Langblr Secret Santa 2020

This blog is dedicated to the Langblr Secret Santa event. Admin: meg-pond (my langblr: lingdragon)

[langblrsecretsanta2021]

Calling all langblrs and language learners! 🎁

The 2021 Langblr Secret Santa is open for sign-ups!  This is an anonymous gift exchange between language learners on Tumblr, giving gifts and encouraging one another during the winter holiday season. You don't need to have a langblr to join or to be at any particular level with your target language: all language enthusiasts are welcome!

Schedule:

Sign-ups open: November 6

Sign-ups close: November 20

Assignments delivered: November 23

Check-in: December 12

Posting period: December 24-31

sign-ups | FAQ

Send an ask if you have any questions and spread the word!!

[langblrsecretsanta]

Guys, there is the Langblr Secret Santa 2021 Edition happening after all! It's hosted by one of the last year event's participant, who has my wholehearted support ^^

I strongly encourage you to take part in the 2021 exchange -just go and follow the new blog! :)

[langblrsecretsanta2021]

Calling all langblrs and language learners! 🎁

The 2021 Langblr Secret Santa is open for sign-ups!  This is an anonymous gift exchange between language learners on Tumblr, giving gifts and encouraging one another during the winter holiday season. You don't need to have a langblr to join or to be at any particular level with your target language: all language enthusiasts are welcome!

Schedule:

Sign-ups open: November 6

Sign-ups close: November 20

Assignments delivered: November 23

Check-in: December 12

Posting period: December 24-31

sign-ups | FAQ

Send an ask if you have any questions and spread the word!!

[langblrsecretsanta]

Guys, there is the Langblr Secret Santa 2021 Edition happening after all! It's hosted by one of the last year event's participant, who has my wholehearted support ^^

I strongly encourage you to take part in the 2021 exchange -just go and follow the new blog! :)

[langblrsecretsanta2021]

Calling all langblrs and language learners! 🎁

The 2021 Langblr Secret Santa is open for sign-ups!  This is an anonymous gift exchange between language learners on Tumblr, giving gifts and encouraging one another during the winter holiday season. You don't need to have a langblr to join or to be at any particular level with your target language: all language enthusiasts are welcome!

Schedule:

Sign-ups open: November 6

Sign-ups close: November 20

Assignments delivered: November 23

Check-in: December 12

Posting period: December 24-31

sign-ups | FAQ

Send an ask if you have any questions and spread the word!!

[langblrsecretsanta]

Guys, there is the Langblr Secret Santa 2021 Edition happening after all! It's hosted by one of the last year event's participant, who has my wholehearted support ^^

I strongly encourage you to take part in the 2021 exchange -just go and follow the new blog! :)

[langblrsecretsanta]

PSA

Unfortunately I won't be able to run the Langblr Secret Santa event this year (2021), because of my new job, new studies and old responsibilities.

If anyone wants to take over and host such event, please go ahead! And in case of any questions, send me a message :)

- Meg

[langblrsecretsanta]

LSS 2020 Round-Up

It seems like all the gifts have been posted by now and I’ve reblogged them here - if you haven’t seen yours, try searching for your username, or just send me a message and I’ll give you a link. 

Many thanks to Everyone who participated this year - you’ve made so many interesting posts, I hope you had fun with your research and creative process! :)

Thank you for all your kind messages for me, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to answer all of them, but I saw them and they always warmed my heart! 

2021 is coming and I wish you all the best - may it be a safer and kinder time than the last several months, and may you find hope and love amongst all the hardships that life throws at you. 

Stay healthy and safe, and I hope I’ll see you same time next year! :)

- Meg

[sneakend]

Happy Yuletide @leda-japanesetime ! This is my gift for you for this year’s @langblrsecretsanta

Since you like music and are interested in Finnish I made you a playlist of Finnish female artists (all the songs are in Finnish), you can find it here on Spotify.

I hope at least some of the songs are to your taste! I’ve included music from the following artists:

Anna Puu

Aurora

BESS

Chisu

Ellinoora

Emma Salokoski Ensemble

Haloo Helsinki!

