#Language asks

[spyld]

*Insert your language* favourite songs ask

Native or chosen language songs! (anything but English basically)(because spyld :))

Song about love

Song about sex

Song about friendship

Song about a hobby/art

Song about sadness

Song about anger

Song of happiness

Song that helps with letting go/healing

Song that is/was a top hit

Song about history/a story

Song fit for a revolution

Song for drinking/party

Best sing-along

Meme-worthy song/jingle

Children's song/lullaby

Most poetic lyrics

Favourite duet

Song in multiple languages

Song that's a translation of a song from an other language

other song category of choice 🎵

[mimble-sparklepudding]

Does your OC consider their voice particularly "sexy"? Do they try to adopt a more seductive tone in romantic situations? How successful are these efforts?

Humble is very self-conscious of his voice generally, as he worries that he sounds uneducated, or even coarse, to those who he considers more erudite and cultured. Given that the vast majority of people in Humble's life are, in fact, those who he considers to be more erudite and cultured than himself, this is a fairly constant anxiety for him.

One of the barriers to Humble's romantic progress is his firm conviction that a suitor ought to be able to address his beloved with elegant language and beautiful words. He hasn't actually had much opportunity to rehearse (what he imagines to be) a seductive tone, but he has tried to research the topic whilst practicing his reading.

So far he has gleaned that "murmuring" and "whispering" feature heavily in the arsenal of the determined suitor, although he is fairly sure that the best he could manage currently would be "muttering" and "mumbling", which he fears would not achieve a particularly sensual effect.

[lestappenforever]

On the topic of charles’ «it’s like this» - Max does something like this too! He has a tendency to misplace his «of course»s in the word order of sentence, which isn’t wrong per se, but he doesn’t always pick the place a native speaker would.

So the dutch syntax shines through sometimes I reckon :)

That's absolutely true, and it’s just as endearing as Charles' "It's like this"!

[humblemooncat]

For U’lohi

Does your OC's body language sometimes give away what they might prefer to conceal? Or are they practiced at ensuring that their physical presentation matches their stated positions?

Lohi is a VERY physical speaker, so his body language is important to clock. Oftentimes, yes, his body language will give away certain things he'd prefer to keep hidden. Thancred's gotten very good at reading him in particular nowadays.

There are times and places where he will make a conscious effort to control it, like in meetings with the Grand Company of Eorzea. But if he feels strongly enough about something, no amount of restraint will be able to hide his thoughts on the matter.

I honestly think that's why he's the most fun for me to pose in MSQ situations. Things like this I could not have squeezed out of pragmatic Ki'to, and Eros generally only speaks with his face.

[mtg-player1]

You’re really cool! /gen

What languages are you learning?

Which ones do you want to become fluent in, in the future?

Where do you learn them?

What’s your favorite language?

Would you advise someone to learn Norwegian?

Do you have a language you’d never want to learn?

What’s the hardest thing for you when learning a new language?

How’s your day going?

ok first thank you for this epic ask. my answer is long so it's under the cut.

I'm currently primarily learning Russian. I am sorta learning Swahili, but I haven't come any far yet.

I'm also continuing to learn french, but I'm already pretty good at french so it's pretty much just reading stuff in french.

I'm sorta learning northern Sami or Sami languages (multiple), but I haven't gotten far.

I'm not sure which languages I want to be fluent in. I guess french, I'm definitely not on a C1 level yet but I know a lot so it's probably the easiest. But I just want to take things as they come a bit. Sami languages (probably northern Sami has most materials) are a candidate, because decolonization and stuff, plus it's a new language family to me which interests me a lot. Though I'll likely try one I know people who speak.

but for learning in general I am considering/currently learning:

- Arabic (maybe Egyptian)

- Swahili

- French

- Russian

- Chinese (probably mandarin)

- Urdu

- Sámi language (unsure which)

- Norwegian sign language

- international sign language

- Usamerican sign language (ASL)

- Thai

And of course I'm probably gonna update this list. (metaphorically speaking, not physically this list in this post)

Where I learn:

So for french I learned primarily in a classroom setting, but honestly that has left me with very weak like audio processing for french.

For Russian I've been using Duolingo which is pretty good, though as people talk about I don't understand the grammar so if I want to use it formally I'm probably gonna diversify. (not sure what I'll do yet)

For Swahili I'm using language transfer. But I struggle to motivate myself to do language transfer lessons. They're primarily audio based and I'm genuinely addicted to music so I'm not always in the mood.

I've also used Polygloss, which is an image description game type thing where you get feedback on your language skills from other users. I would probably recommend this one if it sounds at all interesting to you. This has many languages btw, even toki Pona.

I've used drops but that app fuckings sucks ass. It's difficult to remember stuff in complete isolation. It's like the opposite of reading wikipedia in the target language.

