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Konjunktiv in German

This is part of the Langblr reactivation challenge! This is day 9 :)

Write an explanation on a grammar rule in your target language (such as verb tenses, exceptions, word order, etc). Include sentences to show how and when it is used.

Sooo Konjunktiv, we finally meet.

Aka this is the Konjunktiv post that nobody asked me to write and yet I did. This is the English version, but you can also find the German version here (I can't promise that it will be more understandable tho) :)

Konjunktiv I is used for indirect speech. There are also some fixed situations in which one always uses Konjunktiv I. The main verb is only conjugated in the present tense; the auxiliary verbs are conjugated for the other tenses.

The verb sein is regular in Konjunktiv I: ich sei, du seiest, er sei, wir seien, ihr seiet, sie seien.

The rest of verbs are conjugated with the following pattern:

The third person singular is the most used, because it's the most frequent form in indirect speech. In order to conjugate it, one must remove the -n from the infinitive form: haben - er habe.

The modal verbs are also regular in the 1st and 3rd person singular: ich/er/sie/es müsse.

2nd person singular and plural are different from the indicative only by an -e: du gehst - du gehest/ihr geht - ihr gehet.

The 1st person singular and 1st and 3rd persons plural are the same as the indicative, so one must use the Konjunktiv II for situations when these persons are needed.

One can build sentences in the past, present and future with Konjunktiv I :

Simultaneity. The main and subordinate clauses occur at the same time: er sagt, sie lese ein Buch.

Anteriority. The subordinate occurs before the main clause: er sagt, sie habe ein Buch gelesen.

Posteriority - Futur I and II. The subordinate occurs in the future of the main clause: er sagt, sie werde ein Buch lesen/er sagt, sie werde ein Buch gelesen haben.

To speak about things that are impossible or unlikely, we use Konjunktiv II, but also for indirect speech and other situations:

Wishes and hopes.

Unreal statements or conditional sentences.

As previously explained, indirect speech (when Konkunktiv I isn't possible)

Particularly polite or careful requests or statements

There is one pure form of Konjunktiv II, for the present, and several forms with auxiliary verbs.

For the present, only strong verbs are conjugated in Konjunktiv II, because the subjunctive form in weak verbs is the same as indicative Präteritum. In order to conjugate strong verbs in Konjunktiv II, one must add the subjunctive endings (-e, -est, -e, -en, -et, -en) to the Präteritum root. Additionally, the verbs that have an a/o/u receive an Umlaut:

ich fände, du fändest, er fände, wir fänden, ihr fändet, sie fänden.

The modal and auxiliary verbs are also conjugated in Präteritum in Konjunktiv II:

ich wäre/ich hätte/ich würde/ich könnte/ich dürfte/ich müsste/ich sollte/ich wollte...

But many people already know these forms! They are the ones used for polite requests: ich hätte gerne...

The other tenses are conjugated with auxiliary verbs:

For situations in the future, but also for those in the present, one can use würden + infinitive. This is also the only form can be used for the present in weak verbs: ich würde warten.

Plusquamperfekt is constructed with haben or sein in Konjunktiv II + the participle of the verb. It's the past tense: ich hätte gefunden/ich wäre gegangen.

There is a second future form, Futur II, which is built with würde + participle + haben/sein: ich würde geträumt haben.

Thank you very very much to @dreamofghosts for the corrections and help in making sense of this....... interesting topic lol!!

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Langblr (Re-)introduction

Hello! I've been lurking around these langblr parts for a few years now, and did post some stuff ages ago, but thought it was about time I became a bit more involved in the language learning community here.

I'm going to try and follow prepolyglot's langblr reactivation challenge over the next couple of weeks to give me a structure to use to get back to posting regularly, but for now here are some facts about me to act as a new intro...

My name is Alice

I'm 28 years old

I live and work in the UK as a data scientist

I love languages because I like the window they give me onto other cultures. They help me understand diverse perspectives on things and put my own values and ingrained beliefs in context... It's interesting to realise how some things that I take for granted as facts are actually totally arbitrary ideas that I wouldn't have if I'd grown up in a different situation.

I'm actively studying German to try and reach a level where I can more easily learn via input (for me this usually means watching youtube or TV). My current level is probably around A2 so I have a little way to go but hoping to be there some time around this Summer.

I'm also actively studying Spanish and taking a C1 class with Instituto Cervantes. My aim with this is to polish it up and gain more confidence with output.

