#language learning sites

[oobbbear]

I want to post this here too because I’ve seen it happen a few times

Please understand that there are cultural differences and language differences, if you see this happening let the person clarify what they meant, that person might just not be familiar with words the western side of the internet use

#bearz rambling tag #no it’s not really possible to let everyone who uses this term to change #because as far as I know this is the most common word with use on Chinese websites #I didn’t know that pairing are called ‘ship’ here #like why would I even know that #‘ship’ makes zero sense to me #it took me a while to learn the fandom language people speak here #it’s hard #give people time #shipping culture is very different too #Like on Chinese site you HAVE to clarify the Top and the Bottom of this ship in the ship name #it is very very important to them #people who like the same ship but with different Top Bottom preference will fight till no end #imagine how confused I was when I first got here #where there’s no top bottom differences #it’s not really a smut thing #it’s more a dynamic thing #AxB and BxA is very different #oh I can talk so much about the differences on fandom cultures #if ya are interested in more please feel free to ask #it’s very interesting to me #I wanna talk about it

[hrtsri]

korean learning resources !

hello, my name is ri (ree) and i've been learning korean for almost 2 years. when i started learning korean, i tried using almost every source i could find and watched a whole lot of youtube videos.

whether you have just started learning the language, or have been a learner for a couple of months, here's a list of resources you can use!

﹡﹡ ʳᵉˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵃʳᵉ ᵒⁿᵉˢ ⁱ ʰⁱᵍʰˡʸ ʳᵉᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵈ

HANGUL VIDEOS:

♡ miss vicky hangul in 30 minutes

♡ all about batchim (part 1)

♡ all about batchim (part 2)

♡ all about batchim (part 3)

learn hangul in 90 minutes (start to finish)

LEARNING SITES:

♡ talk to me in korean: provides a grammar course & other learning materials.

how to study korean: provides free grammar with vocab lists with pronounciation.

loecsen: phrases & vocabulary with pronounciation.

♡ learnkorean: provides a course, grammar lessons, flashcards, worksheets & more all for free!

YOUTUBE CHANNELS:

seemile korean: topik help

♡ choisusu: learn korean vlog, podcasts & more

♡ conversational korean: vocabulary videos, lessons, listening practice tests & more!

♡ banzi's secret diary: cute cartoon for listening practice! (no subs for a challenge)

learn korean with jadoo: another cute cartoon with english & korean subtitles.

READING PRACTICE:

brunch story: stories by users in korean. (for more advanced learners)

♡ korean comics: one comic in korean & english with small vocab list!

do you want to go eat?: a cute & simple webtoon comic

♡ story korean: stories with vocabulary & grammar tips.

APPS:

mirinae: korean sentence analyzer & more (android & ios)

audioclip: korean podcast app for listening practice (android & ios)

todaii easy korean: learn koran by reading & listening to news (android & ios)

vocat: create your own vocabulary lists (android & ios)

podo korean: grammar lessons, vocabulary, reading & listening (andoid & ios) ** for vocab only download podo words

eggbun korean: learn korean with a chatbot tutor names lanny! (android & ios)

drops: korean vocabulary apps (android & ios)

PODCASTS:

cozy story time in korean

♡ choisusu

♡ tayoni's korean podcast

korean story

hopefully this is useful to you and good luck with your learning journery! and let me know if any of the links aren't working!

you can follow me on my instagram: wrldwithri ✨ to follow me along my language learning journey.

#📎 sites #langblr #language learning #learning languages #learning korean #korean #studyblr #studygram #study korean #korean studyblr #korean resources #study resources #korean learning #learn korean

[therentyoupay]

“This year has been kind of wild, hasn’t it?” Anna muses much, much later that evening, well into the second round of dessert. Elsa looks up, startled by the wave of somber thoughtfulness from Anna’s side of the table. She isn’t quite sure what’s going on in her own headspace, let alone her sister’s.

“I mean,” Anna’s face crumbles, and she hides it poorly, “between me moving around so much, and finding my new job, and. You know. Dealing with Hans.”

Elsa’s fingers tighten imperceptibly on the handle of her fork. She lets Anna talk, and offers her a single encouraging nod, precise and controlled. Anna’s mouth is brave, tiny smiles and courageous words, but her eyes glisten with disappointment, with fear, with countless questions that Elsa cannot answer.

“I guess I wasn’t expecting my life to really… turn out like this?”

That makes two of us, Elsa can’t help but think but doesn’t dare let the thought rise any closer to the surface. These thoughts are not fair, she knows. They are not real, or maybe they are, but perhaps they shouldn’t be; Elsa has made her own decisions, and Anna has made hers—because Anna is an adult, because she’s starting to think like one—and now the two of them are left to pick up the pieces.

