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7) languages are hard to learn so the fact you’ve done that is more than so many people (especially American English speakers) can say and also I don’t think I know a single English speaker who speaks “good” English it’s a MESS of a language
8) (this part goes for those who are native (English) speakers too and aren’t “good” at it it’s okay.) this language makes like no sense and the mechanics are difficult to get a handle of (especially if you have any kind of disability that inhibits language or speech or whatever) there is absolutely no reason to apologize for that but that’s not to say that if you don’t have a disability that makes it harder you have to apologize. there is never a reason to apologizing for communicating!!!!
my blog is, and always will be, a safe place for people who are not confident in their english speaking abilities. you will never be judged or mocked here.
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06.01.2022 2023
✔️ Norwegian Duolingo
✔️ Diploma table of contents
✔️ Reaserch about 17 exam questions for the diploma
✔️ Making churros
✔️ Research on books on the subject of restaurant design
✔️ Back to using forest - I planted 4 trees, but only because I was constantly forgetting about setting it up....
heyyyy guess who just learned all the Katakana in a couple hours of one day :D
(..it’s me)
You should call these czechsersize sheets
Czech exercise sheets - reflexive possessive pronouns 🇨🇿
Here are more exercise sheets for you guys to practice Czech :)
If you need refresher on how to use reflexive possessive pronouns then you can find a very helpful table here
Exercises:
Solutions:
As always i've also uploaded them as pdf files here:
today's notes & homework > busuu
べんきょうしましょう！ 私は きたない へやで べんきょうしません。 I don't sutdy in a dirty/messy room. 聞きましょう！👂 1️⃣ こんにちは、私はナオミです。私のうちはひろいです。でも、私のへやはきれいじゃないです。私はきたないへやでべんきょうしません。ベンさんのすばらしいへやでべんきょうします。ベンさんのおおきいソファーがだいすきです。ベンさんはしんせつな友だちです。 Hello, I'm Naomi. My house is spacious, but my room isn't clean. I don't study in a messy room. I study at Ben's amazing room. I adore Ben's big sofa. Ben is a kind friend. 2️⃣ ぼくはベンです。デザインの学生です。ぼくはあたらしいソファーがすきです。ゆうめいなデザイナーのソファーです。でも、いつもナオミさんはぼくのソファーでねます。ナオミさんはきれいです。でも、ナオミさんのへやはきたないです。へんですね。 I'm Ben. I'm a design student. I like the new sofa. It's from a famous designer. But my friend, Naomi, always sleep on it. Naomi is pretty. But her room is messy/dirty. It's weird. Practice: Tell a little bit about the people and things around you! For example: 私はこのかばんがすきです。でも、ちいさいです。デパートでおおきいかばんをかいます。(I like this bag. But it's small. I'll buy a bigger/big bag in a department store.) Tips: おおきい、ちいさい、いい、わるい、おもしろい、つまらない、ひろい、せまい、きれい、きたない、しんせつ、ゆうめい My answer: こんにちは、私はアラナです。私のうちはひろいじゃないです。そして、私のへやはちいさいです。でも、私のへやがだいすきです。
bussu 🇰🇷 lesson and notes
Semiformal forms 🤗 We transformed verbs and adjectives into semiformal forms in the present tense adding 아요 or 어요 to the radical. We add 아요 if the radical ends in vowel ㅗ ou ㅏ. Otherwise, we add 어요. 찾다 (to find) – radical ends in vowel ㅏ = 찾아요
좋다 (to be good) – radical ends in vowel ㅗ = 좋아요
먹다 (to eat) – radical ends in vowel ㅓ = 먹어요
