Language Learning

about knowledge :

au coeur de l’histoire (history)

les chasseurs de nazis (nazi hunters)

france musique 

on ne parle pas la bouche pleine (food + literature)

les chemins de la philosophie

le collège de france (advanced)

il était une fois (fairy tales)

la main verte (gardening)

la méthode scientifique

regardez voir (photography)

sur les épaules de darwin

very good trip (rock n roll)

chroniques du ciel (aviation)

la tête au carré (popularization)

les p’tits bateaux (pros answering children’s qs)

les grands musiciens (interview with a pro musician)

littérature moderne et contemporaine

about society :

arte radio (politics, health, history, tech…)

slate (similarish to ted talks)

hashtag (debating very current problems)

quoi de meuf (women talking about pop culture)

affaires sensibles (trials)

les gentilshommes (relationships men/women)

bouddhisme et méditation

kiffe ta race (about racial problematics)

le flow (well being)

sois gentille dis merci fais un bisou (portraits of women)

les couilles sur la table (men talking to women)

miroir miroir (destroy social norms)

du grain à moudre (debating sensible questions)

coucou le q (casual sex ed)

change ma vie (about personal growth)

la poudre (powerful women’s interviews)

nice to hear you (talks with creators, ceos, artists and nice humans)

mortel (to reconcile you with death and mortality)

la menstruelle (periods)

about movies and tech :

la cartouche (gaming)

la chronique ciné

studio 404 (tech)

geek inc (nerd chatter)

nouveau monde (innovations)

2h de perdues (shitty movies)

silence on joue (gaming)

radio rôliste (role playing, mmorpg)

nociné (pop culture/movies)

season one (to discover new shows)

Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos.  You can always check the audit course or no certificate option so that you can learn for free.

American Sign Language

ASL University

Arabic

Arabic for Global Exchange (in the drop down menu)

Arabic Without Walls

Intro to Arabic

Madinah Arabic

Moroccan Arabic

Catalan Sign Language

Intro to Catalan Sign Language

Chinese

Beginner

Basic Chinese

Basic Chinese I. II, III, IV , V

Basic Mandarin Chinese I & II

Beginner’s Chinese

Chinese for Beginners

Chinese Characters

Chinese for HSK 1

First Year Chinese I &  II

HSK Level 1

Mandarin Chinese I

Mandarin Chinese for Business

More Chinese for Beginners

Start Talking Mandarin Chinese

UT Gateway to Chinese

Chino Básico (Taught in Spanish)

Intermediate

Chinese Stories

Intermediate Business Chinese

Intermediate Chinese

Intermediate Chinese Grammar

Dutch

Introduction to Dutch

English

Online Courses here

Resources Here

Faroese

Faroese Course

Finnish

A Taste of Finnish

Basic Finnish

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 & II

Français Interactif

French in Action

French for Beginners

French Language Studies I, II, III

French:Ouverture

Intermediate

French: Le Quatorze Juillet

Passe Partout

Advanced

La Cité des Sciences et de Industrie

Reading French Literature

Frisian

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in English)

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in Dutch)

German

Beginner

Basic German

Beginner’s German: Food & Drink

Conversational German I, II, III, IV

Deutsch im Blick

Diploma in German

Rundblick-Beginner’s German

Advanced

German:Regionen Traditionen und Geschichte

Landschaftliche Vielfalt

Reading German Literature

Hebrew

Alphabet Crash Course

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’s Italian I

Introduction to Italian

Italian for Beginners 1 , 2, 3 , 4 , 5, 6 

Oggi e Domani

Intermediate

Intermediate Italian I

Advanced

Advanced Italian I

Italian Literature

Italian Novel of the Twentieth Century

La Commedia di Dante

Reading Italian Literature

Japanese

Beginner’s Conversational Japanese

Genki

Japanese JOSHU

Japanese Pronunciation

Sing and Learn Japanese

Tufs JpLang

Kazakh

A1-B2 Kazakh (Taught in Russian)

Korean

Beginner

First Step Korean

How to Study Korean

Learn to Speak Korean

Pathway to Spoken Korean

Intermediate

Intermediate Korean

Latin

Latin I (Taught in Italian)

Nepali

Beginner’s Conversation and Grammar

Norwegian

Introduction to Norwegian

Learn The Norwegian Language

Norwegian on the Web

Portuguese

Curso de Português para Estrangeiros 

Pluralidades em Português Brasileiro

Russian

Beginner

Basics of Russian

Easy Accelerated Learning for Russian

Russian Alphabet

Russian Essentials

Russian Phonetics and Pronunciation

Reading and Writing Russian

Advanced

Reading Master and Margarita

Russian as an Instrument of Communication

Siberia: Russian for Foreigners

Spanish

Beginner

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Basic Spanish for English Speakers

