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We’re always like “we’re gonna dress like sci-fi people in the future” and then the next generation is always like yasss jeans

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we all know about resting bitch face but let's talk about resting SAD face. people will ask your why you're sad until they actually ruin your day

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“Toh” “Be’?” “Boh” “Bah” is a full conversation in italian

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italians be like: yeah we have a word for platonic love but what if i just promise you eternal *love* love instead and then call you a skunk?

those posts like "i wish platonic 'i love yous' were socially acceptable 😔" are so bizarre to me like...do your friends not say i love you?? are yall okay???

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The French made their own word to say computer but couldn't make a word to say weekend???? What kind of dumbassery:///

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Alternate universe where I literally just to go to school forever (for free) so I can just learn about art and literature and history and languages for 100 years. No job skills. No credit requirements. No student loans. Just learning.

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(for @cadernodaju) coucou tout le monde!  Basically this is an outline of what basic grammar/vocabulary you should know at each CEFR level, but as a disclaimer I would like to note that I am not fluent in the French language. Everything from C1-C2 is what I’ve heard speakers say they study at that level, it is not from experience since I am only at around a B2 myself. Also, this is but a brief outline for REVIEW, if you are studying any of these French levels for the first time I reccommend you visit my more in depth french posts here (x) (x) or my posts/french tag

basic user

A1 breakthrough 

basic greetings and goodbyes

can introduce yourself and others

talk about things you like/like to do

discuss where you live

tell what things you have

describe yourself and others with traits

order food

review for A1-

100 most common french verbs

basic sentence structure in french

greetings and goodbyes

basic phrases

personality vocab

A2 waystage 

describe the environment around you

talk about daily routine

basic details about your past and family

talk about school/employment

review for A2-

daily routine vocab

passé composé or imparfait?

school vocab

futur proche

directions in french

the imperative

reflexive verbs

demonstrative pronouns

independent user

B1 threshold 

deal with most situations that arise when traveling

talk in detail about personal interests

discuss dreams, ambitions, and opinions with brief explanations

discuss plans

tell short stories

review for B1 -

the conditional 

the future

job vocabulary

discussing plans

y and en

story vocabulary

object pronouns

useful argument/opinion phrases

idioms

future perfect

present participle

B2 vantage 

give the advantages and disadvantages of an opinion/viewpoint

talk about abstract concepts

discuss a variety of topics 

can interect with a native speaker while experiencing little strain

review for B2-

essay writing vocab

more essay writing

the subjunctive (x) (x) (x)

science vocabulary (x) (x) (x)

math vocabulary

political vocabulary (x) (x)

arts vocabulary

plus que parfait

past conditional

proficient user

C1 effective operational efficiency 

can express yourself fluently without having to notably pause or look for the right word

use the language flexibly for social, academic, and professional purposes

talk about complex topics with fluidity and organisation

review for C1 -

active and passive voice

passé antérieur

passé simple

past imperative

relative pronouns 

conjuctions 

C2 mastery

can summarise information from other sources

reconstruct arguments and accounts

understand underlying meanings in conversation

express yourself fluenty

review for C2 -

pluperfect subjunctive

DALF C2 review

sample DALF test

personal review of DALF c1 and c2

how to prepare for DALF

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Books:

Mit Erfolg zum TestDaF

Mit Erfolg zu telc Testbuch

Mit Erfolg zu telc Übungsbuch (I’m sure other books from this series are equally good)

Aspekte neu B2 Teil 1

Aspekte neu B2 Teil 2

Die deutsche Grammatik PONS

Gramatyka języka niemieckiego z ćwiczeniami (sorry, this one is in Polish!)

Grammar is important, but I’d say that reading normal books helps more, so there’s that. Grab a book you’re interested in and give it a go!

News, podcasts, websites:

Tagesschau (in my opinion the best one!)

Der Tagesspiegel

BR24 Bayerischer Rundfunk

Sachsenspiegel

Das Sachsenradio

Deutsche Welle

Duden Podcasts

News in slow German

Forschung aktuell

Hoaxilla - Der skeptische Podcast aus Hamburg

Eine Stunde History - Deutschlandfunk Nova

Frankfurter Allgemeine Blogseminar

FURIOS

Bento.de

Ku’damm 56 ZDFmediathek (I bet you can find other things in the ZDFmediathek but I just watched this one)

Youtube:

Example oral exams

Learn German with Jenny

Szkoła języka niemieckiego Natalia Kamysz 

maiLab

The Secret Life of Scientists (not active anymore)

Learn German

Die Klugscheisserin

Mirellativegal

Auf Klo

On top of that, you can easily find some videos for specific exams as well (if that’s what you’re interested in).  

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rb and put what your entity is in the tags! i’m the stranger

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mi piaci tUUU

“www.”

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I’m that song you skipped and later you found out it was 🔥

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16.09.19

i’m starting to properly and thoroughly learn german grammar since i just hit a 200 day streak on duolingo!! i love duo with all my heart but of course, i ought to learn the rules properly at some point instead of just picking it up as i go.

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a 2-years age gap is not abusive. a relationship between a 17 years old and a 19 years old is perfectly normal. stop being shitty to strangers

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anonymously make an assumption about me and i'll confirm/deny it

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yo, leyendo portugués:

yo, oyendo portugués:

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Things that need to stop - non Italians please read

- The romanticization of mafia. Seriously, stop it. Stop with your “mafia!character”, “mafia au” and all that shit. You wouldn’t do a “ku klux klan au” so fucking stop that.

- Thinking that Italy is… stuck in the 20s? Like, when my best friend went to the US they asked her if we have computers. An example:

- Also on this topic, the imagery of Italy as a countryside where all we do is drink wine while viewing the sunset wearing long dresses.. like….. that Italy literally does not exist.

- Pony and Bologna do not fucking rhyme. You’re just mispronouncing (by a lot) Bologna.

- Spaghetti is plural, the singular is spaghetto. “Spaghetti noodles” makes no sense (it’s like chai tea).

- Alfredo sauce is not italian. Neither is chicken broccoli pasta or 99% of the “italian” stuff you cook. Nope, we don’t have mac and cheese, and if you ask for a “pepperoni” pizza in Italy you’re going to get bell peppers.

- Italians aren’t poc. I don’t even want to explain this.

- About this, racism works differently in Europe than the states. In Italy some of the “races” that face the worst discrimination are people from east Europe. All of them are usually paler than most italians, and they have blue or green eyes and blonde hair. And they still get discriminated.

- We don’t kiss people in the cheeks as a greeting. We just barely touch the cheeks together (sometimes they don’t even touch) while making a kissing sound. Also usually a man and a woman just shake hands.