language is my aesthetic

Pilar • 17 • INFJ • Aquarius Native: English / Advanced: Spanish / Beginner: German and Hungarian Future languages: ASL, Irish, Swahili, Hebrew, Korean, Hawaiian n I track the tag csillagkep-stadt

[csillagkep-stadt]

Hiatus PSA

I'm going to be taking an extended break from tumblr, because I have a lot going on for the next few months and I think it's better if I don't let myself get distracted. Between finishing junior year, trying to be productive over the summer and doing college applications next fall, I have a busy period ahead of me. I might check in every once in a while, but I won't be as active as I was before. I fully intend to return, though-- hopefully by next winter at the latest. And I haven't forgotten those Hungarian Disney translations I promised everyone!

[csillagkep-stadt]

Hail and well met, travelers

To all the people who followed me while I was offline this past week: welcome! I hope you’re all well, and I want to let you know that you can ask me anything, or send me questions and opinions and (*gasp) even helpful criticisms or whatever else. I’m very friendly and I hope we can get to know each other! Have a wonderful day 💙

[neornithes]

seriously, fuck the false dichotomy between Science and The Arts. as if capital-S Science isn’t an art that requires creativity, perseverance, patience, and skilled observation. as if The Arts don’t require rigor, discipline, practice, and attention to detail. as if both aren’t cultural structures that stand on foundations of sexist, racist, capitalist hierarchy. as if they both can’t be used for purposes of enrichment and revolution. i am so fucking over this idea of presenting science and art as opposites, when they have so much more in common than people think.

[ajaegerpilot]

UM!!!!!!! UM!!!! this is a beautiful post!!!! and I feel it with every part of my soul!

[teacupful-of-languages]

Our Polyglot community is about more than geeking out about vocabulary and grammar. We are about connection, about crossing cultural boundaries, and about building a more tolerant world one conversation at a time. We obviously can’t stop all the evil acts in the world, but we can make sure there is more good in it. Please take care friends.

polyglotweekly (via eahxoxoloveslanguages)

[thealmostpolyglot-blog]

The best part of my day is when someone asks me how to pronounce a word in a language I barely know but understand the orthography of. Like yes, I will educate you.

[hungarian-langblr]

Ruhák / Clothes

ruhák - clothes mosni - to wash viselni - to wear felvenni - to put on választani - to choose vásárolni - to buy kicserélni - to change fizetni - to pay eladó(nő) - shop assistant (nő=woman) kasszás - cashier bal - left jobb - right

bő - baggy szűk - tight méret - size kicsi - small közepes - medium nagy - large szín - colour fazon - style (as in the shape of a dress) stílus - style (as in gothic, elegant, etc)

fabric - szövet vászon - linen len - lein, sheer selyem - silk csipke - lace pamut - cotton műszál - synthetic fibers kötött pulóver - knitted jumper bőr - leather

ruha - dress póló - t-shirt ing - shirt blúz - blouse top - top ujjatlan, atléta - sleeveless hosszú ujjú - longsleeve pulóver - pull-over, sweater kardigán - cardigan garbó - turtleneck kabát - coat dzseki - jacket vízhatlan kabát - impermeable coat öltöny - suit

nadrág - pants farmer - jeans rövidnadrág - shorts szoknya - skirt ceruzaszoknya - pencil skirt maxiszoknya - maxi skirt cicanadrág - leggings (directly translated to catpants) háromnegyedes nadrág - culottes halásznadrág - overalls melegítő nadrág - sweatpants

fehérnemű - underwear bugyi - panties tanga - thong boxer - boxers melltartó - bra harisnya - stockings neccharisnya - fishnet stockings zokni - sock

cipő - shoes magassarkú - high-heels edzőcipő - trainers szandál - sandals vietnámi papucs - flip-flop papucs - slippers topánka - ballerina shoes lapos talpú - flat shoes bakancs, csizma - boots gumicsizma - rubber boots

[that-millennial-chick]

The Signs as French Words

ARIES:

- heat, flames

TAURUS:

-depth

GEMINI:

- spark, light

CANCER:

- kindness, compassion

LEO:

- greatness, nobility

VIRGO:

wisdom, foresight

LIBRA:

- faith, belief

SCORPIO:

- magnetism, attraction

SAGITTARIUS: 

- freedom

CAPRICORN:

- fog, darkness

AQUARIUS:

- coolness, reserve

PISCES:

- dream, imagination

[heimaku]

You can translate words easily, but you can’t quite translate meaning

Tim Doner (via tarekaljawi)

[bookmania]

This is the essay that got Cassandra Hsiao accepted into all 8 Ivy League Universities

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Read this and think, then think again.

