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Study day 1/100
Language studies: - Spanish grammar modules - Listened to 2 podcasts in Spanish ✔ - Preparation study for DELE C1 ✔ University studies: - German romanticism readings ✔ - Ambassadorial work planning ✔ - Get artistic anatomy books
Notes: not the most productive day, I am still attempting to return to a serious study flow… From now onwards I’ll be quite occupied with meetings and committee preparations for the coming academic year, hopefully I’ll have some time to return to my art classes soon.
Study day 2/100
Language Studies: - DELE C1, Prueba 2 study ✔ - DELE C1, Prueba 4 study ✔ - Work on DELE C1 exercise book ✔ - Read 2 articles in Spanish ✔ - Listen to 2 podcasts in Spanish ✔
University Studies:
- Finish reading Novalis' works ✔ - Work on Romanticism reading list - Get textbooks for this semester ✔
Study days 25-26th of September
Language studies: - Read some articles in Spanish ✔ - Listened to podcasts in Spanish ✔
University Studies: - Optics chapter 1 exercises ✔ - Thermodynamics week 1 exercises ✔ - Quantum mechanics reading for week 2 ✔ - Philosophy assigned reading week 1 ✔
❀ 𝟡𝕥𝕙 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
Some pics of my notes from today, the other two photos were made a while ago. I barely did anything today, hopefully tomorrow will be a more productive day. Wishing y'all a blessed evening! 🫶🏻✨
❀ 𝟙𝟙𝕥𝕙 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
Some study notes from today; I studied a little bit of grammar and watched a movie in German. Yesterday I listened to some podcasts and did some vocab practice. I wish I studied more though. The other photos were made a while ago; I miss the flowers we used to have in our garden, we had to get rid of them because some bugs were living on them and they were spreading to our veggies and ruining them.
P.S. For all the peeps studying German I would recommend you to listen to coffee break German or coffee break German advanced if you're on a more advanced level. Wishing y'all a blessed night! 🫶🏻✨
❀ 𝟙𝟟𝕥𝕙 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
What I did today:
Vocab practice
Made notes of the last sections of the chapter "pronunciation"
Read some articles on "der Spiegel"
Listened to the German news on "Die Nachrichten" by Deutschlandfunk on Spotify
The picture of the sky was made last year and the photo of the lake two years ago when I went on a trip with my family. I really love taking pictures of the sky and lakes, my phone is full with photos like these. 😆😅 Wishing y'all a blessed night! 🫶🏻✨
❀ 𝟞𝕥𝕙 𝕛𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
What I did today:
Vocab practice
Read some articles on "der Spiegel"
Listened to the German news on "Die Nachrichten" by Deutschlandfunk on Spotify
Started reading Jane Austen's book "Sense and Sensibility"
Sorry for not posting original content in a while. My life has been hectic and very stressful lately. 😵 (the other two photos were made a while ago when I went on a trip with my family, I really feel like visiting that place again) Wishing y'all a blessed day! 🫶🏻✨
❀ 𝟙𝟚𝕥𝕙 𝕛𝕦𝕟𝕖 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
What I did today:
A little bit of cleaning
Vocab practice
Read an article on "der Spiegel"
Read one chapter from the book I am currently reading
Finally some recent pictures! (I'm usually posting pictures of nature that I made a while ago with my study photos) Meet our first tomato of the year! (we planted the tomatoes late this year along with our other veggies) I studied in bed today (because why not?) not knowing that I will predict my future. I fell today in the bathroom and it was a nasty fall. I cannot step on my foot from the pain, so I will go to a doctor tomorrow for a checkup. Wishing y'all a blessed night! 🫶🏻✨
❀ 𝟛𝕣𝕕 𝕛𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
Hello everyone! Sorry for not posting original content in a while. I had the time to read and study, but I lacked motivation. (i have at least 10+ paperbacks and 30+ ebooks to read, and yet I still didn't finish the book I started 2 weeks ago 😅😭)
A little update: My foot is alright, I just strained my ligaments. I couldn't walk on my left foot for 2 weeks. After going to a checkup a couple of days earlier I started walking again. It's painful, but I'm glad that I am finally able to walk again.
