ένα μικρό ψάρι

[lemon-embalmer]

fantasy characters: “Geez”

me: who the fuck spread Christianity there

[lemon-embalmer]

this two-years-old shitpost just gained a hundred notes who the snickerdoodles dug it up

[she-who-fights-and-writes]

W H A T

[slumpyspaceprincess]

@rogha

[thewhisperingescapes]

[mirkwoodest]

In moments like this I always fall back on the fact that they also aren’t speaking English because they don’t have England or the many languages and conquering peoples that contributed to the creation of the English language and therefore the work musr be a translation into recognizable terms in our world’s terms. Call that Tolkien Brainrot.

[bellbottom-jeans]

Definitely funnier if you make fantasy explanations though,

Champagne is a wizard who sells bubbly alcohol.

It’s called English because of the original Lish people, all languages start with En here.

French fries are not potatoes they’re roots of the french plant.

Goodbye is now short for ‘good be your eye’ wishing you luck seeing the path ahead.

Jesus Christ is a long dead lich who used to cause everyone problems and we haven’t stopped saying her name when things go wrong.

[thatgaydemigodnerd]

And that’s the Pratchett approach

[janatolqyn]

Some of Bojan and Käärijä moments

[delicatuscii-wasbella102]

Eclipse of the Sun in Venice in July 8, 1842 by Ippolito Caffi.

[gumiguta]

False friends - Polish-Czech

A big “thank you” to @langsensei for her help! Inspired by @kindofapolyglot‘s POST

Polish - English Czech - English

napad m - attack nápad m - idea

sklep m - shop sklep m - basement

dziwadło n - oddity, freak divadlo n - theatre

ciasto n - cake často - often

zachód m - West záchod m - toilet

krzesło n - chair křeslo n - armchair

groch m - pea hroch m - hippo

jagoda f - blueberry jahoda f - strawberry

laska f - cane; chick; blow job  láska f - love

list m - letter list m - leaf

norka f - mink Norka f - Norwegian (woman)

pościel f - bedding postel f - bed

obchód m - commemoration obchod m - shop

pokuta f - penance y pokuta f - fine, penalt

chrzest m - baptism chřest m - asparagus

pachnieć (impf.) - to smell nicely páchnout (impf.) - to stink

szukać (impf.) - to look for šukat (impf.) - to fuck

zapakować (pf.) - to pack zopakovat (pf.) - to repeat

Notes: Mind that those words are official ones. If you take a look at subdialects or colloquialisms in Polish language, there is a chance of changing their meanings. For instance in Wielkopolska subdialect sklep m means basement, not a shop.

If Polish goes to Czech Republic for the first time, they usually hear “Nie szukaj niczego w Czechach” (”Do not look for anything in Czech Republic”). Look at the point number 17. - both words are pronounced in the same way but their meanings are completely different. You better not to “šukat” too much there…

False friends between Polish and Czech make us (Polish and Czech people) laugh hard, they are a source of funny misunderstandings. Once a friend of mine miserably failed when they tried to differ two verbs - szukać and šukat. They had car keys in the hand. So they said “szukać kluczyków” (”To look after car keys”). 

It was a mistake.

Because “szukać kluczyków” is pronounced in almost the same way as “šukat klučiky”. In Czech it means “to fuck little boys”.

[devildykewashere]

one of my friends found radiooooo which is a site that streams music from any country from any decade (well, most countries/decade combos work) and we’ve been digging going on a quest to find what is rad

so far the following is good

50s/60s/70s/80s russia

70s cambodia

20s japan

80s ethiopia

80s india

[spacedumpster]

let’s add 70s armenia and 70s japan to this list

actually im willing to bet 70s *any country will be amazing, it’s all been really good so far

and if you go for 90s india fast music you might get hit in the face with tunak tunak tun right away so get your meme groove on

[devildykewashere]

one of my moms recommended 70s east germany and this proves true, this is weird and amazing in a good way

also set the mood to “weird” for maximum fun, it enhances literally every station