[deutsian]

Deutsian learns verb-preposition combinations: Day 2

So Deutsian is trying to be a little masochist to challenge himself and learn lots of verb-preposition combinations (350… or so… ) in … 10 days… yes he is mad. So anyway, we’re going to see after 10 days whether he successfully recalls all 350 and hopefully he can because he is very fed up of prepositions.

Alongside my learning I will be posting the list of ones I’ve worked on per day. So for today, we have to following:

Über (takes accusative):

to decide on X = über X entscheiden to outrun/transcend X = über X hinausgehen to be annoyed at/with X = sich über X ärgern to catch up on X = sich über X informieren to get upset over X = sich über X aufrege to moan about X = über X jammern to cover/report about X = über X berichten to moan about X = über X klagen to complain about X = sich über X beschweren to laugh at/about X = über X lachen to debate about X = über X debattieren to reflext on X = über X nachdenken to discuss about X = über X diskutieren to talk about X = über X reden to bristle/be up in arms at X = sich über (or gegen) X empören to give a lecture on X = über X referieren to be agitated at X = sich über X erregen to joke about X = über X scherzen to be pleased about X = sich über X freuen to govern/rule over X = über X herrschen to bitch/rail about X = über X schimpfen to write about X = über X schreiben to scoff/jeer at X = über X spotten to talk about X = über X sprechen to marvel at/be astonished by X = über X staunen to be misled/mistaken about X = sich über X täuschen to talk about X = sich über X unterhalten to adjudicate on X = über X urteilen to have (at one’s disposal) = über X verfügen to negotiate/deliberate about X = über X verhandeln to declare/impose/administer sth on X = etw. über X verhängen to cry about X = über X weinen to know about X = über X wissen to be amazed at X = sich über X wundern

Bei (takes dative):

to call X = bei X anrufen to thank X = sich bei X bedanken to complain to X = sich bei X beklagen to abide with/keep at X = bei X bleiben to apologise to X = sich bei X entschuldigen to help with X = bei X helfen to consult/check with X = bei X nachlesen to leave [the topic of] X = bei X belassen

Total = 42

All examples have been taken from 2 C1/C2 grammar books I have access too, and I have checked them with either dict.leo.org, dict.cc, linguee or Duden.

Enjoy my journey to masochism :-)

[csillagkep-stadt]

person who has only ever heard German in WWII movies: the German language...

me: hoe don't do it

person who has only ever heard German in WWII movies: is so harsh and angry!

me: oh my god

[hungarian-words]

Numbers in Hungarian: 0-100

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[memoryslandscape-deactivated202]

“I have come to understand that although place-words are being lost, they are also being created. Nature is dynamic, and so is language. Loanwords from Chinese, Urdu, Korean, Portuguese and Yiddish are right now being used to describe the landscapes of Britain and Ireland; portmanteaus and neologisms are constantly in manufacture. As I travelled I met new words as well as salvaging old ones: a painter in the Hebrides who used landskein to refer to the braid of blue horizon lines in hill country on a hazy day; a five-year-old girl who concoted honeyfur to describe the soft seeds of grasses held in the fingers. When Clare and Hopkins could not find words for natural phenomena, they just made them up: sutering for the cranky action of a rising heron (Clare), wolfsnow for a dangerous sea-blizzard, and slogger for the sucking sound made by waves against a ship’s side (both Hopkins). John Constable invented the verb to sky, meaning ‘to lie on one’s back and study the clouds’. We have forgotten 10,000 words for our landscapes, but we will make 10,000 more, given time.”

Robert Macfarlane, from Landmarks (Penguin, 2016)

[szeretnek-szep-lenni]

Az emberek azt mondják,hogy milyen boldog,életvidám lány vagyok,de azt nem tudják,hogy minden este álomba sírom magam.

