Diary Writing In French

this quiz tells you what your homeric epithet would be and well, isn’t this the question that keeps us all up at night? feel free to reblog and put your epithet in the tags, mine is bright-eyed

the one problem i have with people my age and younger is that a lot of us do not have hands on hobbies. like i have spoken to so many people my age who go to work, go to school and then fuck around on their phone/computer for hours and then ???????? like no wonder ur depressed and have low confidence in urself. u need to get ur hands on something, feed those dopamine receptors! learn how to play guitar, garden, scrapbook, fucking make model trains. i don’t give a shit, MAKE SOMETHING!!

it feels better than drugs when i finish making a thing—and then show it off or gift it.

and then so people my age say to me ‘well—i can’t draw/paint/knit/etc. like you can. my stuff would be terrible.’ yeah, well duh—a part of developing skill is sucking at something and then practicing it over and over and over again until you suck less. u’ll have a hard time feeling lonely or bored when you can’t stop thinking abt a technique you want to try or something you want to make for someone else. making things has SAVED MY LIFE. it gave me a reason to keep living day after day when i wanted to die.

making things improved my generational relationships (when i worked for the newspaper i would talk to customers abt jamming recipes or cross-stitch, one of my grandmas always gives me pattern books and tell me abt when she knitted things for mom, my other grandma is giving me a wedding quilt that HER grandma gave her 50 years ago because she knows i will appreciate it). it also got me likeminded friends who also make things.

take a ceramics class! pick up water colors, bake cakes! learn to work on cars! make soap. DO SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T INVOLVE STARING AT A SCREEN.

Hello! I’m the Little Language Fox...

But you can call me Lisa. I’m in my final year at my University. I currently study literature + Spanish (my majors), as well as French + lingustics (my minors).

Also, I am currently self-studying Korean (I am a beginner!). 

I thought about making this blog for a long time. I’ve had a Tumblr since 2010 (oh my god I’m old) but I recently deleted my previous account to start fresh! 

I really want to track my progress and stay motivated to keep up my languages!

See you around!

Writing a job application in French!

Monsieur / Madame – dear sir / madam

Aux principaux concernes – to whom it may concern

Je souhaite poser ma candidature pour le poste de... – I would like to apply for the position of…

Je travaille actuellement pour… – I currently work for…

Je suis diplômé / diplômée en… – I am a graduate in…

Mes qualités principales sont… – my strengths are…

Mon domaine d'expertise est… – my area of expertise is…

Ma langue maternelle est… – My first language is…

Mais je parle aussi… – but I also speak…

J'ai une connaissance pratique de… – I have a working knowledge of…

Je suis un utilisateur confirmé de… – I am an experienced user of…

Je suis disponible pour un entretien le... – I am available for an interview on…

Veuillez agréer, Monsieur / Madame – Yours sincerely,

Capacité de communication – communication skills

Capacité de créativité – creative skills

Capacité d'encadrement – management skills

Capacité à résoudre les problemes – problem solving skills

Capacité à prendre la parole en public – public speaking skills

Compétences en organisation – organisational skills

Motivé / motivée - motivated

Travailleur / travailleuse – hardworking

Un CV – A CV

Une lettre de motivation – A cover letter

Une candidature à un emploi – A job application

존댓말 and 반말

This lesson is to learn the differences between 존댓말 and 반말. In addition to that you will learn some Korean honorifics.

There are three politeness levels in Korean. Here is an example of them:

Words ending with -ᄇ니다 are the most polite/ formal. (존댓말)

Words ending with -아요, 어요, 여요 are slightly less formal but still polite. (존댓말)

Words ending with -아, 어, 여 are informal and far more casual. (반말)

Some examples:

고맙습니다 - 고마워요 - 고마워 (Thank you)

반갑습니다 - 반가워요 - 반가워 (Nice to meet you)

알겠습니다 - 알겠어요 - 알겠어 (I understand)

When to use 존댓말 and 반말

You must use 존댓말 if:

The person you are speaking to is older than you

The person you are speaking to you did not give you permission to use 반말 with them

