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Used to be teen-langblr. Just a college student working to learn multiple languages. I'm currently working to learn Spanish(intermediate), ASL(beginner), and French(beginner). I'm hoping to learn others languages in the future. English is my first language.

[leo-does-languages]

Duo’s getting weirder and weirder

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Honestly, I don’t know why I’m trying to learn all these languages.

I don’t even talk to people.

[gayforlangs]

American city names in English

Okay just letting everyone know this is by NO means whatsoever a complete list of all cities, it’s just a few that I remembered!! Many American cities, and in some states almost all, are named in a different language. Not that not all have retained the meaning they previously held and most have been “Americanized” and/or the names have been simplified in spelling and pronunciation. 

*I’m aware Anaheim doesn’t mean home in German! I was focusing on the part that is “heim” as Anaheim is more of a combination of two areas and the name has been combined as well (heim does mean home)!

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA : SPANISH : THE MEADOWS 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA : SPANISH : THE ANGELS

EL PASO, TEXAS : SPANISH : THE PASS

AMARILLO, TEXAS : SPANISH : YELLOW

DETROIT, MICHIGAN : FRENCH : STRAIT

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA : FRENCH : RED STICK

DES MOINES, IOWA : FRENCH : OF THE MONKS

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA : GERMAN : HOME 

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA : GREEK : BROTHERLY LOVE 

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN : POTAWATOMI : GATHERING PLACE

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS : MIAMI-ILLINOIS : WILD ONION

MIAMI, FLORIDA : CALUSA : BIG WATER

[learningonesignatatime]

Have a nice day.

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Easy Tips To Be More Familiar With Your Target Language

The key to getting familiar with your TL is to practise regularly so here are some fun things I do to familiarise myself with my TL(s).

Obviously, to get better at writing, you need to start a diary in your TL. It doesn’t have to be anything complicated or super personal. You can write about a dream you had or your lunch or a random encounter with a stranger..etc. One thing I’ve found that really helps you learn new vocabulary quickly is to explain to yourself topics you’re interested in in your TL. For example write about how the latest presidential election went in your country. That way you get to learn vocabulary related to a certain topic faster than if you’re just memorising words because you’re actually using them.

Start thinking in your TL. Even if you’re not advanced enough. Start bit by bit. Sentence by sentence. Train yourself to think a specific sentence in your TL. For example everytime you think “Oh that’s easy!” don’t say it in your native tongue, train yourself to think it in your TL. And that’s that. Keep adding sentences till it becomes natural for you to think in your TL.

If you’re anything like me and LOVE to daydream and imagine yourself in AUs or in some unrealistic scenarios then do it in your TL. It makes learning and practicing your TL much more fun. Again, if you’re not advanced enough just switch a couple of sentences and keep adding sentences untill you’re a fluent!

Write (some of) your tasks/To-Do lists/reminders in your TL.

Switch the language on your phone to your TL. If it’s too overwhelming, switch only one app. Something you go on frequently so you know where each setting is and having them in a different language won’t bother you.

Translate billboards/signs when you’re outside and you’re bored.

Randomly repeat words. For me, Mandarin is a very beautiful language and I love how the words sound so I’ll randomly start repeating all the words I know because I like how they roll off my tongue

Those are all the tips I have for now. Good luck!

[nordic-at-heart]

Idk if anyone’s already beaten me to this but I felt like it had to be done

[bluegrasshole]

why is it humans not humen

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bc “human” comes from a latin root (homo > humanus > humaine > human) and “man” (and thus “men”) comes from a germanic root (mann > man) 

so you get humans, not humen, since “humans” doesn’t play by germanic rules

[bluegrasshole]

look at that i asked a question and i got an answer THANKS

[garden-of-succulents]

English isn’t a language, it’s three languages stacked on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat.

[chaos--themralds]

That is the best description of the English Language I’ve ever seen. Thank you for that

[letmetakeastabatit]

The most agonizing feeling is simultaneously getting better and worse at your target language

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next duolingo feature:

you die irl if you lose your streak

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Being beginner level in your target language

Pros: Wow, I’m now familiar with sounds and a writing system which I used to find foreign! I can form basic sentences and I have a small vocabulary of everyday words!

Cons: I understand nothing.

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When u start a different language and realize you have to learn the same basic words all over again bc u don't magically know the entire language already.

[dialect-warrior]

monolingual parents: *didn’t raise me bilingual*

me: uh… rude.

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Romance & Slavic

[theclacks]

when you’re reading an article/book in a foreign language and you stumble across a new word you’ve JUST learned:

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Bruh i was dreaming and someone didn’t think i had the brains to do some kind of mission. So i was like, “would an unqualified person be able to speak multiple languages?”

i then proceed to ask “¿Je hable español?” and even in my dream i knew that was wrong and almost woke up because i was so upset.