saw this on twitter, thought it might be helpful!

source: alisonykim

My Spanish professor also suggested this 😊

I’m posting this because it has sound samples for all the languages listed. 

Top 10 Basic ASL you need to know!

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you guys really just don’t check your fucking phones huh? you don’t give a fuck and a half about your notifications? you just carry it around with you everywhere but don’t actually go on it? maybe someone texted you. maybe you received an email. maybe you need to take your daily duolingo lesson. but no, you really just can’t be bothered. fuck you

The Duolingo owl wrote this post

i cant believe americans on tv really say rock paper scissors like???? its paper scissors rock omg do u irl americans actually say rock paper scissors????

rb this with whether u say paper scissors rock or rock paper scissors

me normally: linguistic differences are so interesting and cool! I love hearing different dialectal variations.

me, reading “paper, scissors, rock” with my own two eyeballs: the lord is testing me

Raga - short for “ragazzi”; literally: “guys” (probably the most used)

Dai - it can be translated to “come on” and it’s pronounced like the English word “die” (so yeah it can create a little bit of misunderstanding)

Meno Male! - literally “less bad!”; but it means “thank God!”

Magari! - literally “maybe”; it’s the italian equivalent of “I wish!”

Basta - it means “that’s enough” “stop it” “enough”

Boh - literally this emoji: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ or “to have no clue”. (“Did we have homework for today” “boh”)

Quattro gatti - literally “four cats”; it means very few people. (Alla festa eravamo in quattro gatti - at the party we were in four cats)

Come Dio comanda - literally “as God commands”; something done properly, like it should be.

Spettegolare - to gossip

Toccare ferro - literally “to touch iron”; italian equivalent for “knock on wood” (yeah we touch iron instead)

alzare il gomito - literally: “to raise the elbow”; to drink too much (if someone raised the elbow he drank more than he should have)

Siga - short for “sigaretta” which means cigarette (would be “ciga” in English? Did I just invented a new slang word? Idk)

Ci sta - literally: “it fits” it means “that’s cool” “sounds good”

Fatti furbo - literally: “make yourself smart”; it means something like “wake up!” “open your eyes!”

Un limone - literally: “a lemon”; it’s a make out session

hello fellow language learners!

this giveaway is something i’ve been wanting to hold for years and i’m so excited to finally have the chance to do it! i realise not all my followers are learning german, so i decided to organise two separate prize packs. the first is for beginner/intermediate german learners, the second is for everyone else (including advanced german learners).

prize pack 1

prize pack 1 contents: 📔 1x a5 30 page muji notebook with water resistant collaged cover. you could use this to record vocabulary, translate song lyrics, or as a journal to practise your writing skills 📕 1x teach yourself: german grammar you really need to know - jenny russ this is the course book i used when i first started learning german and i can’t recommend it enough. it teaches the language from a complete beginner level using example sentences and plenty of grammatical explanations that explain the rules of the language very logically and in great detail. pair this with a good dictionary and you’re set! 📗 1x an der arche um acht (meet at the ark at eight) - ulrich hub a short children’s novel about what happens to three penguins who try to board noah’s ark, the language used is simple and straightforward but this book is also full of vocabulary that you probably won’t learn from the teach yourself book 🖊 1x 10 pack stabilo point 88 coloured fineliners 💕 2x dasio sticker sheets 📝 1x 80 pack ruled index cards so you can make yourself some fancy colour coded flash cards 💋 1x the body shop strawberry lip butter because there’s nothing worse than practising speaking your target language when your lips are dry and chapped 🍫 2x 100g milka chocolate bar kuhflecken (cow spots) + erdbeer (strawberry)

prize pack 2

prize pack 2 contents: 📔 1x a5 30 page muji notebook with water resistant collaged cover. you could use this to record vocabulary, translate song lyrics, or as a journal to practise your writing skills 📘 1x fluent forever: how to learn any language fast and never forget it - gabriel wyner this book is jam packed with tips and tricks to help you best utilise the learning resources available to you and teach yourself to speak a foreign language without breaking the bank 🖊 1x 10 stabilo point 88 coloured fineliners 🍀 2x dasio sticker sheets 📝 1x 80 pack ruled index cards so you can make yourself some fancy colour coded flash cards 💋 1x the body shop shea lip butter because there’s nothing worse than practising speaking your target language when your lips are dry and chapped 🍫 1x 125g pack kinder chocolate 🍫 2x 100g milka chocolate bar kuhflecken (cow spots) + oreo

deadline and judging

the giveaway ends on the 14th of february 2018 (valentine’s day) at 11:59pm cet (central european time). i will select one winner from each category using a random number generator and the winners will be messaged on the following day (15th of february).

rules: 🕐 be following @languageoclock 🕑 reblog this post and tell me in 100 words or less about the best language learning experience you had in 2017 🕒 include either “prize pack 1” or “prize pack 2” in the tags so i know which category you’re entering. you can not enter both categories 🕓 if you’re reblogging to a side blog, include the url of your main blog in the tags so i can check that you’re following me 🕔 only one entry per user 🕕 you must be over the age of 18 or have the permission of a parent/guardian to give out your home address if you win 🕖 tumblr messaging must be activated on your blog so i can notify you if you win. if i go onto your blog and see you don’t allow messages, i will pick another winner 🕗 entries must be written in english 🕘 any winner who fails to respond to my message within 24 hours will be disqualified and a new winner will be chosen

good luck and have fun! 💛

My best language learning experience of 2017 was finally going to Italy. It really hasn’t been my main target language in awhile, but having the ability to practice while on vacation was amazing. Plus, my friends and I got lost and I was able to ask for directions to get us to our destination. I was so proud of myself!

Idioms of the World, Matt Lindley

im just

the cherokee language has a verb tense that specifically notes the exclusion of a person in the conversation

so there’s i’m going, you’re going, we’re going, and we’re going (but not you) 

i love it

This is called “clusivity” and it’s found a bunch of languages, including Chechen, Vietnamese, Samoan, and Quechua.

Some languages just side-eye harder than others.

laundry boys

(Vilmar Pedersen)

Soley | “Ævintýr ” 

me: *never studies my target languages* my language abilities: *dont get better* me:

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favorite linguist joke and i will never not reblog it

HA

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