#korean language study 📚

[wwillowpilloww]

Study hard 🖤📚✨

[korstudying]

Day 1 || Full study plan

Hey fellow language enthusiasts! 👋 Ever wondered about those intriguing honorific verb endings in Korean? 🤔 Let's dive into the world of linguistic respect and uncover the magic behind these verb endings that add an extra layer of politeness and cultural understanding. 💬📚

1. Politeness in Action:

Korean honorific verb endings are used to show respect and politeness when speaking to someone of higher social status, age, or authority. They reflect the rich cultural emphasis on hierarchical relationships. 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♂️

2. Adding the Magic:

Take the verb stem (the root form of the verb) and attach the appropriate honorific ending to create a respectful sentence. Let's explore some examples using the verb "to eat":

Casual: 먹어요 - Let's eat.

Polite: 먹습니다 - I will eat.

Honorific: 드십니다 - You (respectful) eat.

Now try it for yourself with some other verbs!

3. Variations for Nouns:

Honorifics aren't just for verbs! Nouns can also be elevated to show respect. For instance, "friend" (친구) becomes "honorable friend" (친구님) in an honorific context.

4. Social Nuances:

Different honorific endings convey varying degrees of politeness and familiarity. For instance, using "-시-" shows a high level of respect, while "-세요" is a polite request form.

5. Daily Etiquette:

Korean honorifics are part of daily communication. Whether you're addressing your elders, bosses, or strangers, mastering these endings ensures you navigate social situations gracefully.

6. Cultural Sensitivity:

Embrace the beauty of cultural sensitivity! Learning honorifics not only enhances your language skills but also deepens your understanding of Korean society and values. 🌸🇰🇷

So, the next time you engage in a Korean conversation, remember the enchanting honorific verb endings that make the language a true linguistic gem. 🎉💬🇰🇷 Happy learning, language lovers! 🌟✨

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💗 about me

name: meg/megumi age: 20+ pronouns: he/she/they currently: MSc Biotechnology languages: english, hindi, korean (beginner)

🌙 interests

subjects (academic): structural biology, network theory, programming (mainly python, a little bit of R), organic chemistry, genomics subjects (non-academic): mythology, etymology, literature, film studies and screenplay, animation hobbies: reading, singing, dancing, listening to music, watching video essays on youtube other interests: kdramas, jdramas, anime, kpop, indian classical music, indie games

📚 academic goals

short term - getting through my masters degree long term - getting a PhD (hopefully)

🦋 personal goals

- tracking my finances and learning to spend less - learning to cook healthy food that I personally enjoy eating - movement! learning lots of kpop dances - reading lots of books, and exploring new genres - developing a mini game

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[ambitious-zombie]

2024 Language Check-in

Today I was staring at my language bookshelf and realized I haven't intentionally studied anything in a long time! I mean, I study languages by myself for my own enrichment, not because I'm any good at them so... it happens. I want to organize this aimless meandering, but first a little recap of what I've studied and what I'd like to improve on.

Let's go 🥁

Spanish

From highschool to now I still can't speak it 😔 I think that's because I struggle to connect with it tbh. I mean it's a practical choice for me and all, but I haven't found something that I'm addicted to that's in Spanish. I have found some books that might be interesting, so... there's that? So just reading books 📚

If you're reading this and know of some cool things in Spanish, then please let me know! Honestly, I'd love to study and immerse in Spanish more. I'll try anything once as long as it isn't too expensive

Korean

My beloved 😍 One day I will speak it with some sort of coherence! Until then I will babble at my favs online lol. Korean is simply a beautiful language and figuring out how it works is fascinating to me.

Goal-wise I'd like to work through the Ewha textbooks that I have and maybe review that one grammar book? I also have a good selection of novels, and other books to immerse in. I do have that bad habit of doing things above my level until I'm too overwhelmed and then not doing anything else for awhile, so... I want to work on that. Have a back up plan of webtoons or something. Definitely the language I am currently enjoying the most

German

I used to study German alongside Korean, but I ended up losing touch with it. I bought a Deutsch als Fremdsprache book awhile ago for review and gap filling, so I'd like to work through that and maybe read one of the children's books I have.

