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Hey did you know I keep a google drive folder with linguistics and language books  that I try to update regularly 

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French Psychiatrists: thank you for coming to my TêteTalk

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Words that are hard for me to say

La gloire- glory

Le yaourt- yogurt

L’aurore (m)- dawn (poetic language)

La soeur- sister

Le chat- cat

la bouteille- bottle

L’envergure (f)- span/scale

Lourd.e- heavy   

Emprunter- to borrow

Accueillir- to welcome

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How to pronounce Celtic words and names

Step 1: Read the word. Step 2: Wrong.

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Latin is now available my dudes!!!

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I hope all of you reach your goals this semester in school and make yourselves proud.

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Summer nostalgia vocab list

un pissenlit- dandelion

le cloporte, la porcellion- rolly-polly, pill bug

la balançoire- swing set

la bascule- see-saw, teeter-totter

la luciole- firefly 

un pistolet à eau- water gun

une balade à velo- bike ride

un genou éraflé- scraped knee

jeu de loup/jeu à chat/trappe-trappe- the game of tag

C’est toi le loup/chat!- Tag, you’re it! (it’s you, the wolf/cat)

Touché!- also tag, you’re it (touched you)

Loup glacé- freeze tag

jouer à cache-cache- to play hide and seek (hide-hide)

tondre la pelouse- mow the lawn

grimper à un arbre- to climb a tree

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Some motivation from the doctor.

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i want to study literature but i want to study psychology but i want to study architecture but i want to study linguistics but i want to study sociology but i want to study philosophy but i want to study chemistry but i want to study history but i

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French adjectives that change meaning based on placement

1. ancien

in front of the noun: former, previous.

Ce ministre est un ancien avocat.

after the noun: old, of another time. 

Je préfère les meubles anciens aux contemporains.

2. brave

in front of the noun: good, honest.

Ce sont de braves gens.

after the noun: courageous.

La peur, c’est ce qui nous rend braves.

3. certain

in front of the noun: particular.

Notre conversation fut interrompue à un certain moment par une visite inopinée.

after the noun: sure, assured.

C’est un fait certain.

4. cher

in front of the noun: dear, cherished.

Mon cher ami d’enfance va me rendre visite demain.

after the noun: expensive.

Le caviar est un produit cher. 

5. dernier

in front of the noun: last in a series.

J'ai beaucoup aimé son dernier livre.

after the noun: preceding.

La nuit dernière, c'était la pleine lune. 

6. différent

in front of the noun: various.

Les différentes rues de la ville sont éclairées la nuit.

after the noun: dissimilar, not the same.

C’est une question différente à celle que je lui ai poseé.

7. drôle

in front of the noun (+ de) : bizarre, strange.

Mon voisin mène quand même une drôle de vie.  

after the noun: funny, amusing

On a éclaté de rire en écoutant la blague drôle.

8. grand

in front of the noun: great, important.

La grande Jeanne d’Arc a sauvé son peuple.

after the noun: large in size

Les enfants sont assis sous l’arbre grand.

9. même

in front of the noun: the same.

Elles portent le même chapeau.

after the noun: pure, exact (used for emphasis).

Le client réalisa le paiement le jour même.

10. nouveau

in front of the noun: another.

Je vous présente un nouvel élève. 

after the noun: new, previously unknown.

C’est une mode nouvelle.

11. pauvre

in front of the noun: unfortunate.

Ce pauvre garçon a le cœur brisé.

after the noun: not rich.

Les enfants pauvres n’ont rien à manger.

12. prochain

in front of the noun: next in a series.

Je descends à la prochaine station.

after the noun: following, but not in a specified series..

On se voit jeudi prochain pour en parler.

13. propre

in front of the noun: belonging to someone.

Ce sont ses propres commentaires.

after the noun: clean.

Utilise une serviette propre.

14. sale

in front of the noun: bad, low-down.

C'est un sale type, fais attention à toi !

after the noun: dirty.

Personne ne veut de tes slips sales.

15. seul

in front of the noun: only, sole.

C'est le seul endroit où vous pourrez trouver ce livre.

after the noun: alone.

Il est souvent seul lors des soirées.

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So I found this cool website for learning ancient languages

go wild

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man victorian slang was fucking lethal

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Types of Language Learners

The scholar: neat notes, can recite the conjugation to irregular verbs, listens to podcasts, thought about annotating their dictionary, maybe did, knows synonyms for every word, random linguistics facts.

