“moving to finland” gothic: you don’t know what a heijastin is, but everyone tells you they save lives. mothers passing you on the street regard your dark, empty jacket with concern. you feel oddly naked as those around you watch your movements with a mix of pity and worry. “what do you mean, you’ve never owned one?” someone asks, backing away as if convinced you are already dead, speaking to them from the special hell reserved for people who lived too recklessly. you are made to study the history of these items in your integration class. “it’s important” says the teacher, adopting the same somber tone as all the others, “they save lives.” you receive a tiny, formless package from a close friend, accompanied with the words “there, now you have to wear it”. you fix the tiny silhouette of Snufkin to your jacket. the ritual is complete, and every finn around you finally breathes.

You have only ONE heijastin with you?

a warning to anyone else who might be thinking of coming here: the stuff about trees and Nightwish is a lie, it’s all a front for a 5.5 million strong cult based on decking yourself out like the shiny Charizard you forged in 1999

Peak Finn: every individual piece of outerwear has its own reflector. Every bag. Every sleeve, every pant leg. Ideally your hat is made entirely of reflective material and you shine like a beacon in the darkest of nights.

(For real anyone who moves to a Nordic country has to get in on this I am not kidding around people die without these babies this has been a PSA)

“J'y vais au talent” which means “I’m going with talent” is a french expression students are using when they didn’t study for an exam they are about to take.

The duolingo owl, cocking a gun in the distance because i havent practiced french in a few months

im here to announce that the new hot meme is writing textposts in the international phonetic alphabet

ˈɪtəl lʊk ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsʌmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ˈrɪli ˈgoʊɪŋ tu kæʧ ɑn gaɪz

Things polyglots understand

Handing your phone to someone and seeing their look of bewilderment when they realize it’s in a foreign language

This inspired me to change my phone settings into Spanish again

Cheeky boi

i LAUGH EVERY TIME I SEE THIS FUCKING PICTURE

ring ring

HELLO??? captain haddock asks, shoving the shower head against his face as water shoots out of it. HELLO??

Ok mais la version française est encore mieux avec “Allô ?” (à l'eau)

I’m so disappointed that this pun doesn’t translate

Milan,Italy

Langblr Secret Santa

Ciao, salut, halløj, hallo @hillanguages! I’m your langblr secret santa :D I have been informed you like “danish, dutch, italian, french, artsy stuff, crafts & creative hobbies”, so I thought a bit about how I could combine “artsy stuff” with languages. I came up with vocab lists in Italian, French and Dutch* based on paintings! 

Enjoy!

*unfortunately I have zero knowledge of the Danish language (except for halløj), I apologize for the inconvenience.

With a special thanks to @idlelearner and @langsandlit for checking and correcting the French and Italian vocabulary. And also a special thanks for @langblrsecretsanta for organizing all of this, it must be a lot of work and I just want you to know it’s really appreciated!

Vincent van Gogh - De aardappeleters

De aardappeleters – Les mangeurs de pommes de terre – I mangiatori di patate – The potato eaters

De aardappel – la pomme de terre – la patata – the potato De avond – le soir – la sera – the evening  Het gezin – la famille – la famiglia – the family  Het huis – la maison – la casa – the house  De koffie – le café – il caffè – the coffee De lamp – la lampe – la lampada – the lamp  De mens – l’humain ; l’être humain – l’essere umano – the human Het schilderij – la peinture – il dipinto – the painting  De stoel – la chaise – la sedia – the chair  De tafel – la table – il tavolo – the table

Drinken – boire – bere – to drink  Eten – manger – mangiare – to eat

Arm – pauvre – povero/a - poor Bruin – brun(e) – marrone – brown Klein – petit(e) – piccolo/a – small Nederlands – néerlandais(e) – olandese - Dutch

Caravaggio - Suonatore di liuto

De luitspeler – Le joueur de luth – Suonatore di liuto – The lute player

De bloem – la fleur – il fiore – the flower Het fruit – le fruit – la frutta – the fruit De jongen – le garçon – il ragazzo – the boy  De luit – le luth – il liuto – the lute  De muziek – la musique – la musica – the music  De muzikant(e) – le musicien ; la musicienne – il/la musicista – the musician De partituur – la partition – la partitura – the musical score De viool – le violon – il violino – the violin

Een instrument spelen – jouer un instrument – suonare (uno strumento) – to play an instrument Tokkelen – pincer (la corde) – pizzicare – to pluck strings

