#im trying to learn german

[ganondoodle]

i know the internet is super english centered but i wish it was more common to mention the language whenever theres talk about a voice actor too, just say "the english voice actor of xyz"? that cant be too hard to do right??

i wish there was more appreciation for non-english voice actors!! in english spaces as well as in general! i know the names of many of the english cast for zelda even though i dont like any of them and have never set my game to it but know them simply bc they are the only ones getting any mention and they are always just called "the voice of" making it seem like that is THE one and only voice

im aware that its in part bc i am mostly in english speaking online spaces and the internet IS a very english centered thing but i dont think its wrong to wish for more recognition of other actors for languages other than english or to simply want them to mention to what language they are the actor of

like i dont mean that you gotta talk about every single different voice actor but i think just mentioning it like that more directly implies that there ARE others at all, especially since alot of games dont even do other voices at all and just make english the only voice over even if the game was developed by non-english people, i just find it sad :(

#ganondoodles talks #random #i find it sad and slightly annoying #perhaps influenced a little by me not being a fan of the english translation of zelda and neither of that voice over? #perhaps so #but also in general id like to hear more about other languages even in english news #since its all so english centered #i know its a weird thing to get hung up on but #man #the japanese sounded great to me but i dont speak it despite trying to learn so idk the actual quality #but the german in largely pretty good #better than english at least #like im sorry im sure there are roles for all of those voice actors that suit them #but not these #especially zelda

[skitskatdacat63]

I have to write a relatively long German paper, and man its just so difficult for me. The pro side is that I can pick any topic I want, so of course I picked Charles VI. But I've literally not written any German in months, and I'm almost 100% sure our prof doesn't actually read them. I should just write and submit boy king fic....

#i wish it was in English #bcs i would be very happy about it #but i have lost so much capacity for any German writing #bcs he sucks so much as a prof and has dropped the ball on actual language learning imo #how am i supposed to suddenly write a 7-8 pg paper after youve spent all our class time just lecturing at us #and giving us no real opportunity to really learn or test our skills #i shall.. probably just cheat. #LIKE i want to learn german so badly #but what the fuck is the point of even trying when i know im not going to get actual feedback on my writing #why should i even try at that point. put that much effort in and know that he doesnt really care at all #it just sucks so much bcs i genuinely love and am so fascinated w the topic #but the idea that id put so much work into translating it only for him not to read it really kills me #again. just submit boy king fic and see if he notices sjfkgllblb #but do you know what i mean? like im sure ill write a good version in english that i think is actual good content #but translating it is such a lost cause bcs all the effort is reallt for nothing #like atp im jusy interested in the history more than making an effort w the language #ugh i wish i wasnt this way but yknow lack of stimulation anf feedback really kills my enjoyment and interest #like see i can convince myself that thr eng version of teh paper is my typical personal research #<- i mean im making a fucking family tree for funsies so this isnt that far off #but the translation part is so difficult bcs my german has been eroding a bit SOB SOB #lol anyways i say this bcs i was plotting a boy king fic in my head as i was goong to bed #and was like oh i shoulf write it out tmr! and then remembered I HAVE AN ESSAY UGH #well yeah. suffering. we'll see how i feel abt i write the original copy and if i have the capacity to germanify it #i just feel so guilty about it. cheating. I dont want to and it feels so low effort and terrible #but why would i force myself thru all that for a guy who barely reads it #catie.rambling.txt

[arcanewebs]

does. anyone else experience the language learning pipeline of like

yeah why not seems kinda fun -> (optional step) the writing system is crazy bro -> damn theres no WAY im gonna remember any of this shit -> genuine interest and fascination with the differences between languages and needing to Know more

and its because of the stupidest reason for starting learning it in the first place

#me personally i only started french because i didnt want to do spanish or german #and we had to take a language #now look at me. ap student gonna take the exam in less than two months #did one course for asl because i needed to fill a credit and it seemed easy enough to do online #and i was so interested by deaf culture and i was having sm fun with learning signs #but i never continued it for?? some reason?? #i didnt take japanese any further than hiragana and some katakana but it was fun learning the writing system #not that i remember more than maybe 30% of it #and now im trying to learn ukrainian on duolingo and other outside sources #partially just bc i was curious #but now im like. very entranced by it #i have a google doc vocab list and everything #its very fun for me :) even if i dont use it in everyday life and if i drop it after a week #its also so fun to speak #I NEED TO. SHUTUP omfg #tldr languages are sk cool.. to Me.. i should take a linguistics class sometime…

