Grammar

don’t make other people’s decisions for them. apply for the job you don’t think you’ll get. let them decide if you have the skills they’re looking for. tell that person you like them even though you think they’re out of your league. let them decide if they like you. stop trying to predict and control everything. bring what you have to the table. let the rest go.

Diary Writing in French

cher journal - dear diary

- you can talk about how your day was - this is a great opportunity to apply your knowledge of past tenses. 

How to say that you had a good day -

j’ai passé une très bonne journée

j’ai passé une excellente journée

j’ai passé une belle journée

j’ai eu une merveilleuse journée

j’ai passé une journée fantastique

How to say that you had a bad day -

Je n’ai pas eu une bonne journée

j’ai eu une journée affreuse - a really bad day

j’ai eu une mauvaise journée

j’ai passé une journée difficile 

How to say that you had a busy day - 

j’ai eu une journée des plus occupés

j’ai eu une journée chargée

la journée d’aujourd’hui s’est avérée fort occupée

How to say that you had a quiet/relaxing day - 

j’ai eu une journée tranquille

j’ai passé une journée tranquille

j’ai profité d’une journée de détente

Talking about time -

hier - yesterday

hier soir - last night

hier matin - yesterday morning

hier après-midi - yesterday afternoon

demain - tomorrow

demain matin - tomorrow morning

demain après-midi - tomorrow afternoon

demain soir - tomorrow evening

le lendemain - the next day

cette semaine - this week

la semaine dernière - last week

la semaine prochaine - next week

ce mois-ci - this month

le mois dernier - last month

le mois prochain - next month

cette année - this year

l’année dernière - last year

l’année prochaine - next year

when talking about a coming day e.g. next saturday = samedi prochain/le samedi suivant

To add a dash of drama -

et mon cul, c’est du poulet ? - yeah right!

faire du cinéma - to be a drama queen

j’ai du mal à croire que - I can’t believe that

jai vraiment foiré sur ce coup là - I really stuffed up!

je n’arrive pas à y croire ! - I can’t believe it

je n’en crois pas mes yeux - I can’t believe my eyes

je n’en reviens pas ! - I can’t believe it!

mon cul ! - my arse! (when you don’t believe someone, say if they’ve been lying to you)

Let me know if there is anything that you think I should add or if there are any corrections:)

she’s gonna pass her classes and she’s gonna graduate

apply for jobs you’re not qualified for! audit upper-level classes! get drunk with your TAs! see that poster advertising that lecture series? go there take notes and ask questions! thank the presenter for talking about this topic you love! if the class is full before you register, email the professor and ask if they can squeeze you in! RAISE YOUR HAND! tell the disability accomodation office to do their goddamn job! ask for help! file complaints! go to class in your pajamas and destroy the reading! you got this! you KNOW you got this! be arrogant enough to learn EVERYTHING! take your meds! punch a velociraptor in the dick! fear is useless and temporary! glory is forever! shed your skin and erupt angel wings! help out! spread your sun!

i had a really good morning! you deserve a really good morning! kill anyone who says you don’t and build a throne from their bones!

when the times get rough and I lose sight of the goal i just. reread “the orange” by wendy cope again & remember. that’s where I’m going folks. sooner or later, whatever it takes.

words of encouragement in Spanish

Animar (to cheer up): Dar ánimo o energía moral a alguien.

(La) Palabra de aliento - word of encouragement

Puedes lograr tus metas con disciplina - You can achieve your goals with discipline

Descansa, pero no te rindas - Take a break, but don’t give up

No me rendiré - I will not surrender /  I will not give up

No dejaré que esto me hunda - I won’t let this bring me down

Quiero que te des cuenta de lo increíble que eres - I want you to realize how incredible you are

La diferencia entre lo que eres y lo que quieres ser está en lo que haces - The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do

Unas personas sueñan con el éxito, mientras otros se despiertan y trabajan - Some people dream of success while others wake up and work

Cae siete veces y levántate ocho - Fall seven times and stand up eight — Japanese proverb (Proverbio japonés)

Siempre es muy pronto para rendirse - It’s always too early to quit. — Norman Vincent Peale

El secreto para ir adelante es empezar - The secret of getting ahead is getting started. — Mark Twain

Las oportunidades no suceden. Tú las creas - Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.  — Chris Grosser

Si puedes soñarlo, puedes hacerlo - If you can dream it, you can do it — Walt Disney

Un hombre exitoso es aquel que puede hacer una base firme con los ladrillos que otros le arrojan - A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that other throw at him — David Brinkley

Para ser exitoso, tus ganas del éxito deben ser mayores que tu miedo al fracaso - In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure  — Bill Cosby

Para tener éxito, antes debemos creer que podemos - In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can — Nikos Kazantzakis

Qué tal amigos de tumblr, hace poco aproveche las ofertas de Amazon y compré una lapicera nueva, además de unos plumones punta pincel.

Les dejo el link para que vayan a ver qué llevo en mi lapicera y cuáles son mis materiales favoritos hasta ahora.

https://youtu.be/kDr7U-OKyQg

language learning is a never ending path

I signed up for this free Finnish pronunciation course from the website Her Finland and I have gotten a couple of emails from the maker of the course, Varpu. In one part she was speaking about how it can be difficult to learn a language and struggling with that “it’s impossible” feeling and then she wrote this:  “Then I understood that learning a language doesn’t have a finish line. It doesn’t matter if you take a small step or a big leap, you’re always on the path. And the path never ends.” And this just really resonated with me. For a lot of people I think the idea of learning languages has a finish date, that one day we won’t have to look up words or go “huh?” when speaking to a native speaker. But the reality is that we are on a never ending path of learning and that’s kind of cool, because we always get to learn new things. And I think thinking of it as a never ending path rather than a final destination helps relieve some of the pressure of “I’m not doing enough” or “I’m not progressing fast enough” Anyway, this really resonated with me so I thought I’d share it with y’all

pudiste, puedes y podrás

cute things // cosas adorables

teddy bear - osito de peluche (m.)

angel - ángel (m.)

bee - abeja (f.)

butterfly - mariposa (f.)

dew - rocío (m.)

pond - balsa (f.) / estanque (m.)

kitten - gatito / gatita

orchard - huerto (m.)

snowfall - nevada (f.)

field - campo (m.)

mist - neblina (f.)

teacup - taza de té (f.)

dusty book - libro polvoriento (m.)

duckling - patito / patita

cotton - algodón (m.)

hug - abrazo (m.)

bouquet - ramo (m.)

enchanted - encantado

ethereal - etéreo

shimmering - reluciente

sweet - dolce

to cuddle - abrazarse

to blossom - florecer

to daydream - soñar despierto

to caress - acariciar

to hum - tararear

to whisper - susurrar

to giggle - reírse