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for study snack day of the October Study Challenge, here’s the apple spice mug cake recipe I mentioned here!

Ingredients:

2 tbsp (30g) all purpose flour

¼ tsp baking powder

2 tsp granulated sugar

1 ½ tbsp (22.5ml) milk

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tbsp (30g) applesauce

2 tbsp (16g) chopped apples

Directions:

put all ingredients except apples into microwave safe mug

mix with fork until smooth

stir in apple cubes!

cook in microwave for about one minute. (if needed, cook for additional 15 seconds)

sprinkle a little more cinnamon on top and eat! (careful, it’s hot!)

Notes:

try to use a sweeter variety of apple, otherwise your cake will come out a little tart. cut the apple into cubes about ½ inch in size.

for an extra treat, scoop on some ice cream or add whipped cream!

feel free to mess around with the amounts a little to get the texture and flavour you like the most - there’s a whole bunch of recipes for cakes just like this out there on the internet!

Made a little chart of some school subjects in Japanese!

German Vocabulary: Die Stadt - The City

Picture: Town hall square and Alster lake, Hamburg, Germany.

Die Stadt (f) - The city

das Gebäude (n) - the building

die Straße (f) - the street

der Bürgersteig (m) / das Trottoir (n) (Switzerland & Austria) -  the pavement

das Hochhaus (n) - the tower/high-rise building 

der Wolkenkratzer (m) - the skyscraper

die Ampel (f) - the traffic light

das Verkehrsschild (n) - the traffic sign

das Auto (n) - the car

der Bus (m) - bus 

die Bushaltestelle (f)  - the bus stop

der Zug (m) - the train

die Bahn (f) - the train (less formal)

der Bahnhof (m) - the train station

der Zebrastreifen (m) / der Schutzweg (m) (Austria) / der Fussgängerstreifen (m) (Switzerland) - the crosswalk

das Taxi (n) - the taxi 

das Fahrrad (n) - the bicycle

das Krankenhaus (n) / das Spital (n) (Switzerland & Austria) - the hospital

die Gasse (f) - the alleyway 

die Kreuzung (f)  - the crossing

die Garage (f) - the garage

der Parkplatz (m) - the parking space/parking lot

das Parkhaus (n) - the multi-story car park

das Rathaus (n) - town hall

der Verkehr (m) - the traffic

das Haus (n) - the house

der Platz (m) - the square

die Apotheke (f) - the pharmacy

das Kino (n) - the cinema

Die Post (f) / Das Postamt (n) - the post office

das Hotel (n) - the hotel

das Restaurant (n) - the restaurant

die Bank (f) - the bank 

die Schule (f) - the school

die Universität (f) - the university

der Flughafen (m) - the airport

das Stadion (n) - the stadium

der Park (m) - the park

der Spielplatz (m) - the playground

der Kindergarten (m) - the kindergarten

der Fluss (m) - the river

der Hafen (m) - the harbor/port

die Philharmonie (f) - the philharmonic

die Oper (f) - the opera

das Theater (n) - the theater

die Kirche (f) - the church 

die Kathedrale (f) / der Dom (m) - the cathedral

Die Moschee (f) - the Mosque

Die Synagoge (f) - the Synagogue

“I figure the universe is basically like a machine. I don’t know who made it but it chugs along the way its suppose to most of the time. Sure little pieces break and stuff goes haywire once in a while, but, mostly things happen for a reason.”

my favourite thing about the ancient egyptian numerals is that once you get to a certain point really high up in numbers you just have this little guy holding out his arms saying “a whole fuckin lot of numbers”

熟字訓 Jukujikun

I’ve made a post on this before, but these are words that have pronunciations that don’t line up with the readings of the kanji they use. 

明日「あす」　Tomorrow (formal)

大人「おとな」 Adult

母さん「かあさん」  Mother

父さん「とうさん」Father

兄さん「にいさん」Older brother

姉さん「ねえさん」 Older sister

河原「かわら」River bed

昨日「きのう」 Yesterday

今日「きょう」Today

果物「くだもの」 Fruit

今朝「けさ」 This morning

景色「けしき」Scenery

今年「ことし」 This year

清水「しみず」Spring water (also used as a surname)

上手「じょうず」skillful

下手「へた」unskilled

七夕「たなばた」 Star Festival

一日「ついたち」 First day of the month

時計「とけい」Watch

博士「はかせ」Doctor (PHD)

二十日「はつか」Twentieth day

二十歳　「はたち」Twenty years old

一人「ひとり」 One person

二人「ふたり」 Two people

二日「ふつか」 Second day, two days

部屋「へや」Room

迷子「まいご」Lost child

真面目「まじめ」Diligent

真っ赤「まっか」Bright red

真っ青「まっさお」Deep blue

眼鏡「めがね」Glasses

八百屋「やおや」Greengrocer

可愛い　「かわいい」Cute

お土産　「おみやげ」Souvenir

小豆　「あずき」Adzuki beans

白髪　「しらが」White/grey hair

田舎　「いなか」Rural

五月雨　「さみだれ」 Early summer rain

足袋　「たび」Japanese-style socks

煙草　「たばこ」Tobacco (from dutch)

馴鹿　「となかい」Reindeer (from Ainu)

Things to say to a friend in Spanish 💖

When they’re going through a hard time

Todo irá bien. All is going to be okay

No te preocupes. Don´t worry

Yo te creo. I believe you

Yo creo en ti. I believe in you

Estoy aquí por ti. I´m here for you

Sabes que puedes contar conmigo. You know you can count on me

Tú me importas. You matter to me

Lo superarás. You will get over it

Déjame ayudarte. Let me help you

¿Qué puedo hacer para que te sientas mejor? What can I do to make you feel better?

Lo entiendo. I understand

Me importas mucho. I care about you a lot

Lo superaremos juntos / juntas. We´ll get through this together

When you are thankful they are there

Gracias por entenderme. Thank you for understanding

Eres un buen amigo / buena amiga. You’re a good friend

Sabía que me comprenderías. I knew you would get it

Gracias por cubrirme la espalda. Thanks for having my back

Gracias por todo. Thank you for everything

When you want to spend time together

¿Cuándo podemos vernos? When can we meet?

Te echo de menos / extraño. I miss you

¿Estás libre el __? Are you free on __?

Hazme saber si algún día quieres hablar. Let me know if you ever want to talk

Things to tell them everyday

Estás guapísimo / guapísima hoy. You look great today

Ese color te sienta genial. That color looks great on you

Siempre sacas lo mejor de la gente. You always bring out the best in people

Me acabas de alegrar el día. You just made my day

Things you should always say

Te quiero. I love you

Me encanta pasar tiempo contigo. I love spending time with you

Mis mejores recuerdos son contigo. My best memories involve you

Me inspiras. You inspire me

Me encanta que nos hayamos conocido. I love that we met

Eres simplemente genial. You are just great