I'm trying to maintain my French and Italian, both of these are at an intermediate-ish level.

That's probably it for now, but please interact with this post if you post langblr content or anything related to the languages above so I can follow you! I'm super interested in different language learning methods and theories too so would love to get more of that stuff on my dash.

[izicodes]

Studying can be a daunting task, especially when we're not feeling motivated or don't know where to start. Luckily you are on Tumblr, where the Tumblr Studyblr community lives!

A group of individuals who share their study tips, techniques, and challenges to help motivate and inspire others.

As a member of this community, I've compiled a master post of study challenges created by Studyblr bloggers. These challenges aim to help students stay on track, improve their focus, and achieve their academic goals. So you can join in and start achieving your academic potential!

>> 𝐍 𝐨 𝐭 𝐞

If you know any other challenges or you've created ones yourself and want to share them, do message me with the link to the post so I can update the list! I too will be creating some, more coding-related ones as I am a coding studyblr (codeblr) blog! That's all and hope you find a challenge you'd like to start!

@tranquilstudy's Studyblr Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@sub-at-omic-studies' Study Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@wecandoit’s Study Challenege - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@cheereader's The “Back To College” Study Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@myhoneststudyblr's The Studyblr Community Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@ddaengstudies' Wabi-Sabi Studyblr Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@hayley-studies' 30-Day Study Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@ddaengstudies' Zoomester Studyblr Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@cheereader's Summer Studying Challenge: Southern Hemisphere Edition - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@cheereader's Horrortober Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@caramelcuppaccino's Autumn Studying Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@myhoneststudyblr's Winter Studying Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@ddaengstudies' Winter Wonderland Studyblr Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌  

@cheereader's South Hemisphere Autumn Challenge: 2023 Edition - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌  

@stu-dna's January Study Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@planningforpatience's February Study Love Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@littlestudyblrblog’s March Study Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@wilstudies's April Studyblr Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@smallstudyblrsunite's The June Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@stu-dna’s October Study Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@alfalfaaarya’s 21-Day Productivity Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@work-before-glory's G's Productivity Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@moltre-se-s' 30 Day Langblr Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@drunkbloodyqueen’s The language challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@caramelcuppaccino's 20 Language Learning Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@prepolygot’s Langblr Reactivation Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@onigiriforears's Target Language Reading Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌

@prepolyglot's Langblr Reactivation Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌 

@xiacodes' 5in5weeks Coding Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌  

@xiacodes' FreeCodeCamp Study Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌  

@friend-crow's Tarot Study Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌   

@dreamdolldiary's 100 Days Reinvention Challenge - 𝒍 𝒊 𝒏 𝒌   

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Masterlist Langblr challenges

Following from my previous posts, if you do feel like working on your languages, but don't know where to start; here are some langblr challenge you might like!

Language Blog Challenge: 20 weeks of challenges | by @lily-learns-finnish

Langblr Reactivation challenge | by @prepolyglot

14 Day langblr challenge | by @lass-uns-studieren

Langblr News challenge | by @tealingual

90-day vocab challenge | by @jibunstudies

100 Happy Days Langblr Challenge | by @nordic-language-love

Mini speaking challenge | by @nordic-language-love

16 words challenge | by @neblina-a-blin

30 day langblr challenge | @moltre-s

Brick-by-brick language learning challenge | by @linguistness

Langblr word of the day challenge | by @nordic-language-love

Target Language Reading challenge | by @onigiriforears

P.S. Please let me know if you know some more fun langblr challenges!

[k0rvy]

112322 | Week 1 Day 4 of Langblr Reactivation Challenge by @prepolyglot

Day 4: Create a vocab list for one of the topics you created yesterday, if you want to make more, feel free to make as many as you like! Share your list and reblog other people’s lists. And most importantly, make sure you study these words!

