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My Japanese supplies

These are my favorite books, textbooks and supplies in general for studying Japanese. Sorry if it’ s a big post.

These are my textbooks. The Genki II and its workbook are good for practicing but they have many group activities which suck if you study on your own. The tobira is really good, it has many reading activities and cultural notes but it’s a bit more advanced.  For the living language books, I’d say the advanced one is more intermediate but they’re good for practicing and learning vocabulary.

These are my dictionaries. Tbh, I don’ t like the essential kanji dictionary, I don’t find it useful. The Japanese Verbs is a really good book, it has all the conjugations and examples and it explains them to you. The picture dictionary is a really fun way to learn more vocabulary.

These are my readings books. The ones about the cat are really easy to read, the folktales one is a bit harder but still very entertaining and Read real Japanese is more difficult but enjoyable. 

These are the notebooks I use.I use 5mm notebooks for repeating kanji and a normal notebook f everything else.

These are some extra books that are useful for improving your Japanese and sounding more fluent. 

And at last but not least, I use a lot of flashcards for writing every new kanji I learn. If you have any questions just ask! ❤️

Japanese saying of the week!

泣き面に蜂　（なきつらにはち） When it rains it pours; salt in the wound; adding insult to injury

A saying for when something bad happens and then something ELSE bad happens on top of that.

泣き面（なきつら/nakitsura） crying face

に(ni) at, on, in

蜂（はち/hachi） bee, wasp

So literally bees at a crying face

that is BRUTAL

Like, you’re ALREADY crying

AND THEN BEES

Kanji version of words usually written in hiragana

While these words are usually written in hiragana, sometimes you’ll see them written in kanji instead, so learning to at least recognize them is pretty helpful. Trust me on this, I got confused by 沢山 way too many times already haha

有難う（ありがとう）ー thank you 幾つ（いくつ）ー how many 流石（さすが）ー as one would expect 更に（さらに）ー furthermore, again, after all 既に（すでに）ー already 沢山（たくさん）ー a lot 丁度（ちょうど）ー just, exactly, precisely 出来る（できる）ー to be able 尚（なお）ー furthermore, still, yet 何故（なぜ）ー why 等（など）ー et cetera 程（ほど）ー degree, extent, approximately 然し（しかし）ー however 居る（いる）ー to be (people, animals) 有る（ある）ー to be (things) 恐らく（おそらく）ー probably, likely 下さい（ください）ー please (give me, do for me) 只（ただ）ー only,  just; free of charge 及び（および）ー and, as well as

🍂 Autumn Vocab List🍂

🍁 Kanji - Kana - Eng 🍁   

🍁 秋 - あき - autumn 🍁

🍁 紅葉 -  こうよう  - autumn colours / leaves changing red 🍁   

🍁 秋風 -  あきかぜ  - autumn breeze / wind  🍁

🍁 秋水 -  しゅうすい  - clear autumn water  🍁

🍁 秋分 -  しゅうぶん  - autumnal equinox 🍁  

🍁 葉 -  は - leaf  🍁

🍁 落ち葉 -  おち ば - fallen leaves  🍁

🍁 枯れ葉 - か れ は - dead leaves  🍁

🍁 松かさ -  まつ かさ  - pinecones   🍁

🍁 焚き火 -  た き び - bonfire  🍁

🍁  冷たい  -  つめ たい  - chilly  🍁

🍁  安楽  -   あんらく  - cosy/comfort 🍁  

Extra!! 

秋分の日 is Autumn Equinox Day - a public holiday that takes place on the 22nd or 23rd of September!

*I am not a native! please feel free to correct me, or even add on your own words!*

The Opposite Words in Japanese

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Learning modern languages: Hello! How are you? My name is Josh. I am happy today. Where is the bathroom please?

Learning ancient languages: Life is long and unbearably hard. Each day barbarians slaughter another member of my family. Pirates, sailing swiftly across the wine-dark sea, have kidnapped my sister and stolen our grain. We are starving. Oh immortal gods! Soon we all will die.

Hi! 

I’m really getting into the autumn/winter spirit right now so I thought I’d suggest a little study challenge for October! You can find the prompts below.

Some notes:

tag your posts with #octoberstudychallenge so i can see them! 

You don’t have to participate each day, and you can join later if you want.

Post what you like! Masterposts, pictures, text posts… The prompts are open for interpretation and a little tweaking.

Please reblog this post so more people can see it. :) 

Prompts: 

1. Hello October 2. Weekly Tasks 3. Handwritten 4. Productivity 5. Study Spaces 6. Late Nights 7. Autumn Feels  8. Outdoors 9. To Do List 10. Languages 11. Planning 12. Stationery 13. Friday the 13th 14. Warming Up 15. My Studyblr Story 16. Exams  17. Study Snacks 18. Organising and Planning 19. Arts and Doodles 20. Time Management 21. Take a Break 22. Long-Term Goals 23. Early Mornings 24. Note Taking 25. Music 26. Inspiration 27. Favourites 28. Cosy Vibes 29. Self-Care 30. Motivation 31. Trick or Treat!

I’m looking forward to seeing your posts! I will participate as well! :) 

Made a little chart of some school subjects in Japanese!

Today we’ll be learning how to express “while/during” in Japanese with ながら (nagara)

Happy learning °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°  

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