You don’t know or just met the person you are speaking to

You are in a professional environment

You can use 반말 if:

The person you are speaking to if younger than you

The person you are speaking to is older but gave you permission to use 반말 with them

You are the same age as the person you are speaking to

You are writing or speaking to yourself

How to change 존댓말 to 반말

Luckily it is relatively easy to change 존댓말 to 반말. Here’s how:

Present tense:

-아/어/여요 —> -아/어/여

-이에요 / -예요 –> -이야 / -야

Past tense:

-았/었/였어요 —> -았/었/였어

Future tense:

-(으)ᄅ 거예요 –> -(으)ᄅ 거야

Honorifics Vocab:

씨 is added after someone’s name to politely address them.

아줌마 is used to address middle-aged women.

아저씨 is used to address middle-aged men.

선생님 is used to address your senior at work, school, etc… It can also mean “teacher” and “doctor.”

후배 is used to talk about someone who is your junior at work or school. However, you don’t address them as this directly.

언니 is used only by females. This literally means “older sister” but can be used to addressed other older females.

누나 is only used by males. Like 언니, it means “older sister” and can be used to address older females.

오빠 is only used by female. It means “older brother” but can be used to address other older males.

형 is only used by males. It means “older brother” but can be used to address other older males.

More ways to learn:

Video by GO! Billy Korean

Lesson by Talk to Me in Korean

Lesson by kstreet Manila

Hey! so i just created my very first studygram (shameless self promo @decafstudy follow me) and one of my irl friends saw my stories and posts and asked “How many hours does your day have? ´cause mine only has 24″ and that got me thinking abt how i take the most advantage of my days to make them feel (or look) 48 hours long! Here are a few of the things I incorporate on my daily student life to be more productive!

• IF YOUR FIRST CLASS STARTS LATE IN THE MORNING WAKE UP 2 HOURS EARLIER THAN NEEDED i know, am i crazy? ok so here´s the deal. If your first class starts, let´s say, at 11:00 A.M you might be tempted to wake up at 10:00 A.M, get dressed, and head to school. Not only does this create bad habits for when you get assigned a 7:00 A.M class (which will happen) but you lose MANY HOURS OF PRECIOUS TIME. Get your 8-9 hours of sleep and do not let yourself wake up later than needed. My class sometimes starts at 11:30 A.M so i wake up at 8:00 have a nice morning, relax, work out a bit, light up a candle and get ahead on reading and work for school! Your day will start and feel more productive!

• NEVER LEAVE CLASS WITH A DOUBT ON YOUR MIND I know this might create anxiety for people who are shy and do not like asking questions during class (i am one of those people) If you feel just too scared to ask during class APPROACH THE TEACHER AFTER CLASS ENDS. as soon as he dismisses class, approach him and ask the question. If you are not able to do so DO NOT STRESS, BUT WRITE THAT QUESTION DOWN ASAP ON A POST IT AND STICK IT YOUR NOTEBOOK. that way you will have the question at hand and you can seek tutoring later and ask, or even ask a friend BUT NEVER LET A QUESTION GO, NEVER think “i will ask it later” BECAUSE YOU WON´T and IT WILL DOOM YOU. This will save so much time when you study, because all your questions will be at hand and you will know what you have to focus on studying.

• WHENEVER YOU HAVE FREE TIME, USE IT TO WORK WHILE DOING SOMETHING FUN instead of just diving head first into watching a movie, ask yourself if there is something more productive that you could be doing rn (reading ahead, reviewing, doing extra math exercises) if the answer is yes, then put that movie on mute and work while taking a peek at the movie ever once in a while. This will not only help you with discipline and learning to keep yourself from distractions, but it will occupy your free time in something that your future self will thank you for later on.

• NEVER ASSUME THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT LATER again, think in terms of your FUTURE SELF how much would your future self love it if instead of studying 3 days before the exam, you studied a week before it? How much would your future self love it of instead of reading until 12:00 PM tomorrow, you divided the reading between today and tomorrow? never assume that you will have spare time ahead because chances are that you won´t and you will end up with A BUNCH of work that you didn´t do and that you can´t do at the moment. FUTURE SELF THINKING has saved my life.