있다 (to have) – radical ends in vowel ㅣ = 있어요 How to add 아요 Fisrt, let’s see how to add 아요 to radicals with final consonant. (Later we’ll learn how to add 아요 to radicals without final consonant.) If the radical ends in vowel ㅗ or ㅏ with final consonant, we add 아요 to the radical. ㅗ ou ㅏ + final consonant radical + 아요
좋다 (to be good) = 좋아요
닦다 (to wash) = 닦아요
볶다 (to fry) = 볶아요
닫다 (to close) = 닫아요
높다 (tall) = 높아요
살다 (to live) = 살아요
Busuu : Arabic Lesson Module 1 - Lesson 3, 4 + summary + test ☕ Marhaba, esmi Sarah. / .مرحبا، اسمي سارة Hi! My name is Sarah. ☕ Ma esmuki? / ما اسمكِ؟ What is your name? (feminine) ☕ Ma esmuka? / ما اسمكَ؟ What is your name? (masculine) ☕ Ma'a s-salamah/مع السلامة is how we say "see you soon". This expression literally means "safely". ⭐ How are you today? How to ask and answer this question in Arabic. These phrases can be used in both formal and informal situations! ☕ Kayfa haluka? / كيف حالكَ؟ How are you? (masculine) ☕ Kayfa haluki? / كيف حالكِ؟ How are you? (feminine) ☕ Bi-khair, shukran. / .بخير، شكراً Fine, thank you. ☕ La ba's, shukran. / .لا بأس، شكراً Not bad, thank you. ☕ Shukran / شكرًا Thank you. ⭐ Here's a tip! La ba's /لا بأس literally means "no harm or fear". It can be used in different situations as it has several meanings, such as "all right", "no problem" and "never mind". We also use this phrase to wish a sick person to feel better soon: ''la b'as alayka/ la b'as alayki لا بأس عليكَ/ لا بأس عليكِ'' ☕ Marhaban, kayfa haluka? / مرحبًا، كيف حالكَ؟ Hi, how are you? (male) ☕ Marhaban, kayfa haluki? / مرحبًا، كيف حالكِ؟ Hi, how are you? (female) ☕ Bi-khair shukran. What's wrong? / بخير، شكرًا. وأنتَ؟ Fine, thank you. And you (male)? ☕ Bi-khair shukran. What's wrong? / بخير، شكرًا. وأنتِ؟ Fine, thank you. And you (female)?
busuu 🇯🇵 lesson
The counter 本/ほん can be used to count something that is long and thin. For example: a pole, a fishing rod, a whole baguette, a tree, a line drawn on paper, or a strand of hair! Depending on the number before the counter, the reading can change to ぽん or ぼん. This is the same rule as the readings for 百 and ひき. 🌴 いっぽん / 一本 / ippon (1) にほん / 二本 / nihon (2) さんぼん / 三本 / sanbon (3) よんほん / 四本 / yonhon (4) ごほん / 五本 / gohon (5) ろっぽん / 六本 / roppon (6) ななほん / 七本 / nanahon (7) はっぽん / 八本 / happon (8) きゅうほん / 九本 / kyuuhon (9) じゅっぽん / 十本 / juppon (10) なんぼん / 何本 / nanbon (How many (long, thin objects)?) ✿ いえにピアノがnidai | にだい | 2台 | 二台 | 二だいあります。 I have two pianos at home. In the phrasal structure "noun があります", the number comes after が. ✿ Tシャツをsanmai | さんまい | 三枚かいます。 I'm going to buy three t-shirts. [The number comes after the particle. Ex: Tシャツをまいかいます。]
youtube 🇯🇵 phrases
Changed my Youtube account language to japanese and decided to use this chance to learn something. ^-^ 🖥️ この動画は再生できません Kono dōga wa saisei dekimasen This video cannot be played 🖥️ ホームに戻る Hōmu ni modoru Back to Home 🖥️ 動画を再生できません Dōga o saisei dekimasen Can't play video 🖥️ この動画に関連付けられていた YouTube アカウントが停止されたため、この動画は再生できません。 Kono dōga ni kanrendzuke rarete ita yūchūbu akaunto ga teishi sa reta tame, kono dōga wa saisei dekimasen This video can no longer be played because the YouTube account associated with it has been terminated 🖥️ 動画の保存先… Dōga no hozon-saki Video save destination 🖥️ 後で見る Ato de miru Watch Later 🖥️ 新しい再生リストを作成 Atarashī saisei risuto o sakusei Create a new playlist