Czech, French, Portuguese, and Swedish are languages that I have dabbled in, but never got too far with. For sure I'd love to learn Czech someday. As well as Japanese, Thai, and so many more. In fact I just ordered some beginner textbooks for Japanese, which started this whole thing. Now that I'm thinking of it, I have textbooks for French, Thai, and Vietnamese as well as the others I previously mentioned. So many languages, so little time!

If you know or are interested in the languages I mentioned here then please reach out. I'd love to talk about languages and language learning with others! I might start making weekly updates or something, idk. I guess we'll all see what I end up doing

[emnime]

HOW TO MAKE YOU'RE OWN STUDY LIBRARY 📚🤍

I remember when I was getting into Language learning, I wanted to buy all of the language books there is for the language I was going to learn, either it was Japanese, or Korean I wanted to buy books and textbooks. But when we make this decision, we will overwhelm so here are some steps I took from concertation that you can follow or change it your style.

🌿 DON'T BUY TOO MANY TEXTBOOKS+ WORKBOOKS AT ONCE!!

Many people assume that buying more than one textbook is going to be the best option... but I would have to disagree. You have to put a limit on how many are you planning to buy and work on, for me personally I get one or two and that is it, but I would recommend doing some research on the books you're planning on purchasing because not every textbook out there is for you. You may not like the grammar explanation in them, some side notes, how fast the chapters are going, overwhelm with just words!! These are factors when it comes to picking the right book for you to start or continue.

🌿 MAKE A PLAN WITH THE TEXTBOOKS:

What I do with my textbooks is I will get two books,

One to get myself started, and when I complete one, I would start the other!

JAPANESE: I would get grammar book and workbook together and another grammar book.

Other Suggestions: Manga+ Kanji textbook+ Vocabulary Book... either one of these works well as your second

KOREAN: Grammar book+ Workbook+ Vocabulary

🌿 ORGANIZATION OF BOOKS:

I usually put my Korean books together but put in a barrier in between textbooks or any language learning books together, then my manhwa and Korean novels together. Same goes with Japanese I separate them manga with novels and textbooks with learning materials. I organize them differently each time when I feel I need a new style or books I complete.

-> Getting rid of non-needed books

I bet you didn't see this coming, but it's a best thing to do sometimes... when I complete and don't open the book for a while, I know my friends or family members has an interest of learning languages I would give them books I think are in their level or I would give them away to people who have the interest, so they don't need to worry about purchasing a new one.

✨KEEP THE ONES YOU ENJOY & NEED✨

IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO START NEW SOMETIMES!!

📖I hope this helps a bit if you have any suggestions, please let me know, remember I'm not an expert, just another learner who also makes mistakes and changes routines many times. 📖

[studywithjayda]

About me ✮⋆˙ *

my nickname is jayd{a}

pronouns are she/her

i’m a minor

cancer 🦀

i’m unfortunately british lol

currently studying for my gcses 😰

current effort is 3.9/4 {would’ve been 4 is it weren’t for my bitchy history teacher but oh well}

fav colour palette~ black, pink, red, brown, grey and certain shades of green

i’m an aspiring cosmetic dermatologist or an esthetician

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im studying…✮⋆˙ *

english literature

english language

maths

triple science

history

french

fine art

health & social care {ocr}

dofe {silver}

RE

PSHE

korean {in my free time}

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why did i make this?

i made this account because i need to be more motivated to study and i believe this account will help me do that! i need to improve some of my grades i believe fully being apart of the studyblr community will give me the resources necessary to do that 🫶🏾 I need to discipline myself and learn to make sacrifices in order to improve my grades and my learning experiences.

