Alix

Basic vocabulary:

The weather

Weather forecast

Clothing

Hobby and sports 

Musical instruments 

Directions

Directions part 2

Important adjectives

Common buildings

Countries

Flowers

Languages

Highschool subjects

Showering

Christmas

Vegetables

Weddings/relationships

Summer

The Royal Family

(European) Time periods

The news

Family

Random vocab 1

Random vocab 2

Other vocabulary:

Swedish Tongue Twisters

Swedish Sayings

Translation of ‘Din Idiot’

Happy Birthday in Swedish

Swedish swear words

Bucketlist ideas

Recipe for kanelbullar

Poem: Flickan i spegeln

Vocabulary from newsarticles:

Uppgifter: 12-åriga flickan gick ut med hunden

Zimbabwes president hotar oppositionella

Strandsattes på öde ö – skrev SOS i sanden

Filmar brud vid bröllop när det plötsligt smäller 

Quizzes:

Food and drink related

Pronunciation:

Swedish Pitch Accent

Grammar:

conjugation of to be (att vara) and to have (att ha)

The use of ‘som’

en or ett?

yes the community can feel intimidating at first!!! this feeling is ok!! but do not worry, everyone is welcome, and everyone can find a place!! don’t feel like you need to reach out and be friends with everyone right away

don’t be ashamed of what you’re studying!! no one will judge you for whatever level/subject/language you’re studying because everyone starts somewhere & everyone has different interests and skills. post those studyspo pics!!

you don’t need to own the same fancy stationary as everyone else!

you don’t need to have perfect grades - we value effort here, but not the point that you’re sacrificing your mental/physical health

contribute original stuff if you want, don’t if you don’t want to. you’re welcome either way!!

not every advice post you see will apply to you; don’t worry about doing things perfectly, or the way everyone else does it. take notes, study, sleep, eat, etc, in ways that work best for YOU

(@ the anon whose ask i accidentally deleted)

first of all: discipline is more important than motivation. i’m a very unmotivated person. i sometimes even cry if i have to study something i really don’t want to. but throughout the years i made studying a habit and just do it™️ instead of thinking too much about it. if you think too much about it you just end up in a spiral of frustration. link: self-discipline

make one of these do it for them moodboards and stick it somewhere you always see (choose a person / people who you look up to or who motivate you, for example, ppl you’re a fan of, who changed the world, your parents, friends, idk your crush lmao)

have a motivational page in your bujo or just a poster in general, with your goals and quotes you like. link: quotes 1, 2

make studying fun!!! set a mood, make it your ~aesthetic~! i turn on my fairy lights, candles, an air diffuser and some lofi music. this programs my brain to: ok now time to study. you can also search the study moods tag on my blog to find one that fits you!

if nothing helps, make a study schedule. now you just have to keep to your plan. but be realistic and plan in breaks!! link: weekly study schedule printable

don’t get burnt out!! this is so important, pls take care of yourself. once burnt out, it’s hard to get your motivation back. link: burnout - a guide for students

here’s an ask i answered regarding how to stay motivated to do your homework

these were some of my tips, but here’re a ton of other helpful posts:

five practical study tips to keep motivated in school

how to hack your motivation

motivation

how to motivate yourself to start studying

what to do when you feel like you just can’t keep studying

getting stuff done: how to deal with lack of motivation

how to increase productivity: how i stopped procrastinating so much

The Classics

Browse works by Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and other famous authors here.

Classic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte.

The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database.

Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.

Page by Page Books: Find books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H.G. Wells, as well as speeches from George W. Bush on this site.

Classic Book Library: Genres here include historical fiction, history, science fiction, mystery, romance and children’s literature, but they’re all classics.

Classic Reader: Here you can read Shakespeare, young adult fiction and more.

Read Print: From George Orwell to Alexandre Dumas to George Eliot to Charles Darwin, this online library is stocked with the best classics.

Planet eBook: Download free classic literature titles here, from Dostoevsky to D.H. Lawrence to Joseph Conrad.

The Spectator Project: Montclair State University’s project features full-text, online versions of The Spectator and The Tatler.

Bibliomania: This site has more than 2,000 classic texts, plus study guides and reference books.

Online Library of Literature: Find full and unabridged texts of classic literature, including the Bronte sisters, Mark Twain and more.

Bartleby: Bartleby has much more than just the classics, but its collection of anthologies and other important novels made it famous.

Fiction.us: Fiction.us has a huge selection of novels, including works by Lewis Carroll, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, Flaubert, George Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.

Free Classic Literature: Find British authors like Shakespeare and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, plus other authors like Jules Verne, Mark Twain, and more.

Textbooks

If you don’t absolutely need to pay for your textbooks, save yourself a few hundred dollars by reviewing these sites.

Textbook Revolution: Find biology, business, engineering, mathematics and world history textbooks here.

Wikibooks: From cookbooks to the computing department, find instructional and educational materials here.

KnowThis Free Online Textbooks: Get directed to stats textbooks and more.

Online Medical Textbooks: Find books about plastic surgery, anatomy and more here.

