Starlight's posts
Posted in My Test Thread
Posted 4 years ago
Song Recommendations
I love music, so I enjoy listening to songs in my target languages. If you'd like to recommend some songs(in any language), just post them in the threads, and I'll add them to this post!
🇰🇷Korean🇰🇷
🇷🇺Russian🇷🇺
I love music, so I enjoy listening to songs in my target languages. If you'd like to recommend some songs(in any language), just post them in the threads, and I'll add them to this post!
🇰🇷Korean🇰🇷
BTS - House of Cards
Dreamcatcher - Piri
Exo - Growl
Exo - Monster
Gain - Paradise Lost
(G)I-dle - Lion
Girl's Day - Something
Infinite - The Chaser
IU - Dear Name (Live)
IU (feat. Suga) - eight (Live)
IU - Love Poem (Live)
NCT Dream - Boom
NCT U - Boss
NCT U - The 7th Sense
Oh My Girl - Closer
Stray Kids - My Pace
Dreamcatcher - Piri
Exo - Growl
Exo - Monster
Gain - Paradise Lost
(G)I-dle - Lion
Girl's Day - Something
Infinite - The Chaser
IU - Dear Name (Live)
IU (feat. Suga) - eight (Live)
IU - Love Poem (Live)
NCT Dream - Boom
NCT U - Boss
NCT U - The 7th Sense
Oh My Girl - Closer
Stray Kids - My Pace
🇷🇺Russian🇷🇺
Posted in February Crate Items Feedback Thread
Posted 4 years ago
Love Bites
★★★★★
I absolutely love this item! I think the best part is that the hair and eyes come in more than just the usual three colors you have for a crate item. The more colors a hair or pair of eyes comes in, the better. I also second what Vyndorria mentioned about thinking it's cool how you can layer the crop top common under the heart cut out in the top to make it different colors. And when it comes to personal preference, this item just suits my tastes really well. I particularly like the blue and storm color scheme.
Misery Loves Company
★★★★★
Again, this item has a good amount of hair and eye color options for us to play with. The theme of the item is nice as well. I don't have much to say about it other then to say that I like it!
Posted in The Dank Depot - B/S/T (DESPERATE FOR SHOWSTOPPER!!)
Posted 4 years ago
@grost: I'll buy the On Guard!
Posted in The Trash Heap [S] CIs+RIGs+more
Posted 4 years ago
@Count Trashula: Added the volts! Thank you~
Posted in The Trash Heap [S] CIs+RIGs+more
Posted 4 years ago
@Count Trashula: May I buy the Rising Phoenix?
Posted in My Test Thread
Posted 4 years ago
General Resources
These are resources that aren't specific to just one language. Feel free to suggest any that you think should be here.
Anki
"Anki is a free and open-source flashcard program using spaced repetition, a technique from cognitive science for fast and long-lasting memorization." -Wikipedia
Forvo
Forvo is a pronunciation dictionary. You can search words, phrases, and sentences to see if anyone has uploaded themselves saying the given word, phrase, or sentence. Users can request pronunciations of words, phrases, and sentences, and other users can upload their pronunciations. I use this site to get audio for some of my Anki cards.
Refold
"The Refold roadmap is a step-by-step guide for learning any language from scratch. We explain exactly how to combine media, strategic study, and educational technologies to achieve high-level language fluency faster than any other method in the world."
If you're new to language learning, then I think there's a lot of helpful tips here as to how to go about learning a language. Of course, everyone has their own methods, and I only recently learned about this site myself, so use the info on this site it if you'd like, and don't use it if you don't want to.
These are resources that aren't specific to just one language. Feel free to suggest any that you think should be here.
Anki
"Anki is a free and open-source flashcard program using spaced repetition, a technique from cognitive science for fast and long-lasting memorization." -Wikipedia
Forvo
Forvo is a pronunciation dictionary. You can search words, phrases, and sentences to see if anyone has uploaded themselves saying the given word, phrase, or sentence. Users can request pronunciations of words, phrases, and sentences, and other users can upload their pronunciations. I use this site to get audio for some of my Anki cards.
Refold
"The Refold roadmap is a step-by-step guide for learning any language from scratch. We explain exactly how to combine media, strategic study, and educational technologies to achieve high-level language fluency faster than any other method in the world."
If you're new to language learning, then I think there's a lot of helpful tips here as to how to go about learning a language. Of course, everyone has their own methods, and I only recently learned about this site myself, so use the info on this site it if you'd like, and don't use it if you don't want to.
Posted in My Test Thread
Posted 4 years ago
Language-Specific Resources
Feel free to suggest resources for specific languages and give reasons as to why you recommend them.
I'll add them to this post as they're suggested.
🇰🇷Korean🇰🇷
🇷🇺Russian🇷🇺
Feel free to suggest resources for specific languages and give reasons as to why you recommend them.
I'll add them to this post as they're suggested.
🇰🇷Korean🇰🇷
Talk To Me In Korean
This is a pretty popular site among Korean learners. They also have a YouTube channel and various books you can buy. I used the site (free version) and watched some of their YouTube videos for a short time when I was beginner, and I do think it's pretty good for beginners. I never used any of their books though, so I can't comment on them.
How to Study Korean
This is another site I used as a beginner, and I also used it as a reference to look up grammar points from time to time. I think it's a pretty good resource, so I recommend checking it out.
Korean Grammar in Use
This is a series of books that teaches Korean grammar. I found some PDFs of these books online along with the audio and worked through all three of them making Anki cards for the grammar and vocabulary as I went. If you enjoy studying grammar, then I definitely recommend this series. I know some language learners don't enjoy focusing on grammar as much though, so you might not like these books if you fall into the category.
