Learning & Languages

가수: singer 

간호사: nurse 

경찰: police officer 

공무원: government employee 

과학자: scientist 

교수: professor 

군인: military personnel 

기술자: technician 

기자: journalist, news reporter 

농부: farmer 

님: Mr, Mrs (Sir, honorific suffix) 

배우: actor, actress 

변호사: lawyer 

비서: secretary 

승무원: flight attendant, crew 

우체부: postman 

은행원: bank employee 

의사: doctor 

주부: housewife 

직업: job 

화가: painter, artist

source: 2000 Essential Korean Words for Beginners

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So I am a little on the older side and I can’t keep up with the youths fully, but here are some slang terms you will 100% read/hear at some point.

DISCLAIMER: a lot of these are technically swears or swear-like (like af/effing) so like plz don’t use these with people you aren’t close to

개

This is probably one of the most common ones. Literally just plop this in front of literally any word to mean something along the lines of “d*mn x/f*cking x”

개행복 - happy af

개소리 - bull💩

개뿔 - ridiculous/🐂💩

개슬퍼 - f*cking sad

개재미 - funny af

존나

Similar to 개, except it can be seen as more vulgar as it comes from a word similar to d*ck. Although I know some kids that had no idea where it came from.

존, 졸, 졸라, and 조나 are all other spellings/pronunciations of it

존맛 - effing good

존잼 - funny af

존나 웃겨 - funny af

존잘생 - fine af

존나게 놀아 - play fun? Idk this doesn’t translate well. Use like yolo or it’s lit I guess?

넘

Actually not a swear. Short for 너무 use like you would for 너무

젤

Short for 제일 and functions the same

짱

The best/really good

대박

Wow/awesome (getting phased out though)

헐 / 오마이갓뜨

Omg

스타일 / 포인트

Literally style and point but Koreanized for different meanings. I don’t hear English speakers use my style that often. Point is like the focal point. “The point of the pizza is the cheese” would be a direct translation of the beginning of an argument I had yesterday. Meaning the point is the best part

Hi everyone! As requested, here is the September Target Language Writing Challenge, with Back to School-themed asks! Special thanks to @nylffn for this lovely idea. Thank you!!

I’d also like to give a shoutout to @mylanguageroad , @yourswedishboy , @slightly-weird-book-worm , @linguavert , @blumensprache , @perplexedravenclaw , @crehelf for keeping up with last month’s challenge (sorry if I accidentally left you out!).

If you don’t know about this challenge: Want to maintain or improve your writing skills in your target language? Try this 30-day writing challenge for September: Every day, answer the following prompts in your target language (in a personal journal or in a tumblr post). Good luck!

What is your favorite stationery product and why?

What is your favorite childhood memory from school?

Do you have a fictional role model that you look to as an academic inspiration? (Hermione Granger, Rory Gilmore, Elle Woods…) Who is it and why?

Are you in any clubs, organizations, or sports teams at school? Describe them.

Do you use a bullet journal? Why?

What does your ideal life after school look like?

Write about a time that your teacher was really unfair or annoying in class.

Write about a friend you met in class.

Do you know what you want to major/pursue a career in? If so, how did you decide on this? If not, what are some subjects you would consider pursuing?

What kind of music do you study to? Why?

Where do you like to study? Why?

What’s one book that you had to read for class that you ended up liking, and why?

What are some go-to study snacks?

Is your target language one that you studied in school? How long have you been studying it?

What is one bad habit that keeps you from being productive? How will you combat this?

Write your homework (or work) to-do list in your target language.

What’s your school morning routine?

Write about the best teacher you’ve had.

What’s one thing you wish you could change about the educational system?

What do you think about school social events – dances, football games, etc? Do you go to them?

List your academic goals for this year.

What is one thing you’re looking forward to this year?

Write whatever is currently on your mind (bc I’m running out of ideas lol).

What do you think about giving students tablets or laptops for taking notes, etc?

Do you like making your notes “pretty” or “aesthetic” (lol)? What’s your reasoning behind your choice?

Name some of the best study tips/methods you’ve learned.

Are you a morning person? Do you like having morning classes or night classes?

What’s one academic strength and one weakness you have?

Name a fun memory from school.

How do you deal with school stress/what are some self-care techniques?