[opens-up-4-nobody]

:-P

#mein schöner kleiner junge #im trying to learn German lol. very slowly #naruto #uzumaki naruto #umino iruka #why am i trying to learn german? idk my familys german. and it sounds nice #if u kno cool german music hit me up

[iamthekarmapolice]

"easiest" way to learn a language with gendered verbs and stuff for everything is to accept in your heart as soon as possible that you cant logic your way into it making sense, and to just hear the correct gender being used for the thing at least ten million times so if you ever hear the incorrect gender being used it innately sounds wrong

#this post is brought to you by me 11 year old me crying over my hindi homework #and me currently having trauma flashbacks to that time while learning german #you just cant make it make sense repetition is the only way #like sure das brot. why not. lets give some inanimate object a neutral gender but coffee and tea are masculine. fine #mom help im still trying to logic my way through this

[rosefulmadness]

bro why are languages so hard like come on now I just wanna be able to communicate

with friends? with family? with my roots? all of them THAT'S A LOT OF LANGUAGES WITH THEIR OWN ALPHABETS there's never enough time

#and I'm embarrassed about my pronunciation too #i found someone to help me with hindi #maybe i can ask suhaila to help me with darija #and i need to convince my dad to help me with arabic #i wanna try learn german too and i need to keep practicing korean or i'll forget #i also want to try tagalog to speak with friends #and urdu while we're at it #I'm fighting the urge to learn telugu and its only working because theres limited resources for that language #and i need to learn asl cause like #my dad is deaf and ive been scolded way to many times for being loud and most of the time he can't hear me anyways #and i need to make him get hearing aids cause hes too stubborn #my grandma is probably gonna get mad i dont speak french with her if she sees me speaking arabic with dad #remind me to ask my grandpa if he speaks galaico #catalán is easy so im not worried about that #AND I NEED TO ASK AUNTIE TO TEACH ME AFRIKAANS OMG I FORGOT #being mixed is a struggle fr #its fun tho #my curriculum is gonna be popping #languages #language learning #help

[scuslime]

Angrily loads up duolingo so I can get back to learning 4 fucking languages because this stupid smp has made me mentally ill

#GOD #ALL I WAS TRYING TO DO WAS LEARN GERMAN #NOW IM LEARNING SPANISH PORTUGESE AND FRENCH (again) TOO?? BROTHER

[pankomako]

dude i swear if i actually make gang's bay a real show and i write a joke about being trans people are gonna be like "this is incredibly offensive to trans people" and im gonna have to come out and be like "yall im literally a trans person writing myself im just having a laugh why cant you too"

like seriously where's the line between a joke poking fun for laughs and a joke that's actually offensive? i feel like that's a little bit subjective dontcha think

#sorry i literally cant stop thinking about this #i think we need to learn how to laugh at our own imperfections and just our attributes in general #even when they're being joked about from an outside perspective #people laugh at italian stereotypes and little german boy and conservative cartoons actively trying to offend queer people #oh but when a guy known to make fun of autistics makes a video making fun of 20-years-old european music suddenly thats bad #i feel like this ties into the whole idea of critical thinking too. which people are actively getting worse at on all sides #people need to learn to lighten up. not everything needs to either be 'safe to enjoy' or 'actively avoid this bad thing because its bad' #i actively watch helluva boss despite all the controversy around it. i dont give a fuck it's a funny show about hell whatever #i've been trying to avoid saying it because i was afraid people would block me about it. personally i dont have an opinion on the drama #it's just. swagever dude! im so tired of controversy over media actually what the fuck ever i dont care #there's an episode of clone high where they have a REALLY stereotyped charicature of adhd. i watch it anyway bc it's silly #are people boycotting the new spiderverse over the alleged stress workers faced? doesnt fucking seem like it! #idk maybe im just stubborn. or people REALLY need to grow thicker skin and lighten up #there is almost ALWAYS gonna be problems with something you like. learn to not give a shit and have fun anyway