[ricardastudies-deactivated20170]

German Words & Phrases for Essays

Random

Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass / Man nimmt an, dass - it is assumed that

glücklicherweise, zum Glück - fortunately

leider, unglücklicherweise, bedauerlicherweise - unfortunately

falls - if

im Falle(,) dass - in case

in diesem Fall - in this case

wenn man bedenkt, dass - bearing in mind that

was … betrifft - as far as … is concerned

mit anderen Worten - in other words

das heißt - that is to say

sofern - provided that

angesichts [+Genitive] - in view of

insbesondere - notably

Time & Sequence

zuerst - first of all

erstens - firstly

zweitens - secondly

nachdem - after

daraufhin - subsequently, consequently

sobald - as soon as

solange - as long as

heutzutage - nowadays, these days

nun - now

bevor - before

später - later, afterwards

anschließend - subsequently, following this …

plötzlich / auf einmal - suddenly

endlich - eventually

früher oder später - sooner or later

Addition

sowie - as well as

Ein weiterer Aspekt ist - Another aspect is

Ich möchte noch hinzufügen, dass - I would like to add that …

hinzu kommt / hinzu kommen - furthermore, in addition

nebenbei - besides

nicht nur … sondern auch - not only … but also

ergänzend - in addition

außerdem / darüberhinaus - furthermore, moreover 

ganz zu schweigen von - not to mention

abgesehen davon - having said that

Comparison

Dies lässt sich mit … vergleichen - This is comparable to …

ebenso wichtig - equally important

ähnlich - similarly

auf dieselbe Weise - in the same way

dagegen - by contrast

Opinion

Ich möchte erwähnen, dass - I would like to mention

Ich denke, dass - I think that

Ich glaube, dass -  I believe that

mir scheint, dass - it seems to me that

meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion

meines Erachtens - in my opinion

Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass - I am convinced that

was mich betrifft / angeht - as far as I am concerned

Ich möchte auf … aufmerksam machen - I would like to draw attention to

Disagreeing

Einerseits … , andererseits - on the one hand … on the other hand

Ich bin teilweise anderer Meinung - I partly disagree

Es wäre falsch zu behaupten, dass - it would be wrong to claim …

während - while

aber - but

trotzdem - in spite of this

obwohl - although

jedoch - however

trotz - despite

dennoch - nevertheless

Facts

Zum Beispiel - for example

Es ist eine Tatsache, dass - it is a matter of fact that

Dies lässt sich am Beispiel … belegen - this can be demonstrated by 

Es ist offensichtlich, dass - it is obvious that

Es liegt auf der Hand, dass - It is obvious that

In solchen Fällen - in such cases

besonders, vor allem - especially, particularly

tatsächlich - in fact

Reasons

Dies lässt sich durch … begründen - this can be explained by

Der Grund dafür ist, dass - the reason for this is that 

Dies ist darauf zurückzuführen, dass - This is due to the fact that 

da - as, since, because

denn - because

weil - because

Result

deshalb - because of that

daraus folgt, dass - consequently, as a result

Das hatte zur Folge, dass - As a result

Das bedeutet, dass - this means that

damit - so that, in order that

Conclusion

Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass - to summarize …

Es ist wichtig zu erwähnen, dass - it is important to mention that

Ich möchte noch einmal wiederholen, dass - I would like to repeat once again that …

Ich möchte betonen, dass - I would like to emphasise that …

im Allgemeinen - in general 

Ich komme ich zu dem Schluss, dass … - I come to the conclusion that …

abschließend - in conclusion

schließlich - finally

Wie bereits erwähnt - as mentioned above

alles in allem - all things considered

[csillagkep-stadt]

When you don't know anything about linguistics: Why are old languages like Latin so much more complex than modern languages like English? Are languages getting simpler over time? Isn't this a problem?

When you know a little about linguistics: All languages are equally complex. While a language may lack complexity in some respects, such as absence of grammatical case, it compensates for this in other areas, such as stricter word order.

When you know a lot about linguistics: The notion that all languages are equally complex, and that apparent lack of complexity in one area of grammar results in a "trade-off" of complexity in another, represents a late-twentieth-century consensus which is increasingly considered outdated and inaccurate. Many scholars have presented counterexamples to the "trade-off" theory, and some scholars have proposed metrics by which the relative complexity of languages can be compared. While some scholars stand by the theory that all languages are equally complex, and debate concerning the validity of various measures of complexity is ongoing, it does indeed seem that some languages can be simpler or more complex than others, whether in whole or with respect to one aspect of grammar. What does remain clear is the foundational principle that **all languages are equally capable of expressing the full range of human thought and experience**, regardless of grammatical complexity relative to any other language.

[theperksofbeingaprocrastinator]

Go to university, but go for the right reasons. Education isn’t a gun held to your head: it’s a weapon in your hands. Go not because you’re afraid of not getting a job but go because you love to learn, because you’re excited by ideas, because you believe that education is important for its own sake, and when you get there, pay attention, read everything you can get your hands on, cram yourself with words and figures and ideas, because that’s the one thing they can never take away from you.

Laurie Penney, The Independent, August 2012 (via theglasschild)