• LEAVE TIME OPEN FOR MENTAL HEALTH/PHYSICAL/RECREATIVE CARE as much as i always put work first, I KEEP MY THERAPIST VISIT AND MY GYM ROUTINE STABLE no matter how much work i have. This helps me feel more balanced and like i am on top of everything, not just school, feeling good=more productivity.

• POMODORO TECHNIQUE i know many people know about this but if you don´t, this is basically a studying technique in which you work or study for 25-30 minutes straight NO DISTRACTIONS and then have a 5-6 minute break, and then repeat the process as many hours as you need. This really helps me not get burnt out when I have a heavy load of work. Watching study with me videos on yt is a good way of keeping the pomodoro system going. Some good apps that I use for POMODORO are Forest and Tide.

• HAVE AN APP CARPET ON YOUR PHONE THAT IS CALLED “PRODUCTIVITY” ie. download a BUNCH of cute as hell apps that help you get motivated and organised when you look at them. This will make you more prone to look at your phone as an INSTRUMENT rather than a DISTRACTION. (my fave apps are Taskade, Forest, Tide, Brainscape and Pocket)

• Lastly, GET MOTIVATED i know this sounds cliché, but the reason why i love keeping my day busy is because i surround myself with a romanticised idea of studying. Doing these kinds of posts, following a bunch of accounts with pretty notes, having a clean room and desk, going to the library and appreciating the color scheme or sounds around you, listening to relaxing sounds or music while working, downloading many pretty apps to keep myself on track while having a cute aesthetic… all of these things might seem small, but they make you feel cleaner, more balanced and more prone to LIKING the work you do.

Anyways i know most of you already do these cause yall are on top of your game alllll the tiiiiime girl, but if any of these helps, ill be very happy!

Alguien quiere ser mi compañera de lengua?  No tengo oportunidades tan cerca de mi de practicar afuera de leer. 

-Lisa

♡  SOME SPANISH TELENOVELA PHRASES ♡

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Exclamatory Phrases

¡no puede ser! | it can’t be!

¡vete / fuera de aquí! | go away, get out of here!

¡déjame en paz / aléjate! | leave me alone, get away from me  

¡suéltame! | get off me, let go of me! 

¡no me toques! | don’t touch me! 

¡dime la verdad! | tell me the truth!

¡no lo creo! | i don’t believe it!

¡no me mientas! | don’t lie to me!

¡mentiras! | lies!

¡no lo soporto! | i can’t stand it!

!cállate! | shut up!

Insults

cobarde | coward

desagradecido/a | ungrateful person

mentiroso/a | liar

sinvergüenzo/a | shameless person

Plot Reveal Phrases

estoy embarazada | i’m pregnant

eres el padre | you’re the father

tengo un amante | i have a lover

quiero el divorcio | i want a divorce

habia un accidente | there was an accident

está muerto | she / he is dead

Love Phrases

estoy en enamorada de ti | i’m in love with you

eres el amor de mi vida | you’re the love of my life

eres mi vida | you’re my life

te amo / te quiero | i love you

te juro / te prometo | i swear to you, i promise you

no quiero vivir sin ti | i don’t want to live without you

no puedo vivir sin ti | i can’t live without you 

cásate conmigo | marry me

¡nos vamos a casar¡ | we’re getting married!

Heartbreak Phrases

¡se acabo! | it’s over!

él me engañó / ella me engañó | she cheated on me

tiene otra mujer | he has another woman

no te amo / no te quiero | i don’t love you

me hiciste daño | you hurt me

¡te odio! | i hate you!

no lo / la puedo olvidar | i can’t forget about him / her

MISC. vocab

el novio, la novia | boyfriend, girlfriend

el amante | lover

el secreto | secret

el embarazo | pregnancy 

la muerte | death

envidia | envy, jealousy

venganza | vengeance, revenge

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