Fun fact: All the photos were made today. (I usually add some old photos to the mix) Mom made a spongecake. For a spongecake that doesn't have any animal products in it or oil, it tastes surprisingly well.
What I did today:
Read some articles on "der Spiegel"
Revised nearly all of the material I studied so far (because I didn't study in a while)
Listened to the German news on "Die Nachrichten" by Deutschlandfunk on Spotify
❀ 𝟛𝕣𝕕 𝕛𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
Hello everyone! Sorry for not posting original content in a while. I had the time to read and study, but I lacked motivation. (i have at least 10+ paperbacks and 30+ ebooks to read, and yet I still didn't finish the book I started 2 weeks ago 😅😭)
A little update: My foot is alright, I just strained my ligaments. I couldn't walk on my left foot for 2 weeks. After going to a checkup a couple of days earlier I started walking again. It's painful, but I'm glad that I am finally able to walk again.
Fun fact: All the photos were made today. (I usually add some old photos to the mix) Mom made a spongecake. For a spongecake that doesn't have any animal products in it or oil, it tastes surprisingly well.
What I did today:
Read some articles on "der Spiegel"
Revised nearly all of the material I studied so far (because I didn't study in a while)
Listened to the German news on "Die Nachrichten" by Deutschlandfunk on Spotify
❀ 𝟜𝕥𝕙-𝟙𝟘𝕥𝕙 𝕛𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
The cat belongs to our neighbor and she really loves to cuddle, but of course food is her main priority! 😅😂 On the right is our elderflower/elderberry, this year we will make jam out of it since we already have plenty of elderflower syrup. It's super hot in my country, I can't wait for this heatwave to be over. 🥵
What I did the past few days:
Read articles on "der Spiegel"
Listened to the German news on the radio (downloaded an international radio app where I can listen to all sorts of radio stations)
Read "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen
Replied to my German pen pal (we are writing to each other in German and I see that as a good opportunity to work on my reading/writing comprehension)
Started doing puzzles and playing Sudoku to keep the mind fresh
Reviewed a grammar lesson and highlighted the most important info (I wanted to make notes, but I didn't, because I felt tired)
❀ 𝟜𝕥𝕙-𝟙𝟘𝕥𝕙 𝕛𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
The cat belongs to our neighbor and she really loves to cuddle, but of course food is her main priority! 😅😂 On the right is our elderflower/elderberry, this year we will make jam out of it since we already have plenty of elderflower syrup. It's super hot in my country, I can't wait for this heatwave to be over. 🥵
What I did the past few days:
Read articles on "der Spiegel"
Listened to the German news on the radio (downloaded an international radio app where I can listen to all sorts of radio stations)
Read "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen
Replied to my German pen pal (we are writing to each other in German and I see that as a good opportunity to work on my reading/writing comprehension)
Started doing puzzles and playing Sudoku to keep the mind fresh
Reviewed a grammar lesson and highlighted the most important info (I wanted to make notes, but I didn't, because I felt tired)
❀ 𝟜𝕥𝕙-𝟙𝟘𝕥𝕙 𝕛𝕦𝕝𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
The cat belongs to our neighbor and she really loves to cuddle, but of course food is her main priority! 😅😂 On the right is our elderflower/elderberry, this year we will make jam out of it since we already have plenty of elderflower syrup. It's super hot in my country, I can't wait for this heatwave to be over. 🥵
What I did the past few days:
Read articles on "der Spiegel"
Listened to the German news on the radio (downloaded an international radio app where I can listen to all sorts of radio stations)
Read "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen
Replied to my German pen pal (we are writing to each other in German and I see that as a good opportunity to work on my reading/writing comprehension)
Started doing puzzles and playing Sudoku to keep the mind fresh
Reviewed a grammar lesson and highlighted the most important info (I wanted to make notes, but I didn't, because I felt tired)
❀ 𝟙𝟟𝕥𝕙 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
What I did today:
Vocab practice
Made notes of the last sections of the chapter "pronunciation"
Read some articles on "der Spiegel"
Listened to the German news on "Die Nachrichten" by Deutschlandfunk on Spotify
The picture of the sky was made last year and the photo of the lake two years ago when I went on a trip with my family. I really love taking pictures of the sky and lakes, my phone is full with photos like these. 😆😅 Wishing y'all a blessed night! 🫶🏻✨
❀ 𝟝𝕥𝕙 𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 ❀
The first photo was taken when I went to the orthopedist in a nearby city. He told me I needed physiotherapy because of my injury. The pain and the swelling was simply not going away. Today was my first physiotherapy session and my foot already seems to be feeling a little bit better. Wishing y'all a blessed night! 🙏🏻✨
What i did today:
Reviewed the course material for self-efficacy (the job center in my town hosted a free course on self-efficacy)
Read some articles on "der Spiegel"
Listened to the German news on "Deutschlandfunk"
What I didn't know about learning a new language
Learning a new language has it's ups and downs, but sometimes you just hit a learning wall face-first and don't know how to climb it over.
