#langblractivationchallenge

[languageundliebe]

Langblr activation challenge

Week 2: Promote other langblrs

This is a non exhaustive list of langblrs who post about all sorts of languages and whose content I really enjoy!!

@tealingual - Finnish, English, Japanese, German, Swedish, Arabic, Northern Sámi, Ainu @latenightlangblrs - Hebrew, English, German, Arabic, Russian @ich-bin-der-baer - English, German, Swedish @blumensprache - Polish, English, German, Spanish, French @wordsinpersian - Persian @blunderinglangblr - English, Spanish, Japanese, German, Lithuanian @salvadorbonaparte - German, English, Spanish @guillemelgat - English, Catalan, Basque, Welsh, Romani, Malayalam, Western Abenaki, Tamasheq, Kurdish, Bosnian, Amharic, Wolof, Bambara @gwendolynlerman - Spanish, French, German, Russian, Mandarin @lalala-languages - English, German, Portuguese, Korean, Arabic, Latin @lagom-languages - English, German, Serbian, Te Reo Māori, Italian @gut-gemacht-mien-deern - English, German, French @diedeutschehexe - German, Norwegian @orkanstudies - English, German @mediocrelanguagelearner - Czech, English, German, Spanish, Swedish @hownottolearnalanguage - Japanese, Indonesian, French, Finnish, Arabic, German @linguenuvolose - Swedish, English, Italian, French, Dutch, German, Maltese, Old Norse @polysprachig  - English, German, Greek, Irish, French, Italian, Russian @languagesruletheworld - German, English, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Polish, Dutch @the-caravan-languages - Farsi, Urdu, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew

linguistics bonus round:

@mypling @linguisten @sociolinguo

#please let me know if any of this is wrong #langblractivationchallenge #Langblr Activation Challenge #mine #langblr

[nordic-language-love]

Langblr Activation Challenge Week Two - Promote Other Langblrs

Well, first and foremost I should mention @tealingual (Finnish native, learning Japanese, German, Arabic and Swedish + posts about Northern Sámi and Ainu) as she came up with this challenge - thank you for everything you do for the community!

Some of my other faves are:

@mediocrelanguagelearner (Czech native speaker, learning German, Spanish, Swedish)

@linguenuvolose (Swedish native speaker, learning of French and Italian)

@lagom-languages (English native speaker, learning Serbian, German and Italian)

@quixotile (English native speaker, learning French)

@germanyexchangee (Norwegian native speaker, fluent Danish and English speaker, learning German and Russian)

@ayumistudies (English native speaker, learning Japanese, Norwegian and Italian)

@adito-lang (Fluent German and English speaker, learning Japanese, Norwegian, Dutch and Mandinka)

@rizlearns (English native speaker, learning Norwegian and Serbian)

@fluencylevelfrench (German native speaker, learning English and French)

@alpine-langblr (English native speaker, learning Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Kazakh, Mongolian and Tibetan)

@blunderinglangblr (English native speaker, learning Japanese, German and Lithuanian)

@ravenclawhard (Czech native speaker, learning German, Irish, French, Upper Sorbian, Esperanto, Italian, Welsh, Norwegian, Dutch, Scottish Gaelic and more)

@bonbonmacaron (English + Russian native speaker, learning French, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese)

@balloons-and-shadows (Dutch native speaker, learning Swedish)

@an-american-in-norway (English native speaker, learning Norwegian)

@chenopodiumlang (Russian native speaker, learning Icelandic and German)

@icelandicpancake (Russian native speaker, learning Icelandic and Japanese)

@la-galaxie-langblr (English native speaker, learning French, German, Irish and Russian)

@astudiaethauceltaidd (learning Welsh, Cornish and Irish)

@sheepfroggy (English native speaker, learning Welsh and Japanese)

@hei-folkens (English native speaker, learning Norwegian)

@finnishfun (Hungarian native speaker, learning Finnsh)

@lily-learns-finnish (English native speaker, learning Finnish)

If I’ve got your language details wrong, just let me know and I’ll fix them!

