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Hello everyone! This is Admin Sun here, today we’re going to talk about Conjunction particles! It’s the last category of the particles. Conjunction particles basically connect things. They are the particles that show that two words are the same status/state. It’s easy if you think of it as words like ‘and’. 

Today I’m going to talk about basic conjunction particles that you need to know while learning Korean! Because in the end learning Korean is half learning all of our particles :D 

There are three main conjunction particles I will talk about today! Just a warning though. All of them are translated into ‘and’. One is usually used in literary/Written style and the other two are mostly used in colloquial/spoken style. We’ll learn the literary style conjunction particle first!

1. 와/과 (usually used in literary style)

와/과 basically translates into ‘And’. For example, 책과 연필 translates into Book and Pencil. Like most particles this one has two forms, 와 being used after no final consonant and 과 being used if the word has a final consonant.

*Examples:

철수가 사과와 포도를 사요. (철수 buys apples and grapes)

식물이 잘 자라려면 물과 햇빛이 필요해. (For a plant to grow well it needs water and sunlight.)

*Differences from the adverbial marking particle 와/과

Noticing the difference from the adverbial marking particle 와/과 and the conjunction particle 와/과 can be hard. Even native speakers have a hard time. The adverbial particle 와/과 translates into ‘with’ and is usually used with words that mean together like 함께 or 같이. For example,

철수와 영희가 학교에 가다 (철수 and 영희 go to school)

In this sentence, the 와 is a conjunction particle.

철수가 영희와 함께 학교에 가다 (철수 goes to school together with 영희)

In this sentence, the 와 is NOT a conjunction particle but an adverbial particle. 

Usually if there is no noun that comes after a 와/과 or if there is a 함께 or 같이 in the sentence it means it’s an adverbial particle and should be translated as ‘with’.

For more information on adverbial particles go to this post.

2.(이)랑 (Usually used in colloquial style)

(이)랑 also translates into ‘and’. If the word ends with a consonant then the form is 이랑, and if the word ends with a vowel the correct form is 랑. Unlike 와/과 which only sticks to the first noun, sometimes people stick (이)랑 to all the nouns as this one is usually used in conversation. For example,

나는 빵이랑 과일이랑 먹었다 (I ate bread and fruit)

3.하고 (Usually used in colloquial style)

This is also a particle that means ‘and’. It only has one form! 

*Examples:

저기 그림하고 연필이 있다. (There is a drawing and a pen)

영희하고 민아가 걸어간다. (영희 and 민아 walk by)

That’s it for today’s lesson! I hope our lesson could help you learn Korean :D

- Written by Admin Sun

Hello this is Nina, your local depressed college girl that’s decided to work on turning her life around and starting the new year with a more positive and happy attitude.

I know there a hundreds of similar lists and tips out there but I just thought I’d get all my favourites in one place and that way maybe motivate myself to actually follow them for once. I know my wording isn’t the best but I tried. 

Here’s the few tips I’ve picked up so far and I hope they might help some of you if you are struggling a bit also:

Physical:

Space - your personal/work/study space plays a big role in making you feel productive and motivated. Doesn’t matter if its your dorm room, bedroom, office…you should make it your own as much as you can. Put a plant on your desk, get a nice picture for the wall, hang some fairy lights, get a fluffy blanket for your bed, repaint your walls in your favourite color if you can, just make it cozy and comfy and nice to look at and I guarantee you’ll start to feel better. Try to keep it clean and neat, I know it’s hard sometimes, but working in a clean space makes you ten times more productive.

Self care - start with physical things, drink those 8 glasses of water and keep a tab on it until you get used to it, use handcream everytime you wash your hands, put on moisturizer every morning and sunscreen when you go out, go for a walk around the park at least every other day, and for fucks sake go to sleep at a reasonable hour, you’ll be so grateful in the morning if you do. Show your body some appreciation. 

Mental:

Take some ‘me’ time - we might we don’t have time for this, but it’s so important we make some time. First thing in the morning, during the day or before bed, just take a few minutes and relax. Put on your favourite song, burn a scented candle, drink a hot cup of tea, sit down and just breathe. 

Be proud of yourself regardless - take that ‘me’ time and reflect on your day, pat yourself on the back for everything you did even if it was just getting out of bed. Life is a bitch sometimes and you should be just as proud of yourself for the little things. It’s okay to sometimes be lazy, to procrastinate, to not do anything. You aren’t a machine, you’ll burn out if all you do is work.

Appreciate the little things - on those lazy days it’s sometimes hard to not feel miserable about it. That’s when you should appreciate the little things in life. Get yourself that coffee you love so much and enjoy it, go to a roof, watch the sunset and appreciate the colors, take a photo of anything you find pretty and look back at them when you feel down…make yourself believe those moments made your whole day and suddenly it’ll feel like your life’s meaning isn’t just getting up and working/studying all the time, but enjoying everything you get to do and see in between too.

Other:

Find your interests - and stick to them!! We all like to give up on things if we aren’t immediately good at them. But no one was born an expert. And as cliché as it sounds practise does make perfect. Join a drawing class, a dance club, a writing class, get a course book on your target language, download editing softwear and play around with it, watch documentaries about your favourite subject. If you fall out of your hobby in the end it’s no big deal, but you’ll know you gave it a try and didn’t miss an opportunity to learn something new. 

Journaling - this might not be for everybody, but I found it helps me clear my mind a lot to put my thoughts on paper and have everything organized in written form. I just love having all my things in one place where I can just look and see where I’m at, whether it’s plans for the day, my thoughts, my playlists, pretty pictures, anything really. It’s also a great way to be creative. 

Because I’m in a good mood and you’re the first person I remember not just demanding I share, I will.

A dumb little “kid” science thing people like showing off is a Van der graaf generator - a mildly electrified ball you can put your hand on and you hair stands on end.

The major issue is you don’t want to accidentally ground yourself while doing so or you could get a nasty shock.

You can have a whole line of people, e.g., a high school physics class, one touching the generator and each one touching the next person, to get that mild static effect on everyone, AS LONG AS NO ONE TOUCHES ANYTHING METAL

The last person in line has to be the person everyone thinks is least likely to impulsively touch metal, or not be the sort of person who would cause themselves a mildly painful shock in order to electrify an entire classroom.

By virtue of being quiet, I was believed to be that person.

1- Once you get your syllabi put all of the due dates in your calendar

2- Make an assignment sheet for each class that you can look at throughout the year 

3- Make a full assignment sheet with all due dates from all of your classes (organized by date)

4- Don’t be afraid to email your professors if you have a question that you can’t answer on your own

5- Be sure to send thank you emails to your professor when they help you with something 

6- Don’t be afraid to go to your professor’s office hours. They exist for a reason (if you are not available during the professor’s office hours email them to find a time when you are both free)   

7- Check your email! Seriously just do it! Check at least once a day!

this is part 1 of 6 links will appear as the rest of these are posted

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Oxford Music Online/Grove Music encyclopedia – your university might give you access to this

Music History Overview

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Dolmetsch Music History and Theory

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Musictheory.net

FVA Aural Skills and sight reading

Teoria.com 

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Classical Academy Free Masterclasses

Lieder.net Song Translations

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List of Arias

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