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hi! do you know any Norwegian phrases / words to call your significant other? :) my girlfriend loves Norwegian and I'd like to surprise her!

Hey there! c: Here’s a short list of common endearments!

As for common phrases, maybe something like:

“Jeg er glad i deg” - “I love you” (used towards friends, family, and also your significant other if your relationship is rather fresh or you’re both very young etc.)

“Jeg elsker deg” - “I love you” (only used towards your significant other if you’re in a pretty serious and long-lasting relationship - also occasionally used towards family, though I personally find this quite uncommon)

“Du er det vakreste jeg vet” - “You’re the most beautiful thing/person I know” (lit. “You’re the most beautiful I know”)

“Du er så pen/kjekk” - “You’re so pretty/handsome”

Though if there’s a specific phrase you want me to translate, shoot me another ask! c:

Dark times all around but there are still people out there who love you

Do not hurt yourself, do not hurt others, get help, talk to someone, anyone. Humanity has survived before and we can do it now if we all just support each other. My country and my people let me down and endangered my life but there’s nothing I or anyone else can do about that so let’s try to spread the love that is so clearly lacking.

me: *is overwhelmed by things i absolutely have the time to do*

idk but “stuffed animal” sounds so violent. in german it’s called “kuscheltier” which can be translated to “cuddle animal”

Please, don’t let anyone ever tell you learning languages is a waste of time

ʚ 6th jan 2017 ɞ

continue making swedish notes♡ first week of the year at the school is not that bad tho (ㆀ˘･з･˘)

it’s really a pity no one cares about foreign languages irl because I am a fountain of fun and interesting facts about linguistics and grammar and etymology but my peasant friends could not be any less interested

books, blankets & cozy sweaters : a summary of my winter so far.

make this year about yourself. write a journal with your thoughts and ideas, take care of yourself and remind yourself to put your well-being first, acquire new skills, learn a language, set yourself goals to achieve, and study for your future. you will thank yourself later.

Vocabulaire français - des verbes

remorquer - to tow, lug

râler - to grumble, complain, gasp

ébranler - to shake, rattle, weaken

sonder - to sound, plumb, probe, survey

germer - to germinate, sprout, grow

étreindre - to embrace, clasp, clutch, choke

remuer - to move, touch, stir

étouffer - to suffocate, stifle, smother

bêler - to bleat, whine

gémir - to moan, whine

s’égarer - to get lose, lose one’s way, digress

ficeler - to tie up, bind

frotter - to rub, scrape, scrub

délier - to untie, undo, unknot

énerver - to annoy, irritate

effarer - to alarm, frighten

crisper - to tense, contract

haleter - to pant

balbutier - to stammer, stutter

bégayer - to stammer, stutter

harceler - to harass, pester

accabler - to impose, overwork, overburden

épier - to observe, spy on

délayer - to mix, water, dilute

éventrer - to disembowel, gut

étreindre - to embrace, clasp, clutch, grasp

sévir - to hit, strike

Words taken from: Le Horla (Maupassant)

Guess who got shit done today

not me lmao but congrats to somebody out there

2017 is the year of skincare and communication

Compliment people. If you think a good thing about someone, there’s no harm in saying it aloud.

Language Moodboard ↠ German

Bonne Année - Happy New Year Vieille Année - Old Year Nouvelle Année - New Year Les bonnes résolutions du Nouvel An - New Year’s resolutions Le Saint Sylvestre - New Year’s Eve Hiver (m) - Winter Décembre (m) - December Janvier (m) - January Fête (f) - Party Célébration (f) - Celebration Concert (m) - Concert Parade (f) - Parade Tradition (f) - Tradition Champagne (m) - Champagne Toast (m) - wassail Oraison (f) - Speech Horloge (f) - Clock Compte à rebours (m) - Countdown Minuit (m) - Midnight Bisou (m) - Kiss Pétard (m) - Firecracker Feu d'artifice (m) - Firework Présentation (f) - Presentation, display Confettis (mpl) - Confetti

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!

Happy New Year in Scandinavian Languages

Swedish  gott nytt år

Norwegian  godt nytt år

Danish  godt nytår

Finnish hyvää uutta vuotta

Icelandic  gledilegt nýtt ár

The only thing I regret about languages is that I didn’t start learning them earlier.

tbh i still can’t understand why anyone would not want to learn other languages. like you can open a book full of once alien-like symbols, and actually know what it’s saying. it’s gotta be one of the best feelings in the world

How to pronounce Celtic words and names

Step 1: Read the word. Step 2: Wrong.

Language moodboard: Norwegian

the true definition of bilingualism is knowing pokémon names in two languages

✨ Norwegian question words with examples of questions! ✨

Hvem? - Who? Hvem er den mannen der borte? - Who is that man over there?

Hva? - What? Hva hadde du til frokost? - What did you have for breakfast?

Hva slags? - What kind? Hva slags musikk liker du? - What kind of music do you like?

Når? - When? Når flyttet du hit? - When did you move here?

Hvor? - Where? Hvor er brillene mine? - Where are my glasses?

Hvorfor? - Why? Hvorfor er ikke han her i dag? - Why isn’t he here today?

Hvordan? - How? Hvordan går det på skolen? -  How is school going?

Hvor mye? - How much? Hvor mye koster denne? - How much does this cost?

Hvor mange? - How many? Hvor mange søstre har hun? - How many sisters does she have?

Hvilken/Hvilket/Hvilke? - Which? Hvilken kjole skal jeg ha på meg? - Which dress should I wear?

