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Quick Tips for Learning Languages on Your Own

Here are some mindsets and techniques that helped me study Italian on my own after classes ended. Hope this helps :)

Also, I’m trying out a new format for shorter posts–let me know what you think!

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🌷 I made this for myself and will be updating it from time to time, feel free to reblog 🍀 big thanks to: @lovelybluepanda, @wonderful-language-sounds   🍀my langstagram

brilliant directory by @thelanguagecommunity​

vocab masterpost by @portiastudies​

mylanguages.org (grammar, vocab, phrases, quizzes)

loecsen.com (vocab, phrases, you can listen to it)

vocabulary 📖 

http://langoland.free.fr/ (vocab, has minority languages!!)

polymath (vocab)

Babadada (vocab)

Babadum (vocab game)

my Pinterest Language board (vocab, idioms)

tests & listening  📝 🎧

vocabulary TEST,  multiple choice tests

Goethe verlag tests

listen to a radio anywhere in the world

http://listeningpractice.org/ thanks @sweet-child-of-mine11​

listening tests

librivox (audiobooks)

lyrikline.org (listen to poems!!!)

reading📚

gutenberg.org

readlang.com

manybooks.net

childrenbooksforever | childrenslibrary

The Little Prince | Alice | Harry Potter

BILINGUIS (has Alice in Wonderland) 

Grimm fairytales

Germanic languages

Dutch-Frisian-Afrikaans-Limburgish masterpost

🇳🇱DUTCH #nl

PDFs

vocab masterpost by @hotairballoon221​

linking words by @join-the-dutch-clan​

when to use DE/HET 

irregular verbs 

file of knowledge

watch rundfunk (10-20mins yt comedy series)

🇧🇪 Belgian comic with voice over

FRISIAN

vocab

funwithfrisian FB

🇬🇧ADVANCED ENGLISH: 60 cool words

🇩🇪GERMAN #de

exercise at schubert-verlag

exercise at deutschakademie

movies by @themessyjournals​ more movies by @thegirlfromthelibrary

downloadable books to read

north Germanic  

false friends SE-DK  | false friends SE-NO

project Runeberg (classic nordic literature!!!)

masterpost

🇩🇰DANISH #dk

masterpost by @mit-danske-eventyr​ | by thelanguagecommunity

useful grammar tips (til or for etc)

PDF: colloquial Danish | Teach Yourself | essential grammar

assimil (french)

unilang

listen to poems

nordic langs discord i don’t even have discord myself but just dropping this here you never know

🇮🇸ICELANDIC #is 

PDF textbooks 

masterpost by @icelandicreverie-blog​

children tv thanks @sprachtraeume​

200 words by @islenskafyriralla​

https://islenskafyriralla.tumblr.com/laera

beautiful Icelandic words

🇫🇴FAROESE #fo 

downloadable resources

masterpost

vocab

PDFs

🇸🇪SWEDISH #se

PDFs

Astrid Lindgren etc. books 

watch Pippi

masterpost by @langsandculture​ (textbooks, websites..)

lär dig svenska - useful expressions/grammar

verb list

some less common verbs

adverbs list by @svensklangblr​less 

anki decks (C1 lvl too!!)

writers recommendations by @svensklangblr​.

freudian slip productions (comedy videos)

slang by @midvinterfrost​

vocab list masterposts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 by @languagemoose​

(movie recs wanted, i might make on myself) I also should make a vocab list including vocab lists by @polyglotswede​ who made a lot!!

🇳🇴NORWEGIAN #no

Textbooks post; PDF Textbooks

assimil (french)

grammatikk.com

85 irregular verbs by @language-princess​

norskprøven

exercises: infonorwegian ; exploringnorwegiangrammar

masterpost by @languagecollector​

masterpost by @treasuredthings​

watch moomin!!

read Norwegian folktales

i/på by @an-american-in-norway​

common mistakes by @letslearnnorwegian​

Celtic languages  #celtic  

masterpost by @travellingual​  masterpost by @a-second-soul​

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿WELSH #welsh 

masterpost

BBC grammar PDF

🇮🇪IRISH #ie

online lessons 

daltaì na Gaeilge (grammar, phrases, vocab)

