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Do other languages do this thing when a word will have two definitions which are complete opposites, or is that a curse reserved for us alone.
Cozy Mandarin Vocab List!
inspired by @malteseboy and this post
亲吻 - qīnwěn - kiss
电影 - diànyǐng - movie
偎抱 - wēibào - cuddles
毛衣 - máoyī -sweater
枕头 - zhěntou - pillow
咖啡 - kāfēi - coffee
袜子 - wàzi - socks
书 - shū - book
安慰 - ānwèi - comfort
毯子 - tǎnzi - blanket
小睡 - xiǎoshuì - nap
壁炉 - bìlú - fireplace
猫(咪) - māo(mī) -cat
暖意 - nuǎnyì - warmth
明星 - míngxīng - stars
查 - chá - tea
拥抱 - yǒngbào - hug
蜡烛 - làzhú - candle
柔软(的)- róuruǎn (de) - soft
娇嫩 (的)- jiāonèn (de) - delicate
甜蜜 (的)- tiánmì (de) - sweet
舒服 (的)- shūfú (de) - comfortable
暖和 (的)- nuǎnhuo (de) - warm
亲嘴 - qīnzuǐ - to kiss
抱抱 - bàobào -to hug
照料 - zhàoliào -to take care (of smb.)
躺下 - tǎngxià - to lie down
搂抱 - lǒubào - to cuddle / (依)偎 - (yī) wēi is also commonly used
读书 - dúshū - to read (a book)
睡觉 - shuìjiào - to sleep
休息 - xiūxí - to rest
keep in mind that most of those nouns can be used as verbs too and that i put different (cuter and more cuddly) words for verbs 🌺☕️📚
i get a lot of asks about the etymology and evolution of the word ‘dyke’! here is a history essay by JR Roberts, published in sinister wisdom no. 9, 1979, that posits a few theories and provides some explanations. note that this does contain some offensive historical language and slurs. it is about six pages long, so i’m going to place it under the cut!
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neato: a 13th-century number notation system created by european monks
Enjoy Chinese president Xi Jinping’s official cartoon series, as a continuing effort to promote a softer image of the country of big boss. Make sure you laugh!
yeah man i’m just going through some stuff right now you know
Yeah sex is cool and all but have you ever started learning a language and then heard that language from strangers/tv/etc and understood bits and pieces of it, reminding you of how much progress you've made in the language??
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2+ Months of Language Learning Prompts!
Sometimes it can be tricky to know what to learn if you are teaching yourself a language. Here are some ideas for what you can focus on learning each day for the first two months of learning a new language! I formatted it so there is the general topic for the day and then in parentheses are some ideas to get you started but you can definitely learn a lot more than what I’ve written down! These are just to help generate some ideas!
This definitely would move pretty quickly if you covered all this material in 2 months so you could definitely spend more time on each topic if you need! This would require quite a bit of time each day in order to learn it all. This could totally work for a 4 or 6-month challenge where you spend 2 or 3 days on each of the topics I listed if you don’t have enough time to cover each topic in just one day!
Polite phrases (thank you, please, yes/no, you’re welcome, I’m sorry)
Introductory phrases (hi, my name is, I’m from, I speak, how are you?)
Pronouns (I, you, he, she, they, we)
Basic people vocab (girl, boy, man, woman, person, child)
Basic verbs in present tense (to eat, to drink, to walk, to read, to write, to say)
Sentence structure (how to form some basic sentences)
Negative sentences (I do not __)
Question words (who, what, where, when, why, how, how to form questions)
Numbers (0-20, 30, 40, 50, 100, 1,000, 1,000,000)
Time (hour, minute, half hour, reading the time)
Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, dessert, appetizer)
Basic foods (apple, banana, rice, bread, pasta, carrot, soup, water)
More foods (beef, pork, fruit, vegetable, juice, coffee, tea, chocolate, cake)
Kitchen (stove, oven, kitchen, fridge, table, chair, bake, boil)
Eating supplies (knife, spoon, fork, plate, bowl, cup, glass)
More verbs (to make, to have, to see, to like, to go, to be able to, to want, to need)
Family (father, mother, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, cousin, grandmother, grandfather, parents, grandparents)
Transportation (car, train, plane, bus, bicycle, airport, train station)
City locations (apartment, building, restaurant, movie theater, market, hotel, bank)
Directions (north, south, east, west, right, left)
Adjectives (good, bad, smart, delicious, nice, fun)
More verbs (to give, to send, to wake up, to cry, to love, to hate, to laugh)
Colors (red, yellow, blue, green, purple, black, white, brown)
Emotions (happy, sad, calm, angry)
Physical descriptions (tall, short, blonde, brunette, redhead, eye color)
Body parts (arm, leg, hand, finger, foot, toe, face, eye, mouth, nose, ears)
Descriptors (rich, poor, beautiful, ugly, expensive, inexpensive)
Basic clothing (shirt, pants, dress, skirt, jacket, sweater, skirt, shorts)
Accessories (belt, hat, wallet, gloves, sunglasses, purse, watch)
More verbs (to keep, to smile, to run, to drive, to wear, to remember)
Animals (cat, dog, horse, cow, bear, pig, chicken, duck, fish)
More animals (turtle, sheep, fox, mouse, lion, deer)
Months (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December)
Seasons (fall, winter, spring, summer)
Weather (sunny, cloudy, hot, cold, snowing, raining)
States of being (I’m hungry, I’m tired, I’m thirsty)
House (bedroom, living room, bathroom, stairs)
Furniture (bed, lamp, couch, door, window)
Electronics (phone, TV, computer, camera, radio, headphones)
Nature (tree, flower, plant, animal, grass, animal, outside, sky, sun, moon, clouds)
