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Kind of random question, but how is the "e" pronounced in Persian in izalfa? I've only ever encountered it transliterated, and I'm not sure if it's pronounced "ay" as in "ay" or like the "ee" in "thirteen" or some other way, and since you seem to know Persian I thought I'd ask. Thank you :)

Hey :)

The ezâfe in Persian is kind of pronounced like the ‘ay’ in ‘say’, i.e IPA: /e/. As far as I’m aware, other languages which borrowed the Persian ezâfe e.g Urdu, Hindu or Ottoman Turkish might pronounce it differently, but their use of it is obviously much more limited.

Hope this helps

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Nihon no kotori (Japanese small birds), cute helpful chart by @T_marohiko listing the following species:

First row - 百舌 mozu (bull-headed shrike) / 目黒 meguro (bonin white-eye) / 川蝉 kawasemi (kingfisher) / ツグミ tsugumi (dusky thrush) / 鶯 uguisu (japanese bush warbler)

Second row - 雀 suzume (sparrow) / 燕 tsubame (swallow) / 椋鳥 mukudori (grey starling) / 駒鳥 komadori (japanese robin) / 赤啄木鳥 akagera (great spotted woodpecker)

Third Row - 頬白 hoojiro (meadow bunting) / シマエナガ shimaenaga (silver-throated dasher) / 鷽 uso (japanese bullfinch) / 菊戴 kikuitadaki (goldcrest) / 白鶺鴒 hakusekirei (black-backed wagtail)

Fourth row - 五十雀 gojuukara (eurasian nuthatch) / 四十雀 shijuukara (japanese tit) / 小雀 kogara (willow tit) / 日雀 higara (coal tit) / 山雀 yamagara (varied tit)

Fifth row - 黄鶲 kibitaki (narcissus flycatcher) / 小瑠璃 koruri (siberian blue robin) / 大瑠璃 ooruri (blue-and-white flycatcher) / 瑠璃鶲 ruribitaki (red-flanked bluetail) / 尉鶲 joubitaki (daurian redstart)

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Sanskrit: मूर्खत्वस्य राशिरेतस्यां पृथ्व्यां यस्मान्मया प्रसहितव्यम अश्रेद्धेयास्ति

The amount of dumbness I have to cope with in this world is unbelievable

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i'm already learning hindi, french and hungarian but ur blog makes me want to learn persian every time i look through it sdshdskhdskh

Yes!! Persian is such a beautiful language!!

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Declension of ‘hə̄rka’:

I procrastinate my uni work by learning languages, and now I procrastinate learning languages by making conlangs so I guess I’ve come full circle

hə̄rka /ˈhəːrka/ m = wolf

lәuphēśa /ɫəʊφeːˈɕa/ m = fox

śpan /ɕpan̪/ m = dog

ə̄rča /ˈəːrʈʂa/ m = bear

šolūsa /ʂɔˈɫuːsa/ m = lynx

śiŕa /ɕiˈrʲa/ m = lion

yēghra /jeːˈɣra/ m = tiger

ghirbhāna /ɣirˈβaːn̪a/ m = leopard

hirdasa /hirˈd̪asa/ m = snow leopard

śīkhena /ˈɕiːχɛn̪a/ m = wolverine

sanīra /ˈsan̪iːra/ m = sable

ïzra /ɨˈzra/ m = otter

bhauru /ˈβaʊru/ m = beaver

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I procrastinate my uni work by learning languages, and now I procrastinate learning languages by making conlangs so I guess I’ve come full circle

hə̄rka /ˈhəːrka/ m = wolf

lәuphēśa /ɫəʊφeːˈɕa/ m = fox

śpan /ɕpan̪/ m = dog

ə̄rča /ˈəːrʈʂa/ m = bear

šolūsa /ʂɔˈɫuːsa/ m = lynx

śiŕa /ɕiˈrʲa/ m = lion

yēghra /jeːˈɣra/ m = tiger

ghirbhāna /ɣirˈβaːn̪a/ m = leopard

hirdasa /hirˈd̪asa/ m = snow leopard

śīkhena /ˈɕiːχɛn̪a/ m = wolverine

sanīra /ˈsan̪iːra/ m = sable

ïzra /ɨˈzra/ m = otter

bhauru /ˈβaʊru/ m = beaver

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”Осань мию̆от ё́зонда лиңѯниң...”

(Don’t you dare let me leave your memories)

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Sanskrit is probably the only language where you might find yourself having to explain whether, in using one monosyllabic word, you were referring to Vishnu, the air, meditation or a fucking fence.

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don’t like where this is going

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Aujourd'hui j'ai lu deux posts qui m'ont fait vraiment penser à propos de ce que je fais dans ma vie, pourquoi je suis mal contente dans ma situation et ce que je ferai pour changer tout ça.

