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magic is real you fools it happens when you make other people laugh

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“tumblr is so embarrassing-”

I was on deviantart and fanfiction.net for the entire first decade of this century

embarrassing content is a normal part of being a teen on the internet

listen, this ain’t new, my buddy, my pal, everyone is embarrassing always

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You guys really think your lip sync tik toks are gonna age well in a decade?

This is the shit that humbles you later in life.

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1860s female archery outfit with pocket diary hanging from the belt

(source)

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[me pulling out my pocket diary in the 1860s after shooting a man] Dearest Diary, you will not believe the shit Louis just tried to pull.

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“I just feel so dead inside…”

“Dead inside, you say? I know something that might just work”

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reanimate my will to live

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Wake me up inside

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I love them your honor

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so one of my Chinese books has a page with questions about the Harry Potter books... Potterhead author confirmed.

#langblr #studyblr #harry potter #potterhead #mandarin

Essay Topic

guys i need some help~

I have to write a short essay (6-9 pages) on any topic relating to East-Asia to show i’m able to write academic essays while using sources in other languages (Mandarin Chinese in my case) as well. Any recommendations on a topic that i can introduce in about 7 pages, preferably relating to China (as i will have to find chinese sources too) ? Was thinking about writing something about mythology but i barely find proper sources for tales of dragons and zombies and all those interesting things.

#langblr #studyblr #china studies #china study #chinese #mandarin #china #chinese langblr

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@all mandarin langblrs

Please please please message me/shoot me an ask so I can get your URL! I’m trying to find as many as I can! I’m going to Taiwan soon, so this blog will document my progress in the language, any tips I find helpful, and sort of a travel blog as well! Please please please give me your urls, I need to get as much help as I can get!

I follow from @lord-of-the-dragons

nihowdy

Im learning mandarin with the intent of going to mainland china, but good luck on your journey!!

lanrenstudy

have fun in taiwan ^^ if u need any help, i spent a year studying in taipei so if you have any questions feel free to ask (or check my side blog @dinosaursarejjang for photos, text posts e.g while i was actually in taipei)

#taiwan #mandarin langblr #chinese langblr

bhujangan

Can langblr community please stop saying “Chinese” when they mean “Mandarin” like most languages that fall under the category “Chinese” aren’t even mutually intelligible and if you’re talking about the writing you can say “Chinese writing” or “Chinese ortography” or “hanzi”.

lanrenstudy

the thing is, not only langblr does that. language courses do. my mandarin teachers who are native speakers from mainland china and taiwan do. when you talk with people in china or taiwan in english, they won’t say mandarin either, they will ask about your “chinese” and they mean mandarin. in taiwan the official name for mandarin chinese is just zhongwen aka “chinese”. by saying mandarin every time you talk about the language, it looks weird and sounds weird, especially when communicating with native mandarin speakers in english….most of them won’t even know what “mandarin” is, but saying “chinese” will make them immediately assume it’s mandarin. it’s normal to say cantonese when you mean cantonese or just any other dialect within china, and “chinese” when you mean mandarin chinese.

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Like @lanrenstudy said, it’s weird if you specify Mandarin each time and it’s the most common Chinese dialect used. It also depends on where you are though, because here in Hong Kong “zhongwen” refers to Cantonese, or more often the written language of Chinese. We say “putonghua” or occasionally “guoyu” for Mandarin (I think they say 國語/華語 in Taiwan too?) and sometimes “gwong2 dong1 waa2″ for Cantonese. But I’d assume in most places Chinese is assumed to be Mandarin.

There really isn’t a need to fuss about it though, for the written language simply “Chinese” is alright.

lanrenstudy

華語 seems to be more often used in mainland china (or the general 普通話）, and 國語 is only sometimes used in taiwan,mostly because the use of 國 can cause a bit of offense there, so saying 中文 is much more common in taiwan. i think if you're outside of china, when saying chinese everyone automatically refers to mandarin anyway, and in places like hk, taiwan, mainland china it just depends on whats the common language, so it makes sense that 中文 im hongkong refers to cantonese instead of mandarin^^

bhujangan

Can langblr community please stop saying “Chinese” when they mean “Mandarin” like most languages that fall under the category “Chinese” aren’t even mutually intelligible and if you’re talking about the writing you can say “Chinese writing” or “Chinese ortography” or “hanzi”.