For me, this came about quite recently during my 3rd year of learning Chinese.
I'm at this frustrating stage where I can read and actually understand the nuances and more subtle points, but I can't for the life of me understand normal spoken Chinese. And I don't mean the classroom kind, where the teacher speaks slowly and clearly and doesn't use idiomatic expresssions or slang. In class 我没有问题
But when I'm talking with my Chinese classmates and friends, and they're excited or passionate about something they switch into rapid-fire Chinese mode and then they look at and I'm just frozen, staring blankly at them and not having the faintest clue as to what just happened this past minute.
I should be better at this, after all I've been studying and practicing like hell, and yet.
Maybe with time I'll get better, and be able to properly participated in a conversation. Language learning is a marathon, and not a sprint as someone once said.
In the mean time, all I can do is continue to practice and to just try get over this wall of frustration. Or alternatively grab a metaphorical hammer and just smash it.
My top Russian Tv-Shows
Despite this being mainly a mandarinblr, I still try to practise my other languages so here are some of the most interesting tv-shows in russian for my fellow russian-learners and speakers and anyone interested.
Kitchen - Кухня This show has several spin-offs including Hotel Eleon and Grand which I will not mention as by the end of the last spin-off there are literally no characters from the original cast and the plot slightly goes of the rails. The actual show is set a french restaurant in Moscow where Max Lavrov, who just finished his military service decided to work at. The show follows the various challenges that Max faces at his new workplace, including the foul-tempered but very talented Chef Viktor Barinov who has a drinking problem and other interesting characters. It's quite funny and heart-warming, and it's a must-watch imo.
Youth - Молодёжка A pretty standard sports series tv plot. The hockey-team "Bears" are a meh team at best, but that all changes when a former National Hockey League player turned coach shows up to make a proper team out of them. I only watched the first season because after that the plot got a tad boring for me, but as far as sports series go, pretty good.
Law of the Lawless (Not the 1964 film!) - Бригада A cult-classic staple of only 15 episodes. The plot is a bit over the place at the beginning, as opening episodes sequence is a flashback to the start of the final episode but after that it's chronological, with the first episode w english subtitles here. 4 best friends start out as youths from early 1990s to 2000s, with one returning home after finishing his army service with plans for uni and the others just starting their lives. However, the Perestroika had significantly changed their lives, so eventually the gang turns from racketeering and petty crime to slowly becoming the mafia. The opening theme is worth watching alone, but then again I'm biased.
How I became Russian - Как я стал русским This comedy show is quite dear to me, as it follows an American journalist with russian and slavic roots navigating life and work in Russia as he works on a story about life in Russia for a major newspaper back home. He's back in his homeland but as a foreigner who finds his heritage utterly confusing. This series resonates with me, as despite having a good grasp of my cultures languages and customs, I still feel disconnected from my heritage at times, and this show has been a reassuring reminder that not being 100% attuned with your heritage is okay, and that there are many different ways of re-connecting with your culture.
