The Amazing Ways Colour Can Alter Your Mind 

[By: Vanessa Arbuthnott]

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How I Learn Languages

As an aspiring polyglot, it’s important that I have a bunch of resources at my disposal for language learning. I use a variety of resources for my learning, such as books, websites, apps, T.V. shows, movies, etc. These are some of my resources!

-Websites-

1. Omniglot

This website is more for finding information about languages and finding languages to learn. It has a very comprehensive list of languages and you can find plenty of secondary resources for learning the language. You can find tutors for that language, and even songs in your target language. I can just about guarantee you that no matter what language you’re looking for, it will be documented here. It is absolutely amazing, and it is a FANTASTIC resource for the dedicated linguist.

http://www.omniglot.com/

2. Duolingo

This is both a website AND an app, however, I tend to use the website more frequently, mainly because I’m always on my laptop anyway. The learning system that this website uses makes out very easy to stay motivated, and the lessons are organized amazingly. Currently, the website offers about 27 different language courses for English speakers, and various language courses for speakers of languages other than English. You can set goals for yourself, take multiple courses, be involved in discussions, and even do translating activities. Beware though, it gets VERY addicting.

https://www.duolingo.com

3. Memrise

Also a website AND an app, this is my all time favorite resource for learning languages. It has SO many languages to choose from, and it even offers subjects other than languages, although foreign language learning is its primary appeal factor. 

http://www.memrise.com/home/

4. BBC Languages

Although this sector of BBC has been archived and is no longer updated, it still contains some valuable information. It includes some useful phrases, alphabet guides, and jokes in many languages. You’re bound to learn something new there, so check it out!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

5. Foreign Service Institute (FSI)

This website offers language courses constructed by the U.S. government, and relies heavily on audio-based learning. However, many of the language courses include lessons in the form of pdf. There is a very large selection of languages to choose from, so this resource is very good for getting an excellent introduction to your target language.

https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/

6. Live Lingua Project

Claiming to be the internet’s largest collection of free public domain language learning materials, this website is a MUST for language learners. It contains the FSI courses, Peace Corps language learning materials, and the DLI (military) language courses. It also offers Skype sessions for language learners in several different languages! The main appeal of this website, however, is the Peace Corps language material archive. There are SO many different languages to choose from, and there are many ebooks and audio files to take advantage of here.

https://www.livelingua.com/#project

7. Languages On the Web

This website offers texts that translate English texts into 55 other languages. It is not a translator, it merely provides reading material in foreign languages to learners. It is a very useful website, especially for analyzing how sentences are formed in other languages.

http://www.lonweb.org/

8. Learn 101

This website is really helpful for explaining grammatical concepts and for learning general stuff about languages, such as verbs, vocabulary, nouns, adjectives, basic phrases, foods, etc. There are quite alot of languages offered on this website, so it’s a great resource!

http://learn101.org/

9. Clozemaster

This website is great for learning languages through a sentence based, contextual experience. It’s a bit like Duolingo in that sense, and it requires you to fill in missing words from sentences. In my opinion, it’s better for people with a background in their target language, and they offer many different options for languages. It’s also good for speakers of a native language other than English!

https://www.clozemaster.com/

10. Lexicity

This is a great website for ancient language learners, and it provides resources for Egyptian, Mayan, Hittite, Latin, Old English, Etruscan, Gaulish, and several others. I have found the majority of resources that I have looked through helpful to my learning efforts. They have dictionaries, grammars, charts, and texts, and it is a very comprehensive resource.

http://lexicity.com/

11. Book2

This is a good resource for learners looking for audio files to help them practice their listening. I haven’t used it all too much, but there are many language options, so you’re bound to find a language that you find interesting on here.

http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/

12. Lang-8

This is a great resource for getting feedback on your writing in your target language. You can post things in your target language, and native speakers of that language will correct it, and you can do the same for other people! It’s very helpful, and is a great resource if you have to write in your target language often.

http://lang-8.com/

13. Bilinguis

This website offers a few books to read in different languages and is good for comparing different languages of the same book. This makes for good practice for reading in your target language. 

http://bilinguis.com/

14. Udemy

There are quite a few languages courses on this website, although several of them cost money. However, there are quite a few courses that are free, and are good for introducing you to your language of choice.

https://www.udemy.com/courses/

-Apps-

1. Memrise

As mentioned above in the websites section, this app is so amazing for on-the-go language learning, as well as for subjects other than languages! It helps users memorize concepts with “meme” which are pictures that will remind you of what the word or concept means, and it’s such a unique and fun learning experience! It has the feel of using flashcards, but I just love using this app so much.

2. Duolingo

Also mentioned in the websites section, this app is great for both learning new words and reviewing words that you have either memorized or have just been exposed to. There are grammar lessons available, translation activities, groups that you can join, and Duolingo makes it fun to learn a language with it’s reward system.

3. HelloTalk

This is my absolute FAVORITE app to talk to native speakers of my target language(s). You can become language partners with people, help others with translations, video/voice call, send voice messages, and have as many partners as you want! It’s an absolutely amazing app, and I highly recommend it to everyone! Warning- If you’re a native English speaker looking for a native Chinese speaker, you will get HUNDREDS of requests. It might overwhelm you for a second.

