We Need To Talk About LingoHut

We need to talk about LingoHut

I’m supposed to be studying some Italian, but instead, I was googling in my computer how to learn a new language (no, googling how to learn will not teach you shit, you have to sit down and learn your target language not how to do it, I know but I’m lazy.) and I came across LingoHut, and I have to share it.

I don’t know if someone ever talked about this page, but if they did is worth mentioning again.

So basically you go to the website and in the Home Page you have to choose what is your first language and what language are you trying to learn.

Once you choose it’ll take you to another page in which you have tons of lessons, for ex. In Italian, there are 109 lessons.

I haven’t checked every lesson yet but for example, the first one is greetings and such. You click that lesson and you have 16 flashcards that will show you the word in your target language and the translation, at the same time that someone pronounces the words.

Below the flashcards, you have this ⬇️

And basically is a bunch of game, an easy matching words kind of game, some kind of tic tac toe with words, a memory game do you know the one that kids play in which they have to find the matching pictures? Same but with words and lastly a listening and matching game.

Below the bar of the games, we have the vocabulary list of the words we are taught in that lesson, and you can click the word and listen the pronunciation.

In the end, you have a bunch of the next lessons.

The lessons vary from the content it can be greetings, numbers, health stuff, office words, computer terminology, etc.

The website doesn’t have every language in the world, but it has a lot of them. choose your target language, in my case Italian, and enjoy, is fun and simple if you want to practice or do something related to your target language but you don’t have the willingness that day to study something more consistent like structure.

And the best part is that as far as I went looking around in this page it’s fucking free. Sure, you won’t end the one hundred and something lessons speaking like a native from whatever target language you’re learning, but it can be useful to expand your vocabulary.

German Vocab: Expressing your opinion

1. Basic Vocab:

die Meinung - opinion meine Meinung - my opinion zustimmen - to agree widersprechen - to disagree überzeugen - to convince richtig - right falsch - wrong

2. Expressing your opinion:

Meiner Meinung nach… - In my opinion…

Meiner Meinung nach ist Game of Thrones keine gute Serie. ~ In my opinion Game of Thrones is not a good show.

Ich meine/Ich finde, dass… - I think that …

Ich finde, dass du weniger Alkohol trinken solltest. I think that you should drink less alcohol.

Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass... - I’m convinced that…

Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass Katzen sehr sozial sind. I’m convinced that cats are very social.

3. Asking for Someone’s Opinion:

Was hältst du von …? – What do you think of …?

Was hältst du von Britney Spears? Magst du sie? ~ What do you think of Britney Spears? Do you like her?

Was denkst du über ….? – What do you think about …?

Was denkst du über das Rauchverbot? Bist du damit einverstanden? ~ What do you think about the smoking ban? Do you agree with it?

Was ist deine Meinung über …? – What is your opinion on …?

Was ist deine Meinung über vegane Ernährung? ~ What is your opinion on vegan diet?

4. Agreeing with someone:

Ich stimme dir zu. - I agree with you.

Du hast (völlig) recht. - You’re (completely) right.

Das finde ich auch. - I think so, too.

Ich teile deine Meinung. - I share your opinion.

Genau/Eben. - Exactly.

5. Disagreeing with someone:

Das kann sein, aber… - That might be so, but…

Das stimmt nicht. - That’s not true.

Da muss ich widersprechen. - I have to disagree with that.

Da liegst du völlig falsch. – You’re completely wrong with that.

Auf keinen Fall. - Absolutely not.

+ the not so polite way to disagree:

So ein Quatsch/Was für ein Blödsinn! – What nonsense/rubbish!

Du spinnst ja! - You’re crazy!

Du hast keine Ahnung! - You have no idea!

6. Expressing Indifference

Das ist mir egal. - I don’t care.

Es ist mir vollkommen egal. – I don’t care at all.

Keine Ahnung. - No idea.

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bjshbhsd

5 years ago

Frankenstein looked his self-created responsibility in the eye, then had a severe anxiety attack exacerbated by an extended period of sleep deprivation and hardly eating. The truest university representation I’ve ever witnessed.

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bjshbhsd

5 years ago

I would like to point out a couple of things:

- the gang in the secret history (except Richard) are from very privileged backgrounds but the only one being flashy about it and making fun of people who don't wear designer ties and stuff is Bunny who has no money and whose own stuff isn't what he says it is (e.g. the print from the library book) and whose one good jacket at the start of the book has a stained and ripped lining

- the only one of the tsh gang to graduate is Richard

- Theo in the goldfinch has expensive tastes and was by no means poor but growing up with his mum he wasn't exactly wealthy either (searching the apartment for cash to pay the delivery guy) and in California he mostly stole food all the time or ate leftovers from Xandra's work so yeah his dad owned a flashy car and sometimes took them out to restaurants and he lived with the Barbours for a bit and turned out to be a good businessman but idk as a kid he wore t-shirts and hung out at the playground and watched tv and all that

