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Ari wrote:

I hate hashtags, there so many stupid ones. I can not stand when people say first world problems, lots of people don't have a clue about how other humans live in other parts of the world.

True! Everything has a hashtag these days. :sweat_smile:

Oghenekevwe wrote:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atistudios.ispeak.fr

For someone like me that hates the conventional and gets bored easily, this app seems to be of great help to me.

It's a free app mainly aimed at beginners and travelers. It contains about 800 commonly used French words and expressions. It also allows you to work on your pronunciation as you can listen to these terms in an authentic pronunciation and repeat them. You can store your favorite sentences too. You're welcome!

Great share! Thanks!

I use Duolingo, Memrise, and I just started Lingua.ly. Here's a link to an article with some more apps. Has anyone tried Hellotalk?

https://www.lingualift.com/blog/best-language-learning-apps/

Mel.Palogan wrote:

I'm a droid user and I use Anki as my primary tool to learn Japanese. The only other app that I use is a J-E dictionary (forgot the name). I'd like to know what you guys are using to supplement your learning. :)

I use Duolingo, Memrise, and Lingua.ly. :grinning:

Michelle.Batan wrote:

Eating right before bed can cause vivid dreams. :sweat_smile:

interesting! I kind of want to try this :sweat_smile:

Jess.PWinkler wrote:

This one is not exactly a tale, it's more like a thing we do. We "knock on wood" when we say something we wouldn't like to happen. Like "what if she tripped and fall" *knock on wood*

My parents do this. There's even an old old song that goes something like "I guess I better knock on wood" interesting!

Oghenekevwe wrote:

We believe that if we eat in the dream,it's bad luck and you might be Bewitched. So the remedy some say is to eat exactly what you ate in the dream as soon as you wake up :grin:

Oh no! I always eat food I'm offered in dreams! :fearful:

Awesome,! Thanks for sharing! :grin:

TemitopeAkinyede wrote:

Who else loves Demi Lovato’s songs on here??:grin:

I remember her from the camp movie she did with Disney lol I haven't heard any of her new music. I'll definitely check her out!

Just remembered No Regret Life "Nakushita Kotoba" from my earlier anime days! :sob:

Phillip.Laplana wrote:

Cats want you to think that they're from outer space. They're just waiting patiently for the right moment. No one knows what they're patiently waiting to do, though.

haha so true!!! XD

I'm a ranger! (Confession:the power rangers theme song is stuck in my head now lol)

Oghenekevwe wrote:

i noticed i actually learn some words faster when i hear it in a song. for example "echame la culpa" by luis fonsi and Demi Lovato, Despacito also:grin:

Same here when I listen to kpop. 

TemitopeAkinyede wrote:

I recently got on the “no carbs” and OMAD diet. Really hasnt been easy seeing most of the food in this part of the world are mostly carbs but i really want to see results. Any advice?

i accidentally fell into the OMAD because of my busy schedule (I would forget to eat lol) but now if I try to eat 2-3 times I feel sick and lethargic. As for "no carbs" I'm lost sorry lol. I can say eating a low glycemic diet helps with energy. 

I just wanted to create a space for anyone to drop any trends that they find annoying these days in social media or the real world.

Noted. Thanks for sharing!

Sweet! Thanks for sharing! :)

I don't drink but I give a my roommates activated charcoal pills for their hangovers. Green tea and lots of water as well. 

Hi Rose! Welcome!

Welcome! Best wishes!

Welcome! Best wishes!

Hi Charles! Welcome! :)

Great article! Thanks for sharing!

 I have a jersey accent so, in my opinion, my English sounds funny. When it comes to Spanish I often fail horribly with the rolling "r" sound. It's quite funny but im working on it lol XD 

Sweet! Thanks for sharing this link and video! Keep up the great work and best wishes on learning Spanish!

Great post! Thanks for sharing!

What's bachata and vallenato? Love happy vibes! 

Following this post since I am also hoping to build some kind of routine into an already busy schedule lol Great advice so far everyone!

Wow! Do you study all of these languages at once? How? :D

Jess.PWinkler wrote:

Empanadas (fried cornmeal with cheese or any other filling inside), pancakes, pizza and noodles.... Basically I love breakfast xD

Do you eat breakfast for dinner? :D

VeePerez24 wrote:

Mine is C-H-I-C-K-E-N from P-O-P-E-Y-E-S!!!!!!

Why?