lanrenstudy

the thing is, not only langblr does that. language courses do. my mandarin teachers who are native speakers from mainland china and taiwan do. when you talk with people in china or taiwan in english, they won’t say mandarin either, they will ask about your “chinese” and they mean mandarin. in taiwan the official name for mandarin chinese is just zhongwen aka “chinese”. by saying mandarin every time you talk about the language, it looks weird and sounds weird, especially when communicating with native mandarin speakers in english....most of them won’t even know what “mandarin” is, but saying “chinese” will make them immediately assume it’s mandarin. it’s normal to say cantonese when you mean cantonese or just any other dialect within china, and “chinese” when you mean mandarin chinese.

#chinese langblr #langblr #studyblr

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Got my list up to 25 and added tone markers just for reference cos I tend to forget them. I really do wish I can find that handout but I think I left it at my grandparents’ house… 500km away. Oops.

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Vocab Party: C0|\/|pu+er5

jk not actually going to talk about l337 in mandarin but here’s some other good stuff (note: technology being what it is I will not be surprised if a word or two is out of fashion already, but you can probably still use these and be understood):

台式电脑 táishì diànnǎo : desktop computer

手提式电脑 shǒutí shì diànnǎo : laptop

键盘 jiànpán : keyboard

滑鼠 huá shǔ : mouse

显示器 xiǎnshìqì : monitor

打印机 dǎyìnjī : printer

扫描仪 sǎomiáo yí : scanner

操作系统 cāozuò xìtǒng : operating system

数据处理机 shùjù chǔlǐ jī : data processer

硬盘 yìngpán : hard drive

软盘 ruǎnpán : floppy disk

光盘 guāngpán : CD

输入 shūrù : input

输出 shūchū : output

图标 túbiāo : icon

文件夹 wénjiàn jiā : folder

单击 dān jī : click

双击 shuāngjī : double click

滚动条 gǔndòng tiáo : scrollbar

保存 bǎocún : save

复制 fùzhì : copy

粘贴 zhāntiē : paste

删除 shānchú : delete

查找 cházhǎo : search/find

拼写检查 pīnxiě jiǎnchá : spell check

密码 mìmǎ : password

下载 xiàzài : download

上传／上载 shàngchuán/shàngzài : upload

jfc there are so many?? but I’ll stop there yikes.

tiantianxuexi

Vocab Party: C0|\/|pu+er5

jk not actually going to talk about l337 in mandarin but here’s some other good stuff (note: technology being what it is I will not be surprised if a word or two is out of fashion already, but you can probably still use these and be understood):

台式电脑 táishì diànnǎo : desktop computer

手提式电脑 shǒutí shì diànnǎo : laptop

键盘 jiànpán : keyboard

滑鼠 huá shǔ : mouse

显示器 xiǎnshìqì : monitor

打印机 dǎyìnjī : printer

扫描仪 sǎomiáo yí : scanner

操作系统 cāozuò xìtǒng : operating system

数据处理机 shùjù chǔlǐ jī : data processer

硬盘 yìngpán : hard drive

软盘 ruǎnpán : floppy disk

光盘 guāngpán : CD

输入 shūrù : input

输出 shūchū : output

图标 túbiāo : icon

文件夹 wénjiàn jiā : folder

单击 dān jī : click

双击 shuāngjī : double click

滚动条 gǔndòng tiáo : scrollbar

保存 bǎocún : save

复制 fùzhì : copy

粘贴 zhāntiē : paste

删除 shānchú : delete

查找 cházhǎo : search/find

拼写检查 pīnxiě jiǎnchá : spell check

密码 mìmǎ : password

下载 xiàzài : download

上传／上载 shàngchuán/shàngzài : upload

jfc there are so many?? but I’ll stop there yikes.

lanrenstudy

be very careful with pronouncing shang4chuan2 btw...dont say shang4chuang2 (上床）unless you want to imply adult actions...in bed :P

#chinese homophones r scary #why does to upload and to fuck sound so similiar #langblr #chinese

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cause of death: chinese measure words

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{ Useful App #1: Eggbun - Chat to Learn Korean. }

Eggbun is an app where you can learn basic Korean for free, in a mobile-friendly, chat-setting! Yes, the lessons will be set like you’re chatting with someone~ Of course, you don’t have to worry because it’s all bot stuff. (I can’t even talk to real people on HelloTalk, and that’s where Eggbun comes in.)

