Polymetis Polygot

Lo. 24. She/her. Classical Studies Major. Polygot sideblog to track my language learning progressLanguages I know (and refining) French/LatinLanguages learning: Arabic/ Ancient Greek

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I have not been keeping up with this blog at all. I apologize to my two followers. Since latin starts tomorrow for the Spring semester, I will start documenting my progress then.

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some person: “what languages do you speak?”

me: *internal panic* “oh god what does it even mean to speak a language oh my god how do words work oh no they’re not going to what a ten minute qualifying explanation oh no what do i do”

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French terms of endearment

mon ange    my angel mon bébé    my baby ma belle    my beautiful (informal) ma biche    my doe ma bichette    my little doe ma caille    my quail (informal) mon canard    my duck mon chaton    my kitten ma chatte    my cat (familiar) mon cher, ma chère    my dear mon chéri, ma chérie    my dearie mon chou    my cabbage, my pastry (informal) mon chouchou    my favorite, blue-eyed boy/girl, pet* (informal) *as in “teacher’s pet” mon cochon    my pig mon coco    my egg ma cocotte    my hen (informal) mon cœur    my heart ma crotte    my dropping (also refers to a small, round goat cheese) ma fifille    my little girl (informal, old-fashioned) mon grand / ma grande    my big guy / girl mon jésus    my Jesus (when talking to a child) mon lapin    my rabbit ma loutre    my otter mon loup    my wolf ma mie    literally “my female friend,” but used to mean “my dear/love.” (This is a somewhat old-fashioned term contracted from mon amie > m'amie > ma mie. Note that mie also refers to the soft part of bread - the opposite of the crust.) mon mignon    my cutie mon mimi    my pussycat (informal) mon minet / ma minette    my pussycat mon minou    my kitty ma moitié    my half mon petit / ma petite    my little guy / girl ma poule    my hen mon poulet    my chicken ma poulette    my pullet (informal) ma poupée    my doll mon poussin    my chick (informal) ma puce    my flea (informal) mon sucre d'orge    my barley sugar mon trésor    my treasure mon trognon    my (fruit) core (when talking to a child)

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First post

I'll primarily be focusing on Latin and French vocabulary for right now. I'm still taking Latin at school, however, while I know my grammar rules slightly, but my vocab retention is AWFUL.