I have 100% missed out people because there are too many people I admire and love seeing on my dash and I always forget people. If I missed you off then I promise it’s not personal I’m just shit and forgetful lol

#langblractivationchallenge #langblr #language blog

[salvadorbonaparte]

Langblr Activation Challenge Week 1 - Intro

Hello everyone! My name is Mack, I am 22 and just finished my joint honours degree in English Language and Linguistics and Hispanic Studies.

My pronouns in English are They/Them but in Spanish and German I accept all pronouns.

I am fluent in German (native language) and English and intermediate/advanced level in Spanish. I also took some classes in Latin and Portuguese in school and uni.

My main focus this year is Romanian because I am participating in the kulturweit initiative and moving to Romania for a year. I am also planning on dabbling a little in Hungarian because I'm moving to a city close to the Hungarian border.

Otherwise I'm mostly interested in Romance languages, Jewish languages, Hindustani and, linguistically, in indigenous languages of the Americas (especially the Pacific Northwest) . Recently I've also been really interested in Swedish, Finnish and some other languages. So on my blog you'll find a wild mix of languages, linguistics, culture etc.

I am also queer and neurodivergent and I have a sideblog for fandom, meme and special interest things @himbo-mulder

You can message me any time for questions or simply to chat 💜

#Langblr #Langblr Activation Challenge #langblractivationchallenge

[balloons-and-shadows]

Langblr Activation Challenge

Week 2: Promote other langblrs

As my blog is solely dedicated to Swedish, I will therefore only recommend blogs about learning Swedish or Swedish culture.

Active blogs I follow;

@tealingual

@langfafflr

@mediocrelanguagelearner

@underligbesynnerlig

@linguenuvolose

Non-active blogs I use as resources;

@polyglotswede

@organizedstudy

@svensklangblr

@learn-swedish

If I have forgotten you, or if you also post original content about Swedish, please let me know so! I'm always open to get to know more people ;)

#language learning #langblractivationchallenge #swedish #swedish language #notadailyswedishlesson #notaswedishfactoftheday #langblog #swedish langblr

[latenightlangblrs]

langblr activation challenge by @tealingual week 2

promote other langblrs!!

@nstswhy, @salvadorbonaparte, @arabic-langblr, @germantobe, @languagesruletheworld , @himynameisirina, @fluencylevelfrench , @mediocrelanguagelearner, @stazi-learns-languages , @lovelybluepanda, @imtryingtolearngerman , and many many more <3

#langblractivationchallenge #language learning #langblr

[lily-learns-finnish]

Langblr Activation Challenge | Week 1 | Introduce yourself

Hi I'm Lily. I am from Australia, but I live in Finland. My native language is English, and my target language is Finnish.

I've been studying Finnish for about 4 years, but only in a serious sense since I moved to Finland 2 years ago. It's hard for me to access how well I speak Finnish, but I estimate I am conversational/advanced (B2 level) and I hope to still improve from here.

I don't speak or study any other languages, but have a general interest in languages and particularly interesting and note-worthy language and grammar features. This is an interest acquired solely through studying Finnish, which I feel has also been a reasonably big learning experience regarding my native language as well.

Kiitos Essi (@tealingual) haasteesta. Oot oikeassa, että kieleen liittyvä yhteiskunta tumblrissa on ollut aika hiljaista viime aikoina

#langblr #languages #language blog #studyblr #langblractivationchallenge

[gut-gemacht-mien-deern]

I'm taking part in the Langblr Activation Challenge, many thanks to Essi @tealingual for spurring this on!

Week one is introduction. Hello, folks! My name is Will, I live in English-speaking Canada, and my main target language is German, mainly because of family. My other target language is French, because Canada. (Sometimes I encounter non-Canadians who think that every Canadian is perfectly fluent in English and French—although I think this is an older stereotype—and it always makes me laugh. Walk into a store where I live speaking French and the poor shop assistants will look at you like deer in headlights. Anyway.)