This app is available on the Play Store here and the App Store here. I’ll be explaining each screenshots one by one. Please bear with me, hehe.

That’s the app on the Play Store.

The list of courses available! There are hangul lessons, number + counter lessons, classroom settings, even basic beginner conversations (of TTMIK)!

The front page of a course you tap on. There are many subtopics/lessons on each course, and you can see your progress as it will be displayed on each course/frontpage (given that you sign in with a Google account first.)

That’s how your lessons are taught; it’s as if someone is chatting with you!

Useful Culture Notes to help you learn more about the Korean culture and formal etiquette! They’re bite-sized but very informative.

And that’s the front loading page. I just thought it looked nice, so I put it there, haha.

You can use this app for free, of course, but there are paid options as well. The option menu (which is not included here) will let you change the keyboard settings, buy the app pass if you’d like, or even to read about the creators of the app!

I just found this cute app recently and I think it really needs more love. It’s very good for Korean beginners, but it can also act as a ‘test’ thing for some lower intermediate learners as well! Also good for people who are scared of real conversations (…people like me…), and I shall not mention why, haha.

I’ll be making more of this ‘Useful App’ posts in the future as well, so stay tuned! Thanks for reading, have a nice day and happy learning!

{ korean language resources // japanese language resources }

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Free Online Language Courses

*UPDATED* Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. Some are short, some are very interactive, some are very in-depth. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos. I checked each link to make sure they are functioning.

Arabic

Arabic for Global Exchange (in the drop down menu)

Arabic Language for Beginners

Arabic Without Walls

Intro to Arabic

Lebanese Arabic

Madinah Arabic

Moroccan Arabic

Read Arabic

Catalan

Intro to Catalan Sign Language

Chinese

Beginner

Basic Chinese

Basic Chinese I

Basic Chinese II

Basic Chinese III

Basic Chinese IV

Basic Chinese V

Basic Mandarin Chinese I

Basic Mandarin Chinese II

Beginner’s Chinese

Chinese for Beginners

Chinese Characters

Chinese for Travelers

Chinese Made Easy

Easy Mandarin

First Year Chinese I

First Year Chinese II

HSK Level 1

Introduction to Chinese

Learn Oral Chinese

Mandarin Chinese I

More Chinese for Beginners

Speak Chinese like a Native Speaker

Start Talking Mandarin Chinese

UT Gateway to Chinese

Chino Básico (Taught in Spanish)

Intermediate

Intermediate Business Chinese

Intermediate Chinese

Intermediate Chinese Grammar

Dutch

Introduction to Dutch

English

Entire post here

Finnish

A Taste of Finnish

Basic Finnish

Finnish for Beginners

Finnish for Immigrants

Finnish for Medical Professionals

French

Beginner

AP French Language and Culture

Basic French Skills

Beginner’s French: Food & Drink

Diploma in French

Elementary French I

Elementary French II

Français Interactif

French in Action

French for Beginners

French Language Studies I

French Language Studies II

French Language Studies III

French:Ouverture

French Through Stories and Conversation

Improving Your French

Mastering French Grammar and Vocab

Intermediate

Cours de français langue étrangère A2

French: Le Quatorze Juillet

Passe Partout

Advanced

Fantasy, de l'Angleterre Victorienne au Trône de fer

La Cité des Sciences et de Industrie

Le langage entre nature et culture

Préparer et Réussir le DELF B2 et le DALF C1

Reading French Literature

Frisian

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in Dutch)

German

Beginner

Basic German

Basic Language Skills

Beginner’s German: Food & Drink

Conversational German I

Conversational German II

Conversational German III

Conversational German IV

Deutsch im Blick

Diploma in German

German Alphabet

German Modal Verbs

Present Tense German

Rundblick-Beginner’s German

Study German Language from Native Speakers

Advanced

German:Regionen Traditionen und Geschichte

Landschaftliche Vielfalt

Reading German Literature

Hebrew

Hebrew Alphabet Crashcourse

Know the Hebrew Alphabet

Hindi

A Door into Hindi

Business Hindi

Virtual Hindi

Icelandic

Icelandic 1-5

Indonesian

Learn Indonesian

Irish

Introduction to Irish

Italian

Beginner

Beginner’s Italian: Food & Drink

Beginner Italian I

Introduction to Italian

Oggi e Domani

Survive Italy Without Being Fluent

Intermediate

Intermediate Italian I

Advanced

Advanced Italian I

Dante in Translation

Italian Literature

Italian Novel of the Twentieth Century

La Commedia di Dante

L'innovazione Sociale (Check language under translation)

