#multilinguism

[olive-garden-hoe]

Being multilingual is just *tries to open the emojis* *accidentally hits the switch keyboard* *αρχίζει να πληκτρολογεί στα ελληνικά* *desperately trying to switch back to English* * sélectionne le clavier français*

#multilingual #multilinguism #no one @ me about the grammar #my grammar in Greek and French literally suck #i just know the basic stuff #i know them because they’re household languages #Greek immigrant #French #québécois #québec #child of immigrants #edit: fixed the Greek text #again Greek is a household language I rarely use outside of my family #so my grammar and vocabulary suck

[valleyofdeaddandelions7]

As a trilingual person, "knowing more than one langue will improve your speech and vocabulary" is such like....well I don't wanna say scam or double edged sword but what I'm trying to say is that I FORGOT THE WORD FOR CARROT IN MY FIRST LANGUAGE WHAT TF IS THAT LONG ORANGE VEGETABLE CALLED BRAIN I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT SO WHY WON'T YOU TELL ME ALREADY ?!😭

#Multilingual struggles #multilingual #multilingual problems #for a person who know 3 languages i shouldn't have to use Google translate as much as i do #I just wanted a frucking carrot but like #In my first languge #Fuck #Oooof #Carrots #multilinguism

[twitteringthings]

To all the amazing people on here sharing your thoughts about Saezuru and what not, please STOP apologizing about your “bad English.” You write better than many high school seniors across America, lol. You sound good, the ideas are clear, don’t be self conscious! You’re doing great <3

#saezuru #multilinguism

[stinkgh]

Languages are so weird because I'll see people who can speak like 5 languages fluently and they'll say shit like "My thoughts were in German but I spoke it in Spanish!" And my mono lingual ass cannot relate because I'm too busy struggling to remember the proper grammar in my head so I don't sound like a country ass bumpkin when I say it out loud, like is this verb conjugated properly? Is this sentence structured the right way? Is this past tense? Future tense? What is the direct object in this sentence? Is this a past participle? Like. How do you do that so effortlessly and flawlessly IN YOUR HEAD??? I still get excited whenever I recognize a word I know!! I can literally hear my brain go "OMG I KNOW THAT WORD! THAT WORD MEANS "PIE!" I KNOW WHAT THIS SAYS!" Do y'all still do that or do you just instinctively know what it means??? And if it's the latter, like... HOW DO YOU JUST INSTANTLY DO THESE THINGS???? I'm in awe of your abilities please teach me your secrets 😳

#language #languages #multilinguism #multilingual #bilinguist #linguism #linguist #foreign languages #learning languages #culture #latin #etymology

[franknfurterstriangulardinosaur]

Ok so this might sound really stupid to some people but I hate that when you learn another language, people say that you can speak it. People ask how many languages can you speak. I can understand and communicate in many languages. Some people I know can understand and communicate in many languages. Speaking is not what shows your understanding. I’m semi-verbal and I have friends who are mute and non-speaking. Again this may sound stupid but your language is not inclusive. “What languages do you understand?” is a much better way of asking. There are also languages where you do not have to speak (sign languages) where you take away their position as a language just because they are silent. Understanding a language is much more clear than speaking it. Being able to communicate in a language doesn’t just mean speaking it. Stop making mute/ non-speaking people not included in multilingual spaces.

#selectively mute #situational mutism #mutism #non-speaking #deaf #hard of hearing #autism #accessibility #inclusivity #sign language #multilinguism #polyglot

[fragiledewdrop]

Isn't it amazing how, when you are exposed to multiple languages, it changes the way you think about reality?

I don't even mean when you learn a language well and it starts merging with your native tongue. More like...

...there are so many words for "apple" in this world, but to me the apple's truest name will always be "alma", because my Hungarian grandmother used to make me say it over and over and was sad that I never got the pronunciation exactly right. She was my "nagymama".

The first time I fell in love, it was with a girl of Chinese heritage, which means that, deep in my soul, the sweetest way to say "I love you" is 我愛你, both in Cantonese and Mandarin.

I was around German speakers a lot as a child, and I thought it was very funny that "sorry" was "Entschuldigung", so that's what I think every time I bump into someone on the street. I had a seizure at a hospital once, and when I came to the nurse started asking questions to see if I was all there. She showed me a pen and asked me what it was, and my immediate answer was "Kugelschreiber". She was so confused, but it took me a while to remember the Italian word, because "Kugelschreiber" has always been much more satisfying to think and say than "penna".

My Polish friend says "kurva" every time she swears (which is quite often), and so I have started saying that too.

Although, since I began studying French, my instinctual swear word is a very classy "putain de merde". When I am really happy, I am "aux anges". How are you? "Ça va". There is a game of cards that can be called many things, but to me it's "bataille corse", because I used to play it a lot with a French coworker in Ireland.

When I was little, I played almost every day with a girl who came from Venezuela. We could understand each other just fine, but once she asked me to pass her the "pajaro" and I didn’ get what she was saying. Eventually I understood she meant our Barbie's little blue plastic bird, and not a sparrow, which is what the word sounded like to me. So when I see birds in the trees? "Pajaros en las ramas". I had another friend whose surname was a play on the Spanish word for sunrise, which she was very proud of, and one of my favourite verses by Garcia Lorca is about the "breaking cups of dawn". When I watch the sun rise, the first word that comes to mind is "madrugada".

As a teenager, I read "Poor Folk" by Dostoevsky and there was a letter in which the protagonist wrote to his lover and called her "golubchik". I still think that's the sweetest pet name- along with "honey" in English.

After coming back from Japan, my brother has started slipping idioms in his speech when he is distracted. I couldn't understand them at first, but I thought it endearing, and now "wait a moment" is "chotto matte". He is my "ototo", "little brother".

