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learning languages as a beginner

a non-complete guide written by a english-native high-school student with experience in studying japanese, indonesian and currently—romanian. 

language proficiency is separated into four skills. reading, writing, listening and speaking. 

as a complete beginner, or even to someone within the A1 range, one should focus mainly on these three core skills: reading, writing and listening. right now, pronunciation should not be your main focus. speaking skills, while they should be slowly developed from the beginning, are not as easily mastered as reading or writing and thus can cause a feeling of stagnation. languages have specific skills that need to be developed before one can pronounce words properly and these specific skills can take months to master. as a tip, one should master those specific skills before focusing on pronunciation. (for example, romanian requires the speaker to be able to roll their ‘ r ’s.)

use the skill of listening to your advantage

young children spend their first few years listening until they are able to create coherent sentences. don’t expect your experience to be any different.

as a beginner, you do not have to understand everything, or anything, that is being said. at this stage, you are unconsciously learning how to distinguish your target language from other languages, as well as forming ideas and creating patterns between words in your head.

i always create a song playlist in my target language. spotify has playlists already created that include the top 100 ranked songs from that country/language, feel free to listen to these playlists. i then create a separate playlist full of all my favourite songs from the target language (and because they are my favourite) i listen to them on repeat. naturally, you may start to sing along, begin to know the songs off by heart, etc. this is one of the most easiest and natural way of learning a language.

tv shows and movies. children’s cartoons or mature tv shows, it does not matter. the combination of subtitles in your native language, audio in your target language, and the context of the film, helps the brain process simple words. these words, when repeated, become words you’ve effortlessly remembered. as a plus, you know how to pronounce these words and in what context they are used and/or mean. 

do not think of these methods as studying, but rather purely for your enjoyment. it makes listening to these playlists, and watching tv shows, less of a task and something you are more inclined to do.

a journal is your best friend

a specific space dedicated to the learning process of your target language is, well, highly recommended. emphasis on specific. in this journal you will be able to practice your reading and writing skills.

for me, i use my journal to create vocab lists separated by the word’s function, context, etc. (for example, every noun word used to identify a person in a family, such as mother or uncle, is recorded together). i often see others create vocab lists under the ‘ top hundred common words ’ in whatever language, and i advocate against this. your brain needs to associate and make links with words, and this ‘ most common words ’ association loses meaning fast. thus, you do not retain the information.

the creation of vocab lists do multiple things in my learning process. first, i will collect these words, usually from an online source or a language textbook. already, i have read the words and my brain has processed them and understood that one word translates to the other, and in what context they should be used. second, i copy these words and write them down in my journal (i make sure i write the word in my target language multiple times). here i have practised writing the words multiple times. usually, with this method i am able to retain the majority of the information by the next day.

the trick is less information. thus why i mentioned studying the top hundred most common words does not work. as a beginner, you only need to study the essentials. if your vocab list exceeds more than 20 words, you are less likely to remember the majority of the words.

you’re journal is not only good for vocab lists. you are able to track your progress, keep track of all your information, and so much more. 

after one hour, you will retain less than half of the information you studied. in a day, you will have forgotten over 70% of your vocab. this is natural. do not be upset that you aren’t ‘studying’ enough to remember more than 50 words in your first week. repetition is essential here to make sure your brain understands that this information is important and should be kept.

repetition, repetition, repetition

albeit it does not matter how you incorporate repetition into your routine. you can practise a vocab list everyday in the shower, create an audio of all your vocab that you listen to whilst you workout, whatever. do what works best for you. flashcards are still a good bet regardless.

you are able to practice reading and writing when creating your flashcards, whether they are digital or not. 

here is a method on how to use flashcards that i personally follow. i highly recommend this method, as it is all about repetition, repetition, repetition.

personally, i aim to review each set of flashcards once a day by myself. sometimes, i get a native to quiz me over text, which means i practise writing the words out or they quiz me over phone call, and then i am practising speaking. the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking are very important and they should all be incorporated somehow when reviewing vocab lists, etc.

