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Starting from today (24.05.20) , every Sunday I am gonna post about what I’ve done that week regarding productive stuff that I rarely do (sadly).

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Random goals I wanna achieve (24.05.20)

Finish CS50 on edX —> currently on week4

Gain bioinformatic and phyton experience on Rosalind

Learn R for biology —> Almost half of swirl is done but I have 0 experience

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Ask a prof if they got some bioinformatic part of their research I could possible work on!!

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Hi everyone! I’m throwing a new challenge, this time called Langblr Music Challenge. The purpose of this challenge is to have some fun by listening to music while improving your language skills.  To participate in this challenge you will choose one song in your target language every day that you will listen to (to improve your listening skills), sing along to (to improve your pronunciation), look up the lyrics to and learn all the words that were unfamiliar to you (to expand your vocabulary). You don’t have to memorize the whole song or post a video of yourself singing, don’t worry! Instead, if you want to, you can post about your progress and share the songs you listened to and the new words you learned. If you do, please tag your posts as #langblrmusicchallenge so that I and others can find new music and learn some new words as well! You can choose to participate in this challenge for 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, or 30/31 days - it’s up to you! 

Have fun! 🎶

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Honorific Prefixes

The explanation that is generally given is that words of native Japanese origin take お as the honorific prefix whereas words of Chinese origin will take ご 

Another phrasing is that words read with their kun’yomi (Japanese readings) take お and words read with their On’yomi (Chinese readings) take ご

Both of these can be written in kanji as 御 however outside of Keigo お is practically never seen in kanji, and ご is maybe only a 50/50 chance of the kanji being used.

That said, there are a few additional notes that get left out.

お　is commonly used for day-to-day words, い adjectives, and most foods (except for ご飯) regardless of origin

ご   is commonly used for more abstract concepts and most な adjectives

While you may sometimes see people attach these prefixes to loan words it’s considered incorrect to do so. 

Many “exceptions” are created by these additional notes.

Some Chinese origin words that commonly take お

お茶　「おちゃ」 Tea

お元気　「おげんき」 Lively, healthy

お勉強　「おべんきょう」 Study

お電話　「おでんわ」 Phone, Phone call

お食事　「おしょくじ」Meal

お化粧　「おけしょう」 Make-up

お野菜　「おやさい」 Vegetables

お綺麗　「おきれい」 Beautiful

Some Japanese origin words that commonly take ご

ごゆっくり　leisurely

ごもっとも　most, extemely

ご親切　「ごしんせつ」Kind, friendly

ご盛ん　「ごさかん」 Popular

Also some words can be used with either of the prefixes:

返事　「へんじ」 Reply

都合　「つごう」 Circumstance

利息　「りそく」 Interest (financial)

通知　「つうち」 Notification, notice

会計　「かいけい」 Account

受験　「じゅけん」 Entrance exam

年賀　「ねんが」 New year’s greetings

祝儀　「しゅうぎ」 Celebration

病気　「びょうき」 Illness

Required Honorifics

While some more masculine speech forms are more forgiving of this, there are several words in which the honorific has become accepted as part of the word and should be kept even in casual speech. The more common examples are:

お金 「おかね」 Money

お茶　「おちゃ」 Tea

お辞儀　「おじぎ」 bowing

ご飯  「ごはん」(as well as compound words using ご飯 ) Meal, cooked rice

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Hi! Do you know any YouTube channel that teaches Japanese?

Hey Anon,

I’m sure there’s more than a few out there, but the one which I am aware of is Learn Japanese From Zero. It starts at, well, you guessed it - level 0, and continues on from there. It’s a well established channel with a substantial back catalogue of video content which ought to keep you going for quite a while. Their webpage, Yesjapan.com, has additional content which you can access via a free subscription if you so desire.

The host, George, is someone you either do or don’t warm to. I find him quite agreeable, and sometimes funny, but there sure are some cringe moments! Guess that makes him as human as the rest of us :-)

Happy video scouring!