I'm genderqueer and use they/them pronouns in English, and both er and sie pronouns in German and il and elle in French. My favourite colour is red. My favourite music is currently the Everly Brothers, Nina Simone, and Pomme. I really enjoy creative writing (which one might be able to glean from my original posts, haha), and sewing. I play DnD sometimes too. And I love shoes. My first post on this blog was an intro post, so if anyone feels like scrolling back a ways, you can have a look at that!

Next week we'll be promoting other langblrs. Can't wait!

#langblr #german langblr #french langblr #challenge #langblractivationchallenge

[gwendolynlerman]

Langblr activation challenge

Week 1: Introduce yourself

My name is Marta (she/her) and I'm almost 21 years old. I'm a Spaniard, and I've lived most of my life in a town close to Madrid, the capital city. I'm studying International Relations.

My native language is (Castilian) Spanish and I also speak English, French, German, and Catalan. I'm self-studying Russian and learning Mandarin at university.

I'm also interested in linguistics, especially comparative linguistics, geography, and history. In my free time, I like reading (both fiction and nonfiction) and watching TV shows and movies.

#langblr #langblractivationchallenge

[gladiates]

Hello everyone! I know I did a re-intro post not too long ago, but I'm hoping to get more into langblr, so I thought I'd try the langblr activation challenge by @languagessi 😊 My name is Ezra (obv) and I'm a 23 year old undergrad student from the US. I'm currently sadly monolingual but am hoping to change that! I've studied Hindi, Russian, and Spanish formally in the past, but I hope to concentrate on French and start Hebrew moving forward. (I will probably revisit Hindi later but it's not my main focus right now.) I'm also interested in learning Arabic, but I don't want to do too many languages at once so this blog will be focused on French and beginning Hebrew! Besides learning languages, I love to read (especially books translated from other languages) and write creatively. I'm also bi and trans (he/him pls!), so lgbtq+ stuff is important to me!

#langblractivationchallenge #foreign languages #langblr #languages #language learning #french langblr #language challenge #studyblr

[languageundliebe]

Langblr activation challenge

Week 1: Introduce yourself

I'm a 20-something student from the UK studying for a masters in computational linguistics. My linguistics knowledge is limited (I have a maths background) but its steadily improving.

This blog is where I post about German, though I'm also learning French and starting to learn Persian alongside. I’d say I’m at an advance level with German and so most of my learning is me trying to use the language, though grammar books do occasionally get involved.

I love reading so if you want to talk about books in any language hit me up!!

thank you for tagging me to do this @tealingual <3

#langblractivationchallenge #langblr activation challenge #german langblr #langblr

[nordic-language-love]

Langblr Activation Challenge Week One - Introduction

To be fair, it’s been a while since I’ve done an introduction, so I guess it’s time for a refresh!

My name is Victoria/Jo (Victoria’s my middle name, but I started using it within the language community on account of Jo being kinda awkward to pronounce in a number of languages, and also I kinda hate it anyway. But I don’t mind which you use!)

I’m English and (British) English is my native language

I started my life in the langblr community in 2016 with a side blog called nordic-at-heart. I then decided I wanted my langblr to be my main account, so I started this one in July 2018.

My primary target language is Norwegian, which I started learning properly in late 2015/early 2016. I’m probably around a B2 level. I doubt I’ll ever reach C2 without living in Norway, but I hope someday to achieve C1.

I’m also currently learning Japanese. I started dabbling in September and finally accepted I was learning it mid-October. I’m still not at N5 level yet, but I don’t mind the slow progress and have no specific goals.

I flirt with Finnish and Icelandic fairly regularly, but not enough to say I’m actively learning them right now (I’ll get back to them someday!)

I also dabble a little in Tswana every now and then, but mostly I just like learning about it rather than trying to properly learn it (for now)

Until April last year I was learning Spanish. I put it on hold because I hated my classes and wanted to focus on my other target languages, but I’d like to return to it at some point.

I’m not currently learning any Celtic language, but I am a big fan of them/advocate for them and I often post about them.

I’m a certified TEFL teacher, but I’m yet to actually do anything with that.