find a native friend

a native in your target language is a god-saver. trust me. obviously, they must be willing to want to teach you occasionally, but they must not be your only source of learning.

you may know someone in real life that speaks your target language. that’s great! some do not however, but fear not. there are billions of internet users, and you are bound to find someone who is not only a native in your target language, but someone you connect with on a more personal level. tumblr is a great way to find friends, the langblr community is great here. you can find blogs in your native language as well if you type in the name of the language.

this is a tip i don’t find often on guides in the langblr community. many often think you can only learn from: textbooks, teachers or through self-studying. native speakers are another source you can learn from. they understand the culture of their country: you can pick up a lot of information by simply just talking to them. you can pick up on slang you wouldn’t have otherwise learnt, words that are abbreviated, etc. 

of course this is not a complete guide. this is based off my experience with eleven years of learning languages, and what works for me the best. what works for me may not work for you and that is completely fine. everyone needs to study in different ways. i hope you learnt something new from this guide. good luck with your language learning!

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The one and only, Choi Soobin. I m so fricking PROUD of this drawing, he looks AMAZING( very humble of me to brag, I know, but I love it soo much, I can't help it😅)

art tips post

for all the artist following me

Have two sketchbooks: One for finished and high-quality art (stuff made with Prismacolor or Copic if you use that or art for your portfolio) and the other sketchbook for more messy doodles. This way you have a place to try new things and mess up as much as you need. When I only had one sketchbook I was scared to draw in it because I didn't want to mess it up

Do studies. I cant tell you how much I've improved just by doing studies of shoes, hands, noses, and all that. This works for when you have art block too since you’re not really making stuff up and just learning how real things work.

Learn from others. I’ve never taken a real art class because 1. I can’t afford it and 2. there’s no good art classes/programs at my school. I’ve been following several artists and learning from them over the years and they’ve helped me tremendously. Just please do not steal art because that is never okay.

Break down concepts. If you notice there’s something wrong with your piece then figure out why. You can’t get better if you leave mistakes and don't try to understand whats going on. If the color is weird figure out if the values look right or maybe its the saturation of the color.

Watch youtube tutorials. Here are some youtubers I think are pretty good art teaching all things art: Draw with Jazza |  DrawingWiffWaffles |  Proko |  Baylee Jae

Have an inspiration folder/blog. Sometimes you just need a collection of starry nights or a misty forest or even a French bakery. All of those things can help you get inspired to draw. It could even be completely unrelated to what you plan to draw.

There are no dumb ideas in the creative process. If you want to draw a lizard in a dress go for it! If you want to draw various pastries with faces do it! Don’t let the thought of it being too dumb stop you because if I’ve learned anything in my several years of drawing it’s that an idea can lead to another and another and another and you may get a really good idea just from doodling dumb things.

Here’s a few things that can get you started on drawing better:

Dynamic poses | Dynamic clothes | Dynamic figure drawing

COMPOSITION | PERSPECTIVE | CONSTRUCTION

Anatomy:

Legs

Arms

Hands

Heads

Body (Female) (Male

Color Theory

Improving your sketchbook

Most importantly, don’t give up! You may not immediately get notes or followers but it’s more important you get better than to have popularity. How do you think those popular artists got to where they are now? To be good you’ve got to work at it.

Obey Me! fandom,

I want to share some tips for people who just started out playing Obey Me! (or for those who’ve been stuck on a lesson for a long time like I was :’))! These are some things that have helped me level up significantly faster over the past couple months compared to when I first started out playing in 2021, when I found myself always getting stuck on lessons and overwhelmed from all of the different apps and functions of items on the game. Disclaimer: you don’t have to do all this to enjoy the game!

1. Don’t neglect your Memory Cards

Memory Cards are your supporting cards that will help boost the main Demon Cards used for that particular task you may be stuck on. It is great to have strong Demon Cards for every sin, but it is even better if you have strong Memory Cards to help support and boost your Demon Cards’ total power. (I think newer players (and myself included) tend to focus on the Demon Cards more :’), Memory Cards are important and can completely flip the outcome of a battle! Trust me!)

