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Learning Italian, Spanish, Korean, and I am dabbling in Arabic and Greek / / native English speaker
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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How To Use Movies To Learn a Language
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Greetings, Polyglots! I’m back with another post about how to use movies to learn languages!
I’ve noticed a trend among language learners. Especially among those learning English. Those who spoke English the most natural and fluently have all said that they frequently use movies to learn English. I’m telling you, it’s uncanny! I’ve taught English in three countries and in every country the most standout students have always said that they watched videos and movies for idioms and phrases. The result was almost always natural and fluent sounding English. So I began to wonder do movies work to help you learn a language and how do you watch a movie to learn a language anyway!? Movies are like an hour to two hours long! I don’t have the patience for that.
Movies can, however, help you learn languages in a more natural and casual way. Depending on the genre of the movie, you can learn some interesting vocabulary as well. Movies and television shows are very important for language learning, because they not only teach proper use of grammar and vocabulary, they also introduce you to the humor and culture of the people who’s language you’re studying. After only one or two weeks using movies learning Chinese, my casual Chinese has certainly improved and I have learned a few funny phrases to keep things light too. So how do you use movies to learn languages? Here’s how:
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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🌶 Flavors in Spanish 🍯
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What’s up guys ✌🏼 I’m back from my hiatus and back and better. I will try to post everyday if it is not a toll. XO Erin 😘
umami (flavorful); sabroso
sweet; dulce
salty; salado
fruity; afrutado
spicy; picante/sazonado
bitter; amargo
sour; ácido/agrio
tangy; agridulce
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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My Arabic vocabulary masterlist
Vocabulary lists
Fandom vocabulary series MSA
Greetings in MSA
Common sayings (dialect)
Insults in MSA
Baking in MSA
Halloween vocabulary MSA
Mathematics in MSA
Playing cards in MSA
Fairy tales and magical creatures MSA
Days of the week MSA
Unisex names in Arabic
Family vocabulary in MSA
Dialect learning references
Palestinian dialect
Lebanese dialect
Moroccan dialect
Egyptian dialect
Algerian dialect
Iraqi dialect
Libyan dialect
Sudanese dialect
Arabic pet names series
Cats
Dogs
Rabbits
Lizards
Turtles
Birds
Horses and donkeys
General posts and references
Word of the day
Arabic proverbs
Sayings and responses series
Arabic music
Dialect posts
Why are the dialects so different?
Arabic calligraphy information
Arabic reading material for beginners
Arabic audio files
Animated movies in Arabic
Arabic plural dictionaries
Arabic language learning tips
Staying motivated when you self-study
Being gender neutral in Arabic
English sounds that don’t exist in Arabic (MSA)
Untraslatable Arabic words (dialect)
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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Mental health in Spanish - II
part one
This post was inspired by this one in French!
autista – autistic
el …
estigma – Stigma
autismo –  Autism
trastorno – Disorder 
diagnóstico – diagnosis
ataque de pánico – panic attack
ataque de ansiedad – anxiety attack  
seguro médico  – medical insurance
trastorno de bipolaridad – Bipolar Disorder trastorno del estado de ánimo – mood disorder 
trastorno obsesivo compulsivo (TOC) – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
trastorno por déficit de atención (TDA) – Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
trastorno por estrés postraumático (TEPT)  – Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad (TDAH) – attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 
la …
adicción – addiction
inseguridad  – insecurity  
alucinación –  hallucination 
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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🌺☀️ La primavera ☀️🌺 - spring
agnello - lamb albero - tree ape (f.) - bee aprile - April arcobaleno  - rainbow bocciolo - blossom coccinella - ladybug erba - grass farfalla - butterfly fiore (m.) - flower foglia - leaf giugno - June maggio - May marzo - March nascita - birth pianta - plant pioggia - rain pozzanghera - puddle rana - frog sole (m.) - sun stagione (f.) - season uccello - bird
verde (m./f.) - green fresco - cool, fresh nuovo - new caldo - warm
crescere - to grow far crescere - to make [something] grow nascere - to be born piovere - to rain profumare - to snella, to perfume sbocciare - to blossom schiudere / schiudersi - to hatch sciogliere / sciogliersi - to melt splendere - to shine
Based on @malteseboy​‘s post with a few additions. P.S. I’m pretty sure someone has already done this in Italian but oh well.