·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙

what will this blog consist of?

this blog should consist of me documenting my school/studying experiences, reblogging anything study related and rambling abt how hard school is lol 🫠💀

·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ ·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙

anyways so i’m done with this for now. i’ll probably add more to it later. feel free to follow me so we can be moots!! bye for now 💋

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[prekladatelsky-orisek]

🌸 Introduction 🌸

🍃🍄Hello! I'm Tony.🍄🍃

I'm an avid language learner and linguist (I have a bachelor's degree in linguistics and am pursuing an MA). I'm studying a bunch of languages, some more actively, some more passively, and some I'm just dabbling in for fun. Usually friends are my motivation for learning languages, but sometimes it's just sheer curiosity, music, or literature that reels me in.

📚 My favorite thing to use language for is reading, especially fantasy novels! I've read books in 9 languages so far. 📚

The languages I currently use/study are:

English (native, C2)

Czech (heritage, ~C1)

German (C1)

Spanish (~B1-B2)

Esperanto (~B1-B2)

Polish (B2)

Russian (~A2-B1??)

toki pona (~A2-B1???)

Korean (~A1-A2)

Scottish Gaelic (~A1-A2)

Upper Sorbian (B1)

Latin (~A1)

📖 I'm very interested in ancient languages, and would also love to learn to read Old Church Slavonic, Old English, Middle English, and Middle High German (among others). I think it would be fun to learn Latin in order to read The Witch Hammer and silly poetry.

📖 On the conlang front, I'm curious about Na'vi (I love the ejectives!), Quenya, and Dothraki.

📖 When I have the time, I would also love to study so many other languages...like Cherokee, Swedish, Zulu, or Yiddish.

I've never been that consistently active on tumblr, but I hope that making a langblr can be motivating for me as I continue studying! ✨

[robbiefischer]

📚💛☕️🤔 for Julian and Niko and maybe Alexei and Elijah??

Tysm anon, these were such fun questions to work on and I'm always thrilled to get a chance to think about my faves! I appreciate it so much!

📚 BOOKS — what level of education has your oc most recently completed/is currently in (GED, undergraduate, grad school, phd, etc)?

Julian finished undergrad and that's where he stopped. He was never especially fond of school (he always did well without really trying, but found it incredibly boring and the atmosphere unpleasant) and wasn't going to go to college at all, especially since his parents weren't offering any financial support. But his aunts really encouraged him to go on their dime, and study whatever he wanted so he got his BFA in music composition and minored in studio art. He's not especially interested in pursuing anything further, other than private music lessons to improve his skills but occasionally he kicks around the idea of a conservatory program for piano if he gets more serious about it.

Niko most recently completed his PhD in art history, he also has his masters in museology. He's always been SUCH an overachiever when it comes to school and academics (he double majored in undergrad, and has always been at the top of his class in school at every level), and while he's not currently in any program he's not opposed to the idea of it and would probably leap at the chance to do another degree if the opportunity came along.

I did this question for Elijah and Alexei for another ask, here it is!

💛 YELLOW HEART — how many languages does your oc speak? what language(s) are they learning, if any?

Julian's fluent in English and French, and has learned quite a bit of Greek for Niko's family - he's probably in between a B1-B2 on the CEFR scale. He's working on improving his Greek more than anything, but he's not averse to picking up little bits of Italian or German from Niko and Saoirse. He finds languages really interesting to dabble in, even if he's not looking to become fluent in them.

Niko's fluent in English and Greek (he grew up bilingual), as well as Italian which he studied through school and undergrad. He's around a C1 in French, and at about the B2 level in German, both of which he started learning later because they're both so vital in art history studies. He lowkey hates speaking German though, and tends to stick more to reading and writing in it while he's happy to speak French.

Elijah's only fluent in English, but he's learning Korean mostly on his own with the help of one of his teammates, Flora. He's still very much a beginner at it, somewhere between A2-B1 on the CEFR scale. He took Spanish in school but has forgotten pretty much everything he learned since he never used it.

Alexei speaks English fluently, and while he's not fluent in either he's relatively advanced in both Spanish and French. He's a bit better in Spanish (especially with speaking) as he took it in school and didn't start learning French until he was an adult. He's probably close to C1 in Spanish, and B2 in French. He's a bit like Julian in that he just finds languages really interesting and tends to pick them up easily, so they're a fun hobby for him.

