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Language is wine upon the lips.
Virginia Woolf (via quotemadness)
Ok I laugh whenever I see the pic on the top but I also love the bottom picture so happy Pride Month to my funky little LGBT+ followers
falling into you.
… Relationship Goals …
… Beziehungsziele …
… (I can’t believe I don’t know how to say this in Tagalog) …
… (Ich kann nicht glauben, dass ich nicht weiß, wie man das in Tagalog sagt) …
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“habt ihr das auf video? geil” - lecturers in a nutshell
So many languages so little brain
you know what? accents are actually lovely. like you can learn all the languages in the world and you still have a part of your own with you. that’s cute
coming soon: the duolingo owl will break into your home at night and beat the shit out of you if you don’t know the word for potato in french
POMME DE TERRE!
P…please… spare me…
now say it in german
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Hindi Lesson 10: Verbs
This lesson is going to focus on vocabulary, because after all, you can know all the grammar but if you don’t know any words, you still can’t say anything. People use verbs all the time, so let’s start here.
Some of the most common verbs are:
होना - hona - to be
करना - karna - to do
बनाना - banana - to make
लेना - lena - to take
देना - dena - to give
आना - aana - to come
जाना - jaana - to go
देखना - dekhna - to see, to look
सुनना - sunna - to hear, to listen
बैठना - baithna - to sit
हँसना - hansna - to laugh (sometimes also to smile)
सोना - sona - to sleep (in some dialects this also means to lie down)
जागना - jaagna - to wake (one’s self)
Now, Hindi has a very common thing called “compound verbs” where you take a noun or adjective and add a verb right after it (most commonly karna) to express doing that thing. The noun or adjective stays the same (you don’t have to worry about any cases or postpositions), while the verb takes the tense markings.
Some common ones are:
काम करना - kaam karna - to work
पढ़ाई करना - padhai karna - to study, to do studies
शुरु करना - shuru karna - to start
बंद करना - band karna - to close, to turn off
तय करना - tay karna - to decide
In the simple present tense it works like this:
मैं काम करती हूँ। main kaam kartee hoon. - I (f) work.
आप पढ़ाई करते हैं। aap padhai karte hain. - you (m, polite) study.
This is an extremely useful structure to know, for one reason: 90% of loan words from English are used as compound verbs with karna. Hindi speakers use a lot of English in their vocabulary, so if you don’t know the word for something, you can stick ANY English word into this structure and chances are very good you’ll be understood. In fact, you might be right and sound natural!
This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t learn the actual Hindi words for things - you absolutely should, if only for the sake of linguistic preservation but also because many of them are used - but when you’re practicing speaking and want to express yourself? This will take you a long way.
Some commonly used words (and their slightly less common shuddh hindi counterparts) are:
dance karna डैंस करना (नाचना naacna) to dance
count karna कउंट करना (गिनना ginna) to count
cancel karna कैंसेल करना (रद्द करना radd karna) to cancel
choose karna चूज़ करना (चुनना cunna) to choose
Example: हम सब लोग रात भर डैंस करते हैं। hum sab log raat bhar dance karte hain. We all dance all night long.
Bonus words:
सब - sab - all, every
लोग - log - people (only exists in the plural)
रात - raat (f) - night
दिन - din (m) - day
भर - bhar - entire, the whole time
The Aestics of Languages, from a girl w/ synesthesia
Norwegian: a clear babbling stream, snowy mountaintops, sea birds, reindeer, sledding down a hill
German: strong black coffe, cobblestone roads, cloudy skies, lustful gazes, red lipstick
Mandarin Chinese: walking down a city street, bustling crowds, stationary, the sound of opening a new book
Spanish: warm summer sun, laughter, bright smiles, dancing until you can’t anymore, gold earrings
Dutch: warm hugs, waffles with cream, good cheese, the smell of an old library
Hindi: marigold flowers, a sense of peace, brilliantly colored vegetables, flowing vibrant clothes
Icelandic: wind rolling over hills, crashing waves, tinkling bells, icicles
French: early morning sunrises, sleeping under a new duvet, strawberries, sharply drawn eyeliner
Italian: home cooked meals, singing alone in your room, boats
Swahili: music that you can’t help but dance to, winning at your favorite game, water dripping into a puddle, golden eyes, dark hair
Arabic: body art, mosaics, glitter, rainbows cast from sunlight through crystal
Japanese: delicate flowers, well made machinery, studying with friends, fireflies, the first snow of winter
Irish: flute music, wet grass, fairy whispers, a full moon, playing with children
Russian: alcohol, runner’s high, bronze statues, old buildings, heartfelt conversations
Feel free to add your own!!
i bet this joke has already been made but ..
おはよう
@5qui99l3 schickte mir gestern dieses Bild aus einem Laden und es ist einfach unglaublich wie viel daran falsch ist:
Die total verschiedenen Zeichenstile: Links der Erstversuch eines 9-Jährigen an einem Anime-Charakter, rechts eine schlecht abgepauste Angelica aus Rugrats.
Die Behauptung das Kaugummi-Zigaretten Kinder vom rauchen abhalten
Sind es jetzt Denk- oder Sprechblasen? Man weiß es nicht.
Der rechte Text kommt zeitlich vor dem linken
Das Wort “Kauretten”
Glaubt man dem Bild ist rauchen nicht nur uncool, sondern lässt Augen auch um 300% wachsen
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Summer Nights - German Vocabulary
Lind - Balmy
Luftig - Breezy
Glühend - Blistering
Gemütlich - Leisurely
Benebelt - Hazy
Am Seeufer - Lakeside
Verträumt - Dreamy
Erfrischend - Refreshing
Sommerlich - Summery
Wunderschön - Lovely
der Apfelkuchen - Apple Pie
der Hinterhof - Backyard
der Badeanzug - Bathing Suit
der Mais - Corn
der Löwenzahn - Dandelion
der Tagtraum - Daydream
die Libelle - Dragonfly
der Leuchtkäfer - Firefly
die Knallkörper - Firecrackers
der Marienkäfer - Ladybug
Tagträumen - to daydream
Erforschen - to explore
Schwitzen - to sweat
Entspannen - to relax
Wortschatz von Twitter 115
In this series I share tweets that helped me learn new words and expressions. This tweet also has a great pun!
(mit jemandem) turteln – to whisper sweet nothings (to someone)
I like to end my Wortschatz von Twitter posts with a practice sentence. Feel free to correct me if I make a mistake or to share a sentence of your own!
Obwohl meine Eltern über 40 Jahre verheiratet sind, turteln sie noch ständig miteinder!
Link to original tweet
Why are you learning arabic?
Why aren’t you
you’re absolutely disgusting, anon
Wtf?!