Oliviasstudyblrshit - Studyblr And Langblr Stuff

Apps for learning Kanji

Japanese kanji study - 漢字学習  

This app is great for learning kanji. You will learn the meaning, reading, different vocabulary, sentences, and my favorite feature of all: stroke order! You can also take a quiz by using this app (^_-)

 Take note that if you want to access all JLPT level, you have to purchase it. The price is cheaper compared to buying books (but I think it depends on country. Here in the Philippines, Kanji practice books are expensive.) 

NHK Japanese - Easy learner 

I use this app to practice my reading skills . It contains articles that are easy to read and understand. You can set your article to show 振りがな (ふりがな - kana over kanji to indicate pronunciation). When you click the kanji, it will show its meaning

You can play the audio, so you can imitate the pronunciation of each word. You can also download the article to read/listen offline.

NHK News Reader

Another app that I use to practice my reading skills, but this contains difficult article.

The same as the previous app, you can set it to show furigana, and you can click the kanji to read its meaning

Takaboto: Japanese Dictionary This is an offline dictionary. I really love this app because you can also learn each kanji used on the word, and also their stroke order.

I always use this app whenever I use the previous NHK app. This helps me to understand the meaning more. 

You can also learn how the word can be used on sentence by clicking the phrase tab.

I hope this will help for those who plan to study Kanji. 

Hangul Lesson 4: Some 받침 Rules

여러분 안녕! Hi again everyone! I got a request recently to do a lesson about 받침 rules, so here it is! For those who don’t know, 받침 refers to the ending consonants of a Korean syllable. I recommend that if you aren’t familiar with Hangul, that you check out my other Hangul lessons on my masterlist first before reading this one! 

I made these charts because there are quite a few rules and irregularities about 받침. I also made a couple about consonant assimilation, which is basically how two or more consonants blend together/change to make a new sound. My lists are not exhaustive, but I think I included the most common rules. 

Also! I recommend that if you want a more complete list that you check out Korean Wiki Project’s page about this! You’ll also notice that a lot of the examples I used are the same as the ones that they used, so I want to give credit where credit is due! I tried to include some common words that you might hear often, and it can also be difficult to think up of irregularities sometimes, so I just wanted to let you know why it seems like I copied and pasted a lot of the examples and I don’t wanna plagiarize lol. PLEASE go check their page out – it’s super helpful!

If you’re overwhelmed by these lists and a little worried about memorizing them, don’t worry about it :) Honestly, depending on how you learn best it might be most productive to just learn as you go and to listen closely to how native Koreans speak so you can pick up on those rules rather than forcing yourself to memorize them. That said, if you want clarification on how exactly things are pronounced, I hope these charts along with Korean Wiki’s website can help!  

If you want to practice writing and reading Korean with others, join my Discord chat here and my Tumblr chat here!

Want to expand your Korean vocabulary and get closer to fluency? Get Drops Premium using my affiliate link!

If you would like to donate and support my studies, check out my Ko-Fi! Thank you for your generosity! See you next time! 다음에 봐요!

Are you guys following me on IG? If not, check me out 🥰 @yukkuristudies I’m a lot more active on there ✨

hi! do you know any vocabulary books? or websites/apps(besides a dictionary) that teach vocabulary? a lot of the vocabulary on tumblr/etc idk if it's accurate and i want to reach N4 soon. apologies if this sounds rude ^ ^ こんばんは

It doesn’t sound rude at all! I double check Tumblr vocabulary too (especially with natives) and make sure to get mine double-checked because it’s really easy to just put anything on the Internet these days. ✍🏻

Good vocabulary books are usually just textbooks! I’m a huge fan of the Genki series because I think their vocab is broken up really well. If you’re specifically studying for N4, I’d recommend getting your hands on N4 vocab books! 

新完全マスター has a whole series for vocabulary, kanji, and grammar. The books aren’t too expensive either!

日本語総まとめ also has a ton of good books for vocabulary that are geared towards N4

I also really like the 日本語能力試験完全模試シリーズ because just like the previous two, it has books geared towards each level and you can pick what you want to study (so there’s a whole vocab book)

はじめての日本語能力検定試験Ｎ４単語１５００

Truthfully, I recommend heading over to Kinokuniya’s website and searching “N4.” Tons of information comes out for books you can find and order online! 

As for apps, I love news apps! You can usually find kanji + vocab in tandem, and it’s a great way to practice your reading skills as well. Totally recommend! Apps like NHK for School or Easy Japanese are great for this. I also really like StickyStudy (I think it’s only available for iPhones though?). There is TONS of vocabulary broken up by JLPT level.

I hope this helps! My favorite vocabulary builder is WaniKani, but it does cost a bit of money to get past the first 3 levels and unlock the whole 60 level program. Definitely worth it in my opinion, but it does take some time to complete as well.

bought some new stationery today and filmed a haul

08.21.22

The first week’s been pretty cool, the teachers can be intimidating but the experience is fun. I think I accidentally grew into those people who take cool notes with memo pads, annotations, and highlights during class hehe <33

TALK TO ME IN KOREAN IS ALL PAYED NOW!!!!

Do you have anything at all from TTMIK to share for free???????? I like they curriculum but I can't pay subscription. My parents won't give a cent for Korean. They think I will have more success and oportunities if I learn French or German. I would appreciate anything you can give me. Tnx a lot! Love ur blog!

Hey! Here ya go! You can begin with this (all levels are included): audio, textbooks, workbooks and stuff like that.

I also have few of their "kpop fan letters" and books like that. But I don't think it can help you much at the beginning.

notes to myself

- write down a list of goals and habits you want to implement in your life. 

- meditate. lay down, alone with your thoughts, left to truly think and have time with your conscious mind unoccupied by distraction. take the time to actually listen to yourself with undivided attention

- engage in yoga. stretch.

- write down what you're grateful for

- take a shower. put on freshly-scented lotion. refresh and restart.

- do laundry. clean out and organize your clothes, donate some

- refresh and restart your phone, laptop, desktop, etc. clean out and organize your files, applications, layout, etc. filter out your social media from youtube to instagram to twitter to contain content towards your betterment

- call your family and friends. have a discussion, talk to them, laugh with them

- hang out with your friends. have a study session or just be together as you all sketch, paint, journal, eat

- listen to podcasts for personal growth and development. humor, health, productivity, any kind of podcast.

- clean and reorganize your home. clean out the kitchen, living room, bedrooms, etc. rearrange and design them. let your home reflect you. give it a breath of fresh air with change, whether small or big

- plan out your week // bullet journal

- learn. learn a new language, take out a notebook, write notes, listen to audios, practice. learn another programming language. learn about the history of islam. learn cryptography and encryption. learn anything that excites you, that betters you

- get a blanket and go out and lie in nature

- read. read a book on personal development, read a book in a foreign language, read a book about history, read articles about the most random things or articles catered to your interests, to self growth, to the present world today. read to learn.

- go out and volunteer. contribute to and for good. help out at a homeless shelter, help with a sustainability project or beach clean up, aid and provide comfort and ease to the elderly, sick, and young

- sit down. read the quran. reflect and understand.

- go on a bike ride. take in the air that hits you, the side conversations that leave your hearing just as quickly as they enter, take in the moment.

one could see this just as a list of stuff to do, and it basically is. but for me, it's a multitude of opportunities to grow, to better, to breath, to live. I'd like to spend my time actually living, doing good, growing, being conscious and present, so here are some notes to myself, and hopefully you.

happy capricorn season!

instagram // shop