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Some more Afrikaans idioms. Enjoy! ☺

Nog ‘n paar Afrikaanse idiome. Geniet dit! ☺

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Afrikaans Masterpost.

Goeie dag almal!

I would like to officially introduce myself. My name is Chiquita. I’m from South Africa and my native language is Afrikaans. I’ve been asked by quite a few people for Afrikaans resources, but, unfortunately, they’re very scarce. I have decided to compile some of my own and share it with you guys! Geniet dit!

History and background:

(Unfortunately, I cannot verify ALL the information, but I will try my best to make sure it’s accurate.)

The languages of South Africa | Brand South Africa (along with information about South Africa’s 10 other official languages!)

Afrikaans | About World Languages

Afrikaans | Omniglot (Arabic section requires verification.)

Afrikaner | SAHO

Afrikaans language | Wikipedia

Afrikaans language | SA-Venues

Online lessons:

Afrikaans lessons | polymath.org

Afrikaans | Openlanguages

Learn Afrikaans | Hein’s Universe

Afrikaans lessons | Easy Afrikaans

Learn Afrikaans | Learn 101

How to Learn to Speak Afrikaans | WikiHow

Afrikaans Language Course | ielanguages

All you need to know about Afrikaans | Rawlangs

Music:

Bands and groups (active):

(Link in name leads to home pages, where applicable.)

Fokofpolisiekar (profanity), (lit. “F*ck off police car”) - Alternative rock. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Die Heuwels Fantasties (lit. “The Hills Fantastic”) - Alternative, Electronica, Indie, Pop. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Van Coke Kartel (lit. “From Coke Cartel”) - Alternative rock. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Straatligkinders (lit. “Street light children”) - Rock. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Foto na Dans (lit. “Photo after Dance”) - Progressive rock. - Background | YouTube

Die Antwoord (profanity and considered vulgar), (lit. “The Answer”) - Hip hop, Rap, Rave. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Eden - Pop - Background

Die Melktert Komissie (lit. “The Milktart Commission”) - Pop, Acoustic. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Glaskas (lit. “Glass case”) - Pop, Rock. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Artists and musicians:

(Link in name leads to home pages, where applicable.)

Elvis Blue - Pop, Adult contemporary. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Kurt Darren - Afrikaans folk music. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Steve Hofmeyr - Afrikaans folk/pop. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Jack Parow (profanity) - Hip hop, Rap, Afrikaans rap. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Nádine - Pop. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Bobby van Jaarsveld - Pop. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Bok van Blerk - Pop rock. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Chris Chameleon - Folk, World, Rock, Acoustic. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Hennie Jacobs - Acoustic. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Juanita du Plessis - Afrikaans gospel. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Snotkop (vulgar), (lit. “Booger head”) - Pop, Kwaito, Rap. - Background | YouTube | Facebook

Karlien van Jaarsveld - Pop. - YouTube | Facebook

Movies:

Dis ek, Anna (2015, lit. “It’s me, Anna”) - Drama. Movie based off of the novel written by Anchien Troskie. A girl endures abuse at the hands of her stepfather. A court case ensues.

Semi-soet (2012, lit. “Semi-sweet”) - Romantic comedy. A desperate young woman tries to save her company from someone taking over. A relationship can seal the deal, therefore, she hires a model to be her significant other.

As jy sing (2013, lit. “If you sing”) - Musical comedy. A music teacher supports his singing group. Circumstances force them to sing for what they believe in.

Poena is koning (vulgar and profanity), (2007, lit. “Poena is king”) - Comedy. Two teens boys go on a mission. They refuse to stay virgins until the finish highschool.

Bakgat! (2008, lit. “Cool!”) - Comedy. A popular girl is dumped by the highschool sport star. She goes on a mission to transform the school wimp into the next best thing.

Bakgat! 2 (2010, lit. “Cool! 2″ - Comedy. The characters from the first movie now attend university. Some dreams, like a rugby career, seem unreachable.

Bakgat! Tot die mag 3 (2013, lit. “Cool! To the power 3″) - Comedy. The main character aspires to win a rugby league and pay for his wedding with the prize money, meanwhile, he is putting his relationship in danger.

Wolwedans in die Skemer (2012, lit. “Wolf dance in the dusk”) - Thriller. Sonja arrives at a hotel where she’s supposed to take up her new job as a receptionist, but following a freak accident, she has no idea who she is.

Liefling (2010, lit. “Darling”) - Musical romance. A girl with a love for life falls in love during the December holidays, but fate, and other people, intervenes.

