The sound of "belching" in Catalan!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps
The sound of "belching" in Catalan!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps
Donald Trump once called "tariff" his favorite word. How much do you know about its Japanese counterpart? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/05/09/language/japanese-tariff-vocabulary-business/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #businessjapanese #jlptn3
Hello from Mongolia! #HelloWorld #Mongolia #language #linguistics
Luxembourgish learning: Lesson 17 – How to… talk about sports https://today.rtl.lu/luxembourg-insider/language/a/1979344.html #Luxemburg #Lux #learn #language
The sound of "sneezing" in Latvian!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps
#language #semiotics #pedant re: Il Papa, 'the good shepherd'. i. The clue is in the word, 'herd' not 'lead' ii. Leo? A lion in the sheepfold , o lawks ! #catholicos ! #justsaying #militant_methodist #wesleyan
CHEESE IT; Be silent, be quiet, don't do it. Cheese it, the coves are fly; be silent, the people understand our discourse.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wfpjNdhpMzg
You know when a foreigner teaches you more about your own country than you know? This guy is such a good subject matter expert at languages, that by accident he knows things about Australian languages and culture that I guarantee you won’t know as a local. Because of research.
Hello from Turkey! #HelloWorld #Turkey #language #linguistics
The sound of "stuttering" in Czech!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps
The sound of "shriek" in French!
#language #linguistics #onomatopoeia #maps
I get quite a few posts in my feed that are in German, French, Italian etc
All easily translated.
This is glorious… #mastodon truly feels like a global community giving cross cultural perspectives.
Hello from French Guiana! #HelloWorld #FrenchGuiana #language #linguistics
From: blenderdumbass . org
People often point out various grammatical errors in texts people write. As if having better attention to words makes the argument presented more or less valid. So I suppose I'm gonna rant about this.
Read or listen: https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/stupid_correct_english
Bwana harusi ni mtanashati. The groom is handsome. #Love #Relationships in #Swahili #KiSwahili #LearnSwahili. #Learn a #Language: https://thelanguagegarage.com/relationships-in-swahili/
新郎很帅。 Xīnláng hěn shuài. The groom is handsome. #Love #Relationships in #Chinese #Mandarin #中文. #Learn a #language: https://thelanguagegarage.com/relationships-in-chinese/
O noivo é bonito. The groom is handsome. #Love #Relationships in #Portuguese #LearnPortuguese #português. #Learn a #Language: https://thelanguagegarage.com/relationships-in-portuguese/