“I can understand that feeling,” Elsa shares, reluctant to offer anything more encouraging, such as no one does, really, or there’s still so much more, and your life isn’t over yet. “Sometimes plans change.”

Anna makes a face. “Sometimes for the better,” she mutters darkly, grimacing into her cup of cold tea. Elsa faintly wonders when Anna will think to reheat it but lets her make that choice on her own; she tries to keep a tally in her head, these days, of how many choices she consciously relents to Anna. She knows Anna does not notice. “Like. A hell of a lot better.”

Elsa cracks an amused grin at the grit in Anna’s voice, of fire and violence, and you won’t fool me again, and allows herself a deep sigh of unexpected relief.

“It’s okay to blame me, you know,” Anna’s confession cuts through the contented haze of Elsa’s awareness. Her sister’s eyes are so honest, and all over again, Anna is breaking, breaking her heart. “You gave up your doctoral program for me.”

Elsa turns her gaze to the contents of her mug, still warm. Whatever she says next will stay in Anna’s heart forever; she wants to make sure the words are the right ones.

“I did,” she answers eventually. “But I left for me, too.”

“But you’ve been waiting for that opportunity your whole life,” Anna insists, and her cheeks are dry but there are tears in her voice, in her throat, in her essence. “You want it. And you gave it up, because I’m a mess.”

“No,” Elsa corrects. “I withdrew because life is a mess.” She thinks in sudden waves and flashes—of freedom, of feeling trapped by four walls and a bedroom set of furniture, of opportunity, of wanting escape but not knowing how to find it, of feeling crowded and alone, of realizing that control is relative and everything and nothing, and says, “It may not have been the best thing to do, but it was the best decision we could have made at the time. It happened because it needed to happen.” Elsa lets that sink in. “And I’ll go back someday.”

“When?” Anna wants to know.

But Elsa still doesn’t really have an answer.

————

start from the beginning of livable 🎄🎁❤️

#while rereading this today i didn't remember this part and #now that i am in my fourth year of my doctoral program #i gasped-----i feel this bit so much more strongly now #like i could imagine it in 2016 when i wrote this story clearly but i didn't KNOW #this story was written right before i moved to japan for a year and a half (and this tory was POSTED retroactively from tubmlr to ao3 #WHILE I WAS IN JAPAN) and at this point in my life i still had an eventual PhD program on my radar but it wasn't anytime close because i #was about about embark on my Big Adventure Abroad with my fresh master's degree and my language learning journey ahead of me and i still #believed that i would be a classroom teacher forever and forever and that i would get an EdD #so the mere idea of elsa leaving her doctoral program---i could imagine but i could NOT FATHOM; not really #therentyoupay livable #jelsa #also for those of you who have read my most recent blog post on my site about how so many of my friends have either been kicked out #of our phd program or who have made the choice to leave #you can see the extra layers 🫠🫠🫠🫠🎄🎁✨

[moldwood]

telling my boss im quitting tomorrow give me strength

#i will use my extra time wisely. by studying five to seven languages at once. i want to learn my mutuals languages in that mix #finding scans of language textbooks is hard unless im just looking in the wrong places. i finally found a copy of the irish textbook ive #wanted for like a year but the audio for it was on a cd and the site went full subscription class model. the digital version of the book #does not exist anymore. sadness wins

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

yesterday i was thinking that if i don't get into any phd program by the end of the year and i switch to focusing on studying oposiciones to work at a museum i will try and learn some catalan to get the c1.

#basically my plan for next year is: if i get into the phd i will be living abroad which is scary but i'll be doing a phd which :) #if i don't. i will try to get into a phd next year but that will become my plan b #my plan a will become studying oposiciones and going to conferences / writing papers / studying languages / anything to engross my cv #i was thinking of also trying to get the official tour guide license so i can work as that in the meantime but for what i saw in madrid #the last call for the exams to get it were in 2017. so that's fun #i'll also want to try another official language exam. probably french cause that's the language i know most after english. #and then. i could also try and get the c1 of catalan cause i don't mind moving to another autonomous community to work in a museum #like i am open to state autonomic and local museums. they just have to be historical / ethnological / archaeological #my dream would actually be to work at centros de interpretación in archaeological sites but i don't know if they fall under the 'museum' #denomintation or if they are another thing i'd had to study for #and a c1 in catalan opens up my possibilities in three new autonomic communities #it's also the cooficial language i know the best. and also valencia (and more specifically alacant province) is like. on my top 3 list of #preferred destinations. cause i know pretty well the province so i think i wouldn't be so anxious moving there #and there's family and friends so i won't feel so alone i think #anyways. this is all hypothetical. but yeah #oh!!! i almost forgot!!! #if all of this happens i also want to try learning pottery ^_^ #there's a pottery workshop next door to my therapist office so i would most likely go there hehe #i'm happy cause i'm excited both to live abroad and do a phd and to stay here and study a bunch of things so. regardless of what happens #these next few months until 2024... next year is garanteed to be better than 2023. for sure

[heimonas]

okay but like would anyone be interested in learning modern or ancient greek?