Beginner’s Spanish:Food & Drink

Fastbreak Spanish

Introduction to Spanish

Restaurants and Dining Out

Spanish for Beginners

Spanish for Beginners 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Spanish Vocabulary

Intermediate

Spanish:Ciudades con Historia

Spanish:Espacios Públicos

Advanced

Corrección, Estilo y Variaciones 

La España de El Quijote

Leer a Macondo

Spanish:Con Mis Propias Manos

Spanish: Perspectivas Porteñas

Reading Spanish Literature

Swedish

Intro to Swedish

Swedish Made Easy 1, 2, & 3

Ukrainian

Read Ukrainian

Ukrainian for Everyone

Ukrainian Language for Beginners

Welsh

Beginner’s Welsh

Discovering Wales

Multiple Languages

 Ancient Languages

More Language Learning Resources & Websites!

Hey everyone! There’s been some interest around making a langblr study group where we can motivate each other, share our successes, and get advice regardless of what language we’re learning.

@fuckonsdeneige suggested using Discord (thank you so much for setting it up!!!), as we can have a thread for a big group discussion, as well as side discussions amongst people who are learning the same language. There’s also the ability for voice chats (no video), so there’s also the option to practise speaking in your target language. To access the server, click this link HERE.

Some things to note:

You’ll have to create an account (just basic username and password. I used my tumblr username as my Discord username).

You have the option to use the desktop app or mobile app, but it works just fine on the internet as well.

I’ve been struggling with it since day one and even now I don’t think it is perfect, but with some help, it got better and better every time. Here are a few links with tips that definitely helped me out!

7 French Pronunciation tips to avoid sounding like a tourist 

How to sound more like a native french speaker

How to pronounce R in French

How to pronounce “EN, EM, AN & AM” sounds in French 

How to pronounce “AI & EI” sound in French

How to pronounce “Œ” sound in French

How to pronounce “EU” sound in French

How to pronounce “EAU” sound in French

How to pronounce “GN” sound in French

How to pronounce “AIN” sound in French

How to pronounce “OIN” sound in French

How to pronounce “OI” sound in French 

How to pronounce “ON” sound in French

How to pronounce “OU” sound in French

How to pronounce “TH” in French 

How to pronounce the “CH” sound in French

How to pronounce PSY, PSO & PSEU in French

Vowel Sounds in French

Phonétique : les nasales

Phonétique + Phonétique opposition + Phonétique visuelle + Syllabes

French Pronunciation Awareness: 8 Major Points You Should Learn ASAP

200 MINUTES TO MASTER FRENCH PRONUNCIATION

5 COMMON FRENCH PRONUNCIATION MISTAKES

How to Improve Your French Accent: 6 Practical Tips 

French Mistakes to Avoid - French Pronunciation

10 TRICKS TO TALK LIKE A NATIVE FRENCH

Introduction to Perfect French Pronunciation 

4 Great tips for easy french pronunciation 

Pronounce French brands like a pro

French pronunciation - The accents

What NOT to pronounce in French 

How to Pronounce the French “R”

Lesser seen french tips

French Podcasts 

Also, if you want a fun way to do it, I recommend listening to music and singing along.

Maître Gims - Est-ce que tu m'aimes ?

Sindy - Sans rancune ft. La Fouine

Frozen - Let It Go (French version)

Lara Fabian - Je Suis Malade

Black M - Je suis chez moi

Kendji Girac - Andalouse

Simon Morin - Elle veut

Indila - Dernière Danse

Lara Fabian - Je t'aime

Black M - Sur ma route

Stromae - Formidable

Simon Morin - Reste

Stromae - Papaoutai

Sindy - Aïe Aïe Aïe

Maître Gims - Bella

Willy William - Ego 

Stromae - carmen

Alma - Requiem

Zaz - Je Veux

There’s a lot of evidence that animals have regional accents. Both birds and sperm whales in fact to vocalise differently depending on where they grew up.

As for felines themselves, there’s an ongoing study underway on at Lund University precisely about this.

As a phonologist who has watched entirely too many cat videos on the internet, I can confirm that cats of differing countries do have differentiated accents in their cries. Felines in England tend to have shorter, lower “mow” whereas Japanese cats do tend to make glides into high vowels, and are sustained longer, such as the ubiqutous use of “nyaaaan” in Japanese onomatopoeia.