Le premier a été écrit par une amie sur insta. En gros, elle m'a fait réfléchir à tous les “pourquoi” dans ma vie. Pourquoi est-ce que je ne fais pas ce que j'ai envie de faire ? C'est à cause de la peur. Pourquoi ai-je peur ? Parce que je crois que je ne peux pas atteindre certaines choses. Qu'il faut réaliser tous mes rêves quand je suis jeune et j'ai peur qu'il soit trop tard parce que j'ai presque 25 ans et je ne comprends pas du tout comment le temps a passé aussi vite. Parce que oui, j'ai déjà fait beaucoup de choses dans ma vie, mais pendant des mois et des mois il me semble que je me suis retrouvée coincé. J'ai perdu ma jeunesse et je suis trop âgée pour atteindre mes rêves. Tout ça vient de la peur. Tout ça doit arrêter. Parce que ça, ce n'est pas la définition d'être vivant. Ce sont des mensonges qui tuent. C'est insupportable.

J'ai vu le deuxième post ici sur tumblr. Le message était simple : l'auteur a tenté de recevoir au moins 100 rejets avant la fin de cette année. Pour atteindre son but, elle a dû postuler à plusieurs postes. Ce qui l'a choqué, c'était qu'elle a raté son but. Au lieu d'être refusée par tout le monde, plusieurs entreprises l'ont dit “oui.”

De la même façon, je veux tenter d'utiliser ma peur pour la conquérir. Ce n'est pas trop tard ; je commence simplement une nouvelle partie de ma vie. Ma jeunesse était le prologue. Aujourd'hui, c'est chapitre un. L'aventure commence.

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Learn Pashto!! It's Afghanistans language🇦🇫

I’ve been quite interested in the similarities between Farsi and Pashto, so I’d love to!

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Hi, are you still learning Lithuanian? :)

Yes!! Im still learning Lithuanian and loving it!

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Aš yeetu

Tu yeeti

Jis/ji yeeta

Mes yeetame

Jūs yeetate

Jie/jos yeeta

je yeet

tu yeetes

il/elle/on yeet

nous yeetons

vous yeetez

ils/elles yeetent

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🇱🇹Lithuanian Pronouns🇱🇹

📍1) NOMINATIVE - used for the subject of a construction, e.g. àš mýliu katès (I love cats)

📍2) GENETIVE - used for objects with certain verbs, e.g. íeškau jõ (I’m looking for him) - used for objects in negative constructions, e.g. àš tavę̃s taĩp ìlgai nemáčiu (I haven’t seen you for so long) - used after the prepositions ìš (from), añt (on), ìki (until), põ (after), priẽ (near), bè (without) and ùž (behind)

📍3) DATIVE - used for indirect objects, e.g. dùok mán tą̃ knỹgą (give me that book),  nè mirtiẽs jám baisù (death is not horrible for him) - used with some impersonal verbs�� - taú reĩkia eĩti nãmo (you need [by you it is needed] to go home)

📍4) ACCUSATIVE - used for the object of a construction, e.g. àš jái niekadà neatléisiui (I will never forgive her) - used after the prepositions į (to/into), pàs (by/at), pèr (across, through during), ùž (for) and apiẽ (about)

📍5) INSTRUMENTAL - used to show how an action is completed; also gives a sense of ‘with’, ‘because of’ or ‘by’ e.g. jì didžiúojasi savimì (she is proud of herself) - used after prepositions põ (under) and sù (with) 

📍6) LOCATIVE - used to show someone/something being in someone/something else, e.g.  manyjè gyvẽna milijónai (millions live inside me - the name of a book about bacteria lol)

📍7) POSSESSIVE - used to show possession - jū́sų arklỹs (your horse) - used to indicate an agent in passive constructions - láiškas bùvo màno parašýtas (the letter was written by me)

BONUS TABLE: duals!

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Some conversational Russian

(Stressed vowels written in italics)

И всё такое — and all that, and everything

Мне не понравилась поездка. Там было красиво и всё такое, но я так устал! -

I didn’t like the trip. It was beautiful there and all but I got so tired!

Или что-то в этом роде — or something/anything

Здесь есть гостиница или что-то в этом роде? -

Is there a hotel or something?

В общем — in general, in all/so, in brief

В общем, он неплохой специалист, но ему не хватает некоторых навыков. -

In general, he’s not a bad expert — but he lacks some skills.

- Что случилось?

- Ну… В общем, меня уволили.

- What happened?

- Well… In short, I was fired.

И потом — also, in addition (note that ‘потом’ originally means ‘then’, ‘later’)

Я думаю, тебе не стоило так грубо разговаривать с отцом. И потом, разве он не был прав? -

I think you shouldn’t have been so mean to father. And also, wasn’t he right?

Наверное/Наверно — probably/it must be so/I guess

Мы давно его не видели — наверное, переехал.

We haven’t seen him for a long time — he’s probably moved out.