[inky-goddess]

learning about, and reading some of, the 2025 project bullshit made me feel really really fuking depressed and anxious, if you dont see me on my main for a while check my agere blog because im most likely regressed (@little-crows-corner)

#crow.txt #I fucking hate the USA #If either Ireland or Scotland are out of the UK by the time i'm able to move out of the country i might try and move there #or Germany but I dont know much German #I guess I have time to learn though #that is if the 2025 project doesnt pass and i dont get killed becuase im lgbtq #/vent #vent post

[callisteios]

why haven't they made it illegal to centre an academic argument around a quote that the author never translates?

#like yeah if it's french or german i can deepl it #and google translate is passable for a lot of langs #but that's not the fucking point #you can't just go #well it's summed up perfectly here “ONE PARAGRAPH LONG QUOTE” so i will say no more #plEASE SAY MORE #the translation that you're using #that you understand #matters massively to the argument you're making #i know this might be a super english language complaint but I KNOW this happens in french and italian academia #and im sure in many many others #it's one of those things that when i would complain about it at uni they were like well that's why i learned latin and greek and italian an #french and german and dutch #okay???? #so that makes it accessible? #sorry for rant #im trying to read about medieval hospitality #kal speaks

[wellenklavier]

auughh i want to do too many things theres not enough hours in the day or dollars in my bank account

#heres my list of things i want to do in no particular order #get a personal trainer/steady gym routine - archery - horseback - horseback archery - play the flute - learn german - play with synths #learn to drum - learn to sew - customize all my clothes - get into every conceivable music genre - build endurance for marathons? #reads lots of poetry and literature - study philosophy and comparative lit - learn to brew my own beer (sorry lol) #i want to get back into russian impressionist art movements and composers - space technology history - honestly early american history is #rly interesting #i also want to maybe take a drawing class or teach myself the basics bc i can attempt things but dont actually know what doing - also paint #TO BE HONEST ALSO TAI CHI.. oh and i want to grow my own garden/herbs/make tea blends #not to mention. socializing ever.. like going to coffee shops and indoor rock walls and concerts #AND IM A TRAINED HERBARIUM CURATOR i could press my own specimens and mount them professionally. have a collection #my vinyl collection will continue to grow and i should try CDs too - and i want to learn tape manipulation te #ch. because why not #but i also need time in the day to wallow in solitude and darkness #Do You See My Problem

[skitskatdacat63]

Please god, can someone give me the strength to write ANOTHER 900 word essay in German, I DON'T WANNA I DONT WANNA PLEASE NO

#disliking this course more than i thought i would #oh yes german linguistics!!! okay!!! sure i love that!!! #and then my grade is dependent on literally only writing assignments #i actually want to die. this brings me soooooooo much fucking pain #i just really despise the whole idea of it #you put a bunch of people in one class with differing skill level #and then make them all write 900 word essays in a language theyre not 100% on yet #and the content is soooo much just him rambling in class IN GERMAN ! #and not all of it is on the slides so fuck if i remember #and even if i did remember its so much me trying to focus on catching what hes saying than actually absorbing it #and the topic even if i was writing in english would make me struggle #and you guys know!! im great at rambling!! BUT NOT AUF DEUTSCH #and then. when you finally finish slaving over this fucking disaster of a paper #you submit it. and his only comment is just: sehr gur gemacht. #yeah why the fuck would i feel the need to burn myself like this + #only to get feedback that feels like he only looked at the word count and nothing else #like not even going to correct my grammer or???? what am i learning other than writing the same kind of bs sentences over and over #i despise word count essays btw #youre not really writing for quality youre writing for quantity #bcs if the only real outline you get is that you hit the word count then why do i give any shit about the quality of it #like i submitted a paper for my other class and she gave like 100+ edits on it #not only comments but also grammer correction #and like????? why do i not get that from the class that is teaching me a foreign fucking language #yeah sure its not bad to correct the grammar of your first language but cmon my god please help me a bit or smth #but yeah its due on Wednesday and i just think im going to fucking die before then #choking on my stress tears or smth #as i said it would be fine if it felt like he was actually checking them in depth #but i hate assignments where im only doing it for the grade. like i actually want to uhhh learn yknow??????? #but yes i need someone to cheerlead me on or smth bcs itll take so much resolve to not just give up #and i wont give up bcs i want to keep my gpa but thats exactly thr issue isnt it? that i dont care about the content?

