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el-chico-de-la-poesia

No puedes esconderte siempre en un rincón de tu habitación.

Deja de tener miedo, niña. Muestra tu magia, tu luz, el arte que llevas guardado en el alma.

Tú no eres una persona débil, eres valiente y fuerte como una guerrera.

¿Por qué lo olvidas?

ynsnqs

Nota: leerlo todos los días

como-chin-gas

aydanadhira

Far away, long ago. Glowing dim as an ember. Things my heart, used to know, things it used to remember. And a song someone sings.. Once upon a December

disneyadaptations

First poster for Mulan (2020)

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gringoslur

@spanish speakers te amo feels weird to say??????

gringoslur

TE AMO! IS TOO! INTIMATE!! maybe if you say it quickly and in a jokey way its ok but in a serious talk??? it feels too much!!!!!!!

gringoslur

“i love you” is NOTHING compared to te amo. i love you feels like a kiss on the check and te amo feels like fucking marriage.

gringoslur

#I have like a whole thing on saying te amo to anyone

YEA. i had a relationship with someone and she dropped the “te amo” super quicky and i was like…………”thats ok, thank you, but im gonna be honest w you….i’m not saying te amo until i really feel it” thats how serious it is.

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tindez

te amo IS very serious, very deep, very intimate. when you want to tell someone that you love them without it being massive, the term you want is te quiero

vatupassi-deactivated20221120

cant believe no one had contributed this

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eliestela

Accuarte AF.

“Te quiero” is the best alternative so we all do not succumb into a “te amo” anxiety.

badkidgorgug

Since we’re including other languages, any tips for Japanese learners?

vann-haal

Your friendly neighborhood bilingual here to help you out @just-fic-me-up

So idk if you can read hiragana so I’ll just use English letters. There are 4 ways to say you care about somebody in Japanese with increasing degrees of intimacy. Suki is like “I like sushi” type loose feeling. Also used for crushes or “I’d like to ask that person out.” Daisuki is literally “like a lot” and is used for “I love sushi” or “I really like this person” but tends to get translated as “I love you” which is pretty correct. Couples use it for each other

Next up is aishiteru and that’s. Hoo. Boy howdy. That’s te amo levels of intimate. You say that like before you propose, when you’re married, etc. It’s more like “I’m in love with you” and it’s very special. You won’t ever hear this used outside of very private moments between irl couples. I haven’t even seen it used in fiction honestly. And then there’s the big dog

The K word as my wife and I call it. He’s half Japanese and he has never said this to me despite us being literally married and we started dating my senior year of hs which was six and a half years ago. I’ve used this with him MAYBE thrice IF that often. I’ve never seen or heard it used literally ever is how special and intimate this phrase is. Not to totally and completely undersell this but it’s like a “once in a lifetime, the only person who could ever hold my heart” kind of intimate expression of love. It’s whispered on your deathbed to your lover of 65 years special. It’s koishiteru and you DO NOT use that word lightly if ever. It ties your soul directly to someone else’s with just a few sounds

But those are the tiers in Japanese. Go forth my friend and wield your newfound knowledge wisely

tumblunni

Im realizing how limited english is with only one word to cover all of that. No wonder its such an awkward language for translations!

thediverismylove

It is a paradox of womanhood that women have been so long associated with the private sphere, the home and the family, while our bodies are considered public property.

“Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession” by Alice Bolin