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Henri Biva - Pond in the mist

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‪Clean out your phone and social media feeds. Deleted old photos, contacts, apps and people that no longer resonate or inspire you. End of the year digital purification.‬

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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日本語 words with 食

食べ物 (たべもの) food

食べる (たべる) to eat

食品 (しょくひん) food products

食中毒 (しょくちゅうどく) food poisoning

食欲 (しょくよく) appetite

夜食 (やしょく) midnight snack

夕食 (ゆうしょく) dinner

食卓 (しょくたく) dinner table

食堂 (しょくとう) cafeteria

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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officially learning swedish!!!! nu kör vi svenska!! :)))

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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learning urdu: basic grammar + verbs

some quick pronounciation tips:

L’s ( ل ) are typically pronounced as an “rl” sound when they are in the middle of a word

Hai ( ہے ) is pronounced like “hey” and not “hi”

A’s ( ا ) are pronounced as “uh” regardless of where they are in the word, unless the letter is ( آ ), and it would be pronounced as a long “ah” ( آ is pretty much always used at the beginning of a word)

basic grammar/conjugations:

in urdu, infinitive (non-conjugated) verbs always carry the verb ending نا (na). when you are changing the tense of a verb or are asking a question, you would drop the نا (na) ending and replace it with the correct verb ending.

here are some basic verbs to start off:

چلنا (chalna) — to walk

رکنا (rukna) — to stop

کھانا (khana) — to eat

پینا (peena) — to drink

All such verbs in their basic forms function to mean/represent an act of doing, happening, or being in a state. This is the most basic definition of a verb in Urdu.

the following are the most basic verb tenses- present, past, and future. for the present tense, you drop the نا (na) ending in a verb and add تا ہے (ta hai) or تی ہے (ti hai), which are the masculine and feminine verb endings (urdu is a gendered language, much like french or spanish), respectively. you complete the same steps with the past and future tenses, which are below. using the verbs mentioned above as examples, see how the verbs are conjugated (i will use masculine verbs throughout the post, but you can use feminine ending using the same steps):

***IMPORTANT NOTE/EDIT: the conjugated urdu script is not properly connected in this post because I do not personally have access to an urdu keyboard (i am working on it tho), so please make sure that the conjugations are always connected to the root of the word when writing in urdu. coincidentally, the separation actually makes the conjugations more clear but plewse refer to the examples in the very beginning of this post to see what the conjugations should actually look like when properly written (i copy/pasted the script for those so that is in fact the correct way)!***

Present Simple Tense: تا ہے/تی ہے (ta hai) / (ti hai)

چل تا ہے (chalta hai) — is going

رک تا ہے (rukta hai) — is stopping

کھا تا ہے (khata hai) — is eating

پی تا ہے (peeta hai) — is drinking

Summary: for basic present tense, drop the نا (na) infinitive and add تا ہے/تی ہے (ta hai) / (ti hai).

Past Simple Tense: یا/یی (ya)/(yi) or یا تھا/یی تھی (ya tha) / (yi thi)

چل یا (chalya) — walked

رک یا (rukya) — stopped

کھا یا (khaya) — ate

پی یا تھا (peeya tha) — drank

Summary: for basic past tense, drop the نا (na) infinitive and add either یا/یی (ya)/(yi) or یا تھا/یی تھی (ya tha) / (yi thi)

Future Simple Tense: گا/گی (ga) / (gi)

چل گا (chalga) — will walk

رک گا (rukga) — will stop

کھا گا (khaga) — will eat

پی گا (peega) — will drink

Summary: for basic future tense, drop the نا (na) infinitive and add گا/گی (ga) / (gi)

QUICK TIP: usually you will be able to tell if a verb was conjugated as masculine or feminine because masculine endings almost end with “a” or the “ah” sound while feminine endings use “i” or the “ee” sound. for example, the verb conjugation “will eat” is khaga (m.) vs. khagi (f.) — just one of many example with the “ah” vs “ee” sound when it comes to masculine vs. feminine.

sentence structures in urdu

english typically uses the subject + verb + object (svo) sentence pattern, while urdu uses a subject + object+ verb (sov) sentence pattern. here’s a quick example of the urdu sentence structure:

‎وہ کھانا کھاتا ہے۔

(Woh khana khata hai.)

they food eat

(s) (o) (v)

verbs list

i highly recommend going through this list and just conjugating them in a notebook using the information above! after that you would pretty much have a solid chunk of the everyday, simple spoken language down when it comes to verbs :) the verbs on this list are some of the most used one a day-to-day basis!