Naver Dictionary
This is the main dictionary I use for Korean.
Naver Papago
A translator
This is a pretty popular site among Korean learners. They also have a YouTube channel and various books you can buy. I used the site (free version) and watched some of their YouTube videos for a short time when I was beginner, and I do think it's pretty good for beginners. I never used any of their books though, so I can't comment on them.
How to Study Korean
This is another site I used as a beginner, and I also used it as a reference to look up grammar points from time to time. I think it's a pretty good resource, so I recommend checking it out.
Korean Grammar in Use
This is a series of books that teaches Korean grammar. I found some PDFs of these books online along with the audio and worked through all three of them making Anki cards for the grammar and vocabulary as I went. If you enjoy studying grammar, then I definitely recommend this series. I know some language learners don't enjoy focusing on grammar as much though, so you might not like these books if you fall into the category.
Naver Dictionary
This is the main dictionary I use for Korean.
Naver Papago
A translator
🇷🇺Russian🇷🇺
Real Russian Club
This is a YouTube channel run by a woman named Daria. She posts videos explaining grammar, speaking in slow Russian, reading children's books, and so on. I've watched some of her videos, and I've found them helpful. If I don't feel like I fully understood a grammar point after learning about it from the book I'm using, then I'll watch a video of hers about it.
Boost Your Russian
This is another YouTube channel that seems good. Her slow Russian videos where she goes over the dialogue from a movie/video clip are of particular interest to me. I'll probably use them more once I'm slightly farther along in my studies.
The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners
I saw this book recommended a lot, so I found a PDF of it, and I've been using it as my main book for learning Russian. The one downside is that it doesn't have audio.
Yandex
Good for translating, giving the definitions of words, and giving example sentences.
This is a YouTube channel run by a woman named Daria. She posts videos explaining grammar, speaking in slow Russian, reading children's books, and so on. I've watched some of her videos, and I've found them helpful. If I don't feel like I fully understood a grammar point after learning about it from the book I'm using, then I'll watch a video of hers about it.
Boost Your Russian
This is another YouTube channel that seems good. Her slow Russian videos where she goes over the dialogue from a movie/video clip are of particular interest to me. I'll probably use them more once I'm slightly farther along in my studies.
The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners
I saw this book recommended a lot, so I found a PDF of it, and I've been using it as my main book for learning Russian. The one downside is that it doesn't have audio.
Yandex
Good for translating, giving the definitions of words, and giving example sentences.
Posted in My Test Thread
Posted 4 years ago
Language Learner List
This is a list of users who are learning a languages/languages and the language or languages they're learning! If you'd like to be added to the list, just make a post in this thread stating the language or languages you're learning. Feel free to state other information, such as your native language(s), your levels in the languages you're learning, and anything else you feel is important to note.
Starlight
Native Language: English
Target Languages: Korean (intermediate) and Russian (beginner)
This is a list of users who are learning a languages/languages and the language or languages they're learning! If you'd like to be added to the list, just make a post in this thread stating the language or languages you're learning. Feel free to state other information, such as your native language(s), your levels in the languages you're learning, and anything else you feel is important to note.
Starlight
Native Language: English
Target Languages: Korean (intermediate) and Russian (beginner)
Posted in My Test Thread
Posted 4 years ago
Language Learning Lounge
During the last event some of us were talking about language learning, and I saw someone propose the idea of a thread for language learning discussion. It seemed like a good idea to me, so I decided to make this hangout! Feel free to discuss language learning, offer advice, update us on your progress, recommend resources, converse in your target language with other learners*, and talk about non-language learning topics as well!
*If you choose to converse in a language other than English, make sure to follow this forum rule:
"Users must use English as the main language of Voltra. If another language is used, you must make sure to avoid spelling mistakes so that it can be easily translated for review, or that you provide a translation alongside your main post inside a spoiler."
During the last event some of us were talking about language learning, and I saw someone propose the idea of a thread for language learning discussion. It seemed like a good idea to me, so I decided to make this hangout! Feel free to discuss language learning, offer advice, update us on your progress, recommend resources, converse in your target language with other learners*, and talk about non-language learning topics as well!
*If you choose to converse in a language other than English, make sure to follow this forum rule:
"Users must use English as the main language of Voltra. If another language is used, you must make sure to avoid spelling mistakes so that it can be easily translated for review, or that you provide a translation alongside your main post inside a spoiler."
Posted in games that give you nostalgia feelings.
Posted 4 years ago
A lot of games make me nostalgic, but to name a few:
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Sunshine
Animal Crossing
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
Banjo-Kazooie
As you can probably tell, Nintendo 64 and GameCube games are the ones that make me nostalgic for the most part
Posted in Favorite Harvest Moon/Story Of Seasons Game?
Posted 4 years ago
To start with, I think I've only played Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (GameCube), Harvest Moon DS Cute (DS), Harvest Moon: Boy & Girl (PSP), Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning (3DS), and Story of Seasons (3DS). I think I'll play Pioneers of Olive Town when it comes out as well.
I enjoyed them all, but my favorite has to be Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life. Part of it might just be nostalgia since it was the first Harvest Moon game I played, but I remember having so much fun playing it. Also, I think it's the only one where I played as a guy since it was the only option. I wasn't bothered by it, although I do remember being excited to play Harvest Moon DS Cute and have a female character. Also, I didn't play the last two on the list as much as the first three.
Posted in [S] sold out! lock please~
Posted 4 years ago
@Bonnie: Updated the trade! Thank you~
Posted in [S] sold out! lock please~
Posted 4 years ago
@Bonnie: I'll buy a Feb 2020 crate~
Posted in Shark's shop :D - updated 9/12
Posted 4 years ago
@Shark: Added the volts to the trade! Thank you~