I’ve gotten 4 anon requests to make a Swedish Resources Masterpost, so here it is! It was difficult to find resources, so this language masterpost is much shorter than the others I’ve made. I definitely recommend taking a class for this language due to the lack of resources on the Internet!

Learning Websites

Duolingo

GoSwedish (awesome Youtube channel!)

Babbel

Memrise

MyLanguages

MondlyLanguages

LearningSwedish

ieLanguages

LiveMocha

101Languages

SwedishPod101

Dictionaries & Checkers

Languagetool (Checker)

Linguee (Dictionary)

Wordreference (Dictionary)

Lexicool (Dictionary)

Lexilogos (Dictionary)

folkets-lexikon (Dictionary)

en.bab.la (Dictionary)

ord.se (Dictionary)

Pronunciation

The Alphabet

Consonants

Vowels

Grammar

Pronouns

Verbs

Verb Conjugator

Tenses

Past Tense

Future Tense

Nouns and Articles

Prepositions

PDF - really helpful!

Vocabulary

6000+ Words

1000 Most Common Swedish Words (With Pronunciation)

450+ Nouns in Definite Form

Numbers 1-100

Word of the Day

PDF

Common Words

Important Words to Know

Swedish Tea Vocabulary

Phrases

Extra

Type Swedish + Its Accents

Swedish Media Masterpost

How to Greet

Tips

Keep a notebook

Take a class if possible!!!

If you’re taking a class, write down any extra Swedish vocabulary you may get

Practice pronouncing. All. The. Time.

Take notes

Have readable notes

Practice writing & grammar

Once you start learning, do not stop or else you’re going to forget things!!

Take quizzes & tests online for practice

Make some online Swedish friends

don’t look at the tumblr swedish tag because you will find more pornography than actual swedish

Thank you for reading my masterpost!

MY MASTERPOSTS:

How to Color Code & Highlight Efficiently

How to Make Flashcards

How to Get & Be Motivated

How to Get Enough Sleep

The Mega Stationery Masterpost

What are in my Pencil Cases?

French Resources Masterpost

Italian Resources Masterpost

How to Study with a Mental Illness

First thing first, the annoying part. Let’s not be confused :

- the wifi isn’t working : le wifi ne fonctionne pas (formal), ne marche pas (fam)

- I work for the government : je travaille pour le gouvernement

- ça marche! : works for me! (v used)

Happily for you all those three verbs all belong to groupe 1 (-er) and are conjugated the same way (e, es, e, ons, ez, ent for indicative present)

- to work hard : travailler dur, se donner du mal, v

- to get to work : se mettre au travail, v

- to hire : embaucher, v

- to fire : renvoyer / virer (fam), v

- to quit : démissionner / donner sa démission, v

- being payed : être payé-e

- work experience/internship : stage (m)

- training : formation (f)

- company : entreprise (f), boîte (f, fam)

- bankruptcy : faillite (f), être en faillite, v

- boss : patron-ne, chef-fe, supérieur-e (also an adj)

- HR : RH, ressources humaines (f, pl)

- administrator : gestionnaire (ep)

- worker : travailleur/se

- employee : employé-e

- coworker : collègue (ep)

- receptionist : hôte-sse d’accueil (we usually use the feminine form, ew on us)

- trainee : stagiaire (ep)

- salary : salaire (m)

- skills : compétences (f)

- profit : bénéfices (m, pl)

- pay slip : fiche de paie (f)

- employment contract : contrat de travail (m)

- project : projet (m)

- office : bureau (m) (also the word for a desk)

- break : pause (f)

- part-time : mi-temps

- full-time : plein-temps

- flexitime : horaires aménagés (m)

- freelance : free-lance, indépendant-e

- extra hours : heures supp(lémentaires) (f)

- I’m working on something : je travaille sur quelque chose

- busy : occupé-e, adj

- day off : congé(s) (m)

- vacation : vacances (f, pl)

- paid leave : congé payé

NB : marcher = to walk (so obviously old people love to make jokes “well of course it’s not ‘walking’ it doesn’t have legs huhuhu”)

NB : (ep) = épicène aka adjective spelled the same way for f and m nouns

During an interview :