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I love my desk a lot ❤️

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Advanced English vocabulary

The vocabulary list has been taken from here. Apathy (noun) Lack of interest or concern. There is widespread apathy among the school staff. Dismal (adjective) Gloomy; depressing; dreary. When the weather is dismal, I have a hard time getting motivated to do anything. Dismay (verb) To cause the sudden loss of courage; to cause the feeling of consternation and distress. We were dismayed by the president’s policy reversal. Emulation (noun) The imitation or copying of someone. No example sentence.   Endeavor (verb) To try very hard to achieve something. We hoped that the president would endeavor to help the people. Frugal (adjective) Thrifty; economical. You don’t have to have a lot of money to travel if you are frugal. Impair (verb) To weaken; to affect negatively. No example sentence. Mercenary (noun) A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. The war was fought mostly by mercenaries. Naive (adjective) Lacking experience. It was naive of me to think that the governor actually cared about the people living in his state. Stringent (adjective) Strict; restrictive; rigid; severe. Mary has been on a stringent diet for months.

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Hello everyone! So this is my first ever post so I thought it be proper sharing my studying place. It’s a bit messy, filled with a lot of notes , it and contains much more than only my studying supplies but I’ve always had my desk like this so it works for me. As the new school year is about to start I want to participate the 100 days of productivity challange. So here it is the pic for the first day…

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Hi Essi! Could you make a list of some vocabulary list topics?

Greetings and basic phrases

Colours

Shapes

Numbers and counting

Measurements 

Telling time

Question words

Basic adjectives/verbs

Personal pronouns

Family members and relatives

Daily routine

Weather

Seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn

Events of the year: new year, easter, birthday, halloween, christmas, etc.

Life events and stages of life

Food and beverages

Herbs and spices 

Cooking and baking

Dietary requirements and allergies

Flavours

Asking for and giving directions

Physical appearance

Clothes and accessories

Makeup

Beauty and fashion

Fabrics and patterns

Materials

Body parts

Personality traits

Feelings and emotions

Places and buildings

Types of houses

Furniture and objects around the house

Containers 

City

Countryside

Animals and insects

Hobbies

Arts and crafts

Tools 

Music

TV and tv-shows

Movies

Books and literature

Popular movies/series/etc: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Twilight, Star Wars, Disney, Pokémon, Studio Ghibli, Moomin…

Sports

Games

Transportation

Cars and driving 

Traveling

School, studying, and stationery

Work and occupations

Diary/bullet journal

Post and email

Culture

Science

Nature

Natural disasters

Environment

Elements 

Countries and continents

Bodies of water 

Space

Compass points

Languages and linguistics

Profanities and insults

Relationships 

Friendship

Flirting 

Love

Sex

Sexual orientation and gender identity

Religion

Fairytales and mythology

Zodiac signs

Computers and other electronic devices

Social media & different platforms (tumblr, facebook, twitter…)

Cleaning and hygiene

Health and illnesses

Money

Shopping

Camping 

Names

Politics and elections

Royalty

Circus

Partying 

Alcohol and drugs

Bullying

News 

Terrorism

Refugees

Military, army & war

Synonyms and antonyms

Pairs and opposites 

Idioms and proverbs

Tongue twisters 

Loanwords 

Abbreviations 

Slang 

Irregular verbs 

False friends 

Advanced vocabulary 

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work hard

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Tumblr Resources to Get You Through the School Year!

Hi guys!! Thank you all so much for your support!!! Happy 250 (EDIT: I SPENT A DAY ON THIS AND NOW IM PAST 300) and hope you all have a great start to the month! The community is more welcoming with all of you - I haven’t faced negativity from anyone at all. None of these are my posts - but they’ve helped me out a lot. With that said - let’s get started:

For bujos/planners:

This is one of my side blogs, and has tons of inspiration for weekly and monthly spreads, as well as a few aesthetic ideas and how to start one. I update this constantly.

How to start a studyblr - Studyblrs with creative fields

Lighting (for photos)

Study spreads

Planning your month

Printables (the same as some used down there but in a different category):

Weekly printable

To - do printable

Cornell Notes printable

Back to school printables

Daily Planner  @theorganisedstudent

Weekly Planner II @theorganisedstudent

Essay Planner @theorganisedstudent

Assignment Planner @theorganisedstudent

Assignment Tracker

Novel Notes

Plot Diagrams

Correction Sheets

Grid & lined paper

Weekly schedule for studying

Printables masterpost

Exam printable & how to use it

2018 Calender set (by my QUEEN @emmastudies)

For students:

Exams & Studying:

Exam revision guide

How to beat different types of procrastination

How to deal with a crappy teacher (this has to do with studying ig)

Study tips!! (its a masterpost)

