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Aimer Conjugation

j’aime = I love

tu aimes = you love

il aime = he loves

elle aime = she loves

nous aimons = we love

vous aimez = you love (formal; plural)

ils aiment = they love (masculine)

elles aiment = they love (feminine)

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Reading French: Well shit this might as well be english I can read this quickly and with 100% understanding wow

Listening to French: *blank expression staring light years past the person as my facial features slowly petrify*

Japanese starter pack

SO you’ve finally said okay, I want to learn Japanese. If you’ve never learned a language before then it can seem daunting but it’s a very rewarding experience! I’m gonna lay out what helped me start and stuff that I think would’ve been helpful for me even early on! But I still recommend doing your own research and trying lots of different methods bc language learning especially by yourself is a very personal experience! This is also meant for absolute beginners just looking to get started so I will try to keep it simple. 

First I just want to say I think your first goal should be “I want to be able to read and write kana fluently” because even just that will open so many doors and send you well on your way, but most importantly because: romaji will not be there for you. At all. And to be able to learn to read efficiently you need to read! Just like when you first learned the alphabet you must try to read everything, try to read tweets, posts, articles from NHK news easy, candy packaging, anything! You don’t have to understand what you’re reading at all, you just have to be able to read it right. And learn this with all the sources I will list in the post don’t try to learn it completely in isolation. Some tofugu kana resources to get you started/supplement other resources: Hiragana guide, Katakana guide, kana charts

Getting started immediately with apps There’s lots of language apps to pick and try out but I think the 2 best options right away are Duolingo and Lingodeer. Duolingo has improved its japanese course so much since I first did it in 2017, finally more lessons so you can use it beyond the beginner stage, separate lessons for katakana finally, and it uses more kanji to really give you a headstart on that front! Its still kind of inefficient in isolation but its so good for getting you started. If you’re fine with spending some subscription money then Lingodeer, a recently paywalled app specially made for asian languages like Japanese, Chinese, and Korean is worth giving a try! Here’s a video review of it by Miku Real Japanese

Textbooks The most famous textbook used in classrooms is Genki! A good book, its concise, streamlined, and efficient! but it’s not really designed for you to study by yourself. Its designed for the classroom and doesn’t really include a lot of content to help you become fluent in reading kana and some kanji. This can make starting feel more daunting and overwhelming for some so a lot self learners myself included recommend starting with Japanese from Zero! Specially designed for self learners and does a slow and thorough approach with an incorporated workbook section! There’s lots more options to explore tho and cough cough pdf versions to check out before you have to settle with a purchase

Youtube  There are so many good youtube channels both old and new to help you at every step! If you need to hear someone explain things for you bc you want to practice listening/pronunciation, you just like lectures, written explanations didn’t help then youtube is a great asset! Japanese Ammo has lessons starting with absolute beginners, if you want to try your hand at doing lessons with no english at all, then Sambonjuku’s basics can help. Japanesepod101′s youtube is also a great place for beginners! This is just a tiny sample of the many youtube channels dedicated to teaching you japanese so if none of these clicked with you then there’s many more channels to try! All linked channels also have videos on kana! 

In summary simply getting started is the first step and when you conquer kana then that’s already big progress! These are the basic tools that helped me simply start so I hope at least one of them can be helpful, and if not then there must be some tool or resource out there that will work for you! And quick note: a book I’m reading right now that I also want to recommend as supplemental reading is Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner. Its really good advice on how to approach and start language learning and I agree with everything I’ve read so far, and its just a really encouraging book! I also recommend checking out Tofugu.com which has a lot of great reviews, articles, advice, and resource roundups for you to explore. also shoutout to my fav langblr on here @ohitoyoshi just because. and if anyone reading want to share what helped them get stared then feel free to add on!

Disney Movie Titles in French

Cendrillon: Cinderella La Belle et la Bête: Beauty and the Beast La Belle au Bois Dormant: Sleeping Beauty La Petite Sirène The Little Mermaid Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Le Bossu de Notre-Dame: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Le Livre de la Jungle: The Jungle Book Le Roi Lion: The Lion King Alice au Pays des Merveilles: Alice in Wonderland Hercule: Hercules Les 101 Dalmatiens: 101 Dalmatians Les Aristochats: The Aristocats Bernard et Bianca au Pays des Kangourous (Bernard et Bianca en Australie): The Rescuers Down Under Oliver et Compagnie: Oliver & Co. Pinocchio: Pinocchio Raiponce: Tangled La Reine des Neiges: Frozen La Belle et le Clochard: Lady and the Tramp Atlantide, l'empire Perdu: Atlantis, the Lost Empire Basil, Détective Privé: The Great Mouse Detective La Planète au Trésor : Un Nouvel Univers: Treasure Planet Frère des Ours: Brother Bear Rox et Rouky: The Fox and the Hound La Princesse et la Grenouille: The Princess and the Frog Les Mondes de Ralph: Wreck-It Ralph Kuzco, l'empereur Mégalo: The Emperor’s New Groove Merlin l'Enchanteur: The Sword in the Stone Dingo et Max (Complètement Dingo): A Goofy Movie Robin des Bois: Robin Hood Aladdin: Aladdin Cars: Quatre Roues (Les Bagnoles): Cars Dumbo: Dumbo Fantasia: Fantasia Lilo et Stitch: Lilo & Stitch Mulan: Mulan Peter Pan: Peter Pan Toy Story (Histoire de Jouets) : Toy Story