The savory, crispiness and juiciness of the chicken as well as the tastiest gravy ever! (Sounds like an endorser) LOL! :D :D :D

LOL!! My little brother eats chicken everyday especially now that there's a Popeye down the street from his dorm! He loves it! :D

My favorite food changes every 48hrs lol 

At 8:23 PT on 09/12/2018 it is Watermelon! :)

Before that it was Avocado...Before that it was Beets lol XD

Usually some fruit or vegetable or curry! XD

Phillip.Laplana wrote:

I saw a video today on Vox about Amber Gallego and her ingenious way of interpreting pop music. Then I saw her interpreting Under the Bridge for a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert. It was breathtaking and it made me envious. After watching that, I thought, "I should've learned how to sign."

Wow!!! Awesome!!! 

Interesting post here. Following.

Phillip.Laplana wrote:

The red juice that drips from steak is not blood. It's actually a mix of water and a protein called myoglobin that carries oxygen to muscles. The more myoglobin a muscle has, the darker/redder the meat is.
Wherever they are in the world, no matter what nationality they are, commercial pilots must identify themselves and speak in English.
Tupac Shakur used to do ballet. :smile:

Wow! Interesting post! 

Hi Sloftin! Welcome!  

Hi Jessica! Welcome! Best of luck on your language learning journey! 

Hi Cristiano! Welcome!  

Hi Imran! Nice to meet you! Welcome to the site! What languages are you interested in learning?  

Hi there! Welcome!  

Nice to meet you! Welcome! 

Hi Mai! Welcome!  

He there! Welcome! Best wishes on your language learning journey!

Phillip.Laplana wrote:

Where I'm from, there's a curious mix of British and American terms in infrastructure. Our buildings have a Ground Floor and the first level up is the second floor. But the building plans will indicate water closets instead of toilets or rest rooms. Major roads are called highways or expressways, not motorways, but the means to access them are called flyovers instead of on-ramps or off-ramps. We use elevators, not lifts. We have both car parks *and* parking lots. We almost habitually ignore pedestrian crossings, and never refer to them as crosswalks. We go to movie theaters to watch movies but the theaters are labelled Cinema 1, Cinema 2, and so on. I imagine it can be such a challenge. :)

Interesting! Thanks for posting this! I would love to visit there sometime soon. My best friend is from the Philippines. :)

GonzaloA wrote:

Hi, comedy shows : young and hungry, friends, mom.
Sci-fi : Buffy the vampire slayer,supernatural, the vampire diaries
Enjoy!

Supernatural has been around for decades it seems lol I'm maybe 5-6 seasons behind! lol

TemitopeAkinyede wrote:

aaronhawk wrote:

I like Babbel. I used Duolingo too for a while. But they need you to be online with your mobile device to practice. You cant download lessons.
Thats why i choose Babbel. And the lessons are way cooler in my opinion.

Can lessons be downloaded on Babbel?

I only tried the free version of Babbel on the mobile. Hopefully somewhere might know. I'm also interested. Thanks for asking! :)

GonzaloA wrote:

also : Torn by Natalie Imbruglia

Yes! I love LOVE this song! :)

My sister is a nanny and teaches her children to sign. I also have another sister who is taking sign language in college now. I've always wanted to learn but it's not always available in schools here.

Jeremi.Kress wrote:

Aileen.Cortes wrote:

Thank you so much! Now I know el - masculine, la -feminine. :grin:

There is only one tiny exception. Some female words can start with el :sweat_smile:
https://www.thoughtco.com/el-agua-instead-of-la-agua-3971897

Thanks for sharing!

Following this post. Great information everyone!

Nice! I didn't know about this. Thanks for sharing!

Here's a video on some differences between British vs. American English...

edz.conde wrote:

devilyoudont wrote:

So, I keep a log over on language-learners.org but I decided to also mirror my log over here :relaxed: I study Japanese

Sunday to Tuesday, Spanish Wednesday to Friday, and Esperanto on Saturdays. I usually update two or three times a week, noting what I did for each language over the course of the week.

What gets measured gets done!

:flag-es:Spanish Log:

Reading:

El huevo de chocolate

--Las princesas delicadas

Wikipedia

--History of the Spanish Language

Watching:

Netflix (with Spanish audio and Spanish subtitles)

--Juana Inés

Listening:

Podcasts (3hrs 13mins)

--Cienciaes.com

--SpanishLingQ

--Duolingo Spanish

SRS:

Reviewed 148 cards.

Made 26 cards.

Struggles:

Still recovering from end of the month overtime... it seemed like I didn't have energy to do anything this week.

Successes:

I went back and reread Caperucita. I feel like the flashcards generated from this story have really upped my comprehension of the total story.