☕️ HOT BEVERAGE — does your oc prefer coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk, water, or some other drink? how do they like to take this drink (ex. coffee with milk, hot chocolate with whipped cream, a specific kind of tea, etc)?

Niko is all about tea lattes and while he prefers a good chai latte, he'll drink matcha lattes or earl grey lattes as well. He'll drink coffee, but generally doesn't enjoy it. Every great once in a while he likes a good, really rich cup of dark chocolate hot cocoa. He's not really a fan of water overall - he'll drink it because it's necessary, but it's boring. He prefers sparkling, and would rather it be flavored.

Julian probably loves sparkling water than anything else. He just finds it really refreshing, unlike still water which he thinks tastes kind of stale. He's not a big fan of coffee overall, it makes him feel a bit jittery, so he usually sticks to tea. He loves green and white teas, he definitely prefers them over black teas which he finds can get a bit bitter and unpleasant.

Alexei's an iced coffee boy. Even if it's cold out, that's what he wants. He has a few favorite drinks from Literati that he loves, but will often make himself a big travel cup of it at home (with fancy syrups) to take to work with him. They always keep a jug of cold brew concentrate in the fridge to use as a base and he goes through it pretty quickly (less quickly now that he knows you're supposed to dilute it).

Elijah's one true love is matcha, and he makes himself all sorts of fancy concoctions and lattes with it. But he loves coffee too, and fancy hot cocoa. Don't make him choose between his children, he literally works at a coffee shop and will try anything once.

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

Okay, this is the hard one! This is something I hadn't really considered before so I don't have a ton for you (sorry!), but here's what I've managed to think of for them over the last few days.

Niko talks with his hands, especially when he's talking about something he's really passionate about. He's also a fidgeter when he's stressed or trying to focus himself - he alternates between bouncing his leg under the table if he's sitting, tapping his fingertips against the table or any flat surface in front of him or, if neither of those things are an option, twisting one of the many rings he wears as a fidget.

Julian is 100% a lip biter when he's worried, or stressed, or concentrating. When he's really focusing on something, he'll stick the tip of his tongue out just a tiny bit which Niko finds ridiculously cute. Julian has no idea that he does this, and Niko will never tell him because he knows if he does Julian will get embarrassed about it and stop doing it.

Alexei taps the tip of his pen or pencil against his desk when he's reading essays or parent e-mails or whatever, usually to the rhythm of whatever song's currently stuck in his head. He's also a hummer and will often be humming something under his breath quietly when he's trying to concentrate on something.

Elijah furrows his brow when he's concentrating on something and he doesn't realize he's doing it until Alexei's stroking the pad of his thumb between his eyebrows to release it. He tends to doodle absentmindedly whenever he's left with a pencil or pen and something he can draw on - could be the back of an envelope, a cocktail napkin or an actual notebook. He's also incapable of sitting in a chair properly - he's either sprawled out in it with a leg hooked over one arm, perched on the edge with his feet tucked up under him or leaning back in it.

[wwillowpilloww]

Ready for bed 7.5hr study 📚 sleep time 🌌

[bieups]

An Introduction

Hello followers & visitors, here's a pinned post about me :)

30 yrs old

American living in Seoul (for 8 years)

Korean language school -> graduate school -> elementary school English teacher

📚 Korean Studies

Sogang KLEC - levels 1-6

KIIP - levels 4-5 (영주용 종합평가 ✅)

TOPIK 5급 (in 2017)

Also I'm a leftist (of the Marxist/communist type) and a Friend/Quaker (RSOF), so right-wing politics, racism, homophobia, terfs, ableism, etc. aren't welcome here~

[korstudying]

Day 28 || Full study plan

Practice makes perfect 🇰🇷✨

안녕하세요! 🌟 Are you ready for another week of practicing what you've learned? 📚 Here's a list of examples to practice this week's grammar points with:

1. 기로 하다 - To Make a Decision to [Do Something]

1.1. I've decided to change jobs. 1.2. She's made up her mind to study abroad. 1.3. We're at a crossroads and have decided to move. 1.4. He's resolved to start exercising regularly. 1.5. They're making a decision to learn a new language.