PDF textbooks

duolingo basics by @gaeilge101​

Slavic languages

🇨🇿CZECH

assimil (in french)

🇵🇱POLISH

assimil (in french)

masterpost by @languageoclock​

polish grammar in a nutshell 

lernpolisch.de (in german, +audios)

🇷🇺RUSSIAN #ru

learn to read Russian in 15 mins

assimil (french)

misc 

🇫🇮FINNISH #fi uralic masterpost

PDF textbooks thanks @languagessi​ !

online lessons

masterpost

watch moomin

🇫🇷FRENCH #fr

100 topic specific vocab lists

vocab lists by @nerdinaomi​

verbs

movies by @themessyjournals​

downloadable books to read

read Asterix

🇬🇷GREEK

assimil (french)

🇭🇺HUNGARIAN

PDFs

assimil

🇯🇵 JAPANESE #jp thanks @udaitenma​

resources

joshu

learn-japanese-adventure  –>vocab (Japanese culture related too)

tofugu grammar lessons

grammar lessons

Japanese verb conjugation by @japanesewithanime​​

JLPT material

survival phrases

cheatsheets

100 grammar points

🇰🇷KOREAN #kr

http://www.koreanfromzero.com/

https://www.learn-korean.net/

https://www.howtostudykorean.com/

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there are a lot of particles used in korean and it can be a little overwhelming, especially for beginners, so i decided to put together a review sheet of sorts for all the essential particles you’ll need to know for some basic conversation!

~는/은/이/기: subject marker

는/은 is used to highlight the main subject doing the main action of a sentence. they’re also used to compare and state facts. in comparison, 이/가 are also used to highlight subjects, but they’re not the main subject. ex:

사과는 빨간색이에요. 바나나는 노란색이에요. apples are red. bananas are yellow. here, you’re stating facts, and the fruits are also doing the “main action” of being a colour so 는 is used.

저는 네가 말했던 걸 명심했어요.  i kept in mind the things you said. in this sentence, you are the main subject doing the main action of remembering the things the other person said, therefore 는 is used.

제가 좋아하는 사람은 엄청 똑똑해요. the person i like is really smart. in this sentence, you like someone but the main subject is the person you like, not you. they’re doing the main action of being smart.

~를/을: object marker

used to highlight objects you are acting on in a sentence. ex:

저는 피자를 먹었어요. i ate pizza.

새 가방을 샀어요. i bought a new bag.

~에: location marker

used to indicate that you’re going/went to somewhere.

친구의 집에 갈 거예요. i’m going to my friend’s house.

학교에 안 갈래요. i don’t want to go to school/i’m not going to school.

~에서: indicates something is done in a location

ex:

저는 도서관에서 공부했어요. i studied in the library.

저는 영국에서 살아요. i live in england.

~한테/에게: “to”

used when something is done or given to a person. ex:

저는 친구한테 선물을 줬어요. i gave a present to my friend.

저는 동생에게 한국어를 가르쳤어요. i taught korean to my sibling.

엄마한테 기쁜 소식을 알려줬어요 i told my mum the good news.

~한테서/에게서: “from”

used to indicate that something is received from someone. ex:

저는 친구에게서 편지를 받았어요. i received a letter from my friend.

~부터/까지: “to/from a time/place”

~부터 is used to mean “from _”, ~까지 is used to mean “to_” ex:

친구들이랑 아침부터 밤까지 얘기했어요. i talked with my friends from the morning to the night.

학교부터 집까지 걸면 10분 쯤 걸려요. if you walk from school to my home, it takes around 10 minutes.

머리부터 발끝까지 아름다워요. you’re beautiful from head to toe.

~만: “only”

used to mean only (noun). ex:

저는 아이돌 그룹들 중에 엑소만 좋아해요. out of all the idol groups, i only like exo.

초밥만 먹고 싶어요. i only want to eat sushi.

~ㄹ/을 때: used to indicate a certain period of time or moment

ex:

저는 어렸을 때 정말 귀여웠어요. i was really cute when i was young.

