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[yuliruby]

The wonders of language.

[formyfrench]

Hi :) I recently started learning French but I’m stuck on the prononciation. Any tips? Please and thank you!

Definitely head over to YouTube and watch some natives speak to try and emulate the accent. You don’t have to understand everything, just start getting your ear in! My fav French youtubers are ladoucemelodie, kenza smg and lecoindelodie ✨ I also really like @street_french on instagram for some specific words and pronunciation tips!

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Similar posts: Shona (by me), Mossi (by languagemoon), Bari (by spraakentusiast)

Wolof language

Wolof is a Niger-Congo language native to the Wolof people of Senegal. It’s spoken by 5.2 million people and about 40% of the population of Senegal speak it. Wolof is also spoken in Gambia and Mauritania. Unlike most other languages of the Niger-Congo family, Wolof is not a tonal language. The English language is believed to have adopted some Wolof words, such as banana (via Spanish or Portuguese) and yum/yummy, from Wolof nyam “to taste”.

Senegal

Country: Republic of Senegal Capital: Dakar Area: 196,712 km2 Bordered by: Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau Population: 15.4 million Official languages: French National languages: Balanta-Ganja, Hassaniya, Arabic, Jola-Fonyi, Mandika, Mandjak, Mankanya, Noon, Pulaar, Serer, Soninke, Wolof President: Macky Sall National anthem: "Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons” Motto: “One People, One Goal, One Faith” Learn more here and here. 

Jaam nga fanane - Good morning Jamm nga yendoo - Good afternoon Naka ngon si - Good evening Jaam nga am? - How are you? Jaak rek, Yow nag? - I am fine Naka-nga sant? / Na nga tudd? / Noo tudd? - What’s your name? Yendu ak jàam - Have a nice day Baal ma - Excuse me Jai-rruh-jef - Thank you La neexee - Please Deg nga Wolof? -  Do you speak Wolof?

Listen: Khady speaking Wolof and French

Resources

Wikipedia

Omniglot

Wolof resources

Learn Wolof (youtube)

Wolof textbook (PDF)

Wolof-English dictionary

Janga Wolof

Memrise

[polyglotsdiary-blog]

How to improve your speaking in a foreign language?

Are you someone who can express himself well in writing, knows what he wants to say but when it comes to speaking, speaks slow and has to think a lot? Or don’t native speakers understand you when you’re speaking? Don’t worry. You’re doing great so far but you need a little practice. 

Here are 9 tips you can apply today:

Listen to podcasts, videos, movies, and vloggers

Imitate sentences you hear frequently

Pay attention to the intonation

Pay attention to how syllables are stressed

Record yourself speaking

Try to speak for at least one minute a day

Repeat your story multiple times

Talk with native speakers

Talk frequently to yourself

More detailed explanation on today’s post -> https://polyglotsdiary.com/how-to-improve-your-speaking/

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HE'S BACK

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a big list of french adjectives 💐

🌻 Describing People:

1. Physical appearance

aguichant- enticing, alluring avachi- limp, sloppy, baggy baraqué- well-built bizarre- strange boursouflé- bloated bronzé- tanned chétif,-ive- weak, sickly débraillé- untidy, sloppy dépenaillé- unkempt douteux, -euse- doubtful, dubious, questionable élancé- slim frêle- frail, fragile grand- tall grassouillet, ette- plump gros, grosse- fat hâlé- tanned insolite- unusual, quirky maigre- skinny mignon- nice, sweet mince- slender musclé - brawny, muscular nerveux- nervous, upset pâle- pale potelé- plump (like a baby) rabougri- wizened, shrivelled séduisant - attractive, charming, seductive

2. Character

abruti- idiotic acariâtre- sour, bad-tempered antipathique- unfriendly anodin- harmless astucieux, euse- clever, astute, shrewd atone- lifeless, expressionless avisé- sensible, wise borné- narrow-minded (“bornez-vous!” limit yourself) braillard- describes someone who complains a lot brave- good, honest, brave candide- naive, ingenuous, innocent, trusting casanier,-iere- homebody, home lover compassé- starchy, stiff compliqué- complicated; fussy (e.g. about food) compréhensif,-ive-  understanding dépravé- perverted dévoyé- perverted difficile- difficult distrait- absent-minded, distracted drôle- funny ennuyeux,-euse- boring évolué- broad-minded, independent, progressive exigeant- demanding extraverti- extrovert faiblard- weak, feeble fainéant- lazy, idle falot- dreary, bland farfelu- eccentric, bizarre franc- candid futé- cunning, smart guindé- stiff, awkward imprévisible- unforeseeable juste- fair lunatique- temperamental maladroit- clumsy mal commode- bad-tempered malicieux,-euse- mischievous, naughty malin- cunning malveillant- malicious, malevolent, spiteful maniaque- finicky, fussy marrant- funny; odd maussade- gloomy, sullen méchant- malicious, nasty méfiant- distrustful, suspicious méprisant- contemptuous, disdainful névrosé- neurotic perspicace- perceptive, insightful primesautier-iere- impulsive rébarbatif -ive- hostile, off-putting renfrogné- sullen replié sur soi-meme- introverted, withdrawn rusé- cunning sage - well-behaved, good saugrenu - absurd sensé- sensible sensible- sensitive sérieux,-euse- serious, responsible susceptible- touchy, sensitive, delicate sympathique- nice, friendly terre-á-terre- down-to-earth tordu- warped, twisted travailleur-euse- hard-working

