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Hello! I'm Lisha. Here, I share my love for languages and tips for learning languages fast. I speak English, Spanish, Chinese, and French.
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簡單廣州話 gáandāan gwóngjāuwah (basic Cantonese)
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First Verbs

1. be - 係 haih, 喺 hái (to be in/at/on)

2. there is - 有 yóuh (neg.=冇 móuh)

3. have - 有 yóuh (neg.=冇 móuh)

4. do - 做 jouh

5. go - 去 heui

6. want - 要 yiu, 想 séung (with a verb)

7. can - 可以 hó yíh (allowed to), 識 sīk (literally means “know how to,” but can be used to mean “can”), 會 wúih (have the ability to, know how to), -得 dāk (can mean either), -得倒 dākdóu (same as -得 dāk, neg.=-唔倒 m̀hdóu)

8. need - 需要 sēui yiu, 要 yiu (neg.=唔駛 m̀hsái)

9. think - 諗 nám

10. know - 知(道) jī (dou), 識 sīk (“know how to”)

11. say - 講 góng, 話 wah

12. like - 鍾意 jūng yi, 中意 jūng yi

13. speak - 講 góng, 識講 sīk góng (a language)

14. learn - 學 hohk

15. understand - 明白 mìhng baahk

#cantonese#vocab#languages
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普通話200個基本詞語/普通话200个基本词语
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In connection to this post about only needing 200 words

Feel free to contact me and help me edit this post! There are definitely things on here that can’t be explained in a straight-forward way. Mandarin can’t be translated so directly compared to other Indo-European languages!

1st tone (high neutral): mā 2nd tone (rising): má 3rd tone (falling rising): mǎ 4th tone (falling): mà 5th tone (neutral): ma

*When there are two 3rd tones together, the first one becomes a 2nd tone.

suǒ yǐ -> suó yǐ

  1. be － 是 shì
  2. there is － 有 yǒu
  3. have － 有 yǒu
  4. do－做 zuò
  5. create (aka “make”) －創造／造（创造)  chuàng zào/zào
  6. cause (aka “make”)－讓（让）ràng
  7. go－去 qù
  8. say－講（more casual) （讲）jiǎng
  9. speak －說（说）shuō
  10. know－知道 （only for knowledge)（知道）zhīdào
  11. think－想 xiǎng
  12. want－想要 xiǎngyào
  13. like－喜歡（喜欢）xǐhuān
  14. can－可以 kě yǐ
  15. need－要 yào
  16. should－應該 （应该）yīnggāi
  17. try－試（试）shì
  18. feel－感覺（感觉)  gǎnjué
  19. work (also as a noun) －工作 gōng zuò
  20. learn－學（学）xué
#mandarin#chinese#vocab#languages
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kargodia asked:

I don't know if this helps, but for the Hebrew anon - I can teach you some Hebrew if you want! (it's my first language) or at least guide you a little bit about little nuances/slang/correct pronunciations/what have you. :)

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Thanks for the kind offer! :)

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Anonymous asked:

Hi! I was wondering if you knew anywhere where I could find the correct alphabets for alphabets that don't use the Latin one like, Russian, Korean, Japanese, ect?

funwithlanguages answered:

For learning an alphabet, I’d suggest googling “[language] alphabet” and lots of resources should come up.

Here are some resources that I know of:For Russian - Learn to read Russian in 15 minutes (only teaches the alphabet), Russian alphabetFor Korean -  Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes (only teaches the alphabet)

I’m not familiar with any specific resources for Japanese, but keep in mind that it has 3 writing systems: hiragana and katakana, which are alphabetic, and kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters (and thus non-alphabetic).

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harenakucha added in a reply:

For Japanese: Hiragana and Katakana: https://www.youtube.com/playlis… Kanji: https://www.youtube.com/playlis… Btw, stroke order is very important! So pay attention :)
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300 Basic French Words and Phrases
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Based on the method created by funwithlanguages!

First Verbs 1.     Be - être 2.     There is - il y a 3.     Have - avoir 4.     Do - faire 5.     Go - aller 6.     Want - vouloir 7.     Can - pouvoir 8.     Need - devoir, avoir besoin 9.     Think - penser 10. Know - savoir (facts, how to do something), connaître (people, be familiar with) 11. Say - dire 12. Like - aimer, apprécier 13. Speak - parler 14. Learn - apprendre 15. Understand - comprendre

Source: ayezekiel
#french#languages#vocab
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Anonymous asked:

Hi! I was wondering if you knew anywhere where I could find the correct alphabets for alphabets that don't use the Latin one like, Russian, Korean, Japanese, ect?

For learning an alphabet, I’d suggest googling “[language] alphabet” and lots of resources should come up.

Here are some resources that I know of:For Russian - Learn to read Russian in 15 minutes (only teaches the alphabet), Russian alphabetFor Korean -  Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes (only teaches the alphabet)

I’m not familiar with any specific resources for Japanese, but keep in mind that it has 3 writing systems: hiragana and katakana, which are alphabetic, and kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters (and thus non-alphabetic).

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Anonymous asked:

do you know if there's a 200 basic Russian words list anywhere?

The list hasn’t been translated into Russian as far as I know of, sorry. If anyone wants to translate it, that’d be great. :-)

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Learn Finnish with ~300 words
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According to this post by Fun with Languages, you can learn to express yourself in any language by learning basic grammar and just 300 words. I decided to translate their word list into Finnish to help those who would like to learn Finnish using this method. The ~200 words version can be found here. 

