is it unusual to learn languages for being able to consume media content from the original language rather than for job opportunities?
i don't understand why people get surprised everytime i tell them
Turkish word of the day
Arkadaş : Friend
Coming from the root "arka" which means "back", the word arkadaş has the meaning of "someone that has our back".
For all the lovely Turkish learners, I'm so proud of you for trying to learn the language.
My DMs are always open if you guys need advice or questions about the language. 🧡
if you guys had to choose between tea and coffee what would you choose?
personally for me i'd choose not pushing myself until i burn out and becoming a better person but let's go with tea i guess 😊🍵
when my understanding in a language gets better so now the serotonin doesn't hit hard as much as before and i need to find another language to study from zero 🤡
08.03 / 12.10
End of my first kanji notebook.
Here are some pictures of my progress for anyone struggling to believe themselves on their Japanese learning journey. 🤍🌷🌱⭐🧸
Turkish words of the day (15)
Did you know that Turkish has two words for "dream"
rüya : dream (the ones we have when sleeping)
hayal: dream (for dreams about future or the things that are not real)
note:
kabus : nightmare
Genelde rüya görmem.
I usually don't have dreams
Turkish words of the day (14)
distant relatives
kaynana/kayınvalide: mother in law
kaynata/kayınbaba: father in law
enişte: brother in law (husband of person's sister or husband of aunt.)
kayınbirader: brother in law (of husband or wife.)
i've been trying to give myself two compliments everyday for the last two weeks but i started to run out of them so now i just keep saying things like "you have eyes"
If i had a son like this who'd look down on me with his almond ass moustache and preach me about religion when i only say that i want to pray in a language i understand I'd have a late abortion.
Hepimiz sizin gibilerden kelimelere dökemeyecek kadar yorgunuz.
Turkish words the day (27)
Beverages - İçecekler
Çay - Tea
Kahve - Coffee
Türk kahvesi - Turkish coffee
Portakal suyu - Orange juice
Limonata - Lemonade
Gazoz - Soda
Ayran - Traditional Yogurt drink
Süt - Milk
Salep - Salep (a warm, milky drink)
Sıcak çikolata - Hot chocolate
i was trying to read a text on a intermediate Russian book I found and i can understand it 🥹
my speaking skills are definitely not that good but being able to understand what i read day by day makes me so happy.
Turkish word of the day (2)
Barış : Peace
From the Proto-turkic verb bar-mak meaning "to go/reach", becoming the noun "barış" meaning "to go together, to help each other, to do together"
Perhaps Old Turkic +
Turkish word of the day
Arkadaş : Friend
Coming from the root "arka" which means "back", the word arkadaş has the meaning of "someone that has our back".
thought it would be a good idea to study kitchen words in german so i could repeat them whenever i'm in the kitchen
so i'm watching a video on that now and i decided that i won't be stepping in the kitchen again
don't want to disappoint you guys so here's the
Turkish words of the day (11)
gökyüzü - sky
bulut (lar) - cloud(s)
yıldız (lar) - star(s)
parla-mak - to shine (v)
Gökyüzü is the combination of the words
Gök: sky and yüz: face
can be directly translated as "face of the sky"
Turkish words of the day (10)
Renk(ler) - Color(s)
mavi - blue
yeşil - green
sarı - yellow
turuncu - orange
kırmızı - red
beyaz - white
siyah - black
mor - purple
pembe - pink
for saying light we say "açık", for saying dark we say "koyu"
açık/koyu mavi : light/dark blue
Turkish word of the day (4)
( Günün Türkçe kelimesi )
çalışkan: hardworking
Adding the suffix -kan to the verb root çalış(mak) we turn it into an adjective.
Arı, en çalışkan hayvandır.
The bee is the most hardworking animal.
Literally TR: The bee, most hardworking animal is.
Turkish word of the day (3)
Kardeş: Sibling
Coming from the Proto-turkic karındaş which are the combinations of karın (belly) and the suffix -daş, it evolved into the word "kardeş" with time.
This word might be explained as "the people who shared the same belly (womb)".
love how my friends teach me something they're so passionate about especially when i have no idea about it. like yess i love seeing you be happy and see the world from your eyes tell me more
I'm not sure if the Turkish learners who also learn slang is aware of this but you shouldn't use "ya" especially with people you should be respectful with. I remember one of my friend's asking the teacher to move to the left a bit to see the white board at school by saying+
Just kind of thought this but
How do you guys think your 4-5 year old selves would react if they would see you guys being able to speak any language other than your native one?
ATTENTION JAPANESE LEARNERS
A friend has been asking about how to use Anki. So I'm going to be talking about how to use the dictionary app Jsho hand in hand with Anki.
P.S : This works for Japanese-English.
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What's your favorite expression(s) from the languages you speak?
I go first
In Turkish for thanking someone who prepared a meal we say "Ellerine sağlık" which means "Health to your hands" which I find really cute :)
does anyone else get really overwhelmed when they realize that everyone out there has their own story, family,life when they're in a crowded place?
the world is so big and i'm just a little person in it
Sayings in Turkish
ince düşünmek
lit. meaning: thinking thin
Meaning thoughtful, sensitive, detailedly thought this saying is mostly used as a personality trait too as "ince düşünceli". İnce düşünmek means thinking about details that no one else would think about.
Turkish words of the day (17)
seyahat : travel (n)
seyahat etmek : to travel (v)
Havalimanı : Airport
Otel : Hotel
Şehir : City
Plaj/Kumsal/Sahil : Beach
Restoran : Restaurant
Bilet : Ticket
Tren : Train
Otobüs : Bus
Turkish words the day (27)
Beverages - İçecekler
Çay - Tea
Kahve - Coffee
Türk kahvesi - Turkish coffee
Portakal suyu - Orange juice
Limonata - Lemonade
Gazoz - Soda
Ayran - Traditional Yogurt drink
Süt - Milk
Salep - Salep (a warm, milky drink)
Sıcak çikolata - Hot chocolate