دوڑنا (dorna) — to run

لڑنا (larna) — to fight

رونا (rona) — to cry

ہنسنا (hansna) — to laugh

گانا (gana) — to sing

کھیلنا (khelna) — to play

پڑھنا (parhna) — to read

کھڑے ہونا (kharay hona) — to stand up

بیٹھ جانا (baith jana) — to sit down

سننا (sun-na) — to listen

بند کرنا (band karna) — to close

کھولنا (kholna) — to open

چلانا (chalana) — to turn on

بند کرنا (band karna) — to switch off

جیتنا (jeetna) — to win

ہارنا (harna) — to lose

لکھنا (likhna) — to write

پکانا (pakana) — to cook

دھونا (dhona) — to wash

دینا (dena) — to give

لینا (lena) — to take

بات کرنا (baat karna) — to talk

نہانا (nahana) — to bathe

خریدنا (khareedna) — to buy

بیچنا (bechna) — to sell

دھکیلنا (dhakelna) — to push

کھینچنا (khenchna) — to pull

چڑھنا (charhna) — to climb

کھودنا (khodna) — to dig

سوچنا sochna) — to think

جاننا (jan-na) — to know

بھولنا (bhoolna) — to forget

یاد رکھنا (yaad rakhna) — to remember

وعدہ کرنا (waada karna) — to promise

پیار کرنا (pyar karna) — to love

نفرت کرنا (nafrat karna) — to hate

بتانا (batana) — to tell

ستانا (satana) — to tease

ملنا (milna) — to meet/find

سونا (sona) — to sleep

جاگنا (jagna) — to wake up

زندہ رہنا (zinda rehna) — to live

مرنا (marna) — to die

آنا (aana) — to come

جانا (jana) — to go

مزہ لینا (maza lena) — to enjoy

دوڑنا (dorna) — to run

گرنا (girna) — to fall

اٹھنا (uthna) — to get up

دبانا (dabana) — to press

بچانا (bachana) — to save

بولنا (bolna) — to speak

شور کرنا (shor karna) — to make a noise

پوچھنا (poochna) — to ask

سوال کرنا (sawal karna) — to question

جواب دینا (jawab dena) — to reply

داخل ہونا (dakhil hona) — to enter

حاصل کرنا (hasil karna) — to get

hope this post helped provide a solid introduction to urdu verbs! more urdu content is yet to come but in the meantime let me know what else you guys want to see, whether it’s urdu or other languages!

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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learning urdu: animals

starting an urdu series similar to the french crash courses i’ve made, but they will be more expansive! here is a short list of some animals in urdu! i will be posting more urdu content soon that will dive into some important basics, such as grammar and figures of speech! feel free to ask me any questions or let me know if u have specific requests for content :)

also added french translations! i left out articles such as un/une and le/la so don’t forget those when you are creating phrases and sentences!

animals

‎ریچھ (reechh): bear: ours

‎اونٹ (oont): camel: chameau

‎بلی (billi): cat: chat

‎گاۓ (gaay): cow: vache

‎ہرن (hiran): deer: cerf

‎کتا (kutta): dog: chien

‎گدھا (gadha): donkey: âne

‎ہاتھی (haathi): elephant: éléphant

‎لومڑی (lomdi): fox: renard

‎زرافہ (zarafah): giraffe: girafe

‎بکری (bakri): goat: chèvre

‎گھوڑا (ghoda): horse: cheval

‎بندر (bandar): monkey: singe

‎چوہا (chooha): mouse: souris

‎ٹٹو (tattu): pony: poney

‎خرگوش (khargosh): rabbit: lapin

‎بھیڑ (bhaid): sheep: mouton

‎سانپ (saanp): snake: serpent

‎شير (sher): tiger: tigre

i can add many more animals, but these were the most commonly used when it comes to hearing it in everyday life while growing up and hearing urdu around me! i’ll probably make a part 2 once i’ve created a good amount of urdu content- i figured i should post more to take advantage of my knowledge of it and help those learning! i know especially on here there is a huge drought in content surrounding south asian languages-so i’m hoping posts like these will help a little :)

also, urdu is a very sound-driven language, so don’t forget to look up audios of people speaking the words out loud! the transliterated version of urdu can be difficult to digest if u don’t already speak it since the spelling doesnt always do it justice so it can get confusing if u don’t have audio guidance!