#i know tumblr probably isn't the best place to ask but it is MY site my girly #anyway yeah since i am qualified to teach these stuff why not make a bit of money from it (promise it will be a reasonable price) #greek #ancient greek #language #language learning #langblr #my moots get a discount <3 #i don't know how to not side hustle please #i know this is all written in a silly goofy manner but hmu if you're legit interested i will explain how i'm qualified #i think i've mispelled qualified. or not. idk.

[abluescarfonwaston]

I do not understand the lower property values movement (i mean i do but i don't agree with it) like. You realize more people coming here means more content creators? People who were previously only on Twitter or at very least not here? (Important for people like me who are Only here) That it means more people sharing and enjoying the works that are posted here?

I cannot stress enough how many people we lost from the porn ban and how much smaller all our communities got when people jumped ship. Having more people is a Good thing!!!

Also please don't harass people. I don't care if they're a 'celebrity'. There is a person behind that account and no one deserves death threats or bullying, Especially not for just wanting to share the space. Just Block people you find annoying! Curate your space!

We are not an island and frankly - isolationism isn't a great move even if you are one. Please celebrate and welcome new folks. So many of them are going to be boons to the communities we inhabit - and the rest you can still just block. Or more likely, won't even see because you're Not Following them.

#like. i understand the hatred of consumerism #but if you think having an influx of people some of whom will pay for add free #thus giving the staff a budget to do things Like April fools and making the site Work is bad #idk man #i still remember this place held together with cheeing gum and i really appreciate so much of the work theyve done #also i know we hate companies but doulingo is a free (always free and has been since it started) language learning app #that literally teaches languages that are going extinct as well as common languages #like block them if you want but fucking hell stop acting like theyre goddamn Walmart

[adhd-languages]

Does anyone know if some Spanish dialects that use the -se version of the imperfect subjunctive more? Does it sound archaic?

(Like estuviese instead of estuviera)

#honestly just curious #it seems like the -ra has become standard? #at least in the context of Spanish-Learners #most sites just say not to bother with -se and that it’s just more literary and not used much anymore #langblr #language #spanish #spanish langblr #Spanish speakers #Spanish ​ language #learning spanish #Spanish grammar #trying to find what tags might drag in some nerd who’ll have an interesting answer to this /lh #quinn posts

[ronanlynchbf]

this summer i need to cut my hair and buy silly t-shirts and stop being apologetic abt merely existing and do things even though i'm very bad at them and be earnest & bouyant and stop thinking i'm being punished when bad things happen and read books i've never heard of and be in any body of water as much as possible and be less afraid of people crushing my heart when i give them it!!!!! Basically i need to go on walks even when i don't feel like it so every time i do i will be enraptured by the world like i always am 🙏❤

#i booked an appointment to cut my hair & got two books i'd never heard of before and every time i go to the thrift store i look for silly #t-shirts and in regards to all the other stuff i will try very hard. and that at least is something. #ALSO i will watch tv shows from ten years ago and go to concerts without feeling alienated when i'm there and stop feeling like i'm running #in a race of time with other ppl my age that i will never win and be open to new experiences and push myself out of my comfort zone 👍 #double also!! i will stop being scared to wear certain clothes bc i think i'll be judged for it and i will be more easygoing with strangers #and i'll stop feeling like i'm slowly wasting away and i will stop feeling like i'm bothering everyone all the time and i will learn arabic #and greek and hindi and freshen up on my spanish & latin. the latter ones i am already busy with <333 #owl app i hate u but u do get me places. oh also if anyone's studying languages atm memrise.com is a pretty good site too!!! #ANYWAY. bucket list 4 the summer 👆 #through rain and wind and other hashtag bad weather i WILL swim this summer mark my words ☝️

[horizon-penblade]

you stop using quizlet for a year or two and suddenly it's Awful

#no i don't want to talk to your language learning model #i want the old version of match where you could drag things around and see the full text and picture attached to the definition #if i'm trying to memorize the differences between hellenic and doric chitons cropping out the differentiating features helps nothing #and all the other study games are now limited to a certain number a day on the free version? #or just nonexistent anymore (gravity) #'upgrade to quizlet plus to use what used to be the basic features of our site' #cw negativity #rant #ask to tag #welp there go my study plans for the midterm that starts in 15 minutes

[weishenyu]

Learning Chinese with Lyrics #03 歌曲: 無數 (Countless) 歌手: 薛之謙 (Joker Xue)

i don't think my chinese is at a level where I can understand any XZQ songs off the bat 😭 anyways, couldn't find any TLs I liked of this, so took a stab at it, with accompanying (& condensed) analysis from 万物归尘Snowflake! [warning: Long Post!]