2. 으려던 참이다 - To Have Been About to [Do Something]

2.1. I was about to leave when you called. 2.2. She was about to tell me the news. 2.3. We were about to go out, but it started raining. 2.4. He was about to finish the project before the power went out. 2.5. They were about to start cooking when the ingredients ran out.

3. ㄴ/는다고 하다 - To Say [Someone] Said [Something]

3.1. She said he's coming to the party. 3.2. They said the movie is really good. 3.3. He said he'll be late due to traffic. 3.4. I heard she said the restaurant has amazing food. 3.5. We were told they said the concert is sold out.

4. ㄹ/을 것 같다 - To Seem Like [Something] Will Happen

4.1. It seems like it will rain later. 4.2. He seems like he'll pass the exam. 4.3. It looks like they'll arrive on time. 4.4. She seems like she'll win the competition. 4.5. It appears that the event will be successful.

5. 것 같으면서 - While Feeling Like [Something]

5.1. While feeling like I should rest, I went for a walk. 5.2. While feeling like I'm not ready, I took the challenge. 5.3. While feeling like it's a risk, I invested in the project. 5.4. While feeling like I lack experience, I accepted the offer. 5.5. While feeling like I'm not skilled enough, I accepted the task.

6. (으)니까 - Because/So [Reason], [Result]

6.1. Because it's raining, I'll stay home. 6.2. I'm tired, so I'll go to bed early. 6.3. Because I have an appointment, I can't join you. 6.4. Because I'm busy, I won't be able to help. 6.5. I'll wear a coat because it's cold outside.

Let's infuse these captivating expressions into our conversations and elevate our Korean learning! ✨ If you have questions or crave more examples, feel free to reach out. Happy learning and exploring 🌈📖💬

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[strongheartneteyam]

❝you don't have to be like everybody else, you don't have to fit into the norm, you are not here to conform.❞

𓆩♡𓆪 about me:

i'm a daydreamer with an endless love for art and for how beautiful life can be despite it feeling overwhelmingly hard sometimes. i think the dichotomy of it all, the pain mixed with joy, is what makes living so poetic. i was born in a big urban city but, even though i love the many options you have in a place like that, nothing is better than peace and nature. i'm extremely connected to nature, so, i identify a whole lot with kiri sully <3

languages: portuguese (first language), english (fluent), spanish (basic), i can read hangul and understand/speak a few words in korean and i can also read and understand/speak a little bit of german

passionate about: music, nature, sleeping, TV shows/movies, history, languages (i study na'vi every now and then, among other languages 💕), the human mind, science, anthropology, artificial intelligence, goth subculture, food, night time, vintage stuff, singing (i'm a good singer - that's what ppl tell me haha), fantasy, mcu, reading, sci-fi, dancing, self expressing through clothes, accessories and makeup, swimming, japanese & korean pop culture, gaming, writing poetry, song lyrics & fanfiction, celtic & norse culture, photography, ancient mythologies, crafts, painting, barbie, solitude, cooking

my favorites:

music ➳ evanescence, HIM, lana del rey, taylor swift, avril lavigne, marina, rihanna, grimes, aurora, halsey, iggy azalea, little mix, miley cyrus, in this moment, within temptation, pretty little reckless, selena gomez, blackpink, taeyeon, nicki minaj, twice, gfriend and many more (i'm utterly obsessed with music!! ahaha)

literature ➳ the little prince, barbarian alien, barbarian lover, the hobbit and romeo & juliet are the books. the sick rose (william blake) and the raven (edgar allan poe) are the poems

tv shows ➳ friends, game of thrones, wandavision, house of the dragon, the office (usa), vikings, pretty little liars and the empress

movies ➳ the avatar franchise, pride & prejudice, atonement, titanic, the hunger games franchise, beauty and the beast (disney cartoon), battlecreek, barbie as the island princess, predator: prey, little women and 10 things i hate about you