Indica

Jenni Vartiainen

Johanna Kurkela

Kardemimmit

Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi

Kuunkuiskaajat

Laura Närhi

Maija Vilkkumaa

Mariska

Nelli Matula

PMMP

Retropop

Sanni

Scandinavian Music Group

Siiri Nordin

Tiktak

Ultra Bra

Vesala

Värttinä

Yona

I hope you have a great New Year 2021 ♡

[guillemelgat]

Kimbundu Resources

Hi @unicorns-eat-pizza​, I was your @langblrsecretsanta​ for this year! I saw that you were interested in learning Kimbundu but that you also felt like you didn’t have enough time to study it, so I thought I’d give you a list of low-effort and easy to access resources to get you started (hopefully you haven’t used all of these already). Best of luck with your studies, Kimbundu seems like a really interesting language!

(also I saw in your bio that you speak Portuguese, so I’m hoping it’s okay that some of these are only in Portuguese)

Music

A playlist of music in Kimbundu (Spotify)

A Youtube playlist which has a lot of songs in Kimbundu subtitled with a Portuguese translation

Basics/Grammar/Vocab

Greetings & Basic Phrases

To Be

To Do

Pronunciation & Prefixes

Plural formation (Explanation & Exercises)

Articles & Prepositions

Proverbs

Channel with more introductory lessons

Kimbundu sets on Quizlet (all very short)

Let me know if any of these don’t work or are the wrong link, and happy learning ^-^

[lingdragon]

Hi @tonguemadeoffire​! I’m your emergency Santa :) Unfortunately I’ve never studied any of your target languages, so I won’t attempt making a post about grammar or vocab, but instead I’ll share with you some interesting things that I’ve found on youtube and other places :)

Mexican Sign Language

I don’t know how fluent you are in LSM, so I’ll just link everything I find useful:

A playlist with basics of LSM

A Look Into Mexican Sign Language

About deaf community in Mexico

Visiting the Deaf School in Mexico City

You can also just have a look at the entire channel Deafinitely Wanderlust :) It’s has a bit more “international” approach to sign languages, but I think the content is interesting anyway :)

Christmas Signs in ASL / Señas Navideñas en LSM  (and you can check out the entire channel Dynamic Hands ASL & LSM)

Brazilian Portuguese

Speaking Brazilian Language School - a youtube channel full of learning videos!

Easy Brazillian Portuguese youtube playlist

Brazilian Portuguese Slang 

And this is something to read - I thought it could be interesting to you, since you like history and anthropology: Indigenous History and Anthropology in Brazil

Latin

And something Christmas-y at the end :D I like this version of Gaudete! Gaudete! Christus est natus (a Christmas carol in Latin), it’s performed by a choir of Polish friars from the Dominican Order :)

(here are the lyrics with translations)

* * *

So that’s it - I hope you found something interesting to you in this post :) Happy Holidays and all the best in New Year!

[threewornwords]

langblr secret santa

hi @europastudier ! i was your secret santa, and here’s what i made for you!

here is a google drive with phone wallpapers inspired by france and sweden!

some law-related french websites and swedish podcasts - i love listening to podcasts in my target languages! even if i don’t understand all (or most) of it, i’m still getting used to the flow of the language. 

7 sites juridiques à ne pas louper

le service publique de la diffusion de droit

un projet encyclopédique d'initiative universitaire consacré aux droits du monde et aux sciences juridiques et politiques

sveriges radio 

mordpodden - en podcast om verkliga mord

and here is an interesting law i came across when going through french content!

in france, the toubon law mandates that a certain percentage of broadcast songs and programs on the radio and TV must be in the french language. as of 2016, this percentage was 35%, down from the 40% mandate that had been in place since 1994. 

enjoy!! 🥰🌲❄️🌍 (@langblrsecretsanta)

[around-japanesetime]

Langblr Secret Santa 2020

Hello @hauntytrieslanguages , I am your Secret Santa for @langblrsecretsanta . Your description said you are interested in Scottish, Japanese, and you like horror. I combined this into a Japanese horror mood-board and a Scottish horror mood-board. I myself am interested in both as well. During the process it was exciting to see how different the mythologies are and where they are similar in themselves.

The mood-boards based mainly on how the horror mythologies appear to me. For Scotland, it’s more of a green and grey image with stone castles, moss, forest and creatures and restless spirits, while Japan embodies more of a craving of vengeful spirits and blood.

It’s not a very Christmas spirit, but I hope you had some nice days and you can visit the countries of your target languages after the pandemic.

Do you know this website? Here are alternative travel tips that include curiosities, unusual, spooky and creepy things and places to visit. It’s certainly worth browsing through the 30 or 40 pages.

Things to do in Japan - According to Atlas Obscura

Things to do in Scotland - According to Atlas Obscura

Mood-boards under the cut :3

Keep reading

[shrews-studies]

Russian vocab - feelings, emotions

This is my @langblrsecretsanta gift for @gwendolynlerman I wish you very very happy holidays!! 💕

To feel - чувствовать

Feeling - чувство

Happiness - счастье

To be happy - быть счастливым ( Я счастлив / я счастлива)

Excitement - волнение

To be excited - быть взволнованным (Я взволнован / Я взволнована)

Loneliness - одиночество

To be lonely - быть одиноким (Я одинок / я одинока)

Love - любовь

To love - любить

Sadness - грусть, печаль

To be sad - грустить, печалиться

Passion - страсть

Fear - страх

To be afraid - бояться

Anger - гнев

To be angry - злиться

Hatred - ненависть

To hate - ненавидеть

Regret - сожаление

To regret - сожалеть

Envy - зависть

To envy - завидовать

Disgust - отвращение

Worry - беспокойство

To worry - беспокоиться

Surprise - удивление

To be surprised - удивляться

Gratitude - благодарность

To be grateful - быть благодарным (я благодарен / я благодарна)

Tiredness - усталость (я устал / я устала)

Yearning - тоска

To yearn - тосковать

[panneband]

Langblr Secret Santa

Hey @noerttiprinsessa I’m your @langblrsecretsanta​ this year :D

I was told you like cooking and baking so I looked for some christmas recipes in your target languages! (Except for Finnish because I don’t speak a word of it, please forgive me qwq)

Keep reading

[herecomesthepolyglot]

Hi @fruzsislangblrstuff, I’m your @langblrsecretsanta ! Here’s a little something for you :)

You mentioned Russian as you target language and that you like painting and poetry so I prepared some vocabulary and a list of a few Russian artists that seem interesting. Hope you enjoy!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Poetry vocabulary:

поэзия (f.) - poetry

вдохновение (n.) - inspiration

поэт (m.) - poet

стих (m.) - poem, verse

строфа (f.) - strophe

ода (f.) - ode

эпос (m.) - epic poem

баллада (f.) - ballad

гимн (m.) - hymn

лихорадка (f.) - threnody

сонет (m.) - sonnet

метафора (f.) - metaphor

описание (m.) - description

рифма (f.) - rhyme

слог (m.) - syllable

слово (n.) - word

пунктуация (f.) - punctuation

Artists:

Ivan Aivazovsky - a painter of Armenian origin, one of the representatives of Romanticism, he was mostly famous for his marine art; he was so appreciated that a saying “worthy of AIvazovsky’s brush” was coined and it means that something is very lovely

Here is one his works, “Among the waves”

Konstatntin Korovin - one of leading Russian impressionist painters, he lives in Moscow and St Petersburg but was also enchanted by Paris where he eventually moved

Below “Paris, Arch of Saint Denis”

Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov was an avant-garde painter who was not afraid to work with radical exhibitors; together woth Natalia Goncharova, he invented Rayonism

Here is one of his works, “Red Rayonism”

Marianna Wladimirowna Werewkina or  Marianne von Werefkin spent much of her life in Germany and Switzerland; she was an expressionist painter who faced many difficulties on her road to become an artist since her right hand was once shot by accident and took a lot of time to recover

Below her work titled “Ice skaters”

Nina Petrovna Valetova - a Russian-American painter whose style may be described as metaphysical realism but in fact she is a representative of SYnthesis Painting Movement, which derives from abstract, figurative arts with cubism, suprematism and surrealism

Here is her work “NIghtly Stranger”

[europastudier]

Langblr Secret Santa 🌟

Hi Liz @studying-politics​ ! I hope you are good and wish you happy holidays.