✨ I hope this is helpful, and let me know if there are any mistakes! ✨

Ukedager

Mandag - Monday

Tirsdag - Tuesday

Onsdag - Wednesday

Torsdag - Thursday

Fredag - Friday

Lørdag - Saturday

Søndag - Sunday

en dag - day

i morgen - tomorrow

i dag - today

i går - yesterday

en uke - week

en helg - weekend

nå - now

Picture : stillstudies

I love languages. I loved learning them since I was little. Here are some quotes for the people who share the same passion as me. :)  Which one is your favourite?

❝If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.❞ -Nelson Mandela

❝One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.❞-Frank Smith

❝ Die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt. ❞ The limits of my language are the limits of my world. -Ludwig Wittgenstein, German

❝Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.❞ -Sarah Caldwell

❝ Un vocabolario può contenere solo una piccola parte del patrimonio di una lingua.❞ A dictionary can embrace only a small part of the vast tapestry of a language. - Giacomo Leopardi,Italian

❝To have another language is to possess a second soul.❞ -Charlemagne

❝ یک زبان جدید یک زندگی جدید است. ❞ A new language is a new life. -Persian Proverb

❝ Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von seiner eigenen. ❞ Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German

❝You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.❞ -Geoffrey Willans

❝   学一门语言，就是多一个观察世界的窗户。❞ To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.  -Chinese proverb

❝Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.❞ -Rita Mae Brown

❝ Kolik jazyků znáš, tolikrát jsi člověkem.❞ As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being. -Czech proverb

❝ If you want people to understand you, speak their language. ❞ -African Proverb 

❝ Bir dil bir insan, iki dil iki insan. ❞ One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two people.  -Turkish Proverb

❝ With languages, you are at home anywhere. ❞ - Edward De Waal

❝ Kolik jazyků znáš, tolikrát jsi člověkem. ❞ As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being  -Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czech

❝ Learning a language is to understand other;to form connections ❞ -unknown

❝ Notitia linguarum est prima porta sapientiae ❞ Latin. Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom. - Roger Bacon 

❝ Change your language and you change your thoughts. ❞ -Karl Albrecht

❝ Скільки мов ти знаєш, стільки разів ти людина. ❞ How many languages you know, hat many times you are a person. - Pavlo Tychyn, Ukranian

…and don’t forget;

There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all. -Unknown 

french vocab - fairy tales

Il était une fois… Once upon a time…

LES NOMS - NOUNS

le roi - the king la reine - the queen le prince - the prince la princesse - the princess la fée - the fairy la sirène - the mermaid le nain - the dwarf l’elfe - the elf le sorcier - the wizard la sorcière - the witch le dragon - the dragon le château - the castle la tour - the tower l’épée - the sword la magie - magic le sortilège / le sort- the spell

LES ADJECTIFS - ADJECTIVES

méchant - wicked / mean mauvais - bad / wicked gentil - nice bon - good enchanté - enchanted empoisonné - poisoned

LES VERBES - VERBS 

aimer - to love haïr - to hate tuer - to kill bénir - to bless maudire - to curse / to damn jeter un sort - to cast a spell

…et ils vécurent heureux pour l’éternité. …and they lived happily ever after.

reading a foreign language you're trying to learn: lol this is easy I understand so much of this

trying to construct sentences in that language: wtf am I doing jesus take the wheel where is wiktionary

Norwegian Vocab - Nature 🍃🌍

et tre - tree

en skog - forest

en blomst - flower

en gress - grass

en planet - planet

en jord - earth

en sol - sun

en måne - moon

en vinter - winter

en vår - spring

en høst - fall

en sommer - sommer

en plante - plant

en frukt - fruit

et blad - leaf

en grønnsak - vegetable

en rose - rose

en hage - garden

en luft - air

en vann - water

å leve - to live

å  dø -  to die

å vokse -  to grow

å vanne -  to water

et dyr - animal

en fugl - bird

en bie - bee

et insekt - insect

en sommerfugl - butterfly

i just want to have my own cute little apartment with big windows and bake fresh banana bread every morning and have lots of plants everywhere and read a lot of books and go on adventures w/ friends and watch sunsets from my rooftop

German café vocabulary

for @callmejake13 :)

das Café (Pl: Cafés) - café der Teller (Pl: Teller) - plate die Tasse (Pl: Tassen) - cup, mug die Untertasse (Pl: Untertassen) - saucer der Löffel (Pl: Löffel) - spoon die Speisekarte (Pl: Speisekarten) - menu

das Frühstück - breakfast der Kuchen (Pl: Kuchen) - cake die Torte (Pl: Torten) - cake (mostly consists of cream) der Muffin (Pl: Muffins) - muffin das Hörnchen / das Croissant - croissant der Keks (Pl: Kekse) - cookie, biscuit das Brot - bread der Zucker - sugar die Milch - milk die Sahne - cream das Spiegelei - fried egg das Rührei - scrambled eggs

der Kaffee (Pl: Kaffees) - coffee

der Cappuccino - cappuccino

der Espresso - espresso

der Latte macchiato - latte macchiato

der Eiskaffee - iced coffee

koffeinfreier Kaffee - decaffeinated coffee

der Teebeutel - tea bag der Tee (Pl: Tees) - tea

schwarzer Tee - black tea

grüner Tee - green tea

Früchtetee - fruit tea

Kräutertee - herbal tea

Pfefferminztee - mint tea

Rooibostee - rooibos tea

Eistee - iced tea

der Kakao - cocoa der Milchshake (Pl: Milchshakes) - milkshake der Saft (Pl: Säfte) - juice

essen - to eat trinken - to drink bestellen - to order bezahlen - to pay