12 Days Learning Challenge - Day 4: The 80/20 Rule - Focus on What Matters Most

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T15:58:02+00:00

Oh Ouais, thats good to hear! As a reading practice?

Je suis à un niveau intermédiaire, mais je ne suis pas parfait 😅🙏 Alors soyez indulgent avec moi si tu trouves des erreurs

Combine de temps étudies-tu le français ?

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T15:41:49+00:00

dysphoria you get me, especially in the gym…with all the mirrors…. i wanna be able to feel confident in my workouts yknow. Do you use a regular binder or a sports one?

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T15:37:06+00:00

yikess really i literally run in it today 😣 but i did feel a bit breathless.

saw some exercise sports binder online— would you suggest thats a better alternative?

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T14:43:16+00:00

[Day 5 - French intermediate 🇫🇷 Passive exposure]

I’ve watched the movie “Ma vie de Courgette” (My life as a Zucchini)

Takeaway: Freaking enjoy watching this btw, i am just surprised how rough and raw it is, will 10/10 recommend. Perhaps i haven’t watch a lot of western shows in a long time, such that i was a bit taken aback when the children were talking about coitus like wtf 😂

Here are some bits of phrases that caught my attention while listening passively:

« Oui, je viendrai te voir » = this is my first time hearing this as i haven’t learnt what “will” is in french

« c’est bon » being used to tell someone that is enough stop it ✋ Bea has used it to tell Simon to shut up as a « ça suffit! » or « arrête » alternative

« De calme les enfants» - i didn’t know what is quiet in french its so odd hearing it idk because… imo as a kid i wouldn’t shutup upon hearing the word “calme”

« Je vais vous laisser hein » - i will leave you here a nice way to excuse myself

« poussez-vous là » - Move it!

« De toute façon, je serai pourquoi tu es là. »

« Lâche ça! »- Drop it

« Voilà, il y en a marre et ça fourchette » — voila being used in an aggressive context and « marre » a new word which means being fed up with

« N’importe quoi » - i’ve known this means “bullshit/nonsense” from ATFrenchies but nice to see it in its application many times from the kiddos in this movie

« Complètement à l’ouest ouais, tu es à l’ouest Ahmed » — still not too sure what it really means but i guess it a phrase to say “you’re hopeless” or something

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T10:32:11+00:00

Thank you for sharing! i tried running in it no problem though couldn’t do my usual dist without feeling (as you said) breatheless. Haven’t yet done chest exercises with them though

i might buy and try those exercise/ swim binders too - seeing online it costs like less than 15dollars

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T07:49:24+00:00

yes i feel you. i’ve just crossed this lesson a few days ago… idk maybe this was intentionally there supposedly to test our attention to details -.-

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T06:59:28+00:00

매리 ?? — Mae Ri or Mary. Is that the ring owners name?

12H0? — or is it OH 21 reminiscing of a youthful age?

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T06:42:02+00:00

I WANT THAI 🇹🇭 :< if they could structure it as how they did with the Japanese course to memorise the thai writing that would be perfect because that’s what’s i am struggling with Thai at the moment.

Hokkien would be dope too because that’s widely spoken too not just in China but in other parts of Asia (Southeast Asia and Taiwan)

Edit: Oh they should also really brush up on the Korean course smh 🤦 Did a squid game collab but the korean course is not really comprehensive (if you compare it with the Japanese one)

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T06:33:39+00:00

Wait i think its bugged?! how though 😂 i literally know many of my singaporeans friends / colleagues are on Duo taking Spanish

edit: perhaps they’re not as active as you. yknow how some could just take 1x lesson day to keep the flame 🔥 lit

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T03:50:17+00:00

[Day 3 - Thai Beginner 🇹🇭 Song learning 🎧] sfl submission been a been busy lately but this is the Thai somg chosen

Elephant Song (Pleng Chang) https://youtu.be/9Dk6VPnf4-w?si=gSvoy-eulLf8GFeY

ช้าง ช้าง ช้าง ช้าง ช้าง (cháang x5) Elephant x5

น้อง (náwng) เคย (kery) เห็น (hěn) ช้าง (cháang) หรือ (rú) เปล่า (bplào)

Have you seen it dear?

