[hownottolearnalanguage]

I have learned how to say BM in German (very important to know) and it made me realize that Stuhl (chair) and stool are false friends. But Stuhl (poop) and stool are not false friends 😂

[hownottolearnalanguage]

Listening to a German-language podcast talk about T. rex and the host asked if the animal was an “Aasfresser” (scavenger). Except I didn’t know that word so I was like “I know he’s not saying ‘ass-eater’ but it really sounds like he’s saying ‘ass-eater.’” 💀

[hownottolearnalanguage]

I don’t study languages as much as I used to but I’m still here 🫶🏻

[beautiful-basque-country]

Did you know...?

In Basque, "to help" is said lagundu, a verb that comes from noun lagun (friend) because helping is what a friend does 🥰.

[hownottolearnalanguage]

Trying to figure out if the dragonfly Libellula depressa is depressed 😞 or depressed (smushed). Its French name is libellule déprimée btw

[hownottolearnalanguage]

My least favorite thing are language resources that are divorced from the culture the language is spoken in. I don’t want a list of fruits and vegetables I can find at my supermarket; I want to learn the foods that are a part of the culture’s cuisine.

[hownottolearnalanguage]

New favorite listening practice is ASMR in my target languages

[hownottolearnalanguage]

I learned “saor” in Scottish Gaelic to mean “free” (as in available) but now I am learning it also means “cheap.” This has the potential to lead to many misunderstandings 😂

[spanishskulduggery]

I just saw the verb agonizar and it wasn't what I thought. How do I use it?

Yes, it's a false cognate

la agonía is "agony" but it also means "death throes" or "a slow death"

That's why agonizar means "to die" or "to die slowly" or "to be on death's door"; it's like morir but slow... similar to the word moribundo which means about the same thing, "dying" etc

If you mean "agonize", it's usually atormentar(se) or angustiar(se) which are "to torment (oneself)" or "to be in anguish"

So if at any point you want to say "in the process of dying" OR "dying a slow death" you want agonizar

[langernameohnebedeutung]

[steeleyespan]

[hownottolearnalanguage]

Listening to a podcast about Colombian birds in Spanish and they keep talking about a “chulo” and I’m like ??? I don’t think that’s a nice word. Apparently it’s specifically a Colombia-specific term for vulture

[tealingual]

How Finns say ‘minä’ in different dialects around Finland

[mysteriousgirlatlibrary-deactiv]

[lissar-deactivated20220127]

life advice in a dystopian world: cherish

[kunosoura]

this is indistinguishable from something my  90 year old grandmother would have pinned to her refrigerator

[little-eye-guy]

"this is too raw of a line to come from—" shut up. beauty and meaning is everywhere

[supermariomamafucker]

Whenever I have something copied to my clipboard I can feel it. I feel the weight of it on my mouse