My Memory Cards are lower levels than my Demon Cards because I tend to focus more on leveling my Demon Cards up first. Give your Memory Cards some level and love too! I’m working on mine more often now that I understand their function in battles.

2. Max out Devil’s Tree

The level of a card is important, but so is the progress of its Devil’s Tree! Your highest leveled cards can become even stronger from unlocking spaces in the Devil’s Tree! Make it a goal to get those damn Devil Flowers you’ve been avoiding! Unlock those skill levels from pulling that same card four times in Nightmare! Unlock that Max level cap and level your card up even more! LEAVE THE LITTLE D’S IN THE DUST AT YOUR NEXT DANCE BATTLE. NO MERCY.

This cursed Asmo card that takes forever to charge up during battles is ironically my strongest Demon Card simply because I unlocked his Devil Flower and increased the max level cap. (Strongest for now, I got others coming in close second! >:))

3. Use Akuber daily!

Akuber is so incredibly helpful for getting rare items needed to unlock stars (in the Devil’s Tree) for your cards. You get 5 free Akuber Tickets to use daily, so use them to your advantage! It takes less than five minutes. You can flick through different characters on the left side of the screen to see which items you’ll need more of.

Examples:

Levi’s order screen is the first to pop up and shows I already have 43 Lust Skulls and 25 Lust Cellphones, so I wouldn’t want to use one of my Akuber Tickets on Leviathan’s order today because I am stocked up on these reward items already! (Sorry Levi)

Instead of doing Levi’s order, I clicked the other characters on the left side of the screen to see the other possible orders I could deliver to Shady Forest today. Beel’s order screen shows I have 3 Lust weights and 7 Lust hats currently, so this is definitely an order I would use an Akuber Ticket on! I need to stock up on more of these items, so I might use 2 or 3 of my daily Akuber Tickets here depending on which lust card Devil’s Tree I am currently working on to max out.

4. Unlock all of the :D Jobs

Put the matching characters (✨sparkling✨) to work their best paired jobs consistently. Completed jobs give you the extra Grimm needed to level up your cards, unlock Devil’s Tree spaces, and obtain the daggers needed for unlocking max level caps! (P.S. this is also a quick way to raise the intimacy level with a character to read their Devilgram stories!)

Notice how Diavolo and Belphegor are sparkling for this particular job? This means they give you bonus items for doing this job compared to if other characters (non-sparkling) were to work this job.

When their shift is finished, you claim the Grimm, receive the bonus items (yay more sloth daggers for unlocking max level caps for sloth cards!), and raise your intimacy level with the characters -> See Belphegor at the top right side of the screen

5. Do the Hard Lessons!

This is a great way to get rarer items, increase player level, and raise intimacy level from Surprise Guests! Once you complete a Hard Lesson, you can go back to the task and battle 3x a day to try getting more rare items you need for your cards. Just like Normal tasks, every first completed clear-through of a Hard task, you get to claim a prize from To Do. (Believe it or not, there are a couple of stories in the Hard Lessons, be sure not to miss them!)

Hard Lesson 5-4 offers Gluttony Skulls which I need more of for a gluttony card I’m working to max out. I get 3 battles a day from 5-4 to try and earn more Gluttony skulls. (You can always use D-Energy drinks to refill your battles too! Just click the plus + button to see if you have any energy drinks you can use. If not, it will cost 5 Devil Points to refill it instead)

6. Use your AP!

Be not be afraid to use up your AP by doing older lesson battles that will give you items and Grimm to level up cards and unlock Devil Tree spaces. It is better to use your AP than to leave it sitting waiting to be used. Used AP means you’ve done battles -> which means more Grimm, more items, and more XP for cards and player level. It is ok to run out of AP! It will recharge and notify you when it’s recovered if you have notifications on. There are two points throughout the day where you can get +30 AP for simply checking the refrigerator in To Do. There is even a daily flash sale; +200 AP once a day for 10 Devil Points, and only on the first time you run out of AP for battles! (I wouldn’t recommend using all of your Devil Points on AP though!)