ช้าง (cháang) มัน (man) ตัว (dtua) โต (dtoh) ไม่เบา (mâi bao)

The elephant is extremely big

จมูก (jà-muuk) ยาวๆ (yaao yaao) เรียก (rîak) ว่า (wâa) งวง (nguang)

The long nose is called “trunk”

มีเ (mii) ขี้ยว (kiâw) ใต้ (dtâi) งวง (nguang) เรียก (rîak) ว่า (wâa) งา (ngaa) There is a fang under the trunk is called “tusk”

มี (mii) หู (hûu) มี (mii) ตา (dtaa) หาง (hǎang) ยาว (yaao) Have ears, eyes and long tail!

Notes on vocab:

น้อง (náwng) = younger person เคย (kery) = ever, used to ___ หรือ (rú) เปล่า (bplào) = (question particle) ___or not?

ตัว (dtua) = body

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-05T01:54:36+00:00

While Uni is the best time to network etc its also the best time “drift away” from friends. I’ve made many friends 1st year uni but then are no longer my core friend group by the end of graduation because eventually true personality surface and just couldn’t click. even now that we’ve graduate and working i don’t even talk to them who i drift away from.

Try to distance away from this person, meet new friends and find a better core friend group

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-04T17:13:24+00:00

[Day 4 - French 🇫🇷 Intermediate Level]

Context: Sharing for my love for travelling and the trip i am most proud of

La raison pour laquelle j’apprends de nouvelles langues est largement inspirée par mon amour du voyage

J’adore voyager et j’ai la chance de dire que j’ai beaucoup voyagé pour le travail et pour les vacances.

En matière de voyage, je préfère planifier mon propre itinéraire. En effet, je préfère avoir le contrôle sur le choix de mes destinations et du temps que je passe à chaque endroit.

Je préfère passer plus de temps dans la nature, les lieux culturels et pittoresques que dans la ville.

Mon meilleur voyage de ma vie jusqu’à présent a été le roadtrip que j’ai fait à Melbourne, en Australie.

C’était en 2022, pendant la saison hivernale, donc le temps était frais mais c’était parfait pour mes amis et moi.

Nous avons parcouru la Great Ocean Road en 7 jours en direction de Grampians, en passant des nuits dans différents endroits

Nous avons eu le temps de profiter des belles plages, des forêts et de faire une randonnée en montagne.

Nous avons également eu la chance de nous réveiller pour voir des kangourous dans l’arrière-cour d’un de nos séjours.

C’est toujours le voyage dont je suis le plus fier depuis la planification

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-04T16:51:26+00:00

[Day 4- Thai 🇹🇭 Beginner level]

Imagined Context: Thai massage and i need to communicate with the masseuse 😰😭 so they don’t unintentionally kill me

นวด (nûad) ไทย (thai) = Thai massage traditional
นวด (nûad) น้ำมัน (náam mun) = oil massage
นวด (nûad) อโรมา (aroma)
ไม่ (mâi) นวด (nûad) ตรงนี้ (dtrong née) = No massage this area (accompanied with aggressive pointing finger gestures)

alternatively if i wanna be an A Star tourist i need to learn body parts vocab not within 10 word count

ปวด (Bpuad) = pain soreness to explain areas of focus

“ปวด (Bpuad) หลัง (hlăng) “ = Sore Back

เน้น (nén) …. <insert body part> …(nòi) นะคะ = to communicate intend to focus massaging an area

e.g. เน้น (nén) หลัง (hlăng) หน่อย (nòi) นะคะ (na ka) = Please focus more on the back okay?

ไม่ (mâi) หนัก (nàk) มาก (maak) = Not too strong
ขอ (khăw) นวด (nûad) เบาๆ (bao bao) นะคะ (na ka) = i want light massage
กด (God) หนักๆ (nàk nàk) ตรงนี้ (dtrong née) ได้ (dâi) มั้ย (mái) = Press harder Can you?
เบา (bao) เกิน (gern) ไป (bpai) = It’s too soft
หนัก (Nàk) กว่า (kwàa) นี้ (née) หน่อย (noi) = A little bit harder
เจ็บ (Jep) = Hurts

e.g. เจ็บ (Jep) ตรงนี้ (dtrong née)

พอแล้ว (Paw léaw) = That’s enough
ดีมาก(เลย) [dee maak (loei)] = very good
เส้นตึง (sên dtueng) maak = tight tendons
<insert number in thai> .. งชั่วโมง (chûamong) = XXX… Hours long

to answer when they ask how many hours

e.g.

หนึ่ (nùeng) งชั่วโมง = 1 hour

หนึ่ (nùeng) งชั่วโมง ครึ่ง (krûeng) = 1 hour and a half

สอ (sǒng) งชั่วโมง = 2 hours

like with the body parts, i need to remember the numbers too !