Chinese/Japanese/German/English

蔬菜 - shū cài / 野菜 - やさい / Gemüse / Vegetables

西红柿 - Xīhóngshì / トマト / Tomate / Tomato

洋葱- Yángcōng / タマネギ /Zwiebel / Onion

姜 - Jiāng / ショウガ / Ingwer / Ginger

土豆 - Tǔdòu / じゃがいも / Kartoffel / Potato

蘑菇 - Mógu /キノコ / Pilz / Mushroom

黄瓜 - Huángguā /キュウリ / Gurke / Cucumber

蒜 - Suàn /ニンニク / Knoblauch / Garlic

肉 - Ròu / 肉 - にく/ Fleisch / Meats

猪肉 - Zhū ròu / 豚肉 - ぶたにく/ Schweinefleisch / Pork

牛肉 -Niú ròu / 牛肉- ぎゅうにく / Rindfleisch / Beef

鱼 -Yú /魚- さかな / Fische / Fish

鸡肉 - Jī ròu /鶏肉 - ときにく/ Huhn / Chicken

香肠 - Xiāngcháng /ソーセージ / Würstchen / Sausage

虾 - Xiā / エビ / Garnele / Shrimp

蟹 - Xiè / カニ / Krabbe /

水果 - Shuǐguǒ /果物 - くだもの / Obst / Fruits

苹果 - Píngguǒ / リンゴ / Apfel / Apple

橙 - Chéng / オレンジ/ die Orange / Orange

梨 - Lí / 梨 - なし / die Birne / Pear

西瓜 - Xīguā / スイカ / die Wassermelone / Watermelon

柠檬 - Níngméng / レモン / die Zitrone /Lemon

葡萄 - Pútáo / 葡萄 - ぶどう/ die Trauben Grapes

日用品 - rì yònɡ pǐn / 日用品 にちようひん / Die täglichen Erfordernisse / Daily Necessities

香皂 - xiānɡ zào / 石鹸 - せっけん / die Seife / Soap

毛巾 - máo jīn / タオル / das Handtuch * Towel

洗洁精 - / 食器用洗剤 しょっきようせんざい / Geschirrspülmittel / Dish washing liquid

卫生纸 - wèi shēnɡ zhǐ /トイレットペーパー / Toilettenpapier / Toilet paper

牙刷 - Yáshuā / 歯ブラシ / Thootbrush

[xuexishijian]

This is for Week 1 Day 1 of @prepolyglot ‘s langblr reactivation challenge 🥳

Helloooo, 大家好！My name is Josh, and I’m currently studying Mandarin. I speak English (native) and Spanish (L2). I’ve also studied French (intermediate) and Italian beginner). In the future I’d love to work on my French and also start studying Basque! I’m hoping this challenge gets me to think about my language studying more consistently (i.e. every day).

哈喽，大家好！我叫Josh，我现在学习中文。我说英语（母语）和西班牙语（二语）。我也学过法语（中级）和意大利语（初学）。在将来，我想提高我的法语，也想开始学巴斯克语！我希望这个挑战让我一贯多地想一想我学语的办法（每天）。

[sivstudier]

langblr reactivation | 2022-11-17

day 1: an introduction

i used to be an active member of the language learning community here on tumblr - i'm participating for a week to support this new project! my attitude towards language learning has changed a little since the early days of my langblr. i've chosen to focus only on one (1) language at a time. i have some language-related plans for the future, but i won't hurry!

i'm currently studying danish and have been doing so for about two years. i have a weekly hour with my tutor. we read together, sometimes about the strangest topics - we really try to explore a variety of subjects. i also enjoy writing a lot! it's fascinating how writing in your target language forces you to decompose your thoughts into tiny components before you can make sense of them and express them.

i love my current rhythm. i'm learning to be very patient. i'm very generous with this language - it really is an integral part of my daily life. it's incredibly fun when you reach a higher level and progression becomes a lot more nuanced. highly recommend focusing on a few things at a time!

thank you @prepolyglot for this cool initiative!

[doitinanotherlanguage]

Week 3 | Day 7 | Langblr Reactivation Challenge

🇫🇮 FI: Vikan päivän ohjeistuksessa luki, että kirjoita äidinkielellä tai tavoitekielellä, joten ajattelin, että kirjoitankin tällä kertaa äidinkielellä eli suomeksi. Energiat vähän laski haasteen loppua kohden ja netin ulkopuolinen elämä painoi päälle, joten useampi päivä jäi multa välistä ja kirjoitan tätä viimeisen päivän postausta nyt paljon myöhemmin kuin oli tarkoitus. Halusin kuitenkin joka tapauksessa vetää vähän ajatuksia kokoon nyt lopuksi. Fiilis on hyvä, ja oon iloinen, että ehdin tekemään sen verran postauksia mitä ehdin. Parasta haasteessa oli ehdottomasti se, että löysin monia mulle täysin uusia langblr-tilejä haasteen tägin kautta. Sain myös lisää kipinää kielten opiskeluun ja motivaatio nousi, koska sain opiskeluun tavoitteellisuutta tän haasteen kautta (opiskelen tällä hetkellä kaikkia mun tavoitekieliä itsenäisesti, joten opiskelun tavoitteellistaminen on ajoittain hyvinkin haastavaa...). Sain myös paljon ajatuksia ja intoa jatkoa ajatellen, esim. millaisia langblr-postauksia haluan tästä eteenpäin tehdä. Kiitos @prepolyglot haasteen ideoinnista! 😊 