I’m in exam week so that’s my current vocab

J’en peux plus = I’ve had enough

J’en ai marre = a way to say “I’m done”

C’est bon, j’arrête = that’s it, I’m stopping

J’abandonne = I give up

C’est tellement relou = It’s so annoying

Je veux mourir = I wanna die

How to ask a major

1. 전공이 뭐예요? (What is your major?)

2. 뭐 전공해요/뭐 전공하세요? (What do you major in?)

3. 뭐 공부해요/공부하새요? (What do you study?)

Note: 1 and 2 are semantically different. 1 is using “major” (전공) as a noun, 2 uses it as a verb (전공하다)

How to ask someone’s favorite food and sport:

음식 - food

운동 - sport

무슨 음식을 좋아요/좋아하세요? - What is your favorite food?

무슨 운동을 좋아요/좋아하세요? - What is your favorite sport?

Asking about hobbies:

취미 - hobby

취미가 뭐예요? - What is your hobby?

Where are you from?

집이 어디ㅖ요? - Where is your home/hometown?

(REVIEW PHRASE)

어느 나라 사람이예요? - What is your nationality?

Review Phrases: Name, School Year

이름이 뭐예요? - What is your name?

몇 학년이에요? - What is your school year?

1학년, 2 학년, 3헉년, 4 학냔: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior

Asking how someone is doing

요즘 어떻게 지내세요? - How are you doing (lately)?

Responses:

바빠요 (busy)

그더 그래요 (just so-so)

괜찮아요 (I’m all right/Not bad)

좋아요 (I’m fine)

2017 NEOLOGISMS :

Drinks in Korean!

Salut! I’ve been studying French for two years now and have managed to test out of one of my high school’s French courses into a more advanced class. I’ve used a variety of free and priced resources, all of which I thought I would list here for anyone also interested in learning the language. Priced resources I have bought myself, and will be in bold. Bonne chance! (anyone who isn’t familiar with the European Framework Levels mentioned here, this is a helpful chart.)

Beginner (A1-A2)

Getting Started

the alphabet 

french accent marks (1) (2)

french pronunciation guide

motivation (1) (2) (3) (4)

Textbooks/Guides

bien dit 1

bon voyage 1

liberte

Easy French 

free french courses

the french experiment (free lessons)

french from about (good occasional grammar help)

Vocabulary

bien dit 1 vocab

introductions

feelings

weather

food

activites

assorted nouns

french vocabulary list masterpost

kids vocabulary games

french slang

texting abbreviations

Grammar

conjugating verbs (present tense)

passe compose (1) (2) (3)

recent past

futur proche

adjective placement

adjective placement + conjugation

tu vs vous

very helpful grammar site

grammar review

French grammar in comparison to English

Tips!

Please memorise the gender of every noun you learn, you’ll save yourself from doing a lot of tedious and unnecessary work later.

When learning irregular verbs, conjugate them in your head (or out loud if you can) frequently, whenever you find the time. (I conjugated verbs during American History last year whenever I was bored.) 

Do listen to those dumb children’s songs on Youtube 

If you’re taking french as a class, practice at home as well. This was the most influential decision I made when beginning french. The extra time is invaluable, and will put you ahead. 

Speak to people! There are a lot of people on tumblr you can message, or if you’re more comfortable speaking to someone in person, find a french alliance building near you. They’re very friendly and they host free events where you can practice speaking. 

Try watching French movies or shows without the English subtitles. Once you’ve done that, go ahead and rewatch it a different time with the subtitles on to see how much of the plot you gathered on your own. 

Supplementary (Movies, Books, Music)

On Netflix

Chef’s Table

Marie’s Story

Terra

My Beautiful Broken Brain

Amelie

Le Chef

Haute Cuisine

The Nun

Violette

Sense8

Making a Murderer

Dior and I

War of the Buttons

a lot of Netflix Originals have French audio options, as well as other popular shows. I just listed popular ones here, but there are so many others so you just have to check. 

Reading

children’s stories

easy french poetry 

french reading comprehension

Beginner Stories (very good)

Assorted

Camus

Easy French Reader

Music

Playlists (1) (2) (3)

I also recommend Stromae, Francoise Hardy, Carla Bruni, and Edith Piaf. I really just listen to an assortment of french playlists, so I don’t have many individual singers to recommend.