Bring it on, yo.

Grey | Aus | 22 | She/Her | Cat Enthusiast | French, Dutch, Japanese | Studying at the University of Wollongong

[crazyaboutlanguages]

Me: gives people advice on language learning and the importance of consistency

Also me: goes days without studying a language

[neeetsocks-deactivated20191026]

no language should be mocked other than french

[kazualbrekker-deactivated202011]

So many languages so little brain

[nazarrr]

Some French loanwords in Turkish

Argo - Argot - Slang

Bonfile - Bon filét - Good steak

Depo - Depot - Depository

Bisiklet - Bicyclette - Bicycle

Garson - Garçon - Waiter

Pantolon - Pantalon - Trousers

Kravat - Cravate - tie (clothing)

Lavabo - Lavabo - Washbasin

Tuvalet - Toilette - toilet

Banliyö - Banlieue - suburban (train)

Mizanpaj - Mise-en-page - layout

Sütyen - soutien-gorge - bra

Müzisyen - Musicien - musician

Liste - Liste - List

Lig - Ligue - League

Otel - Hôtel - Hotel

Park - Parc - Park

Reklam - Réclame - Advertisement

Sinema - Cinéma - Cinema, Theater

Șef - Chef - Chief

Tren - Train - Train

Vitrin - Vitrine - Showcase

Avukat - Avocat - Lawyer

Garaj - Garage - Garage

Kantin - Cantine - Canteen

Kalorifer - Calorifère - Furnace

Kartpostal - Carte postale - Postcard

Aksesuar - Accessoire - Accessory

Apartman - Appartement - Apartment

Asansör - Ascenseur - Elevator

Berber - Barbier - Barber

Büro - Bureau - bureau

Ekselans - Excellence - Excellency

Fayans - Faïence - Faiance

Fuar - Foire - Fair

Kalite - Qualité - Quality

Klozet - Closette - Bathroom

Koaför - Coiffeur - Hairdresser

Küvet - Cuvette - Bathtub

Lisans - Licence - License

Lise - Lycée - High school

Okul - Ecole - School

Omlet - Omelette - Omelet

Peruk - Perruque - Wig

Piknik - Pique-nique - Picnic

Sekreter - Secrétaire - Secretary

Sosyete - Société - Society

Șans - Chance - Chance

Șifonyer - Chiffoniere - Make-up table

Șifre - Chiffres - Digit

Șoför - Chauffeur - Chauffeur

Șok - Choc - Shock

Șömine - Cheminée - Fireplace

Turizm - Tourisme - Tourism

[gahdamnpunk]

This is why baby boomers think we can pay for school while having a part time job

[smoochuu-deactivated20181228]

im so mad

[sushinfood]

this is why they should all shut the hell up forever

[afblearnfrench]

10 expressions autour du livre

[pompadourpink]

common adverbs

adverbs of time :

alors (so), après (after), après-demain (the day after tomorrow) aujourd'hui (today), auparavant (beforehand), aussitôt (straight away), autrefois (in the past), avant (before), avant-hier (two days ago), bientôt (soon), déjà (already), demain (tomorrow), depuis (since/for), désormais + dorénavant (from now on), encore (again), enfin (finally), ensuite (then), hier (yesterday), jadis (in the past - rare), jamais (never), longtemps (for a long time), lors (during/at the time of), maintenant (now), parfois (sometimes), puis (then/next), quand (when), quelquefois (sometimes), soudain (all of a sudden), souvent (often), tard (late), tôt (early), toujours (always)…

adverbs of way :

ainsi (this way), bien (well), comme (like/as), comment (how), debout (up), ensemble (together), exprès (on purpose), mal (bad), mieux (better), plutôt (rather), vite (quickly), volontiers (willingly/gladly), etc.

adverbs of quantity/intensity :

assez (enough), aussi (too), autant (as/so much/many), beaucoup (a lot), combien (how much/many), comment (how), davantage (more), environ (around), guère (not much), mais (but), moins (less), pas mal (not bad), peu (few), plus (more), presque (almost), quelque (some), si (so, ex : ce n’est pas si dur), tant (so much), tout (all), tout à fait (absolutely), tellement (so much), très (very), trop (too much)…

adverbs of location :

ailleurs (somewhere else), alentour (in the surroundings of), arrière (back), autour (around), avant (before), contre (against), dedans (inside), dehors (outside), derrière (in the back), dessous (under), dessus (over), devant (in front of), ici (here), là (there), loin (far away), où (where), partout (everywhere), près proche (very close)…

adverbs of affirmation :

assurément, aussi (too), certainement (certainly), bien (well), certes (indeed), oui (yes), précisément (precisely), sans doute (without a doubt), si (marked yes), soit (alright), volontiers (willingly/gladly), vraiment (really)…

adverbs of negation :

non (no), aucun (none), aucunement (in no way), nullement (by no means), jamais (never), rien (nothing), personne (nobody)…

adverbs of doubt :

apparemment (apparently), peut-être (maybe), probablement (probably), sans doute (without a doubt), vraisemblablement (presumably)…

nb : an -ent adjective becomes a -emment adverb (ardent : ardemment, indifférent : indifféremment) and a -ant adjective becomes a -amment adverb (brillant : brillamment, incessant : incessamment)…

[invite-me-to-your-memories]

i understand the historical reasons why English is the most common language

but if I was writing a speculative fiction novel

and I said “the language that most people learn as a second language, usually for professional reasons, is also the only one with a spelling system so terrible that spelling words correctly is a broadcasted competition”

you’d be like “extremely unrealistic 0/10”

[theangelshavethetimeturner]

i never thought of this, do other languages not have spelling bees?

[faded-mind]

#no we don’t

[mariesbookblog]

What

[greysstudies]

What

[procrastinating-polyglot]

Sometimes I wish I had a gf that traveled the world with me and could speak to me in different languages around other people like a secret code bc that would be pretty cool but no one likes me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[amandaswork]

JAN 11 / 19  

speak to me for five minutes and you’ll find out i love star trek ☆

[sanziene]

My favorite thing is when someone takes the piss out of the French language

[mylifeasavetstudent]

When you hit a certain academic level, autocorrect does more harm than good.

I know you don’t think that word exists, but I promise you it does.

[vet-and-wild]

The other day my phone corrected “vagal nerve” to “bagel nerve”. Sounds delicious but not quite what I was going for.

[gaysessuale]

a linguist: talks to me about languages

me, fascinated and hypnotized: øøh…. köòl……. .. tæll më mœr…… .

[language-aholic]

Learning languages is a lot like being in a committed relationship. You really love your tl, would do anything for them, & want to keep improving your relationship with them over time so that maybe one day you two can settle down in a quaint little town called Fluency, but next thing you know your tl is torching your car because they found out that you snuck out in the middle of the night to learn bedroom vocabulary with another language.

[helpmewithmykorean]

My goal for 2019 is to make the Duolingo owl proud

[lalinguistique-blog-deactivated]

[solarsystern]

classmate: why do u spend so much time memorizing irregular conjugations and complicated grammar me: lov the fronch