7. Exchange Raven

Do you know those black feathers you sometimes get as gifts from Surprise Guests after a battle? Those are Raven. You can go to Akuzon and exchange your Raven for glow sticks to get an extra power boost in battles if you’d like to ensure you get 3 stars on all completed tasks. Or! you can exchange them for items to give your Special Guests to raise intimacy level faster.

Rainbow Glow Stick can be paired with any Demon Card regardless of the sin. These bad boys are my go-to when I want to go back through lessons and get my 3 stars. (You can also use Devil points to buy more glow sticks too!)

Surprise Guest items can be exchanged for Raven. These items help boost intimacy level faster with the characters. (Can also be bought with Devil Points)

Demon Vouchers can be exchanged for 45 Raven and are great if you want to try pulling for a limited/re-released card in Nightmare but you’re out of vouchers!

Obey Me! players feel free to add any pointers that can help us progress lessons faster! (or just any cool info to know about the game!) It’s much appreciated :)

«A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism.» ― Georges Bataille

Prompt List

REQUESTS OPEN!

Send me your asks! (also feel free to reblog this list and use it yourself.)

“Oh, I’m listening to you. I’m just not paying attention.”

“I don’t need anger management. I need people to stop pissing me off all the time.”

“I can take care of myself just fine.”

“Where have you been?”

“Oh, for the love of Fucking God!”

“Good thing I didn’t ask for your opinion.”

“Y/N This isn’t what it looks like…”

“What did you do?”

“I never loved you.”

“Will you marry me?

“I’ll pick up the check.” “We have a joint bank account.” “You’re welcome.”

“There is nothing for me here!” “What about me?! I’m still here!”

“Have you ever heard of knocking?!”

“Don’t be an asshole. Asshole.”

“He loved you a lot, you know?” “I know…”

“You’re strangely nonchalant for someone who almost died a second ago.”

“What the hell were you thinking?!” “In all honesty, I’m not really sure.”

“I don’t even know who you are anymore!”

“It’s three in the morning.”

“What are you thinking about?”

“You’re never going to let that go, are you?”

“Was that supposed to hurt?”

“Sometimes, being a complete nerd comes in handy.”

“I don’t owe you an explanation.”

“I want an answer, goddammit!”

“This is why we can’t have nice things.”

“Say it again.”

“I can’t keep kissing strangers and pretending that they’re you.”

“Do you regret it?”

“You’ve thought about this, haven’t you?”

“I never stood a chance, did I?”

“I’m only here to establish an alibi.”

“I still remember the way you taste.”

“How much of that did you hear?”

“You make me want things I can’t have.”

“Stop moving on my lap, it’s not making the situation any better.”

“How far do we have to drive before you two just admit you’re in love?”

“How do you even have that much blood?”

“Are you really taking his side right now?”

“I’ve seen you every day for the past month and you’ve never once looked at me the way you are right now.”

“I don’t have a boyfriend. I do have homework, though.”

“He was my teacher in year ten. I don’t think you need to be this jealous.”

“I need a place to stay.”

“Why are you only just telling me this?”

“Can’t you stay just a little longer?”

“I fell in love with you, not them.”

“We’re not ‘just friends. We both know that.”

“Hear me out.” “Why the fuck should I listen to you?”

“Where did you get those bruises? Is he hurting you?”

“I’m not going to get sick, baby. Just let me hold you.”

Hi guys, for today I decided to draw the one and only: BTS!!! Today's drawing is a little more special since I dedicated it to my dear friend @7aeil!!! Once again, hope that you liked it and share your opinion with me if you want. Until next time, see ya~ And once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! #bts #btsfanart #btsfanarts #bt21 #bt21fanart #bt21fanarts #btsrmfanart #btsjinfanart #btssugafanart #btsjhopefanart #btsjiminfanart #btsvfanart #btsjungkookfanart https://www.instagram.com/p/BuW2cbJhDmi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kvey52zwmz7l