Obsessed with Studying Languages

Speak more often then read or write something.

If you can`t memorize a word or a phrase, a) sing it, b) shout it, c) pronounce it as the rudest swear word in your native language.

Read aloud the articles and essays you really love. In the beginning, our tongue will ache as fuck, but your pronunciation will really get better. Even if there`s no one near to point your mistakes.*

If you see a word with abstract meaning, immediately make a collocation with a “simple” noun. e. g. Instead of learning what “to accustom” means, learn something like “I accustomed myself not to cry because of the high taxes” or “I`ve never been accustomed to working hard and I`m not going to start”

Watch the useless and strange videos on YouTube in your target language. There are many advantages in the crap like “Get Ready With Me” or “What is in my back?” First of all, they all contain almost similar phrases and word collocations. Watch 5 GRWM-videos and you`ll know for sure how to say “Hi, guys!”, “make-up”, “lipstick”, “really good” etc. Secondly, vloggers typically talk as if their audience is full of idiots. They repeat the same phrases dozens of times. And that`s! Don`t hesitate to feel foolish for 5 or 10 minutes straight. Surprisingly, the most unintellectual content will make you more competent and actually intellectual.

*If you feel that you really need a responsible buddy for language practice, join the #tumblrexchange challenge. Introduce yourself, your goals and preferences, and let`s practice together!

~는 것 - Changes a verb into a noun / allows verbs to describe nouns. It can be translated as a way of saying ‘doing something/the act of doing something’ ‘the thing you do/what you do’ or ‘the fact that you do’

하는 것 - noun form of to do, can be translated as the act of doing

가는 것 - noun form of to go, can be translated as the act of going

먹는 것 - noun form of to eat, can be translated as the act of eating

Because 것 is a noun (meaning thing) it is possible to substitute it for other nouns. For example:

밥을 먹고 있는 여자는 예뻐요 - The woman who is eating rice is pretty 저는 한국어 공부하는 친구를 원해요 - I want a friend who studies Korean

Other examples:

시간이 있을 때 뭐 하는 것을 좋아해요? - What do you like to do when you have time?
 저는 한국어 공부하는 것을 좋아해요 - I like to study Korean 저는 영화 보는 것을 좋아해요 - I like watching movies 저는 샤이니 노래를 듣는 것을 좋아해요 - I like listening to Shinee 저는 맛있는 음식을 먹는 것을 좋아해요 - I like to eat delicious food 로사는 제가 그녀의 집에 가는 것을 원하지 않아요 - Rosa doesn’t want me to go to her house 저는 밥을 먹을 것이에요 - I will eat rice 제가 보고 있는 영화는 재미있어요 - The film I am watching is fun 일찍 일어나는 것은 어려워요 - Waking up early is hard 학교에 가는 것은 재미없어요 - Going to school is boring

There are ways to contract ~는 것 when adding a particle:

는 것이 = 는 게

는 것 = 는 건

는 것 = 는 걸

When using past tense ~ㄴ/은 것 should be added. ~은 is added when there is a 받침, and ~ㄴ is added when the stem ends in a vowel.   When using future tense ~ㄹ/을 것 should be added. ~을 is added when there is a 받침, and ~ㄹ is added when the stem ends in a vowel.

[Red Velvet - 빨간 맛]

빨간 맛 궁금해 Honey 깨물면 점점 녹아든 strawberry 그 맛 Corner candy shop 찾아 봐 Baby 내가 제일 좋아하는 건 여름 그 맛

Curious about the red flavour honey The strawberry flavor that melts more when you bite Look for it in the corner candy shop baby My favourite thing is that summer flavour 

(빨간 - Red 맛 - Flavour  궁금하다 - To be curious  깨물(다) + 면 - Bite + particle meaning when/if 점점 - Gradually/increasingly  녹아들(다) + ㄴ - To melt + a type of past tense conjugation  그 - That  찾아보다 - To look/search 내 + 가 - My + subject particle  제일 - First/most  좋아하는 건 - Favourite thing 여름 - Summer)

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One of the ways to make future tense is:

Future tense = Verb + ㄹ/ 을 거예요

Verb stems that end with a vowel are followed by ㄹ 거예요:

가다 - To go

가 + ㄹ 거예요

갈 거예요 -  I’m going to go

공부하다 - To study

공부하 + ㄹ 거예요

공부할 거예요 - I’m going to study

Verb stems ending with a consonant are followed by 을 거예요:

입다 - To wear

입 + 을 거예요

입을 거예요 - I’m going to wear

Verb stems ending with ㄹ are followed just by 거예요:

팔다  - To sell

팔 + 거예요

팔 거예요 - I will sell

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Adding -(으)ㄹ 거예요 to the end of a sentence enables you to make a statements and questions  in the future tense. For example: 

저는 열심히 공부할 거예요 - I will study hard 

내일 쇼핑할 거예요 - I’m going shopping tomorrow 

저는 다음 주에 운동을 많이 할 거예요 - I am going to exercise a lot next week 

금요일에 뭐 할 거예요? - What will you do on Friday?

Adding -(으)ㄹ게요 has a similar meaning, allowing you to make statements in the future tense but it is less blunt than -(으)ㄹ 거예요 as the speaker is checking with the listener before completing the proposed action. The listener, therefore,  has to be related to the situation.

나중에 전화 할게요 - I will call you later

곧 연락 할게요 - I’ll be in touch soon

죄송합니다. 저는 바빠서 먼저 갈게요 - Sorry, I’m busy so I will leave first

제가 우리 단톡방에 보낼게요 - I’ll send it to our group chat 

다시 보낼게요 - I’ll send it again

이거 한 뒤에 할게요 - I’ll do it after this 

Unlike -(으)ㄹ 거예요, which can be used in first, second and third person, -(으)ㄹ게요 can only be used with first person as the subject. 

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 - Basic future tense

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体 (からだ）- Karada - Body

頭（あたま）- Atama - Head

髪（かみ）- Kami - Hair

顔（かお）- Kao - Face

額（ひたい） - Hitai - Forehead

目（め） - Me - Eye

眉（まゆ）- Mayu - Eyebrow

まぶた - Mabuta - Eyelid

まつげ - Matsuge - Eyelash

瞳（ひとみ）- Hitomi - Pupil

鼻（はな） - Hana - Nose

耳（みみ） - Mimi - Ear

口（くち）- Kuchi - Mouth

唇（くちびる）- Kuchibiru - Lips

歯（は）- Ha - Teeth

舌（した）- Shita - Tongue

のど - Nodo - Throat

あご  - Ago - Jaw

首（くび） - Kubi - Neck

肩（かた） - Kata - Shoulder

腕（うで）- Ude - Arm

ひじ - Hiji - Elbow

手（て）- Te - Hand

手首（てくび）- Tekubi - Wrist

指（ゆび）- Yubi - Finger

爪（つめ）- Tsume - Nail

胸（むね）- Mune - Chest

背中（せなか） - Senaka - Back

お腹（おなか）- Onaka - Stomach

かかと - Kakato - Heel

つまさき - Tsumasaki - Toe

太もも (ふともも）- Futomomo - Tight

腰（こし）- Koshi - Waist

尻（しり） - Shiri - Butt

膝(ひざ)  - Hiza - Knee

足（あし） - Ashi - Leg, foot

足首（あしくび）- Ashikubi - Ankle

骨（ほね） - Hone - Bone

肺（はい）- Hai - Lung

腸（ちょう）- Chou - Intestines

胃袋（いぶくろ）- Ibutakuru - Stomach

肝臓（かんぞう）- Kanzou - Liver

心臓 (しんぞう)  - Shinzou - Heart (organ)

l’été - the summer

juin - june

juillet - july

août - august 

le thé glacé - the ice(d) tea

les fraises [la fraise] - the strawberrries

la pastèque (melon d’eau) - the watermelon

voyager - travel 

aller nager - go swimming

l’océan - the ocean

l’eau - the water

le soleil - the sun

la lumière du soleil - the sunlight

chaud - warm

cool off - rafraîchir

le maillot de bain - the swimsuit  

le bateau - the boat 

plonger - diving

le pique-nique - the picnic 

here’s just a few summer words to get everyone ready for summer and warmth (thank god)☀️  ! please correct me if i’m wrong!