Online Science and Math Textbooks: Access biochemistry, chemistry, aeronautics, medical manuals and other textbooks here.

MIT Open Courseware Supplemental Resources: Find free videos, textbooks and more on the subjects of mechanical engineering, mathematics, chemistry and more.

Flat World Knowledge: This innovative site has created an open college textbooks platform that will launch in January 2009.

Free Business Textbooks: Find free books to go along with accounting, economics and other business classes.

Light and Matter: Here you can access open source physics textbooks.

eMedicine: This project from WebMD is continuously updated and has articles and references on surgery, pediatrics and more.

Comparing Two Things in Japanese

A is more X. than B. (X = adjective) ＡはＢよりＸです。

The dog is cuter than the cat. 犬は猫よりかわいいです。 （いぬ は ねこ より かわいい です）

This bag is lighter than that bag. この鞄はその鞄より軽いです。 （この かばん は その かばん より かるい です）

Between A and B which one is more X? ＡとＢとどちらがＸですか。

Between China and Japan, which is bigger? 中国と日本とどちらが大きいですか。 （ちゅうこく と にほん と どちら が おおきい です か）

China is bigger than Japan. 中国は日本より大きいです。

A is more X. Ａの方がＸです。（のほうが）

China is bigger. 中国の方が大きいです。 （ちゅうこく の ほう が おおきい です）

Both are (equally) X. どうちらもＸです。

Between cats and dogs, which are cuter? 猫と犬とどうちらがかわいいですか。 （ねこ と いぬ と どうちら が かわいい です か）

My Japanese “Library”

So recently I had a follower ask me about my Japanese book collection that I had on my desk. So I thought I’d make a post to list them all (left to right as in the first photo). Hope you guys enjoy!

Yotsuba& manga 1-3. These manga are supposed to be really easy to read for beginner learners. Personally I’ve only managed to read a few of chapters but it’s still considerably easier compared to other native mangas. It’s also really encouraging to read these and actually be to understand REAL manga meant for Japanese Natives.

Azumanga Daioh. This is a considerably harder manga which i believe is usually read by Japanese high schoolers and such but I still haven’t cracked open. I just keep it up there for inspiration and motivation.

The next is a children’s dictionary which, again, I still have to crack open. I’ve heard from others that they usually help when you get more into the intermediate level of Japanese but it’s just another book I keep for motivation

Shirokuma Cafe is another easy manga like Yotsuba& about a polar bear who owns an organic cafe and his friends.

Kuruneko is another kind of easy manga about a cat’s life

The next is a practice workbook with 500 Japanese sentences aimed at training you for the JLPT N5-4

MLA Handbook which I keep on my desk for when I’m writing essays for my english class (not japanese)

The next is my Japanese Notebook where I keep all my language notes

The official JLPT N5 practice workbook

Genki Answer Key, along with Both Genki textbooks and workbooks

Expressing Your Emotions || 感情・かんじょう・Emotions Hey guys, today I’m going to list a couple different ways to express your emotions or feelings in conversation in Japanese! Adjectives・形容詞「けいようし」:

Amazing・凄い・すごい

Afraid・こわい

Bad・悪い・わるい

Difficult (emotionally)・辛い・つらい

Embarrassed・恥ずかしい・はずかしい

Fun・楽しい・たのしい

Happy・嬉しい・うれしい

Jealous・羨ましい・うらやましい

Sad・悲しい・かなしい

One adjective which might appear often in conversation is the word 「ヤバい・ヤバイ・やばい」which can be used to express a few different emotions depending on the context. I’ve heard it used to express both positive and negative emotions/feelings/thoughts like: dangerous, terrible, crap, awful, amazing, wow, cool. Nouns・名詞「めいし」:

Anger・怒り・いかり

Delight/Joy・喜び・よろこび

Emotions・感情・かんじょう

Feelings・気持ち・きもち

Feeling/Mood・気分・きぶん

Happiness・幸せ・しあわせ

Sadness・悲しみ・かなしみ

Examples・例「れい」：

Below I’m going to list a few examples of how to express your feelings in Japanese. It’s important to know that you don’t have to use 私は／僕は／俺は／etc. before stating your feeling because it’s obvious in the context that you’re expressing your own emotions!

Angry・Annoyed -

ひどい！・You’re awful/mean OR That’s awful!

ひどーーい！・You’re aaaawful! OR That’s aaaawful!

ムカつく！・むかつく！・I’m pissed off.

イライラする！・I’m irritated！

ウザイ・Annoying!

ちぇっ・チェ・tsk/Dang/Shoot

Confused -

どうしよう？・What am I gonna do?

Difficult -

辛い・つらい・It’s hard.

きつい・It’s hard.

Embarrassed -

あー、恥ずかしい！・あー、はずかしい！・I’m so embarrassed!

Happy -

嬉しい！・うれしい！・I’m happy!

嬉しいなあ！・うれしいなあ！・I’m so happy!

あー幸せ！・あーしあわせ！・I’m so happy!

やった〜！・Yay!