4. TuneIn Radio

This is really great for finding stations in your target language, and it helps with practicing both comprehension of spoken language as well as introduces you to awesome music in your target language!

5. Tigercards

This app presents words in the form of lists, and gives you vocab so that you can review it. Not the best presentation of words and it doesn’t really offer a memorization technique like Memrise, but it’s still helpful!

6. Busuu

This app is a bit like Duolingo, and it offers German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, Italian, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, and Chinese!

7. uTalk

This app offers so many different languages, it’s pretty incredible. There are games that you can play, phrasebooks, and several other features. The interface is also really awesome and simple, so it makes learning easier than usual. Definitely a must have.

8. Innovative Language

I haven’t used this app much, but I have heard that the lessons on this app are very good, and you can download the lessons so that you can view them offline.

9. FlashSticks

This has been super helpful to me, in addition to the games and flashcards that it offers, it also provides an object scanner, which uses your camera to scan objects and then tells you what it’s called in your target language! 

10. Mondly

This has been an awesome resource for me since it’s a bit like Duolingo, only with more unique language options. I’m currently using it to learn Hindi, however, there are tons of other language options. The interface is awesome, and I love using it.

11. MindSnacks

This company makes several different language apps, and currently I’m using the Mandarin, Japanese, and French ones. So far, I’ve really enjoyed these apps!

12. Spotify

Through Spotify’s “Word” category, there are many different playlists dedicated to language learning, such as for Arabic, Mandarin, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, and Swedish!

13. Quizlet

This is more of a diy language learning resource. It is not an inherent language learning resource, however, if you learn best through lists and/or flashcards, then this app allows you to make cards and review vocab that way! I use it all the time for exams!

14. FluentU

This is an awesome app for watching videos in your target language, and is really good for learning new words.

-Books-

1. Teach Yourself

This series offers an astounding number of languages, and I have found them to be pretty effective in helping me learn languages. I have used the Russian, Arabic, Mandarin, and Irish ones.

2. Barron’s Grammar and Verb books

I really like the way Barron’s does language books, so far I have used their Japanese grammar book and their Russian verbs book, and I really like the layout of them, especially the grammar book!

3. Dk Visual Bilingual Dictionaries

These are so helpful for me, I’ve been using the Mandarin and Japanese dictionaries for a long time, and they are so comprehensive and awesome!

4. Ethnologue

These aren’t language “learning” materials, but rather they help me find new languages to learn. These are more for the linguistic lovers, since they catalog almost every living language in the world in every country, and provide language maps and statistics. There’s really fascinating stuff in those books, so I highly recommend purchasing them. 

5. The “Dirty” books

So far, I have only used the Japanese version, however, I really like what the book includes, and it’s great for learning slang in your target language, and things that traditional textbooks wouldn’t teach you.

6. Living Language

I LOVE these books so much, I’ve used the Russian, Mandarin, and French ones and I’ve found them very helpful! The layout of these are very nice, and they’re pretty comprehensive.

7. Tuttle books

Tuttle offers several different language books, and they all are very good in my opinion. I have used their books for Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Japanese, and Hindi.

That’s all that I have right now, but if you all would like more resources than I will definitely make a second one!

