i’m planning on starting kind of a serie of posts with no specific subjects ; i’ll just be discussing random things i discover or learn such as words, expressions, grammar points etc.. when i feel like i have stuff to share with u and that could be useful!hope you’ll like it!^^
hello everyone! i had some trouble w my kkt account so it removed me from the korean learning chat i created. i created a new one so please join this one instead of the old one ^^ thanks! https://open.kakao.com/o/g2oSB5Y
как жаль - what a pity ехидно - (adv) maliciously; mockingly, sarcastically любопытный - (adj) curious, inquisitive; interesting кстати - (adv.) by the way; to the point; as a matter of fact; apropos посочувствовать - to sympathize (with) сказанное - (n, decline as adj.) what has been said
New Words/Hовые Cлова
наиболее - (adv) the most, above all, most of all ляп - (n) flub, slip-up болтать - (v) (colloq.) to blabble, talk needlessly or endlessly; (colloq.) to converse; to dangle; to shake, rock, stir толк - (n) sense, judgement; talk, rumor
The -овать suffix can be used to turn nouns into verbs, e.g. штраф (fine, penalty) becomes штрафовать (to fine). When conjugating, drop the -овать in the present tense. For example, ревновать (to be jealous) becomes я ревную, ты ревнуешь, etc.
Review/Oбзор
чувствовать - (v) to feel торговать - (v) to trade жаловаться/пожаловаться - (v) to complain иронизировать - (v) to speak ironically переставать/перестать - (v) to stop, cease, quit голосовать/проголосовать - (v) to vote; to give voice
New Words/Hовые Cлова
использовать - (v) to use доставать/достать - (v) to reach, to be able to reach; to take out; get, procure, obtain требовать/потребовать - (v) to demand, request; to need, call for рисовать/нарисовать - (v) to draw, design; to paint
or, I had this list of words I couldn’t categorize easily
Review/Oбзор
который - (pronoun) which, who, that некоторый - (adj) some, certain каждый - (adj) each, every никто - (pronoun) nobody любой - (determiner) any, either, whichever one wants сам - (pronoun) myself, yourself
New Words/Hовые Cлова
там - (adv) there тут - (adv) here, now, then ничто - (pronoun) nothing несколько - (pronoun) a few, several, some; (adv) somewhat, slightly, some
some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.
I couldn’t remember the word “doorknob” ten minutes ago.
ok but the onelook thesaurus will save your life, i literally could not live without this website