For Thai I've used "Thai drill", which seems pretty good, I haven't gotten far with thai though because I've focused on other languages.

I've used lingodeer the short time I learned japanese, I've heard it's supposed to be really good for that.

I also like using texts, for Russian I've used a lot of wikipedia, trying to just read articles in Russian and see what I understand. For french I've used magazines and lemonde. For Sami I've used just the regular news.

I've tried chatting apps for language learning but I haven't really stuck to them too much so idk if that's for me. I think people like those though.

I've tried YouTube for Norwegian sign language and I find myself less likely to use youtube for language learning, but it definitely helps with getting access to resources when there's little.

Also miscellaneous websites. For Norwegian sign language, Russian and French I've used websites and it's helped at least a bit.

Translation services are essential! Like yeah don't just put everything through translation, but if you need a specific word or want to check your grammar it can be very helpful. I use it a lot in french.

On whether to learn Norwegian that depends what you value.

Some options are: novelty (different language family? unfamiliar writing system?), easiness (similar? are there apps? are there complex conjugations?), practical use (can you watch tv in the language? do you know anyone who speaks it?), different culture (will it give you access to a world radically different to your own?), decolonization (is it a colonized language?)

But personally I'm inclined to say yeah please learn my language. I can recommend resources and help teach you if you chose it, so the easiness is high (plus it's on Duolingo). the practical use, though lowered by the fact that most Norwegians speak english, is decent because it's easy to access free books online in Norwegian, plus news (that may be different like with Palestine - the free national news report does not have to be approved by isnotreal). And in general Norway values freedom of speech. The easiness is raised by you speaking English, and Norwegian also doesn't gender anything depending on subject's gender (unlike french), only grammatical gender, and you can choose between 2 & 3 genders. For novelty it's probably not that interesting though. For decolonization it's a colonizer language, Norway colonized a part of Sápmi and forced them to speak like us, no one colonized Norway. wait actually there might be more than Sápmi? idk I found this about Denmark-Norway, it might be wrong to pin it on just the Danes even though they had the upper hand historically, idk (there was centralized royal rule based in Copenhagen in Denmark). But yeah that last part idk if it really matters, it's not immoral to learn a "evil" language (of any kind), it's more that I consider it extra moral to learn a colonized language. (I wouldn't necessarily consider Norwegian evil but you get what I'm getting at).

For languages I wouldn't learn, honestly there's not many. I'm skeptical towards learning more languages like french because it's hyper gendered & usually non-binary excluding, but I think Spanish for example is one of them and it's so widely spoken it's kinda worth it.

The most difficult thing for me when learning a language, I guess staying consistent. I only have like one perfect month on Duolingo, and for other languages like Norwegian sign language I've not been consistent at all, not even reaching a rate of one lesson a month.

My day is going pretty well, especially after answering this ask :)

[desi-yearning]

☾ : favourite word from your language

✌ : favourite proverb/saying from your language

✓ : funniest word in your language

Heyaaaaa @bundle-of-glitter! Thank you so much for the ask! I'm so sorry, know I'm terribly late for this but here they are!

☾ : I've come across this one when I was looking for interesting Telugu words. It is ఉభయకుశలోపరి (ubhayakushalopari). It means "We're doing fine here and I hope you all there are doing fine too." An entire sentence in a single word. (That reminds me, I might make a separate post for this)

✌ : I have one specific proverb I'm well known for using but because of its vulgarity, I'm going for a different and a one that makes sense even with direct translation. (more like the one I can think of immediately because proverbs come very randomly and only in the situation to me) ఇల్లు కాలి ఒకడు ఏడుస్తుంటే..చుట్టకి నిప్పు కావలన్నాడట ఇంకొకడు (illu kaali okadu edusthunte.. chuttaki nippu kaavalannadata inkokadu) Meaning: While one was crying because he lost is house, the other asked for a lighter to his cigarette. It is used in the context of one person already occupied with his own problems and another just trying to take advantage of it or troubling him even further with his own issues.

✓ : "Chimpeshnav" Literal meaning: you tore it but it is used as a slang word for saying that you've done an amazing job! It is quite funny to me.

[mimimar]

(open pages for better image quality)

the moment I heard elphaba's delivery of "there's a girl i know..." in i'm not that girl i knew i had to draw this comic, i strongly recommend listening to it while you read for the full experience!

this comic is a companion to this piece (which was inspired by glinda's delivery of the same line in the i'm not that girl reprise).

pages 1-4 are from elphie's pov, pages 5-8 are from glinda's.

prints of individual pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

flower meanings in order of appearance:

[unboundprompts]

body language descriptions please?

(eg: she cocked her head)

thank you 💗💗💗

Body Language Descriptions

-> feel free to edit and adjust pronouns as you see fit.