1. Bordel

Bordel literally means brothel. However, these days bordel is more commonly used to describe a large mess. An example would be: Range ta chambre. C’est le bordel. Clean your room. It’s a mess.

2. Balle

Balle as a singular, literally means bullet. Yet back in the day, balles was used as a slang word for francs, the French currency pre-2002. And when France moved on to the euro, balles moved with it and it is still sometimes used in reference to money. An example would be: J’aime ton pantalon. Merci. Je l’ai acheté au marché pour quinze balles. I like your pants. Thanks. I bought them at the market for 15 euros.

3. Baraque

The word baraque literally means shanty, or small house made of planks. However, recently the term has been adapted to refer to a house, or, as an adjective, baraqué,  someone who is really muscular.  For example: On habite dans une grosse baraque avec 10 colocs. We live in a large house with 10 other people. En règle générale, les joueurs de rugby sont plus baraqués que les joueurs de foot. Generally speaking, rugby players are more muscular than football players.

4. BG

These days BG is a popular acronym. It stands for beau gosse, which means hot guy. Gosse on it’s own though is slang for a child though so watch out! If you’re in Quebec, gosse is feminine and carries an entirely different connotation as a slang word for a part of the male anatomy that is generally used in the plural… So if you’re planning to use your slang in Canada, be aware of that difference, since there could be a few misunderstandings!

5 . BCBG

Another popular acronym, which is the French slang for preppy, is BCBG (bien chic bon genre).

6. Blé

Blé literally translates as wheat in English. However, figuratively it has become a popular way of referring to money. (Another common way of referring to money in slang terms is fric or pognon). Here is an example: Il gagne beaucoup de blé. He earns a lot of money.

7. Bobo

Bobo is actually baby talk for une blessure (an injury). However, you will find that young people commonly use this term when referring to minor injuries such as cuts and bruises. An example might be: Qu’est-ce qu’il y a? J’ai un bobo sur le pied. What’s the matter? I have a scratch on my foot.

8. Bouffer

Bouffer literally means to puff up or balloon in size. However, it has become common practice to replace the word manger (to eat) with bouffer in everyday speech. And in turn, la bouffe is then used as another word for food. Here is an example: J’ai trop mangé. J’ai bouffé un steak tartare avec des frites suivi d’une grosse tarte aux pommes. I ate too much. I ate a steak tartare with fries followed by a big slice of apple tart. Je suis allé en ville pour acheter de la bouffe. I went into town to buy some food.

9. Une clope

A commonly used slang word, especially in Paris, is the argot for cigarette; une clope. For example: T’aurais pas une clope? You don’t happen to have a cig, do you?

10. Kiffer

Another term used by today’s generation, which you may not already know is the word  kiffer, which is slang for to like something (it works best with a hobby!). However, pay attention, if you kiffe quelqu’un, it implies that you desire that person. Here’s an example: Je kiffe faire de la voile. I really enjoy sailing. Je kiffe ton frère. I like your brother. (I’m romantically interested in him).

11. Mec

The word mec is yet another commonly used slang term, and refers to boyfriends as well as guys in general. For example: Il est beau, ce mec.That guy is good-looking. Tu viens avec ton mec? Are you bringing your boyfriend? 

Another type of slang that you might come across is verlan, which are French words spelled backwards, and often incorrectly, in slang. And while this concept might seem a bit intimidating at first, you will find that you pick it up in no time at all and probably without even realizing.

12. Meuf

Our first example is meuf, which was originally femme. And, as with the word femme, this term can be used to refer to a female, or your girlfriend, although it can have pejorative connotations.

13. Relou

Our second example is relou, the verlan for lourd (heavy or taxing) and equivalent of chiant, which means annoying/exasperating. Here’s an example: C’est trop relou! That sucks!

14. Ouf

Ouf is literally the French translation of the interjection phew as well as meaning crazy/awesome in verlan, being the backwards of fou (crazy/awesome). On a fait un truc (de) ouf hier. *Here ’ouf’ can work as either an adjective, without the ’de’, or as a noun, with the ’d’. It’s up to you! We did something crazy awesome yesterday.

