#coloursnlanguages

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Slavic Language Tag

I was tagged by @coloursnlanguages to do this tag. Apologies if I mess up, I’ve become accustomed to speaking English more often where I live. I also read the questions aloud, was I supposed to??

Figuring out how to get audio on here was a hassle so I just used SoundCloud like Tanya.

https://soundcloud.com/user-324377065/slavic-language-tag

What is your name?

What is your native language?

Choose one noun and decline it in singular and also plural.

What is your favorite idiom?

Say your favorite tongue twister.

Read a part from some book.

Say a sentence or some expression in your dialect.

What is your favorite word?

A word you don’t like to use?

What is your favorite quote? (if it’s possible about your language or country)

I tag @ibtasem @albosniyyah @srecamoja @granice-ljubavi @missbosnian @i-am-a-wip and @emocionalni-demon if you’re up for it and anyone else who sees this and wants to join in. 

[malteseboy]

if I met you i would say wassup? whats your name? cuz i see u on my timeline and dont know anything about you lol

hahaha my name is Aidan

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I was tagged by @polnitsch (thanks, buddy <3)

Rules: tag ten others and share your answers

1. What languages are you/have studied?

I’m studying: Russian and Korean

I’m learning: English, Czech and Latin

I was learning: German and French

2. How long have you been studying?

I’ve been studying Russian for 2 years (but I started learning Russian in high school), Korean for 1 year

I’ve been learning English since I was 5 years old? Sth like that. Czech and Latin for 1 year

German and French - 3 years (I’m no longer interested in those languages)

3. Did you learn through class or self-study (or both)?

Through class but I have to do a lot after uni to keep up with others

Uni and private classes

4. Why did you decide to learn this language?

English - bc this language is almost necessary

Russian - I’ve been in love with this language since I was a little kid. My aunt was studying Russian philology (”Girl, don’t go there, this university is a shit” - As you can see, I haven’t listened to her, but she was right) and it was my first encounter with Russian language and culture. Then I went to Petersburg and it was the end of me. 

Korean - there were two reasons. The first one shows my arrogance and ignorance for Asian languages, so I rather not to talk about it. The second one - I had been so bored at Russian philology that I decided to choose another field of study. So here I am :)

Czech - I had to choose so called “a second Slavic language” - Czech or Croatian. The choice was pretty easy.

Latin - I fucking have to.

* German - my mom enrolled me on a course when I was 7-9 years old

* French - I didn’t want to learn German in middle school

5. What was a major highlight/milestone in studying this language?

English - being able to read fanfictions without dictionary. Seriously.

Russian - talking and understanding native speakers AND knowing how to use participles AND 2 PPL SAYING TO ME THAT THEY DON’T HEAR ANY ACCENT AT ALL.

Korean - no milestone yet

Czech - no milestone yet

Latin - go fuck yourself

6. What was the hardest thing about studying this language?

English - advanced grammar and articles

Russian - participles and stress

Korean - listening and understanding a text

Czech - FALSE FRIENDS

Latin - everything bc I don’t give a fuck about high marks

7. What resources did you find most useful for studying this language?

English - you can laugh at me, but the most helpful resources are... fanfictions

Russian - music, books and many, many, many grammar exercises

Korean - writing little paragraphs, revising vocabulary and grammar till you die

Czech - reading and listening literally anything and making my own vocab lists

Latin - Idk, guys

8. Any top tips for studying this language?

Please, revise everything, even if you think “but it is so easy!”. No, the easiest things are much more forgettable.

9. What’s your next major language goal?

English - pass CAE test (C1 - C2)

Russian - being able to read complicated texts (C1 - C2)

Korean - being able to hold a small talk and understand basic conversations (B1)

Czech - being able to communicate in Czech (B2)

Latin - I want to forget about it

* Start learning Japanese or Chinese

10. Anything we can do in the tumblr community to get you there?

More grammar posts, please. Especially Czech ones.

Maybe @coloursnlanguages, @slav-reject and @mediocrelanguagelearner?

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tagged by @coloursnlanguages (:

Rules: you can tell a lot about a person by the music they listen to. Put your music on shuffle and list the first ten songs. 

1. Igra Bez Granica - Toše Proeski (they only have the serbian versions on spotify)

2. When - dodie

3. O Valencia! - The Decemberists

4. Loving Someone - The 1975

5. Victim to Charm - Wild Child

6. When I Climb to the Top of Mount Rock - School of Rock Original Broadway Soundtrack

7. The Getaway - Red Hot Chili Peppers

8. Song 9(kiki) - Meandergreen

9. Čuvam Noć Od Budnih - Leb i Sol

10. Daydreamin’ - Lupe Fiasco feat. Jill Scott

i tag @languagehell, @livingroseavenue, @fand0ms-unite, @cacticachet & whomever else wants to do it 

[gumiguta]

Get to know me...

Thanks @sinasalita for tagging me!

Name: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Nickname: my latest nickname is Żużula (it’s from a Polish word żul m - a bum, hobo; it’s all because I look horrible at 8 AM at uni and I wear tracksuit) Zodiac sign: cancer Height: 173 cm Orientation: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Nationality: Poland (aka “gorzej niż w lesie i obsranym chlewie“) Favorite fruit: I love all of them, I eat them all Favorite season: summer Favorite book: “The Century of the Surgeon” by Jurgen Thorwald Favorite flower: forget-me-nots or sunflowers Favorite scent: A Scent Of Fear Of My Enemies Favorite colour: black as my philological soul Favorite animal: my precious dog Coffee, tea or hot chocolate: only tea, I don’t drink coffee nor hot chocolate Average sleep hours: 6-7 (during the exam session - 4-5) Cat or dog person: dogs (but there were two cats I liked) Favourite fictional character: Gabriel (”Siewca Waiatru“ by Maja Lidia Kossakowska) or Rodion Raskolnikov (“Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky) Number of blankets: 1-2 Dream trip: Chernobyl and Serbia Blog created: October 2016 Number of followers: 675 

Tagging: @coloursnlanguages and @veriteti (heh, sorry dziołcho) Feel free to not give a fuck about it.

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rules // answer the 20 questions and tag 20 amazing followers you’d like to get to know better!

I was tagged by @x-fraggles which is neat, didn’t know you noticed me.  

Some nice people I’ve come across on here and wanna tag are @clayjazz @eyeoftheplatypus @living404error @srecamoja @albosniyyah @lilium-bosniacum @emocionalni-demon and @coloursnlanguages .

Name: Sheila (pronounced like Shayla) Nicknames: friends n’ family call me honey, hun bun, honey bunny or princess Zodiac Sign: Cancer Height: about 5′4″ but nearly 5'5" Orientation: straight Ethnicity: Bosniak  Favorite Fruit: I reeeally love cantaloupe Favorite Season: fall/autumn for sure Favorite Book: pretty into Great Expectations, To Kill a Mockingbird n’ Dracula Favorite Flower: I’m a sucker for pink roses but tulips are special to me Favorite Scent: the smell of fire burning in the wood stove or majka baking Favorite Color: it’s between black, baby pink or honey mustard yellow Favorite Animal: I fucking love bats Coffee, Tea or Hot Cocoa: tea, for sure Average Sleep Hours: 3-5 hours Cat or Dog: more of a dog person but cats can be nice Favorite Fictional Character: liked Pippi Longstocking growing up but idk now Number of Blankets: just one but on occasion, all the blankets Dream Trip: Bosnia to visit home and see all the sites like a lil’ tourist Blog Created: around June 2014 but I’ve been deleting the mess to start new Number of Followers: almost 90 I think??

Thank you for tagging me, I love filling out tags!