🇬🇧 EN: The prompts for the last day of this challenge instructed us to write either in our native language or our target language, so I decided to write in my native language (Finnish) for once. My energy levels definitely decreased towards the end of the challenge as real-life stuff complicated things, so I ended up skipping several days and I’m writing this last post way later than I intended to. In any case, I still wanted to sum up my thoughts at the end of the challenge. I feel great, and I’m really happy that I had time to create the posts that I did. The best thing about this challenge was definitely the fact that I found so many new-to-me langblr accounts through the tag for the challenge. The challenge also sparked new motivation in me for learning languages, because I found studying more intentional with an objective in sight (I’m currently studying all of my target languages independently, so I often lose sight of my goals and objectives...). Also, I now have many ideas and a lot of excitement for what I’m planning to do next, e.g. what types of langblr posts I want to continue with moving forwards. Thank you @prepolyglot for coming up with this challenge! 😊

[studyscrasic]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge 1.1

Going to be giving @prepolyglot's langblr reactivation challenge as a way to engage with this blog regularly this month, and maybe get to know a bit more of the langblr community!

Create an introduction post about yourself. What’s your name? What languages are you studying? What languages do you hope to study? What do you hope you’ll get out of this challenge? Add whatever else you’d like to your introduction post!

My name is Nate! I'm from the USA and speak English, and I'm studying Norwegian, German, Irish, Yiddish, and Scottish Gaelic at the moment -- which is a lot, so I'll also say I've been particularly focused on German and Norwegian as of late. I just really love the Germanic and Celtic languages, and also have a fair bit of family heritage tied to some of them, which was the original source of my in interest in both language families. (And I'm Jewish, hence the interest in Yiddish!)

Along with studying languages I'm going back to school to finish my degree -- and individualized program in biology, the history of science, and cultural studies and comparative literatures. I have an interest in science and conservation, science communication, archives and museums, and how history and fiction influences the present, especially when it comes to communication and outreach. Right now I'm working in the library special collections at my university, in our queer history archive, which has been pretty incredible. My favorite sciences are biology and paleontology, and my favorite eras of history to study are the Middle Ages & Renaissance. In my free time I'm also a musician (I play viola and write music!), enjoy sewing and especially researching historical and fantasy costuming, and go foraging and geocaching. I've also been really into the video game Pentiment!

I'm hoping to become a more active langblr to encourage me to engage with my language-learning regularly, especially since I've finished my Norwegian courses at my university. I also just think it would be neat to get to know other folks with similar interests! It seems like a neat challenge and I'm looking forward to participating.

[loveyourlovelysoul]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge by @prepolyglot | week 2, day 7

Having been part of the langblr community for a while now with another blog of mine, there are many langblrs I love and appreciate. This time though I want to focus on the new discoveries I have made thanks to this challenge (ofc, thanks @prepolyglot !): @dreamer-lereveur @shootingforgold @bieups @francaiserin @bureau-rouge to mention a few.

Thanks a lot for your contents and vibes!

(Finally made it to the end of week 2, I cannot believe it ಥ﹏ಥ )

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Langblr reactivation challenge #6

Look up 3 idioms in your target language and explain what they mean and how you use them in a sentence (with an example!).

Ich habe ein paar Freundinnen gefragt, welche ihre Lieblingsredewendungen sind, und sie hatten ein paar normale Antworten und ein paar... komischen Vorschlägen.

Das kommt mir Spanisch vor Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof - man sagt das, wenn man etwas nicht versteht, entweder weil die Wörter zu kompliziert sind, weil man über das Thema nichts weiß, oder weil es in einer unbekannten Sprache ist. Zum Beispiel: - „Ich promoviere in Strukturbiologie! Ich arbeite mit Cryo-EM" - „Das kommt mir spanisch vor Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof"

Das kommt mir Spanisch vor - die wundervolle Em (@dreamofghosts) hat mir erklärt, dass diese Redewendung nicht "It's all greek to me" bedeutet. Man verwendet sie, wenn etwas verdächtig ist, zum Beispiel: - „Was? Bez*s hat all sein Geld gespendet? Das kommt mir Spanisch vor..."

Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt - es wird benutzt, wenn man sehr überrascht oder erstaunt ist, zum Beispiel, wenn etwas passiert, das nicht sehr möglich wahrscheinlich ist. Kleiner Hinweis: auf in diesem Fall ist „verrückt" ein Verb und bedeutet „to move". Zum Beispiel: - „Die Deutsche Bahn ist heute pünktlich angekommen!" - „Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt"

Ich glaube mein Schwein pfeift - diese Redewendung benutzt man, wenn man etwas nicht glaubt. - „Du wurdest nicht geblockt, wenn als du dich auf Twitter als M*sk ausgegeben hast? Mensch, ich glaube mein Schwein pfeift"

Was für ein Tohuwabohu - es bedeutet "was ein Chaos!". Tohuwabohu kommt aus dem Hebräischen alten Testament „tohu vavohu", „wüst und leer". Zum Beispiel: „Während der Sommerferien herrscht auf meinem Tisch immer ein Tohuwabohu"

Der Drops ist noch nicht gelutscht - wenn etwas noch nicht entschieden ist (ein Fußballspiel, eine Wahl...), geht verwendet man diese Redewendung. - „Noch 1-1? Der Drops ist noch nicht gelutscht..."

Das war's für heute! Kennst du einige von dieser Redewendungen? Welche findest du am lustigsten?

Auf Englisch under the cut :)

I asked a couple of friends about their favorite idioms and they came up with some normal responses and some... Let's call them funny suggestions.

Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof! - lit. "It's like Spanish to me". You use this one when you don't understand something, be it complicated words, an unknown topic or a foreign language. For example: - „Ich promoviere in Strukturbiologie! Ich arbeite mit Cryo-EM" - „Das kommt mir spanisch vor"

Das kommt mir Spanisch vor - the wonderful Em @dreamofghosts explained to me that this idiom does not actually mean "It's all greek to me". It's used when something is suspicious, for example: - „Was? Bez*s hat alles sein Geld gespendet? Das kommt mir Spanisch vor..."

Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt - lit. "There goes the dog into the pot!". This idiom can be used when one is very surprised, for example, when something very unlikely happens. Here, verrückt is a verb that means "to move". For example: - „Die Deutsche Bahn ist heute pünktlich angekommen!" - „Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt"

Ich glaube mein Schwein pfeift - lit. "I think my pig is playing the flute". This idiom is used when faced with something unbelievable. - „Du würdest nicht geblockt, wenn du dich als M*sk auf Twitter ausgegeben hast? Mensch, ich glaube mein Schwein pfeift"

Was für ein Tohuwabohu - lit. "What a Tohuwabohu! (What a hullabaloo!)". It means "what a chaos!". Tohuwabohu comes from the Hebrew old testament, "tofu vavohu", "without form, and void" or "unseen and unformed". For example: „Während der Sommerferien herrscht immer auf meinem Tisch ein Tohuwabohu"

Der Drops ist noch nicht gelutscht - lit. "The candy isn't fully licked yet" (yikes). This idiom is appropriate when something is still undecided (a football game, an election...). - „Noch 1-1? Der Drops ist noch nicht gelutscht..."

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Fav Langblrs

Week 2, day 7 of prepolyglot’s langblr reactivation challenge

linguistness - lots of cool langblr but also linguistics content (German, Swedish, French, Czech)

cumbiana - phd life with some Spanish and langblr content thrown in

spanishskulduggery - really helpful explanations about Spanish grammar and vocab

thetudes - lots of useful resources for French

3oey - cute vocab drawings for Russian :3

tealingual - tonnes of resources for tonnes of different languages, great for resource masterposts

sciogli-lingua - several languages but especially Italian

pompadourpink - the ultimate authority on the French language as far as I'm concerned forget L'Académie Française

linguenuvolose - language study and general life posts, just a nice vibe

fluencylevelfrench - French and also book recs

[asterlearns]

Langblr Reactivation Challenge by @prepolyglot | 1.2

Write a list of goals you have for your target languages. Make both long term and short term goals. An overall goal could be to have the ability to talk with native speakers with ease and a smaller goal would be to finally learn that difficult grammar point that's been plaguing you for ages. How will you achieve them?

