Oct 10, 2017
Day 1/100 of Productivity! Today I: Cleaned my room Finished psychology notes (pictured!) Finished Lit, physics, and calc homework Did laundry!
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Day 1/100 of Productivity! Today I: Cleaned my room Finished psychology notes (pictured!) Finished Lit, physics, and calc homework Did laundry!
As requested by @bunnies-study , here is a list of Spanish idioms I have encountered in my studies! Remember that I got some of these from travelling to Spain, and castellano (Castilian Spanish) is quite different from latino (Latin American Spanish). Which was confusing for me, since I actually learned latino in my classes here and had no idea what was going on over there for the first few days. I’ll try my best to accurately mark which ones are castellano and which ones are latino, and as always native speakers are welcome to correct me and add on to my posts! It’s how I learn.
First, the “normal” ones.
Here are some that translate almost literally.
Donde fuego se hace, humo sale. (latino) Where there’s smoke, there’s a fire.
El amor todo lo puede. (latino) Love will find a way.
El amor es ciego, pero los vecinos no. (latino) Love is blind, but the neighbors aren’t.
El silencio es oro. (latino) Silence is golden.
Más vale tarde que nunca. (latino) Better late than never.
En boca cerrada no entran moscas. (latino) A closed mouth gathers no flies.
Ones that parallel English but aren’t literally the same.
Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente. (latino) lit. Eyes that don’t see, heart that doesn’t feel. Out of sight, out of mind.
No se puede servir a Dios y al diablo. (latino) lit. One can’t serve G*d and the devil. No man can serve two masters.
Me importa un pimiento. (castellano) lit. It’s as important as a pepper. Often used in the context of “I couldn’t care less” or to say something isn’t worth the time or effort.
Las palabras se las lleva el viento. (latino) lit. The words are gone with the wind. Actions speak louder than words.
Consejos vendo y para mí no tengo. (latino) lit. Advice I sell don’t have. Do as I say, not as I do.
Es mono/a. (castellano) lit. He/she/it is a monkey. Used in Spain only to call something/someone “adorable.” Very confusing to me at first, as I was sure that the dogs were being called monkeys.
De tal palo tal astilla. (latino) lit. Of such stick such splinter. Like father like son/like mother like daughter/a chip off the old block.
And my personal favorite, from Mexico:
Salir de Guatemala para entrar en Guatepeor. (latino) lit. To leave Guate-bad and enter Guate-worse. I love this, mostly because it’s a pun off the fact that “mala” is the feminine version of bad. It means “to go from bad to worse” or, as English-speakers typically say, “Out of the frying pan and into the fire.”
Finally, the milk ones.
When I went to Spain, I was rather shocked by how many phrases included “milk” but did not mean milk. These are all Castellano idioms.
¡Es la leche! lit. It’s the milk! To the effect of “It’s really cool!”
Estar de mala leche. lit. To be of bad milk To be in a bad mood.
Ser la leche. lit. To be the milk. To either be really great or really bad. An example would be: Se cree la leche - He thinks he’s all that. || Ella es la leche - She’s awful.
¡Me cago en la leche! lit. I crap in the milk! Typically a replacement for “Damn it!” such as in the case of “Damn it! Where are my keys?”
Hi! Do you have any German tv shows/movies/youtubers that you would recommend to me? I'm starting to learn but i like to listen and recognize the sounds and I'm getting bored of just write and learn grammar.
Hi! Yes, of course. I definitely recommend trying to get a grip on basic grammar and vocab first but since you seem to have that already, here is a list of things that you might want to check out, some of which I love very much (so this list is definitely influenced by my personal favourites haha but not all of them, I promise).
Before I start, though, I’d just like to say that most movies have German dubbing. Maybe try watching Harry Potter or something of the sort in German because you already know the plot and will know what they’re saying because you might have seen the movie many times before. But here goes the list:
Shows & movies:
Vincent will Meer - my favourite German movie about three people who drive to Italy. Vincent has tourette syndrome, Marie anorexia and the third guy has OCD. They flee from their psychiatry to drive to the sea and I just love the movie.
Lola Rennt - one of the best known German movies, a movie that has three different endings.