The traveler: "best way to learn a language? Visit the country!", too many journals, makes friends everywhere, can recite swear words and slang, if Facebook had a max friend limit they'd hit it, broad vocabulary.

The Hoarder™: has duolingo memrise rosetta busuu and babbel, reblogs every single vocabulary list, started Korean today and tomorrow they'll start Norwegian, do you want a book in x language? they have it, "I found this cool YouTube channel about Persian!" They don't speak Persian.

Your Friendly Neighbor: shares links to resources, helps you understand their native language, willing to start a new language with you, points out your mistakes because that's how kind they are, will lend you their notes, makes vocabulary lists.

Passive learner: doesn't use a text book, movies are the true teachers, knows the lyrics to Disney songs in their target language, "I just downloaded a whole album of German rock", knows the word for juxtaposition but forgets how to say dog

I wish I were you: Makes flashcards, has notes about every grammar rule, studying for a certification, reads newspaper's articles, foreign novels in their original language, knows IPA, has online friends that speak their target language, finished the duolingo tree.

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Vocabulary ‹› Vocabulaire

splinter ‹› écharde, esquille

to fling ‹› lancer⎪se jeter, se précipiter, s’élancer

wretchedly ‹› misérablement

scattered ‹› éparpillé, disséminé, dispersé 

smouldering ‹› consumation, incendie⎪ardent

weeper ‹› pleurnicheur⎪tire-larmes

peevish ‹› irritable

flimsy ‹› fragile⎪léger⎪piètre

gown ‹› robe de chambre⎪peignoir⎪toge⎪robe⎪robe de mariée⎪blouse

hasty ‹› précipité, hatif

moniker ‹› nom⎪surnom

to unfurl ‹› se déployer⎪dérouler, déployer

to slump ‹› s’avachir, s’affaler, se vautrer

compass ‹› boussole, compas (maritime)

cipher ‹› code secret

blackened ‹› noirci⎪terni⎪recouvert d’épices et cuit au feu

stub ‹› talon⎪bout (de crayon)⎪mégot

cork ‹› liège⎪bouchon

to forfeit ‹› perdre (par confiscation)⎪abandonner, déclarer forfait

to fumble ‹› fouiller pour trouver⎪batailler avec, triturer maladroitement

frantic ‹› dans tous ses états, hors de soi

disarray ‹› désordre, désorganisation⎪confusion

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French Slang [1/2]

Finally I finished the first part of my list of french slang. I never tought it would be that hard because, as you can imagine, it’s really not that easy to try to explain to foreigners words that you use everyday without realasing it. Some expression are so often say that everybody know what it means but can’t explain exacty the signification. Anyway if there is some words or sentence that you don’t understand because I am not clear enought you can tell me and I will try to be more understandable. Next time I will try to explain “Verlan” language and how to use it.  

Slang words

Ouais : (Translation : Oui) Most of young french people use « Ouais » instead of « Oui »

Example : Person 1: Tu viens chez Sophie ? Person 2: Ouais !(Do you come at Sophie's place? Yes !)

Trop : (Translation : Very) Use to emphasis something you really like

Example : J'aime trop sa veste (I really like his jacket) or Tu as aimé la fête ? Trop !(Did you liked the party ? Very!)

Vas-y (Translation : Come on !) in that case it is use often  at the beggining of a sentence to show your frustration.

Example : Vas-y fait pas ton radin ! (Come on don’t be such a miser!)

Il m'a soulé/Souler quelqu'un (Translation : Getting on my/someone nerves) When someone really irritate you

Example : Il m'a trop soulé avec son travail (He really was getting on my nerves when he was talking about his job)

Kiffer (Translation : To like) You can replace the word « aimer, adorer» in a phrase by « kiffer »

Example : Je kiffe son sac (I love her bag) or Il l'a kiffe (He likes her)

Genre (Translation : like) Same as in english

Example : Il était genre très grand (He was like really tall) or Genre il est venu seul au mariage(Like he came alone at the wedding)

Grave (Translation : Very) Same as « trop » see above

Example : Il est grave sympa (He is a really nice guy) or Il est grave beau ce pantalon (This pants is really beautiful)

or can be use to confirm something what someone sayed

Example : Tu as vu comment il était habillé aujourd'hui ?! Grave ! (Did you see how he was dress today ?! Yeah I saw that !)