I read about the history of the spanish language. It is my hope that by understanding sound changes that occurred in spanish, I might recognize cognates between Esperanto and Spanish more easily. Plori and Llorar is one such pair I realized from reading this.

:green_book:Esperanto:

Reading:

From Virino ĉe la landlimo

--Iluzio (16 pages)

Listening:

Podcasts (32 mins)

--Kern punkt

--Pola retradio en Esperanto

Writing:

Just chatting with friends again.

Struggles:

I was hoping to do some work on translating a bot to Esperanto or on adding more ice breaker questions in Esperanto to that bot, but I just didn't have energy for that.

Successes:

I enjoyed Iluzio a lot more than I enjoyed the previous short play. Maybe not a surprise because Iluzio isn't a tragedy. There were a few parts where I did laugh a little bit, and I felt like the ending really paid off, which is not something I usually think about such a short work. Also, I was feeling lazy, and didn't look up any literary words I didn't know, but this didn't impede my understanding of the play.

Wow! That's a very significant progress. I'm envious.. haha. As far as my learning Spanish is concerned, I'm still on duolingo and had this small notebook w

here I logged in all new spanish words and phrases that I learned everyday. As of now it's close to 200. Since I have a fulltime work with two young daughters, I can't do more than that. Haha. But I hope I'll do better next time. :blush:

I m using Duolingo as well. Great idea to keep a notebook log! :)

devilyoudont wrote:

edz.conde wrote:

Since I have a fulltime work with two young daughters, I can't do more than that. Haha. But I hope I'll do better next time. :blush:

I'm very lucky because I can listen to podcasts and such while I'm at work.

Take it one day at a time. Even a little bit every day will add up.

Great advice!

Michelle.Batan wrote:

la chica. lol interesting! thanks for this! =)

lol you're welcome! :)

Hey! Hope you're doing well! :) I've also been busy but will definitely be here. Being on this site and interacting with everyone truly motivated me and kept me focused on my language learning goals! :) 

ikaymoreno wrote:

Not sure if this is what you're looking for but his breakdowns are amazing. :)

Great post! Thank you for posting this. Very helpful since I am working on accents for roles. :)

Tennis, track, boxing, and kickboxing. I just googled Chinese garter and watched some videos. Looks super fun! I'll give it a shot (I know I'll probably trip or get tangled in the rope a few times haha!) XD 

Awesome!!! Best of luck! :)

Hahahaha! This is hilarious. I'm actually going to try to cry under water. XD

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

edz.conde wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

Cool! Best of luck on your blog! :) :)

Thanks! :blush:

You're welcome! :)

Cool! Best of luck on your blog! :) :)

edz.conde wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

edz.conde wrote:

Loving your suggestions here...currently listening to them one by one while

working...thanks to all! I'm kind of wanting to divert from my usual songs played in my pc, you know, just for a change. :heart_eyes:

Same here! Good vibes! :)

I particularly like Heartbeats suggested by James and the message of Hurt goes deep down to my heart.

Yes! And Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah gives me chills! I love it! :)

edz.conde wrote:

Loving your suggestions here...currently listening to them one by one while working...thanks to all! I'm kind of wanting to divert from my usual songs played in my pc, you know, just for a change. :heart_eyes:

Same here! Good vibes! :)

Michelle.Batan wrote:

what about "I dont speak Spanish"

no hablo Espanol :)

Jade.Xuereb wrote:

¿Puede ayudarme? – Can you help me?

Puede repetirlo! – Can you say that again?

No entiendo – I don’t understand!

No (lo) sé – I don’t know!

No tengo ni idea – I have no idea!

Estoy perdido – I’m lost

¿Qué significa …? – What does … mean

Mi español es malo – My Spanish is bad

¿Puedes hablar más despacio? – Can you speak more slowly?

Thanks for sharing! :)

Lorwina.Enriquez wrote:

https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/korean.php

Great! Thanks for sharing this!!! :)

Greg.Jones wrote:

The season with John Lithgow was amazing, definitely my favourite one

I agree. He's brilliant! He won an Emmy for the role of the Trinity Killer. :)

Hi Lily! Nice to meet you! :)

ikaymoreno wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

ikaymoreno wrote:

All Year Round by Up Dharma Down

Just checked this one out. Groovin'

They're an amazing local band. The singer is an amazing lyricist. :) You should also check out "Unspoken Definites" and "The World is Our Playground and We Will Always Be Home".