🇯🇵 busuu lesson
New kanjis! 匹 / ひき/ぴき/びき Counter for animals. [The pronunciation of the counter varies depending on the number that comes before it.] Example: 一匹 (いっぴき) / 二匹 (にひき) / 三匹 (さんびき) 一匹 / 二匹 / 三匹 one animal / two animals / three animals Example: いぬが一匹います。 There is a dog. 枚 / まい Counter used for something flat. [The radical of 枚 is ⽊.] [Used for sheets of paper.] Example: 二枚のパン (にまいのパン) 二枚のパン two slices of bread Example: ひこうきのチケットを三枚かいます。 I'm going to buy three plane tickets. [Tickets used to always be paper, so we use the counter 枚/まい for flat objects.] 台 / だい / たい Counter used for large furniture and large electronics (Looks like a lamp on a table.) Example: 三台のくるま (さんだいのくるま) / 台風 (たいふう) 三台の車 / 台風 three cars / typhoon Vocab: 犬 / いぬ / けん dog (It looks like a dog's mouth.) Example: 犬のなまえ (いぬのなまえ) / 犬種 (けんしゅ) 犬の名前 / 犬種 name of a dog / dog breeds Example: 私のいぬはゴールデンレトリーバーです。 My dog is a golden retriever. 住 / す-む / じゅう Live / reside Example: 住む (すむ) / 住宅 (じゅうたく) 住む / 住宅 Live / dwelling [The left part of this kanji is a radical meaning "person".] Exercise: Rewrite the sentence in hiragana: 男の人が二人います おとこのひとがふたりいます。 There are two men. [When 人 comes after the name of a country, we use じん, and the whole word refers to the nationality, e.g. アメリカ人 (American).] Listening Exercise Correction: よく聞いてください。 True or false? There are 100 trees. False: The man said "木が八本（はっぽん）あります", not 百本 (ひゃっぽん). Example: テーブルを四台かいます。 I'm going to buy four tables. 四台（よんだい） Example: 私は一匹の犬と一人の友だちと住んでいます。 I'm living with a dog and a friend. 一匹（いっぴき）、一人（ひとり） Example: パンを何枚食べますか。 How many slices of bread will you eat? 二枚食べます。 I'll eat two slices. [Bread slices are flat, so we use the 枚/まい counter for flat objects.] Example: 何匹の犬と住んでいますか。 How many dogs do you live with? 何匹 / なんびき (How many?)
busuu 🇬🇧 lesson
in portuguese ● What are your plans this weekend? Quais são seus planos neste fim de semana? ● Do you want to meet up this weekend? Quer se encontrar neste fim de semana? ● Are you free on Friday? Vocês estão livres na sexta-feira? ● I'm free on Friday. Eu estou livre na sexta-feira. ● Let's meet up on Friday. Vamos sair na sexta-feira. ● Let's go out this weekend. Vamos sair neste fim de semana. ● How about we meet at 8pm? Que tal nos encontrarmos às 20h? ["How about…?" é usado para fazer uma sugestão.] [Também podemos usar "How about…?" quando queremos sugerir um plano ou ideia.] [Quando não usamos um pronome, como "I" ou "we", usamos a forma -ing do verbo (p. ex., "meeting") depois dessa expressão.] ● How about we meet at 8pm? ● How about meeting at 8pm? ● How about meeting up on Saturday afternoon? Que tal nos encontrarmos no sábado à tarde? ● Would you like to come to my housewarming? Você gostaria de vir à festa de inauguração da minha casa nova? Forma educada 😊 Para fazer um convite, normalmente perguntamos "Would you like to…" porque soa mais educado que "Do you want to…". menos educado ● "Do you want to come to my party?" ("Você quer vir à minha festa?") mais educado ● "Would you like to come to my party?" ("Você gostaria de vir à minha festa?") ● Okay, sounds great! Ok, que ótimo! ● Sorry, I have plans. Desculpe, eu tenho planos.