[langscollector]

Small talk in Croatian

I was inspired by @frenchaise‘s post and and made a similar one :) 

GENERAL

I only speak a little Croatian. = Pričam samo malo hrvatski. / Pričam nešto sitno hrvatski. I am studying Croatian, but I am only a beginner. = Učim hrvatski, ali tek sam početnik (m.)/ početnica (f.) I have been studying Croatian for 2 days/ weeks/ months. Učim hrvatski 2 dana/ tjedna/ mjeseca. Will you please correct me? = Hoćeš li me, molim te, ispraviti? (informal) / Hoćete li me, molim vas, ispraviti? What does _ mean? = Što __ znači? What does that mean? = Što to znači? Can you explain that in English/ Croatian? = Možeš (inf.)/ možete (for.) li objasniti to na engleskom/ hrvatskom? What does that mean in this context? = Što to znači u ovom kontekstu? What is the Croatian word for _? = Koja je hrvatska riječ za _? Is this correct? = Je li ovo točno? Is that correct? = Je li to točno? Am I wrong? = Griješim li? Am I right? = Jesam li u pravu? Do you understand? = Razumiješ/ razumijete li me? I do not understand. = Ne razumijem. I want to improve my level in Croatian. = Želim poboljšati svoju razinu hrvatskog. Do you have time to talk to me? = Imaš/ imate li vremena razgovarati samnom? Can you help me learn Croatian? = Možeš/ možete li mi pomoći naučiti hrvatski? Do you mind if we speak in Croatian? = Smeta li ti ako pričamo na hrvatskom? (inf.)/ Smeta li vam ako pričamo na hrvatskom? (for.) Can you, please, speak in Croatian? = Možeš li, molim te, pričati na hrvatskom? (inf.)/ Možete li, molim vas, pričati na hrvatskom? How do you say _ in Croatian? = (not lit.) Kako se _ kaže na hrvatskom? I struggle with writing/ reading/ listening/ pronunciation. = Mučim se s pisanjem/ čitanjem/ slušanjem/ izgovorom. Can you, please, repeat? = Možeš li, molim te, ponoviti? (inf.)/ Možete li, molim vas, ponoviti? (for.) I don’t speak Croatian fluently. = Ne pričam hrvatski tečno. I am confused. = Zbunjen sam. (m.) / Zbunjena sam. (f.) I don’t know how to say it in Croatian. = Ne znam kako to reći na hrvatskom. Sorry, what did you say? = Oprosti, što si rekao? (inf., m.)/ Oprosti, što si rekla? (inf., f.)/ Oprostite, što ste rekli? (for.) I’ve never heard of that. = Nisam nikad čula za to. That makes sense. = To ima smisla. That does not make sense. = To nema smisla. What’s happening/ What’s going on? = Što se događa? What do you mean? = Na što mislite? or to simplify “Molim?” / “Što?” PERSONAL 

What is your name? = Kako se zoveš? (inf.) / Kako se zovete? (for.) My name is Ana. = Moje ime je Ana. How are you? = Kako si? I am alright, thanks. = Dobro sam, hvala. How old are you? = Koliko imaš godina? I’m # years old. = Imam # godina. I’m nineteen years old. = Imam devetnaest godina. Where do you come from? = Odakle si/ ste? I come from Italy. = Dolazim iz italije. I come from Australia. = Dolazim iz Australije. I’m German. = Nijemac (m.)/ Nijemica sam. Where do you live? = Gdje živiš/ živite? I live in Paris. = Živim u Parizu. What is your phone number? = Koji je tvoj broj telefona? My phone number is.. = Moj broj telefona je… Do you want to hang out? = Želiš li se družiti? Are you married? = Jesi li udana? (f.)/ Jesi li oženjen? (m.) Do you have any brothers or sisters? = Imaš li braće ili sestara? I’m the only child. = Jedinac sam.(m.)/ Jedinica sam.(f.) I have 2 brothers. = Imam 2 brata. I have 1 sister. = Imam jednu sestru. Do you have a job? = Imaš li posao? / Jesi li zaposlen? What is your profession? = (not lit.) Čime se baviš/ bavite? I’m a baker. = Ja sam pekar. I’m a teacher. = Učitelj sam (m.)/ Učiteljica sam. (f.) I don’t have a job yet. = Nemam posao još. I am a student. = Student sam. I came to Croatia for a week. = Došao (m.)/ Došla (f.) sam u Hrvatsku na tjedan dana. How long are you staying here? = Koliko dugo ostaješ ovdje? I came with my family/ friends. = Došao/ došla sam s obitelji/ prijateljima. I like it here. = Sviđa mi se ovdje. Are you in Croatia for the first time? = Jesi li u Hrvatskoj prvi put? Me too! = I ja isto! I have never been here before. = Nisam nikad prije bila ovdje. INTERESTS