More verbs (to teach, to learn, to understand, to know, to listen, to hear)
School (classroom, elementary school, high school, college, student, class, grade, homework, test)
School subjects (math, science, English, art, music, chemistry, biology, physics)
School supplies (book, pencil, pen, paper, notebook, folder, backpack, calculator)
Classroom features (student desk, teacher desk, whiteboard, chalk, clock, bell)
Jobs (teacher, scientist, doctor, artist, dancer, musician)
More jobs (surgeon, manager, engineer, architect, lawyer, dentist, writer)
More verbs (to buy, to sell, to work, to ask, to answer, to dance, to leave, to come)
Comparisons (less than, more than, same, __er than)
Languages (French, German, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, English, Japanese)
Countries (France, Germany, China, Russia, Spain, Mexico, United States, Japan)
Religion (church, temple, mosque, to pray, Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
Past tense (I was, he ran, she wrote)
Hobbies (shopping, sports, soccer, chess, fishing, gardening, photography)
More verbs (to describe, to sleep, to find, to wish, to enter, to feel, to think)
Art (paint, draw, painting, gallery, frame, brush)
Morning routine (to wake up, to brush teeth, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, soap)
Future tense (I will run, he will write)
TV + internet (online, internet, to watch TV, TV show, movie, documentary, cartoon)
More verbs (to look for, to stay, to touch, to meet, to show, to rent, to wash, to play)
Some language learning prompts for those of us with way too much free time right now
On the topic of English people being shitheads towards Welsh people - This fucking dude today on AITA
Yeah pretty sure we're all hoping for a divorce on this one lol
how did this fucker say it's "not as bad as it sounds" and then somehow end up being even worse than it sounds by the fourth sentence
Further updates, I couldn't resist looking this one up.
Character development.
WIIYAW - HER BODY (IN ANISHINAABEMOWIN)
oshtigwaan - her head
wiinizisan - her hairs
odinimaangan - her shoulder
onik - her arm
odooskwan - her elbow
oninj - her hand
onoogan - her hip
okaad - her leg
ogidig - her knee
ozid - her foot
Note: Most body part words in Anishinaabemowin are “inalienable.” This means you have to say HER head, MY head, YOUR head. You can’t simply say “a head” without specifying who it belongs to. This is what the o- or od- on most of the words refers to.
Thanks but Finnish is literally my native language you dumb owl
hello! i have a question about nicknames or pet names--is it done at all in russian culture to nickname someone based on random items? i know in america it might not be strange to nickname someone based on something silly, but also a lot of people stick to more usual pet names like 'dear' or 'honey.' i didn't know if one of those ways is more common than the other? thank you so much!
Heyyy 💕 Oh, such a nice question!
Yeah, the system of pet names formation in Russian works just the same: you can call person whatever you want, and the nickname can be easily based on something sweet/silly/adorable.
📍The most common diminutives are usually based on animal names.
1. For boys and girls both:
• Мишка, медвежонок (baby bear)• Лисёнок (foxy)• Кот, котенок, котяра (kitten) • Лев, львенок, львёночек, львёнок (baby lion) • Тигр, тигрёночек, тигрёнок (baby tiger) • Зай, зайчик (bunny) • Ёжик (baby hedgehog) • Пушистик (fluffy)• Рыбонька (fishy-wishy)• Мышонок (baby mouse)• Бельчонок (baby squirrel)• Олененок (baby deer)
2. Neutral pet names are based on something beautiful/precious/delicious:
• Малыш• Солнышко (sun, sunshine)• Звёздочка (star, starlet)• Радость моя (my joy) • Ягодка (berry) • Вишенка (cherry) • Золотце (honey) • Алмазик (diamonds) • Бриллиантик (diamonds) • Сокровище мое (my treasure)• Одуванчик (dandelion) • Прелесть (cutie, sweetie)
📍And also you can use adjectives instead of diminutive nouns in your speech and it will be considered as pet name
A few “pet adjectives” for your partner:
• Мой(я) любим(ая) — my beloved• Мой(я) хороший(ая) — my dear• Мой(я) единственный(ая) — my one and only• Мой(я) дорогой(ая) — my dear• Милый(ая) — lovely, sweet• Сладкий(ая) — honey, sweet
📍We have a cool little thing in Russian called diminutive suffixes for the proper nouns and they’ll fit for almost all of Russian names. It works just as the formation in other nouns. They’re a bit more common in use, so I’d advise you to keep them in mind
The most frequent suffices:
-енька (mainly fem.) — Дашенька, Оленька-ечка (mainly masc.) — Петечка, Данечка-уша/-юша — Маркуша, Ванюша, Катюша
There’re could be variations, but I believe that would be enough yet c:
❗️You can safely call person a pet name if he/she is:❗️❕your friend❕your boyfriend/girlfriend❕a little child, even if you both are unfamiliar
❌Remember, that’s not widely spread in Russia to call diminutive names unfamiliar people in Internet. However, there’re a huge amount of specific situations, when the use of pet names will be appropriate BUT, actually, it depends on a person and it’d be better if you’ll play it safe, that’s just the part of our communicational culture с:
That was all main information you need to know about this topic. Thank’s for asking! I hope all of that was clear and you find it useful! ❤️
*look at train station menu*
'What's kääryleet?' I ask
'It's hard to explain.'
*Google it*
Still no idea.
Language is performance art
So I uh, like reading dictionaries, and I happened to find this in an ASL dictionary, and