공부할 때 집중하면 돼요. you should focus when you study.

If you are a beginner in Japanese, you may be wondering “Should I learn kanji ? Is it necessary ?”

Let’s face it: they’re complex and there are a lot! BUT you will soon realize how convenient they actually are. Once you know hiragana, I dare you to take a kids book and try to read a few pages full of hiragana with no kanji whatsoever. That is a nightmare.

 If kanji were useless, I doubt Japanese people would keep using them… It turns out that when I read, I find that kanji allow me to do two things. 

1) You will be able to kind of know what you’re reading is about, because each kanji holds a few ideas. Let’s take an example.

When I see : きのう、なにをたべましたか。 I have to first read all the syllables and then understand what the sentence means. Now, If I see this:  昨日、何を食べましたか。 I instantly regonize 3 kanji and I can tell that the sentence is about : yesterday (昨日), what (何) and eating (食). Of course this is a very basic example, but imagine having to read each syllable when you’re reading a book, an article or even a message!

2) What you’re reading becomes clearer. Of course you may not know all the vocabulary and the grammar, but having kanji makes everything better for the eyes. Again, if you were to read a page full of hiragana and no kanji, without knowing all the vocabulary and the grammar, it would be extremely hard to visually pick out the verbs, nouns and particles . When you’ll find yourself reading long sentences, kanji will become almost necessary. Let’s have another example with a longer sentence : にんげんかいのちについたじてんでノートはにんげんのものになる。もうおまえのものだ。いらきゃほかのにんげんにまわせ、そのときはおまえのデスノートにかんするきおくだけけさせてもらう。

And compare with: 人間界の地に着いた時点でノートは人間界の物になる。もうおまえの物だ。いらきゃ他の人間に回せ、その時は おまえのデスノートに関する記憶だけ消させてもらう。

If you’re a beginner this should be a pretty complex sentence. However, with the kanji, you know what words to look up in your dictionary…

So when should you start learning them ?

This is based on my personal experience with learning Japanese and kanji. There is nothing scientific about what you are about to read, only my advice based on my own journey. 

1) Use a textbook that uses kanji with furigana, that way you will become familiar with them, and you will even be able to recognize them. 

2) Don’t rush into learning kanji! Even though Japanese kids start learning them at a yound age, keep it mind that they already know the language ! So don’t overwhelm your brain with that many new information.

3) You should start studying kanji once you know perfectly all the kana and once you know all the N5 grammar extremely well. The reason is, I think you need to be familiar with how the language works which you will be once you know at least the basics of it. Remember, processing new information takes time, don’t rush it. A year is good if you are learning Japanese as a hobby. But if all you’re going to do is study Japanese everyday intensively you might want to try studying kanji earlier.

OK! You are now familiar with Japanese. You are starting to understand how it works and you are way past the difficulties of learning to write/read kana !! What next ?

4) This is optional, but I advise you to look up how writing kanji works (order of strokes). You’ll probably understand the rules by yourself as you learn kanji, but that’s something that’s truly helped me :-) 

5) Where should you start ?  I think we need a kind of structure. If your aim is to pass the JLPT tests, you should probably use the lists of kanji you need for each level. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t intend (at least right now) to take these tests, so I chose to learn them according to the lists of kanji kids learn each year at school. 

6) Find a website, an app or a book with the lists of kanji you want to study. I personally enjoy using the app “JA sensei”.

7) But wait! Each kanji has several meanings and readings, what should you learn first? Again, this is from my personal experience, but I have found that trying to learn all the readings is not very helpful. When learning a new set of kanji, I start by remembering their meaning. Since by that time you will already be familiar with the language, you will recognize some kanji used in your textbook(s) and you’ll realize there are kanji you already know (meanings and readings). Then, I learn how to write them. I do this on my app, which is very helpful since it will tell me when I’m wrong (it can be hard to know yourself if your stroke order is wrong). That app uses SRS, so I will check everyday what I need to review.

I’ve been studying Korean on and off for almost two years now. I’m nearly not as good as I could be because last year I had trouble finding a balance between studying for school and studying languages. Now however, I feel like I have a routine that is actually working!