What is your favourite sport? = Koji ti je najdraži sport? My favourite sport is... = Moj najdraži sport je… I like to do sports and be in shape. = Volim se baviti sportom i biti u formi. I don’t like doing sports. I am lazy. = Ne volim se baviti sportom. Lijena sam. (f.)/ Lijen sam. (m.) I only like watching sports. = Volim samo gledati sportove. What do you do in your spare time? = Što radiš u slobodno vrijeme? In my spare time, I read. = U slobodno vrijeme čitam. When I have free time, I watch TV series. = Kad imam slobodnog vremena, gledam TV serije. Which TV series do you love? = Koje TV serije voliš? Do you have a pet? = Imaš li kućnog ljubimca? Yes, I have a dog/ cat/ bird/ fish. = Da, imam psa/ mačku/ pticu/ ribicu. No, I don’t have a pet. = Ne, nemam kućnog ljubimca. What do you listen to? = Što slušaš? I listen to jazz/ pop/ rock. = Slušam jazz/ pop/ rock. I don’t listen to music very often. = Ne slušam glazbu tako često. let me know if you find a mistake and i’ll correct it asap!

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

can’t wait for the final boss battle of duolingo when you fight the 50 foot owl armed with nothing but your wits, a sword, and your shaky grasp of verb conjugations

[valtsv]

we all quite rightfully criticise the goblet of fire movie for the scene where dumbledore brings down the whole fucking building asking harry if he put his name in the goblet but you can’t deny that giving harry the shaggy #bisexualbob cut that tricked us all into thinking daniel radcliffe was hot was the best decision ever made in all 8 films

[valtsv]

cutting these gorgeous locks off in order of the phoenix was an unforgivable act of cowardice

[gclaxybee-deactivated20181115]

Greek Vocabulary / Adverbs

τελικά - finally

ευτυχώς - fortunately

φυσικά - of course

συχνά - often

πραγματικά - really

μερικές φορές - sometimes

ακόμα - still

σίγουρα - surely

κατόπιν - then

επομένως - therefore

συνήθως - usually

απολύτως - absolutely

τουλάχιστον - at least

πριν - before

βεβαίως - certainly

ειδικά - especially

σχεδόν - almost

επίσης - also

πάντα - always

καθόλου - at all

επειδή / γιατί - because

ίσως - maybe

My Turkish vocab lists

Please correct any mistake ^_^ (I am not a Greek native speaker)

[l0velanguages]

Cozy vocabulary in Greek

original post by @malteseboy

το φιλί – kiss

η ταινία – movie

η αγκαλιά – cuddle

το πουλόβερ  – sweater

Το μαξιλάρι – pillow

ο καφές – coffee

οι κάλτσες – socks

το βιβλίο – book

η άνεση – comfort

η κουβέρτα – blanket

ο υπνάκος – nap

Το τζάκι – fireplace

η γάτα – cat

η ζεστασιά – warmth

τα αστέρια – stars

το τσαι – tea

η αγκαλιά – hug

το κερί– candle

Απαλός – soft

ευαίσθητος/ λεπτεπίλεπτος – delicate

γλυκός – sweet

Άνετος – comfortable

ζεστός- warm

Φιλώ – to kiss

αγκαλιάζω – to hug

Φροντίζω  – to take care (of smb.)