busuu 🇬🇧 lesson
in portuguese 💸 cash dinheiro (em espécie) Exemplo: Is this your cash? Este é o seu dinheiro? Exemplo: That's my cash on the desk. Esse é o meu dinheiro sobre a mesa. 💸 a credit card cartão de crédito Exemplo: That's my credit card. Esse é o meu cartão de crédito. 💸 a purse uma bolsinha / uma carteira feminina Exemplo: This is my purse. Esta é a minha carteira. !Dica! Nos EUA, uma "purse" se refere a uma bolsa. No Reino Unido, ela se refere a uma bolsinha ou carteira feminina na qual você carrega dinheiro. ● Inglês americano 🇺🇸 This is my purse. I put all my personal items inside. (Esta é a minha bolsa. Eu coloco todos os meus itens pessoais dentro dela.) ● Inglês britânico 🇬🇧 This is my purse. I put all my money inside. (Esta é a minha carteira. Eu coloco todo o meu dinheiro dentro dela.) 💸 a wallet uma carteira (para homens) Exemplo: My money is inside my wallet. Meu dinheiro está dentro da minha carteira. !Dica! Tradicionalmente, a palavra "wallet" se refere a uma carteira masculina e "purse" se refere a uma bolsa (EUA) ou carteira feminina (Reino Unido). Hoje em dia, você pode encontrar carteiras para mulheres e bolsas unissex. A small case is called a "wallet". (Um objeto pequeno para carregar dinheiro é chamado de "wallet".) A small pouch is called a "purse". (Uma bolsinha é chamada de "purse".)
Today's vocab from Busuu's Lesson
연필 yeon-pil a pencil / um lápis 책 chaek a book / um livro 종이 jong-i paper / papel ... 있어요? / ... i-sseo-yo? Do you have...? / Você tem…? 네, 있어요. Ne, i-sseo-yo. Yes, I have. / Sim, tenho.
Today's vocab from Busuu's Lesson pt. 2
펜 pen a pen / uma caneta 공책 gong-chaek a notebook / um caderno 지우개 ji-u-gae an eraser / uma borracha 없어요. Eob-sseo-yo, Don't have (it). / Não tenho. 아니요, 없어요. A-ni-yo, eob-seo-yo. No, I don't have (it). / Não, não tenho.
Duolingo out here asking the important questions.
Guys where do I go to learn languages that aren't just Duolingo
using languages other than your native language like
reading: i am the avatar, capable of mastering all of the languages
writing: alright, yeah this isn't so bad
listening: whoa there partner i sure would appreciate if you could you say that at half speed and repeat it a couple of times for me
speaking: let me practice this 3 word sentence 20 times in my head and look up each word in the dictionary and make sure i have all the right forms before i ever say it to another human being
Vocab dump: some Norwegian words/phrases I’ve picked up lately
jeg er hjertens enig - I wholeheartedly agree
en ond sirkel - a vicious cycle (lit. an evil circle)
å duge til - to be good for/to become of («Hvis han ikke snart får bedre karakterer, kan det være det er alt han duger til» - “If he doesn’t get better grades soon, that may be all he’ll be good for.”)
en herregård - a manor
i fullt firsprang - at full pelt
dødens kjedelig - deathly boring
molefonken - downhearted
å få tennene å løpe i vann - to make one’s mouth water (lit. to make the teeth run in water)
en ulykkesfugl - a person with terrible luck
å lirke - to pry
et brøkdels sekund - a fraction of a second
sprutrødt - bright red
en/ei trommehinne - an eardrum
plettfri - immaculate
sitt vanlige jeg - his/her/their/one’s normal self
innbilsk - conceited
en/ei agurksak - news of little to no importance that somehow manages to get media coverage (typically because it’s been a slow news week) (lit. a cucumber case)
Please correct me if I’ve made any mistakes!
do you have any tips for learning Norwegian? I'm a beginner.
hello there! :)
i’ll try my best to tell you what i do to learn the language and what i think is important. if anyone has something else to add, please feel free to do it!
first, it’s really important that you focus on grammar, vocab and your listening and speaking skills. try to find a balance! people will argue that it’s more important to do grammar than vocab or the other way around, but i never thought i had to choose between the two.. i just study grammar one day and vocab the next one. it’s just really important to do both. listening and speaking skills are also super important because they will let you communicate with natives in real life. now i’ll just tell you what i use and how i tend to study!