[Prelude: The sound of heavy rain and repeated piano keys hints at the lonely man's fate: to walk alone in the darkness, seeking the right path despite his countless failures.]

有個地方真實存在 There's a place that really exists 有着複眼能看到的色彩 That has colors only compound eyes can see 人們身上都沒有口袋 Where no one has pockets 不用裝下憤怒和悲哀 To store their anger and sorrow

真實 [zhēnshí] - real, true 敷衍 [fūyǎn] - compound eyes (insects) 憤怒 [fènnù] - indignant, anger

[S1: There exists a place, invisible to ordinary eyes, where people don't regret the past, nor resent the present.]

快告訴我你真的存在 Please tell me you really exist 翻過山河讓一切重來 I'll climb over mountains and rivers to try again 請賜予我自由自在 Please grant me freedom and liberty 還能停止那該死的買賣 And put an end to those damned transactions

翻 [fān] - to climb/cross over 一切 [yīqiè] - everything 賜予[cìyǔ] - to bestow/gift (formal) 自在 [zìzài] - carefree 買賣 [mǎimài] - transaction/deal

[S2: The man's expectation that this extraordinary place exists gives him the strength to cross mountains and rivers to try again, despite his countless failures. He asks for freedom and an end to the unfair transactions in the world; liberation from the drive of money and greed that plagues the world today.]

在人們無數次沉沒裏 Among those sinking countlessly 怎麼還有條船不遠萬里 How can there still be a boat travelling thousands of miles? 他帶著幼稚的真理 It carries a naïve truth 還背負著勇敢的罪名 While shouldering the crime of bravery

無數 [wúshù] - countless 萬里 [wànlǐ] - an immeasurably long distance 幼稚 [yòuzhì] - childish/naive 背負[bēifù] - to carry/bear 罪名[zuìmíng] - accusation

[S3: Faced with the chaos of the world, most choose to sink into the crowd, hiding themselves and accepting the world's injustice. The man breaks through the shackles of society's opinions, and braves the waves alone in the boundless ocean. Despite foreseeing his loneliness, he is willing to charge forward for the sake of his ideals. However, when he steps forward, his vision of the "perfect" future is childish and immature. In this moment of ignorance, his bravery becomes a "crime".]

在我無數次失敗裡 Through my countless failures 你憑什麼陪我顛沛流離 Why do you still wander through destitution with me? 在平行故事裡 In all the parallel stories, 總會有個我沒辜負你 There has to be one where I don't disappoint you

失敗 [shībài] - to be defeated 憑 [píng] - on the basis of 顛沛 [diānpèi] - destitute 辜負[gūfù] - disappoint

[S4: A new character appears in the story: "you". Whether due to cowardice or fear, this "you" chooses to remain silent, but their heart is on the side of the brave, unlike those already numb and ignorant of the suffering of others. The man understands "you"'s difficulties, and encourage them to continue to believe in the light exists in parallel worlds/an unknown time in the future.]

我拿什麼證明我存在 What can I use to prove my existence? 能看肉眼禁錮的色彩 That I see the colors imprisoned from the naked eye? 他們終將用一句活該 They always end up saying "it serves you right" 來概括我們所有的無奈 To dismiss all our helplessness

肉眼 [ròuyǎn] - naked eye 禁錮 [jìngù] - imprisoned 概括 [gàikuò] - summarize 無奈 [wúnài] - helplessness/desperation

[S5: As the world changes, those who sacrifice themselves for justice are still eventually forgotten. Before he reaches the holy place he envisioned at the beginning of his journey, he is lost to the sands of history. Some might express sympathy, but many believe he deserves his suffering.]

在人們無數次沈默裡 Among those sinking countlessly 怎麼還有條船不遠萬里 How can there still be a boat travelling thousands of miles? 他帶著幼稚的真理 It carries a naïve truth 還炫耀著徒手的正義 Flaunting it's justice with bare hands

炫耀 [xuànyào] - show off/flaunt 徒手 [túshǒu] - barehanded, unarmed 正義 [zhèngyì] - justice

[S6: The man, no longer bearing the crime of bravery in S2, is now more confident in his battle against injustice, no longer afraid of being labeled as guilty.]