- Theo has the capacity to have good grades but doesn't actually enjoy studying all that much (except art) and lets his grades drop most of the time

I guess the point I'm making is that there is significant overlap between the Tartt fandom and the dark academia aesthetic and people love to criticise DA for being all about money and good grades but Tartt isn't actually and there's no real reason for DA to be

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bjshbhsd

5 years ago

German music recommendations #2

Kraftklub - Schüsse in die Luft OK KID - Kaffee Warm Jennifer Rostock - Hengstin Frittenbude - Die Möglichkeit eines Lamas Bilderbuch - Maschin Kraftklub - Wie ich EFF - Stimme Ali As feat. Namika – Lass sie tanzen Namika - Wenn sie kommen Prada Meinhoff - Maske

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bjshbhsd

5 years ago

German vocab: Exam season

die Prüfung(-en) - exam

die Klausur(-en) - exam

das Examen(-) - exam

die Probeprüfung(-en) - mock exam

die Probeklausur(-en) - mock exam

der Leistungsdruck - pressure to achieve

der Schulstress - stress at school

die Prüfungszeit - exam period

die Examensergebnisse - exam results

die Note(-n) - grade

der Prüfer(-) / die Prüferin(-nen) - examiner

die Examensvorbereitung(-en) - exam preparation

die Versagensangst - fear of failure

die mündliche(-n) Prüfung(-en) - oral exam

die schriftliche(-n) Prüfung(-en) - written exam

die Abschlussnote(-n) - final grade

die Abschlussprüfung(-en) - final exam

die Furcht - fear/dread

die Erwartung(-en) - expectation

die Karteikarten - flashcards

die Mindmap(s) - mind map

die Aufsichtsführende(-n) - invigilator

das Abitur - high school leaving qualification (Germany)

die Matura - high school leaving qualification (Austria)

die Erfolgsquote - pass rate

der Erfolg(e) - success

der Notendurchschnitt(-e) - grade point average

die Prüfungsanmeldung - exam registration

die Prüfungsunterlagen - exam papers

der Prüfungstermin(-e) - exam date

die Prüfungsangst - exam nerves

die Examensgebühr(-en) - exam fee

die Prüfungsfrage(-n) - exam question

das Prüfungsfach(-“er) - exam subject

der Prüfungstag(-e) - exam day

das Prüfungsbüro(-s) - exam office

die Prüfungstechnik - exam technique

das Zertificat(-e) - certificate

das Zeugnis(-se) - certificate/school report

gestresst - stressed

besorgt - anxious

ängstlich - anxious

gut vorbereitet - well-prepared

klug - clever

fähig - able

schwierig - difficult

erfolgreich - successful

erfolglos - unsuccessful

Angst vor (+dat) etw haben - to be scared of sth

ausrasten (sep) - to flip out

in Tränen ausbrechen (sep) - to burst in to tears

Examen machen - to do exams

eine Prüfung machen - to sit an exam

eine Prüfung schreiben - to sit an exam

eine Prüfung bestehen - to pass an exam

Antworten überprüfen (insep) - to check answers

nochmals überprüfen (insep) - to recheck

einen Fehler machen - to make an error

antworten - to answer

schreiben - to write

prüfen - to examine

lernen - to learn

wiederholen (insep) - to revise

Notizen machen - to take notes

büffeln - to cram

pauken - to cram

zögern - to procrastinate

verwirklichen - to achieve (a goal)

erreichen - to achieve

stolz auf (+akk) etw/jdn sein - to be proud of sth/sb

gute Noten bekommen - to get good grades

schlechte Noten bekommen - to get bad grades

(bei einer Prüfung) durchfallen (sep) - to fail (an exam)

sitzenblieben müssen - to have to repeat a year

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bjshbhsd

5 years ago

Ivan Aivazovsky -The Ninth Wave (1850)

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bjshbhsd

5 years ago

Language - Deutscher Wortschatz

das Wort - Word die Anfrage - Inquiry die Aussprache - Pronunciation der Kommentar - Comment der Laut - Sound die Verständigung - Understanding, comprehension der Witz - Joke der Ausdruck - Expression, phrase die Aussage - Statement die Bemerkung - Remark, comment das Gespräch - Conversation die Mitteilung - Message, communication die Muttersprache - Native language der Satz - Sentence die Stimme - Voice die Anmerkung - Comment, annotation die Besprechung - Meeting die Schilderung - Description die Wiederholung - Repetition die Vereinbarung - Agreement, arrangement Laut - Loud Leise, Ruhig - Quiet Still - Still, quiet Schweigsam - Silent, taciturn Verständlich - Understandable

Afficher davantage

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bjshbhsd

5 years ago

i met her by the empty lecture hall, frantic love letters concealed within my pockets, proclaiming the madness that consumed me ever since i first felt the brush of her hand against mine.

ig: rosenaufsuden

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bjshbhsd

5 years ago