I listened to their album, Bipolar, on loop for a year when it came out. :)

Awesome! I'll definitely check them out. Thank you! :)

I would finally make a documentary about my travels around the world giving out free hugs, music, and avocados...

Then I would come back and figure out what I would do with a million dollars lol :)

ikaymoreno wrote:

All Year Round by Up Dharma Down

Just checked this one out. Groovin' 

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

Frederick.Dizon wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

At the moment it's Jimi Hendrix (original) and John Mayer's (cover) of "Bold As Love"!

Have you heard Mayer's Gravity?

Yes! I love it! I'm a huge John Mayer fan! :)

Good vibes!

Michelle.Batan wrote:

Every breath you take by The Police. Dont know why but I really like that song =)

Awesome! Yes! Love The Police and Sting as well! Good vibes! :)

Frederick.Dizon wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

At the moment it's Jimi Hendrix (original) and John Mayer's (cover) of "Bold As Love"!

Have you heard Mayer's Gravity?

Yes! I love it! I'm a huge John Mayer fan! :)

James.B wrote:

EricJohn.Opao wrote:

aaronhawk wrote:

James.B wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

Dexter... Lol

I just (finally) started watching Dexter! Love it so far... very darkly funny.

yeah its a quite dark show. too much for me idk why :D

Final season sucked though. Final great season was with Trinity then it went down hill in my opinion.

I did hear this too... maybe I should just stop before it starts going downhill. Why do so many good shows "jump the shark" like that?!

I agree. The last few seasons were disappointing.

I would like to learn eventually. My sister is taking a Vietnamese college course.

Michelle.Batan wrote:

What is the most beautiful song you have heard?

What's the most beautiful song you've heard?? :)

At the moment it's Jimi Hendrix (original) and John Mayer's (cover) of "Bold As Love"!

Frederick.Dizon wrote:

For me its Numb by Linkin Park.

Nice choice! :)

Thanks for sharing!

aaronhawk wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

aaronhawk wrote:

James.B wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

Dexter... Lol

I just (finally) started watching Dexter! Love it so far... very darkly funny.

yeah its a quite dark show. too much for me idk why :D

Same but it's one of those series you have to at least "attempt" to binge watch lol :)

i think i watched the whole thing lol

Awesome! :)

aaronhawk wrote:

James.B wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

Dexter... Lol

I just (finally) started watching Dexter! Love it so far... very darkly funny.

yeah its a quite dark show. too much for me idk why :D

Same but it's one of those series you have to at least "attempt" to binge watch lol :)

Interesting. Thanks for posting! :)

Hahaha! This is awesome! Me and some friends watched this and tried to mimic him! I love it! 

leosmith wrote:

Wow, surprisingly poor pronunciation, especially for Swahili and Korean. Japanese was just plain wrong (they almost always say "I like you", "I like (name)'s matter" or "I big like you" instead of the literal "I love you").

Maybe I will title this "Here's how to poorly pronounce I love you in 21 different language" instead! Lol 

Here's a quick video on how to say "I Love You" in 21 Different Languages! <3

James.B wrote:

Some of those words are hilarious, both sounding and meaning!

I agree! Lol

janahfacal.. wrote:

wow! I'm going to add this on my new list of words. Are these words widely used until now? Or if I am going to use this then I think no one will ever understand me at all, let say in a usual conversation not unless I am talking to a Linguist.:sweat_smile:

These words are not widely used but they're quite impressive. :)

aaronhawk wrote:

From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". :joy:

Cool!!! :)

Oxana.Salij wrote:

Oxana - "Praise be to God"

Angelina - my daughter - Angel

Alexander - my son - Defender of man.

Justin - my son - Just; upright; righteous. Form of New Testament Biblical name Justus.

Andrew - my husbend - manly, masculine

Beautiful! 

Elso.Martinez wrote:

Khadijah.Davis wrote:

Filmmaking, Acting, Screenplay writing, Guitar, Ukulele :) Traveling, Photography, Rescuing animals, Yoga, and Avocados!

those are a lot of great things to be passionate about, you sound really talented, I'm passionate about avocados too

Avocados are the best! :) :)

leosmith wrote:

Leonardo = brave lion!

Cool! :)

Excellent! That's good to know! :) :) :)

I didnt see the eclipse ( I'm in the US) but I did see Mars! :) No pictures though :(

I think cats are from outer space. Just saying.....

Welcome! :)

Oxana.Salij wrote:

Not yet. I am very busy now(((

My daughter drew a postcard

Sweet postcard!!! Happy belated birthday! :)

Dexter... Lol