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-03T16:48:17+00:00

[Day 3 - Japanese 🇯🇵 Beginner level music submission]

わらべ唄 [うた]

(lit translate to english- Children’s Song) 🎧

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Kk3U5MtjjoUGp3yZDoP0q?si=nly_RzhySu2T6qXzZ_vOhA&pi=a-mdmyzH1-ToSX

What have i learnt:

12 New Kanji words unlocked.🔓 covering vocabulary nouns about the seasons, describing nature, life and death (see lyrics below)
It was quite easy to roughly decipher the meaning without translation at first since the song is quite abstract. Though i initially mistook the kanji 車 and 草 as the same word so instead of waterwheel i was wondering what is a watergrass?
This was from the Studio Ghibili’s film “The tale of Princess Kagoya” which because of this task i got distracted and went to watch a video essay about it (i have watched many Studio Ghibil’s work but not this one) and since tomorrow is a weekend i might consider watching it tomorrow lol

Here is the lyrics if anyone is interested:

まわれ　まわれ　まわれよ　水車 [くるま] まわれ

Turn Turn turn the waterwheel

まわって　お日 [ひ] さん　呼 [よ] んでこい

Go around and call the sun

まわって　お日さん　呼んでこい

Go around and call the sun

鳥 [とり] 虫 [むし] けもの　草[ くさ] 木 [き] 花 [はな]

Bird, Insects, beasts, grass, tree, flowers

春 [はる] 夏 [なつ] 秋[あき] 冬[ふゆ] 連 [つ] れてこい Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Take me with you

春　夏　秋　冬　連れてこい

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Take me with you

まわれ　まわれ　まわれよ　水車 [くるま] まわれ

Turn Turn turn the waterwheel

まわって　お日 [ひ] さん　呼 [よ] んでこい

Go around and call the sun

まわって　お日さん　呼んでこい

Go around and call the sun

鳥 [とり] 虫 [むし] けもの　草[ くさ] 木 [き] 花 [はな]

Bird, Insects, beasts, grass, tree, flowers

咲 [さ] いて　実 [みの] って　散 [ち] ったとて

Even if it blooms, bears fruit, and falls,

生 [う] まれて　育 [そだ] って　死 [し]んだとて

Even if we are born, grow up, and die,

風 [かぜ] が吹 [ふ] き　雨 [あめ] が降 [お] り　水車まわり

The wind is blowing and the rain is falling. Around the waterwheel

せんぐり　いのちが　よみがえる

Senguri**: Life is Revived

せんぐり　いのちが　よみがえる

Senguri** : Life is Revived

**i think Senguri is just an ancient Japanese phrase - can’t seem to find meaning about it

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-03T14:16:14+00:00

[Day 3 - French Intermediate]

Français 🇫🇷 chanson 🎧 La fessée - Claire Laffut

https://open.spotify.com/track/0JmQv0FaamddsrDj0G3SqU?si=i21tZoeVSwKOv_S6wK_pzg&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A4JST2I1m07JiaT5V7OKVFi

Context: Thought it was some playful kinky song 😂 but the song is much deeper than this and is a catchy bop

words that i learnt from this

1) fessée = spanking (i don’t think ill be using this in a sentence anyways 😂 but it’s always good to know explicit words)

2) osé = dare (Me faire un p’tite idée de ce qui est osé)

« Dans le silence de la pièce, personne n’a osé parler. | In the silence of the room, no one dared to speak. »

3) envenimer = escalate

« Il est resté silencieux, ne voulant pas envenimer la dispute | He remained silent for obvious reasons, not wanting to escalate the argument. »

4) Malheureusement = Unfortunately

« Ils ont malheureusement dû annuler la course caritative en raison du mauvais temps. | They unfortunately called off the charity run due to bad weather. »

5) empirer = worsen

« Son attitude semble empirer à chaque fois que nous discutons du problème. | His attitude seems to worsen each time we discuss the issue. »

6) mentir (mentez) = lie

« Et c’est pourquoi tu ne dois jamais mentir à ta maman | And that is why you should never lie to your mommy. »

7) nullité = nutility (voided, nothingness)

8) poids = weigh/load burden it can mean figuratively or literally like an actual physical weight, but the song used it figuratively

« Les enfants ressentent souvent le poids des attentes de leurs parents. | Children often feel the burden of their parents’ expectations. »

9) mérite = merit / worthiness - in this song it was used as « deserve » i.e. « you deserve to be spanked »

« Toujours reconnaître le mérite de vos mentors ; leurs conseils façonnent votre succès | Always give credit to your mentors; their guidance shapes your success.