C'est clair (Translation : Yeah I know) Can be use like « grave » when you want to corroborate what someone just sayed

Example : Ce test d'anglais était très dur ! C'est clair ! (This english test was really hard ! Yeah tell me about it!)

Flipper (Translation : To be afraid) Is use to say that you were scared, that you freaked out

Example : Cette voiture est arrivé de nul part et j'ai flippé (This car came out of knowhere and I freaked out) or J'ai flippé quand il m'a pas dit qu'il avait une nouvelle à m'annoncer (I freak out when he sayed he had something new to tell me)

Pas de soucis (Translation : No worries) When you want to say that there is no problem

Example : Tu peux m'aider avec cet exercice de maths ? Pas de soucis ! (Can you help me with this mathematic exercise ? Of course !) or Pas de soucis je serais là 18h (No problem I will be there at 6pm)

Avoir le seum (Translation : To be angry) Use to signify that you are angry, annoyed

Example : J'ai le seum j'ai raté mon bus (I am angry i missed my bus) or Il a le seum il a eu une mauvaise note (He is annoyed because he got a bad grade)

Laisse tomber (Translation : To let go something) Often use to say that you are annoyed by something so you prefered to let it go

Example : Laisse tomber je préfère m'en aller (I give up, I am going to leave) or Laisse tomber c'est plus mon amie (Let it go she is not my friend anymore)

Mec (Translation : A guy) Can refered to just some random guy or someone boyfriend

Exemple : Ce mec là bas(This guy over there) or Mon mec est venu me voir (My boyfriend came to see me)

Mytho (Translation : A liar) Use to say that someone is a liar or he tells lies

Example : Ce mec c'est un mytho (This guy is a liar) or C'est juste des mythos tout sa (It’s just a bunch of lies)

Bagnole/Caisse (Translation : A car) To refered to a car

Example : Il vient de s'acheter une nouvelle bagnole (He just bought a new car) or Elle a une magnifique caisse (She has a splendid car)

Se barrer/Se casser/Se tirer (Translation : To leave) When someone leave a place but show his/her frustration or worries

Example : Je me tire de cette endroit (I am leaving this damn place) or Cette endroit n'est pas sûr je me casse (This place is not safe I prefer to leave)

Un pote (Translation : A friend) You can replace the word « ami » (friend) by « pote »

Example : C'est mon meilleur pote (He is my best friend)

Se marrer (Translation : To have a laught) When you had a big laught with someone

Exemple : On est allé voir une comédie et on s'est bien marrer !(We went to see a comedy and we had such a laught!)  

C'est hallucinant/J'hallucine (Translation : It’s unbelievable) When something is incredible in a good or a bad way

Example : C'est hallucinant de voir le nombre de vélos qu'il y a dans Paris (It’s amazing to see how much there is bikes in Paris) or J'hallucine elle sort avec mon ex ! (I can’t believe it she is going out with my ex!)

You can also hear : « C'est l'hallu » It’s the contraction of « C'est hallucinant »

C'est mortel (Translation : It’s rad) When something is really good, really fun

Example : Ce grand huit était mortel, on y retourne (This rollercoster was rad we have to do it again) or Cette voiture est mortel (This car is rad)

Le taff/Le boulot (Translation : Job) You can change the word « travail » (job, work) by « boulot » or « taff »

Example : Je dois aller au taff (I have to go to work) or Je l'ai rencontré au boulot (I met him at work)

C'est la loose (Translation : Bad luck, misfortune) I am pretty sure it came from the english verb « to loose ». It can be use when someone had a bad day or he try to do things but it led to misfortune after misfortune.