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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A list of basic Greek verbs :
To be -  είμαι
To have - έχω
To do - κάνω
To say - λέω
To know - Ξέρω
To speak - μιλάω
To see - βλέπω
To look - κοιτάζω
To listen - ακούω
To want - θέλω
To go - πηγαίνω/πάω.
To leave - φεύγω
To arrive - φτάνω
To stay - μένω
To feel - νιώθω
To learn - μαθαίνω
To need - χρειάζομαι
To ask -  Ρωτάω
To try - προσπαθώ
To take - παίρνω
To come - έρχομαι
To find - βρίσκω
To work - δουλεύω
To help - βοηθάω
To play - παίζω
To walk - περπατάω
To run - τρέχω
To write - γράφω
To read - διαβάζω
To eat - τρώω
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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I was in a spring kind of mood the other day so I thought I’d make a list of spring related things!
•Η Άνοιξη- Spring
•Ο Μάρτιος - March •Ο Απρίλιος - April •Ο Μάιος - May
•Ο Κήπος (Οι Κήποι) - Garden(s) •Φυτεύω - To plant •Καλλιεργώ - To grow (used with plants) •Το Αγγούρι (Τα Αγγούρια) - Cucumber(s) •Η Ντομάτα (Οι Ντομάτες)- Tomato(es) •Η Μελιτζάνα (Οι Μελιτζάνες) - Eggplant(s)
•Το Λουλούδι (Τα Λουλούδια) - Flower(s) •Το Τριαντάφυλλο (Τα Τριαντάφυλλα) - Rose(s) •Η Τουλίπα (Οι Τουλίπες) - Tulip(s) •Το Χρυσάνθεμο (Τα Χρυσάνθεμα) - Chrysanthemum(s) •Η Ορτανσία (Οι Ορτανσίες) - Hydrangea(s) •Η Γαρδένια (Οι Γαρδένιες) - Gardenia(s) •Ο Υάκινθος (Οι Υάκινθοι) - Hyacinth(s) •Ο Κρίνος (Οι Κρίνοι) - Lily (Lilies)
•Η Κάμπια (Οι Κάμπιες) - Caterpillar(s) •Η Πεταλούδα (Οι Πεταλούδες) - Butterfly (Butterflies) •Η Μέλισσα (Οι Μέλισσα) - Bee(s) •Η Πασχαλίτσα (Οι Πασχαλίτσες) - Ladybug(s) / Ladybird(s) •Το Κουνέλι (Τα Κουνέλια) - Bunny (Bunnies) •Το Πουλί (Τα Πουλιά) - Bird(s)
•Η Βροχή (Οι Βροχές) - Rain(s) •Ο Ήλιος - Sun •Το Φως του Ήλιου - Sunlight •Βρέχει - It’s raining •Ηλιόλουστος/η/ο - Sunny
•Το Πάσχα - Easter •Το Αυγό (Τα Αυγά) - Egg(s) •Το Σοκολατένιο Αυγό (Τα Σοκολατένια Αυγά) - Chocolate egg(s) •Το Βαμμένο Αυγό (Τα Βαμμένα Αυγά) - Dyed egg(s) •Το Πασχαλινό Αυγό (Τα Πασχαλινά Αυγά) - Easter egg(s) •Το Κυνήγι των αυγών (Τα Κυνήγια των αυγών) - Egg hunt(s) •Βάφω αυγά - To dye eggs •Ψάχνω για αυγά - To look/hunt for eggs
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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🏊 G R E E K S U M M E R S 🏄
το καλοκαίρι - summer
ο ήλιος - sun
η παραλία - beach
ταξιδεύω - to travel
ο ωκεανός - ocean
η θάλασσα - sea
η πισίνα - pool
το κοχύλι - seashell
τα γυαλιά ηλίου - sunglasses
το μαγιό - swimsuit
κολυμπάω - to swim
κάνω σερφ - to surf
το παγωτό - ice cream
ζεστός - hot
καυτός - really hot (hotter than ζεστός)
ο πύργος στην άμμο - sand castle
η άμμος - sand
το έγκαυμα - sunburn
το πλατύγυρο καπέλο - sunhat
το καρπούζι - watermelon
ηλιόλουστος - sunny
το κλιματιστικό - air conditioner
Please correct any mistake ^-^
