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[babykitsunedazai]

*its at dazais shrine and hasn't seen or noticed him yet*

"What a beautiful shrine..."

I know!! It pretty :3

[33550336th]

Oh yeah, I asked M to sing another Chinese song for me at karaoke class that I really love ‘cause of him singing it in the past and I may or may not got to record this also and. Smiles cutely. :3

[arihi]

Happy Lunar New Year!! 🧧🧧🧧

Little things my family always did:

- Eat noodles for good health and longevity

- Don’t clean; you will sweep away all the luck for the year

- Wear red!

Unfortunately new year’s eve was yesterday and I’d barely gotten back from the con, so I didn’t do much cleaning then… but allowing myself some rest today, and especially for my fellow Charmed attendees.

[call-me-copycat]

Im learning japanese rn and one thing I've noticed is that my voice when I speak japanese is A LOT quieter than when Im speaking English because if i speak loud I notice the words dont sound as clear- This language is forcing me to be quitter- which is honestly a good thing I talk way to loud😭

Ah, I hope I can help! ٩(,,•ω•,,)و⚑⁎∗ﾌﾚﾌﾚ

For me, learning how to pronounce certain words was pretty big, and the best way I did that was plenty of research combined with just casually listening. Whispering is a start, but you might develop habits that aren't so correct (just noting down what I saw in myself - particularly in pronouncing my "r/l's").

For starters, I used Buusu to begin learning pronunciation (before it was put behind a paywall :⁠-⁠\), but there are plenty other things available!

One of the biggest ones is japanesepod101, as they have many YouTube videos going over basically everything you need to know:

This channel's also really good as well ୧꒰*´꒳`*꒱૭✧

Alongside videos like these, you can also develop good pronunciation habits just by listening to anime (although not always the best example sometimes) and music! That's how babies learn to speak anyway, just by listening and piecing things together (๑>ᴗ<๑)

Other examples include podcasts, radio, Japanese YouTube channels (many have subtitles!), advertisements with VPN, and more (๑ˊ͈ ꇴ ˋ͈)

I think it's very important to note that pronunciation is very important in Japanese. Depending on the word, you can change the whole meaning of something just by giving it the wrong pitch.

Example: In English, you can change the message of a sentence by stressing a word like so,

This isn't my cat.

Turns into:

This isn't my cat.

Insinuating that the cat isn't yours, but is someone else's.

Japanese is sort of like that. Words can change meaning based on where you put your high and low pitches, so that's why speaking clearly when practicing is best to start off with.

Here's what I'm trying to explain since you can't hear through text:

But before you worry about all that, just having the basics down is best (๑´ㅂ`๑)

I'm sure you might know most of this already, and if you did then I'm sorry for wasting your time! I do hope some of this might've been useful though(;´∀`)

I tend to get my practice through talking to myself throughout the day ("yabbai!" if I mess something up, "mendokusai.." if I'm upset, etcetera etcetera). I also talk to my pets as well in Japanese to practice, seeing as they don't mind (៸៸᳐⦁⩊⦁៸៸᳐ )੭ﾞ

Wishing you all the best with your learning! I'm happy you came to me, and if you ever have any other questions I promise to answer them the best I can! (*´∀｀)ノ

I hope you have a lovely day!

[luxidae]

a new Fucking Creature lives in our brain now very permanently i believe

[surgeryg1rlz]

ねえ、ちょっと聞いてほしいんだ。毎日いろんなことがあって疲れちゃうよね。つい自分の悪いところばかり気にして、自分を責めちゃうこともあると思う。でもね、そのダメなところや失敗も全部、あなたの一部なんだよ。完璧じゃなくていいし、誰にだって弱いところや苦しい時はあるんだから。そういう自分を否定するのはやめて、まずは認めてあげてほしい。自分に優しくしてあげることって、すごく大事なんだよ。人と比べたり、周りの評価に振り回されたりしなくていい。あなたはあなたで、もう十分価値がある存在なんだから。自分のペースでいいから、焦らずに、自分を大切にしてね。自分を愛するっていうのはわがままじゃなくて、むしろ自分を支える強さになるんだ。だから、もしつらい時があっても、どうか自分を責めずに、「よく頑張ってるね」ってそっと声をかけてあげてほしいな。あなたは愛されるために生まれてきたし、自分自身を愛せるようになることは、その第一歩だよ。どんな時も、あなたの味方はあなた自身だから。どうか自分を好きになって、心から大切にしてあげてね。

[moispanik]

Happy lunar new year

(Lazy to design a Hazbin oc so imma just slap in my mascot)

[readandwriteclub]

Lucky blessing; reblog to shake Leon!

This is the blessing of Elon, reblog in the next 60 seconds of seeing this to receive a blessing pouring forth!!!

[babykitsunedazai]

"....Who are you."

@master-xxavier (he's Vincent's friend and is living with him :))

'm Dazai, Hewo!!

[33550336th]

Me hearing a few songs that a client played and immediately recognized they were some of the Chinese songs M sang at karaoke classes.

[deldelhoney]

emojis for everyone

💞:Honey Kisaragi

📝:Seiji Hayami

🎇:Zuko Hayami

🤺:Natsuko Aki

😳:Mayumi Takahashi/Kekko Karmen II

🐤:Tickle Komori

🧧:Kikunosuke Abashiri

🧊:'Iron Virgin' Jun Auska

🪵:Alphonne Louis Steinbeck III

🛎️:Harumi Tsuneni

😼:Sister Jill/Junko Nekohara

😾:Panther Zora

💳:Tundra Panther/Ozu Auska

💖:Limelight Claw/Cinnamon Tachibana/CT

🩸:Vampyr Claw

🌌:Nebula Panther/Inbqlexii (en-bleh-she)

👻:Yokai Claw

🛜:Electric Panther

🐦‍🔥:Tango Panther

☠️:Reaper Claw

⚔️:Blade Panther

[call-me-copycat]

携帯電話から音楽がランダムに鳴り始めると、それを消すためのボタンの使い方を突然忘れてしまうようだ。

うっかりスクリーンショットを撮ってしまい、Googleに音声で質問する機能を有効にしてしまった。

[heavencentral]

me vs strangling my boyfriend if he calls me herr forehead ome.more fucking time

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[yourheartinyourmouth]

thank you for telling us this op~

a friendly reminder from your local korean blogger that “lunar new year” is inclusive of the many cultures who celebrate, and “chinese new year” should be used only if you’re referring to specifically chinese cultural practices of the new year. thank you!!!

[babykitsunedazai]

"Good morning 'zai!"

Morning!! Sits on your lap as you sit up in bed