3. Mood

accablé- distressed admiratif, -ive- admiring affolé- in a panic amer, -ere -bitter assoupi- drowsy béat- blissfully happy; smug, complacent cafardeux,-euse- in the dumps débordé (de travail)- snowed under (with work) décontracté- relaxed détendu- relaxed découragé- disheartened, discouraged dépité- vexed désemparé- distraught, at a loss effaré (de)- alarmed (at) énergique- energetic enthousiaste- enthusiastic gai- cheerful bien ententionné- well-intentioned lointain- distant mélancolique- gloomy navré- sorry, apologetic, upset paumé- lost, at sea ravi -delighted surpris- surprised tendu- tense vanné- exhausted vexé- annoyed

🌿 Describing ideas or events

1. Positive alléchant - tempting, mouth-watering attendrissant- touching bénéfique- beneficial commode- convenient cocasse- funny, comical conforme (á)- conforming (with) convenable- fitting, acceptable, respectable déroutant - disconcerting détaillé - comprehensive, detailed distinct - separate, distinct équitable - fair excellent - excellent, first-rate formidable - fantastic fulgurant - dazzling, thundery grave - serious honnête - decent hors pair - exceptional impeccable - great, without flaws important - important marrant - funny merveilleux - marvellous parfait - perfect passionnant - exciting percutant - powerful, striking, forceful primordial - of prime importance propice - favorable, suitable raisonnable - reasonable rarissime - extremely rare recherché - much sought-after, studied réconfortant - comforting réjouissant - delightful rentable - profitable, financially viable réussi - successful, well-done sagace - sagacious sage - wise sensationnel - sensational spontané - spontaneous subtil - subtle surprenant - surprising véridique - truthful

2. Negative aberrant - absurd, nonsensical abominable - abominable affreux - dreadful, ghastly agaçant - irritating aléatoire - uncertain, random ardu - arduous chimérique - fanciful, imaginary, idealistic, utopic complexe - complex courant - common, current déchirant - heart-breaking, gut wrenching dégoûtant - disgusting déprimant - depressing déraisonnable - unreasonable discutable - questionable, arguable écoeurant - sickening, nauseating ennuyeux,-euse - boring épouvantable - horrendous, ghastly, atrocious éprouvant - strenuous, punishing étrange - strange fastidieux,-euse - tedious, dull, tiresome frustrant - frustrating, irritating gênant - annoying immonde - filthy, vile impensable - unthinkable, unimaginable impossible - difficult; impossible improbable - unlikely inadmissible - intolerable inattendu - unexpected loufoque - crazy, over the top lourd - heavy/annoying malaisé - difficult malencontreux-euse - unfortunate médiocre - mediocre minable - seedy, hopeless, pathetic pénible - difficult, tiresome; painful pitoyable - pathetic prosaïque - prosaic quelconque - ordinary, mediocre rebutant - off-putting, unappealing répugnant - disgusting ridicule - ridiculous

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@ all my followers who are currently under 16 and live in the EU or EEA (European economic area):

Tumblr will probably delete your blog or terminate it on 25th May 2018. They’re updating to terms and conditions and New European Privacy and the new minimum age to use tumblr will be 16.

[faheys]

some info on it can be found here and here

[jesaisjamais]

Any underage European langblrs need to download and save any important posts and resources before this happens

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1. Être dans la lune.

littéralement: to be in the moon.

la signification réelle: to not be be paying attention, to have your head in the clouds.

exemple: « T’as entendu ce que j’ai dit ? Non, parce que tu étais complètement dans la lune. »

2. Con comme la lune.

littéralement: to be stupid like the moon.

la signification réelle: to be totally stupid, dumb as a doorknob.

exemple: « Il est très sympa, ton copain Yannick, mais aussi con comme la lune. »

3. Depuis des lunes.

littéralement: since moons.

la signification réelle: in a long time.

exemple: « Je l’ai pas vue depuis des lunes, quand on était colocs à la fac. »

4. Demander la lune.

littéralement: to ask the moon.

la signification réelle: to be asking for a lot, or something that’s not realistic.

exemple: « Ne demande pas la lune, sinon tu seras très déçu. »

5. Décrocher la lune.

littéralement: to land/attain the moon.

la signification réelle: to do the impossible.

exemple: « Je décrocherais la lune pour toi, ma chérie. »

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If you’re learning a language and need to polish up on your grammar I would 100% recommend the language gym where you can:

select tenses to be tested on

test your vocabulary knowledge

play games that test these skills

I only use the grammar testing part but as far as I’ve seen its a very useful resource!