Closed school - Закрытая Школа I was slightly tramuatized by this show when I first watched it 4ish years ago, in part due to how unhinged and off the rails the plot slowly but surely becomes. A descent into madness. Andrei and his sister are sent to study at the Logos boarding school, but are then informed that their parents have perished. Andrei doesn't believe this, so he sets off to investigate with his new friends and investigate he does. There are also some other background shenanigans going on, but the unraveling of the schools mystery remains the main interest, including its odd passageways and deeply disturbing history. As a thriller series, it honestly deserves that title.
Here are some shows that came out more recently that I think deserve a mention.
The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt- Слова пацана кровь на осфальте I've only seen a few episodes out of the 8, but it's very Brigada-esque so far. During the mid-late 1980s when Perestroika is going on and the USSR is soon to be no more, 14 year old Andrei is trying to survive as he's constantly bullied at school and by gang-members. He makes friends with one of said gang members Marat, as he slowly descends into the world of street life. I'll finish watching this series sometime probably.
The new guy - Новенький 16-year old Max moves from his glamorous life in Moscow to a small-town Yurovsk due to his parents constant arguing, where he immediately doesn't get along with his clasmmates who think him stuck-up and start bullying him. One day Max goes missing and his classmates are the obvious suspects, as slowly but surely secrets start to emerge revealing everyone's lies. A pretty good suspense/thriller show, which covers the topics of bullying, coming of age and what it means to be an adult pretty well, despite the 4th and final season being kind of lackluster.
Central Russia's Vampires - Вампиры средней полосы Where to even begin with this show. I don't know whether I should introduce the trailer or the opening theme song mv. Basically the life of a small and unconventional vampire family living in Smolensk, presumably in central Russia, who get disturbed when bodies with distinct bite marks are found nearby. This results in the Guardians (aka the guys keeping vampires a secret and ensuring that no one acts out) taking over and investigating with the vampire leader Svyatoslav Vernidubovich given a week to find and punish the culprit. My odd plot description aside, the cast is why I adore this show. The recently turned Gen-Z wannabe blogger Zhenyok, the thousand year old grandpa Svyatoslav, the constantly annoyed Dr. Zhan Ivanovich (who is actually french and decided to hang around after Napoleon was defeated) and his ex-wife The Countess who honestly should have a spin-off show and many more characters.
Doomsday - Конец Света Satan decides to come back to Earth and start the apocalypse, for which he needs his son Dimyan who should become the Antichrist but to his dismay, Dimyan doesn't really care about world domination and money, he just wants to get married to his fiancee Galya and live happily ever after. Chaos ensues as satan tries to persuade Dimyan to join him, whilst Angel vs Demon shenanigans occur in the background. I honestly had no idea that this type of show could even be produced due to the censors and yet it was. It's kind of slightly similar to Good Omens with all the apocalypse stuff and the Angels and Demons eventually teaming up? Good Omens adjacent. Except more gritty with much darker humour. The actor who plays satan is Yuri Kolokolnikov who actually starred in game of thrones so if you're a fan of his acting, do try this show.
Alisa can't wait - Алиса не может ждать Alisa is a 15-16 (don't remember her exact age) year old girl who is going blind and she decides to do something really drastic to ensure that her life will be comfortable after she loses all sight. There's a noticeable build-up to what she's actually planning during the episodes, as her homelife is less than ideal, with her older sister stuck in an unhappy marriage and a turbulent relationship with her parents. This is one of the few shows that really left a deep impression on me but it deals with some very sensitive and potentially upsetting topics so be aware if you're giving it a go.
This list may be updated in the future, so if there are any other shows that I may have missed do share them!
Hairehehvedäjät verbit karjalan da suomen kielen välil
Täh postavukseh olen kerännyh ylehizii hairehehvedäjii verbilöi karjalan da suomen kielen välil.