Pretville (2012, lit. “Fun-ville”) - Musical. A movie that in set in a typical 1950′s town, showing what life was like back then.

Faan se trein (2014, lit. “Faan’s train”) - Drama. A mentally challenged man has a dream of having his own traicn. We accompany him on his journey.

Pad na jou hart (2014, lit. “Road to your heart”) - Romantic comedy. A young man has 5 days to travel across the country to attend his father’s funeral. He catches a ride with a beautiful young lady.

Treurgrond (2015, lit. “Mourn ground”) - Drama. A movie that shows how farm attacks affect the whole community, not just the family.

Jou Romeo (2016, lit. “Your Romeo”) - Teen comedy. A school has to cancel a play due to budget cuts. Kids stand up, and try to keep the play going.

Sy klink soos lente (2016, lit. “She sounds like spring”) - Comedy. A guy tries to win a girl’s heart by lying to her, saying he is part of a band. He is a mere motor mechanic. Now he needs a plan, or he’s going to lose her.

Vir die voëls (2016, lit. “For the birds”) - Comedy. A wild girl on the verge of marrying isn’t sure if the married life is for her.

Vir Altyd (2016, lit. “Forever”) - Romantic comedy. A girl is left in front of the altar by her significant other. She makes some “bad decisions” and ends up going on a journey where she realises who she really loves.

Videos:

Learn Afrikaans 101 | YouTube

Learn Afrikaans - Steohenstone | YouTube

Learn Afrikaans | YouTube

Greetings - Learn Afrikaans | YouTube (I listed this one specifically, because I know people other than natives struggle with the g-sound!)

Extras:

Afrikaans slang | Wikipedia (checked this out myself, not too bad!)

Afrkaans memes and jokes (@antiegriet) | Instagram

Afrikaans quotes (@cool_kwadraat) | Instagram

Maroela Media - Social platform filled with articles and news.

Afrikaans.com - A page with a little bit of everything.

Pasella - A travel series focused on food, celebrities, and all the fun little things in South Africa.

Afrikaans is Groot (lit. “Afrikaans is Big”) - A annual event hosting some of the best Afrikaans artists in the country. | Facebook

I really, really hope this helps! Please report any problems, any feedback would also be appreciated! Thank you so much for reading, spread the word!

*Disclaimer: I do not own any of the content mentioned on this page, but am merely sharing it for educational purposes, Should any individual have a problem, please contact me without hesitation.

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bunnies in chinese hanfu by 檀仁TANRENCAT

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Every culture has their own pantheon of deities, but also ghosts and demons. Vietnam is no exception. Here are just a few of them.

Bonus:

Quỷ Một Giò: one-legged demon

Xà Niêng: a human-turned gibbon after getting lost in the forest

Hồ Li Tinh or Cửu Vĩ Hồ: nine-tailed fox

Quỷ Nhập Tràng: a zombie created when its corpse was not properly wrapped and a black cat jumped over it

Ghost of betel and areca garden

Source: Võ Huỳnh Phú

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okay but waking up in the middle of the night to soft rain and knowing you’ve got hours to sleep, when you’re toasty warm and comfortable and sleep has made you forget all your worries and you go back to sleep feeling as content as ever.

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was cleaning out my saved posts on reddit and i came across this pic again: 

坐个好看的废人 『做個好看的廢人』

be a useless person but pretty

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兔小贝成语故事

hey guys, what’s up? soooo I found these videos on youtube and I think they are very interesting for those who want to practice your mandarin listening skills:

夸父逐日 kuā fù zhúrì

水中捞月 shuǐzhōng lāo yuè

天衣无缝 tiānyīwúfèng

草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn

画龙点睛 huàlóngdiǎnjīng

毛遂自荐 máosuìzìjiàn

三顾茅庐 sāngùmáolú

闻鸡起舞 wénjīqǐwǔ

半途而废 bàntú'érfèi

不自量力 bù zì liànglì

囫囵吞枣 húlúntūnzǎo

南辕北辙 nányuánběizhé

自相矛盾 zì xiāng máodùn

脚踏实地 jiǎotàshídì

勤能补拙 qínnéngbǔzhuō

日积月累 rìjīyuèlěi

孺子可教 rúzǐ kě jiào

水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān

温故知新 wēngù zhīxīn

循序渐进 xúnxù jiànjìn

they are just short stories with a very important message in each one ~ if anyone wants I can write the story and translate, as I did in this post! hope it will be useful to improve your hearing! 加油加油！

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the new yorker gets it

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Masterpost 4 out of 50: The Motivation  Self-Discipline Masterpost

 It’s better to work blindly than not work at all.