animes ➳ kimetsu no yaiba, inuyasha and boku no hero

games ➳ stardew valley, mass effect: andromeda, minecraft, overwatch 2 and assassin's creed: valhalla

foods/drinks ➳ chocolate, sushi, pizza, coffee, soda and tea

i studied the english language for years and got a certificate that allows me to teach 📚🤓

i suffer from fibromyalgia, a chronic illness, so, i often end up taking a long time to answer private messages, comments, asks, requests etc bc i have to take many breaks to rest and recover, so, it doesn't mean i don't love u if i take some time to answer, it only means i'm dealing w/ my health problems 🤍

[medicineinside]

8 July 2022

Studying Korean again 🤍 I took a break from studying languages when I was preparing for my exam 📚

[loveletter2you]

i’ve never taught myself a language before um any tips

yeah! okay so I have a lot of thoughts about language self-study so apologies if this gets long

okay first of all I think the most important thing is getting into a routine and sticking with it... I recommend downloading one (or more) textbook(s) (or like actually buying one if you can) and using that as a guide and taking notes in a language journal along the way! like you have to test a little to figure out what sort of thing you like like for example for me I like taking notes in bullet journals bc I like the formatting for taking language notes and my main language learning activity when im a beginner is taking notes, usually taken from a textbook im using, and sometimes from online lists and articles etc!

if you’re learning a language that uses another alphabet / writing system, definitely start there and a good tip I like is to learn the characters (like symbol by symbol) and then test yourself by writing them all out and seeing which ones you’ve missed, studying them, writing them out again, etc. (this doesn’t really apply to ideographic systems like Chinese but I do also think that writing out ideographic characters repeatedly is still a good way to learn them) and tbh it takes a while to actually retain new characters so you just have to keep testing yourself over time and use romanization as little as possible, and eventually phase it out altogether! (also ive seen people saying its more important to be able to read the characters than be able to write them and thus don’t learn to write them which like.... no you should definitely learn to write them out)

I think YouTube is a VERY good resource, for one thing you can search [language] learning routine, [language] self study, etc., I follow a fair few language youtubers lol and it’s a good way to find resources also like im gonna link a few videos for language learning methods / routines I think are good

How to LEARN A LANGUAGE on your own | study tips 📚 by The Bliss Bean (side note I love her videos)

how I study languages on my own | language self-study resources by softlyshade

how I'm studying 4 languages (in depth) - spanish, korean, mandarin & russian by Lenks

also lindie botes’ channel which she also has resources on her website for Chinese Japanese Korean Spanish Vietnamese Hungarian Malay  and Afrikaans 

Lydia Machová’s talk at the polyglot conference about how polyglots learn languages (literally so good)

also if you watch a bunch of these types of videos you’ll also find resources like apps for example Anki for flashcards (personally I dont really like Anki but a ton of people swear by it like I prefer Quizlet) or italki if you want a private tutor (which is also a great way to learn except that it costs money)

I could make a whole separate post about how to learn pronunciation bc a lot of people do that wrong I feel like but like: don’t slack off on learning pronunciation (another thing YouTube is good for)

also make sure you have a TON of input, much of which (or all of which when you’re a complete beginner) will be above your comprehension but that’s actually good bc that’s how you learn new words and grammar constructions, (I forgot who but someone researching language acquisition talked about an input formula of “i+1″ so basically input that’s JUST above your level) but also make sure you’re producing output as well, one thing you can do is keep a journal and write little entries which there are also websites where you can write something and have native speakers correct it, if you know any native speakers definitely utilize them!! talk out loud to yourself which some people feel dumb doing that but too bad bc it honestly helps

it may take some time to get into a flow and a system that works for you so try some different things out! everyone learns differently and you may find a completely new method that works for you! as long as you’re testing reading, writing, comprehension, and talking, and as long as you’re consistently moving somewhat forward, then you’re on the right track! also I will leave you with this tip from kató lomb:

which if you want to read her entire book Polyglot: How I Learn languages  here is a pdf!

this is pretty long so I'll stop here for now lol