I forgit how to make accounts lmao

wishing you a very happy “i accidentally wrote 2k words today”

"Irish doesn't have a word for hello you have to use a shorthand religious blessing" buddy do I have news for you about "goodbye"!

"In Polish the word for car is that which walks by itself" BUDDY what do you think an AUTOMOBILE is?

"Among the cooks, I am the best engineer, and among the engineers I am the best cook."

korean: “back when tigers used to smoke” (호랑이 담배 피우던 시절에) [x]

czech: “beyond seven mountain ranges, beyond seven rivers” (za sedmero horami a sedmero řekami)

georgian: “there was, and there was not, there was…” (იყო და არა იყო რა, იყო…)

hausa: “a story, a story. let it go, let it come.” [x]

romanian: “there once was, (as never before)… because if there wasn’t, it wouldn’t have been to told” (A fost odată, ca niciodată că dacă n-ar fi fost, nu s-ar mai povesti…)

lithuanian: “beyond nine seas, beyond nine lagoons: (už devynių jūrų, už devynių marių)

catalan: “see it here that in that time in which beasts spoke and people were silent…” (vet aquí que en aquell temps que les bèsties parlaven i les persones callaven…) [x]

How To Study 2 Languages (or more) At Once

I am usually a person who wants to focus on one language at a time, but I finally decided after years of waiting to start Japanese on top of Korean - that I should just do it.

TIP 1: Staggered Start

Start 1 language first and after awhile add in the next language. This helps immensely. You don't have to wait like 3 or 4 years like me, but the longer the better honestly. I know your excited and nothing I say might convince you to do 1 first. But It really took a lot of restraint on my part and I'm glad I "waited" (I actually tried and failed a few times to learn Japanese - this time is good because I actually have the time and energy to consistently study 2 languages)

I would say start with 1 language and plan to stick with it for at least 6 months (if not longer) before you pick up the second language.

TIP 2: Somewhat Different Languages

If you are starting them around the same time, I think It would be wise to find languages that are different enough from each other that you won't mix them up.

Korean & Japanese - Spanish & French = These languages would be considered too "similar" and would lead you to confuse words or grammar or pronunciation or all of those. However, If you studied Japanese & Spanish - you would be fine.

Tip 3: Different Days

You don't have to do this, but If you are running low on time or energy then this works great. For me, I study Korean & Japanese on the same day 2-3 days a week and then study Korean only on 1 day and Japanese only on 1 day (for a total of 4-5 days of studying each week)

By doing it on different days, you can put all of your energy and focus into that one language.

Should You Do It Though?

PROS:

- It can be fun and challenging, especially if you love those languages

- In the long run you'll know both languages to a decent level

- You can take advantage of similarities & differences in a language

- When you get tired of studying 1 language, you can just pick up the other

CONS:

- Progress slows down (In 1 or both languages) because you are using less time on studying by splitting focus between 2 languages

- You could mix up the languages still

- It takes more time/effort to do which you may not have

- It can be stressful to add another language (if you've already been studying 1 for a few months or years) or adding 2 at the same time

- You may begin to neglect or prioritize one language over the other (I actually don't see this as a bad thing - as I recommended if you start at different times then you'll be more familiar with one language over the other already)

My Opinion: