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[sayitaliano]

Today I made some "pesche ripiene" (peaches filled with amaretto biscuits and dark chocolate 70%) for my family. I'd have loved to take a pic but my brother kinda ate them all so yeah, I can only show you a pic from the internet:

The one I follow it's probably not the real and actual Piemontese recipe (yes, it's a typical Piemonte's dish fom what I know), but my mother, who is not a huge fan of amaretto biscuits, appreciate it too, so I stick with this version (honestly one of the many that you can find online. Sadly I cannot recall the one that my grandma used to follow, but it was pretty close to this one).

If you want to try it, here's what I do: Take around 80-100g of amaretto biscuits and grind them. Then take 3-4 peaches (better if they're not too ripe), cut them in half, remove the kernel and add the pulp to the amaretto biscuits. Grind and blend it all together. Put a chocolate bar (100-120g, cut it into smaller pieces) in a bowl and put it on a small pot filled with boiling water, so to make the chocolate melt and have basically a fluid chocolate. Remove the bowl from the boiling water and wait a little for it to turn lukewarm. Add the mix of amaretto biscuits and peaches to it, and blend it all together with a spoon. Put the half peaches on a baking tray with parchment paper, fill each of them with one/two spoons of the blend. You can cover each peach with some hand-crumbled amaretto biscuits if you like to (I don't do this on each of them cause my mother may not like it). Put it in the oven, 200°C for 10 minutes (you just need to make the peaches a little more soft... according on how ripe they are, you may leave them inside the oven a little more). And that's all.

Buon appetito!

[sayitaliano]

IT'S THE SEASON AGAIN!! (wait for having good sweet peaches ;) )

OFC use how many peaches you need (we are 4 and with 4 peaches we get 8 halves -but my brother eats like 3 per time so...) and lower the amount of amaretto biscuits and chocolate according on that.

You can still eat the remaining ones until 24 hours after too, especially the filling if by any chance peaches don't look too good (I prepare them few minutes before lunch, and we can have them for the next day lunch too) just put them in the fridge and cover the already cooled tray (or a different bowl) with food film.

[sayitaliano]

Linkin Words

Addition:

moreover › in aggiunta, inoltre, oltretutto, per di più

futhermore › inoltre, per di più, tra l’altro, oltretutto

besides › poi, oltretutto, in aggiunta a

in addition › in più, in aggiunta a

also › anche, allo stesso modo, poi

as well as › così come, come pure, nonché, oltre che/a

too › anche, pure

both… and… › sia… che…, sia… sia…

Contradiction:

but › ma, però

instead (of) › invece di/che

on the one hand › da un lato, da una parte

on the other hand › dall’altro (lato), d’altro canto, d’altronde, d’altra parte

however › comunque, tuttavia, però

nevertheless, nonetheless › nondimeno, ciononostante

yet › ancora, finora, già

on the contrary › al contrario, invece, viceversa, per contro, bensì

either… or… › o… o…, o… oppure…

in spite of, despite › malgrado, nonostante, a dispetto di

although, even though › sebbene, seppure, benché

neither… nor… › né… né…

still › ancora, tuttora, comunque

whereas, while › mentre, laddove, invece

otherwise › altrimenti, in caso contrario, diversamente

unlike › diversamente da, a differenza di, contrariamente a

Cause:

as › perché, siccome, visto che

due to › dovuto a

owing to › dovuto a, a causa di, per via

because of › a causa di

since › poiché, dal momento che

thanks to › grazie a

Conditions:

as long as › finché, fintantoché, purché

even if › anche se

(just) in case › in caso, casomai, eventualmente

in the event of › nel caso in cui

unless › a meno che

whether › se

on condition that › a condizione che, a patto che

provided, providing (that) › provato che, a patto che, qualora, sempre che, purché, sempre restando che

Comparison:

in comparison with › paragonato a, rispetto a, in rapporto a, in/a confronto a/con, in paragone, facendo un paragone

similarly › similmente, così pure, allo stesso modo, analogalmente

likewise › ugualmente, allo stesso modo

Degree:

in many ways › per/sotto molti aspetti, per molti versi, in molti modi

in some respects › sotto certi aspetti, per alcuni aspetti, da un certo punto di vista

one way or another › in un modo o nell’altro

to some extent › fino a un certo punto, in una certa misura, in parte

to a large extent › in gran parte, in larga misura

thus › pertanto, quindi, perciò

somehow › in un certo modo, in (un) qualche modo, per qualche motivo

Precision:

insofar as › in quanto, poiché, per quanto

i.e. (id est), that is to say › vale a dire, cioé, o meglio

namely › ossia, vale a dire

e.g. (exempli gratia), for example › per esempio

Aim:

in order that › affinché, così che

(in order) to › per, così da

in such a way as to › in tal modo, in tale maniera, in questo modo, in un modo tale per cui, in una maniera tale per cui, a tal punto che

so as to › così che, in modo che

by way of › passando per, via, per mezzo di, a titolo di, a mo’ di

so that › così che, in modo che, cosicché, affinché

Result:

as a result, consequently › di conseguenza, conseguentemente

so, thus › quindi, dunque

then › poi, dopo

therefore › quindi, per cui, perciò

hence › quindi, di/da qui

accordingly › di conseguenza, in conformità con, quindi

Example:

e.g. (exempli gratia), for example › per esempio

such as › come, come per esempio

for instance, for example › per/ad esempio, per dire, per fare un esempio

Generality:

usually › di solito, solitamente

for the most part › per la maggior parte, perlopiù

on the whole › in generale, nel complesso

as a rule › di norma, di regola, generalmente

Identification:

in the case of › nel caso in cui

as for… › quanto a…

elsewhere › da un’altra parte, in altro loco/luogo, altrove

wherever › ovunque, in ogni dove, dappertutto, dovunque, in qualsiasi posto

Time:

prior to › prima di/che, precedentemente a

once › una volta che, non appena

since › da, dal momento in cui

for › per, da

for the time being › al momento, per il momento, finora, per adesso

until, till › fino a, fino a che

whenever › ogni volta che, quando, in qualsiasi momento

while › mentre, nel frattempo, intanto

(insp.)

[zoryanavesna]

Brutally Honest Rules for Language Learners

If you can`t make your own examples to a grammar rule, you don`t know this grammar rule.

Learning words without context is almost useless. You may repeat something like “road” or “deeply” millions of times and still forgetting them in the most important situations. Memorize phrases instead. e. g. “I crossed the road” and “to be deeply ashamed”.

Prioritize. There are almost 500 000 words in the English language and even more in some non-European languages. If you decide to learn 5 words a day, you`ll need a shitload of time to cover at least the third of the whole vocabulary. So, know precisely what words are the most frequent and the most important for you personally.

No, you won`t learn a language by listening to songs ONLY.

If your level of knowledge is Intermediate or higher, you don`t need the fucking subtitles. Well, in the beginning, you will have a terrible headache and doubts about the whole thing, but every video will be making you a little better. You`ll slowly get used to the accents and intonation. It`ll stop to sound like the endless phrase without any pauses. Just give yourself some time.

Translation from the native language to the target language is useless (if you`re not going to become an interpreter). Write the short texts in your target language instead.

Forget about boring topics from the textbooks. Argue with somebody in the comment section under your fav YouTube videos. Try to persuade me that the Earth is flat (I know it`s insane, but you`ll remember it much better than writing the essay “The current problems of ecology”). Rewrite your own posts. Write down 15 phrases do describe Donald Trump. I mean… Everything is better than a standard way of learning that doesn`t express your inner self.

Check the pronunciation of ALL the words. ALL the time. Your intuition is a great tool. However, it doesn`t cure all the irregular cases. Just look at English words “daughter” and “laughter”, “head” and “heat”, “though” and “thought”. They look almost similar but they sound in ABSOLUTELY different ways. There`s a possibility that your target language also has a lot of such cases. Just spend few seconds on looking at the transcriptions. It doesn`t hurt, I promise.

[sayitaliano]

Valentine's day/Love vocabulary

l'amore [n.] = love amore [n.] = love (as a nickname: *my* love, use no article in this occasion) innamorato/a = sb in love, lover la passione = passion un bacio = a kiss un abbraccio = a hug una carezza = a caress l’attrazione = the attraction la relazione = relationship la felicità = happiness la gioia = joy (also as nickname when without the article) la passione = passion la dichiarazione *d’amore* = *love* declaration

amare = to love innamorarsi = to fall in love uscire con qualcuno/frequentare qualcuno = to date someone tenersi per mano = holding hands sedurre/tentare = to seduce/ to tempt tradire/ingannare = to cheat/ betray someone scaricare qualcuno = to dump sb flirtare = to flirt (pronounced as in English + Italian "are" at the end) avere una cotta/un debole per qualcuno = to have a crush on sb (also: you like sb = ti piace qualcuno) adorare = to adore abbracciare = to hug essere fidanzati (ufficialmente) = to be engaged fare l’occhiolino/ammiccare = to wink chiedere di uscire/chiedere un appuntamento = to ask on a date baciare = to kiss someone/something baciarsi = to kiss each other sposare = to marry essere sposato/a = to be married sposarsi = to get married slang: limonare = to make out

il matrimonio = wedding  l'appuntamento = the date [noun] il cuore = heart i cioccolatini = praline, chocolate candy le rose = roses i fiori = flowers un mazzo (un bouquet) di fiori = a bouquet of flowers un regalo, un pensiero = a gift la fidanzata, la morosa = girlfriend     il fidanzato, il moroso = boyfriend il compagno/la compagna = girlfriend/boyfriend (mostly for adults) giorno di San Valentino = Valentine’s Day civetta = a girl who likes to flirt (not used very much anymore) cascamorto = a boy who likes to flirt cupido = cupid l'amante = lover (secret, cheater/3rd party in particular)

caro/a – dear, beloved (adj. as well as a nickname) bellezza, bello – cutie, handsome (to a male) bello/a – beautiful, handsome tesoro, dolcezza – darling, sweetheart (adj. and a nickname) dolce = sweet (also as noun: dessert) tenero/a = tender romantico/a = romantic

mi piaci = I like you ti amo, ti voglio bene = I love you mi manchi = I miss you ti amerò per sempre = I will love you forever. amore a prima vista / colpo di fulmine = Love at first sight. non posso vivere senza te = I can’t live without you Buon San Valentino = Happy Valentine’s Day festeggeremo con una cenetta romantica = We’ll celebrate with a romantic dinner un pensiero per te = A gift (thought) for you

More nicknames (no articles):

tesoro = *my* treasure cucciolo/cucciola, cucciolotto/cucciolotta = *my* pet, little pet topolino/topolina = little mouse (mio) caro/(mia) cara = (my) dear/darling piccola/piccolo, bimba/bimbo = little one, baby bambola = doll biscottino/biscottina = little biscuit micino/micina, gattino/gattina = kitty maialino/maialina = little pig tigrotto/tigrotta = little tiger momo/moma from “amoro” and “amora” (”amore” in a made up male/female version) = *my* love (in a cute way) ami/amo (or “amy”) = diminutive of “amore” (still cute) tato/tata (patato/patata, patatino/patatina) = dear (potato) orsacchiotto/orsacchiotta = teddy bear

… and I guess most of the cute animals’/cookies’/sweet stuff’s diminutives, as far as your imagination can take you! (The first 4/5 words work also in mother/son or grandma/nephew relationships, while probably the others are mostly used among partners)

[sayitaliano]

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Videos & lyrics translations

Fratelli d’Italia (Italy’s Anthem) + lyrics O bella ciao (25 aprile) + lyrics + translation I Promessi Sposi

PRISENCOLINENSENAICIUSOL (Adriano Celentano)

I Tre Porcellini + lyrics | more children songs Volevo un gatto nero Prince of Bel Air Summer Hits 2017 Variations (Southern Italy) In fondo al mar So Volare (La gabbianella e il gatto) Aladdin (Il Mondo è Mio) + lyrics translation Mary Poppins | Cam Camini + lyrics translation  Il Gobbo di Notre Dame | God help the outcasts

ENG to ITA An evening I will not forget | Dermot Kenendy + ITA lyrics translation Year 3000 | The Jonas Brothers + ITA lyrics translation Oh no! | Marina And the Diamonds Human | Jon Bellion Me! | Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie Circle | Harry Chapin Higher Power | Coldplay Hope for the underrated youth | Yungblud Hellfire | Barns Courtney

ITA to ENG

#sanremo 2022 #masterpiece

883 Tieni il tempo (lyrics + translation) Hanno ucciso l’Uomo Ragno (+ lyrics translation)

Achille Lauro Me ne frego lyrics+translation

Al Bano  Felicità ft. Romina Power

Alice Per Elisa (+trad.)

Alessandra Amoroso Comunque andare

Biagio Antonacci Convivendo

Franco Battiato La cura (+ lyrics translation)

Edoardo Bennato Viva La Mamma L’isola che non c’è

Baby K Voglio ballare con te (translation)

Benji & Fede  Forme Geometriche (Addicted To You) ft. J. Thompson Lunedì

Loredana Bertè In alto mare

Alex Britti Speciale

Bugo Mi manca ft. Ermal Meta (+ trad)

I Camaleonti L’ora dell’amore + trad

Alberto Camerini Rock’n’roll Robot + lyrics translation

Caparezza Vieni A Ballare In Puglia ft. Al Bano

Sergio Caputo Un sabato italiano

Carlotta Frena

Raffaella Carrà Ballo ballo (lyrics+ translation)

Raul Casadei Ciao Mare

Caterina Caselli Insieme a te non ci sto più + lyrics Sono bugiarda + lyrics & translation

Adriano Celentano Pregherò Parole Parole ft. Mina + original version

Andrea Cerrato Il fantasma (+lyrics translation)

Coma_Cose La canzone dei lupi (+ translation)

Fabio Concato Domenica Bestiale

Paolo Conte Via con me lyrics + translation

Cesare Cremonini Nessuno vuole essere Robin

Simone Cristicchi Ti regalerò una rosa + lyrics translation

Lucio Dalla L’anno che verrà (lyrics + translation) Canzone (lyrics + translation) Vita ft GIanni Morandi + trad

Tony Dallara Come prima (+ lyrics translation)

Pino Daniele Il sole dentro di me ft. J-Ax

Fabrizio De Andrè Nancy + lyrics & translation La guerra di Piero + translation

Francesco De Gregori Viva L’Italia Caterina (+lyrics translation)

Riccardo Del Turco Luglio (lyrics + translation)

Dino Gli occhi miei

Diodato Fai rumore lyrics+translation

Don Backy Poesia lyrics + translation

Elisa Vivere tutte le vite ft. Carl Brave Andrà tutto bene ft.Tommaso Paradiso (+ lyrics translation)

Elodie Due + translation

Eminem God Rap translation

Emma Occhi Profondi Io sono bella (+ lyrics translation)

Sergio Endrigo Oggi è domenica per noi

Equipe 84 29 Settembre + lyrics

Ex-Otago Ci Vuole Molto Coraggio ft. Caparezza

Fedez Mille + lyrics translation ft. Orietta Berti & Achille Lauro

Giusy Ferreri Partiti adesso

Tiziano Ferro Il Conforto ft. Carmen Consoli

Eugenio Finardi Extraterrestre + lyrics translation

Lorenzo Fragola Infinite Volte

Free Shots Lo Swing Inarrestabile

Francesco Gabbani Pachidermi E Pappagalli + lyrics Occidentali’s Karma @ the Eurovision 2017 Haters In Italia (”Occidentali’s Karma” Cover by Favij) + lyrics Occidentali’s Mamma (”Occidentali’s Karma” Parody by L. Fiaschi) + lyrics Viceversa lyrics+translation

Giorgio Gaber Io non mi sento italiano + lyrics translation

Max Gazzé Ti sembra normale

Rino Gaetano Ma il cielo è sempre più blu

Giorgia Come neve ft. Marco Mengoni + transl.

Loretta Goggi Maledetta primavera + translation

Francesco Guccini Auschwitz (La canzone del bambino nel vento) ft. I Nomadi + transl.

Julio Iglesias Se mi lasci non vale

Il Volo Grande Amore + Lyrics

Irama Milano ft. Francesco Sarcina (+trad)

J-Ax Intro ft. Bianca Atzei

Enzo Jannacci L’Armando + lyrics translation

Jovanotti (Lorenzo Cherubini) Sabato Ragazza Magica Piove + lyrics video

Josh Klinghoffer (RHCP)  Io sono quel che sono + original + lyrics

La Rua Il Sabato fa così | Il sabato fa così (Official Video) Tutta La Vita Questa Vita

La Rappresentante di Lista Questo corpo + lyrics translation

Mario Latilla Evviva la torre di Pisa + lyrics

Levante Non me ne frega niente + lyrics Alfonso + lyrics translation

Ligabue G come Giungla A modo tuo Niente paura + lyrics Il mio nome è mai più ft. Piero Pelù, Jovanotti + lyrics translation

Linea 77 Cielo Piombo ft. Samuel (lyrics+traduzione)

Lo Stato Sociale Vorrei Essere Una Canzone

Mr. Rain I grandi non piangono mai

Mahmood Soldi + traduzione

Maneskin Zitti e buoni lyrics + traduzione

Mia Martini Almeno tu nell’universo + traduzione

Matia Bazar Vacanze Romane + traduzione Ma perché + traduzione

Mecna 31/09 + traduzione 31/08 + traduzione

Marco Mengoni Solo due Satelliti Due vite + translation

Ermal Meta Volevo Dirti Lettera a mio padre + traduzione Voce del Verbo + traduzione Piccola Anima + traduzione Finirà bene + traduzione

Francesca Michielin No degree of separation (Eurovision Contest 2016) Nessun grado di separazione (on TV) Nessun grado di separazione + lyrics translation

MinaCelentano Prisencolinensinainciusol ft. Roberto Bolle

Modà Odiami

Modena City Ramblers I cento passi + traduzione

Domenico Modugno Piove (Ciao ciao bambina) + lyrics translation

Fabrizio Moro Ho bisogno di credere + lyrics translation Pensa + lyrics translation

Nada Ma che freddo fa + lyrics translation

Gianna Nannini America (+ lyrics transl.)

Neffa Quando Sorridi

Negramaro Meraviglioso + lyrics + original

Noemi Autunno Acciaio + translation

Otto Ohm fumodenso + translation

Enrico Papi Mooseca

Silvana Pampanini Bellezza in bicicletta (+ lyrics translation)

Laura Pausini Innamorata La solitudine + lyrics video Lato destro del cuore

Luciano Pavarotti tu scendi dalle stelle + translation

Perturbazione Agosto (+lyrics + translation)

I Pooh Uomini soli + lyrics translation Rinascerò, Rinascerai (Roby Facchinetti ft. Stefano d’Orazio) (+trad)

Eros Ramazzotti Più bella cosa + lyrics translation

Rancore Quando piove + lyrics translation S.U.N.S.H.I.N.E. ft. Dj Myke + lyrics translation

Rats L’ultimo guerriero + lyrics translation

Francesco Renga Il mio giorno più bello nel mondo

Donatella Rettore Kobra (+ lyrics translation)

I Ribelli Pugni Chiusi + lyrics

I Ricchi & Poveri Che sarà

Rokas No vabbè (Alice) + lyrics translation

The Rokes E’ la pioggia che va

Vasco Rossi Domenica Lunatica

Fabio Rovazzi Volare ft. Gianni Morandi

Jack Savoretti Andrà tutto bene + lyrics translation

Shade Bene ma non benissimo

Daniele Silvestri Il mio nemico +lyrics translation

Bobby Solo Una lacrima sul viso + lyrics Domenica d’agosto

Sorelle Marinetti Ho un sassolino nella scarpa (+ lyrics/translation)

Subsonica Di Domenica + video lyrics Una nave in una foresta lyrics+ translation

Takagi & Ketra Da sola / In the night ft. Tommaso Paradiso, Elisa

TheGiornalisti Riccione + lyrics translation

Luigi Tenco Mi sono innamorato di te + lyrics translation Angela + lyrics trasnaltion

Tiromancino La descrizione di un attimo

Tosca Quando viene dicembre (Anastasia ST) + lyrics

Umberto Tozzi Ti Amo ft. Anastacia

Ultimo Fateme cantà + lyrics translation

Vanilla Sky Se vuoi andare vai + Umbrella cover

Velvet Ti direi

Antonello Venditti Buona Domenica + lyrics

Zero Assoluto Quando arriva il freddo + lyrics translation

Zucchero (Sugar Fornaciari) Così Celeste Così Celeste ft. Luciano Pavarotti Canta la vita ft. Bono Vox (lyrics translation)

[langscollector]

The Croatian version of The ship has sailed is Prošla baba s kolačima, which translates to The grandma with pastry has passed, and I think that’s savage 

[langscollector]

5 words a week and keep your Croatian streak!

Jutro - Morning

Dobro jutro! Good morning!

Doručak - Breakfast 

Za doručak sam jela grčki jogurt. I had greek yoghurt for breakfast.

Mirno - Peaceful

Volim jutra zato što su mirna. I love mornings because they are peaceful.

Rano - Early

Počela sam se buditi rano jer sam htjela imati više vremena za sebe prije nego što odem na posao. I started waking up early because I wanted to have more time for myself before heading off to work.

Istegnuti se - To stretch

Svako jutro se istežem minimalno 10 minuta. I stretch every day for min. 10 minutes.

[langscollector]

5 words a week and keep your Croatian streak!

attic - tavan (m.)

Pronašla sam cvijeće na tavanu. I found flowers in the attic.

look - pogled (m.)

Iz njezinog pogleda pročitam sve. I read everything from her look. (lit.) WATCH OUT! look! (imperative) = pogledaj!  /  gle!

gullible - naivan (m.) / naivna (f.) / naivno (n.)

Ovo dijete je jako naivno. This kid is very gullible.

to draw - crtati

You draw so good! Crtaš tako dobro!

A proverb

Ispeci pa reci. = First bake it, then say it. (lit.)

[xcoveredincolorsx]

For this Christmas season I would like to have the ability to focus on reading books again

[langscollector]

CASES IN CROATIAN

Cases are one of the things that makes Croatian a difficult language. It’s something that confuses foreigners. It’ll probably confuse you too, but over time it somehow comes to you and becomes easier. 

Ok, now that I have made Croatian even less “attractive” and “interesting” , let me dive into the rules and when to use each.  Soon I’ll make a post about endings for every case :)

There are 7 cases: nominativ, genitiv, dativ, akuzativ, vokativ, lokativ, instrumental.  - i’ll include also questions for each case which helped us when we were learning it as we were little, not guaranteering it’ll help you, since english really lacks vocabulary.

NOMINATIV  tko? što? who? what? - this is case for subjects in the sentence. ex. Ona je moja sestra. She is my sister.

GENITIV koga? čega? whom? which? - partialness, rupture, distancing, characteristic PREPOSITIONS with genitiv:  bez - without blizu - close/near duž - along ispod - under izvan - beyond/ out of/ outside pokraj - next to  prije - before protiv - against  umjesto - instead of s - from  ex. Umjesto jogurta, kupit ću brašno, jer bez brašna ne mogu napraviti tortu. Instead of yoghurt, I’m going to buy flour, because we can’t make the cake without flour. Qualitative genitiv  ex. Dečko plave kose. A guy with/who has blonde hair. Here genitiv in our language replaces with/who has with genitiv. !! We can also say “Dečko s plavom kosom” / “Dečko koji ima plavu kosu” ; the third way would be using genitiv.

Possessive genitiv ex. Pas moje susjede. My neighbour’s dog. Using genitiv when wanting to express that something is someone’s.

DATIV  komu? čemu? whom? what? orientation towards something, aspire after/to, crave or strive for  PREPOSITIONS with dativ: k(a) - towards nasuprot - opposite (to), facing unatoč/usprkos - despite, in spite of 

ex. Unatoč ružnom vremenu, idemo na piknik. Despite the bad weather, we are going on a picnic.

AKUZATIV koga? što? who? what?  integrity, what is created by action, changes the action or bears the action PREPOSITIONS with akuzativ: kroz - through među - between mimo - past na - on nad - above o - about po - down, on, in, all over pred- before, in front of uz - with, along za - for 

ex. Ja sam apsolutno za tu ideju! I am completely for that idea!

VOKATIV oj! ej!  - calling someone ex. Hej Marko, dođi! Hey Marko, come!

LOKATIV  (o) komu? (o) čemu? about whom/ what? - inaction, stillness, place PREPOSITIONS with lokativ: po - according to/ by..  pri - at, in prema - to, towards, according to u - in

ex. Prema tome, ne bismo trebali otići. According to that, we shouldn’t leave.

INSTRUMENTAL (s) kim? (s) čim? with whom, with what? - the means which is used to do something !! When instrumental describes a means, then “s” IS NOT used  ex. Idem busom svaki dan u školu.  I go by bus every day to school. !! When instrumental describes a person, then “s” IS used. ex. Idem s Martinom svaki dan u školu. I go with Martina every day to school.

If a noun starts with s, š, z or ž, then “sa” is used. ex. Razgovor sa Sarom mi uvijek pomogne. Talking to Sara always helps me. These are some really basic things about cases. As one can see, one preposition can go with more cases, so it can depend on the context. It often depends on the context. Over time, it comes naturally, but it’s difficult at first. If someone notices any mistakes, please let me know, so I can correct them as soon as possible. Also, as I said, I’ll make a post about endings for each case soon, so these cases can be put in sentences. :) I hope someone finds this useful 

[langscollector]

Which languages, out of the ones you speak, makes your voice sound the deepest and which the softest?

[breathtakingdestinations]

Bergen - Norway (by Jaime Pérez) 

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rb and put in the tags which idol/celeb/characters are the same height as you

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Book stall in  Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.

Photo by  dastan khdir

[hakuteeth]

Not to offer advice nobody asked for but fixing ur sleep schedule is life changing

[hakuteeth]

Things that actually work if u try at them:

Drinking water

No longer making self deprecating jokes

Making sure to take time out of the day to relax and take a breather

Lighting candles

Counting ur breaths in and out if ur having a panic attack

Getting up and trying to do one thing even if u can’t do everything maybe brushing ur teeth but not having the energy to shower

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Ernæringsordforråd på norsk bokmål Nutrition vocabulary in Norwegian Bokmål

Given I supposedly know a few things about nutrition (having two degrees and all), I figured I should learn how to talk about it in Norwegian! Here’s a (somewhat long, but still incomplete!) vocab list that will hopefully be useful to both those who are scientifically-inclined and those who aren’t. Please let me know if there are any mistakes!

overvekt (m/f) - overweight(ness) fedme (m) - obesity undervekt (m/f) - underweight(ness)

fettvev (n) - adipose tissue brunt fettvev (n) - brown adipose tissue hvitt fettvev (n) - white adipose tissue muskelvev (n) - muscle tissue mage (m) - stomach lever (m/f) - liver bukspyttkjertel (m) - pancreas tynntarm (m) - small intestine tykktarm (m) large intestine fordøyelsessystem (n) - digestive system immunforsvarssystem (n) - immune system

ernæring (m/f) - nutrition næringsstoff (n) - nutrient makronæringsstoff (n) - macronutrient mikronæringsstoff (n) - micronutrient fett (n) - fat lipid (n) - lipid karbohydrat (n) - carbohydrate  protein (n) - protein sukker (n) - sugar (general) sukkerstoff (n) - sugar (specific) glukose (m) - glucose fruktose (m) - fructose melksukker (n), laktose (m) - lactose aminosyre (m/f) - amino acid forgrenet aminosyre (m/f) - branched chain amino acid essensiell aminosyre (m/f) - essential amino acid triglyserid (n) - triglyceride glyserol (m) - glycerol fettsyre (m/f) - fatty acid keton (n) - ketone vitamin (n) - vitamin fiber (m) - fibre

jern (n) - iron selen (n) - selenium kalsium (n) - calcium magnesium (m/n) - magnesium mangan (n) - manganese sink (m/n) - zinc kobber (n) - copper natrium (n) - sodium kalium (n) - potassium fosfor (m/n) - phosphorus jod (m/n) - iodine

fettløselig (adj) - fat-soluble vannløselig (adj) - water-soluble giftig (adj) - toxic

proteinpulver (n) - protein powder gluten (n) - gluten koffein (m/n) - caffeine aspartam (n) - aspartame søtningsstoff (n) - sweetner kunstig fargelegging (m/f) - artificial colouring kunstig smaktilsetning (m/f) - artificial flavouring fri radikal (n) - free radical antioksidant (m) - antioxidant alkohol (m) - alcohol vann (n) - water dehydrert (adj) - dehydrated

plantbasert (adj) - plant-based vegetarianer (m) - vegetarian (person) vegetarisk (adj) - vegetarian (food, diet) veganer (m) - vegan (person) vegansk (adj) - vegan (food, diet) glutenfri (adj) - gluten-free

energi (n) - energy energioverskudd (n) - energy surplus energiunderskudd (n) - energy deficiency kalori (m) - calorie kosthold (n) - diet (general) diett (m) - diet (specific) metabolisme (m) - metabolism metabolsk nivå (n) - metabolic rate metabolsk aktivt - metabolically active

å faste (v1) - to fast å sulte (v1) - to be/go hungry å fordøye (v1/v3) - to digest å mangle på (v1) - to be deficient in å legge på seg (v) - to gain weight å gå ned i vekt (v) - to lose weight å slanke seg (v1) - to slim down å komme i form (v) - to get in shape å bygge muskler (v1/v3) - to build muscles å trene (v2) - to exercise, to train