me: why are you destroying earth!!!
aliens: because theres people who think that english is the only language they need to speak
me: thats fair i understand
Resources for learning Czech
Textbook: Czech step by step
Duolingo vocab 🦉: Czech 🇨🇿 - Section 1: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8
Alphabet & accents
How to pronounce Czech letters
Noun genders
Formal vs. informal speech
Accusative case (singular)
Pronouns in all grammatical cases
Czech prefixes
Grammar exercises:
Demonstrative pronouns - exercise sheet
Possessive pronouns - exercise sheets
Accusative case (demonstrative pronouns, adjectives & nouns) - exercise sheets
Possessive pronouns in the accusative case - exercise sheets
Reflexive possessive pronouns in the accusative case - exercise sheets
Iconic songs
Czech children's books
the swears that non-native-english-speakers come up with are absolutely fantastic sometimes. my friend just said “she is fuck as shit” instead of “she is fucking shit” and now i cant stop saying things are fuck as shit. the weather is fuck as shit. my homework is fuck as shit. phenomenal.
I have this paradoxical emotional process where listening to music in a language I don't understand is immensely appealing and pleasant to me, and it immediately makes me want to study the language, essentially taking away the reason why I was listening
this is so cool and also rosencrantz and guildenstern's sign names are killing me lol
There no shame in never becoming fluent in your target language(s). Learning a new language even a little bit is great. Having the ability to communicate even a little bit is great. Learning about the culture(s) is great. You're doing great. Enjoy the experience.
How finns from around Finland say “I”. The formal form is “minä” and default informal form is “mä”
Old English, why do you have this word? Why?
constantly torn between "i wish I could magically learn this language immediately and speak it perfectly" and "part of language acquisition is the process, and learning it immediately wouldn't have as much meaning or significance to me"
Can I once again suggest the app Polygloss for language practice?
You watch with other users to describe and guess pictures and it theoretically supports all languages as long as there are active users. Especially if you're a minority language learner or speaker, spread the word to get fellow learners or community members signed up!
Reblogs were turned off but I wanted to be able to find this again
A shy little ghost who has fallen in love with languages and wants to become a polyglot. A jumble of discovery and random information. Oh, and also a conlanger :)
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