Maybe "Long live~" like "Long live diversity", etc.

I think that sometimes the language community gets really hung up on constantly studying or always doing something language-related, so this is actually a good reminder that it doesn't have to be that way!

It's Clockify!

Clockify!

A chart showing the amount of time spent on different languages during the last week. Each language is represented with a different color. The times are: German: 6:21:09 French: 2:45:40 Japanese: 00:13:05 Korean: 00:28:48 Thai: 00:19:06 Chinese: 00:34:20 Vietnamese: 00:20:42

My study times for the week! German and French are making a comeback! I don’t even know why I include Korean on there since I use it every day but only track very specific things… But yeah, I put in some good work! 💪🏽 💪🏽 #langsky

Oh, what is this? It sounds cool! :O

When I was learning L3 Korean, I don't remember my L2 French interfering a whole lot. However, when I was studying Spanish in university (don't remember which "number" it would have been; I haven't maintained it or used it at all), the L2 interference was REAL, Surely because of their proximity.

It's so easy to compare yourself with others' progress, but you should just live life in a manner and speed comfortable with you. I didn't have my first proper relationship until after I graduated university 🤷🏽‍♀️ Just how it worked out for me!

The Korean expression is quite similar: 호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다 (Horangi-do je mal hamyeon onda) Even a tiger will come if spoken of.

My main beef with Duolingo, aside from some of the wonkiness that was going on with some Asian language courses back when I tried them out, is how they fired real people just to replace them with AI. Language is at its core such a human thing...

I used to translate news articles and such for fun/practice, and sometimes my husband asks me to translate his essays. I've always thought that translation would be a fun path to take. What if I started practicing more and sharing my translations here...? Hmmm.

Do they? Most people I know have no idea. I know IPA because linguistics was one of my minors in uni. It was fun for sure, and IPA is helpful when I'm not sure what a sound in a new language is supposed to be :D

Hey there! I was on here around when it first-ish opened, then I went quiet, and now I'm (trying to be) back!

1. Yep!
2. I guess it just sounds plain to me?
3. Arabic, but I'll get it eventually!
4. Uhh, which one?
5. Both
6. French
7. Not anymore
8. US

#langsky

Punjabi...? Hmm. Nothing I ever considered before, but maybe in the future?

uquiz.com/quiz/cgo8tm/...

한밤에 어둠 속에 번지는 불온한 외침, 계엄이란 칼날이 총칼을 세우는 소리. 두려움의 그림자 깃드는 땅에도, 자유는 꺼지지 않는 등불. 억압의 찰창이 닫히려 할 때. 땅과 하늘 울리는 민심의 함성, 역사의 강물은 거슬러 흐르지 않고, 진실의 불꽃은 바람에도 꺼지지 않았다. 자유민주 깃발 아래 모인 사람들. 연대와 용기의 손을 맞잡으며, 거짓의 거대 탑을 무너뜨리고 진실의 땅에 승리의 새벽을 맞이하였다. 우리의 역사가 가르쳐준 권리, 폭력은 사라지고 정의가 남는다. 자유를 지키려는 국민의 열망은. 그 어떤 계엄의 총칼도 꺾을 수 없으리

A seditious cry in the night, The sound of martial law like a blade drawn. In the land where falls the shadow of fear, An unquenchable beacon—freedom. Just as the prison bars of oppression close The peoples’ cry that shakes land and sea, The rivers of history flowed true And the winds extinguished not the flames of truth. Those who gathered under the banner of democracy While grasping the hands of solidarity and courage, Brought tumbling the colossal tower of lies And welcomed the victorious dawn in the land of verity. The rights taught by our history, Violence falters and justice remains. The fervent desire of the citizens to protect freedom Will not be broken by martial law

I just wanted to share this poem my husband wrote about the martial law situation in Korea. OG: Korean; English translation = me. Images bc text limit; full text in ALT!

우리 남편이 지난 며칠의 일을 생각하면서 시를 썼는데, 그 시를 제가 번역했고 여기 올립니다!

I jumped ship a while ago because of all the bots and the declining community over there. Some pretty insidious stuff was left to run rampant, and I'm just not about that.

I often sell mine to the used book store near my house! I write in the books with erasable pen while I'm using them, and then once it's time to destash, I blast it with a hair dryer to erase everything, and then it's off to the store!

Mostly Hilokal, Hellotalk, and Discord! The first two are language exchange apps, and Discord just has a lot of language communities on it.

I use the free version and it's more than enough. I think the paid features are more for people who actually use it for business tracking and all.

Korean 🇰🇷 선물 (seonmul)
Japanese プレゼント　(purezento)
Chinese 禮物 (li3wu5)

J'utilise une pelle pour remplir mon seau avec du sable avant de construire un château de sable à la plage.

I use Clockify! I have each language as a project, and each different skill (speaking, reading, etc.) as a task. I can see at a glance how much time I spent on each language, and I can even break it down by skills if I want!

🇰🇷 강에서 바다까지

I do a lot of voice chatting on different apps, and over time, I can feel my progress, though I don’t actually track that. Also, for a few months I was making little videos speaking different languages and posting them on Insta. I could look back at those and see the progress between then and now.

I use it when I do practice writing and need someone to check what I wrote. I know it isn’t perfect, but it’s better than I am, and it’s better than just writing and having no feedback! I tell it to correct what I wrote and give explanations for every correction.

Oops, I abandoned my Bluesky for over a year >.> Hello again, #langtwt #langsky ~! Gonna try to connect with more people!

about how she’s learning Chinese also and we exchange app recommendations and other chatter. Cool language learner vibes ❤️ (2/2) #langsky

Wholesome metro experience! So I’m my way home from work, and I’m on this one train for almost an hour, so I take out my tablet to do some Chi ese reading practice. A lady is sitting next to me, and she asks what level I am, what app I’m using, etc. and she talks #langsky (1/2)

In a voice chat reading kindergarten-level Thai stories with other learners ❤️ Good times~ #langsky