Fak Ju Göthe - comedy, quite vulgar sometimes but one of the most popular movies amongst young people
Kokowääh - movie about a man who suddenly has to take care of a little girl, has a sequel: Kokowääh 2
KeinOhrHasen - movie about a guy who falls in love with the kindergarten teacher he has to work with during probation, sequel: ZweiOhrKüken
Berlin Station - on Netflix (at least here in Germany) it’s a show that takes place in Berlin and mixes English and German with quite a few native speakers. Its German is rather advanced though and they mumble quite a bit but the series is really good.
Schuld - a new series with well known German actor Moritz Bleibtreu, each episode stands for itself and it’s about a defense lawyer and his cases. It only has one season thus far, though.
ZDF: Heute Show - pretty similar to the American “Daily Show” with Trevor Noah, Heute Show is a show of political satire held in Hochdeutsch that talks about the news. It’s currently on summer break but you can find a few episodes online still.
YouTubers:
Coldmirror - the most iconic German youtuber. She speaks quite quickly though and can impersonate a variety of dialects. But she’s hilarious. She even re-synchronised the entire first five Harry Potter movies.
LeFloid - presents news and makes short sketches, even made a Game of Thrones sketch with Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H’gar)
SpaceFrogs and SpaceRadio - comedy duo from Berlin who speak quite clear Hochdeutsch and make all kinds of funny videos
Gronkh - the most popular German LetPlayer
SarazarLP - another popular German LPer
KellyMissesVlog - vlogger and comedian
Hi!! I'm gonna try to post more often because i need to get my shit together, I'm seriously slacking in some classes so I'll study my ass off this week because finals are coming, Today I studied accounting but this is the worst class so I only did basics and on Wednesday I'll meet up with someone who will teach me💕 I have so much on my to-do list as you can see and it's only growing!! So yeah, good luck to everyone and have a nice day or night! I just want everything over so I can keep learning german, I've been slacking at that too ugh.
many thanks to @kawaii-notes for double checking everything for me!
Ortografía similar, significado diferente 001
- similar spelling, different meaning
This is the first post on what (I hope) will become a series for you guys. I’m learning Spanish (and I’m currently in Spain on exchange) and as I speak with natives I consistently find that one little slip of my tongue can change the meaning very easily. I want to share these similar vocabulary words for my own and others’ benefits!
So, my first post: sentarse vs sentirse.
The difference between these two words is only a letter, but it has a serious impact.
The reflexive verb sentarse is used when someone sits themselves down. The non-reflexive verb sentar is used when you guide someone else to sit down.
The reflexive verb sentirse is used when you feel something in regards to your emotions or mental state. The non-reflexive verb sentir is used when you feel something texture-wise.
Both verbs change their “e” stem to “ie” in the present tense. Unfortunately, their “yo” forms are identical, so context is important.
Me siento en una silla. I sit in a chair.
Me siento cansada. I feel tired.
Te sientas a mi lado. You sit next to me.
Te sientes contenta. You feel happy.
If you need any further explanation have questions, or want to request a set of vocabulary words or a post like this on the Spanish language, please drop a message in my ask box. Be aware that I am still learning myself, and this is a tool to help me teach myself as well as all of you.
My study space! Featuring the window that provides me natural light; the lamp that provides me light at night; my desk drawers of supplies; my additional two containers of various pens and pencils; my purse of cords and chargers; my drawing tablet (left) in its black case; my laptop; some green tea; all of my inspirational post-its + my reminder post-its; and printables from @emmastudies and @themedtimes (both of whom do wonderful work!!).
I love my desk, it’s large and still allows me work space when taken up my numerous books, and it allows me to stretch out my materials. I’m one of those people that has to have everything visually organized in front of them to properly be comfortable and efficient!
15-04-2017 Hi! So I haven't been very active here so I thought I might as well start posting since I have to do stuff every day. Today I'm writing my part for a project and reading two chapters of my book for introduction to administration, I'm going slow because I really want to relax and slow down for a bit. And I found some really good songs in german!!! I'm sure if you follow me you have seen some posts about learning german or any language.
Remember when I said I would post more? lmao what a joke I was in the hospital for almost 3 weeks and now I have to study everything and pray my teachers won’t be too harsh on me :):):):)