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New blog would be fun as a fresh start! Although remember to tell ppl so you can keep your community

Thank you for sharing your opinion 💕 I agree new blog would be better for me and since I haven't been regularly active here for ages I don't have many close followers left so that's not something i worry about 😅 But of course I'll share the new url when it's set up 😊

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Jasmine and primrose for the botanical asks?

🌻🍄💜 Mari from contre-qui

Hi Mari! How are you?

jasmine; what mythical creature do you wish actually existed?

phoenixes for sure and dragons too! 

primrose; what book does everyone right now need to read?

Song of Achilles comes to mind first. enjoy the feelings!

thanks for asking <3

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1,4 and 8 for the ask game 😊

hello! thanks for asking 💕

1.  favourite place in your country?

I love the Jizera mountains and Ještěd.

4.  favourite dish specific for your country?

beef (or meat balls) with sweet tomato soup and pasta

8.  do you get confused with other nationalities? if so, which ones and by whom?

yes, Americans confused me with other nationalities from the slavic family, often russian and ukrainian. most of those i met barely knew czechia exists so it’s hard to place the accent then :D also there are people who think czechoslovakia still exist?

“hi, I’m not from the US” asks

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Hi Anka! 1, 2,and 13 for the language asks✨

Hi El! How is your weekend going? Thanks for the asks💕

1. What is/are your mother tongue(s)?

My mother tongue is Czech 🇨🇿

2. Can your friends and family members speak a language you can’t speak? Would you like to learn it?

My ex can speak German very well and I hope I get to that level one day too.

13. What do you think about language learning/teaching at school in your country?

I think the system is well set up. I can think of many ways to make it better ofc. But in general it works. The problem are often individual teachers and students as well. I also think Czech should be emphasized way more bc mine and younger generation are so terrible in their native language 😭 It hurts my eyes to read comments and even news articles with so many mistakes.

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6, 28, 29 for the language ask game💞

6. What languages have you learnt at school?

First foreign language was English and later I picked German. Our school didn’t offer to study more than two languages unfortunately.

28. Are you planning on learning another language ? What one(s)?

Atm, I’m working on my Italian. I want to get back to German (I used to be on B2 level and I’m back to A1 😭). I’d also like to learn Russian and French but that’s planning far far ahead.

29. What do you like learning the most ? (vocabulary, grammar, writing skills, oral skills… Whatever you can think of!)

Vocabulary and idioms! It’s fun to see how some are the same and some completely different from my native language. And the more languages you know the more fun it is.

thanks for asking 💕

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31 from ravenclawhard! x

31. What frequent mistakes do you make in your language learning ? Any bad habits?

I’d say my worst mistake is not being consistent. Often when I don’t study advanced material for one day, it’s so hard to get back to it! I keep my duolingo streak every day but that one exercise is not enough to make progress. At least I don’t forget what I’ve learned so far. 

Thanks for asking, Beth!

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📖🎁 for the book asks 💜 Have a good one!

📖 book you’ve read more than once and how many times

this ask made me realize i reread book a lot so the following list contains only books i read multiple times

Harry Potter series

The Little Prince

Saturnin - Zdeněk Jirotka

Kytice - Karel Jaromír Erben

🎁 book that was surprisingly good

Soul Flame by Barbara Wood. i didn’t read the synopsis and its cover (of the czech copy) isn’t very good either but mom liked the story so i gave it a try and i’m glad i did

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Good luck on your thesis paper 🍀🍀🍀

Thank you 💕 right back at you!