イェーイ！・Yaaay!

楽しい！・ How fun!

楽しすぎる ！・Way too fun!

ワクワクする ！・I’m getting excited!

わあ！・Wow!

すごい！・Wow／Great!

すごーい！・Woow!

すげえ！・Wow!

Jealous -

羨ましい！・うらやましい！・I’m jealous!

羨ましい―――！・うらやましいーーー！・I’m soooo jealous!

Nervous -

ドキドキする！・I feel nervous!

緊張する！・きんちょうする！・I’m nervous!

不安になる・ふあんになる・I’m anxious

Nostalgic -

懐かしい！・なつかしい！・This brings back memories.

Relieved -

安心した！・あんしんした！・I feel relieved.

よかった！・Whew!

あー、よかった！・I’m relieved!

Sad・Lonely -

悲しい！・かなしい！・I’m sad

泣きたくなる！・なきたくなる！・I feel like crying!

寂しい・さみしい／さびしい・I’m lonely

あーあ…・Oh well…

くすん・ぐすん・Sniffle

Scared -

びくびく・Symbolises being afraid or timid.

こわい！・I’m scared!

Shocked・Surprised -

うそ！・No way!

マジ？・まじ？・Really/No way/Seriously?

マジかー？・まじかー？・Really/No way/Seriously?　(a little masculine)

マジで？・まじで？・Really?

えーー！うそ、マジで！？・What? No way!

え！・What?／Really?

えー！・What?／Really?

えーーっ！！・What?／Really?

うわー！・OMG

いや・イヤ・Why?／Oh

いややあー・Whyyy?

ありえない！・No way!/I can’t believe it!

信じられない！・しんじられない！・I can’t believe it!

👚 Buy your clothes at a thrift store

🍰 Bake something, even if it’s something simple, like box muffins

🛏️ Buy cute bedding

🥬 Have a small garden with local fruits and veggies you can buy at the grocery store

📧 Write handwritten letters to your friends

🧵 Learn to sew

🌱 Watch gardening TV shows

🍽️ Wash dishes by hand

🌄 Watch the sunrise

🌳 Spend some time outside

🦆 Feed the ducks at a local park (NOT bread!!!! Frozen veggies are really good for them)

🧼 Make your own sugar scrub/soap

🕯️ Burn a nice scented candle (like pumpkin spice or cedar)

🦌 Read about local wildlife

📖 Read a book in general. Like a normal, printed book

📚 On top of that, go to your local library

🍅 Shop at farmers markets

🌴 Get a houseplant or two or twelve, depending on your lighting and humidity

🙋‍♀️ Volunteer at your local shelter / library

🌿 See if you can start / help with a community garden

🍳 Have a full breakfast

🦝 Play games like Harvest Moon or Animal Crossing if you’re citybound

🎵 Listen to soft music

👒 Wear a sunhat or a cowboy hat

🏺 Decorate with vintage things

And above all -

Like, seriously, if you want to be full in goth one day and cottage ore then next, you should do that. If all these different aesthetics make you happy, then you should go for it!

And, like, I know there are things getting in the way of this, like job dress codes and money. And, like, insecurity especially. And they’re all valid and stuff.

But, like, if you’re able to, even just a little bit, then you should. Everyone else can get walk away from you at the end of the day, but you can’t do that to yourself.

- read as many books as you can, even from authors and genres you wouldn’t usually read

- watch that one film you said you would ages ago but never got round to

- bake and cook! now is the perfect time to get creative with food, plus it’s a useful skill

- practice art, you have a lot of time to grow as an artist

- play a load of video games. i know some people don’t view this as productive but it is definitely satisfying and fun to finish a long campaign

- practice doing makeup, hair or mehndi. again, they’re useful skills

- gardening can be really fun and makes your garden a nice place to be in if you want to get some fresh air

- try and finish all the shows and films of your netflix list

- if you are feeling down or just lazy, exercising can help massively and will keep you active whilst you’re stuck inside

- facetime or skype some friends or family. kahoot is a great game to play if you’re in separate places and will help you learn more random things

- make a little picnic and eat outside in your garden or front yard! it might sound silly but it can be nice to appreciate the space around you

drawing, painting, watercolor, doodling!

photography- take pictures of things inside, things outside, my dog

watch movies!!

catch up on tv shows, maybe start a couple new ones

play video games (stardew valley and minecraft!)

long walks with my dog (away from other people)

play or learn an instrument- i have a kalimba i’ve hardly used and i want to get better at it!

read my unread books (and maybe reread some favorites)

voice chat with friends over discord

birdwatch, either in my yard, the park, or from a window

facetime and call friends

write letters to send people

do jigsaw puzzles

cook or bake something easy

play card games, board games

make a blanket fort!!

practice knitting, embroidery, other needlework

research an interesting subject- i’ve been meaning to learn about lichen identification, for example

listen to new music 

make playlists

clean stuff out and make piles of things to donate (marie kondo’s method is super helpful!)

make collages with stuff from magazines

invent new outfits with clothes i already have

journal

scrapbook