Anxiety/Nervousness

She fidgeted with the hem of her shirt, her fingers tugging nervously at the fabric as she struggled to find the right words.

They bit their lower lip.

He looked away, unable to meet her gaze, a clear indication of his guilt.

She absentmindedly rubbed her neck.

He chewed his nails, a nervous habit that he couldn't seem to quit.

They rubbed their hands together nervously.

He tightened his jaw.

She felt beads of sweat forming on her brow, betraying her calm facade as her heart raced.

Frustration/Impatience

Their fists clenched at their sides.

He tapped his fingers rhythmically against the table, a clear sign of impatience as he waited for her to finish.

He rolled his eyes, the gesture full of exasperation as he dismissed her words.

She let out a heavy sigh, the sound heavy with resignation as she faced the inevitable.

He threw his hands up in defeat.

Curiosity

He leaned forward in his chair, eager to hear more, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.

She raised an eyebrow, her expression skeptical as she questioned his intentions.

She tilted her head slightly.

He watched intently, his eyes wide with wonder as he took in every detail of her story.

Confidence/Assertiveness

He stood tall with his shoulders back, projecting confidence even in the face of uncertainty.

They sat on the edge of their seat.

She gestured wildly, her hands moving animatedly as she tried to express her excitement.

He stood with his hands on his hips, exuding an air of authority and control over the situation.

They held their chin up high, projecting self-assurance even in the face of adversity.

Defensiveness/Resignation

He crossed his arms over his chest, a defensive posture that spoke volumes about his discomfort.

He braced himself against the wall, a protective stance.

She folded her hands in her lap, a sign of restraint as she fought the urge to speak.

They shrank back slightly, their shoulders hunching as if trying to make themselves smaller in the face of criticism.

He held his breath momentarily, steeling himself for the inevitable conflict he sensed was coming.

She covered her face with her hands, overwhelmed by the situation as she tried to block out the world.

Thoughtfulness/Concentration

She furrowed her brow in concentration, her mind clearly racing as she tried to solve the problem at hand.

She nodded slowly, processing the information, her expression thoughtful and contemplative.

He stared blankly into space, lost in thought as he processed what had just been revealed.

He drummed his fingers on the table, the rhythmic sound a sign of his deep contemplation.

She tapped her foot lightly, her mind racing.

Eagerness/Excitement

He paced back and forth, his restless energy manifesting in the constant movement as he considered his options.

She bent forward, her elbows resting on her knees, a sign of intimacy and engagement in the conversation.

She swayed slightly from side to side, a subconscious display of her nervous energy as she waited for the verdict.

He bounced on his toes, his excitement palpable.

She jumped up and down, a spontaneous display of her joy that couldn’t be contained.

[technically-human]

i loved seeing the moment of stone realising he was going to stick with robotnik (─‿‿─) could we see the moment ROBOTNIK realises stone is here for good?

Robotnik isn't used to people being happy to see him

[oobbbear]

I want to post this here too because I’ve seen it happen a few times

Please understand that there are cultural differences and language differences, if you see this happening let the person clarify what they meant, that person might just not be familiar with words the western side of the internet use

[lazylittledragon]

more gale+cyra romcom stuff because i'm unwell!!!

[rocketbirdie]

face value

[lestappenforever]

Your languages anon makes me think of something. Charles' "It's like this" is not really proper English, is it? I feel like native English speakers would not say that (in the way he uses it, "well it's like this, what can you do"), and it's a direct translation of "c'est comme ça". I don't know, it sounds very French (and sweet) to me!

I mean, it is proper English, but it does sound a bit off in the context Charles uses it. The more common term to use in the context he uses it is "It is what it is", but his direct French translation version is absolutely adorable.

[humblemooncat]

How does your OC's voice change when they are trying to persuade someone else to let them have their own way? Is this particularly persuasive? Perhaps only to certain people?

It depends on the person! For Lohi, if he's trying to persuade strangers or government officials, it's more of a posture and tone shift.

He's a very lax man, and his voice reflects as such. So when he's attempting persuasion on the Scions' behalf for example, he'll be more confident and deliberate in his speech while straightening himself and looking as "hero-like" as he can.

Now, if he's trying to persuade a loved one, that's a different story.

He'll bat his lashes, get real close, and you'll hear the smile in his voice. He's a very "Pretty please~" kind of guy. Which will either get him what he wants, or...

[the-phantom-peach]

“for her”

-🍃

the burden of failure and fear of disappointment. sometimes ya just gotta keep it to yourself

[percabethconvos]

Grover: So I'm curious, what's Annabeth's 'love language'?

Percy:...

Percy: Asking

Grover: Asking?

Percy: Yeah. You should've seen how happy she got the other day when I asked her about the construction of the Pantheon's dome