Example : C'est la loose on m'a volé mon scooter (I really have no chance, someone stole my scooter) or C'est la loose je voulais réviser mon examen mais il n'y a plus électricité chez moi (I can’t believe it I wanted to study for my exam but there no more electricity at my home)

Je m'en fiche/Je m'en fout (Translation : I don’t care) Means that you don��t give a heck. These phrases can’t be use with anybody. You can say it with your friends but not with your boss or someone important to you (« Je m'en fout » can be translate by « I don’t give a f**k)

Example : Je m'en fiche j'ai autre chose à faire (I don’t care I have something else to do)

Faire style (Translation : To pretend) When you talk about someone who pretend to do something

Exemple : Il fait style qu'il c'est faire du skate mais c'est des conneries (He pretends that he can do skate but it’s total bulls***e) or J'ai fait style que j'avais appris m'a leçon par cœur (I pretend I knew my lesson buy heart)

Contracted Sentences

French people tend to speak really fast. To adapted our phrases to the way we speak we like to « contracted » words together. For exemple If you are an advanced french speaker, you know that for the negation we use « ne » and « pas ». “Je ne peux pas venir” ( I can’t come). Well, when we speak, and only when we speak, most of the time we don’t say the word « ne ». So in the previous example we tend to say « Je peux pas venir ». It’s still mean the same thing. A bit like in english with « He does not know » and « He doesn’t know ».

Further more as we speak more and more faster we « eat » most of the words (I don’t know how to say it) in the phrase « Je ne peux pas » become « J'peux pas »

Some examples :

Je ne sais pas (I don’t know) =>Je sais pas => J'sais pas (Prononce it like «ché pa »

Je m'en fout (I don’t care, see above) => J'men fout => M'en fout (Prononce it like « cheu men fout »

Je me barrer/Je me casser/Je me tirer (I leave, see above) => J'me barre/J'me casse/J'me tire

Je vais voir (I will see) => J'vais voir

Je ne suis pas sur (I am not sure) => Je suis pas sur => J'suis pas sur (Prononce it like « chui pas sur)

I don’t know if I am clear ?  :/

« Tic de langage »

French people tend to start there sentences with filler words which are not important or change anything about the sentence but that you can hear often. We call it « tic de language »

Du coup,… : Corresponding to « So what » or « And so,… »

Example : Du coup j'ai oubliée mes clés chez moi « And so, I forgot my keys at my home »

En fait,…  Corresponding to « let me explain » or « in fact » if you translate litteraly

Example : En fait, je ne l'ai jamais rencontré (In fact, I never met him)

Bref :  Corresponding to « Anyway »

Example : Bref, c'était l'enfer cette journée (Anyway, this day was just like hell)

Bah… : Like the « Hum » in English when you hesitate before saying what you have in mind

Example : Bah…j'ai toujours été seul à cette table (Hum…I always have been alone at this table)

Non, mais…One of the mystery of modern french. You can use this sentence simply when you want to contradict what someone just sayed

Example : Non mais je t'arrête tout de suite tu as totalement tord (Sorry, I stop you right now you are completely wrong)

Or you can use it to confirm someone’s argument

Example : Person 1: Paul et Aline ne sont plus ensemble, je pense que c'est pour le mieux. Person 2: Non mais ils on eut raison (Person 1: Paul and Aline are not a couple anymore, I think it is for the best. Person 2: I totally agree, they were right)

I know crazy !

Hope you enjoy it  ;)

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Art Vocab - French

This list focuses more on traditional types of art rather than graphic design, for example. If there’s anything that needs correcting, let me know!

l’art - art une œuvre d’art - work of art un chef-d’œuvre - masterpiece la peinture - paint le peintre - painter l’artiste - artist l’architecture - architecture le crayon - pencil l’exposition - exhibition le chevalet - easel le style - style la craie - chalk le carnet de croquis - sketchbook la galerie - gallery le graphisme - graphic design le graffiti(s) - graffiti la gravure - engraving l’encre - ink le charbon/le fusain - charcoal la teinte - shade les outils/ l’équipement - tools/equipment le portrait - portrait le marbre - marble la statue - statue le cadre - frame le sculpteur - sculptor l’aquarelle - watercolour le pochoir - stencil la cire - wax le mannequin - model les enchères - auction le public - audience inestimable/précieux - priceless précieux - valuable rare - rare abstrait - abstract surréaliste - surreal révolutionnaire - revolutionary réaliste - realistic unique/spécial - unique sinistre/effrayant - creepy coloré/vif - colourful alarmant/inquiétant - alarming détaillé - detailed

VERBS

animer - to animate  mélanger - to blend composer - to compose orner/décorer - to decorate critiquer - to criticise essayer - to try dessiner - to design imaginer/envisager - to imagine afficher/exposer/montrer - to display/to exhibit esquisser - to sketch améliorer - to improve illustrer - to illustrate sculpter - to sculpt envisager - to visualise présenter - to portray dessiner - to draw