[unclepolyglot]

move aside duolingo

reverso is here to show you how weird example sentences are really done

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[polyglotplatypus]

le mythe, la légende, j’ai nommé: pusheen, dictateur russe (fameux). 

[languageaficionado]

Free Language Learning Tracker!

Hello everyone! I had been trying to find a way to keep better track of all the areas of my language learning. I feel that I really neglect the writing aspect of it and really need to keep track of that. I decided to make a language learning tracker so that I can see an entire overview of my study habits. This way it will be easy to tell which core areas of my languages  I am neglecting.

Here is a quick set up of this printable. Simply add the month it is at the top and give the languages you’re learning a designated color in the key at the bottom. 

It will become clear which areas I am not designating enough time to as more areas are filled in. This will make it easier to decide which areas to study on a certain day. I hope this printable will help you on your language journey!

You can download the free printable by clicking here: Language Tracker

[natedoeslangs]

Oh I love this so much! That’s a neat idea tbh and way easier than drawing a tracker in my bujo.

[jesaisjamais]

Les Relations Internationales: 2

                                         Les Pays d’Afrique

Afrique de l’Ouest

Le Bénin

Le Burkina Faso

La Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

La Gambie

Le Ghana

La Guinée

La Guinée-Bissau

Le Cap-Vert (Cape Verde)

Le Liberia

Le Mali

Le Niger

Le Nigeria

Le Sénégal

La Sierra Leone

Le Togo

L’île Sainte-Hélène (f)

Les îles Canaries (f)

Afrique de l’Est

L'Érythrée (f) (Eritea)

L'Éthiopie (f)

La Djibouti

La Somalie

Le Soudan du Sud

Le Kenya

L'Ouganda (m)

La Tanzanie

Le Rwanda

Le Burundi

Les Seychelles

La Mayotte

Les Mascareignes (Mascarene Islands)

           La Réunion

           L’île Maurice (f)

           L’île Rodrigues (f)

Afrique du Nord

Le Maghreb

           L’Algérie (f)

           Le Maroc

           La Tunisie

L’Égypte (f)

La Libye

La Mauritanie

Le Soudan

 Afrique Centrale

Le Cameroun

Le Gabon

La Guinée équatoriale

La République centrafricaine

La République démocratique du Congo

La République du Congo

La São Tomé-et-Principe

Le Tchad

Afrique Australe

L’Afrique du Sud (f)

L’Angola (f)

Le Botswana

Les Comores (f)

Le Lesotho

Le Madagascar

Le Malawi

Le Mozambique

La Namibie

Le Swaziland

La Zambie

Le Zimbabwe

 Hey guys, so here’s the second part to my vocabulary series. I made another document, but not a quizlet because many of the countries are either the same or very similar to the English version. Hope y’all enjoy, if you want a specific vocabulary list just message me and I’ll do it next Monday!

[smilestudy]

can anyone recommend any french langblr/french resource accounts?

after these finals, i really want to get started on learning a new language.

[jesaisjamais]

I'm a French language blog, I recently put up a list of resources (I'm on mobile right now so I don't know how to link it) and @lovelybluepanda has a bunch of resources for basically every language too

[jesaisjamais]

Les Relations Internationales : 1

                                                    L’Introduction

Les Substantives                                                              Nouns

Les relations internationales (f)                                           International Relations

La science politique                                                             Political Science

L’économie (f)                                                                      Economics

La république                                                                       A republic

L’impérialisme (m)                                                               Imperialism

La colonisation                                                                    Colonization

La politique étrangère                                                         Foreign Policy

La politique intérieure                                                         Domestic Policy

La mondialisation                                                               Globalization

Un pays                                                                               A country

 Les Adjectives                                                                  Adjectives

Démocratique                                                                     Democratic

Socialiste                                                                            Socialist

Communiste                                                                       Communist

Capitaliste                                                                           Capitalist

 I’ve also made a Quizlet for this list and a document if you want to print it out. If you use my quizlet or document then please reblog too! 

[jesaisjamais]

New Vocabulary Series

Hi guys, starting this week I’m going to do a series of vocabulary lists on the umbrella topic of international relations. Mini topics will includes names of countries, economics, human rights, terrorism/crime, and many other topics. I’m going to start with one list a week but if anyone wants them more often then let me know but I’m guessing that’s not gonna happen. I’ll be posting these (hopefully) every Monday, so look out for them!