NOUNS das Abdschad/Abjad - abjad der Ablativ - ablative [case] der Ablaut (Ablaute) - ablaut der Adessiv - adessive [case] das Adjektiv (Adjektive) - adjective das Adverb (Adverbien) - adverb der Affix (Affixe) - affix die Agglutination - agglutination der Akkusativ - accusative [case] das Akkusativobjekt (Akkusativobjekte) - direct object der Aktiv - active [voice] der Akzent (Akzente) - accent der Akzentton (Akzenttöne) - pitch accent der Allativ - allative [case] das Alphabet (Alphabete) - alphabet die Analogie (Analogien) die Analyse (Analysen) - analysis der Apostroph (Apostrophe) - apostrophe der Approximant (Approximanten) - approximant [phoneme] der Artikel - article die Artikulation (Artikulationen) - articulation der Aspekt (Aspekt) - aspect der Ausdruck (Ausdrücke) - expression/term die Bedeutung (Bedeutungen) - meaning/definition die Befehlsform (Befehlsformen) - imperative der Begriff (Begriffe) - concept/term der Benefaktiv - benefactive [case] das Bestimmungswort (Bestimmungswörter) - qualifier die Betonung - stress das Betonungszeichen - stress mark die Beugung (Beugungen) - declension der Bindestrich (Bindestriche) - hyphen das Bindewort (Bindewörter) - conjuction das Buchstabe (-n) (Buchstaben) - letter/symbol/character die Dachsprache (Dachsprachen) - umbrella language der Dativ - dative [case] die Definition (Definitionen) - definition der Delativ - delative [case] der Dental (Dentale) - dental der Äquativ - equative [case] der Öffnungslaut (Öffnungslaute) - approximant [phoneme] der Derivativ (Derivative) - derivative der Dialekt (Dialekte) - dialect das Dialektkontinuum - dialect continuum der Digraph (Digraphen) - digraph das Diminutiv (Diminutive) - diminutive der Diphthong (Diphthonge) - diphthong die Doppelartikulation (Doppelartikulationen) - double articulation der Doppellaut (Doppellaute) - diphthong der Dreilaut (Dreilaute) - triphthong der Dual (Duale) - dual [number] die Einzahl (Einzahlen) - singular [number] der Ejektiv (Ejektive) - ejective [phoneme] der Elativ - elative [case] die Endung (Endungen) - ending die Entlehnung (Entlehnungen) - calque/loanword die Ergänzung (Ergänzungen) - complement der Ergativ - ergative [case] die Ergativität - ergativity die Etymologie (Etymologien) - etymology der Fall (Fälle) - case das Finitum (Finite) - finite verb das Flap (Flaps) - flap [phoneme] die Flexion (Flexionen) - inflection die Flexionsform (Flexionsformen) - inflected form die Form (Formen) - form der Frikativ (Frikative) - fricative [phoneme] der Gaumen - roof of the mouth/gums die Gebärdensprache (Gebärdensprachen) - sign language der Genitiv - genitive [case] das Gerundium (Gerundien) - gerund das Geschlecht (Geschlechter) - gender die Grammatik (Grammatiken) - grammar die Grundsprache (Grundsprachen) - protolanguages der Halbvokal (Halbvokale) - semivowel [phoneme] die Hauptbetonung (Hauptbetonungen) - primary stress der Hiatus - hiatus das Hilfsverb (Hilfsverben) - auxillary verb das Homograph (Homographe) - homograph das Homonym (Homonyme) - homonym das Homophon (Homophone) - homophone die Hyperkorrektur (Hyperkorrekturen) - hypercorretion die Idioglossie - idoglossa der Idiolekt (Idiolekte) - idiolect der Illativ - illative [case] das Imperfekt - imperfect [tense] der Implosiv (Implosive) - implosive [phoneme] der Indikativ (Indikative) - indicative [mood] der Inessiv - inessive [case] das Infix (Infixe) - infix der Instruktiv - instructive [case] der Instrumental - instrumental [case] die Interjektion (Interjektionen) - interjection das Internationale Phonetische Alphabet - International Phonetic Alphabet [IPA] die Intonation (Intonationen) - intonation der Kasus - case der Kehlkopf (Kehlköpfe) - voicebox/larynx der Klang (Klänge) - sound [the way something sounds] der Klick (Klicks) - click [phoneme] der Komitativ - comitative [case] die Kommunikation (Kommunikationen) - communication die Konjunktion (Konjunktionen) - conjunction der Konjunktiv (Konjunktive) - subjunctive [mood] der Konsonant (Konsonanten) - consonant die Kopula (Kopulas) - copula die Kreolsprache (Kreolsprachen) - creole der Lateral (Laterale) - lateral [phoneme] der Laut (Laute) - sound das Lautsystem (Lautsysteme) - sound system/phonology die Lautverschiebung (Lautverschiebungen) - sound shift der Lautwandel - sound change das Lehnwort (Lehnwörter) - loan word die Lexikografie - lexicography das Lexikon (Lexika) - lexicon/dictionary die Liaison (Liaisons) - liaison die Ligatur (Ligaturen) - ligature die Linguistik - linguistics die Lippe (Lippen) - lip der Lokativ - locative [case] die Metathese (Metatheses) - metathesis der Mitlaut (Mitlaute) - consonant die Modalität (Modalitäten) - modality das Modalverb (Modalverben) - modal verb der Modifikator (Modifikatoren) - modifier der Modus (Modi) - mood die Morphologie - morphology der Nasal (Nasale) - nasal [phoneme] die Nebenbetonung (Nebenbetonungen) - secondary stress der Nebensatz (Nebensätze) - clause das Nomen - noun die Nominalklasse (Nominalklassen) - noun class die Nominalphrase (Nominalphrasen) - noun phrase der Nominativ - nominative [case] die Notation (Notationen) - notation das Objekt (Objekte) - object der oblique Kasus - oblique [case] die Orthographie (Orthographien) - orthography der Partitiv - partitive [case] das Partizip - participle das Passiv - passive [voice] das Perfekt - perfect [tense] die Person (Personen) - person das Personalpronomen - personal pronoun das Phonem (Phoneme) - phoneme die Phonetik - phonetics die Phonologie - phonology die Pidginsprache (Pidginsprachen) - pidgin der Plosiv (Plosive) - plosive [phoneme] die Plural (Plurale) - plural [number] die Pluralform (Pluralformen) - plural form das Plusquamperfekt - pluperfect [tense] der Possessiv - possessive [case] das Prädikat (Prädikate) - predicate das Präfix (Präfixe) - prefix die Präposition (Präpositionen) - preposition der Präpositiv - prepositional [case] das Präsens - present [tense] der Prolativ - prolative [case] das Pronomen - pronoun