15. être vénère

Spanish Indefinite Pronouns indicate in a vague or unspecific way the people or things discussed in a sentence. The most commonly used are:

🌻 Describing People:

1. Physical appearance

aguichant- enticing, alluring avachi- limp, sloppy, baggy baraqué- well-built bizarre- strange boursouflé- bloated bronzé- tanned chétif,-ive- weak, sickly débraillé- untidy, sloppy dépenaillé- unkempt douteux, -euse- doubtful, dubious, questionable élancé- slim frêle- frail, fragile grand- tall grassouillet, ette- plump gros, grosse- fat hâlé- tanned insolite- unusual, quirky maigre- skinny mignon- nice, sweet mince- slender musclé - brawny, muscular nerveux- nervous, upset pâle- pale potelé- plump (like a baby) rabougri- wizened, shrivelled séduisant - attractive, charming, seductive

2. Character

abruti- idiotic acariâtre- sour, bad-tempered antipathique- unfriendly anodin- harmless astucieux, euse- clever, astute, shrewd atone- lifeless, expressionless avisé- sensible, wise borné- narrow-minded (“bornez-vous!” limit yourself) braillard- describes someone who complains a lot brave- good, honest, brave candide- naive, ingenuous, innocent, trusting casanier,-iere- homebody, home lover compassé- starchy, stiff compliqué- complicated; fussy (e.g. about food) compréhensif,-ive-  understanding dépravé- perverted dévoyé- perverted difficile- difficult distrait- absent-minded, distracted drôle- funny ennuyeux,-euse- boring évolué- broad-minded, independent, progressive exigeant- demanding extraverti- extrovert faiblard- weak, feeble fainéant- lazy, idle falot- dreary, bland farfelu- eccentric, bizarre franc- candid futé- cunning, smart guindé- stiff, awkward imprévisible- unforeseeable juste- fair lunatique- temperamental maladroit- clumsy mal commode- bad-tempered malicieux,-euse- mischievous, naughty malin- cunning malveillant- malicious, malevolent, spiteful maniaque- finicky, fussy marrant- funny; odd maussade- gloomy, sullen méchant- malicious, nasty méfiant- distrustful, suspicious méprisant- contemptuous, disdainful névrosé- neurotic perspicace- perceptive, insightful primesautier-iere- impulsive rébarbatif -ive- hostile, off-putting renfrogné- sullen replié sur soi-meme- introverted, withdrawn rusé- cunning sage - well-behaved, good saugrenu - absurd sensé- sensible sensible- sensitive sérieux,-euse- serious, responsible susceptible- touchy, sensitive, delicate sympathique- nice, friendly terre-á-terre- down-to-earth tordu- warped, twisted travailleur-euse- hard-working

3. Mood

accablé- distressed admiratif, -ive- admiring affolé- in a panic amer, -ere -bitter assoupi- drowsy béat- blissfully happy; smug, complacent cafardeux,-euse- in the dumps débordé (de travail)- snowed under (with work) décontracté- relaxed détendu- relaxed découragé- disheartened, discouraged dépité- vexed désemparé- distraught, at a loss effaré (de)- alarmed (at) énergique- energetic enthousiaste- enthusiastic gai- cheerful bien ententionné- well-intentioned lointain- distant mélancolique- gloomy navré- sorry, apologetic, upset paumé- lost, at sea ravi -delighted surpris- surprised tendu- tense vanné- exhausted vexé- annoyed

🌿 Describing ideas or events

1. Positive alléchant - tempting, mouth-watering attendrissant- touching bénéfique- beneficial commode- convenient cocasse- funny, comical conforme (á)- conforming (with) convenable- fitting, acceptable, respectable déroutant - disconcerting détaillé - comprehensive, detailed distinct - separate, distinct équitable - fair excellent - excellent, first-rate formidable - fantastic fulgurant - dazzling, thundery grave - serious honnête - decent hors pair - exceptional impeccable - great, without flaws important - important marrant - funny merveilleux - marvellous parfait - perfect passionnant - exciting percutant - powerful, striking, forceful primordial - of prime importance propice - favorable, suitable raisonnable - reasonable rarissime - extremely rare recherché - much sought-after, studied réconfortant - comforting réjouissant - delightful rentable - profitable, financially viable réussi - successful, well-done sagace - sagacious sage - wise sensationnel - sensational spontané - spontaneous subtil - subtle surprenant - surprising véridique - truthful