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Quand on a des parents ou des grand-parents qui ont vécu ailleurs, à l'étranger, une sorte de mémoire ancestrale demeure en nous. Au fur et à mesure que l'on se rapproche de nos racines, nous découvrons que la langue de nos aïeux jaillit comme par miracle. Un univers s'ouvre à nous. La langue porte l'histoire, la culture et même la pensée de nos ancêtres, et nous connecte à eux, même s'ils ne sont plus là aujourd'hui

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Duolingo Owl: I have your girlfriend held hostage, you have three seconds to practice Japanese or you’re never seeing her again.

LingoDeer Deer: Hello deer! Sweetheart! It’s time to practice Japanese! It’s time for your lesson! I’m ready when you are!

#lol i love lingodeer
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from A1 to A2: omg I’m nearly fluent! I understand so much and I just love this language! learning languages is so amazing!
from B1 to B2: day 2746261. dear diary, today I tried to read a newspaper article in my target language and I found 12 irregular verbs, 3 incomprehensible grammar structures, and 7 words I couldn’t find in any dictionary. I will never be “fluent”. This language is too difficult. I hate learning languages.
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bubutoyos-deactivated20180712 asked:

For you, which one is better? Genki or Minna no nihongo?

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aidoku-deactivated20191023 answered:

I used Genki and loved it. Minna no Nihongo apparently has more vocabulary and I’ve heard it good things overall but I don’t know anything about it first hand.

If you do try out Genki:• Make sure you get the 2nd edition ( the one published in 2011) because the first edition has a lot of outdated vocabulary/examples and teaches you to speak at a higher formality level than the people you’d probably be doing language exchanges with.

• You have to remember that each chapter has a kanji/reading section in the back of the book to go along with it.

• A lot of people complain about the amount of group work, but none of it actually requires another person to complete.

• When I used it I learned how to write all of the vocabulary in their kanji form and I totally recommend doing that. But if that’s too overwhelming at least try to learn to read them in the kanji form instead of relying on the furigana. The vocabulary lists start including the appropriate kanji in chapter 3

Hopefully there’s someone in the langblr pit that can tell you more about Minna no Nihongo 😅

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I used Minna no Nihongo when i decided to go over beginner level again to fill some gaps (finished the 2 volumes for beginner level).

Strong points:

  • There’s a lot of audio for beginner level, i mean a LOT. It includes not only the audio for vocab but also all of the example sentences at the beginning of each chapter, as well the last conversations exercises (れんしゅう C). Since the vocab list comes in the translation/grammar notes book, i’m not sure if the audio for it comes in that book (instead of the main textbook).
  • It takes a slightly different approach with grammar in the main textbook. They don’t call it “grammar points”, it’s “sentence structures”. Therefore, you learn how to use that structure to make as many different sentences as you can (it’s displayed in れんしゅう A)
  • The workbook, for me, it’s really good and worth getting it. The exercises are really helpful. You train a lot how to use the particles. I think i mention somewhere in my blog how i loved this one exercise where you had to make a sentence out of the words they gave you. Thing is, they wouldn’t include the particles, so you had to decide on your own which particle was the correct one in order to connect everything. In comparison with Genki, i never really like it that much. I thought they used too many exercises of the type “translate this sentence to…”. I don’t think those exercises are really helpful, and usually just come with one answer/sentence. It makes you think that that is the only way of saying that, and a person tends to “memorize” that sentence.
  • My impression about the themes of each chapter is that they’re like “daily situations” for someone living in Japan. I remember that there was this conversation about someone calling the gas company asking to come to their home to fix the gas, for example. Overall i enjoyed the themes and how the “sentence structures” were related and made sense being used in those situations. But that’s my impression. I never got that much far with Genki (i probably just did 5/6 chapters before i got tired).
  • Finally, going back again to the topic of the audio. I feel that the audio of the 1st edition was much better than the 2nd edition. It felt more natural, like the actors seemed to convey the feelings of the conversation really well. The 2nd edition they changed and it feels more like someone reading the script. 😔
  • Ah, i also should point out that it makes slightly annoyed that Genki “forces” people to buy an Answer Key book separately. But that’s me. If there’s exercises, i would like the answers to be at the end of the book…