Exam Printable & How to Use it

Exam & Homework tips

Coping with hell i mean exams i mean hell

A cool studying outline to try

This is my favorite thing and it’s when to use certain remembering techniques

Correction Sheets

Memorization tips for different learners

Weekly study schedule

More sites to use in normal studying routines

How to study smarter and not harder

Study smarter II

Exam printable & how to use it

Self discipline 

Study methods

Hoe tips for school and studying

Studying masterpoint

Tips and tricks to studying

Study tip - so easy

How to stay organized to study

Note - Taking:

Lecture notes

How i set up flash cards (these are nice to study from but be determined to finish setting them up)

Nifty highlighting idea (this post is so old)

Highlighting idea that i actually use

How to take Cornell Notes

Cornell style notes printable (gridded)

Notebook paper (grid & lined)

Tips for pretty notes!!

How to take notes

Notes for different classes

Life, man & general school stuff:

Back - to -school guide

Things I learned as a college freshman

Get ORGANIZED

Textbooks are expensive so here’s some free ones…

Tips for working students that sound extra but may work for u ily don’t overwork urselves

Masterpost for motivation and stuff

Get ur life together again bc haha i stay organized for like a day anyway

School supplies that u should have just to stay minimal

Grad school tips

Organization masterpost

Productive afterschool routine

30 websites to kill boredom

Back to school masterpost

Get confident in presentations

Overcome procrastination

Succeeding in school masterpost

For bad days 

For bad days II

A GOOD MASTERPOST for getting ur life together 

General school tips 

Free online courses

GOOD POWERPOINT TIPS

Sites to learns stuff

More learning stuff sites

Dealing with a trashy class

Study resources masterpost

Summer Productivity

Summer life tips

PLEASE READ THIS THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT MASTERPOST 

Honest guide to college 

University tips

SCHOOL MINDSET

What to do on Sundays

Back to school masterpost

Useful things for going back to school

How to clean your house

Cute self care tips!

More self care tips

Plant care tips!

English:

A handy list of words to fit into ur essays

How to write an article like a journalist

Words to replace over-used words

ESSAY STRUCTURE IDEA this is in bold so u losers don’t miss this bc it’s not just for English u nerds

Get gucci while reading and be an active reader

Get gud reading them academic articles amigo

Words to replace “the author or whatever shows…” bc that is baby writing and i accidentally used that on an essay and i failed so

Novel notes

Plot Diagrams

Reading Lists

Literary techniques (what themes, personifications, metaphors are etc)

Discussing in English

How to top a literature class

Literature class masterpost

Strong/weak verbs

More essay tips!!

MLA format - a how to

ESSAY GRADER.

How to avoid essay cliches

Chemistry (I’m taking chem so i have a few resources aha)

Da terms on exam papers

Chemistry resources masterpost

Cute periodic tables

Study chapters

History/Social Studies

How to write a history paper

AP world history powerpoints masterpost

Math 

General tips

Resources

Understanding math masterpost

Test Prep

PSAT I

PSAT II

ACT tips!

100 words for the SATs (start studying early!!)

Thank you so much for the support! I couldn’t have done it without all of you. A simple reblog or like will help others see these tips, and will be very appreciated. I hope these links work - feel free to message me with questions and other links!! A possible part 2 might come out at the end of august, and one for languages!!!

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Guise …

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Laws of Productivity, No. 1: “Get started.”

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Quick reminder, especially for you younger undergrads: Discipline is a skill, not a character trait. And just like any skill, it can be practiced and improved upon incrementally. Try not to get discouraged if you have a day, or multiple days, where you are less disciplined than you would like or need to be. Don’t quit. Don’t spend the next week binging Netflix because you think it’s a hopeless endeavour. Just get up the next day and try again. Each day you try is more practice, and each day you practice, you’ll get a little bit better, and that continual improvement will pay dividends in the long run.

Keep at it.

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When you lose your Duolingo streak, but do 30 lessons to teach that bitch ass owl you are not joking around

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#Japanese #WordoftheDay 寝取る (ねとる /netoru) “to steal another’s spouse, to steal another’s lover”

— Learning Japanese (@LearnJPBOD) November 9, 2016

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This post is to remind you that

if we are studying the same languages, we can be study buddies

if you’re studying my native language, you can ask me questions regarding vocab and grammar, ask me to proof-read something you wrote, ask me to translate something or just write me if you want to practise writing

just let me know :)