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📺 words & expressions i have learned from french shows, movies, & tiktoks

c’est pas grave - it’s okay / it’s no big deal

(ne) t’inquiète (pas) - don’t worry

qu’est-ce que tu fais là ? - what are you doing here?

tu me manques - i miss you

on y va - let’s go

bien sûr - of course

j’suis là - i’m here

je vous en prie - you’re welcome (formal)

mytho - liar

ouais - yeah

un truc - something

voilà - there it is, that’s right, exactly, there you go

oh là là - wow, oh my god

bof - so-so, whatever

hein - the french “huh” or “eh”

ben / bah - well… / uhh…

s’il te plaît ➭ s’te plaît - please

félicitations - congratulations

un mec - a guy (slang)

une meuf - a girl (slang)

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Ride the Cyclone related French vocab!!

f = feminine

m = masculine

pl = plural

Nouns/Noms

doll = poupée (f)

choir = chorale (f)

choir (church) = chœur (m)

head = tête (f)

neck = cou (m)

roller coaster = montagnes russes (f, pl)

fair = fête foraine (f)

september = septembre (m)

fortune = fortune (f)

luck = chance (f)

song = chanson (f)

vote = voix (f)

ukraine = ukraine (f)

death = mort (f)

ballad = ballade (f)

lament = complainte (f)

lion = lion (m)

lioness = lionne (f)

cat = chat (m)

ride = attraction (f)

bumper cars = autos-tamponneuses (f, pl)

ferris wheel = grande roue (f)

cyclone = cyclone (m)

Verbs/Verbes

to die = mourir

to behead = décapiter

to sing = chanter

to dance = danser

to vote = voter

to lament = regretter

to scream = crier

to fall = tomber

to ride = monter

to spin = tourner

Adjectives/Adjectifs

successful = réussi(e)

ambitious = ambitieux/ambitieuse

romantic = romantique

passionate = passionné(e)

angry = fâché(e)

aggressive = agressive/agressif

imaginative = imaginative/imaginatif

dual = double

forgettable = peu mémorable

lucky = avoir de la chance

nice = gentil(le)

secret = secret(e)

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sewing vocab list | français - english

verbes

coudre - to sew

couper - to cut

enfiler - to thread

froncer - to gather

installer - to install

marquer - to mark

ourler; faire un ourlet - to hem

repasser - to iron

s'effilocher - to fray

épingler - to pin

adjectives

cousu main - hand-stitched

tissé - woven

noms (fem/masc)

la laine - wool

la manche/la manchette - cuff

une aiguille - needle

une machine à coudre

une paillette - sequin

une pince - dart

une ruche - ruffle

une épingle - pin

le coton - cotton

le tissu - fabric

le tricot - knit fabric

le tulle - tulle

un bouton - button

un fil - thread

un mannequin - mannequin

un modèle - pattern

un mètre ruban - measuring tape

un vêtement - garment

si quelqu'un a les autres mots pour recommender ou des corrections, mets-ils en les comments/tags ou dm moi ^.^

(aussi si vous avez quelques autres thèmes pour une liste, je vais essayer les faire :3)

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Writing systems worldwide

by geoglobal_/instagram

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Do you German learners wanna learn something fun? :) dooo yoouuu??

The words "umfahren" and "umfahren" mean opposite things :) one means "to drive around something" and the other means "to drive into someone"

And "umschreiben" and "umschreiben" also mean different things :) one means "to describe" and the other means "to rewrite"

Also, "der Weizen" und "das Weizen" are two very different things (wheat vs. beer), just like "das Korn" and "der Korn" (grain vs. schnaps) :D

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So I picked up this cool looking book in a small bookstore in Barcelona. And I was like “wow this’ll be great to help me learn Spanish”. I opened it when I got back to my hostel and it’s actually in Catalan! So I guess now I have a reason to learn that.

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I had my first dream in Mandarin! It was a workplace situation, and everyone spoke Mandarin with each other and English with me, except some basic phrases. I only remember saying 对不起 to my boss.

It's weird because I had Russian class yesterday evening, so my brain was switched to Russian. I did dream in Russian a couple of weeks ago.

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Tricky words that differ between 普通话 and 国语

Usually tone and other small pronunciation differences between 普通话 and 国语 don’t phase me much. In context I don’t even notice 期望 qīwàng vs. qíwàng. But recently I stumbled across 颤巍巍 and realized that it’s a lot harder when both/all syllables in a word are pronounced differently!

Here are 8 words (including 颤巍巍) that sound pretty different in 普通话 and 国语 (definitely not exhaustive).

Format: 简体（繁体）普通话读音 | 国语读音 Simp. (Trad.) Putonghua pron. | Guoyu pron.

