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Why I love Russian

can-you-poly-not:

  • When Russians get tipsy they say “У меня вертолёты.” Lit. “I have the helicopters.”
  • There are two kinds of envy in Russian. “белая зависть” or “white envy” which is the good kind, where ultimately you are genuinely happy for the person and their good fortune. I think you can guess the other kind.
  • Russian’s terms of endearment are the best. “Солнышко” lit. “my small sun” and “Дорогуша” meaning “dearie” are among my favorites
  • Your first semester as a uni student is called “Боевое крещение” lit. “baptism by fire.” 
  •  When a Russian person feels like you are pulling their leg, they might say “Не надо мне лапшу на уши вешать” which means “don’t try to play me.” The literal translation? “Don’t hang noodles on my ears”
  • Russian people like to show their love for something by using diminutives, so phrases like “Буду кусочек этого тортика” lit. “I’ll have a teeny tiny piece of that cakey” and “Мне очень понравился этот супчик” lit. “I really liked that soupy-soup” are a common thing. My favorite diminutive, though? It’s “cпасибочки!” which literally means “Thankie!”

I think I need to learn Russian

LanguageSource Accent Challenge

languagesource:

Hello everyone! We wanted to do an Accent Challenge so that we could really get to know each other in the Discord. This is your standard accent challenge, with a couple language things thrown in! Find the Challenge under the cut. 

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snow-and-resin:

I’m doing some research about cats for uhm, reasons and well, first of all, I came across a bunch of big cats I had never heard of, which is awesome.

Such as this hyena-looking Andean cat

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Or this gorgeous Asiatic golden cat

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And even this crazy looking Bornean bay cat

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But the one that nearly made me piss myself is this treasure

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Meet the Pampas cat. The most defeated motherfucker I ever did saw. He’s just 100% done with your shit

I feel so connected to this magnificent beast

thisisareallymeaningfulurl:

notyourexrotic:

making-a-lettuce:

demigaybird:

engrprof:

tiny-with-a-bang:

queennubian:

secretlifeofateenblogger:

I keep forgetting what the differences are in the over the counter pain relievers, so I made a handy chart.

THANK YOU OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As someone who suffers from migraines too often, this is perfect. Please share this helpful chart!!

Also, tylenol is good for nerve pain, like fibromyalgia.

Excedrin is also great for migraines because it contains caffeine, they have a line called Excedrin Migraine, but the original is just as effective

yea i knew aleve was fuckin me up for no reason gotta switch asap

Acetaminophen = Paracetamol for non-Americans. 

A note for anyone sensitive like me: even though it says that stomach upsets are mild when talking ibuprofen, if you have h. Pilori or have acidity issues, take heartburn medicine with it! I almost ended up with ulcers because I was taking Advil a lot. It’s best to be safe when taking NSAIDs (bc let’s be honesty Tylenol doesn’t do shit)

Topics to write about in your target language(s)

prepolyglot:

These are for a range of different levels so do what you can!

  • Introduce yourself. Talk about your
    birthday, hobbies, languages you speak, etc.
  • Create characters and introduce
    them
  • Talk about your favourite book/book
    series. Why do you like it?
  • Favourite movie?
  • Favourite animal(s)?
  • Least favourite animal(s)?
  • What’s the weather like outside?
    What was it like yesterday? What do you hope it’ll be like tomorrow?
  • Describe your favourite colour
    without using the word
  • Talk about a childhood memory
  • Talk about a family member
  • Describe your pet/a pet you want
  • Where do you see yourself in the next year? next 5 years? next 10?
  • Describe your dream date
  • Complain about something that’s
    been bugging you lately
  • Talk about your day
  • Write a letter to anyone. Your mom,
    your friend, a stranger you saw on the train
  • Write a poem
  • Write about anything but the first
    letter of each sentence has to spell a word
  • Write what you need to do in the
    next week, month, year
  • Talk about your favourite food
  • What was your favourite story you
    read as a kid? Who read it to you?
  • Why did you start learning your
    target language(s)?
  • What language(s) would you like to
    learn in the future?
  • Talk about a dream you had
  • Pretend you’re at a restaurant.
    What type of conversations will you have there?
  • What’s something you’d never tell
    anyone? Why would you never tell anyone?
  • Your pet suddenly got the ability
    to talk. What do they say to you?
  • You’ve woken up somewhere you’ve
    never been before. Describe what it looks like
  • What do you want to do in the
    future?
  • Dream trip?
  • Do you want kids? Why or why not?
  • Translate a conversation you had
    with someone
  • Talk about your favourite weather
  • Favourite season?
  • Pretend you’re telling your childhood
    stuffed animal something
  • Write a to-do list
  • Talk about your favourite plant(s)
  • Write about something funny that
    happened to you or someone you know
  • Write about a time you were scared
  • A time when you were happy
  • Sad
  • Angry
  • Miserable
  • Give a summary of different books/movies
    you’ve read/watched
  • Write about your favourite teacher.
    Why did you like them?
  • What’s your favourite meal? Who
    makes it?
  • What’s your dream job? It doesn’t
    have to be realistic
  • What names do you like. Why?
  • Write about one of your fears
  • What motivates you to learn your
    target language(s)?