- parlez-moi de vous : tell me about you

- quels sont vos points forts : what are your strengths 

- quelles sont vos faiblesses : what are your weaknesses 

- pourquoi devrions-nous vous embaucher : why should we hire you

- qu’est-ce qui vous motive pour ce poste : what motivates you about that job

- avez-vous des questions : do you have any questions

- quand pouvez-vous commencer : when can you start working

- pourquoi devrais-je vous choisir : why should I chose you

- quelles sont vos prétentions salariales : what are your salary expectations

- savez-vous travailler en équipe : can you work in a team

- où vous voyez-vous dans cinq ans : where do you see yourself in five years

- savez-vous parler anglais : can you speak english

- que savez-vous de notre entreprise : what do you know about our company

since we german folks swear quite a lot I figured I should make a post about swear words, for everyone who’s learning german~

🔥Scheiße literally means: shit example: “Scheiße! Ich hab mein Handy verloren!“

🔥Verdammt literally means: damn example: “Verdammt, wo sind meine Schlüssel?“ can also be combined with Scheiße: Verdammte Scheiße

🔥Arschloch literally means: asshole example: “Lass mich in Ruhe, du Arschloch!“

🔥Arschgesicht literally means: assface example: “Ja, Markus ist schon echt ein Arschgesicht, oder?“

🔥Wichser literally means: wanker comes from the word for male masturbating (wichsen) example: “Du bist echt so ein Wichser!“

🔥Fotze literally means: cunt is often used to refer to women, but not exclusively example: “Geh mir aus dem Weg, Fotze!“

🔥Hurensohn literally means: son of a bitch (yes we have one handy word for it) break down: hure = whore, sohn = son example: “Du Hurensohn!“ (simple but effective)

🔥Trottel means something like: fool / is also another word for Idiot example: “Du bist ein Trottel, weißt du das?“

🔥Idiot example: “Bist du wirklich so ein Idiot?“

🔥Kevin example: “Du bist so ein Kevin/Du bist echt ein Kevin/So ein Kevin“

🔥Bauer literally means: farmer similar use like Kevin example: “Du bist so ein Bauer/Du bist echt ein Bauer/Du bist so ein Bauer“

🔥Mongo means something like: retarded/retard example: “Du Mongo“

Weaker and more Harmless swear words (you could even use around kids.. but it would still be better not to swear at all in their presence)

🔥 Kacke literally means: poop a kind of weaker version of Scheiße example: “So eine Kacke!“ can also be combined with Verdammt: Verdammte Kacke

🔥Blödmann means: dumbass example: “Was für ein Blödmann, dieser Polizist..“

+ Bonus: Expressions

🔥Fick dich literally means: Fuck you / screw you

🔥Leck mich literally means: lick me example: “Weißt du was? Leck mich! Ich mach da nicht mit“

🔥Du kannst mich mal means something like: you can screw me

🔥Rutsch mir den Buckel runter means something like: slide down my back

Like, I learned today that the French equivalent is “Ils furent tous très heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants” (They were all very happy and had lots of children)

But then the German one (my fave) is “Und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute” (And if they didn’t die, then they still live today)

The accent circonflexe (^) exists in French words to replace the “s” that no longer exists but used to be there in older French.

For example: fenêtre used to be fenestre

être  → estre (es, est, sommes, ê[s]tes, sont ; ser-)

some French derivations become clearer :

fenêtre   → défenestrer → L. fenestra

fête   → festival

hôpital → hospitaliser (E. hospital, ise)

intérêt  → intéressant (E. interest, -ing)

ancêtre  → ancestral (E. ancestor, -ral)

arrêt    → arrestation

épître  → épistolaire (E. epistle)

some English cognates become more obvious :

hôtel  → hostel (E. ‘hotel’ borrowed from French)

forêt  → forest (tipp to remember ^ goes on the ‹e›)

bête  → beast

côte  → coast

honnête → honest

pâte, pâté → pasta, paste

quête   → quest

enquête  → inquest

tempête  → tempest

vêtements → vestments (ie. clothes)

baptême → baptism

sometimes, the acute replaces the circumfex for phonetic reasons :

ḗcole   → escole → L. schola (E. school)

ḗtranger   → estrangier (E. stranger)

ḗtudier   → estudier (E. study)

dḗgoûtant → desgoustant (E. disgusting)

dḗbarquer → desembarquer (E. disembark)

rḗpondre  → respondre (E. respond)

rḗpublique → L. res publica

Also, where « c → ch » (eg. cantare→ chanter) :

château → castel (E. castle)

pêcher → L. piscare

and « w → gu » (eg. war→ guerre ; warden→ guardian) :

guêpe → E. wasp ! (this is my n° 1 favourite cognate)

bonus etymologies :

tête   → L. testa

fantôme  → L. phantasma (E. ‘phantom’ borrowed from French)

Pâques  → Gk. pásxa → Am. pésaḫ (E. Paschal)