Ξαπλώνω – to lie down

αγκαλιάζω – to cuddle

διαβάζω – to read

κοιμάμαι – to sleep

Ξεκουράζομαι – to rest

[kj-symes]

i’m just curious

reblog this and put in the tags languages you can at least somehow communicate in

[allthingslinguistic]

Spread the Sign is an online multilingual sign language dictionary: you can type in a word, phrase, or fixed expression and get it translated into almost two dozen different national sign languages, including Swedish, British English (BSL), American English (ASL), German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Icelandic, Latvian, Polish, Czech, Japanese, and Turkish. 

Not all languages are available for every word, but all the ones I tried had at least a dozen or so languages available. Once you’ve searched for a word or phrase, you click on the flag for the national sign language that you want, and you can see a video clip of the sign as well as a translation into the same country’s spoken/written language. 

It’s a project of the European Commission, so there tend to be more European languages – I notice a lack of Auslan (Australia), for example, so here’s a list of around 300 sign languages – but it’s definitely a great rebuttal to the idea that there’s only one sign language, as well as being incredibly interesting to click around!

Note though that it’s just a dictionary, and doesn’t account for grammatical differences between the languages in addition to the vocabulary, although you could probably recover some of the grammar from close attention to the phrases.

There is also a list of fifteen different sign alphabets, with images. Note that despite the fact that most of the fifteen languages are spoken in countries that use the Latin alphabet, their signs for, say, A, do not generally resemble each other. As a particularly obvious example, ASL has a one-handed alphabet while BSL has a two-handed alphabet. And Japanese Sign Language has signs for all the hiragana, which isn’t strictly speaking an alphabet. (Is the distinction between an alphabet and a syllabary still meaningful when you’re signing both of them? I…honestly have no idea. Apparently there is an Arabic Sign Language alphabet though, and none of the charts I found online include the short vowels, so I guess it would still qualify as an abjad? Wow, I don’t even know.)

[the-notegarden]

I use this app, it’s really good :)

[nerdinaomi]

