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Salve! Since you were just talking about dialects and accents and stuff, I wanted to ask whether you know something about the way people speak around Verona. I'm going to work there for a year (in an old-people's home) starting in September and am worried that I won't understand what the elderly are saying. Is there anything to keep in mind? And thanks for all your efforts and your whole blog, I really appreciate it!

Ciao! I know almost nothing about that dialect, just the way it sounds and a few words. All I know, generally speaking, is that there are just a very few people, even among the elderly, that speak only dialect: despite some of them might only have been through a few year of school, they kinda learnt how to speak Italian.Maybe some of them will use an “italianized” version of a dialect word (and I’m sorry but I cannot think about anything in veronese right now), but I’m sure you’ll find what they mean anyway, even by asking them for further explanations.If anyone happens to speak in particularly strong dialect with you and you cannot understand a thing, just ask them to explain or someone else to help you with a translation, if possible (some things are better left untranslated at times - I mean they might be just some gross old sayings haha!).To make you feel better, I -as probably all the other fellow Italians, or at least most of them- don’t understand what people say in most of the Italian dialects either, especially if they speak fast (but I’d say even slow), so don’t worry, really.Another funny thing: I still don’t understand all the words my grandma says when she speak the old dialect of a small town a few kms away from mine; at times not even her daughter/my mother does and needs to ask her “what did you say?” because some old words almost disappeared or we don’t hear them often - in my hometown we speak a different dialect and my mum got used to that too. But she always explain us using other words or showing us, so I guess it will happen with you too. 

Dialects are used mostly with other people that speak them too or not to be understood by someone (for example, if a local has to communicate with a family member or a friend but doesn’t want you to understand what they’re saying: it doesn’t have to be something against you at all, just.. Idk, they just may think it’s not your business to know about that or they just miss speaking dialect). But again, if you happen to find someone that only speak dialect with you, no matter which dialect (you might find a person from anywhere in Veneto and/or Italy there, Idk, I’m just saying), just ask for a translation. I’d do that myself too.To help you with the accent you’ll find there, here you have a youtuber from Verona explaining a few sayings/idioms and making comparisons also with other cities’ slangs (not only in Veneto). For example, she says:“vecio” = “vecchio” (old) = bro (probably used mostly by the young people)putei = ragazzi = guys But I don’t think you have to learn all the words, at all. I think those people will gladly teach you some dialect theirselves, if you ask them. My grandma is actually doing that and it helps her too, being busy and thinking about words and all.Ofc, if you’ll feel better by knowing those words in the video (and the variations from all the other cities she mentions) just ask and I’ll try to write down everything. But I think once you’ll get there and used to the environment and the people, you’ll learn the necessary stuff (if there’s any). :)Just relax, enjoy your time, and let us know how it goes! Good luck!

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Hey Guys I found Something Awesome

This is a link to a Google Drive full of Free language textbooks. They have a bunch of different languages (Including Klingon, Na’vi, Finnish, Books on Dialects, and A LOT MORE) 

If you don’t know how to navigate the folders you can find the language on This website and it should display the language’s family on the homepage. That will help you navigate the folders. 

(I found this on a linguistics facebook page this isn’t mine)

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This langblr appreciates corrections because I know I can’t improve without them.

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MASTERPOST IN SPANISH LEARNING

(image: Gramática de la lengua castellana by Antonio de Nebrija. First work in Spanish language and its rules. Source: Wikipedia)

Pronuntiation

The sounds of Spanish

Dictionaries 

Diccionario de la lengua española 

Diccionario panhispánico de dudas 

Diccionario de americanismos

Verb conjugator 

Grammar 

complete and accurate grammar  

Another good grammar

Grammar exercices

Really advanced grammar (last year of Spanish high school level)

Basic ortography exercices

Slang Spanish from Spain (audio)

Vocabulary: favourite word of Spanish (video)

Vocabulary (free)

Vocabulary, grammar, songs, twisters

Learning language in a fun way

Simple, easy and fun with Tio Spanish

Learn Spanish (contrasted to English)

Let’s talk in Spanish!

Spanish daily life (Radio, TV, etc)

Cadena Ser 

Los 40 principales (music)

El País (News paper)

Watch one the TV show that moved the hearts of thousands of Spanish grannies (and learn about Spanish history and its impact in society!) I haven’t been able to find the complete series…

Theme song 

Amar en tiempos revueltos - 1st episode

Let’s learn about Spanish history, society and culture

History 

Literature (for advanced learners)

Las fiestas de mi pueblo 1 (Berga) 

Spanish humor (El Club de la Comedia)

Spanish Civil War

History of the Spanish language

Generación del 27 - Ana María Matute and Ana María Moix(literature)

Complete guide to Spanish culture/art

Literature (advanced learners) COMPLETE CLASSICS ONLINE

El Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes

El Lazarillo de Tormes 

Fortunata y Jacinta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Conference by Ana María Matute “Pensar la lengua” “Think the language”

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what do portuguese speakers say when they get hurt

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what do portuguese speakers say when they get hurt

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me speaking in my target languages

confidence is my last name. very is my first.

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you guys really just don’t check your fucking phones huh? you don’t give a fuck and a half about your notifications? you just carry it around with you everywhere but don’t actually go on it? maybe someone texted you. maybe you received an email. maybe you need to take your daily duolingo lesson. but no, you really just can’t be bothered. fuck you

[paul-e-glot]

hi

if someone could send me a reliable online cefr test it would be very appreciated 👌

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tinder but for (wannabe) polyglots where you get matched according to target langs or langs you know

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hello hello hellooooo! (or bonjour bonjour bonjouuuur, I must say!)

okay, i’ve had a few messages about learning French soooo I’ve created this masterpost on studying foreign languages! I’ve been learning the French language since I was four and I am now studying French at Higher level and hope this post helps a lot of you!

please note!!!!!!: like any other skill, it takes a lot of dedication and effort to learn a language. it won’t be easy but if you practice a little everyday you will be totally fine!! i’m here if anyone needs a hand x 

reasons to learn another wonderful language

∙        you make lovely friends when u go abroad

∙        it’s like speaking a secret language cause you might be the only one in your friendship group/family that know the language

∙        you can curse under your breath without ur parents knowing??? hahaha bonus

∙        uhhhh it’s fun?

∙        u can get a better job

∙        it makes u feel pretty awesome when you go abroad and understand things

∙        improves your first language (grammar etc. etc. etc.)

∙        gain respect for someone elses culture

∙        u can move/live abroad

∙        the opportunity to do more things abroad with ur extra language skill

∙        there are loads more reasons but it would take up the whole post:)))

so u wanna teach yourself??

∙        bbc languages - choose from 40 languages to self-teach

∙        duolingo - good ole’ duolingo is an amazing smartphone app (and u can use it on ur laptop etc) that lets you teach yourself a language

∙        languages online - more grammar based work on languages that you can do yourself

∙        babbel - online lessons on learning a foreign language - there are 14 to choose from (you get a trial but after that i think you have to pay)

∙        hellotalk - an amazing app on your phone that allows you to speak to people in your target language and you can help them learn English etc. it’s a win win situation guys

∙        101languages – amazing site. just visit it. okay thank u!

∙        polyglot club – meet people just like u who are wanting to learn language!! fun right???

∙        youtube – there are loaaaaads of channels on youtube which help you to learn a language. check out some of these :)))

∙        digital dialects – games based activities for over 70+ languages to choose from to begin learning

∙        forvo – basically this is a dictionary but it pronounces the words for u

∙        lyrics training – this is mainly European languages but you are to fill in the gaps from songs :))

∙        babadum – one of my favourite websites! You can pick and choose which languages you learn, it’s great

∙        livemocha – you can learn and teach people languages

∙        memrise – a fun way to learn vocab

  specific languages

-          spanish

∙       udemy – learn spanish (beginners)

∙       spanishdict

∙       mi vida loca – spanish course for beginners – it’s pretty good!

∙       spanish with paul (youtuber)

∙       fluencia

∙       spanish radio stations

  -          french

∙        bonjour – learn french using this site!! it’s brilllll

∙        francolab

∙        français interactif

∙        vogue – read the French edition of Vogue for reading practice

∙        comme le francais (youtuber) – I watch these videos regularly! They are so helpful with grammar and vocab

∙        ls french

∙        french radio stations

  -          german

∙       deutsch lernen- online lessons on German

∙       der die das – phone app which helps you learn noun genders

∙       mission berlin - german adventure game which helps with vocab

∙       german connection – kids vocab games

∙       germanpod101

∙       german  (duolingo) – everyoneeee knows duolingo, its basically a handy little app that lets u learn loads of languages

  -          russian

∙       russian lessons – videos and activities on learning all things russian

∙       dictionary (russian)

∙       quizlet – revision, games, flashcards and tests on russian

∙       master russian - various activities/topics in russian

∙       bbc: a guide to russian – website to teach you the basics of russian

∙       learn russian

  -          chinese

∙       mandarin lessons –audio clips provided to help u learn chinese??

∙       bbc: learn chinese – website to teach you the basics of chinese/mandarin?? (sorry I don’t speak it)

∙       chinese tools

∙       digital dialects (Chinese) – vocab games

∙       hello world – games to help you learn mandarin

  -          arabic

∙       my easy arabic - learn basic Arabic (including alphabet and vocab)

∙       salaam arabic – beginner or intermediate levels of learning :)))

∙       madinah arabic – online courses in Arabic! They also offer a free 1-hour tutoring session via. Skype

∙       Haliae’s Arabic masterpost - @rockinspired.tumblr.com

    other language masterposts

∙        areistotle - omg i am in love with basically all her masterposts but this is her ‘foreign language learning’ one, it is fab-u-lous!

∙        z-co - this is a masterpost and a half!!

∙        romancing the languages – variety of language resources can be found here!!

∙        language adventurer – maaaaaassiiiiiive language resources masterpost :)))))) I loooove this!

∙        les langues sont ma vie – masterpost of helpful websites to use when studying languages! it is huuuuuge

  extras??? Who doesn’t love those??

·          aesthetically pleasing notes- rewrite notes as revision and make them pretty. it makes them easier to read/come back to

·          listen to the radio (in your target language) – to listen to French, I personally listen to Ado FM (it has the right balance between English and French music/speech)

·          take a break – learning a language takes time remember!! u r constantly learning so chill out sometimes :))

∙       word reference – rather than using Google Translate, try using this app because it tends to be more accurate and requires you to put in a little bit more effort. like a dictionary, only its electronic??? if that makes sense

[ If you need a study buddy or just someone to talk to, give me a message or ask and I’ll help u out!! ]

[paul-e-glot]

Oggi ho deciso di scrivere senza avere niente da dire. È strana, come sensazione. Trovarsi ad ammucchiare parole orfane senza avere nulla da esprimere, per il puro gusto di vedere il bianco trasformato in nero e parlare ad alta voce da solo. Rileggo spesso ciò che scrivo, sto lì, a sillabarlo, a testarne la musicalità in bocca. Mi è sempre piaciuto il suono della lingua italiana, così diverso da quello delle altre, in eterno equilibrio tra asprezza e flessibilità. Mi è sempre piaciuto rendermi conto che probabilmente la penserei in modo completamente diverso, fossi nato in Giappone.

Ho ancora qualche progetto. Voglio emulare Rimbaud e dare dei colori alle vocali. Voglio prendere altre parole e scrivere cosa scoprono dentro di me. Voglio parlare delle incredibili avvventure del vecchio nel magico mondo del buco nero.

Voglio scrivere.

Ma allora perché non lo faccio?

[paul-e-glot]

The following are some podcasts for Italian. Many you can find on iTunes, on Android using Pocket Casts, or on their own websites/RSS feed. Other podcasts: Arabic| French | German | Russian |Spanish| Ukrainian| Eurasia

Language Learning

30 Minute Italian

Arkos Academy

Curso de Italiano (from Spanish)

Italian Pod 101

Language Transfer Intro to Italian

My Daily Phrase Italian

One Minute Italian

PastaCast

Radio Arlecchino: Includes transcripts. 

Speak Italian with Your Mouth Full

Survival Phrases Italian

Tutti Matti per l'Italiano!

Listening For Beginners-Advanced

Al Dente: Includes interactive transcripts.

Coffee Break Italian

Emma: Profumo d'Italia: Includes transcripts.

The Italian Podcast

Italiano Fluente

Learn Italian Pod: Transcripts can be bought.

News in Slow Italian: Includes transcripts. 

Sauro e Nadja: Includes transcripts.

Tempo di caffè: Includes transcripts

Italian Only

2024: News & tech

Ad Alta Voce: Literature

Alle Otto della Sera: Arts, science, history.

Caterpillar: Talkshow

Il disinformatico: Science and technology

Fantascientificast: Science fiction

Finestre sull’Arte: Art

Fisicast: Physics

Historycast: History

Hugmented: Science fiction

Incontro Italiano

Italiano Automatico

Lezioni di musica: Music

Media e dintori: Media

Rai Radio: List of several podcasts

Radio 24: Several podcasts

RSI: Several podcasts.

SBS Italian: News

Scientificast: Science

La Zanzara: Satire

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otra mierda de entrada.

miraos. o miradnos, yo qué sé. ¿qué somos?

unos deprimidos, que nos odiamos a nosotros mismos, que estamos hartos de tener que fingir cada día que somos felices y que todo va bien, que intentamos ayudar a todos y que nadie tiempo tiempo para nosotros, que por una parte queremos que alguien sepa cómo estamos en realidad pero por otra no queremos molestar a nadie con nuestros problemas, que nos lo guardamos todo porque los otros ya tienen suficiente como para aguantarnos, que odiamos nuestro cuerpo y que venderíamos nuestro alma al diablo para gustarnos, que nos consideramos inferiores a todo el resto, que odiamos nuestra sonrisa y nos la tapamos con la manga cuando alguien nos hace reír, que nos comemos la cabeza cada día y lloramos cada noche, sin saber una cosa: que somos las personas más increíbles del mundo.

¿a caso os pensáis que Elvis Presley tuvo una vida fácil antes de hacerse famoso? ¿pensáis que Marilyn Monroe no pensaba cada día en el suicidio? ¿que Miley Cyrus no sufrió muchísimo en su infancia? ¿que Lady GaGa no odiaba su cuerpo? ¿que Taylor Swift se consideraba una fracasada? ¿que Demi Lovato no se inyectaba heroína para huir de la realidad que la rodeaba? ¿que Eminem no era víctima de violencia escolar cada día? ¿que Taylor Lautner llegó a creer que sus sueños no se cumplirían? ¿que Kurt Cobain se deprimió y se suicidó por un amor imposible?

la mayoría de las personas más grandes del mundo actual quisieron acabar con su vida en su adolescencia. somos perfectos, en todos los sentidos. somos los que más valemos en este planeta. está comprobado que los que son más felices son los que tienen un coeficiente intelectual más bajo. nosotros, en ser tan perfectos, nos autocriticamos muchísimo y ponemos los demás en un pedestal que nunca llegaremos a alcanzar. no se trata de si no eres popular o si no eres guapo. se trata de como se es por dentro. y dejadme deciros que la gran mayoría de los que he conocido por Facebook o tumblr sois una maravilla como personas y nunca dejaré de agradeceros que me aceptaseis en vuestras vidas. sois lo más increíble que he llegado a conocer. sois profundos, inteligentes, listos, maduros, miedicas, inseguros, valientes. perfectos, sois perfectos; o lo que más se acerca a la perfección. sois los que tiraréis adelante el mundo, por cómo sois. y al final, ¿qué pasa si no tenéis abdominales o si alguien de vuestro insti se ríe de vosotros? sed felices, ese es mi único consejo. estoy harto de ver gente que no vale una puta mierda creyéndose el rey de algo y gente que vale oro odiándose a sí mismo; hartísimo estoy. oíd, que la vida son tres días y tenemos que pasarlos los tres contentos de ser quienes somos. porque si no os queréis vosotros, nadie os va a querer. porque por nada del mundo os cambiaría. me habéis hecho mejor persona, aún que os veáis gordas o seáis gays o lo que sea. sois lo mejor.

y lo último que quiero con este texto es que me deis las gracias o digáis que soy increíble. ¿gracias de qué? gracias a vosotros, idiotas. ¿increíble? los únicos increíbles sois vosotros. y eso es algo que no se enseña en una escuela. gracias por todo, de verdad.

¿vais a seguir mi consejo y ser felices o vais a seguir deprimidos por ser demasiado perfectos?

-ENIGMAS.

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Hay un chico muy guapo en mi trabajo, Dios mío, me tiene tan mojada 😩