A Romanian lady helps take care of my grandfather. Ever since I have met her, known her, helped her pick out gifts for the kids that she can see so rarely, taught her recipes and learned recipes frome her, "thank you" to me has become "mulțumesc".

A person I don't know is "ξένος (xénos)", the Greek for "foreigner, stranger", but also "guest, host, friend".

There are many more. I am a mosaic of the voices of the people I have met, the people I have loved. My own language is beautiful and it's home, but even its ancient, melodious poetry is not enough to encompass the beauty and tragedy of this world. And if I dream in English, curse in French, think of my former Christian God with a Hebrew name and of holiness as the prayer in Arabic over my sick bed that fell from the lips of a Malian refugee who had become a family friend, maybe I can come closer to grasp it.

#languages #I have been thinking of this quite a lot #multilinguism

[moooobloooom]

Please help me decide!!

#language learning #language #pls help #studyblr #studying #multilingual #bilingual #multilinguism #langblr #dark academia #classic academia #chaotic academia #light academia #academia #studyspo #languages

[your-local-lucifer]

Spanish Teacher: ¡Hola! ¿Como estas?

Me, crying: Mera naam...Lucifer...hai...

#my multilinguality is such a mess #multilingual #bilingual #languages #language #multilinguism #bilingualism #spanish #spanish language #spanish langblr #hindi #hindi language #hindi langblr #desi #desiblr #desi problems #chatpost #lucifers inferno

[gostudyorillcomeforyou]

Here you have my Italian learning board.

I’m feeling so lazy, but when I remember how good eating pasta in Milan feels, it changes my mindset instantly

#italy 2023 #italia #im trying #studying #whisper girl #blair waldorf #studybuddies #study aesthetic #studyspo #study blog #studying motivation #this is a girlblog #studybrl #multilinguism #bilingual #italy #italytravel #duolingo #italian language #pizzalover #pastalover #spaghetti recipe #paris milan #rome #firenze #study girl #studyinspo #study motivation #rory gilmore #straight a student

[full-on-sam]

Guys I had to do a French homework in which I had to describe a festivity I usually celebrate. The thing is that French is my third language, and I could not for the life of me think about the things I wanted to write in my first language (which is pretty close linguistically to French). Instead, I had to think them in English and only then translate English to French.

Someone else who speaks more than two languages has this kind of problems??

#multilinguism #french #send help please?

[lingthusiasm]

In this bonus episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about what we've been up to in 2022 (much travel for Gretchen, with linguistic impressions of Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand!) and what's coming up for 2023 (a second tiny human, er, longitudinal language acquisition project for Lauren, which means you'll get a few more interview episodes from Gretchen's travels).

We also talk about our favourite linguistics paper that we read in 2022 slash possibly ever: okay, yes, academic papers don't typically do this, but this paper has spoilers, so we STRONGLY recommend reading it yourself here before listening to this episode, or check out the sample paragraph on the Patreon post.  Listen to this episode about our 2023 plans and get access to many more bonus episodes - including our upcoming liveshow! - by supporting Lingthusiasm on Patreon.

#language #linguistics #lingthusiasm #bonus episode #bonus #bonuses #bonus 72 #year ahead #2022 review #updates #Singapore #Singlish #multilinguism #New Zealand #Aotearoa #Maori #Anne Cutler

[ace3899]

Fun Ways to Learn a New Language | How to Learn a New Language, Part 2📜 | Save this for later!

Learn through music: Listen to music in the language you're learning and try to sing along. This will help you improve your pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, while also making the learning process more enjoyable.

2. Learn through gaming: Play video games in the language you're learning to practice reading, listening, and speaking skills in a fun and interactive way.

3. Learn through cooking: Try cooking a recipe in the language you're learning while following along with a video or recipe in that language. This will help you learn new vocabulary related to cooking, as well as practice listening and reading comprehension.

4. Learn through travelling: Plan a trip to a place where the language you're learning is spoken and immerse yourself in the culture and language. This will give you a chance to practice your language skills in real-life situations and gain confidence in your abilities.

5. Learn through humour: Watch comedies or stand-up comedy shows in the language you're learning to improve your understanding of the language while also having fun. Humour can help make the learning process more engaging and memorable.

#studyblr #study aesthetic #study motivation #new language #language #learn a language #spanish language #learning #learn spanish #studying #multilinguism

[tiredtortoise]

Pro to being multilingual: you can fluidly change between languages.

Con to being multilingual: it is not always your choice which language comes out when you speak.

#language #multilinguism #Multilingual struggles #multilingual

[ghostinb00ts]

anyone have any advice for writing a protagonist that switches between speaking two languages? do i just say “‘blah blah blah’ he said, in russian.” or is there a better way to do it in a way that’s readable to a non-multilingual reader?

any advice helps!!

#ghost haunting #writing #writing advice #novel writing #character dialogue #bilingual #multilingual #multilinguism #fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #archive of our own

[island-in-the-shadows]

Multilingual issues is that I read "I worked at a magazine" as "I worked at a magasin" despite the writing being in clear English and not French. Though, in my defence, working at a magasin is more common in the world than at a magazine.

#personal #multilinguism

[enfinizatics]

oh god, i found my 500-page notebook filled with grammar theories of the languages i’ve learned in my life. this thing is like 6 years old and i dropped learning japanese and norwegian (the latter was my mandatory third foreign language at school so it was more of a chore), but added ukrainian!!!

#well #i wish i were this dedicated 💀 #but i was also running around unmedicated #constantly in a mixed episode but mania was beating my ass HARD #multilinguism #multilingual #langblr #languages #language learning #french #japanese #russian #german #moira speaks