Grammar:

I own the “Korean Made Simple” books by Go! Billy and try to work through a chapter every week or at least two chapters per month. I really like the way they are structured and they helped me get the foundation done! I don’t like his videos though

Besides that, I watch a lot of grammar related videos and take notes whenever I can. My favorite youtube channels are:

Talk To Me In Korean

Korean Unnie

Koreanclass101

I usually save the videos in my “Watch later”playlist and watch them whenever I have the time to or when I feel like it. They are good for learning more vocabulary, understanding sentence structures better and deepening your knowledge about Grammar!

Immersion!!

This is probably the biggest point. Since I also enjoy K-Pop,I’m exposed to a lot of Korean music and content every day. Sometimes I listen to the lyrics very mindfully and try to understand as much as possible , other times I play the music in the background.

When I’m feeling extra fancy, I write down the lyrics and mark the words and structures that I don’t know yet. It helps a lot.

My tumblr is flooded by Korean update bogs and by langblr blogs that expose me to Hangul every day and it has improved my reading skills very much!!

Just a few days ago I also started to watch a drama on netflix (신의 퀴즈 리부트 (Gods Quiz)) and I watch it with Korean captions. It is really scary since I don’t understand that much but I feel like it will help a lot and after finishing one episode I rewatch it with English subtitles to understand what is going on lol.

I can also recommend the website viki.com. Many dramas on their have a Study mode, which displays the original captions and captions of a language you choose. You can pause the drama, rewind certain scenes and click on the different characters so see what they mean and how they are used. It is really useful and I’ve watched something before with it.

Study whenever you can!

I also write flashcards and bring them with me wherever I go. I have been studying a lot of vocabulary in school during break or while taking the bus just because I have them with me.

You are probably asking yourself why I don’t mention Duolingo or Memrise. I’ve tried them both before but they make me feel pressured and give me anxiety.

Bonjour, can you please help me understand the differences between using toujours and encore? Merci mille fois d'avance 💕

Encore :

is an adverb of time and can be used as :

‘still’ (ex : Il respirait encore quand je suis arrivée - He was still breathing when I got here)

‘again’ (ex : Vous vous êtes encore réveillés - You woke up again)

‘but also’, often after the conjunction Mais (but) (ex : Nous sommes non seulement les premiers à finir mais encore les seuls à réussir)

‘even more’, after the adverb Plus (more) (ex : Je suis encore plus grande que toi - I’m even taller than you) as a graded quantifier

‘but then’, at the beginning of a clause (ex : Tu pourras choisir ta chambre, encore faut-il que tu arrives à l’heure - You’ll be allowed to pick your room, but then you have to be on time)

‘at least’ (ex : Si encore il acceptait d’être raisonnable! - If at least he would agree to be reasonable)

‘again?!’ (ex : Comment ça ? Elle sera en retard ? Encore ?! - What are you saying ? She’ll be late ? Again ?!)

‘nonetheless/still’ (ex : De toutes les bêtises que tu as fait cette année, celle-ci est encore la pire - Out of all the stupid things you did this year this one is still the worst)

‘rather’ (ex : Elle déteste tellement les épinards qu’elle préfère encore manger des choux de Bruxelles à tous les repas - She hates spinach so much she’d rather eat Brussels sprouts for every meal)

Toujours :

is an adverb of time and can be used as :

‘always’ (ex : Il est toujours en retard - He’s always late)

‘usually’ (ex : C’est toujours moi qui prends - I’m always being blamed)

‘still’ (ex : Elle est toujours aussi drôle - She’s still so funny)

‘without exception’, in a negative sentence (Ex : On ne peut pas toujours gagner - We can’t always win)

‘anyway’ (ex : Essaie toujours, qui sait - Try anyway, who knows)

‘anyhow’ (ex : C’est toujours ça - Anyhow, we at least have that)

