#sciogli-lingua

[in--other--words]

Fav Langblrs

Week 2, day 7 of prepolyglot’s langblr reactivation challenge

linguistness - lots of cool langblr but also linguistics content (German, Swedish, French, Czech)

cumbiana - phd life with some Spanish and langblr content thrown in

spanishskulduggery - really helpful explanations about Spanish grammar and vocab

thetudes - lots of useful resources for French

3oey - cute vocab drawings for Russian :3

tealingual - tonnes of resources for tonnes of different languages, great for resource masterposts

sciogli-lingua - several languages but especially Italian

pompadourpink - the ultimate authority on the French language as far as I'm concerned forget L'Académie Française

linguenuvolose - language study and general life posts, just a nice vibe

fluencylevelfrench - French and also book recs

[gemsofgreece]

Σχετικά με τις φωτιές και αυτά που έγραψες -- δεν μπορώ καν να φανταστώ πώς νιώθεις. Μου ραγίζει την καρδιά, είναι πραγματικά τραγικό. Μια μεγάλη αγκαλιά από την Ιταλία.

Η κατάσταση είναι δραματική. Έχει καεί μια έκταση ίση με την Αθήνα περίπου. Το δάσος αυτό ήταν ανυπολόγιστης περιβαλλοντικής αξίας για την Ευρώπη. Κάθε χρονιά γίνεται και χειρότερη. Και όπως έχω πει πολλές φορές, η συντριπτική πλειονότητα των πυρκαγιών εδώ προκαλούνται από εμπρηστική δραστηριότητα.

Ξέρω ότι και στην Ιταλία και στην υπόλοιπη Μεσόγειο έχετε το ίδιο πρόβλημα με τις φωτιές, αλλά πιστεύω ότι κυρίως στην Ελλάδα υπάρχει τόσο πεισματική άρνηση του κράτους να αντιμετωπίσει το πρόβλημα στη ρίζα του αλλά και το ποσοστό των εμπρησμών είναι τόσο υψηλό. Εδώ πλέον οι φωτιές ανάβουν και τη νύχτα, και ανάβουν ξανά και ξανά στα ίδια σημεία - είναι δηλαδή ξεκάθαρα ένα τεράστιο έγκλημα κατά της χώρας. Σίγουρα και σε εσάς θα υπάρχουν εμπρηστές, αλλά εμείς έχουμε φτάσει σε άλλο επίπεδο.

Η χώρα έχασε το 3% της βλάστησής της τον τελευταίο μήνα, διάβασα.

Είναι φρικτό. Σ' ευχαριστώ όμως για το μήνυμα συμπαράστασης!

Grazie mille! 🇮🇹❤️🇬🇷

[sayitaliano]

Ciao! I was wondering if it's common in Roman dialect to pronounce 'l' as 'r'? Like in caLcio or coLtello? It sounds like people from Rome are saying 'r', or am I not hearing it well? Grazie.

Ciao! I heard that too occasionally (depends on the word tbh), but as I’m not from Rome I’m afraid I might tell you something wrong on how it works. Let’s ask to the dear @sciogli-lingua : puoi rispondere tu a questo anon (e anche a me ahah)? Grazie! :) 

[rivkahstudies]

3, 5 and 7, please? Also -- buon compleanno! 🎉🎉🎉💕

HELLO DEAR I am SO sorry for the late reply!!! I’ve been very inactive on tumblr since my birthday yikes but MILLE GRAZIE <3

3. Do you believe in love at first sight?

Infatuation, yes. But not love. I don’t count the first time I saw my partner in person because we had three weeks to woo each other over long distance and so I was already 95% in love... when I saw him walking towards me that first time, it just sealed the deal.

5. Do you believe that you can do anything if you put your heart and mind to it?

I believe there are certain things you can’t do. I’m not going to sprout wings if I concentrate hard enough, and I’m not going to be able to switch degrees and get through medical school in two years. But I think, within reason, absolutely. Hard work beats talent when talent refuses to work hard.

7. How long is the longest you’ve walked at one time?

At one time is hard... I’ve walked miles. Boston is called “the walking city” for a reason. I’ve probably walked eight miles in one day because I refused to pay fare money. 

[pai-seh]

11, 18, 19 😊

Yay, thanks! :D

11. What’s one word in your target language(s) that you wish had a direct equivalent in your native language?

I really like the word 隨緣 suíyuán. A lot of dictionaries don’t even list it, but I’ve heard it a lot! Its approximate literal translation would be “to follow fate”, as in “come what may”, “what will be will be”.

One example would be when a coworker got asked if she had a boyfriend, she said no, and then she got asked if she didn’t want to find a husband soon, and she just shrugged and answered “隨緣”. 

18. A friend of yours has just found out that you’re learning your target language(s). They ask you to tell them something – anything – in said language(s). What’s the first sentence that comes to mind?

我知道你一點也聽不懂我在講什麼, 我亂說也沒關係. And then probably add something about the weather or the surroundings.

 19. You’re asked to describe yourself using only 3 adjectives in your target language(s). What do you say?

誠實, 幽默, 任性

[agxntkeen]

Hi! Here's your random Italian word: allibito (adj.) -- stunned, shocked

oh hi!

I don’t think I’ve ever come across this word before. very interesting, thank you!

[blogitalianissimo]

Esattamente. Perciò @infedeli pentitevi prima che l’ira di Dio Nino si scateni su di voi.

[lifeisjustalonelyhighway]

Tag game - Music

I was tagged by @sciogli-lingua, whose blog I adore beyond words. Thanks for the tag! 😊

It took me a while but here it is!

Rules: We’re snooping on your playlist. Put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, then choose 10 victims.

1. Soldier of Fortune - Deep Purple

2. Peak (Stripped) - Anne Marie

3. Alleria - Pino Daniele

4. Unwind - The Atlas

5. Fall In Line - Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato

6. Poetica - Cesare Cremonini

7. Feel it Still - Portugal. The Man

8. Learn My Lesson - Daughtry

9. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

10. Sai che - Marco Mengoni

I'm tagging @irelandhoneybee @meinhiding @murdocklovespage @karedevil4ever @irondevilpunisher @spookyshai @atjosiesbar @murdockandpage @mcu-heroes @scienceoftheidiot and anyone else who feels like doing this!