I teach pole dance, aerial hoop and flexibility for dance and aerial. I used to compete in pole, but I took a break in 2019 with the hopes of restarting in 2020 and I don’t think I need to tell you how that went lol

I also did stilt-walking and fire performing pre-pandemic, and will hopefully continue once it’s all over too

My other hobbies include writing, baking, cooking, reading, dance (contemporary & street), generally being creative (currently enjoying nature photography, but I also delve into drawing, songwriting and sewing on occasion) and video games (mostly 90s platform games and Final Fantasy)

I have two cats called Yuffie and Bub, plus a boyfriend who is basically a cat in a person costume

#langblractivationchallenge #langblr #language blog #learning languages #norwegian langblr #japanese langblr

[adito-lang]

My first post of @tealingual‘s Langblr Activation Challenge. I look forward to taking part over the next five weeks!

Week One・Introduction

My name is Amy (she/her, they/them) and I’m 26 years old. I joined the langblr community this March, so I’m a baby langblr 😆  My username adito - a drop in the ocean - sums up the way I view the language learning experience and what makes it both so exciting and so intimidating! 

I grew up speaking English and German. I was born in Germany, moved to the USA with my family as a child, moved back to Germany to study and now live and work in Germany’s Stadt des Rechts (City of Law), Karlsruhe ⚖️  

In terms of German dialects, I understand Südfränkisch (South Franconian) and Schwäbisch (Swabian) since they are spoken in my family and the region I live in/near. 

Japanese - I got into Japanese about seven years ago after picking up a vintage copy of Len Walsh’s Read Japanese Today at a book sale and falling head over heels in love with the writing system and kanji. As such, I used to focus on reading and writing, but now my main focus is improving my speaking and listening skills. 

Norwegian - I started around 1,5 years ago, and so far I’ve found the basic grammar and vocabulary pretty easy to learn, but navigating multiple written forms and even more distinct dialects is something I’ll be working on for a long time. But I feel pretty fucking cool speaking Norwegian and also whenever I’m able to understand something in Swedish or Danish 😎

Dutch - I’ve been actively learning Dutch for the past ten months. Out of my three target languages, this is by far the “easiest” to understand since I speak German, but it’s also the hardest in terms of pronunciation 😅  I absolutely love the sound of Flemish dialects! 

At the end of this year I’ll be working in Gambia for three months, so I’ve decided that I’d like to learn some Mandinka before I go. So get ready for some Mandinka content 😉

Although I’m not actively learning them anymore, I took a Mandarin Chinese class at uni, and also learned some Xhosa and Hindi when I lived in South Africa and India.

I’m also feeling a serious urge to start learning German Sign Language... why can’t my full-time job be learning languages again?

Besides languages, other things that make me happy are panoramic views from mountain peaks, seeing my favorite figure skaters compete live, queer stuff, solving murder mysteries with my favorite fictional detectives, saunas, open-air movie nights, pretending I’m the next David Bowie under the shower, my work, board games, swimming... 

Well, enough about me! I’m looking forward to becoming more active in the langblr community, interacting with all of you and following everyone’s progress 😊

#langblractivationchallenge #languages #japanese langblr #norweigan langblr #dutch langblr

[polyglotjew]

Langblr Activation Challenge | Week 1 | Introduce yourself

Hello! My name is Naftali or Tali (he/him, they/them, ze/zir). I’m a 21 year old Jewish man living in the eastern United States who has a very lofty goal of being one of those people who travel the world, living out of a backpack, and eventually making money from that lofty goal.

My native language is English and my target languages are... every language ever but I’m focusing my energy on relearning German with Dutch and French being “side languages.” I have plans to eventually learn Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, and Lithuanian... to name a few among the many others I wish to be fluent in.

I’m a hobbyist photographer, writer, and crocheter. Along with being passionate about languages and learning about other cultures, I am passionate about Jewish education and love to talk about Judaism to virtually anyone who will listen. (If I could handle a 9-to-5, I might more seriously consider rabbinical school or another Jewish educator position.)