FIRST VERBS (English: Finnish) Be: olla There is: on Have: -lla/-llä on Do: tehdä Go: mennä Want: haluta Can: voida Need: tarvita Think: ajatella Know: tietää Say: sanoa Like: pitää, tykätä Speak: puhua Learn: oppia Understand: ymmärtää

#finnish#languages#vocab
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blueberrygingerhead asked:

Your blog is nothing short of amazing!! I took spanish in high school and as a sophomore college and could speak pretty close to fluent. Now it's been three years and im wanting to re-learn so I can teach English in Nicaragua. And this app and your blog has helped me so much! Muchas gracias mi Amiga!!!!

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Thank you so much for your note, and I’m really glad I could help! Have a great time in Nicaragua. :D

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Anonymous asked:

How hard is learning Filipino with English as a native language? Also, what resources do you have for it (Filipino)?

I don’t know very much about Filipino/Tagalog, sorry. But I found this list of resources that might be helpful. Good luck!

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sky-walkerem asked:

I'm studying abroad in Italy in the fall and I just have to tell you that you may have just saved my life with all these awesome resources! Thank you so much!!!

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Glad I could help! Have a blast in Italy. :D

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asterlizard asked:

(to anon) I've yet to learn Hebrew, but I'd start learning the alphabet and practice pronouncing words. Then start learning the words (basics first) and how to conjugate them. Look at usage of these words in example sentences and observe the pattern of sentence structure before learning how to form sentences. Use games/flashcards to help memorize. I don't know of any resources besides possibly those from Wikipedia/voyage which could help. Also visit Hebrew websites when you're further along. GL!

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Anonymous asked:

I didn't know who to ask, so I thought I'd see if you could pass on this plea for help to your followers? I'd really like to teach myself Hebrew (possibly through the 300 word method) but don't know where or how to start. If you (or your followers!) have any resources, or even the list of words, I'd appreciate it a lot!

Can anyone help? :)

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~200 basic Swedish words and expressions
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funwithlanguages has this theory that you can keep a diary and basic conversations with around 200 words in the target language. They have posted a word list which has been translated into several language. My target language, Swedish, was not translated yet so I thought I’ll do it myself. :)  Memrise course here

Verbs

To start, I suggest memorizing the infinitive form of these verbs and their present and past tense “I” conjugations. In Swedish, the conjugated verb is the same for every person. For example, it would be I am, you am, he/she/it am, …  [infinitive | present | past]

  1. be - att vara | är | var
  2. there is -det finns
  3. have - att ha | har | hade
  4. do - att göra | gör | gjorde
  5. create (aka “make”) - att skapa | skapar | skapade
  6. cause (aka “make”) - att orsaka | orsakar | orsakade
  7. go - att gå | går | gick
  8. say - att säga | säger | sa/sade
  9. speak - att tala | talar | talade
  10. know - att veta | vet | visste 
  11. think - att tänka | tänker | tänkte
  12. want - att vilja | vill | ville 
  13. like - att tycka om | tycker om | tyckte om
  14. can - att kunna | kan | kunde
  15. need - att behöva | behöver | behövde
  16. should - att böra | bör | borde
  17. try - att försöka | försöker | försökte
  18. feel - att känna | känner | kände
  19. work (also as a noun) - att arbeta | arbetar | arbetade
  20. learn - att lära sig | lär sig | lärde sig
#swedish#vocab#languages#200 words
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~200 Basic Czech Words
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funwithlanguages has a theory that you can learn to communicate in a language if you only learn 200 basic words, and they have compiled a word list for this purpose. So I’ve decided to translate the word list into my native language should anyone be eager to learn :)

Verbs (English: Czech)

  1. be: být
  2. there is: je
  3. have: mít
  4. do: dělat
  5. create (aka “make”): udělat
  6. cause (aka “make”): udělat
  7. go: jít (on foot)/jet (by vehicle)
  8. say: říct
  9. speak: mluvit
  10. know: vědět
  11. think: myslet
  12. want: chtít
  13. like: mít rád(a) (masculine/feminine)
  14. can: moct
  15. need: potřebovat
  16. should: měl(a) bych (I should, masculine/feminine), měl(a) bys (you should), měl(a) by (he/she should)
  17. try: zkusit
  18. feel: cítit
  19. work: pracovat
  20. learn: učit se
#czech#200 words#languages#vocab
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Anonymous asked:

Do you have any lists or resources for Romanian?

I’m so sorry for the late reply. I didn’t know of any resources, but here’s a masterpost of resources for learning Romanian that I found. Best of luck with your language learning!

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Anonymous asked:

hola! gracias por teniendo este blog! me esta ayudando aprender como hablar en Ingles!

Muchas gracias por tu mensaje, me alegro de que pueda ayudar! :)

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Anonymous asked:

Your post is actually so so helpful because for years I have been trying to figure out like, exactly what you were able to do. Like I've always thought, "if I could just get a base of words in the beginning, I can learn the rest through practice and conversation". But I could never figure out which words to use to form that base. And I'm learning disabled, so studying traditional language methods has always been impossible for me. Thanks!

Thank you so much for your message! It makes me so happy to hear that, and I’m really glad that I could help. Let me know if there’s anything else that I can help with :) Best of luck with your language learning!

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