Hope this helps! x 

Washing Different Things

洗う　(あらう)　to wash

顔　(かお)　face

手　(て)　hands

体　(からだ)　body

皿　(さら)　dishes

洗車する　(せんしゃする)　to wash a car

選択する　(せんたくする)　to wash clothes

Where to Wash

洗面台　(せんめんだい)　sink

お手洗い　(おてあらい)　restroom, bathroom

食器洗い機　(しょっきあらいき)　dishwasher

洗車場　(せんしゃじょう)　car wash

洗濯機　(せんたくき)　clothes washing machine

Other Ways to Wash

流す　(ながす)　to wash away; to drain

洗い落とす　(あらいおとす)　to wash off, to wash out

Let’s Talk About Washing Things

ご飯の前にお皿を洗ってください。

ごはんのまえにおさらをあらってください。

Please wash the dishes before dinner.

ガソリンスタンドの近くに洗車場があります。

ガソリンスタンドのちかくにせんしゃじょうがあります。

There is a car wash near the gas station.

洗面台を使った後、水を流してください。

せんめんだいをつかったあと、みずをながしてください。

After you use the sink, please drain the water.

手で洗っても、シミが洗い落とさなかったから、靴下を洗濯機に入れました。

てであらっても、シミがあらいおとさなかったから、くつしたをせんたくきにいれました。

Oh non = Oh no

Meeeerde = Shitttt

Putain de sa mère (very rude lol) = Holy fuck

Oh putain = Oh fuck

C’est pas possible = It’s not possible

Je suis dans la merde =I’m in deep shit

Bordel de merde = sort of like “holy shit”

Zut = A cute way to say “darn”

Mince = Another way to say “darn”

Oh mon dieu = Oh my god

C’est pas vrai = I can’t believe it

Qu’est-ce que j’ai fait = What have I done

Tout est foutu = Everything’s over

Outsiders cannot save a language.

If you are outside of the community, there’s really nothing you can do to “save” the language without working with people within the community. You need to involve the remaining speakers, the people who actually know the language. You need people who identify with the language and tie it to their ethnicity. It’s not just a question of ethics, it’s practicality, too. The media sometimes gives a false narrative of some linguist coming into a community to save a language. That’s not how it works. Outsider linguists can only help the community, lending some expertise to create documentation and learning materials, and most importantly to train community members to do that work themselves.

As an outsider, you simply do not have access to the knowledge to “save” a language, and you definitely won’t have the same attachment and commitment as an activist within that community. Many indigenous communities do share their languages with outsiders, and you may be lucky enough to learn from them or (if you have the right skills) help them in some ways. For those communities that do not wish to share with outsiders, not only is it unethical to force your way in, you literally will not have enough access to learn the language to any satisfying degree.

I was not talking about saving the languages. In my honest opinion you need help from people other than linguists to do that if its social events that cause the death. I was talking about preserving the language by learning the rules and writing down what you can of it.

this is a great benefit for both people interested in studying “extinct” languages or at least greatly endangered, and for the younger generations can learn about their culture if you manage to preserve it.

my comment was directed to the person above me that talked about noble intent, which is bs in this conversation really. OP literally just didn’t want languages to die out completely, any effort to keep it is worthwhile.

If you want to save the language on the other hand, which is perfectly fine, then I think there takes more than linguists to do so by themselves.

Make no mistake, languages =/= culture. It’s part of the culture, but it can also be a separate thing.

Learn at least one new word each day.

Listen to one song each day in your target language and put attention to the lyrics.

Watch a video in your target language.

Listen to audiobooks in your target language when you’re on the road to your school/work/etcetera.

Read an easy article in your target language. Like the news!

Make two sentences.

Speak to yourself in your target language when getting ready in the bathroom.

Put your phone and social media in your target language.

Lingodeer, Duolingo, Memrise and similar apps are life-savers.

