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Can you tell me when I use c'est, cette, cet, ça etc.?

Ouiii easy peasy

C’est = It is Cette = This (followed by a feminine word)Ce = This (followed my à masculine word)

Ça=This (followed by a verb)

salutcavaouiettoi

Ohhh and

Cet = This (followed by a masculine word that begins itself by a vowel)

the-busy-ghost

How do people get to own secondhand bookshops. Not the big/newer quirky ones, but the little dusty ones that are piled high with books and always staffed by that same old guy who’s reading behind the desk. How do these businesses even begin, how do they survive, they feel like they were passed down by immortals and staffed by retired druids or something

sumrsgirl

it’s not healthy if you are skipping your meals to study it’s not healthy if you are not sleeping to study it’s not healthy if you are drinking tons of coffee to stay awake and study

your mental health is as important as your success. you can’t have one without the another

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personally i believe shakespeare would be thrilled to see his plays turned into trashy teen rom coms

ithelpstodream

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me after 20 minutes of working on a foreign language: why am i not fluent yet!!!!!!!!!!

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“thinking about you is my favourite thing to do”

— (via socotic)

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foxgraves

tankaramo

me, after buying things for myself and trying not to feel guilty about it: *through gritted teeth* s-self care

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polyglottraveler

A tip for native English speakers learning romance languages

In English, most verbs have a lot of different significations, and you can use the same verb in a lot of different contexts, sometimes just by changing the preposition that goes after the verb, for exemple: to look at, to look after, to look forward to… English speakers use the same verbs, such as “to have”, “to take”, “to go”, for a lot of different situations, whereas romance languages speakers will change the verb to be more accurate depending on the situation.

So if you want to speak French, Spanish, Portuguese etc. like a native, you will have to do a lot of work on vocabulary to learn the different verbs so that you can use the right one depending on the context. An example of this is that the verb “to bring” can be translated in French by “amener”, “emmener”, “emporter” and “apporter”, which are all pretty close but still have a slightly different meaning.

Here are some examples in Spanish and French to help you be more accurate:

TO TAKE

To take a picture - SACAR / TOMAR una foto - PRENDRE une photo To take a video - GRABAR un video - PRENDRE une vidéo To take a pencil - AGARRAR un boli - PRENDRE un stylo To take the bus - TOMAR el autobus - PRENDRE le bus To take an exam - PRESENTAR un examen - PASSER un examen To take someone to - LLEVAR alguien a - EMMENER quelqu’un à To take a shower - BAÑARSE - PRENDRE une douche To take away - QUITAR - PARTIR To take back - DESVOLVER - RENDRE To take off - IRSE - S’EN ALLER To take out - SACAR - SORTIR To take a walk - DAR un paseo - SE PROMENER To take something from someone - ARREBATAR algo a alguién - PRENDRE quelque chose à quelqu’un

TO GET

To get something - ENTENDER algo - COMPRENDRE quelque chose To get to the destination - LLEGAR al destino - ARRIVER à destination To get to study at Harvard - LOGRAR a estudiar a Harvard - REUSSIR à étudier à Harvard To get $100 - GANAR $100 - GAGNER $100 To get along with someone - LLEVARSE bien con alguien - S’ENTENDRE avec quelqu’un To get around - SALIR a menudo - S’EN SORTIR To get away - ESCAPARSE - S’ECHAPPER To get dirty - ENSUCIARSE - SE SALIR To get back - VOLVER - RETOURNER To bet better - MEJORAR - S’AMELIORER To get dressed - VESTIRSE - S’HABILLER To get into - ENTRAR - ENTRER To get in trouble - METERSE en problemas - S'ATTIRER des problèmes To get married - CASARSE - SE MARRIER To get on - SUBIR en - MONTER sur To get out - SALIR - SORTIR To get started - EMPEZAR / COMENZAR - COMMENCER To get up - LEVANTARSE - SE LEVER To get worse - EMPEORAR - EMPIRER