die Rechtschreibung (Rechtschreibungen) - orthography/spelling die Regel (Regeln) - rule der Reibelaut (Reibelaute) - fricative [phoneme] der Respektiv - respective [case] das Schreibsystem (Schreibsysteme) - writing system die Schreibweise (Schreibweisen) - spelling [of a word] die Schrift (Schriften) - script/alphabet das Schriftsystem (Schriftsysteme) - writing system der Seitenlaut (Seitenlaute) - lateral [phoneme] der Selbstlaut (Selbstlaute) - vowel die Semantik - symantics der Separativ - separative [case] der Sibilant (Sibilanten) - sibilant [phoneme] die Silbe (Silben) - syllable die Silbengrenze (Silbengrenze) - syllable boundary die Silbentrennung (Silbentrennungen) - syllable separation der Singular (Singulare) - singular [number] die Sprache (Sprachen) - language die Sprachfamilie (Sprachfamilien) - language family die Sprachgeschichte (Sprachgeschichten) - history of a language die Sprachmelodie - intonation die Sprachwissenschaft (Sprachwissenschaften) - linguistics der Sprachwissenschaftler - linguist [male] die Sprachwissenschaftlerin (Sprachwissenschaftlerin) - linguist [female] der Stamm (Stämme) - stem das Stammwort (Stammwörter) - root word die Stimme (Stimmen) - voice der Stoffname (-n) (Stoffnamen) - uncountable noun die Struktur (Strukturen) - structure das Subjekt (Subjekte) - subject der Sublativ - sublative [case] der Substantiv (Substantive) - noun das Suffix (Suffixe) - suffix der Superessiv - superessive [case] das Supinum - supine das Symbol (Symbole) - symbol das Synonym (Synonyme) - synonym die Syntax - syntax das Tap (Taps) - tap [phoneme] das Tätigkeitswort (Tätigkeitswörter) - verb der Terminativ - terminative [case] die Terminologie (Terminologien) - terminology die Theorie (Theorien) - theory die Tilde (Tilden) - tilde der Ton (Töne) - sound/tone der Tonakzent (Tonakzente) - pitch accent die Tonsprache (Tonsprachen) - tonal language der Translativ - translative [case] die Trennung (Trennungen) - separation der Trennungsstrich (Trennungsstriche) - hyphen der Triphthong (Triphthonge) -triphthong die Typologie (Typologien) - typology der Umlaut (Umlaute) - umlaut die Ursprache (Ursprachen) - protolangauge die Uvula (Uvulae) - uvula das Verb (Verben) - verb die Vergangenheitsform (Vergangenheitsformen) - past [tense] form die Verkehrssprache (Verkehrssprachen) - lingua franca die Verkleinerungsform (Verkleinerungsformen) - diminutive die Verlaufsform (Verlaufsformen) - progressive form die Verständlichkeit - intelligibility das Verständnis (Verständnisse) - understanding der Vibrant (Vibranten) - trill [phoneme] der Vokal (Vokale) - vowel die Vokalharmonie - vowel harmony der Vokativ - vocative [case] das Wort (Wörter/Worte*) - word die Wortbildung - word formation/morphology das Wörterbuch (Wörterbücher) - dictionary die Wortherkunft - word origin/etymology der Wortschatz - Vocabulary der Wortstamm (Wortstämme) - root word/stem die Wortstellung - word order die Wortwurzel (Wortwurzeln) - word root der Zahn (Zähne) - tooth das Zahnfleisch - gums der Zahnlaut (Zahnlaute) - dental das Zeichen - sign/signal der Zischlaut (Zischlaute) - sibilant [phoneme] die Zunge (Zungen) - tongue die Zungenspitze (Zungenspitzen) - tip of the tongue die Zungenwurzel (Zungenwurzeln) - root of the tongue VERBS aspirieren - to aspirate aussprechen - to pronounce aussterben - to die out/to become extinct bedeuten - to mean begreifen - to understand/to comprehend behauchen - to aspirate betonen - to emphasise/to stress beugen - to decline definieren - to define ergänzen - to complement/to complete erlernen - to learn/to acquire [language] fallen - to fall flektieren - to inflect forschen - to research hören - to listen/to hear jemandem eine Sprache beibringen - to teach someone a language klingen - to sound kommunizieren - to communicate konjugieren - to conjugate labialisieren - to labialise leihen - to loan nachschlagen - to look up/to consult [reference book] nasalisieren - to nasalise palatalisieren - to palatalise/to front pharyngalisieren - to pharyngealise sich anhören - to sound sprechen - to speak steigen - to rise velarisieren - to velarise/to back verstehen - to understand ADJECTIVES adverbial - adverbial agglutinierend - agglutinative analytisch - analytic aspiriert - aspirated ausgestorben - dead/extinct aveolar - aveolar bestimmt - definite betont - emphasised/stressed bilabial - bilabial dental - dental dorsal - dorsal dunkel - dark [vowel] extrakurz - extra short fallend - falling fast geschlossen - near-close fast hinten - near back fast offen - near-open fast vorne - near-front feminin - feminine frikativ - fricative gerundet - rounded geschlossen - close geschrieben - written gesprochen - spoken glottal - glottal grammatisch - grammatical halbgeschlossen - close-mid halblang - half-long halboffen - open-mid hell - light [vowel] hinten - back hoch - high hörbar - audible intransitiv - intransitive isoliert - isolated klassisch - classic koronal - coronal kurz - short labiodental - labiodental lang - long laryngal - laryngal lateral - lateral männlich - masculine maskulin - masculine mittel - mid nasal - nasal neutral - neuter/neutral nichtsilbisch - non-syllabic niedrig - low offen - open okklusiv - occlusive palatal - palatal palatoaveolar - palatoaveolar pharyngal - pharyngal phonetisch - phonetic plurizentrisch - pluricentric polysynthetisch - polysynthetic possessiv - possessive postaviolar - postaveolar präpositional - prepositional reflexiv - reflexive regelmäßig - regular retroflex - retroflex rückbezüglich - reflexive sächlich - neuter silbisch - syllabic singularisch - singular steigend - rising stimmhaft - voiced stimmlos - unvoiced/voiceless synthetisch - synthetic theoretische - theoretic transitiv - transitive umklassifiziert - unclassified unbetont - unstressed unregelmäßig - irregular unverständlich - incomprehensible uvular - uvular velar - velar verwandt - relatied vorne - front weiblich - feminine zentral - central zentralisiert - centralised

