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yknow i feel like theres more resources for ukrainian and very few ive seen for belarusian but ironically ive seen more belarusian content than ukrainian (tho i admittedly havent searched very deeply, it was just thru happenstance)

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sigh. i am so tired of looking at language learning stuff and seeing ai slop everywhere. you might as well be learning from a monkey pulling words out of a hat

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how do you find a language you will actually stick with

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the name "theresa" is so funny like. theres a what

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Halloween French Vocab

langblr reactivation challenge | week 1, day 4

Halloween | Halloween (f)

trick or treat! | des bonbons ou un sort!

candy | bonbons (m.pl)

costume | costume (m)

mask | masque (m)

decoration | décoration (f)

pumpkin | citrouille (f)

jack-o-lantern | citrouille d’Halloween (f)

moon | lune (f)

haunted house | maison hantée (f)

cemetery | cimetière (m)

nightmare | cauchemar (m)

scary | effrayant

black cat | chat noir (m)

spider | araignée (f)

spiderweb | toile d’araignée (f)

supernatural | surnaturel(le)

werewolf | loup-garou (m)

ghost | fantôme (m)

ghoul | goule (f)

demon | démon (m)

monster | monstre (m)

Please let me know if there are any mistakes or better translations!

I was also reminded of a song my teacher showed my class in high school:

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yall my teacher just explained french accents to me and it's like magic wtf there actually *are* rules and they make so much sense??????

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been kinda getting into kaigai idols and theres a surprising amount of spanish speaking ones (like at least 3 groups based in spain i saw) and now its making me want to try going back to spanish. i realized my problem tho is i need to find a way to make it fun bc its just so easy to me i end up forgetting everything..

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Japanese Sign Language

There aren't any sources in English for Japanese Sign Language. At least I haven't found any yet. I found information on Tofugu first. And just went from there. These are just a few books and channels I watch.

1) Deaf in Japan

This is the only book I've found in English. Basically deaf culture in Japan and politics.

2) 日本手話のしくみ (The structure of Japanese sign language?)

I haven't gotten too far in this one. My nihongo is not that jozu so I'm reading it slowly.

3) Shuwa dictionary (it comes with a fingerspelling chart)

This dictionary is easier to use than the first one I picked up. It can be searched by the Japanese alphabet instead of by hand signs, so its good for beginner.

4) Watashi tachi shuwa (dictionary)

This one is a bit advanced. If you don't know part of the sign you're looking for it's a bit tough to use. (I put this one aside for later) So I wouldn't rush to get this one unless you're already familiar.

Youtube channels I find useful. Only one of them has subtitles, and two use voice over. I'll label them. *These channels have no sounds or background music.*

MakiRafael JSL - Basic JSL, easy to follow, has English subtitles. Other channel

DeafJapan TV - This channel uses both ASL and JSL. There is a voice over on this channel, you might have to use a headset to hear or turn up the speakers because its soft sometimes. No subtitles.

naochannel - She does basic phrases. Subtitles are in Japanese and she does speak but only Japanese.

There is a website in English.

I only put the beginner things here. But if you want anything else, I can try to help, just know that most is in Japanese.

Good luck!

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When the Roma arrived in Europe in the 15th century, nobody knew what language they spoke or where they had come from. It was only in the latter 18th century that scholars in Europe began to realize that the unknown language spoken by the Roma had originated in India like its speakers. This has still not become common knowledge among people in general.

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Power of Movement | Maja Ljubotina Antonescu

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Koko the gorilla did irreparable damage to the average hearing person's understanding of sign language

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i know hearing people on this website love to pass around those posts with links to free sign language lessons but you know you need to actually put effort into learning about Deaf culture, too, right?

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Do you want to learn a sign language?

If you are hearing and want to learn a sign language, there is a few stuff you need to know about before you start -maybe even before you chose a sign language to learn.

I want to clarify that, while I was born hard of hearing, and have several HoH family members myself, I've only started learning my country's sign language a few years ago. I've, nevertheless, been around too many hearing folks that have expressed a desire to learn sign language to know what they always get wrong. So, from your local hard of hearing folk that is tired of hearing folks being not educated enough:

Sign languages are languages. They have grammar, morphology, and all the complexity and history of a language.

Sign languages aren't universal, that is: there is not only one sign language that is used by every person that knows how to sign. While the number is not known exactly, there are around 300 sign languages in use around the world nowadays.

On the same note, there is not such a thing as "South America's sign language" or "Latinoamerica's sign language". Neither there is an "Africa's sign language". Different countries of South America and Africa have their own sign language.

Sign language can and have linguistic variations. Like any other language, they are not monoliths. Don't treat them like that.

Those "exaggerated" facial expressions you see D/deaf people make as they sign? More often than not it is part of the sign language grammar

If you are learning a sign language, you will have to learn Deaf culture, even if you are learning it for your mute friend, or alike. This is mostly because there is a lot of things you won't understand otherwise, to be respectful and because most hearing people don't know sign language anyway. I know there are mute, autistic, and trans folks that want to learn sign language for a variety of reasons and don't want anything to do with D/deaf and HoH folks. While there is nothing wrong with wanting to learn a SL to hide your voice or be able to communicate, know that you will not be able to detach yourself from the Deaf community or deaf folks, as your primary source of communication in sign language would be deaf and HoH folks that sign.

On a similar note, not all deaf and HoH folks sign. Some sign and speak, others only speak, and others only sign. That is up to the individual, and one is not lesser than the other.

Blind folks, as well as amputees, can and do sign too

Most of the songs translated to sign languages by hearing folks are wrong. I know a lot of people use them to study or practice, but unless you are advanced enough to spot mistakes, or know by a fact that the translation/ interpretation was made by a D/deaf or HoH folk that signs, or a professional interpreter, stay away from it. The Deaf community had spoken about other issues with hearing people interpreting songs at length before, you can look it up if you want to learn more.

Don't go fishing for a sign name, and stop treating it like some sort of trophy to show off. Is incredibly rude and irritating.

Deaf culture is not a monolith, it changes from country to country, and in some cases, from race to race. Learn the Deaf culture from the sign language you are learning, and don't judge or politicize the Deaf culture from another one

And most importantly: Deaf and HoH people don't own you anything. Nor congratulations or gratefulness for learning a sign language, nor teaching you about deaf culture. Not even teaching you signs or how to sign at all

Deaf and HoH folks are always welcome to add more!

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TIL a family in Georgia claimed to have passed down a song in an unknown language from the time of their enslavement; scientists identified the song as a genuine West African funeral song in the Mende language that had survived multiple transmissions from mother to daughter over multiple centuries (x)

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As a bilingual person, I realised that my handwriting is terrible in my native language AND second language...

Soooo I got curious

!!Please reblog for more answers!!

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it's poor form to air your petty grievances with someone when it comes out they did something actually bad. save that for companies, like when you learn duolingo removed kanji from its beginner's japanese courses as part of their collab with crunchy roll