I am your secret Santa @langblrsecretsanta​ this year and I have prepared a vocab list for you in French, Italian and English. Reading your blog I discovered that you have a horse (!!), which is amazing, and since I also used to do horse-riding when I was younger, I couldn’t have wished for a better topic for this list. Hope you enjoy!

L’équitation (f.) - l’equitazione (f.) - horse-riding

Pratiquer l’équitation - fare equitazione - to do horse-riding

Le manège (m.) - il maneggio (m.) - riding hall

L’écurie (f.) - la stalla (f.) - stable

Le foin (m.) - il fieno (m.) - hay

Le cheval (m.) - il cavallo (m.) - horse

La jument (f.) - la cavalla/giumenta (f.) - mare

Le poulain (m.), la pouliche (f.) - il puledro (m.), la puledra (f.) - foal (colt (m.), filly (f.))

L’étalon (m.) - lo stallone (m.) - stallion

Les parties du corps du cheval - Le parti del corpo del cavallo - Horse body parts 

La tète (f.) - la testa (f.) - head

La crinière (f.) - la criniera (f.) - mane

Les naseaux (m.) - le narici (f.) - nostrils

Les membres antérieurs et postérieurs (m.) - le zampe anteriori e posteriori (f.) - forelimbs and hind limbs

La queue (f.) - la coda (f.) - tail

Le sabot (m.) - lo zoccolo (m.) - hoof

Le harnachement du cheval (m.) - i finimenti (m.) - horse tack

La selle (f.) - la sella (f.) - saddle

Le tapis de selle (m.) - sottosella (f.) - saddlecloth

La bride (f.) - le briglie (f.) - bridle

Les rênes (f.) - le redini (f.) - reins

Les œillères (f.) - i paraocchi (m.) - blinkers

Le mors (m.) - il morso (m.) - bit

Le harnais (m.) - la bardatura (f.) - harness

Le cavalier (m.) - il cavaliere (m.) - rider

Les gants (m.) - i guanti (m.) - gloves

Les bottes (f.) - gli stivali (m.) - boots

Les allures (f.) - le andature (f.) - gaits

Le pas (m.) - il passo (m.) - walk

Le trot (m.) - il trotto (m.) - trot

Le galop (m.) - il galoppo (m.) - canter / gallop

Les sports équestres (m.) - gli sport equestri (m.) - equestrian sports

Le voltige équestre (m.) - il volteggio (m.) - equestrian vaulting

Le saut d’obstacles (m.) - il salto  ostacoli (m.)  - horse jumping

L’endurance équestre (f.) - l’endurance (f.) - endurance

Le dressage (m.) - il dressage (m.) - dressage

[hauntytrieslanguages]

Hi @sneakend​! I’m your secret santa @langblrsecretsanta for this year, and I had a sneaky look at your blog and saw you like Locke Lamora (I just started reading this!) and found this bookmeter link and reviews for it - what a pretty cover!

I thought maybe you’d enjoy a list of Japanese mystery books linked from bookmeter…

1. Out by Natsuo Karino

2. The Decagon House Murders by Yukiko Ayatsuji

3. The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

4. Crossfire by Miyuki Miyabe

5. Confessions by Kanae Minato

6. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada (I also quite liked his book Murder in the Crooked House)

Also, the youtube channel I listen to for new music as I study just posted this Japanese music to listen to!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BeQZaFgLCpxPfLEFaw76k

[noerttiprinsessa]

Geeking about fantasy novels in Finnish

Hohoho, dear @inefablemonster ! I’m your @langblrsecretsanta​ and since you mentioned fantasy novels as an interest of yours, I made you this fantasy-themed vocabulary list in Finnish. I hope you like it and wish you merry christmas and a better new year than this one!

Keep reading

[queerlingual]

Langblr Secret Santa 2020

Merry Christmas @herecomesthepolyglot!! Here’s your gift for @langblrsecretsanta 🎅

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nJwi3L57rXE1BENx5FcIY

I made you a playlist with some music in BCS languages because you’re learning Serbian, including some of my fav songs. 

Hope you enjoy it, have fun learning Serbian with it! Srećan Božić 🎉