MEDITERRANEAN-WORDS’ FIVE A DAY 3

• italian — spanish · english
  
  
• personale — personal · personal
• ripartizione — desglose · breakdown / rundown
• email — correo electrónico · email address
• password — contraseña · password
• iscriversi — registrarse · sign up

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• french — spanish · english
  
  
• personnel — personal · personal
• panne — desglose · breakdown / rundown
• email — correo electrónico · email address
• mot de passe — contraseña · password
• signer — registrarse · sign up

quizlet sets/eojetbam-studies

MEDITERRANEAN-WORDS’ FIVE A DAY 2

• italian — spanish · english
  
  
• informazione — información · information
• quanto — cuanto · how much
• la spesa — la compra / la cesta de la compra · groceries
• consegna — a domicilio · delivery
• applicare — aplicar · to apply

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• french — spanish · english
  
  
• information — información · information
• combien — cuanto · how much
• épicerie — la compra / la cesta de la compra · groceries
• livraison — a domicilio · delivery
• postuler — aplicar · to apply

quizlet sets/eojetbam-studies

MEDITERRANEAN-WORDS’ FIVE A DAY 1

• italian — spanish · english

• luogo — lugar · location
• università — universidad · university
  
• negozio — tienda · store / shop
  
• ambasciata — embajada · embassy
  
• farmacia — farmacia · pharmacy
  

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• french — spanish · english
  
  
• endroit — lugar · english
• université — universidad · university
• magasin — tienda · store / shop
• ambassade — embajada · embassy
• pharmacie — farmacia · pharmacy

quizlet sets /eojetbam-studies

eojetbam-studies:

THE 3/5 METHOD

hello everyone! today i wanted to share the method i’ve been developing and using to study vocabulary. feel free to adapt this to your own language needs :)

• the problem — have you seen those language learning ads that practically claim you can be a spanish master with five minutes a day thanks to the magic of compound effect? that’s cute, but it’s only a third of the equation if you’re not using those five minutes effectively.
  
  
• the solution — your brain, much like the documents on your computer, needs sorting for it to be a functional place for active search. this method is the language version of that for a total of fifteen minutes daily.
  
  
• first five minutes — wether you use an app like duolingo or you’re watching content in your target language, use the first five minutes to actively listen and absorb the vocabulary you’re learning. don’t copy anything, just hear.
  
  
• second set of five minutes — the key in this set is active recalling. this tells your brain to keep this new information you just fed it as opposed to having it go to the dusty catch all cabinet in the back of your mind. recall andthen write down as many terms as you remember. first write from memory, check for any missing vocabulary and mistakes after recalling.
  
  
• last set — the key part of the last five minutes is cementing that info in your brain so it knows it’s a piece of information you’re gonna be using daily so it stays fresh and relevant by reviewingdaily what you’ve learnt that day and what you’ve learnt up until that point. hope this helps <3

Language practice / pen pal game

I came up with a very simple idea to help me practice my target languages, so if you want to take part please hit me up !

What is the game ?

The goal is to find someone that is learning your native language and that speaks your target language.

• Here are 30 questions. You should ask each other to answer a question (ex : number 18.) This gives you the opportunity to write a paragraph that allows you to search for more vocabulary and grammar than basic conversations.

• Ask each other all the questions (or agree on a different number if you feel like there are too many / not enough questions) before introducing yourself to each other (name, city, studies, hobbies, family…)
• Hopefully having someone writing personal things to you about themselves will trigger your curiosity enough to help you write in your target language regularly, practice, and bond with someone !

How did I come up with this game?

I have tried to practice languages forever and I think one of the best ways to practice it is through conversation with native people of the languages I learn. However I have always found it very hard to find a pen pal and bond with someone I don’t know. Most of the time, the conversations I’ve had with “pen pals” did not go any further than basic information about ourselves and it did not help learn the language. With this game I wish to trigger curiosity in order to practice and bond with someone so we can practice even once the game is over !

Want to play this game with me ?

• I am looking to practice SpanishandItalian (also would not be against English) and I am a French native speaker. So if you are a native speaker of these languages and are learning French (or just want to play the game and are willing to write to me in your native language), that could work !
• Please be somewhere between 20 and 25yo
• I am willing to use snail mail or e-mails for that game as I think it is more convenient to write “long” texts ! Also, snail mail is more personal and triggers curiosity even more

We can discuss everything in DMs ! Please hit me up !

Andfeel free to reblog or repost the game if you want to do the same with other languages and/or your followers :)