NOUNS der Abflug (Abflüge) - departure/departures der Abflugbereich - departure lounge die Abflugzeit (Abflugzeiten) - departure time die Abholung (Abholungen) - collection die Ankunft (Anknünfte) - arrival/arrivals die Ankunftszeit (Ankunftszeiten) - arrival time der Anschlussflug (Anschlussflüge) - connecting flight der Auslandsflug (Auslandsflüge) - international flight der Bahnhof (Bahnhöfe) - train station die Bordkarte (Bordkarten) - boarding pass der Flug (Flüge) - flight der Flugbegleiter - flight attendant [male] die Flugbegleiterin (Flugbegleiterinnen) - flight attendant [female] der Flughafen (Flughäfen) - airport das Flugticket (Flugtickets) - plane ticket der Flugverkehr - air traffic das Flugzeug (Flugzeuge) - aeroplane der Fußraum - leg room das Gepäck - baggage die Gepäckaufgabe (Gepäckaufgaben) - baggage check in die Gepäckausgabe (Gepäckausgaben) - baggage claim das Gepäckförderband (Gepäckförderbänder) - baggage carousel das Handgepäck - hand luggage der Hinflug (Hinflüge) - outward flight der Inlandsflug (Inlandsflüge) - domestic flight der Jetlag - jetlag der Klapptisch (Klapptische) - tray table die Klimaanlage (Klimaanlagen) - air conditioning der Koffer - suitcase die Landung (Landungen) - landing der Langstreckenflug (Langstreckenflüge) - long-haul flight der Pass (Pässe) - passport der Passagier (Passagieren) - passenger [male] die Passagierin (Passagierinnen) - passenger [female] der Pilot (-en) (Piloten) - pilot [male] die Pilotin (Pilotinnen) - pilot [female] die Reise (Reisen) - trip/journey der Rückflug (Rückflüge) - return flight der Rucksack (Rucksäcke) - backpack der Sicherheitsgurt (Sicherheitsgurte) - seat belt der Sitz (Sitze) - seat die Spucktüte (Spucktüten) - sick bag die Tasche (Taschen) - bag das Taxi (Taxis) - taxi der Transfer (Transfers) - transfer der Urlaub (Urlaube) - holiday das Visum (Visa) - visa die Zeitverschiebung (Zeitverschiebungen) - time difference der Zoll (Zölle) - customs die Zwischenlandung (Zwischenlandungen) - stopover VERBS abfliegen - to take off/to leave abheben - to take off an Bord gehen - to go on board einchecken - to check in einen Flug antreten - to board a flight einen Flug buchen - to book a flight einen Koffer packen - to pack a suitcase in die Schweiz fliegen - to fly to Switzerland ins Ausland reisen - to travel overseas in Frankfurt landen - to land in Frankfurt jemanden vom Flughaben abholen - to pick someone up from the airport mit 2 Stunden Verspätung ankommen - to arrive 2 hours late nach Deutschland fliegen - to fly to Germany sich um 5 Minuten verspäten - to be running 5 minutes late