What I Use:
(or i should say, resources i have saved)
Duolingo: [grammar and vocab] great way to start!!! it sometimes feel like the sentences are useless but they teach you vocabulary and basic grammar, which i think is great.
Memrise: [vocab] so good for vocab! easy to use on the go.
Babbel: [grammar, vocab, speaking, listening] i think it’s one of my favourite apps/websites. it is not free but it’s very well made and it explains grammar much better than duolingo does.
Readlang: [reading] (i don’t use it that much) but you can find many texts written in norwegian to practice reading. it can be really useful, especially if you have a bit of a hard time finding books
Forvo: [listening and speaking] this website lets people record themselves say words so you can listen to them. it shows you the real pronunciation of words (i mean when compared to google translate) and tells you where the speaker is from (which is important with norwegian and its dialects)
NTNU’s Norwegian on the Web: [grammar, vocab, listening] haven’t actually used this one yet, but it’s made by a university in trondheim so i guess it’s not bad!
UiO’s Future Learn Introduction to Norwegian: [grammar, vocab, listening] i took this free online class a couple of months ago and i don’t know when it will be available again, but it was so great! they have videos and grammar lessons, so you have a good balance between grammar and real life use of norwegian.
Get Started in Norwegian / Complete Norwegian / Enjoy Norwegian: [grammar, vocab, listening] i absolutely love these books! i put links to buy them, but maybe you can find a way to download them online. they explain grammar really well and they have exercises to practice what you learn.
Assimil’s Le Norvégien: [grammar, reading, listening] don’t know if available in another language than french. also really great! a good mix of reading, listening and writing!
På Vei (A1-A2) / Stein På Stein (B1) / Her På Berget (B2): [grammar, vocab] my favourite at the moment, i downloaded all the textbooks and exercise books on Scribd and you can find download links here too. i absolutely love them! the first one is kind of childish but the grammar rules are well explained and the textbooks let you read more.
Klar Tale: [reading] news (from norway and around the world) written in simple words. that’s how i first started reading in norwegian and it’s helped me a lot!
How I Study:
Taking notes: after i’m done with a duolingo or memrise lesson or after i learned something new in my grammar books, i like to write down the new words, grammar concepts and other things like that down in my notebook. it helps me remember stuff more easily and helps me review!
Flashcards: helps me learn verbs and vocab. also super easy to bring with you when you want to study on the bus or when you’re waiting somewhere!
Watching TV Shows/Movies: there are quite a lot of norwegian tv shows on netflix, like Nobel, Okkupert, Lillehammer or Øyevitne. and obviously Skam (not on netflix though). when i can, i like to watch the episode with norwegian subtitles to see the words as i’m hearing them. then i watch the episode again with english subs to see what i understood (or didn’t understand).
Listening to music/podcasts: you can find a bunch of norwegian playlist on spotify and it helps so much with your listening skills! I like to read the lyrics while i listen to songs because i can associate the sounds with the written words (and the other way around). i also like the nrk-skampod, because it’s fun and the people on the podcasts speak a variety of dialects.
Reading the news: i like to read the articles, sum them up and write down the words i don’t know. Look up the words and then read the article again to see if i understand it better.
Writing: keep a journal or write to natives (or other learners), because even if you memorize 100 grammar rules by heart, if you never apply them in real context, you won’t learn/remember them. believe me, the natives on this website are really nice and they want to help us learn!
Speaking: i speak to myself (and my cat) a lot, when doing my lessons or when i’m getting ready in the morning. i’m too shy to speak to natives so that’s the best way i found to actually practice my speaking! it’s weird, yes, but effective.
In the End, What Is Important:
obviously you might not have time to study everyday, but i believe it’s important to be around the language at least 20 to 30 minutes a day. sometimes i’m able to sit down and write notes and be really productive. other days, all i can do is listen to music on the way to school/work. i’m rarely able to do grammar, learn vocab, practice my listening or speaking skills all in one day, but i try my best to do everything in the course of a week! it’s better to do a bit every day, than to study 5 hours straight once a week!
That’s it!!
I’m sorry that got so long and i really hope that answers your question. If somehow it didn’t, send me another message and i’ll try my best to answer it :)