🌿 Types of gardens

le jardin garden

le patio patio garden

le jardin sur le toit roof garden

la rocaille rock garden

le jardin floral a flower garden

le jardin d'agrément an ornamental garden

le jardin botanique a botanical garden

le jardin de fruit a fruit garden

un verger - orchard

le jardin potager a vegetable garden

le jardin paysan cottage garden

le jardin d’eau water garden

🍁 Some garden objects

un etang à poissons fish pond

le parterre flowerbed

le pavé paving

l’allée path

la pelouse lawn

la haie hedge

le potager vegetable garden

la serre greenhouse

le tas de compost compost heap

la fontaine fountain

le sol soil

la terre topsoil

le sable sand

la chaux chalk

l’argile clay

les outils de jardin garden tools

le balai à gazon lawn rake

la bêche spade

la fourche fork

le râteau rake

la tondeuse lawnmower

la brouette wheelbarrow

le terreau compost

le gravier gravel

les gants de jardinage gardening gloves

le pot à fleurs flower pot

l’arrosage watering

l’arrosoir watering can

le tuyau d’arrosage hose

la pelouse lawn

💐 Verbs

tondre to mow (the lawn)

ratisser to rake

tailler to trim

semer to sow

bêcher to trim

arroser to water

désherber to weed

pailler to mulch

cultiver to cultivate

récolter to harvest

cueillir to pick

🌱 Types of plants

les plantes à fleurs flowering plants

les plantes plants

les mauvaises herbes weeds

le bambou bamboo

la fougère fern

l’herbe herb

l’arbre tree

la plante aquatique water plant

le palmier palm

à feuilles persistantes evergreen

à feuilles caduques deciduous

la plante grasse succulent

le cactus cactus

la plante en pot potted plant

la plante d’ombre shade plant

la plante grimpante climber

l’herbe grass

la plante rampante creeper

l’arbuste à fleurs flowering shrub

les graines seeds

saplings les jeunes plants d'arbres

plant cuttings - les boutures de plantes

🌹 Types of flowers

rose la rose

marigold le souci

tulip la tulipe

crocus le crocus

lily le lys

iris l'iris

sweet pea le pois de senteur

geranium le géranium

gladiolus le glaïeul

chrysanthemum le chrysanthème

sunflower le tournesol

zinnia le zinnia

aster l'aster

dahlia le dahlia

daisy la pâquerette

carnation l'oeillet

primrose le primevère

peony la pivoine

bluebell la campanule

begonia le bégonia

daffodil la jonquille

jasmine le jasmin

lavender la lavande

azalea l'azalée

orchid l'orchidée

water lily le nénuphar

🌲 Types of trees

orange tree l'oranger

lemon tree le citronnier

plum tree le prunier

pear tree le poirier

olive tree l'olivier

cherry tree le cerisier

apple tree le pommier

apricot tree l'abricotier

Listen to music in that language. Listening to music in the language you are trying to learn surrounds you in the language and helps you develop a sense of how it sounds.

Watch TV and movies in that language. Listening to people have actual conversations in the language can help give you an idea of how it works. I recommend watching variety shows and children shows because the language is normally very basic. Plus, variety shows normally have certain words and phrases on the screen.

Use flash cards and take quizzes frequently. This helps you stay sharp with things you really need to know and remember. I personally don’t like flash cards, but when it comes to learning vocabulary, it can be a big help.

Practice writing and spelling. You can do this by writing daily in a journal. This can also help with forming your own sentences. Simply write about things like what you ate or what you did, or your thoughts in general. The more you write, the more comfortable you will be forming your own sentences.

Try speaking in the language whenever you get a chance. Do it with a friend who’s also learning or someone who already speaks the language. If you can’t do either one of those, you can practice by talking to yourself or an assistant on your phone. There are also apps such as hellotalk or kakao where you can talk to people. ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHEN TALKING TO STRANGERS!!!

Learn words and phrases that you find yourself using often. Don’t try to learn advanced phrases and terms that you don’t use on an everyday basis. You may think it’s helping you, but it’s actually setting you back.

Learn more about the culture that surrounds the language. When you learn more about the culture, you will understand why certain things are said in certain situations. Understanding the culture = Understanding the language

Master the alphabet + pronunciation. Before you learn any sort of vocabulary or sentence forms, fully understanding the alphabet and each letter’s pronunciation is a MUST! In every language, there are those letters’ sounds that change depending on certain factors.

