Ocean · @puddleofchaos
47 followers · 788 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Is there a resource for Mandarin Chinese learners that makes it easy to create multiple flashcards for the same word, i.e. one that shows the Chinese characters and asks for the Pinyin, one that shows the Chinese characters and asks for the meaning, one that shows the Pinyin and asks for the meaning etc.? Because I'm not doing all that manually 😩

So far I've been testing myself on meaning and pronunciation at once but it's not ideal. I would prefer an Android app but Windows or browser-based is also fine.

#languagelearning #learningchinese #learningmandarin #languagelovers

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HereWeGohh :rainbow_heart: · @herewegohh
78 followers · 184 posts · Server mastodon.green

@xl8freelancer By the way, if you want to be corrected by native speakers or you want to help others improve your native language 👉🌐
mastodon.green/@herewegohh/110

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HereWeGohh :rainbow_heart: · @herewegohh
78 followers · 184 posts · Server mastodon.green

@mlevie @languagelovers

If you want to be corrected by native speakers or you want to help others improve your native language 👉🌐
mastodon.green/@herewegohh/110

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Ocean · @puddleofchaos
44 followers · 678 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Every time I post something in on here, I end up feeling acutely aware of how confusing parts of it must be to learners. So here's your colloquial German lesson for today:

"Ich so/er so/sie so/etc." = casual way to indicate who's speaking, comparable to "I was like/he was like/she was like/etc."

"Wa?" = the word "was" (what) without the S; appended to the end of a sentence to turn it into a (frequently rhetorical) question. I'm sure leaving off the S is not mandatory but that's what I'm used to. (Did that originally come from Berlin dialect? I don't live in Berlin.) Comparable to adding "right?" or "huh?" in English when you want it to be an actual question, but for the rhetorical variant it only barely works with "huh" or maybe a deadpan "am I right" (which is often written as "amirite" on the internet).

Theory: this is why Germans will instantly latch on to the Canadian "eh" and use it the same way. But tbh I have no idea if Canadians say "eh" in that deadpan way where it's not actually a question. Somebody enlighten me please

#german #languagelovers

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Godfrey642 · @Godfrey642
247 followers · 2268 posts · Server aus.social

Loving learning Spanish on DuoLingo.
On unit #10 and just scrolled forward to see that the units go up to #211
So, guess i have a way to go yet

¡no estoy feliz!
🫤🫤🫤🫤🫤🫤

#duolingo #spanish #languagelovers #languagelearner

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Stories and Folklore · @wihtlore
2915 followers · 1916 posts · Server thefolklore.cafe

Time for today's and a bit of / to go with it.

Bróga [ ᛒᚱᚩᚷᚪ ]: 1. monster, trembling, fear; 2. monstrum, tremor, terror, horror

Bróga in Old English is a feeling; a deep terror, a trembling fear. An internal moster that brings a blind horror.

In more modern folklore, there is a monster called The Broga (or Brooga) -- it is said to be attracted to grief, especially the grief that accompanies the untimely loss of a persons one true love.

The creature, will follow the grieving victim and then take the form of their lost love. The Broga will use their time to make the victim feel fear and terror through waking and sleeping hours. The Broga will make the victim start to fear for their own life by making them believe the loss of their lover is their fault and the spectre is there for revenge.

The Broga will slowly take over its victim's life as they spiral into madness and psychosis; once the monster has attached itself to its victim, there is nothing that can be done. Only death will bring relief and the monster will move onto its next victim.

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@Curator

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Stories and Folklore · @wihtlore
2915 followers · 1916 posts · Server thefolklore.cafe

Time for today's and a bit of / to go with it.

Bróga [ ᛒᚱᚩᚷᚪ ]: 1. monster, trembling, fear; 2. monstrum, tremor, terror, horror

Bróga in Old English is a feeling; a deep terror, a trembling fear. An internal moster that brings a blind horror.

In more modern folklore, there is a monster called The Broga (or Brooga) -- it is said to be attracted to grief, especially the grief that accompanies the untimely loss of a persons one true love.

The creature, will follow the grieving victim and then take the form of their lost love. The Broga will use their time to make the victim feel fear and terror through waking and sleeping hours. The Broga will make the victim start to fear for their own life by making them believe the loss of their lover is their fault and the spectre is there for revenge.

