to study more and be able to track my progress, so here I am!

My native language is Portuguese, and I've been studying English for more than 5 years. My target language is Korean, and I know a bit of Spanish.

I hope to remember all of the Korean I forgot during the past months I didn't study and to get used to posting in a language blog.

Also, I want to be able to reach TOPIK 3 by the end of the year, so hopefully everything will go according to plan and I will have some time every week to study haha.

Anyways... thank you for reading, and I will see you all tomorrow!

#langblr #koreanstudying #koreanlanguage #한국어 #language learning #langblr reactivation challenge #study motivation

[asterlearns]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge by @prepolyglot | 1.2

Write a list of goals you have for your target languages. Make both long term and short term goals. An overall goal could be to have the ability to talk with native speakers with ease and a smaller goal would be to finally learn that difficult grammar point that's been plaguing you for ages. How will you achieve them?

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日本語

My main goal with Japanese right now is to be able to read/watch/play various Japanese media. A secondary goal is to be able to visit Japan and travel comfortably even in the less touristy spots. I'd especially like to be comfortable ordering food in restaurants since I am vegan and there can often be a lot of cultural differences that can make it hard to explain what I do and don't eat, even without a language barrier. I don't know when I'm going to get a chance to actually go to Japan, though, and if I do it definitely won't be frequently, which is why it isn't as much of a focus for me currently.

A more specific goal would be to read the manga series 下弦の月 by Ai Yazawa. It's one of her works that has never been localized into English, so the only way I'll be able to read it is in Japanese, and that's pretty motivating.

Some more short term goals include finishing all the currently available content on NativShark (a Japanese language learning site) by the end of the year, and watching all the videos on the Comprehensible Japanese YouTube channel. I've completed 85/296 lessons on NativShark so far, and if I keep up my current pace of 5 lessons a day, I should be able to complete that goal. For Comprehensible Japanese I've already completed the Complete Beginner playlist, and I should be able to finish the Beginner playlist by the end of the year as well. I think completing these two things will leave me in a good place to start next year, when I want to start doing more extensive reading and listening of native materials.

Español

I live in Southern California and Spanish is ubiquitous here, and it's a language I've always felt that I should learn so I can connect with more of the people in my community. It's hard to stay motivated about learning a language just because you feel you ought to, though, which is one of the reasons I haven't gotten very far with it. One personal goal I do have in this language though, is to be able to watch Guillermo del Toro's earlier films in their original Spanish.

Hrvatski

This is a very personal language for me, as my grandfather's family is from Croatia. My main goal is to learn about and be more connected to my personal history, and be able to visit with family there who don't speak English. I also recently stumbled upon the site croatian.film, and the idea of watching and reading about Croatian film is exciting. If you've noticed the theme, it's because I'm a bit of a film buff, so watching movies is a pretty good motivator for me.

#langblr reactivation challenge #japanese langblr #croatian langblr #spanish langblr

[bieups]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge: Week 3 Day 7 - Reflection!

Well I took much longer than the intended month to finish this challenge but I got to the end eventually!

Having some structure and a schedule for my posts has really motivated me to start using this blog more regularly and interact with other Korean learners :)

One of my goals this year is to be more intentional with my studying and actually challenge myself to improve my Korean, rather than just sort of maintaining it by casually reading/chatting. So I’m really going to try to share resources I’m trying out, words/phrases I encounter, and random notes from my language learning journey~ Plus I’m going to start tutoring again and actually practice the vocab. and writing exercises like I should.

#langblr reactivation challenge #language learning #langblr #korean #한국어

[aro-langblr]

Get To Know Me - 30 day langblr challenge

I want to do another langblr challenge, but I wanted to write questions tailored to me so that it’d be easier to finish. Also, I want to skip the “introduce yourself” type questions. Feel free to do this challenge yourself. Just make sure to tag me if you do it, so I can follow you. 

[Image description: A gif of an animated baby penguin waving. There is white text at the bottom reading, “Hello!” /END ID]

What is your favorite season and why?

If you were to travel to a country you’ve never been before, where would you go?

Describe your ideal world?

Tell me about one of your hobbies that isn’t language learning.

What is your first memory?

Who is your smartest friend? What makes you think of them as smart?

What does your (ideal) bedroom look like?

Tell me about the city you live in.

Can you describe five things in the room that are your favorite color(s)?

Summarize the book you are reading or just finished reading?

What is one of your weak points in your target language?

What is one of your strong points in your target language

Have you ever cooked a recipe from the country or origin of your target language?

Have you ever spoken with a native? How did it go?

What would you change if you were the leader of your country?

What’s one activity you would never do and why? (ex: skydiving)

What is your prefered study method?

What band are you embarassingly obsessed with? Tell me about their music.

How did you meet your most trusted friend?

What’s one thing you really should get rid of but just can’t because of sentimental value?

If you could relive one moment in your life, what would it be?

What is the weirdest object in your posession?

Are you flexible? 

How good are you at following through with commitments?

Tell me about your job or classes. What’s your favorite and least favorite part about it?

How has your experience on tumblr changed over the years?

What is one book on your “To Be Read” list? Why is it on there?

How good are you with children?

How good are you with animals?

What is your favorite sport to play or watch?

#not proofreading this lmao #yes this will be for japanese #langblr #language #studyblr #get to know me challenge

[prepolyglot]

My Language Goals

langblr reactivation challenge | week 1, day 2

I only want to study/focus on two languages for the next few months (maybe until the new year) so I'm only going to make goals for them.

French Long Term Goals:

Refine my language skills: really learn the grammar rules that I'm not certain about, improve my vocabulary, get more confident using French.

Reach a B2 level: I know following the level system isn't the best but it's a good way for me to understand how much I know of a language. I don't expect to get to this level for a while but if I complete my smaller goals I'll get here sooner or later. I'm aiming to reach B2 maybe end of next year? I think that gives me more than enough time.

French Short Term Goals:

Improve my vocab: I'll start with learning 10 words a day and if I feel like I'm doing well I'll increase it by 10 until I feel like I'm at a good number of words to learn per day.

Improve listening skills: thankfully my classes in French are already helping me with this, but I'll watch more videos in French and maybe even write questions/summaries on each video to help my progress. Once I get into the groove of things I'll watch some shows or movies as well.

German Long Term Goals:

Be able to use German with ease and confidence: this means being able to speak to others in German, using it everyday, be able to read and write it well, etc. The basic things you'd think of when you think of fluency.

Reach B1: kind of like with French, I don't expect to reach this for a while, probably the same time frame as my French goal, around mid to end of next year. I'll have to reach A2 first obviously but I think B1 is more what I'm going for here with a goal.

German Short Term Goals:

Write everyday in German: I used to write everyday in German (just a short thing about my day) and now I can barely understand what I wrote so I want to get back to that level. This will be reached by reviewing/studying grammar rules and improving my vocab.

Be able to read short stories/texts: again I'll need to review and learn new vocab and grammar for this but I'd like to be able to read in German again, hopefully by the end of this year I'll be able to do that.

The most important thing about these goals is that I want to take my time learning everything. If I feel too rushed or that I'm not actually learning the content, I'll slow down so I can truly understand everything.

#langblr reactivation challenge #langblr #i stole the format for the challenge from other people's posts #it's such a good way to organize it #my post