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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decided to impulsively learn swedish 😪

BASIC VOCAB [🇸🇪]

woman - kvinna >> women - kvinnor

man - man >> men - män

girl - flicka >> girls - flickor

boy - pojke >> boys - pojkar

child - barn >> childern - barn

no - nej

yes - ja

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

singular

jag - i

du - you

hon - she

han - he

hen - they (gender neutral)

plural

vi - we

ni - you

de - they

VERBS

to form the present tense of verbs, either add -r to the infinitive or remove the -a and add -er.

to be - att vara >> är

to do, to make - att göra >> gör

to get, to may - att få >> får

to have - att ha >> har

will, shall - ska*

can - kan*

want - vill*

to come - att komma >> kommer

to go, to wall - att gå >> går

to exist - att finnas >> finns

to become - att bli >> blir

to say - att säga >> säger

to ask - att fråga >> frågar

to think, find - att tycka >> tycker

to believe - att tro >> tror

to know - att veta >> vet

to need - att behöva >> behöver

to give - att ge >> ger

to take - att ta >> tar

to speak - att tala >> talar

to read - att läsa >> läser

to eat - att äta >> äter

to drink - att dricka >> to drink

to be called - heta >> heter

to live - bo >> bor

to understand - fröstå >> fröstår

to feel - må >> mår

*modal verb

please correct me in the comments if i'm wrong with something

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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plans and music recs :)

gonna start cranking out some urdu content finally! in the meantime, here are some non-english songs that i recommend!

la luna enamorada- kali uchis (spanish)

j’aime regarder les filles -patrick coutin (french)

écoute chérie- vendredi sur mer (french)

rock-a-bye my baby- haruomi hosono (japanese)

wagairah wagairah- ankur tewari, the ghalat family (hindi)

paris latino- bandolero (spanish, french)

dress down- kaoru akimoto (japanese)

siren- sunmi (korean)

love in portofino- dalida (italian, french)

after i post some urdu content, ill probably catch up on some of the other languages ive been behind on and havent given much attention to, especially as i myself am working on getting back into serious language-learning after a longgg time

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quick spotify plug

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french crash course: le passé simple

creating this bc i have to take an advanced french course and i just realized that i dont really know this ~important tense~ and creating posts helps me learn :)

P.C.= passé composé

P.S.= passé simple

most frequent usage: formal, literary, historical writing. NOT used as much as passé composé because P.C. is used INFORMALLY in everyday speech. as a non-native speaker, i’m assuming that using the passé simple in informal speech would be pretty weird since it’s only literary.

purpose of P.S: expresses past action or event (like P.C.)

steps to create a word in P.S.:

drop the root of the ver (drop -er, -ir, -re)

add P.S. root (see list below for -er, -ir, re, basically the plural form of each verb are the only ones that are unfamiliar)

examples: il aida les filles avec ses devoirs. après son aide, elles finirent ses devoirs.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES: verbs ending in -cer become “ç” in the passe simple. Verbs ending in ‐ger change ‐g to ‐ge before ‐a (basically if a word already has a soft consonant, KEEP IT!

IRREGULAR VERBS: with irregular verbs, as usual, it gets a little funky. you have to consider both a different verb ending as well as different roots for SOME of the verbs (most of them follow imparfait/conditionnel, but a few are different- you don’t necessarily need to memorize them, just recognize them when they show up in a text and such because it can easily be mixed up with something like the future tense if you don’t consider context hard enough)

IRREGULAR ENDINGS (most common):

IRREGULAR ROOTS LIST:

as you can see, there are a lot of familiar elements in the passe simple, which makes you see why P.C. is that much easier logically since a lot of the irregular verbs are also used in not only P.C. but also other tenses. for the weird word roots i think it’s be easiest to make flash cards to memorize them, but honestly i think the most important part of the tense is just simply recognizing and understanding it, since i guess that not a lot of people actually use it in their day to day language.

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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LA LUNA.

@regulardream’s archive

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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for anyone who wants to be more organized and work on their organization skills in a way that’s personalized to them rather than another generic weekly planner that just simply doesn’t work for you:

check out the app/software called notion! it’s completely free linked here !!

it’s like dropbox in that its very clean and neat but so much better because it has customizable layout and it’s specifically for planning and organizing virtually everything in your life.

it’s REALLY helped me so far and i’ve only been using it for 2 days and typically i have *shit* organization

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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started working on some urdu yesterday!!

SOURCE USED: colloquial urdu: the complete course for beginners (tej k. bhatia and ashok koul)

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ctrl-alt-languages · 3 years

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Girona, Spain (by Mat Reding)

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Welcome back! For ideas,, perhaps some contents for those who're learning or want to learn urdu?

yess definitely! i need to get back into urdu myself since it’s my father tongue lol, winter break will allow me to tune out regular school for a bit so now i can actually take time to catch up on languages :))

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i’m gonna start seriously studying japanese again! maybe i’ll do a daily language challenge.

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