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Sometimes people ask the best questions on Reddit:

And some answers so far: 

You know he’s seen some stuff.

how do i improve my pronunciation?

theres a widespread myth that its impossible to learn to sound like a native speaker of a language other than ur mother tongue if u didnt learn it as a child and while being surrounded by it 24/7. this is far from the truth!! having good pronunciation and a native-like accent that u can be proud of is definitely achievable, especially if u have the right mindset and are determined to work hard (★^∀^★) ★  remember that babies usually have over a year of pure input before they actually begin to speak their first language. get as much audio exposure as u can. listen to the language in lots of different contexts (radio tv music movies conversations speeches audiobooks youtube videos..) and just try to replicate what the language sounds like to ur ears without necessarily trying to say actual words or worrying about grammar. @polysprachig made this video that goes into more detail on this topic and u may also wanna check out this article ★  pick the specific accent that u want to emulate. this is especially important for people learning pluricentric languages like english/portuguese/arabic/etc where there is more than one spoken standard. the more widely spoken the accent u choose is, the easier it will be to find audio materials to listen to and people who speak with that accent (eg there are a lot of tv shows and movies in american and british english.. but not many in australian english). blending multiple completely different dialects/accents (and mixing up slang from different regions and social groups) can make u sound very weird and unnatural, however narrowing down a particular region whose accent u want to imitate will allow u to easily develop a sense of belonging and closeness to the language. ★  pay really careful attention to the sounds that are different in ur target language to ur native language(s) and any other languages u already speak. look for videos/instructions online for how to pronounce the sounds that u find difficult and practise every day by listening to them in natural speech and copying them as best u can.. pretend to be an annoying parrot that mimics everything it hears!! ★  get to know ur mouth. u may have to adjust the position of ur jaw, tongue, lips, the way u breathe or the amount of saliva if ur mouth to comfortably replicate some sounds. if ur mouth doesnt feel a little uncomfortable with a new sound, u may not be pronouncing it right. ★  find a native speaker to listen to u speak for a little while and ask if they can narrow down any areas u seem to have particular trouble with. concentrate on accuracy rather than speed ★  find the lyrics to some songs u love in ur target language and sing along as best u can. it takes away ur intrinsic need to worry about vocabulary or grammar and allows u to just focus on naturally replicating the way the language sounds ★  childrens books are often available with audio accompanyment that u can listen to while u read the text and also pause and repeat after if u wish. its like the perfect combination of simple easy to understand language and nice clear voices because theyre specifically designed to help children learn to read their own native language! ★  subtitles can help u mentally connect the symbols of the written language with the sounds of the spoken language, but they can also slow the speed at which u accustom urself to processing the spoken language without assistance.. try watching content both with and without subtitles to see what works best for u ★  if ure having trouble with the pronunciation of a particular word or phrase u can try looking it up on rhinospike or forvo ★  dont worry if u fear ure not making any progress.. u will improve slowly with consistent practice and also get the opportunity to hone ur listening skills at the same time!!

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languages bruh

is germany okay

“scheiße!” @sprachtraeume you when you dropped your camera 😂

Omg it’s true

the first complaynts are coming in: jess thinks my rimes are but a sin. she canot see the meme’s apeel. the bredlik love she does not feel.

why are you like this

the way i am i will admitte makes little sence: i am a twitte. but who is werce- the crazy gal or she who kepes her as a pal?

why must you

i must becos this simpel meme is now my lyf, my waking dreme. if i should try to speke in prose the cow appears:

he liks my nose.

are you kidding me

i kid yu not. i shall not tire. to rime this way is my desire. the world may bern or floode insted: but i’ll be here to lik some bred.

even your tags were in lik the bred format

i give up

this post has killed me

just yesterday the words above were sed by jess who has no love  for any childe made up of rime. she may yet change. i’ll give her tyme. 

@l-heure-du-the

In holland when someone doesn’t close the door behind their backs we say ‘Ben je in de kerk geboren?’ which literally translates to ‘Have you been born in church?’ @useless-netherlandsfacts

In the United States we say, “Were you raised in a barn?” It’s supposed to imply that the person was raised without any manners. But as people who frequently use barns have told me, you would never leave the barn door open because then the animals could get out.

In Italy when someone walks in a room and doesn’t close the door we say “abiti al Colosseo?” (and other variants), which translates to “do you live at the Colosseum?” because the Colosseum hasn’t got doors

In Bulgaria we say ‘Da ne jiveesh v peshtera?’ and it translates as ‘Do you live in a cave?’ and it both implies you were raised mannerless like in the stone ages and that you don’t use use doors b/c caves don’t have any

In my house we say, “What the fuck, dude?” because I live alone and when a door is opened by someone who isn’t me, it’s usually my cat slamming his face into it at maximum velocity before disappearing into the next room.

Hello everyone! My birthday is coming soon (February 18th), so I thought I’d share a little vocabulary list with birthday vocab in French

Un anniversaire - a birthday

C’est quand ton anniversaire ?* - When is your birthday?

Mon anniversaire est le… - My birthday is on…

→ Mon anniversaire est le 18 Février (dix-huit février)

Fêter (1er groupe) - to celebrate

→ Je fête mon anniversaire

Un gâteau d’anniversaire (pluriel : des gâteaux) - A birthday cake

Un gâteau au… - a […]-flavoured cake

→ Un gâteau au chocolat

Une bougie - A candle

Le glaçage - frosting/icing

Un bonbon - A sweet/candy

Des chips (féminin) - crisps

Un gâteau apéritif / apéro* - a cracker (so, salty)

Un cadeau d’anniversaire (pluriel : des cadeaux) - A birthday present

Une surprise - A surprise

Une fête d’anniversaire - A birthday party (usually used for children)

Une soirée d’anniversaire - A birthday party but in the evening/night (teenagers, young adults)

Une musique - A song (literally a music, but meaning a song)

Une chanson - A song

Danser (1er groupe) - to dance

→ On a dansé toute la soirée - We danced all night

S’amuser (1er groupe) - to have fun

→ On s’est vraiment amusé ! - We really had fun!

Un anniversaire surprise - A surprise birthday party

Un ballon de baudruche - A balloon

Un déguisement - A costume

* : informal language

how dARE YOU call any language ugly

Clearly you’ve never seen my body language

it will forever confuse me that the german tumblr app now says “… hat deinen Eintrag gelikt” and not “… hat deinen Eintrag als Favorit markiert” which is just shortened and very nice but I don’t read gelikt as [gelaikd] but as [gelikt] and that sounds as if someone licked my post and i really wish i could unread/unhear that

Man nennt mich Kuh In tiefster Nacht Liegt all zur Ruh Ich trapse sacht Auf deinen Blog Den Hals gestreckt Und habe schon Den post geleckt