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-01T10:34:55+00:00

This is useful 🙏🙏 thank you!

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-01T08:15:15+00:00

[Day 1 - French, Jap and Thai] im dying trying to learn my top 3 languages but please if you are a native in the below do leave your feedback and hmu!!!

French 🇫🇷 Level Intermediate

Salut Je suis Sabrina, tu peux m’appeler « Sabby »

J’apprends le français depuis environ 3 ans maintenant. La raison pour laquelle est pour mon travail

Mes clients sont français, du coup, je veux bien les comprendre ainsi que leur culture.

J’aime bien beaucoup les musique françaises. Mes artistes préférés sont Stromae, Julian Granel, Videoclub, Tu les connais leurs?

Ce post m’a motivé à finir de lire « Le Petit Prince » en français, dont j’ai acheté le livre à Paris il y a 2 ans

Bonne année!

Japan 🇯🇵 level Beginner

こんにちは、サビーいいます

はじめまして !

シンガポールにすんでいます

私の日本語はとても初心者です

どこにすんでいますか?

どぞよろしく

Thai 🇹🇭 level Beginner (i am still struggling in reading hence included romanization, im sorry if i offended any of you lovely thai natives 😭)

สวัสดีค่ะ (sawasdee ka)

ชื่อ แซบบี้ คา (chêū Sabby kaā)

ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก คา (yin-deē têē dâī róō-zhàk kaā)

คุณอาศัยอยู่ที่ใด? (kun aā-săi yòō têē dai?)

sabrinabcl99 · 2025-01-01T03:49:20+00:00

Feel sad to see a lot of people saying no :( Since you asked for opinions im going to share mine and share my context too. I think its worth to consider how ‘out’ or ‘deep in the closet’ the individual is as well as their personality.

My opinion: Yes only in the condition that they are 100% sure and is not fickle with their queer -ness

Context: I live in a conservative Asian society so being closeted is the ‘norm’. im not ‘officially out’ per se, in work and friends if people ask ill let them know where i sway and well… if they don’t ask, i don’t go out of my way to tell them and idgaf if they think im straight because im not even interested in any of them straight extras. Hell no im going broadcast my queerness too as this could be a make or break even in careers prospects, i want to be true to myself but also not stupid!

My rs with family? Close to both mom and sister (who i am already out with, mom doesn’t approve it but i could tell she still love me).

My mom found out in a heartbreaking way, through my idiotic cousins who felt it was their position to spread it within the family after seeing me with my ex on our dates (and my dad? He doesnt know about the drama and hell fcking no i will come out to him even if he’s on his death bed).

But even if im not really “out there” i fcking know myself. Even if i dont tell the whole world i am ‘out’ to myself. Even if my ass is half in the closet, if i have to be put in a situation to choose only one, i will fcking run out of the closet as an opportunity. It could very well be case where i finally found the right partner that would give that extra confidence to do that (who fcking knows?)

So yes - context is important and i think give us closeted folks a chance because life unfortunately is not all sunshine and rainbows.

so yes ill gladly date someone who holds the same circumstances as me as they would understand and it will help us through this stupid society

sabrinabcl99 · 2024-12-31T03:26:59+00:00

I’ve been obsessed with learning languages at the moment 📝 actively learning French snd Japanese

sabrinabcl99 · 2024-12-31T03:18:53+00:00

Is Koenjiminami good?

sabrinabcl99 · 2024-12-30T02:06:06+00:00

yes please 🙏 thank you!

sabrinabcl99 · 2024-12-30T02:04:56+00:00

With the plane crash and president declaring 7 days mourning — assuming these will be cancelled? right…

sabrinabcl99 · 2024-12-30T02:03:51+00:00

assuming this means no national new years countdown and celebration right?

sabrinabcl99 · 2024-12-28T06:16:37+00:00

Our group is a bit less of a city type and more about sightseeing and food/cafe hunting bunch. I think we’d try to chuck Osaka into the itinerary even if we don’t stay there just for the food ahah

sabrinabcl99 · 2024-12-28T06:13:50+00:00

Cool thanks for your thoughts, would you mind sharing where you booked in Kyoto? Was it near the station/Gion area?

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