在我們無數次失敗裡 Through our countless failures 我原諒了你的不敢靠近 I forgive you for not daring to come close 要放下幼稚的真理 I'll let go of this childish truth 一遍遍的舉起那白旗 And raise the white flag over and over again

[S7: Switching from "people/人們” to “us/我們," as well as recognizing that being brave sometimes means that you have to compromise and surrender, gives the impression that the man has grown more reasonable in his journey, considerate of the "you"s who have ideas to make the world a better place yet are unable to do anything about it. ] 在我無數次失敗裡 Through my countless failures, 你為何要陪我顛沛流離 Why do you wander through destitution with me? 在下個故事裡 In the next story 讓我把世界給你 Let me give you the world

[S8: As the brave man falls, the courage hidden in the hearts of "you" will eventually be awakened. The crime does not exist within the countless failures of the brave, but rather in those who fail to step forward in the face of injustice. Now, the world is in "your" hands.]

#learning chinese with lyrics #薛之謙 #joker xue #cpop #chinese music #chinese #mandarin #chinese language #chinese vocab #studyblr #langblr #every lyric site gave me a different version of lyrics and some had typos so this post got me scratching my head many many times #feel like these lyrics are very timely tho #tunastudies #music

[red-dyed-sarumane]

i dont have "liked it before it was cool" syndrome i have looking at a wiki and going "i know more than you" syndrome

#i cant look at vocawikis bc i get consumed by blind rage #like sure u may be technically right but u are missing some important details and context in many things #as well as going 'possibly a take on xxx' when xxx is absolutely the intended interpretation #which u would know if u had reading skills which i sure hope u do if ur doing translations in the most widely publicly accessible place #this probably sounds rich coming from someone who is wrong and makes mistakes all the time #but u see. i am one singular unpopular person #my mistakes do not wildly skew a person's perception if they only know one language #or in the event they do its on a minor scale #additionally if i realize im wrong its so easy to just be like. hey. i learned some new things & now i realize its this instead #if u site vocalyrics wiki or whatever the fuck it is at me i will quarter you #anyway im leaving reblogs on u can separate this from my tag rant if u vibe with it love and peace on planat arrth

[bisan-is-trying]

I was actually able to find free pdfs of the entire Percy Jackson and the Olympians AND Heroes of Olympus books in hebrew which is so great because lately i couldn’t find any good books in hebrew (other than children's books that are 10-15 pages) at the used books spot i usually visit (aka the flea market pfft) and now i have two full series??? In my hands (on my phone/ laptop) ???

#I've been searching for months now for any sites or fb group or anything that could provide me with free pdfs #1 because i can't really afford the prices the Israeli shops ask for (wdym 95 nis for a freaking book??? i draw the line at 20 dude #2 because i don't want to pay money that will eventually go to the forces that are killing my people #3 why pay money when u can get it for free . #the books are on scribd btw so its not buried that deep #learning languages #langblr #nov 2023 #learning hebrew

[chicken-blitz13]

those people on tiktok: oh i'm so glad zlibrary is gone, we want people to support to authors rather than pirate

Broke Bookworms and college kids: ok, so how can we buy a book???

#still the fucking classism from these videos #i've been trying to fine The Cult of Ra by Stephen Quirke from other sites and dsghdfsdgdhf its so difficult #im someone who loves to read myths and language books but im unable to because they're too expensive or not available locall #i swear if people tell me to 'buy it in amazon' #makes me want to pull my hair #y'all understand what's it like living in a country that isn't america?? #im from south east asia and finding language books is hard #dont go telling me that i can play duolingo cause i wanna read and learn #zlibrary #bookblr #books

[sleepvines]

thinking about doing some more language practice through my Verdens characters.....a warning in advance that my Irish is broken/informal because I am still a learner, so if I share something with some strange phrasing that's why haha

#sleep rambles #I'm trying to wean myself off of using a digital translator to double check my grammar because it's unreliable and I'd rather- #-have broken grammar than googlified irish #if that makes sense? #I have my textbook notes I can double check at least #and other sites to use #shout out to anyone learning this language!! it's difficult

[petiolata]

I caved and installed Duolingo again. Im going to let the bastard owl teach me some German.

#duolingo #language learning #german #there's too many interfaces and sites i have to use for work that are only available in German 😒 #op #i always need to be studying something anyway #im just that kind of person