#langblractivationchallenge #about

[balloons-and-shadows]

Daily Swedish Lesson #67/Langblr Activation Challenge

Week 4: Make some original langblr content

Today's post is a combination between the Langblr Activation Challenge and my Daily Swedish Lesson! This week's task is to create your own original langblr content, which in my case is a Daily Swedish Lesson. Enjoy this very messy post!

Subject: Svensk politik

Ett politiskt parti - a political party

Ett val - an election

Parlamentarisk representativ demokrati - parliamentary representative democracy

En demokrati - a democracy

Socialdemokraterna - the Social Democrats

Vänsterpartiet - the Left party

Centerpartiet - the Centre party

Liberalerna - the Liberal party

Moderata Samlingspartiet - the Moderate party

Kristdemokraterna - the Christian Democrats

Miljöpartiet de gröna - the Green Party

Sverigedemokraterna - the Swedish Democrats

Regeringen - the government

En politiker - a politician

En minister - a minister

Statsministern - the prime minister

Regeringsformen - the instrument of government

Politisk makt - political power

Ett samhälle - a society

Att rösta på - to vote for

Att bestämma - to decide

Grundlagar - fundamental laws

Riksdagen - the Swedish parliament

En stat - a state

Almedalsveckan - Almedalen Week

Swedish fact of the day:

Almedalsveckan, also known as Politician's week, is an annual event where representatives of the major political parties in Sweden hold speeches in the park Almedalen in the city of Visby. Its origin comes from the speeches given by Swedish politician Olof Palme since 1968. Palme, who became the Prime minister of Sweden twice, was later assassinated in 1986, with no perpetrator committed.

Source; Here and here

#langblractivationchallenge #language learning #dailyswedishlesson #swedishfactoftheday #swedish vocab #langblr #langblog #swedish langblr

[bongboyblog]

নমস্কার!(nômoskār) My name's Agniva (aka @normalweirdoboy) and I created this tumblr blog @bongboyblog in order to let more people know about the Bengali culture and language. 

When I started this blog, I had just recently become comfortable at reading and writing Bangla. I felt like there maybe many more Bengalis, like me, who’ve not had the opportunity to formally learn Bangla or may not know much about the big Bengali universe out there. Also, I find that the Bengali language is quite underrated, given that it’s one of the most spoken languages in the world (about as large as Russian and Portuguese). 

I’m an Indian high-schooler studying science. I’m trilingual (English, Bengali, Hindi) and I'm also fluent in the Nagamese creole. I’m a language enthusiast and love learning new languages and ‘about’ those languages. I’ve attempted self learning quite a lotta languages (German, Korean, Japanese...), never having achieved mastery over them. I can read and speak Urdu although I’m not yet quite good at the script. I can understand some Assamese and Punjabi too.

I love reading, mostly fiction. My favorite novels are those with historical and whodunnit themes. I love music and poetry too!

Hello to all my fellow language learners and bloggers! Hope you'll enjoy reading my posts ^^

Langblr Activation Challenge: Week 1

#bong's bongo #bangla #bengali #introduction #langblr activation challenge #language lover #language learning #langblr #cultureblr #about me #বাংলা #langblractivationchallenge

[latenightlangblrs]

langblr activation challenge by @tealingual week 1:

introduction post!

hi guys! i would rather not state my specific age, if that’s okay, but my pronouns are she/her and i have adhd and add, and obviously i have a phd in studying all-nighters >:)

the languages i am currently most invested in are german (B1, almost B2!), russian (A1), and arabic which is a weird mix between dialects for me since my mother’s native tongue is a certain dialect and the one spoken in my country is another, ahhhh.

my native language is hebrew, but since i speak german well enough, i also understand yiddish. like i said before, i grew up around arabic, but sadly the mix of completely different dialects and all jumbled my brain a bit so i don’t remember much, but i’m trying to relearn now. i’m not actively studying french or aramaic, but i do know a little bit in both.

i’m hoping to finish B1 german before the end of 2021, and to find a more formal class for russian, since i’m not incredible at self-studying.

my dm’s are always open for anybody and everybody, if you just wanna chat or talk or whatever <3

#langblractivationchallenge #langblr #week 1