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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Greek spring vocabulary
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April - Απρίλιος
birth - η γέννηση
bee - η μέλισσα
butterfly - η πεταλούδα
warmth - η ζεστασιά
Easter - το Πάσχα
eggs - τα αυγά
flowers - τα λουλούδια
green - πράσινος
grass - το γρασίδι
to grow - καλλιεργώ
fresh - φρέσκο
lamb - το αρνί
March - Μάρτιος
May - Μάιος
sunny - ηλιόλουστος
nest - η φωλιά
rabbit - το κουνέλι
rainbow - ουράνιο τόξο
season - η εποχή
spring - η άνοιξη 
plant - το φυτό
sun - o ήλιος
bird - το πουλί
tree - το δέντρο
gardening - η κηπουρία 
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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*Based on Duolingo’s house vocabulary list*
house -  το σπίτι 
kitchen -  η κουζίνα
living room -  το σαλόνι
room -  το δωμάτιο
dining room -  η τραπεζαρία
bedroom -  το υπνοδωμάτιο
library- η βιβλιοθήκη
bathroom -  το μπάνιο / η τουαλέτα
basement - το υπόγειο
hall -  το χολ
yard -  η αυλή
garden -  ο κήπος
ceiling - η οροφή
staircase - η σκάλα
door - η πόρτα
window - το παράθυρο
balcony - το μπαλκόνι
wall - ο τοίχος
furniture - τα έπιπλα
bed - το κρεβάτι
sofa - ο καναπές
table - το τραπέζι
desk - το γραφείο
closet - η ντουλάπα
chair- η καρέκλα
armchair - η πολυθρόνα
shower - το ντους
bathtub -  η μπανιέρα 
sink -  ο νιπτήρας
refrigerator -  το ψυγείο
oven - ο φούρνος
radiator - το καλοριφέρ
air conditioner - το κλιματιστικό
curtain - η κουρτίνα
lamp - η λάμπα
soap - το σαπούνι
toothpaste - η οδοντόκρεμα
toothbrush - η οδοντόβουρτσα
keys - τα κλειδιά
Towel - η πετσέτα
Pillow - το μαξιλάρι
carpet - το χαλί
mirror - ο καθρέφτης
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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Greek Colors🇬🇷🎨
Το χρώμα - the color Πολύχρωμο - colorful Ανοιχτό - light Σκούρο - dark
Κόκκινο - red Πορτοκαλί - orange Άσπρο - white Μαύρο - black Μπλε - blue Κίτρινο - yellow Πράσινο - green Γκρι - grey Ροζ - pink Μοβ - purlple Καφέ - brown
Εκρού - ecru Τιρκουάζ - turquoise Σομόν - salmon Πετρόλ - petrol Μπορντό - Bordeaux Χακί - khaki Φουξ - fuchsia Λιλά - lilac Μπεζ - beige
Κανελί - cinnamon red Κεραμιδί - brick red Βυσσινί - crimson red Καρπουζί - watermelon red Κοραλί - coral pink Τριανταφυλλί - rose pink Κουφετί - candy pink Δαμασκηνί - plum purple Βιολετί - violet purple Μελιτζανί - eggplant purple Ηλεκτρίκ - electric blue Θαλασσί - ocean blue Γαλαζοπράσινο - aquamarine Ουρανί - sky blue Σμαραγδί - jade green Λαδί - olive green Φυστικί - pistachio green Λαχανί - cabbage green Λεμονί - lemon yellow Καναρινί - canary yellow Μουσταρδί - mustard yellow Ροδακινί - peach orange Μελί - honey brown Καστανό - chestnut brown Σοκολατί - chocolate brown Σταχτί - ash grey Ποντικί - mouse grey Πλατινέ - platinum white
(Pulled lots of these words from duo since they had such a thorough list!)