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Food vocabulary in Chinese

Chinese : pinyin: french // english 

吃 : chī : manger ; prendre ses repas // to eat, to have a meal 

饿 : è : faim ; avoir faim // hungry, starving

米饭 : mǐfàn : riz cuit // cooked rice

米 : mǐ : riz // rice

面条 : miàntiáo : nouilles // noodles 

拉面 : lāmiàn : nouilles étirées à la main  // hand-pulled noodles, ramen (Cf. 抻面 chēnmiàn)

抻面 : chēnmiàn : nouilles étirées à la main // hand-pulled noodles (Cf. 拉面 lāmiàn)

炸酱面 : zhájiàngmiàn : nouilles assaisonnées de sauce de soja // noodles seasoned with soy sauce

汤 :  tāng : eau chaude, soupe, potage // hot water, soup

shāng : 汤汤 : shāngshāng : qualifie un courant puissant et impétueux // qualifies a strong current of water.

酸辣汤 : suānlàtāng : soupe pékinoise à base tofu, de nouilles, de piment et de vinaigre // soup made with tofu, noodles, chilli and vinegar, from Beijing, called Hot and Sour Soup in USA.  

鸡蛋汤 : jīdàntāng : soupe aux œufs // soup with eggs

鸡蛋 : jīdàn : œuf de poule // chicken egg

蛋 : dàn : œuf // egg

油豆腐 : yóudòufu : tofu frit // fried tofu

春卷 : chūnjuǎn : rouleau de printemps // spring rolls

饺子 : jiǎozi : raviolis // Jiaozi, dumplings

油条 : yóutiáo : beignets torsadés // fried dough food

羊肉 : yángròu : (viande) mouton // sheep meat, lamb

羊 : yáng :mouton, sheep

牛肉 : niúròu : (viande) bœuf // beef meat

牛 : niú : bœuf ; taureau // cow, bull 

猪肉 : zhūròu : (viande) porc // porc meat

猪 : zhū : porc ; cochon // porc, pig

猪排 : zhūpái : côte de porc // pork chops

鸡肉 : jīròu : (viande) poulet // chicken meat

烤鸭 : kǎoyā: canard laqué // roast duck

肉串 : ròuchuuàn : brochettes de viande // meat skewers

鱼 : yú:  poisson // fish 

大马哈鱼 : dàmǎhāyú : saumon // salmon (Cf. 鲑鱼 guīyú) 

鳟鱼 : zūnyú : truite // trout fish 

金枪鱼 : jīnqiāngyú : thon // tuna 

鲈鱼 : lúyú : bar ; loup // striped bass fish 

龙虾 : lóngxiā: langouste ; homard // lobster

牡蛎 : mǔlì : huître // oyster

蔬菜 : shūcài : légume // vegetables

吃素 : chīsù : manger, être végétarien // to be vegetarian 

白菜 : báicài : chou chinois // chinese cabbage 

土豆 : tǔdòu : terme courant pour la pomme de terre  // most common used for potato. (Cf. 马铃薯 mǎlíngshǔ,  洋芋 yángyù, 山药蛋 shānyàodàn)

甘薯 : gānshǔ : patate douce  // sweet potato. (Cf. 白薯 báishǔ，番薯fānshǔ)

萝卜 : luóbo : navet // turnip

甜菜 : tiáncài : betterave // beet

 菠菜 : bōcài : épinard // spinach

生菜 : shēngcài : laitue // lettuce

西葫芦 : xīhúlú : courgette // zucchini

 西兰花 : xīlánhuā: brocoli // broccoli

茄子 : qiézi : aubergine// eggplant 

酱油 : jiàngyóu : sauce de soja // soy sauce

 蚝油 : háoyóu : sauce aux huîtres // oyster sauce

蒜 : suàn : ail // garlic

咖喱粉 : gālífěn : poudre de curry // curry powder

辣椒粉 : làjiāofěn : paprika // paprika

孜然 : zīrán : cumin // cumin, caraway

芝麻 : zhīmá : sésame // sesame

亚麻子 : yàmázǐ: graines de lin // linseed

果酱 : guǒjiàng : confiture ; marmelade // jam, marmalade

比萨饼 : bǐsàbǐng : pizza // pizza

三明治 : sānmíngzhì : sandwich // sandwich

腊肠 : làcháng : saucisse ; saucisson // sausage

薯条 : shǔtiáo : frites // fries

牛排 : niúpái : tranche de bœuf grillée // steak ; beefsteak

汉堡包 : hànbǎobāo : hamburger // burger

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田鸡 : tiánjī: grenouille // frog (Cf:水鸡 shuǐjī, 青蛙 qīngwā) 