Cons:

  • It’s probably what most people complain about. The main textbook has no english at all. But then again, i also felt that that has helped me. I usually tend to say that Genki is like “going out for dinner” and Minna no Nihongo is “staying at home, prepare your meal and eat” (since it requires a little more effort trying to understand and go over the material, specially if you’re self-studying).
  • In contrast with Genki, you have no Kanji lessons. You do have another book to train specifically the kanji (Minna no Nihongo Kanji Workbook, there’s an english version for this one but i never really used it)
  • The english in the grammar notes/translations book is sometimes a little awkward, at times a little confusing. 😅  I don’t know if they got better with the 2nd edition.
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Conjugating pratice

Alright guys, so I am about to share a website that was both a blessing and bane in my French journey. The website is called Conjuguemos, and my French teacher made us conjugate like no one’s business on here. It’s super easy to use and it has been vital to my ability to conjugate well. Activities are available in French, German, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Italian, and Latin! I only have experience with the French verb section, but I bet all of their stuff is just as amazing! Here’s all they offer:

Good luck in your verb journey!

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i just learned that “it isn’t” and “it’s not” are the same thing and i am currently having an existential crisis 

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Les Créatures Mythiques

5/2/2018

I restarted one of my favorite shows (Teen Wolf) and so I thought it would be fun to have a mythical creatures vocab list.

Concerning Wolves

  • Aconit (m.) - wolfsbane
  • Croc (m.) - fang (canine tooth)
  • Loup-garou (m.) - werewolf
  • Loup (m.) - wolf
  • Meute (f.) - pack (of wolves)
  • Pleine lune (f.) - full moon

Concerning Vampires

  • Chauve-souris (f.) - bat (animal)
  • Nocturne - nocturnal
  • Sang (m.) - blood
  • Vampire (m.) - vampire

Concerning Witches/Wizards

  • Baguette magique (f.) - wand
  • Balai magique (m.) - broomstick
  • Magie (f.) - magic
  • Sorcier (m.)/sorcière (f.) - wizard / witch
  • Sort (m.) - spell

Miscellaneous

  • Centaure (m.) - centaur
  • Chimère (f.) - chimera
  • Cyclope (m.) - cyclops
  • Dragon (m.) - dragon
  • Elfe/lutin (m.) - elf
  • Fée (f.) - fairy
  • Géant (m.) - giant
  • Gobelin (m.) - goblin
  • Licorne (f.) - unicorn
  • Sirène (f.) - mermaid/siren
  • Triton (f.) - merman
  • Troll (m.) - troll
  • Zombie (m.) - zombie

Happy Haunting !

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Lundi 05 février 2018 La semaine dernière, je suis allée avec mes amies au glacier 🍦qui est au centre-ville. Aujourd'hui j'ai passé la journée avec mon petit ami. Demain je recommence l'école! Je me vais coucher tôt pour me réveiller tôt ausi.

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Verb: Partir (to leave, depart)

je pars 

tu pars 

il/elle/on pars 

nous partons 

vous partez

ils/elles partent 

Other verbs like partir include:

dormir - to sleep 

mentir - to lie, tell a lie

sentir- to smell; to feel; to sense 

servir - to serve 

sortir- to go out; to exit 

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Reasons to learn about languages (even if you aren’t going to learn to speak them)

  • It’s interesting and fun
  • You will start to appreciate and value languages more 
  • You will learn about linguistics 
  • You will learn about other countries and cultures 
  • You might learn something new about your native and target languages
  • You might find a new target language
  • You may not have the opportunity, time, or resources to learn to speak all languages, but at least you can learn about them
  • You might make a native speaker of a less well-known or popular language happy by knowing about their language 
  • Not all native speakers want outsiders to learn to speak their language but don’t mind people learning about and appreciating their language 
  • You will be able to recognize more languages 
  • Learning new things is good for the brain
  • You will become more knowledgeable and open-minded
  • You will become more interesting and attractive 
Source: languagesandshootingstars
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