[gayraccoonthing]

GUYS GUYS HOLY FUCK OH NO SHIT I THINK I JUST DEVELOPED THE NAZI SALUTE AS A TIC WTF IM ACTUALLY CRYING RIGHT NOW I HATE THIS THIS IS WHY I CANT READ MEMES FROM MY CLASSMATES STORYS WTF I HATE THIS I AM FREAKING OUT AHHHHHHHH FUCK GUYS WHAT DO I DO IM GENUINELY SCARED

#WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS WRONG WITH MY TOURETTES #YOU CANT FUCKING DO THAT WTF #guys please any advice im willing to take it i hate this so much #it doesnt help that i was trying to learn german #guess i gotta stop that #guys im like actually scared i cant do this in public #or infront of people #or alone #or anywhere #FUCK #COPROLALIA TICS ACTUALLY FUCKING SUCK WTF #WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT #im never going outside again #oh f u c k #i know i have mutuals with tourettes guys please help

[the-converse-high-top]

just when i think you're all clear you come and surprise me once again

#this is about the german language #i thought i wouldnt have a ser/estar or saber/conocer moment with german #NOPE! #theres leben/wohnen #fuck me i guess #also yes im trying to learn finnish and german at the same time no one ask me how thats going

[complete-clownery]

I rather shoot myself in the foot than to actually sit down and learn german, aint no fucking way im not learning this language

#ive been learning this language for what?? like 10 years now (wtf) and man-- #i just cant speak it #english was a walk in the park compared to german #the only reason im keep trying cuz i wanna flex about speaking three laguages #too bad i actually have to put in effort #clowning ∆

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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#srry for the continued pause in scribbles ive been feeling not very good at all #idk something just broke in my brain after our last sampling trip idk y bc it wasnt that bad but when i got back #it was just a couple days of my brain being real crazy in terms of thought patterns. it still kinda continues to b like that #but idk i haven't had a session of hysterical crying today so maybe im on the mend. its weird i haven't felt this bad in a really long time #i dont even have the energy to complain about it its just no joy. burned streight thru that. bruned streight thru my desire to draw #i mean i still draw every day but its like shitty i dont have time scribbes bc idk it all feels so fucking pointless. and im terrible at #hiding how i feel abt things so my boss is like: maybe u should take a break this weekend i dont want u to burnout. like. lady we crossed #that bridge way back in March. u r speaking to a ghost. i just. i dont kno if i can stay here until like next july at least if not longer #and it sucks bc i kno someday ill look back and this time in my life will make me real sad bc im laying here choosing to make myself #miserable and i somwhere halfway across the country my mum has tumors growing in her abdomen. and i cant go home for Thanksgiving and idk #how long ill get at Christmas. not bc anyone is telling me i have to stay. my brain just wont let me do things. i just lay here in my #increasingly chaotic apartment not taking the steps to get refunded for travel expenses worrying over deadlines and agonizing over social #interactions. worrying about all the things my brain wont let me do that need to be done and not taking the steps to get better #its stupid and annoying and i know its only going to get worse when i have to start taking measurements in the lab #ive at least been practicing a lot of german tho lmao. someday ill look back like: lol remember when u got super depressed and filled the #void with learning german? literally today my dyslexic read the word albeit as aber and it was v disorienting #idk its just fun and i feel like im at least being productive. so yea idk when ill b able to post scribbles again #but i thought id at least post something while i had the energy i accumulated by taking with a happy Canadian lab group #maybe ill join them in a year idk idk decisions decisions and so many applications the cost of which is trying to dissuade me from #getting a tatt0o :-P ay ay ay live a little! pls i beg u. but no prob not. against the rules #unrelated