【1】 颤巍巍（顫巍巍）chànwēiwēi | zhànwéiwéi - trembling / swaying / flickering / tottering / faltering

【2】 血液* xuèyè | xiěyì - blood

【3】 差劲（差勁）chàjìn | chājìng - bad / no good / below average / disappointing

【4】 熟识（熟識）shúshi or shúshí | shóushì- to be well acquainted with / to know well

【5】 血迹*（血跡）xuèjì | xiějī - bloodstain

【6】 垃圾 lājī | lèsè - trash / refuse / garbage / of poor quality (this is probably the most well known difference!)

【7】 倏地 shūde | shùdì - swiftly / suddenly

【8】 惋惜 wǎnxī | wànxí - to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb

Definitions are from MDBG.

*The pronunciation of 血 is all over the place. You can hear xuè, xuě, or xiě. I’m generalizing here, but I actually tend to say xuě.

Under the cut you can see some bonus words that I found (I didn’t include them since I have not seen/learned them).

【9】 夹击（夾擊）jiājī | jiájí - pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks

【10】 突击（突擊）tūjī | tújí - sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly

【11】 削发（削髮）xuēfà | xuèfǎ - to shave one's head / fig. to become a monk or nun / to take the tonsure

【12】 综括（綜括）zōngkuò | zòngguā - to summarize / to sum up

【13】 敛迹（斂跡）liǎnjì | liànjī- to refrain / to give up evil (temporarily) / to cover one's traces / to lie low / to retire (from view)

【14】 档期（檔期）dàngqī | dǎngqí - slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc)

【15】 质朴（質樸）zhìpǔ | zhípú - simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy

【16】 血泊 xuèpō | xiěbó - pool of blood

【17】 稍息 shàoxī | shāoxí - (military) Stand at ease!

See similar posts: Who knew! These characters are pronounced differently in Taiwan Cross-strait tone differences

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Websites for learning Korean

(i will only be adding links)

Howtostudykorean.com

Freshkorean.com

Talktomeinkorean.com

90daykorean.com

Koreanclass101.com

Topikguide.com

Coursera.org

Koreanwikiproject.com

Easytolearnkorean.com

Studytopic.go.kr

Sooandcarrots.com

Rawkorean.com

Ilovelanguages.org

Koreanstudyjunkie.com/blog

Koreanfromzero.com

I will keep adding if i find more websites.

These are only websites and not apps or yt channels

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bro why are languages so hard like come on now I just wanna be able to communicate

with friends? with family? with my roots? all of them THAT'S A LOT OF LANGUAGES WITH THEIR OWN ALPHABETS there's never enough time

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I’m at this training with a girl who grew up in Brazil. And I’ve wanted to learn Brazilian Portuguese but I have trouble retaining languages. So all I’ve known is a couple basic words or ones I’ve heard in songs a lot. So we were talking and she mentioned home and I was like “oh yeah, bom dia.” And she got really excited and asked if I spoke any Portuguese and I said that I’ve been trying to learn but had trouble. So I told her the bit that I knew and she taught me a bit. And we made the goal that by the end of this month of training that I would be able to speak with her at least basic conversations in Portuguese. So I’m excited and hoping that actually happens. (She also complimented my pronunciation)

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My Reasonings for the Languages I Want to Learn

*I would like to preface this by saying that some of these reasons are embarrassing and really have no weight to them besides making me interested in the language*

French and Moroccan Arabic

My best friend and her mom speak them. And her mom doesn’t speak much English

Literally no other reason, I hated French when I first tried to learn it in Middle School

German

My motivation used to be because I had family who lived in Germany. But after they moved I lost that motivation

I started reading Blue Lock and got to the German part and it’s made me want to learn again

Korean

Kdramas - I’m obsessed with them and would love to be able to watch them without needing subtitles one day

Brazilian Portuguese

Haikyuu Time Skip - that’s it, that’s all I needed. Hinata going to Brazil and speaking Portuguese has made me want to do it. This anime has also made me start playing volleyball

It was the only reason until I made a friend who speaks it

Lithuanian

I’m part Lithuanian and I would love to reconnect with that culture

Spanish

My motivation used to be that I worked in a kitchen where Spanish was frequently spoken but after I stopped working there I lost that

I’m thinking of starting Telenovelas to restart that motivation

———

There are also a couple I’ve been debating on trying to learn as well

Cantonese

I just really loved Crazy Rich Asians (the book and the movie)

Hindi

I started watching Bollywood movies

So I can hear if customers are shit talking me during work

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Kitchen utensils in Swedish

En sked - spoon En gaffel - fork En kniv - knife En ätpinne - chopstick En tallrik - plate En skål - bowl En glas - glass En mugg - mug En kopp - cup En stekpanna - frying pan En kastrull - saucepan En slev - ladle En visp - whisk En stekspade - turner En tekanna - teapot En tekopp - teacup  Ett tefat - saucer  Ett rivjärn - grater En skalare - peeler En osthyvel - cheese slicer En skärbräda - chopping board En bakplåt - baking tray En kavel - rolling pin En måttkopp - measuring cup Ett förkläde - apron En ugnsvante - oven mitt En grytlapp - pot holder

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Moroccan Arabic pt. 4

Number

Moroccan Arabic has three numbers: singular, dual and plural.