There are all these moments you think you won’t survive. And then you survive.

David Levithan (via alittlebitsouthern)

NOUNS die Acrylfarbe (Acrylfarben) - acrylic paint die Aquarellfarbe (Aquarellfarben) - watercolour paint das Aquarellpapier - watercolour paper der Aquarellstift (Aquarellstifte) - watercolour pencil das Bild (Bilder) - picture der Bildhauer - sculptor die Bildhauerin (Bildhauerinnen) - sculptress der Bleistift (Bleistifte) - lead pencil der Buntstift (Buntstifte) - coloured pencil/crayon der Cutter - craft knife das Ölpastell (Ölpastelle) - oil pastel die Ölfarbe (Ölfarben) - oil paint die Farbe (Farben) - colour/paint/[stamping] ink der Farbstift (Farbstifte) - coloured pencil/pen der Filzstift (Filzstifte) - felt-tip pen der Fineliner - fineliner das Foto (Fotos) - photo der Fotograf - photographer die Fotografie - photography der Füller - fountain pen das Gekritzel - scribble das Gemälde - painting das Gold - gold die Gouache (Gouachen) - gouache paint der Grafit - graphite die Kalligrafie (Kalligrafien) - calligraphy die Keramik - ceramics/pottery das Klebeband (Klebebänder) - sticky tape der Klebestift (Klebestifte) - glue stick der Klebstoff - glue das Knetgummi - kneadable eraser die Kreide (Kreiden) - chalk der Kugelschreiber - ballpoint pen die Kunst (Künste) - art die Kunstausstellung (Kunstausstellungen) - art exhibition der Kunstfreund (Kunstfreunde) - art lover [male] die Kunstfreundin (Kunstfreundinnen) - art lover [female] die Kunstgalerie (Kunstgalerien) - art gallery der Künstler - artist [male] die Künstlerin (Künstlerinnen) - artist [female] das Kunstwerk (Kunstwerke) - artwork/work of art das Landschaftsbild (Landschaftsbilder) - landscape das Lineal (Lineale) - ruler der Maler - painter [male] die Malerin (Malerinnen) - painter [female] die Malerleinwand (Malerleinwände) - canvas das Malmesser - palette knife der Marker - marker der Marmor - marble das Meisterwerk (Meisterwerke) - masterpiece das Origami - origami die Palette (Paletten) - pallet das Papier (Papiere) - paper die Pappe (Pappen) - cardboard das Pastell (Pastelle) - pastel die Pastellkreide (Pastellkreiden) - chalk pastel der Pinsel - paintbrush der Pinselstrich (Pinselstriche) - brushstroke das Porträt (Porträts) - portrait das Radiergummi - rubber/eraser der Rahmen - frame die Schere (Scheren) - scissors das Silber - silver die Skulptur (Skulpturen) - sculpture die Spitze (Spitzen) - point/tip der Spitzer - pencil sharpener die Staffelei (Staffeleien) - easel der Stein - stone/rock der Stempel - stamp der Stift (Stifte) - pen/pencil der Tesafilm - Scotch Tape die Tusche (Tuschen) - [drawing] ink der Wachsmalstift (Wachsmalstifte) - wax crayon der Wasserpinsel - water brush der Zeichenblock (Zeichenblöcke) - sketch pad die Zeichnung (Zeichnungen) - drawing VERBS aufnehmen - to take [photo] ausradieren - to rub out/to erase ausschneiden - to cut out basteln - to make [with one’s hands] bemalen - to paint onto falten - to fold formen - to sculpt/to form fotografieren - to photograph kleben - to glue/to stick kritzeln - to scribble malen - to paint mischen - to mix/to blend nachzeichnen - to trace/to copy neu anfangen - to start again pinseln - to paint/to brush rahmen - to frame schneiden - to cut skizzieren - to sketch stempeln - to stamp streichen - to stroke tuschen - to paint in ink verwischen - to smudge zeichnen - to draw zusammenkleben - to stick together ADJECTIVES abstrakt - abstract bunt - bright [colour] detailliert - detailed dunkel - dark fein - fine grob - rough/course hell - light/bright klebrig - sticky kreativ - creative künstlerisch - artistic metallisch - metallic monochrom - monochromatic nass - wet realistisch - realistic schwarzweiß - greyscale trocken - dry wasservermalbar - water soluble

Top 25 German Prepositions

NOUNS der Arm (Arme) - arm der Arsch (Ärsche) - ass das Auge (Augen) - eye die Augenbraue (Augenbrauen) - eyebrow der Bauch (Bäuche) - belly das Bein (Beine) - leg die Brust (Brüste) - breast/chest der Daumen - thumb der Ellenbogen - elbow der Finger - finger der Fingernagel (Fingernägel) - fingernail der Fuß (Füße) - foot das Haar (Haare) - hair der Hals (Hälse) - throat (outside) die Hand (Hände) - hand die Haut (Häute) - skin das Herz (Herzen) - heart die Kehle (Kehlen) - throat (inside) das Kinn (Kinne) - chin das Knie (Knie) - knee der Knochen - bone der Knöchel - ankle der Kopf (Köpfe) - head der Körper - body der Körperteil - body part die Lippe (Lippen) - lip die Lunge (Lungen) - lungs der Magen - stomach der Mund (Münder) - mouth die Nase (Nasen) - nose das Nasenloch (Nasenlöcher) - nostril der Oberschenkel - thigh das Ohr (Ohren) - ear der Po (Pos) - bottom der Rücken - back der Schädel - skull die Schulter (Schultern) - shoulder die Skelett - skeleton die Stirn (Stirnen) - forehead die Wade (Waden) - calf die Wange (Wangen) - cheek die Wimper (Wimpern) - eyelash der Zahn (Zähne) - tooth das Zahnfleisch - gums der Zeh (Zehen) - toe die Zunge (Zungen) - tongue

VERBS abnehmen - to lose weight mit seinem Körper [un]zufrieden sein - to be [un]happy with one’s body sich (+dat) die Fingernägel schneiden - to cut one’s fingernails sich (+dat) die Haare [blau] färben - to dye one’s hair [blue] sich (+dat) die Haare [kürzer] schneiden lassen - to get one’s hair cut [shorter] sich (+dat) ein Bein brechen - to break one’s leg sich (+dat) einen Bart wachsen lassen - to grow a beard sich (+dat/akk) in den Finger schneiden - to cut one’s finger sich (+dat/akk) ins Auge stechen - to poke oneself in the eye sich (+akk) tätowieren lassen - to get tattooed sich (+akk) vegan/vegetarisch ernähren - to eat a vegan/vegetarian diet sich (+akk) verletzen - to injure oneself trainieren - to work out/to exercise zunehmen - to gain weight

