2022 summary + 2023 goals
The year’s ending, it’s time for a summary!
It was a pretty turbulent year for me personally. I graduated, got a job, quit the job, found another, moved out on my own, etc. But I still feel I made incredible progress despite all the hardships.
What I managed to do:
Took N1 and passed!
Finally took up my Swedish studies where I left off months ago. Revisited my grammar textbook to refresh some basics.
Watched quite a lot of crime drama in Swedish for immersion and listening. With subtitles in Swedish I was able to understand a decent chunk :)
Read about 35 books, mainly in Japanese. Compared to three years ago, my reading speed in Japanese has improved IMMENSELY. In December alone I was able to read four novels in two weeks.
Played about 100 hours worth of visual novels in Japanese.
Dived deep into the goldmine: シチュエーション CD dramas (if you have a favourite voice actor, these are just the sweetest treat!) and listened to a few dozen hours of those.
Studied the rules of Japanese pitch accent.
What I hope to do next year:
Continue improving my Swedish listening, since I still feel this skill of mine is severely lacking.
Research pitch accent in Swedish.
Write more in Japanese and Swedish.
Big challenge ahead: I’m planning to take up Italian! I studied it for a bit as a little kid, and a lot of passive understanding still remains in the back of my head. This time I’d like to properly study grammar to be able to formulate my own sentences.
I hope you all also had a productive time ✨
Happy New Year!
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mid july vibes🌞🌬️
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🪻 Today the weather is nice, so I'm studying outside. 🪻
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Selfmade pumpkin spice latte and Swedish for everyday life.
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Langblr intro~
Hello! - Hallo! - こんにちは! - 안녕하세요!
We're new to this community and wanted to see what it's all about. We've been practicing languages on and off for years but still have a long way to go!
📖 Studying:
German
Japanese
Korean
📖 Previously studied:
Spanish
Mandarin Chinese
Swedish
Sign language
📖 Want to study:
Hindi
Ukranian
Icelandic
Tagalong
🩷 Some info about us! 🩷
Pronouns: They/them
We're plural system and prefer the term "headmates" over alters, plz! Due to being a system we'll be using I/me and we/us interchangably
Hope to move abroad someday ✈️
Wanna become a polyglot but ADHD makes studying hard 💔
Dividers by cafekitsune and saradika
Tschüss!~
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Patreon
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New account - introduction.
Would love to meet new friends!
Hi, friends! New year, new motivation, so I decided to start a langblr/studyblr to keep myself accountable!
My name is Rahel and I really love linguistics.
I'm native German and learned English to a grade I would put near fluency through lots of TV shows and books.
I took French for 6 years in high school, but I really lack practice, so while I can read classic literature in French, I struggle to hold a conversation. My Italian is good enough to survive on vacation I suppose.
(Here's a random shelfie) I have been on and off studying Korean and Swedish for years now, but I really struggle with consistency, which is why I'm here I suppose. And also why I picked up Spanish. Spanish being so similar to Italian and French as really helped me to finally stick to studying without getting overwhelmed!
I would love to meet new people on here who love languages just as much as I do, no matter which ones you actually study! So drop a follow and I'll always follow back.
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2023 summary
Another year, another obligatory summary post. I feel like posting a little early because I'm already in a sleep mode before New Year's...
2023 is a year where I did so many things! So many lifelong dreams finally fulfiled. These dreams were both language related and not, and I'd sit here all day if I were to list them all. In any case, I spent this past year quite comfortably exploring new areas of my current language journey.
What I accomplished:
Read close to 80 volumes of manga in Japanese. I read more manga than novels actually, which doesn't happen to me!
Read a few Japanese classics, including 「ドグラ・マグラ」 till the very end, for the first time after my first attempt over 6 years ago! It's definitely the most challenging Japanese book I've read so far. Some parts were so bizarre and difficult with their archaic or scientific tone that I'm definitely revisiting this book in a few years time, again, to check if I they provide less of a challenge.
Watched some more Swedish crime drama for immersion and listening, plus a few cartoons dubbed in Swedish.
Played a few games in Japanese, and also one in Swedish.
Visited Japan! It was amazing and I feel like I learned a lot of the "practical" Japanese as opposed to my previous knowledge being mostly based on media and literature. Yeah it's fun when you originally mostly remember some crazy poetic grammar but then need to figure out how to get somewhere without a smartphone.
I know I've been toying with an idea of taking up a new language (Italian), but my loyalty has shifted somewhat and now I'm debating Finnish lol. We will see if I stick by long enough to actually start.
Next year: trip to Sweden? I'm not setting any particular goals other than maybe playing the classic Persona trilogy (女神異聞録・罪・罰) in Japanese for the first time, all those guidebooks I've purchased in Japan have been gathering dust! I also need to dig through my newly acquired book stash which includes a few classics and some of my favourite Western books in Japanese translation.
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Kitchen utensils in Swedish
En sked - spoon
En gaffel - fork
En kniv - knife
En ätpinne - chopstick
En tallrik - plate
En skål - bowl
En glas - glass
En mugg - mug
En kopp - cup
En stekpanna - frying pan
En kastrull - saucepan
En slev - ladle
En visp - whisk
En stekspade - turner
En tekanna - teapot
En tekopp - teacup
Ett tefat - saucer
Ett rivjärn - grater
En skalare - peeler
En osthyvel - cheese slicer
En skärbräda - chopping board
En bakplåt - baking tray
En kavel - rolling pin
En måttkopp - measuring cup
Ett förkläde - apron
En ugnsvante - oven mitt
En grytlapp - pot holder
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learning while travel by train >>> 🎧🌾🫖
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introduction post
hi hi hello !
i thought it would be fitting to make an introductory post now with the new year and all.
happy new years, let's work hard in 2024 as well btw.
about me !
- my name is gre <3
- 17
- she/her preferably
- swedish
academics !
- first year ibdp-student
- HL subjects : eng A LL , swe A LL , econ
- SL subjects : glopol , math ai , bio
- learning thai (by myself)
interests !
- kpop : ateez, straykids (duh), enhypen, and more!
- reading + writing
- sewing + upthrifting clothes
- baking + cooking!
- learning thai :3
what i post !
- study related : motivation, reflections, tips, and some notes!
- IB-things : logs, reflections, motivation, and some tips here and there!
- life + living alone (ish) diaries : food-logs, playlists, what i watch/read, and of course how i balance school-life
- kpop : some small hauls, and just general features in my posts <3
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Man we can never make up our minds. We wanna learn SO MANY languages but have no motivation for it
We wanna learn:
Spanish
German
Swedish
Chinese
Korean
Japanese
Ukrainian
Hindi
Icelandic
Like plz we wish we could learn all of these but brain says fuck you
And since we're a system we can never make up our minds
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