Reading Italian Literature

Japanese

Beginner’s Conversational Japanese

Genki

Japanese JOSHU

Kazakh

A1-B2 Kazakh (Taught in Russian)

Korean

Beginner

First Step Korean

How to Study Korean

Pathway to Spoken Korean

Intermediate

Intermediate Korean

Latin

Latin I (Taught in Italian)

Nepali

Beginner’s Conversation and Grammar

Norwegian

Learn The Norwegian Language

Norwegian on the Web

Spanish

Beginner

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Basic Spanish for English Speakers

Beginner’s Spanish:Food & Drink

Fastbreak Spanish

How to Self-Study Spanish

Introduction to Spanish

Preparing for the AP Spanish Exam

Restaurants and Dining Out

Spanish for Beginners

Intermediate

Español en línea

Spanish:Ciudades con Historia

Spanish:Espacios Públicos

Advanced

Cervantes’ Don Quixote

Corrección, Estilo y Variaciones

La Innovación Social (Check under Translation)

Leer a Macondo

Spanish:Con Mis Propias Manos

Spanish: Perspectivas Porteñas

Reading Spanish Literature

Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners

Curso de Português para Estrangeiros

Russian

Beginner

Basics of Russian

Easy Accelerated Learning for Russian

Russian Alphabet

Russian Essentials

Russian Level I

Russian Phonetics and Pronunciation

Reading and Writing Russian

Travel Russian

Advanced

Business Russian (must register)

Let Us Speak Russian (must register)

Reading Master and Margarita

Russian as an Instrument of Communication

Siberia: Russian for Foreigners

Swedish

Intro to Swedish

Ukrainian

Read Ukrainian

Ukrainian Language for Beginners

Welsh

Beginner’s Welsh

Discovering Wales

Multiple Languages

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/global-studies-and-languages/ : MIT’s open courseware site has assignments and course material available.

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/: Ancient Languages

https://www.fun-mooc.fr/: MOOCs taught in French

http://univesptv.cmais.com.br : MOOCs taught in Portuguese

https://miriadax.net/home:MOOCs taught in Spanish & Portuguese

http://ocwus.us.es/Courses_listing: MOOCs taught in Spanish

http://www5.fgv.br/fgvonline/Cursos: MOOCs taught in Potuguese

http://interneturok.ru/: MOOCs taught in Russian

http://www.open-marhi.ru/courses/: MOOCs taught in Russian

https://www.rwaq.org/: MOOCs taught in Arabic

http://ocw.nthu.edu.tw/ocw/: MOOCs taught in Chinese

http://ocw.uab.cat/: MOOCs taught in Catalan

https://ocw.tudelft.nl/ : MOOCs taught in Dutch

http://ocw.hokudai.ac.jp/: MOOCs taught in Japanese

http://ocw.tsukuba.ac.jp/: MOOCs taught in Japanese

http://open.agh.edu.pl/ : MOOCs taught in Polish

I’ll keep an eye out for new courses and if you know of any, let me know so I can update this list.

Last updated: April 30, 2016

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How to improve Korean Listening

For some of us (including myself), sitting through hour long Korean dramas without subtitles is overwhelming and at times, mundane. Never mind it being discouraging when you can’t understand a thing. Recently, I found a website to solve the problems of many Intermediate Korean learners wishing to improve their listening skills.

It’s called TV 만화. It’s a platform for Korean kids to watch cartoons on demand but it doesn’t mean we can’t. The clips are short and you can watch original Korean cartoons as well as dubbed ones such as Spongebob and Adventure Time. They use simple language and grammar that kids can understand and because they are visually engaging (unlike some dramas that have long-winded dialogues for a straight 15 minutes), it’s easy to keep up with them and work out the meaning from the context. They’re specially designed for young children who’s language isn’t exactly complete so they don’t use anything too complicated.

I recommend starting with cartoons for younger kids since they are simpler. My favourite is 버블버블마린 so I recommend that.

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