#can i just learn latin

[diocletion-aint-shit]

My number one classics ick is when a scholar will just insert untranslated passages of Greek and Latin into their paper. good job on the artificial inaccessibility you guys, glad you were able to gatekeep the field so none of those dirty peasants may learn stuff. its just for us cool guys who speak Greek or Latin

#This is my speaking as a classical archaeologist who can read very rudimentary Latin and pretty much no Greek #I just never got offered the classes and they weren't a requirement #I'd love if I could and I've been trying to learn latin on my own for a while but self teaching a language isn't exactly easy #I know just enough that if I find a translation that feels off I can get a dictionary and the original and see how it might be phrased #I do need a second translation too to help me find my way #classics #ancient history #tagamemnon #ancient rome #ancient greece #latin #latin literature #greek #greek literature #academics #ick

[bookwyrminspiration]

realized today I am going to spend the rest of my life studying languages. not in a bad way but in a I will never know them all and so there will always be more to learn and I am always going to want to learn more and i have decades to dedicate to it. so excited for the version of me in the future who will know so much

#languages #learning languages #was thinking about how I wanted to study green and Latin and my university offers it #but I didn’t think I’d be able to fit studying /3/ new languages into 4 years #and the went…wait…this desire isn’t going away and I have a lot of life left to live #I can literally just. do it later #I can keep doing this forever actually #I can learn more lanaguges for the rest of my life #and I want to

[laprimera]

the one thing I love about spanish is that you can tell where somebody is from after awhile with how they use certain words. its super diverse....and super hard at the same time because of how diverse it is gdfgf

#ooc. ･ﾟ ✹ #i remember mentioning how I love conchas to sb but after a little laugh they mentioned it was slang for a woman's🍑 #we both laughed after a sec cause they were from colombia and im a funky lesbian mexican #and apparently some mex peeps also know and use it as slang LMAOO so even within our own dang language theres diff #course thats to say spanish IS my second language so im still learning more then small convos from what my parents/grandparents taught me #and if I can KINDA understand what yur saying then Im like: hm...italian maybe? or -insert latin romantic language here- #so im just even more fucked and I love spanish when the chances come OTL #anyways dumping in tags over-waiting for adderall to kick in as you can tell--

[coquelicoq]

Une petite houle, venue du large, imprimait au canot un léger roulis, et quelque crêtes de lames clapotaient à son avant. (Vingt mille lieues sous les mers, 2e partie, chapitre III)

today in sentences that would have made me weep quietly into my dictionary if i had read them a year ago before jules verne expanded my marine vocabulary by ~1700%.

#do u you know how long it took me to figure out 'lame' has a totally separate sea-related meaning #i was like a slat? a slat of what??????? #no it's just one of the three most common words for 'wave' #(the others being vague and flot(s)) #(not to mention houle of course. or remous) #(and onde but that's a different kind of wave) #now i see it and i'm like ouais ouais une lame nous tous l'avons vue #french #my posts #hey remember the first time i read a jules verne novel & was going crazy trying to figure out what 'allure' was in a nautical context #i was like i know allure means speed...but he is definitely not using it to mean speed #that's how they get you. all these normal words with normal meanings that have SPECIAL BONUS MEANINGS #as soon as you get on a boat 😩 but jules verne is like. you are going to learn these words if it kills me #and who am i to argue with a guy who really wants to teach me five different words for wave/swell? #i learned all the words for mud and manure because that was important to vicky hugo. it's the least i can do #now i'll tell you where i draw the line is learning all the names of the different species of fish. in french. #he's throwing like multiple paragraphs of run-on sentences per chapter at me that are just listing forms of marine life #i don't even know what these are in english so i'm just letting them wash over me #i've learned the ones that keep showing up over and over but most of them are so specialized they're not even in the dictionary #frenchified scientific latin ass names #very fun to pronounce but yeah i ain't committing these to long-term storage sorry

[invinciblerodent]

I grabbed like a dozen shots of Wyll's contract in that scene with Mizora, but the only part of it that I can make out is that the header says "Donuracr" (something like "donation", possibly). The rest are also clearly Infernal runes, they're just way too wobbly for me to translate. :/

Does anyone maybe have a way to get a clearer shot, like from the game files or something? I'm kinda too scared to go poking around in there myself, but I haven't found a translation yet, and I'd love to be able to pick through it!

#baldur's gate 3 #squirrel plays bg3 #wyll ravengard #putting the feelers out just in case #just in case someone doesn't want to spend hours painstakingly character-matching fantasy legal documents #which idk who wouldn't that sounds like a gay old time to me #best i can do is plug it into a latin translator tho #and if it doesn't give us anything legible just post a raw text and hope someone speaks latin #(I plan to learn it myself eventually) #(but that's.... kind of a long process lol) #(watch it be “lorem ipsum” in Infernal) #(if Gale's book is anything to go off of it's not ofc; but it'd be kinda funny)

[doveotion]

hi guys <3 I was tagged by the lovely @swimmingblues thank u so much angel I'm sending u all the love and hugs!!!! 💞💕🌸💓💖💝💘🩷

(pst! only the text in pink is what is true for me <3)

Appearance –

i'm over 5’5" // i wear glasses/contacts // i have blonde hair // i prefer loose clothing to tight clothing // i have one or more piercings // i have at least one tattoo // i have blue eyes // i have dyed or highlighted my hair // i have gotten plastic surgery // i have had braces // i sunburn easily // i have freckles // i paint my nails // i typically wear make-up // i don’t often smile // i am pleased with how i look // i prefer nike to adidas // i wear baseball hats backwards.

Hobbies and talents –

i play a sport // i can play an instrument // i am artistic // i know more than one language // i have won a trophy in some sort of competition // i can cook or bake without a recipe // i know how to swim // i enjoy writing // i can do origami // i prefer movies to tv shows // i can execute a perfect somersault // i enjoy singing // i could survive in the wild on my own // i have read a new book series this year // i enjoy spending time with friends // i travel during school or work breaks // i can do a handstand.

Relationship –

i am in a relationship // i have been single for over a year // i have a crush // i have a best friend i have known for ten years // my parents are together // i have dated my best friend // i am adopted // my crush has confessed to me // i have a long distance relationship // i am an only child // i give advice to my friends // i have made an online friend // i met up with someone i have met online.

Aesthetics –

i have heard the ocean in a conch shell // i have watched the sun rise // i enjoy rainy days // i have slept under the stars // i meditate outside // the sound of chirping calms me // i enjoy the smell of the beach // i know what snow tastes like // i listen to music to fall asleep // i enjoy thunderstorms // i enjoy cloud watching // i have attended a bonfire // i pay close attention to colours // i find mystery in the ocean // i enjoy hiking on nature paths // autumn is my favourite season.

Miscellaneous –

i can fall asleep in a moving vehicle // i am the mom friend // i live by a certain quote // i like the smell of sharpies // i am involved in extracurricular activities // i enjoy mexican food // i can drive a stick-shift // i believe in true love // i make up scenarios to fall asleep // i sing in the shower // i wish i lived in a video game // i have a canopy above my bed // i am multiracial // i am a redhead // i own at least three dogs.

@mywineandwhine @actualnymph @aphrodiitaes @spirited-avvay @happilyy @kaedien @godsopenwound @kieropi @chantilliy @chocochat @soulaans @98borabora @pollen @breadmp3 @truelovewaitsmp3 @aveil and literally anyone else!! no pressure <3

#learning french and latin doesn't rlly count as KNOWING another language so i didnt highlight that one lol #im 5'6 btw!! just barely missed the margin #i have 3 cats and my parents have a dog <3 #hm what else can i elaborate... #oh!! spring>autumn are my favorite seasons but spring comes in first place #tagged 4 me

[soliusss]

my poor German teacher having to look at all the body horror sarkic doodles all over my classwork

#i have a 100 in that class so 99 percent of the time i just sit there zoning out as i doodle various silly sarkic stuff #solius posting #after taking latin i firmly believe that i can easily learn any European language #its just easier #latin is the big bad and that after that its like okay #nothing can ever be as bad as that

[goofymapache]

I’ve been learning Brazilian Portuguese for like 3 weeks now, bc I was bored as hell during winter break so I was like “yknow what, lets learn a new language”

It actually came in handy to know English and Spanish, bc it kinda made it easier to understand for me.

I also just like learning about different cultures in general, and it’s nicer to understand some of the language. I also just felt bad bc Brazil is almost always left out of Latin American media 😭 and just South American media in general is always forgotten. As a latino I want everyone to get equal attention bc the cultures are so unique

#language learning #I can read it better now #Still working on writing and grammar #I love you guys 🫶🏼🇧🇷 #Brazil #Even though I’m Mexican I wish all Latin American rep wasnt just Mexico and Central America #This is also because one of my ocs are Brazilian and I wanna learn more about the culture so I can make little references to it

[tiredstressedemotionalmess]

frankenstein...

#me when we start learning abt the Icarus and Daedalus myth in latin which is intrinsically linked to frankenstein in my brain #yes bc i am So Normal abt both stories but also theurebjsut both so similar for hubris and sins of the father reasons #and then the minotaur thoughts come in and its just like goddddd #abt to annoy me english teacher by begging him to give us an essay prompt i can use Frankenstein for #hes been purposefully choosing promts i cant use it for which yeah i get but PLEASE SIR JUST GIVE ME ONE #JUST LET ME HAVE ONE FUCKING EXCUSE PLEASE

[echotunes]

ok y'know what I take back the statement that latin was useless and didn't teach me anything because it taught me about grammar structures. of course we learned about those in german too but all the different verb forms were more relevant to know about in latin. just knowing what all the grammar things are called is useful when you're learning another language and trying to figure out a certain thing which duolingo won't tell you because using formal grammar words is apparently too complicated

#google show me the indicative form of this verb. show me the conjugation tables #meanwhile duolingo has just decided to introduce plural forms of verbs. IN UNIT FIFTEEN #i feel like this would have been useful to learn about beforehand. but sure. okay. whatever #(latin is also coming in useful here because. well. romance language) #idk man. duolingo is great i've learned a lot over a pretty short time period #the spanish course is so much better than my previous experiences (french was good. japanese was pretty mediocre. etc) #but man i wish they had an option for like. actual grammar rules somewhere. like you'd have in a schoolbook #actually. maybe i can ask about getting a spanish textbook from school next week. it's not like anyone will ever need them again #(hashtag just G8 things) #where was i going with this post? i'm not sure anymore i just wanted to blog about grammar rules i guess #echo.txt #languageblogging

[surpriserose]

FINALLY finished open veins of latin America 🫡

Dont really have much to say about it because well it says everything better than i could but i will say it is....definitely an experience reading it 50 years or so after it was published when Galeano is like well things are only gonna get worse and well...................

Its not demoralizing though its the opposite especially now as people across the world are uniting for palestine i can only hope this energy continues against imperialism everywhere and i really do encourage everyone right now to educate themselves about....actual communist and revolutionary theory and writing

#Really fucked up you gotta learn about economics to be a communist btw #Putting this part in the tags because its a little hashtag they didnt teach us this in us schools moment but hsusbqjqks #In my school we? Basically never talked about latin america beyond the mexican american war and the monroe doctrine but you can guess how #Those were covered and obviously every school doesnt have the same curriculum but in my experience latin america is completely ignored #Despite well... us imperialism and violence in the area and literally just fucking...the fucking geographic location #Anyways good morning everypony idk what im gonna read next but i think i downloaded a copy of minor detail by adania shibli so probably tha

[akascow]

i think its so dumb that my highschool only had two language courses and one of them was latin. LATIN. THE DEAD LANGUAGE ?? WHY !!!

#and like a good majority of ppl took it too. jokes on them tho bc spanish was so much easier to learn #we literally just colored calendars and leanred colors our first year AHAHA #meanwhile latin kids are walking around with like 5 pages of new conjugates and words every week lmao #i barely retained any spanish knowledge from hs and i dont use it now but imagine losing 3-4 years learning latin for literally NOTHING #like congrats ? now u can read excorcisms i guess #this school was only ap and honors courses btw youd think theyd have a larger language selection but i digress #i wish there were more courses tho. also asl should be a course not just taught in college idk

[callisteios]

why haven't they made it illegal to centre an academic argument around a quote that the author never translates?

#like yeah if it's french or german i can deepl it #and google translate is passable for a lot of langs #but that's not the fucking point #you can't just go #well it's summed up perfectly here “ONE PARAGRAPH LONG QUOTE” so i will say no more #plEASE SAY MORE #the translation that you're using #that you understand #matters massively to the argument you're making #i know this might be a super english language complaint but I KNOW this happens in french and italian academia #and im sure in many many others #it's one of those things that when i would complain about it at uni they were like well that's why i learned latin and greek and italian an #french and german and dutch #okay???? #so that makes it accessible? #sorry for rant #im trying to read about medieval hospitality #kal speaks

[bookwyrminspiration]

since you’re talking about languages. just wanted to say im thinking about cajun french again. my mon-mon knows it and I could technically ask her to teach me a few words but it’s different than growing up with it y’know?

Oh BOY do I know. it's like...we are going to spend the rest of our lives with this ache. There is no undoing the fact we did not learn our heritage languages as children. Learning it later in life, even if we become completely and entirely fluent, does not and cannot ever change that we had to work for it. That we had to recreate it and that we will never and cannot ever come close to what could have been

There's this hurdle when learning it too--at least in my experience--where you feel like an impostor. And there is so much shame--for something completely out of our control; we had no say in what languages we were taught as kids. I'm always straining and listening to what others say--how they've shortened words colloquially, what versions they use more (e.g. oraciones vs sentencias), because that ease and experience and familiarity in conversation in others is something I don't have. They own the language enough to shape it to themselves, and I'm just trying to keep up. It doesn't feel like my language, doesn't roll off my tongue. I don't dream in it.

But I could have. And it's so hard, maybe even impossible, to forget that. Even when you learn it

#heritage languages #quil's queries #moonlarked #that's not to say it's not worth it to learn heritage languages. learning it is very important to me #but oh. my god. is the hole in my life where my spanish should've been gaping wide open always #every time I speak it i'm aware of it #every time I hear it #every time I don't #somedays I want to scream. others to cry #sometimes I do cry #because the language was so close #my branch of the family was cut off from the language so recently it's still raw #it's /right there/ #and i can see what I don't have. all the rest of my mexican family speaks it and grew up with it #it's just us who didn't #and with the family we /do/ have contact with. we're the only mexicans. actually the only non-white people #(ignoring the massively complicated is latine/hispanic non white question because in this instance we are comparitively) #so. suffice to say I have never had a strong connection to family or culture and it has royally fucked me up and I DO want to cry about #spanish

[welcometogrouchland]

Okay I think I actually love the Brazilian dub of toh (<- I do not speak Portuguese)

#ramblings of a lunatic #the owl house #i can't comment on how well things are translated BUT i do know that i love the voice acting for it #the only one I'd say is so-so so far is hunter (I'm just attached to Zeno. tho i do love his latin american VA patricio lago!) #but also i haven't heard much of him yet #BUT WILLOW LUZ AND GUS ARE ALL ON POINT??? not in terms of voice matching but in terms of character energy #lowkey appreciated them not going for as much of a generic high pitched mean girl voice for boscha #as much as i like eden reigel in the og version this version feels like a girl who is good at sports and bullies you abt it #haven't seen Darius' tho (I'm watch asias and switched dubs part way through) #watching in different dubs is fun though!!! it's not as fun as the spanish dub where I can actually catch every other word or two #but it's also more fun bc it makes the episode feel fresher for me. which is nice since I've seen this show like. 4 times lol #anyway! ya learn something new everyday #i think i might watch king's tide in the Japanese dub someday tho bc belos va reminds me of the fuckin. badguy in pretty cure #and that's so funny to me. that's so funny

[coffeerson]

tacenda

(n.) things better left unsaid; matters to be passed over in silence

#this is a latin word actually #you can just look in their eyes and know everything without words #i love learning new words