I have gathered common misleading verbs between Karelian and Finnish in this post.
karjala suomi
havaččuo: havačun herätä huijata: huiguan pilkata, häväistä huijustella: huijustelen hävetä jaksua: jaksan riisua kaimata: kaimuan hukata kielastua: kielastan huijata, valehdella kižata: kižuan pelata maksua (3.prs) kannattaa, olla kannattavaa maltua: maltan osata mieldyö: miellyn rakastua muata: maguan nukkua (myös maata) murendua: murendan rikkoa opastua: opastan opettaa opastuo: opastun oppia oppie: opin yrittää opitella: opittelen kokeilla ozuttua: ozutan näyttää panna: panen mattii kiroilla puhuo: puhun puhaltaa sellitä: selgien pukeutua suvaija: suvaičen rakastaa syndyö: synnyn mahtua šuorita: šuorien pukeutua šuuttie: šuutin pilailla tarreta: targien uskaltaa tirpua: tirpan sietää, malttaa tostavuo: tostavun huomata uskaldua: uskaldan luvata uinota: uinuon nukahtaa varata: varuan pelätä voimattuo: voimatun sairastua
Da sit vie, ku oppiu kiändiä midägi suomespäi karjalah, ei voi vallita sidä sanuo, mi enzimäi mieleh juohtuu.
suomi karjala
havaita čusvuija, tundie huijata pettiä, muanittua, kielastua jaksaa voija, olla vägie kaivata kyzyö, igävöijä kisata kimpuija, vojuija, kilbailla malttaa tirpua, olla tirpačču, pyzyö tirpaččunnu mieltyä kiindyö maata muata, viruo murentaa muroittua, häilyttiä opastaa nevvuo oppia opastuo paistaa pastua puhaltaa puhuo puhua paista selvitä selletä, piästä suvaita hyävksyö, kaččuo hyväkse syntyä roija suorittaa piästä misgi läbi, suavuttua midägi tarjeta kestiä viluu uskaltaa tarreta varata tilata, ostua
Karelian expressions of time and frequency
Konzu? When?
ammui long ago muduači one time (in the past) vastevai just before terväh soon erähiči one time (in the future)
konzutah some time konzuliene some time (uncertain when) konzugi that one time hos konzu whenever
enneglästy the day before yesterday egläi yesterday tänäpäi today huomei tomorrow tossupiän the day after tomorrow
huondeksel in the morning huondespäiväl in the forenoon päiväl at day keskipäiväl at midday ildupäiväl in the afternoon ehtäl; illal in the evening yöl at night huondesyöl during the small hours
mulloi; mennyt vuon last year mennyt kuul last month mennyt nedälil last week tuliel nedälil next week tuliel kuul next month tulien vuon next year
Kui puaksuh? How often?
ainos always puaksuh often toiči sometimes harvah; harvazeh rarely nikonzu never
joga päiviä every day joga nedälii every week joga kuudu every month joga vuottu every year
Äijängo kerdua? How many times?
kerran once kahteči; kaksi kerdua twice kolmeči; kolme kerdua thrice nelläči; nelli kerdua four times
päiväs in a day nedälis in a week kuus in a month vuvves in a year
Karjalan paikkua kuvailijat adverbit Spatial adverbs in Karelian
PAIKKU LOCATION
alahal down al below ylähäl up yl on top of ies in front of tagan behind hural left oigiel right
loitton far away lähäl near vierel next to ulgon, pihal outside sydämes in
kus where sie there tiä here tuol over there sie da tie here and there nikus nowhere kustah somewhere kudakus wherever kusliene somewhere I don't know kaikkiel everywhere
SUUNDU DIRECTION
yläh up alah down edeh forward tuakse behind hurale left oigiele right
loitos, loitokse far lähäle near viereh next to ullos, pihale out sydämeh, pertih in
kunne where sinne there tänne here tuone over there sinne-tänne here and there ielleh-järilleh back and forth nikunne nowhere kunnetah somewhere kudakunne wherever kunneliene somewhere I don't know kaikkiele everywhere