Vocab Lists

Basics

A Big List of French Adjectives

Adverbs in French - Part 1

Basic Vocabulary

Casual French Phrases

Colors

Common French Phrases

French Slang Masterpost

French Verbs

Small talk in French

Top 100 Most Common French Verbs

Ways to say “yes” in French

School and Academics

At School and in the Classroom in French

Back-to-School French Vocab

French Novel Analysis Phrases/Vocab

French Novel Analysis Phrases Part 2

French School Vocabulary

French Vocab: University

Periodic Table in French

Studying in French

Vocab for Essays: Spanish/French/English 

Writing Essays in French Pt. 3

Weather and Seasons

Cold Weather in French 

French Spring Vocabulary and Spring Vocabulary in French

French Summer vocabulary 

French Vocabulary: Weather

Rain and Wind in French

Warm and Hot Weather in French

Nature, Animals, and the Environment

Animals in French/Spanish/Portuguese/Italian 

Flowers in French 

French Garden Vocabulary

French Geographic Vocab 

French Nighttime Vocab, and  French Vocab - Nighttime and Getting Ready for Bed

Nature French Vocabulary 

Pet Vocabulary in French

Sea Vocab

Emotions/Feelings

Compassion in French 

Emotions/Feelings in French 

French Vocab: Feelings

Helping Others - French Vocab 

“I can’t make a decision” in French 

“I Hate Things” in French 

“I’m Brave” in French

“I’m Uncomfortable” in French 

Laziness in French 

Love in French

Some Feelings in French

Vocab for Awkward Situations in French

Food

Baking in French

Breakfast in French 

Cooking Techniques in French 

French Vegetarian Vocabulary 

Fruits and Vegetables in French

Activities and Actions

Art French Vocabulary 

Body Actions 

French Camping Vocab

French Vocab: Online Dating

Knitting Vocab

Shopping in French

Social Media in Spanish and French

Travel and Politics

Countries of Europe in French

French City Vocabulary 

French Travel Vocabulary

Government Vocab 

Politics and News Vocabulary in French

Miscellaneous

Accessories in French 

French Bedroom Vocabulary and Bedroom Vocabulary in French 

French Birthday Vocabulary 

French Body Vocab 

French Vocabulary: Professions 

Funeral Vocabulary in French

Middle Ages French Vocabulary 

Routine Vocabulary in French

Space Vocab in French

Grammar

Different Types of “New” in French 

Expressing Your Opinion in French

French Essentials: Tenses Masterpost

French Grammar: Questions

French Verb Review: Future

French Verb Tenses

How to Ask Questions in French 

How to Guess the Gender of Most French Nouns

How to Sound More Natural in French

Resources

Websites and Apps

BaBa Dum 

French Conjugation App

French Resources Masterpost

TV and YouTube

Charlie and Lola in Many Languages

Cultural French TV Shows

Films to Watch

French TV Shows Rec List

French Youtubers!

LazyTown in Different Languages 

Miraculous Ladybug in Different Languages

TV5MONDE

Listening and Music

Podcasts in French for Intermediate & Advanced Learners

Random French Music

Reading

Using Buzzfeed for Reading Practice 

Miscellaneous

French Pronunciation Notes 

How I Study Languages 

How to Set Up a Language Journal

Pronunciation Resources

Blogs

@lucylangblr​

@sciogli-lingua​

@my-french-resources

@french-stuff

@learningallthelanguages

@naomisfrench

@french-vocab

[wartortles-deactivated20180708]

el tigre es pequeño y gordo

[retroasgardian-deactivated20180]

EL TIGRE ES PEQUEÑO Y GORDO

[highkey-potato-deactivated20230]

EL TIGRE ES PEQUEÑO Y GORDO

[fourteen--steps]

First of all, it’s not nice to take pictures without sourcing them to the photographer. Which is doubly important because if you had you would have found the rest of Paul Wiggin’s photos of this sumatran tiger cub from the Chester Zoo and and used this one instead, which is objectively 10x better in every way

[ladywiltshire-deactivated202106]

EL TIGRE ES PEQUEÑO Y GORDO Y ENOJADO

[ancienthomoeroticpoem]

I‘d love to be one of these fancy people with a studyblr, but let‘s be real, my notes are either crumpled-up pages of chicken scratch or 70 page word documents and nothing in between

[ancienthomoeroticpoem]

me: i don‘t know why i‘ve got such a headache! i don‘t know why i‘m suddenly incapable of forming correct sentences in my native language!

also me: *reads texts in four languages in one day*

[prepolyglot-moved]

Reading Practice

Le mur d'Hadrien: ici s'arrêtait l'Empire romain

All words are in order in which they appear in the article 

incontournable | unmissable

pierre(s) (f) | stone(s)

s’étire [inf. s’étirer] | stretch out

tendance (f) | tendency

se confond [inf. se confondre] | blend into [sth]

tort (m) | wrong

acquis (m) | benefit

étendu | vast

s’élevant [inf. s’élever] | rising

patrimoine (m) | heritage

ère (f) | era

réagi [inf. réagir] | reacted

imposant(e) | impressive

longévité (f) | life expectancy

dépasse [inf. dépasser] | taller than

pan(s) du mur (m) | wall face(s)

brume(s) (f) | mist

tronçons (m) | section(s)

jalonnée [inf. jalonner] | defined

témoignent [inf. témoigner] | bear witness

comté(s) (m) | county(-ies)

résolument | firmly

bucolique | bucolic

parsemé [inf. parsemer] | scattered

verdoyants | green

vertigineux | dizzying

itinéraire(s) (m) | route(s)

garanti | guaranteed

Please let me know if there are any mistakes or better translations!