*Titles in parentheses are Canadian French

☆ Universe in French ☆

l’Univers - the Universe

la Voie lactée - the Milky Way

le système solaire - the solar system

les étoiles - stars

l’atmosphère - the atmosphere

la gravité - the gravity

une orbite - an orbit

une nouvelle lune - a new moon

une éclipse solaire - a solar eclipse

une éclipse lunaire - a lunar eclipse

une galaxie - a galaxy

une constellation - a constellation

une comète - a comet

un astéroïde - an asteroid

un météore - a meteor

une météorite - a meteorite

un trou noir - a black hole

la lune - the moon

le soleil - the sun

les planètes - planets

la Terre -  the Earth

random french phrases i learned in class

c’est pas enorme: it’s not much

s’est mal passée: did not go well

il se trouve que: it just so happened

nous allons en rester là: agree to disagree

pire que tout: worst of all

encore moins: let alone

dans l’heure: within the hour

accro du boulot: attached to work (workaholic)

en vouloir: to hold a grudge

faire bonne figure: put up a front

à froid: in cold blood

Vocab List/Grammar from My Blog Masterpost

if only i actually knew all these words

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Nouns’ plural

Most of the time you can create a singular plural by adding a -s. But:

Nouns ending in -s, -x, -z don’t change:

Le/es nez (nose), La/es noix (nut), Le/es mois (month)

Some nouns have a -x plural:

-au and -eu nouns: Feu (fire)

Seven -ou nouns: Bijou (jewel), caillou (pebble), chou (cabbage), genou (knee), hibou (owl), joujou (toy), pou (louse)

the singular -al nouns have a -aux plural: Un animal / des animaux 

Exceptions: 

Bal (ball), carnaval, chacal (jackal), festival, régal (food delight) take a -s

7 -ail nouns take an -x: bail (lease), corail (coral), émail (enamel), soupirail (cellar window), travail (work), vantail (door leaf), vitrail (stained glass)

Guess the gender

Are feminine:

-tion nouns (Action, Lactation)

-o borrowed English words (Vidéo, Radio)

regular -eur nouns (Chaleur, Fleur) as opposed to 'fancy' existential concepts (Malheur, Honneur)

-ère, -(t)rice, -euse job titles (Boulangère, Actrice, Coiffeuse)

-twice the same consonant+e nouns, adjectives, pronouns (Princesse, Feuille, Quelle, Cette, Grosse) - expect Gramme

most -ée nouns (Mariée, Durée) - except greek words Apogée, Lycée, Scarabée

many -e nouns (Bouteille, Douche)

most -oix nouns (Noix, Voix) - except Choix

disciplines (Littérature, Physique)

continents (Afrique, Océanie)

-e countries and regions (Bretagne, Italie)

Are masculine:

most -consonant nouns (Chien, Matelas)

-er, -(t)eur job titles (Fermier, Facteur)

-ail/eil nouns (Orteil, Travail)

-euil/ueil nouns (Fauteuil, Accueil)

-asme, -isme nouns (Enthousiasme, Féminisme)

certain -e nouns (Livre, Mérite)

-eau nouns (Jumeau, Pinceau)

-scope nouns (Microscope, Téléscope)

-oire nouns, most likely (Auditoire) - expect Passoire

-ment nouns (Enterrement, Habillement)

cardinal points (Ouest, Nord)

languages (Italien, Polonais)

days, months, seasons (Hiver, Janvier)

trees (Chêne, Saule pleureur)

not -e countries and regions (Maroc, Japon)

Depends:

-é (Amitié, Résumé) - existential concepts are feminine (Beauté, Charité), simple words seem to often be masculine (Karaté, Été); exceptions: Acné, Clé, Psyché

-age nouns - masculine if it's added to an existing prefix, feminine if not (Le claquage, Le mirage, La page, La rage)

"-ing" verbs in Irish

Tá mé ag (taw may egg): I am… Níl mé ag (neel may egg): I am not…

- ithe (like “i” in the word “in” -ha): eating - ól (“hole” without the h): drinking - féachaint (faykent): watching - léamh (layuv): reading - staidéar (stad-air): studying - foghlaim (fowl-um): learning - lorg (lurg): looking/searching for - caitheamh (ka-hiv): wearing - caint (ka-int): talking - damhsa (da-u-sa): dancing - gáire (gaw-ira): laughing - caoineadh (queen-ah): crying - siúl (shool): walking