ADJECTIVES alt - old apfelförmig - apple shaped athletisch - athletic attraktiv - attractive birnenförmig - pear shaped dick - fat/thick dünn - thin fett - fat gesund - healthy groß - big/tall hässlich - ugly heiß - hot hübsch - pretty/handsome jung - young klein - small/short (height) knuffig - cuddly krank - sick kurz - short (hair, legs, etc.) lang - long magersüchtig - anorexic mollig - chubby/plump niedlich - cute sanduhrförmig - hourglass shaped schlank - slim (positive) schmal - slender (negative) schön - beautiful/handsome süß - sweet/cute trainiert - trained/fit übergewichtig - overweight unattraktiv - unattractive untergewichtig - underweight

German Vocabulary: personality

die Persönlichkeit - personality die Eigenschaft (Pl: die Eigenschaften) - trait das Persönlichkeitsmerkmal (Pl: die Persönlichkeitsmerkmale) - personality trait sich benehmen / sich verhalten - to behave / to act

Ich bin … - I am … Du bist … - (singular) You are …  Er/Sie/Es ist … - He/She/It is … Wir sind … - We are … Ihr seid … - (plural) You are … Sie sind … - They are …

freundlich - friendly nett - nice lieb, liebenswürdig - kind höflich - polite gutmütig - bonhomous gesprächig - talkative selbstbewusst - confident extrovertiert - outgoing schüchtern - shy ruhig - quiet, calm sensibel, empfindlich - sensitive launisch - moody unfreundlich - unfriendly  gemein, fies [coll] - mean unhöflich - impolite, rude arrogant - arrogant eingebildet - big-headed, conceited unvorsichtig - careless grob - rude zickig [coll] - bitchy mürrisch, grantig - grumpy ehrgeizig - ambitious temperamentvoll - temperamental tapfer - brave mutig - courageous großzügig - generous hilfsbereit - helpful ungeduldig - impatient geduldig - patient faul - lazy fleißig - hardworking, diligent eitel - vain ehrlich - honest ernst - serious witzig, lustig - humorous  stur, dickköpfig [coll] - stubborn seltsam, merkwürdig - strange verantwortungsvoll - responsible verantwortungslos - irresponsible  gierig - greedy nachtragend - unforgiving, vindictive nervig - annoying langweilig - boring begeistert - keen, enthusiastic chaotisch - chaotic ordentlich - tidy, neat mitfühlend, verständnisvoll - sympathetic

Nouns (most of them are colloquial & rude)

die Plaudertasche / Quasselstrippe - chatterbox das Mauerblümchen - wallflower die Schlafmütze - sleepyhead der Griesgram / Grantler - curmudgeon die Zicke - bitch der Dickschädel - pigheaded person der Geizhals / Geizkragen - miser, cheapskate die Nervensäge - pain in the neck, pain in the ass fauler Sack - lazy bum komischer Kauz - weirdo

NOUNS das Blatt (Blätter) - leaf der Blitz - [flash of] lightning der Blizzard (Blizzards) - blizzard die Blume (Blumen) - flower die Brise (Brisen) - breeze der Donner - [clap of] thunder das Eis - ice/ice cream das Frühjahr - spring (northern hemisphere) der Frühling - spring das Gewitter - [thunder]storm der Grad - degree der Hagel - hail das Hagelkorn (Hagelkörner) - hailstone der Herbst - autumn/fall das Herbstblatt (Herbstblätter) - autumn leaf/fall leaf die Hitze - heat die Höchsttemperatur - maximum temperature die Jahreszeit (Jahreszeiten) - season/time of year die Kälte - cold die Kaltfront (Kaltfronten) - cold front das Laub - leaves/foliage die Luft (Lüfte) - air der Luftdruck (Luftdrücke) - air pressure die Luftfeuchtigkeit - humidity der Mond (Monde) - moon die Mondphase (Mondphasen) - moon’s phase der Nebel - fog/mist der Niederschlag - precipitation der Regen - rain der Regenbogen - rainbow der Schauer - shower der Schlittschuh (Schlittschuhe) - ice skate der Schnee - snow der Schneeball (Schneebälle) die Schneeflocke (Schneeflocken) - snowflake der Schneemann (Schneemänner) - snowman der Schneeregen - sleet der Sommer - summer die Sonne (Sonnen) - sun der Sonnenaufgang - sunrise der Sonnenuntergang - sunset der Sonnenstrahl (Strahlen) - ray of sun[shine]/sunbeam der Strand (Strände) - beach der Sturm (Stürme) - storm die Temperatur - temperature die Tiefsttemperatur - minimum temperature das Unwetter - [thunder]storm die Vorhersage (Vorhersagen) - forecast/prediction die Warmfront (Warmfronten) - warm front das Wetter - weather der Wind (Winde) - wind der Winter - winter der Witterungsverlauf - weather pattern die Wolke (Wolken) - cloud VERBS aufgehen - to rise (sun) blitzen - to flash with lightning donnern - to thunder eine Jacke mitbringen - to bring a jacket einen Hut ansetzen - to put a hat on einen Regenschirm öffnen/aufspannen - to open an umbrella einen Regenschirm zumachen/zuklappen - to close an umbrella einen Schneemann bauen - to build a snowman eislaufen - to ice skate hageln - to hail nieseln - to drizzle [ohne Schirm] durch den Regen laufen - to run through the rain [without an umbrella] regnen - to rain seinen Hut abnehmen - to take one’s hat off scheinen - to shine schneien - to snow schwitzen - to sweat sich (+dat) die Jacke ausziehen - to take one’s jacket off sich (+dat) warme Kleidung anziehen - to put warm clothing on Ski fahren - to ski Sonnencreme auftragen - to apply sunscreen steigen - to rise (temperature) strahlen - to shine toben - to bluster/to go wild tosen - to bluster/to roar/to rage untergehen - to set viel Wasser trinken - to drink a lot of water ADJECTIVES bitterkalt - bitterly cold draußen - outside eisig - icy feucht - moist frisch - fresh frisch gefallen - freshly fallen (snow, leaves etc.) heiß - hot heftig - fierce/violent (storm, wind etc.) immergrün - evergreen innen - inside kalt - cold klar - clear kühl - cool laubabwerfend - deciduous möglich - possible nass - wet neblig - foggy/misty ruhig - calm scharf - biting (cold) schön - nice trocken - dry warm - warm warm angezogen - dressed warmly windig - windy wolkig - cloudy zu dünn angezogen - not wearing enough clothes PHRASES die Temperatur liegt bei 18°C - the temperature is 18°C ein Sturm zieht auf - a storm is brewing es donnert/blitzt - there is thunder/lighting es regnet/hagelt - it’s raining/hailing ich sterbe vor Durst - I’m dying of thirst mir ist heiß/warm/kalt - I’m hot/warm/cold