Master sentence structure. Sentence structure is a big problem that many people face when first learning a language. Chances are the sentence structure of the language you’re learning is the complete opposite from your own. (Unless you speak English and are learning Chinese; vice versa)

Become familiar with the keyboard. You will probably find yourself typing in the language often, so you might as well learn the keyboard. I recommend downloading a keyboard on your phone from the play store or app store.

Practice daily. When you do this, you’re bound to remember the information better. If you don’t and you stop studying for too long, there’s a high chance that you’ll forget some of the basics. I would know. It’s happened to me before.

i have a lot of language posts in my tag so i thought id make a masterpost since it’s all i seem to do lol :)

Dutch:

love vocab

cute vocab

animal vocab

stationery vocab

regular verb conjugation

past tense conjugation

French:

garden vocab

beautiful french vocab

novel analysis vocab

linking words

news vocabulary

how to guess noun gender

summer vocab

night time vocab

space vocab

French music

essay phrases

Italian:

suffissi alterativi suffixes

space vocab 

food vocab

giving directions

stationery vocab

beauty vocab

double negatives

Japanese:

friendship vocab

japanese masterpost

music vocab

interjections

valentines vocab

months of the year

feeling unwell vocab

Korean:

resources for learning

advice for learning korean

nature and weather vocab

verbs list

summer vocab

adverbs

how to introduce yourself

common errors

past present and future conjugation

idiomatic expressions

Korean names for 50 countries

Maltese:

love vocab

breakfast vocab

all of @malteseboy  ‘s posts!

Norwegian:

weather vocab

rainy day vocab

summer vocab

lgbt vocab

100 most common verbs

Spanish:

learning spanish with tv

christmas vocab

verbs that take prepositions

more complex synonyms for words you already know

the subjunctive

words to use instead of decir

Turkish:

space vocab

holidays vocab

some pretty things in vocab

positive and negative infinitives

Swedish:

cafe vocab

emotions vocab

cute vocab

how to sound more natural when speaking Swedish

text slang

family vocab

European countries in Swedish 

Russian:

russian resources on youtube 

at the bookstore vocab

flower vocab

how to introduce yourself

common prepositions

Mandarin:

cafe vocab

40 important verbs

autumn vocab

common useful idioms

how to address people in China

school words

Language Tips:

tips for learning a new language

language goals

peppa pig in different languages

language learning resolutions

how to improve pronunciation

lazy town in different languages

how to learn a foreign languages

google drive full of grammar for nearly every language

learning vocab from reading

listening and speaking 

feel free to reblog with more useful resources! I hope this comes in useful to someone 

blossom note: as previously mentioned, Sino-Korean is used for writing dates, currency, addresses, and phone numbers

dates and time

date: Koreans follow the YY/MM/DD (YEAR/MONTH/DATE) format with a mix of numbers and certain suffixes to denote what part of the date the numbers are

년 (nyeon) = year

월 (wol) = month

일 (il) = day

example: September 26, 2001 = 2001년 9월 26일 is read as 이천일(2001; icheonil) + 년 (nyeon), 구 (9;gu) + 월 (wol), 이십육 (26; ishibyuk) + 일 (il)

February 18, 1998 = 1998년 2월 18일 is read as 천구백구십팔 (1998; cheongubaeksibpal) + 년 (nyeon), 이 (2; i) + 월 (wol), 십팔 (18; sibpal) + 일 (il)

time: on the other hand, time is generally formatted as AM/PM + hour + minute + second

오전 (ojeon) = AM

오후 (ohu) = PM

시 (si) = hour

분 (bun) = minute

초 (cho) = second

example: 9:20 PM = 오후 9시 20분 is read as 오후 (ohu), 구 (9; gu) + 시 (si), 이십 (20; isib) + 분 (bun)

10:45 AM = 오전 10시 45분 is read as 오전 (ojeon), 십 (10;sib) + 시, 사십오 (45; sasibo) + 분 (bun)

blossom note: 반 can be used to denote half of the time (12:30 AM = 오전 12시 반 is read as 오전 (ojeon), 십이 (12; sibi) + 시 (si), 반 (ban))