The Broga will slowly take over its victim's life as they spiral into madness and psychosis; once the monster has attached itself to its victim, there is nothing that can be done. Only death will bring relief and the monster will move onto its next victim.

@folklore @folklorethursday@a.gup.pe @folklorethursday@mastodon.online

#oldenglish #wordoftheday #storytelling #folklore #folklorethursday #language #languagelovers #monster #monsterdon

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Stories and Folklore · @wihtlore
2900 followers · 1899 posts · Server thefolklore.cafe

A quick little poll about

What do you prefer my friends? Please share it about, would love peoples thoughts

#oldenglish #wordoftheday #anglosaxon #language #languagelovers

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Todd668 ☯️鸿熹✨ · @HeartOfChina
60 followers · 152 posts · Server mindly.social

Are you learning Mandarin?

Learn how to correctly pronounce the Initials in group 6. [z c s]

youtube.com/shorts/zp_unDsqbhI

Improve your Mandarin comprehension with quality comprehensible input at Master Mandarin on YouTube / @mastermandarin/

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Todd668 ☯️鸿熹✨ · @HeartOfChina
59 followers · 150 posts · Server mindly.social
Todd668 ☯️鸿熹✨ · @HeartOfChina
58 followers · 149 posts · Server mindly.social

My YouTube are proving quite popular!

youtube.com/shorts/zp_unDsqbhI

Improve your Mandarin comprehension with loads of comprehensible input at Master Mandarin on YouTube / @mastermandarin/

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#shorts #chinese #mandarin #中文 #chineselanguage #polyglot #Multilingual #languagelovers #mastermandarin #china #heartofchina

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Todd668 ☯️鸿熹✨ · @HeartOfChina
58 followers · 148 posts · Server mindly.social
Todd668 ☯️鸿熹✨ · @HeartOfChina
58 followers · 147 posts · Server mindly.social
Stories and Folklore · @wihtlore
2857 followers · 1742 posts · Server thefolklore.cafe

Having a little conversation with about . Here is the transcript:

me: can you give me an old English word that means sea fog

gpt: The Old English word for "sea fog" is "brume".

me: No it isn't brume, brume is not an old English word. please try again, what is the old English for sea fog

gpt: I apologize for the mistake in my previous answer. The Old English word for "sea fog" is actually "hǣð" or "hǣðstybb".

me: No, you are wrong "hǣð" means "heath" and "hǣðstybb" is not a real old English word. Please try again, what is the Old English for Sea Fog

gpt: I apologize for the confusion, and thank you for correcting me. The correct Old English word for sea fog is actually "sǣfog".

me: That is closer, but still not right "sǣ" does indeed mean see, but "fog" is not an old English word. The old English for sea fog is "sǣmist"

gpt: Thank you for the correction. You are right that "sǣmist" is the Old English word for sea fog. I apologize for any confusion caused by my earlier responses.

@languagelovers
@oldenglish
@anglosaxon

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Todd668 ☯️鸿熹✨ · @HeartOfChina
58 followers · 145 posts · Server mindly.social
Félicia M. · @felicia_m
37 followers · 236 posts · Server piaille.fr

Se ci sono italiani che vogliono chiacchierare in italiano e in francese io ci sono.

#italiano #francese #italien #languagelovers #langues

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Félicia M. · @felicia_m
115 followers · 627 posts · Server mastouille.fr

Se ci sono italiani che vogliono chiacchierare in italiano e in francese io ci sono.

#italiano #francese #italien #languagelovers #langues

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Todd668 ☯️鸿熹✨ · @HeartOfChina
58 followers · 144 posts · Server mindly.social

What is the use of "giving face" in Chinese culture?

Here's a sentence in a book from .

youtu.be/Ds6ahxF8gI8

Subscribe to Master Mandarin for more Mandarin flashcard sentences.

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Todd668 ☯️鸿熹✨ · @HeartOfChina
56 followers · 143 posts · Server mindly.social

Here's one of the nine videos I uploaded to Master Mandarin Flashcards today.

Subscribe to Master Mandarin and improve your Mandarin comprehension.

youtu.be/NqE6LmhQt30

Here's one of the nine videos I uploaded to Master Mandarin Flashcards today.

Subscribe to Master Mandarin and improve your Mandarin comprehension.

youtu.be/NqE6LmhQt30

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#chinese #mandarin #中文 #chineselanguage #polyglot #Multilingual #languagelovers #mastermandarin #china #flashcards #heartofchina

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