Italiaans – italien(ne) – italiano/a – Italian  Veelkleurig– multicolore – multicolore – multi-colored  Wit – blanc(he) – bianco/a – white Zwart – noir(e) – nero/a – black

Jacques-Louis David - Sacre de l'empereur Napoléon Ier et couronnement de l'impératrice Joséphine dans la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, le 2 décembre 1804

De kroning van Napoleon – Le sacre de Napoléon– L’incoronazione di Napoleone – The coronation of Napoleon

Frankrijk – la France – la Francia – France  De geestelijke – l’ecclésiastique; le clerc – l’ecclesiastico - the clergyman De keizer – l’empereur – l’imperatore – the emperor De keizerin – l’impératrice – l’imperatrice – the empress Het keizerrijk – l’empire – l’impero – the empire  De kerk – l’église – la chiesa – the church  De kroning – le couronnement – l’incoronazione – the crowning De kroon – la couronne – la corona – the crown  De plechtigheid; de ceremonie – la cérémonie – la cerimonia – the ceremony Het publiek – le public – il pubblico – the public De revolutie – la révolution – la rivoluzione – the revolution De staat – l’état – lo stato – the state  De staatsgreep – le coup d’état – il colpo di stato - the coup d’etat

Kijken – regarder – guardare – to look  Knielen – s’agenouiller – inginocchiarsi – to kneel

Blauw – bleu(e) – azzurro/a – blue  Rijk – riche – ricco/a – rich  Rood – rouge – rosso/a – red

René Magritte – La trahison des images

La trahison des images – la trahison des images – Il tradimento delle immagini - The treachery of images

De filosofie ; de wijsbegeerte – la philosophie – la filosofia – the philosophy  De pijp – la pipe - la pipa - the pipe De stelling - l’assertion; l’affirmation - l’affermazione - the statement Het surrealisme – le surréalisme – il surrealismo – the surrealism

Roken – fumer – fumare – to smoke

Belgisch – belge – belga - Belgian  Eenvoudig – simple – semplice – simple

Botticelli - La nascita di Venere

De geboorte van Venus – La naissance de Vénus – La nascita di Venere – The birth of Venus

Het bos – le bois ­– il bosco – the wood  De god – le dieu – il dio – the god  De godin – la déesse – la dea – the godess  De gratie – la grâce – la grazia – the grace De liefde – l’amour – l’amore – the love  De mythologie – la mythologie – la mitologia – the mythology De naaktheid – la nudité – la nudità – the nudity  De plant – la plante – la pianta – the plant  De schelp – la coquille – la conchiglia – the shell  De schoonheid – la beauté – la bellezza – the beauty  Venus – Vénus – Venere – Venus De vleugel – l’aile – l’ala – the wing  De vruchtbaarheid – la fertilité – la fertilità – the fertility  De wind – le vent – il vento – the wind De zee – la mer – il mare – the sea

Bedekken – couvrir - coprire – to cover Blazen - souffler - soffiare – to blow Vliegen – voler – volare – to fly

Johannes Vermeer - Het meisje met de parel

Het meisje met de parel – La jeune fille à la perle – La ragazza col turbante; La ragazza con l’orecchino di perla – The girl with the pearl

De blik – le regard – lo sguardo – the look De oorbel – la boucle d’oreille – l’orecchino – the earring De parel – la perle – la perla – the pearl  Het portret – le portrait – il ritratto – the portrait Het profiel – le profil – il profilo – the profile De tulband – le turban – il turbante – the turban 

Geel – jaune – giallo/a – yellow Jong – jeune – giovane – young

Zalige feesten! Joyeuses fêtes! Buone feste! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

this is amazing! 😍 Grazie mille, merci beaucoup & dank u! i wasn't expecting this long, multilingual and thorough vocab list and im so happy about this!

Bakteeri: *Tunkeutuu elimistöön*

Ihminen: EN GARDE!

Imagine having your typo immortalized in a subway ad in a city of 8 million people.

I used my mediocre sewing skills to turn an old sweater into a snood for Gaea’s frozen ears

Babushka

Do you have any beets, babushka is making borscht

crows have been documented holding ‘funerals’ for many years. however, researchers suggest that they may not be mourning; evidence indicates that crows may be examining the body & surrounding area for potential threats to the rest of the flock.

source: (x)

So it’s not a funeral…

…….it’s a fucking autopsy and criminal investigation.

You might even call it

a murder investigation.