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[dutchpolygot]

✨An Introduction ✨

Hello! Bonjour! Gutentag! Hallo!

I am writing this post to properly introduce myself and my langblr to the universe! On this blog I will share my language learning progress, as well as some tips on learning Dutch!

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Elisabeth. I live in the Netherlands and have the Dutch nationality. For as long as I can remember, besides making art, I have loved languages. I naturally gravitated towards it, not sure why. I devoured books, my reading level rising above my classmates's, just couldn't get enough of books! Thankfully this is still the case.

Since about fifth grade, groep 7 in the Netherlands, I got lessons in English. At first it was hard, but I loved the challenge. Sadly my high school career wasn't as joyful, and I didn't get classes like German or French. English was painfully unchallenging, and I had to argue with my teachers who were doubtful about my intelligence level to be "bumped" to the appropriate level. Imagine being at level C1 in a language and being stuck at A1 because teachers didn't believe you could do it. Now imagine my frustration! I sure showed them, though.

And now I am thirty, studying German and French at my own pace. I am really enjoying the process. I am planning on adding many more languages to my vocabulary collection, possibly tutoring when time allows for it.

Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy my blog, and the posts I leave behind on it.

Love, Elisabeth

[dutchpolygot]

Grammaire L'article

In my effort to learn French, I'll be using this blog to collect the grammatical rules to the best of my abilities. Please, feel free to correct me if I make a mistake! Mistakes are part of the learning journey, after all, though I would like to correct them. 😉

On y va!

Indéfini

Masc. singular un Fem. singular une Plural des

Défini

Masc. singular le/l' Fem. singular la/l' Plural les

You use the indefinite article when you are not sure who or what it is about.

un garçon - a boy une fille - a girl des garçons - boys des filles - girls

You use the definite article when you are sure who or what it is about.

le frère - the brother la sœur - the sister l'hotel - the hotel l'ami - the friend les frères - the brothers les sœurs - the sisters

Use the form l' before a vowel or a silent h.

l'ami (m) - the friend l'amie (f) - the friend (feminine) l'heure (f) - the hour/the time

[todayontumblr]

Wednesday, September 27.

Langblr.

If ever you're in France, accompanied by your kitty cat, and you find yourself unintentionally (and quite unexpectedly) projecting intestinal gas produced within the body by bacteria that has broken down food, and said kitty cat looks a little alarmed, and you don't know what to say, well. Fortune smiles upon you this day. Consider #langblr your knight in shining linguistic armor. Chat, j'ai pété.

It really can happen to anyone. But langblr is here for all your polyglot needs: learning how to say chai tea in Czech, the frankly adorable etymology of peninsula, Greek paleographic fonts, for words of support for those underway with their language-learning adventures, or if you're in need of some support yourself. It is a particularly wholesome corner of Tumblr, for those with an interest in the slow-burn magic of learning another language. 

[lafilledanslaville]

did you guys know travail (work) comes from the latin word trepalium which was a torture device which became travailler (to work) in old french which meant to suffer ! how nice

[ich-bin-der-baer]

German Cooking and Baking Vocabulary

das Backblech – baking tray die Backform – baking tin das Backpapier – baking paper der Esslöffel (pl. die Esslöffel) – tablespoon das Küchenmesser (pl. die Küchenmesser) – kitchen knife die Küchenwaage – kitchen scales der Küchenwecker – kitchen timer der Messbecher (pl. die Messbecher) – measuring cup der Ofen – oven das Papierbackförmchen – patty pan; paper case die Pfanne – pan der Pfannenwender – spatula die Reibe – grater das Rezept (pl. die Rezepte) – recipe das Sägemesser – serrated knife der Schneebesen (pl. die Schneebesen) – whisk das Schneidbrett (pl. die Schneidbretter) – cutting board der Schongarer – slow cooker das Sieb – sieve der Sparschäler – peeler der Stabmixer – stick blender der Teelöffel (pl. die Teelöffel) – teaspoon der Topf (pl. die Töpfe) – pot; saucepan der Topfhandschuh – (pl. die Topfhandschuhe) – oven mitt der Topflappen (pl. die Topflappen) – potholder die Zutat – ingredient

(etwas) ausrollen – to roll (something) out braten – to roast; to fry einfetten – to grease entkernen – to core garen – to cook hacken – to chop kochen – to cook; to boil messen – to measure pürieren – puree raspeln – to grate reiben – to grate schneiden – to slice umrühren – to stir (etwas) verquirlen – to whisk (something) vorheizen – to preheat (etwas) wenden – to turn (something) over; to flip (something) wiegen – to weigh würzen – to season zubereiten – to prepare

cremig – creamy frisch – fresh klebrig – sticky knusprig – crispy körnig – grainy schmackhaft – tasty tiefgefroren – frozen

sich eine Schürze umbinden – to put on an apron lange Haare zusammenbinden – to tie up long hair sich die Hände waschen – to wash one’s hands

[polyglotinthegreenwood]

New favorite German word:

geradeaus (adv.) — straight ahead

It is so much fun to pronounce!

[the-oddest-inkling]

I love how in Germany when someone asks how you've been, instead of answering honestly you can just reply with "Muss, ne?"

Which roughly translates to "It's fine, but not good. But I still have to rise and grind. Instead of just downing an entire tub of ice cream while watching my favorite show"