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Textbook Japanese 📖 VS Gen Z Japanese 😎 // Which one are YOU using?
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Word of the Day: 动物 (dòngwù) – "animal" 🐾 你最喜欢的动物是什么？Nǐ zuì xǐhuān de dòngwù shì shénme? What's your favorite animal? 🦁🐰🐼
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Thinking of learning Korean with Duolingo? 🦉 We broke down the pros and cons in this blog post; what it gets right, where it falls short, and whether it’s enough on its own. 👉 Check it out and let us know your experience!
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Word of the Day: 好吃 (hǎochī) – "delicious" or "tasty" 😋 Example: 这个菜真的好吃！("This dish is really delicious!") What’s the most 好吃 thing you’ve eaten lately? 🍜👇
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Let’s learn body parts in Japanese! 🧠 👀 🖐️ From 頭 (あたま – head) to 足 (あし – foot), here’s a quick guide to help you talk about the human body in 日本語
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爱 (ài) – "love" ❤️ Traditional: 愛 includes the heart radical 心 in the middle—because love comes from the heart! Simplified Chinese dropped the heart, but the feeling is still there. 😉 So… what do you 爱 in life? Or maybe… who? 😏👇
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浪漫 (làngmàn) – "romantic" 💖 For example: 他是个很浪漫的人。("He’s a very romantic person.") What about you- are you very 浪漫？💕👇
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Essential Japanese Phrases for Beginners 🐣🌱 Kai has got you covered with how to say key phrases like thank you (ありがとう arigatō), sorry (すみません sumimasen), how much? (いくらですか？ ikuradesu ka?), where is it? (どこですか？Dokodesu ka?) and MORE 🤩
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CHINESE JOKE ALERT ⚠️🤣 谁最知道猪？shéi zuì zhīdao zhū? Who knows pigs best? 🐷 蜘蛛人! zhī zhū rén! Spiderman! (That's because“蜘蛛” zhī zhū which means “spider” sounds the same as “知猪” zhī zhū which means “to know pigs”.) Check out this post if you want to learn even more Mandarin language jokes:
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Word of the Day: 决定 (juédìng) – "to decide" or "decision" ✅Break it down: 决 = to decide / to determine. 定 = to set / to fix. Put them together: 决定 = to firmly make a decision. No turning back! 🧠⚖️ What's the last big 决定 you made? Share it below! 👇
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Top 3 Must-Have Apps for Korean Learners 📱 What are YOUR top three Korean apps?
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Essential Korean phrases for beginners 🐣 A simple hello (안녕하세요; annyeonghaseyo), please (주세요; juseyo) or thank you (감사합니다; gamsahamnida) will go a long way in showing you're making an effort to communicate! If you've been to Korea, which phrases did you find most helpful?
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🧠 Word of the Day: 觉得 (juéde) to think / to feel - A super common and useful word in spoken Chinese! Example: 我觉得中文很有意思！(Wǒ juéde Zhōngwén hěn yǒuyìsi!) – I think Chinese is very interesting!
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Should I use だ (da) or です (desu) at the end of my sentence? Which one is more formal? Are there any special cases for using だ and です? // Don't worry, our Da vs Desu guide has got you covered 😎👇
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Beijing ➡️ Shanghai ➡️ Chengde 🤩 Rose has been studying Mandarin with us in 3 different Chinese cities to really make the most of her China experience! She's also been taking Safari Classes in the afternoons to practice Mandarin outside the classroom with locals 😎
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漂亮 (piàoliang) ✨ Beautiful is our Word of the Day! 你觉得谁很漂亮？(Nǐ juéde shéi hěn piàoliang?) – Who do you think is beautiful?
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Word of the Day: 凹凸 (āo tū) – "bumpy" or "uneven" 🪨The characters 凹 (concave) and 凸 (convex) literally look bumpy and uneven! 🤯 Do you know any other characters that look like what they depict?
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Today’s word: 悲观 (bēiguān) – pessimistic 😟 A person who always expects the worst? That’s someone who's 悲观. Are you more 悲观 (pessimistic) or 乐观 (optimistic)? Let us know below! 👇
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🍜 What is Mukbang (먹방)? Ever seen someone eat mountains of food on camera and wondered why? We dive into the origins, rise, and global spread of this Korean internet phenomenon 👇
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Have you every tried 功夫? Our LTL Shanghai students took a class over the weekend and🎵everybody was Kung fu fighting🎵
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Hobbies in Japanese || あなたの趣味は何ですか？(anata no shumi wa nan desuka? ; What are your hobbies?) 🎨🏈🎸
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Word of the Day: 鼓励 (gǔlì) – to encourage 💪 A little encouragement can go a long way. 谁鼓励过你？(Shéi gǔlìguò nǐ?) Who has encouraged you? 💛
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你的周末过得怎么样? (Nǐ de zhōumòguò dé zěnme yàng?) How was your weekend? 🤗 Our LTL Beihai students filled theirs with calligraphy activities, adventures out in the city and of course, delicious food!
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