Useful dupes for anyone who can’t get their hands on the Kylie Lip Kits, can’t afford them or would like similar colors, but don’t want to buy from her. Whatever it may be, this can definitely help you out!

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I have a 5 subject notebook I'm going to use for french and I'm not sure how to divide the sections, can you please help?

1. phrases/self introductions2. grammar (use colours to find patterns and make things more memorable)3. translations (print out articles from the internet in columns half the width of your notebook pages, glue them in, highlight the words you don’t know and write their meaning under them, and then write a translation of the article on the other side of the page - bonus points if the article is about the culture of the language // you can also do this with song lyrics!)4. vocab (write down all the words you highlight in the translation section)5. free writing/diary (practise what you’ve learnt!!)

Hi, I started German two months ago and I'm finally going to buy a dictionary. Which one would you recommend?

My favourite dictionary out of the ones I own is this one, but I got it secondhand for free so I have no idea how easy it is to actually acquire it unless you buy it from Amazon, otherwise you should be good buying anything by Langenscheidt.I wouldn’t recommend Collin’s “easy learning” series to anyone because, despite having a good help section in the middle with phrases and verbs and stuff, they just do not have enough words.

i literally don't understand german cases themselves or the concept of them at all. i looked at your printable which looks like it could be really useful but i just don't understand anything lol. do you think you could help? thanks :)

I made this printable to help people learn the case declensions, not to explain the concept of cases or how they work. It’s purely for reference, intended to be used by people who already understand the cases but have trouble remembering which pronoun, article, or adjective ending to use.

This website explains the concept and function of cases in German really well, and then this one explains how they work and when to use them.Here are some other sites I found on google…

- https://deutsch.lingolia.com- http://marathonsprachen.com- http://german.net- http://www.learn-german-language-online.com- http://www.lsa.umich.edu- http://german.about.com- http://www.jabbalab.com- http://www.fluentu.com

How do you go about learning German grammar? I've studied it all at school and want to improve but I don't know where to start studying.

I learnt most of it from this book and this website. I made these coloured tables to learn the case declensions and these ones for the verb conjugations. Other than that I just did a lot of reading and listening and writing/talking to native speakers (which involved making a lot of mistakes and getting corrected) to become more comfortable with and used to the grammar. Also if you’re not sure if a string of words sound natural together, Linguee is your best friend.German grammar can be be pretty confusing sometimes but it is possible to learn relatively quickly if you are willing to be patient with it and put in a lot of effort. If you have any questions about specific aspects of German grammar please feel free to ask me x

did you ever use any workbook style things for german and if so did you like them?

- I had Feuerwerk 1, 2 and 3. The series is really old but the grammar is explained really clearly and it teaches more vocab than other workbooks I’ve seen.- Genau and Ganz Genau (the second book) are newer and more brightly coloured, but I don’t think I learnt as much from them as I did from Feuerwerk.- I also had Katzensprung 1 and 2, but that was honestly awful - 3/10, would not recommend.

So yeah if you’re able to get your hands on some cheap secondhand copies of Feuerwerk or Genau, I would definitely take the opportunity (don’t buy them new though because they’re like $50 per book… secondhand ones should be more like $5-8).Also I’m pretty sure all these books are only available in Australia (and maybe New Zealand?) because they’re made to work with our language learning curriculum, and the pronunciation guides used are supposed to be for people with a standard Australian accent, so if you live in the US or somewhere else and you’re studying German at school, you might wanna look for something more suitable.