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日本語

My main goal with Japanese right now is to be able to read/watch/play various Japanese media. A secondary goal is to be able to visit Japan and travel comfortably even in the less touristy spots. I'd especially like to be comfortable ordering food in restaurants since I am vegan and there can often be a lot of cultural differences that can make it hard to explain what I do and don't eat, even without a language barrier. I don't know when I'm going to get a chance to actually go to Japan, though, and if I do it definitely won't be frequently, which is why it isn't as much of a focus for me currently.

A more specific goal would be to read the manga series 下弦の月 by Ai Yazawa. It's one of her works that has never been localized into English, so the only way I'll be able to read it is in Japanese, and that's pretty motivating.

Some more short term goals include finishing all the currently available content on NativShark (a Japanese language learning site) by the end of the year, and watching all the videos on the Comprehensible Japanese YouTube channel. I've completed 85/296 lessons on NativShark so far, and if I keep up my current pace of 5 lessons a day, I should be able to complete that goal. For Comprehensible Japanese I've already completed the Complete Beginner playlist, and I should be able to finish the Beginner playlist by the end of the year as well. I think completing these two things will leave me in a good place to start next year, when I want to start doing more extensive reading and listening of native materials.

Español

I live in Southern California and Spanish is ubiquitous here, and it's a language I've always felt that I should learn so I can connect with more of the people in my community. It's hard to stay motivated about learning a language just because you feel you ought to, though, which is one of the reasons I haven't gotten very far with it. One personal goal I do have in this language though, is to be able to watch Guillermo del Toro's earlier films in their original Spanish.

Hrvatski

This is a very personal language for me, as my grandfather's family is from Croatia. My main goal is to learn about and be more connected to my personal history, and be able to visit with family there who don't speak English. I also recently stumbled upon the site croatian.film, and the idea of watching and reading about Croatian film is exciting. If you've noticed the theme, it's because I'm a bit of a film buff, so watching movies is a pretty good motivator for me.

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Langblr recommendations

A list of all blogs I follow for learning Swedish :)

@underligbesynnerlig | Native Swede mostly posting about Swedish culture

@mediocrelanguagelearner | Very nice mutual, always happy to practice Swedish

@talvatis | Posts about Sami-culture

@salvadorbonaparte | Mutual for any language resources you may need

@tealingual | Langblr veteran

@solkatts-svenska | Posts about vocab and Swedish culture

@swedishwayoflife | Swedish langblr

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112922 | Week 1 Day 5 of Langblr Reactivation Challenge by @prepolyglot

Day 5: Find a video in your target language and watch it as many times as you need to in order to understand it. Make a post about the video. What was it about? Did you like the video? Was it difficult to understand? Make sure you link the video. Try to write your answers in your target language, but if you can’t that’s okay!

最近我真的沉迷于手账和日记。这个发生每末年了。我在12年开始用了手账. 真的最喜欢。然后我觉得看看手账的视频。

这个视频关于男人的23年手账体系。他在视频开始说他的过来手账。他开始用手账是19岁的。他用了很多体系。只是一个手账，两个（在工作和生活）。但是他却打算用3个本子，于工作，生活和。最后一本 ，他就买是因为价格。这个视频没有很多信息，但是我更喜欢这样的视频，少谈话。我不觉得这个视频很难，不过有些词我不知道。

Sorry guys, Im on the end of semester and i don`t have time to post here

[giuliaisstudying]

seventeen people, seventeen questions

thank you @michelle-languages for tagging me 💞

nickname // Shulia, Shu, Giù, Lia, Giuly (basic 🥲)

sign // Cancer

last thing I googled // “exercices sur les chiffres en français“ (looking for an exercise my student can do 👀)

song stuck in my head // MOTIVEISHON - Lali

no. of followers // I can't see them from my phone 💔

amount of sleep // 9h?

lucky number // 23, 11, 1

dream job // a paid polyglot 😂

wearing // white t-shirt with different women figured and a “sisterhood: international women's Day“ text, a hoodie with a painting by Van Gogh, black trousers and socks and... underwear with the UK flag hahah.

movies / books that summarize you // girl, interrupted (movie), re loca (movie), the Holy Qur'an (book), a beautiful mind (movie), volevo essere una farfalla (book), briciole (book)

favorite song // the funeral - Yungblud

aesthetic // everything beige

favorite authors // Paulo Coelho, Lev Tolstoj

favorite animal noise // my dog trying to sing

random // I tested positive for COVID 😭

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