The dual is used with units of measurement, quantity and time. It’s made by adding “ən” to masculine nouns, adjectives and participles, and “tən” to feminine ones.

šahr - month

šahrən - two months

sana - year

sanatən - two years

Making plurals is more complex. In order to explain the types of plural, we’ll asign numbers to each consonant in a word. For instance, in the word “ktab” (book), /k/ is consonant number 1, /t/ is number 2, and /b/ is number 3.

Masculine plural

These are the most common ways to make the masculine plural:

Type a) [1][2]a[3] > [1][2]o[3]a

dkar - man, male

dkora - men, males

ktab - book

ktoba - books

Type b) mo____ > mo____in

mo’alləm - teacher

mo’alləmin - teachers

momattil - actor

momattilin - actors

Type c) [1]vowel[2][3] > [1][2]o[3]

qalb - heart

qlob - hearts

dars - lesson

dros - lessons

Type d) [1]vowel[2][3]vowel[4] > [1][2]a[3]ə[4]

məftaḥ - key

mfatəḥ - keys

kabboṭ - coat

kbabəṭ - coats

I’ll explain the rest of the types in the next post!

Source: Herrero Muñoz-Cobo, Bárbara. Gramática de árabe marroquí para hispano-hablantes.

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Directions in French and German

langblr reactivation challenge | week 3, day 2

english - french - german

north - nord (m) - Norden (m) east - est (m) - Osten (m) south - sud (m) - Süden (m) west - ouest (m) - Westen (m) left - gauche - links right - droite - rechts toward - vers - in Richtung away from - loin de - entfernt von, weiter weg von

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

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우리는 먼 곳에 행복을 찾지만 행복은 가까운 곳에 있어요 We search for happiness in faraway places but Happiness is close by ✏️ 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲: 멀다 (adj): far, distant 곳 (n): place, spot, location 행복 (n): happiness, blessing 찾다 (v): find, look for 가깝다 (adj): near, close 있다 (adj): existent, existing ✏️ 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫: 1. A/V-은/는/을 N grammar = N that A/V ~noun modifier E.g. 멀다 (far-off) + 곳 (place) –> 먼 곳 (faraway place)* * Irregular conjugation ㄹ 가깝다 (close) + 곳 (place) –> 가까운 곳 (close by place)* * Irregular conjugation ㅂ 2. A/V-지만 = but ~ expressing contrast between two clauses

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Korean and Spanish Vocabulary: Household Items/Appliances

냉장고 - refrigerador - refrigerator

냉동고 - freezer - freezer

전자레인지 - microondas- microwave

오븐 - horno - oven

커피 머신 - máquina de café - coffee machine

토스터 - tostadora - toaster

전기 밥솥 - olla arrocera eléctrica - electric rice cooker

접시 - plato - plate

그릇 - bol - bowl

밀패 용기 - recipiente - storage container

컵 - copa - cup

유리잔 - vaso - glass (cup)

냄비 - olla - pot

뚜껑 - tapa - lid

가스레인지 - cocina de gas - gas stove

전기레인지 - estufa eléctrica - electric stove

배기 후드 - campana - exhaust hood

후라이팬 - sartén - frying pan

전기 주전자 - hervidor elécrtico - electric kettle

믹서기 - batidora - mixer

식품 가공기 - procesador de alimientos - food processor

블렌더 - licuadora de inmersión - immersion blender

다리미 - plancha - iron

다리미판 - tabla de planchar - ironing board

헤어드라이어 - secador de pelo - hairdryer

고데기 - plancha de pelo - hair straightener

진공청소기 - aspiradora - vacuum cleaner

세탁기 - lavadora - washing machine

잔디 깎는 기계 - cortadora de césped - lawn mower

전구 - bombilla - lightbulb

스탠드 - lámpara - lamp

수도꼭지 - llave - faucet

싱크대 - lavabo (in bathroom) - sink

식탁 - mesa - table

의자 - silla - chair

탁자 - mesa de centro - coffee table

소파 - sofá - sofa

식기 세척기 - lavaplatos - dishwasher

재봉틀 - máquina de coser - sewing machine

실 - hilo - thread

바늘 - aguja - needle

그림 - cuadro - a painting

쓰레기통 - papelera - trash bin

알람 시계 - despertador - alarm clock

이불 - manta - blanket

베개 - almohada - pillow

커튼 - cortina - curtains

러그 - alfombra - rug

창문 - ventana - window

실내용 화초 - planta de la casa - house plant

옷걸이 - percha - hanger

옷장 - armario - closet

열쇠 - llave - key

*Please let me know if you see any mistakes as I’m not a native Korean or Spanish speaker*