蜗牛 : wōniú : escargot // snail

 面包 : miànbaō : pain // bread

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1 Month 1 Language

1 Month Kanji Challenge

14 Day Langblr Challenge

30 Day Langblr Challenge

34 Hour Langblr Challenge

55 Days of Vocabulary Challenge

90 Day Vocab Challenge

100 Days Challenge For Langblrs

100 Hour 40 Day Language Challenge

A Question A Day Challenge

Build Your Vocab Challenge

Composition Challenge

Fiction Writing Challenge

Langblr Accent Tag

Langblr Culture Challenge

Langblr Music Challenge

Langblr Vocab List Challenge

Langblr Diary Challenge

Langblr News Challenge

Original Langblr Content Challenge

Linguistic Diversity Challenge

Indigenous Language Awareness Challenge

Vocabulary Challenge

SpeakingIn20 Langblr Challenge

A Book In Target Language Challenge

Brick-By-Brick Language Learning Challenge

Review Challenge

Subtitles Challenge

Summer Language Challenge

Translating Challenge

Challenges for certain months: 

February Polyglot Challenge

March Polyglot Challenge

April Polyglot Challenge

May Polyglot Challenge

May Polyglot Challenge

August Polyglot Challenge

September Polyglot Challenge

September: 30 Day Langblr Resource Photo Challenge

October Polyglot Challenge

November Polyglot Challenge

December Polyglot Challenge

December Polyglot Challenge

10 Polyglot Things to Do This September

10 Polyglot Things to Do This October

Langblr NaNoWriMo

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Vocabulary for using the internet in Chinese

登录 - dēnglù - to register / to log in 注册 - zhùcè - to register / to enroll 扫描 - sǎomiáo - to scan 二维码 - èrwéimǎ - two-dimensional barcode / QR code 用户- yònghù - user / consumer / subscriber / customer 协议 - xiéyì - agreement / pact / protocol / CL:項|项[xiàng] 隐私政策 - yǐnsī zhèngcè - privacy policy 验证 - yànzhèng - to inspect and verify / to validate (a code, identity) / to authenticate 用户名- yònghùmíng - username / user ID 账号 zhànghào - account / username 验证码 - yànzhèngmǎ - verification code / CAPTCHA 设备 - shèbèi - equipment / facilities / installations / CL:個|个[gè] 修改 - xiūgǎi - to amend / to alter / to modify (i.e. a password) 密码 - mìmǎ - code / secret code / password / pin number 清空- qīngkōng - to clear / to empty (trash etc) 查看 - chákàn - to look over / to examine / to check up  详情 - xiángqíng - details / particulars (of an agreement, membership) 会员 - huìyuán - member 音频 - yīnpín - audio / sound / audio frequency / sound frequency 公开- gōngkāi - public / to publish / to make public 直播 - zhíbō - live broadcast (not recorded) / direct Internet broadcasting 资料 - zīliào - material / resources / data / information / profile (Internet) / CL:份[fèn],個|个[gè]

Tip of the day: if you’re using Google Chrome, you can use the 中文 chrome extension to get the pinyin, traditional/simplified version of the characters and definition upon scrolling over a character!! In my tentative forays setting up a Bilibili, Zhihu, Baidu Baike and Weibo accounts over the last few days this has been invaluable in collecting vocabulary and not accidentally blowing all of my life savings! 

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i enjoy video games because they let me live out my wildest fantasies, like being assigned a task and then completing that task

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some nights it's just me and my milk tea against the world

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Hygiene chinese Vocabulary

Chinese: pinyin: french // english 

牙刷 : yáshuā：: brosse à dents // toothbrush 

毛巾 : máojīn : serviette de toilette // bath towel 

枕头 : zhěntou : oreiller // pillow

牙膏 : yágāo : pâte dentifrice// tooth paste

剃刀 : tìdāo : rasoir // razor

奶油 : nǎiyóu : crème // cream

肥皂 : féizào : savon // soap

面霜 : miànshuāng : crème pour le visage // face cream 

口红 : kǒuhóng : rouge à lèvres // lipstick 

腮红 : sāihóng : blush ; fard à joues // blush 

睫毛膏 : jiémáogāo : mascara // mascara 

指甲刀 : zhǐjiadāo : coupe-ongles // nail clippers