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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•Αν εγώ έχω εσένα, δεν θέλω κανέναν. •Τρίκαλα
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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Mostly based on Duolingo’s Food lesson. If you see a mistake, don’t hesitate to let me know!
Food
αλάτι (n.) - salt αυγό (n.) - egg αχλάδι (n.) - pear βοδινό (n.) - beef γεύμα (n.) - meal γλυκό (n.) - dessert *γύρος (m.) - gyro ελαιόλαδα (n.) - olive oil ζάχαρη (f.) - sugar ζυμαρικά (n.) - pasta *καρότο (n.) - carrot *καφές (m.) - coffee *κέικ (n.) - cake *κέτσαπ (n.) - ketchup κεφτές (m.) - meatball κοτόπουλο (n.) - chicken κρέας (n.) - meat κρεμμύδι (n.) - onion *λεμόνι (n.) - lemon λουκάκινο (n.) - sausage μεσημεριανό (n.) - lunch μπριζόλα (f.) - steak *πίτσα (f.) - pizza *πιπέρι (n.) - pepper παγωτό (n.) - ice cream πορτοκαλί (n.) - orange *σούπα (f.) - soup σκόρδο (n.) - garlic *σοκολάτα (f.) - chocolate *τομάτα/ντομάτα (f.) - tomato τσάι (n.) - tea χοιρινό (n.) - pork χυμός (m.) - juice *χάμπουργκερ (n.) - hamburger ψωμί (n.) - bread ψάρι (n.) - fish
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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Cozy vocabulary in Greek
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original post by @malteseboy
το φιλί – kiss
η ταινία – movie
η αγκαλιά – cuddle
το πουλόβερ  – sweater
Το μαξιλάρι – pillow
ο καφές – coffee
οι κάλτσες – socks
το βιβλίο – book
η άνεση – comfort
η κουβέρτα – blanket
ο υπνάκος – nap
Το τζάκι – fireplace
η γάτα – cat
η ζεστασιά – warmth
τα αστέρια – stars
το τσαι – tea
η αγκαλιά – hug
το κερί– candle
Απαλός – soft
ευαίσθητος/ λεπτεπίλεπτος – delicate
γλυκός – sweet
Άνετος – comfortable
ζεστός- warm
Φιλώ – to kiss
αγκαλιάζω – to hug
Φροντίζω  – to take care (of smb.)
Ξαπλώνω – to lie down
αγκαλιάζω – to cuddle
διαβάζω – to read
κοιμάμαι – to sleep
Ξεκουράζομαι – to rest
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themultilingualbaffoon · 7 years ago
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Latin: We don't need a definite article!
English: We'll just use the. Simple.
French: Le, la, les. For a bit of variety.
Ancient Greek: :)
Latin: Oh no.
Ancient Greek: :) :)
English: Don't do it.
Ancient Greek: :) :) :)
French: Why are you like this?
Ancient Greek: ο, του, τω, τον, οι, των, τοις, τους, η, της, τη, την, αι, ταις, τας, το, τα, τω, τοιν
Ancient Greek: :)
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themultilingualbaffoon · 8 years ago
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INTP: You are the rapid clicking of a rubix cube under clever fingers, the glint of dark steel, the soft sigh of rain on concrete. You are the flash of unexpected rage, the sound of a chair scraping against the floor as it is pushed hastily back. You are the flipping pages of a textbook, and the squint of eyebrows while reading scrawled writing. It is no wonder that you love asking questions so much, INTP, for you yourself are a Question
Insp: http://touchedbytheangel.tumblr.com/post/140102815903/what-you-are-according-to-your-mbti-type
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themultilingualbaffoon · 8 years ago
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Me, neglecting Duolingo for one day.
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