#fall vocab

[multilingualpotato]

Autumn in Czech

Hey guys, autumn is in full swing in the Czech Republic so I thought it's time for some autumn vibes and vocabulary! Enjoy~

podzim (m)- autumn

list (m) - leaf

strom (m) - tree

mrholení (n) - drizzle

dé��ť (m) - rain

bláto (n) - mud

kaluž (f) ; louže (f) - puddle

deštník (m) - umbrella

kabát (m) - coat

pláštěnka (f) - raincoat

šála (f) - scarf

čaj (m) - tea

kakao (n) - hot cocoa

svíčka (f) - candle

krb (m) - fireplace

dýně (f) - pumpkin

kaštan (m) - chestnut

šípek (m) - rosehip

září (n) - September

říjen (m) - October

listopad (m) - November

počasí (n) - weather

špatné počasí (n) - bad weather

Verbs:

pršet – to rain

zmoknout - to get wet from the rain

Phrases:

venku je zima – it is cold outside

venku prší – it is raining outside

venku je ošklivě – it is bad weather outsider

Czech proverbs:

počasí že by psa nevyhnal – weather that one couldn't even get the dog outside

meaning that the weather is so bad, that even the dogs (who usually love to be outside) do not want to go outside

* f = feminine, m = masculine, n =  neuter

[superlocrians]

vocab of the day! (#pordavotd)

10.12.24 🍁

idiosyncratic: relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.

pareidolic: the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern

petrichor: a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

sybarite: a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury.

hitherto: until now or until the point in time under discussion.

[daily-spanish-word]

skirt la falda

Picture a girl wearing a skirt falling, on leaves in a forest, because it’s fall.

Imagine having to fold a skirt that keeps unfolding, it’s unfoldable.

I bought a pink skirt. Compré una falda rosa.

Picture by Emily Poisel on Flickr

[thespanishgarden]

Spanish Word Wheel - Los Copos de Nieve ❄️

Los Copos de Nieve - Snowflakes

• Snowflakes fell from the sky.

• Los copos de nieve caían del cielo.

• The snowflake melted.

• El copo de nieve se derritió.

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[meddwlyngymraeg]

Mae diferi dwr yn cwympo A gorffwys ar fy trwyn, Galla i flasu ar fy nhafod— Amrywiaeth o fywn mwyn. Sa'i ddim yn gwybod Maen nhw'n tarddu o ble; So rwy'n derbyn Mae hi'n dod o'r sêr.

[just-saskia]

October 26th. Woke up to a misty morning. Biked to the library and put five lessons of grammar into my Notion database today. I'm slowely getting into a routine and I'm very proud of myself. Goals for next week are to finish up to lesson 40 of grammar, find ways to study vocabulary daily and find music and a tv show to watch in Spanish to practice listening.

[petpluto]

I wish the show had given us more glimpses into Xander and Anya’s relationship away from the rest of the gang. What we do see seems sweet, and they both are at ease and calm with each other in ways they’re not - for a variety of reasons - in public. In OMwF before the singing, Xander is content and excited to make them breakfast. And what we do hear about their relationship in front of the scoobs is snippets of Xander actively trying to help Anya integrate into the gang (and the world at large) and setting boundaries.

I know Xander’s “employee - employer vocabulary no-nos” bother some in both content and delivery; but to me, it’s representative of Xander’s understanding of Anya’s personality and both her attributes and limitations, and how hard he works to help her. He anticipates where Anya and Giles will clash, and works to mitigate those clashes to help insulate Anya from Giles’ annoyance and wrath. Xander sat down and came up with at least 5 but potentially more areas he saw where there would most likely be conflict, and worked with Anya to overcome them. He can’t go to Giles - he isn’t Giles’ favorite person either. But he can think about how to help Anya, and how to guide her in this one area. He puts so much more thought in how to help Anya have a genial relationship with Giles than he does for himself, and he wanted Giles to see him as a son at one point.

And when Anya does things he finds uncomfortable, says things he finds uncomfortable, he has conversations with her in private about it. "Ok... remember how we talked about private conversations and how they're less private when they're in front of my friends?” He isn’t perfect (and neither is Anya), but he does try to address his and his friends’ discomfort. And he eventually compromises. He either bends or accepts Anya’s ways, and even talks openly about being bathed in a sexy way, not a geriatric way.

Anya loves Xander. I believe it because she continually faces her worst fear - death - to be with him. But Xander wholeheartedly loves Anya, too. He’s snarky and sometimes cutting, but the sheer amount of *time* he spends on their relationship and Anya’s relationship with the others is his declaration of love.

[sollieeee]

i feel so awkward with my team lmfao im leading people who’s older and tenured than me career wise. tf lmao can i do this 😭

[airenyah]

there goes the sign again with classical music and we've moved on from beethoven to mozart's kleine nachtmusik

[sinni-ok-sessi]

the Nirvana in Fire manhua: brought to you by expressions of deep sadness and ways to call someone (Mei Changsu, it's always Mei Changsu) elegant and refined

[classicintp]

You think you know a foreign language well enough until you try arguing in it and can't

[daily-spanish-word]

autumn, fall el otoño

Imagine Antonio Banderas jumping as happy as a child into a pile of dried leaves. It’s like he’s never seen anything like it.

Autumn is the most beautiful season of the year. El otoño es la estación más hermosa del año.

(The woman in the picture is actress Salma Hayek.)

Picture by Eva Rinaldi on Flickr

[thespanishgarden]

Spanish Word Wheel - La Güija

La Güija - Ouija Board

• I bought a ouija board. Do you want to play?

• He comprado una güija. Quieres jugar?

• You should never play the ouija board.

• Nunca debes jugar a la güija.

Note: The word “la güija” is the grammatical suggestion recommended by the Real Academia Española for “Ouija Board”. However, since the word “Ouija Board” is so popular, many Spanish speakers simply use “el tablero ouija” or “la tabla ouija” respectively.

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[spiinsparks]

         ||. it’s 3am and all i can freakin think about is that any person who wants to romance this idiot is gonna have to deal with whatever the equivalent of an emotional one-night-stand is (we’re not here for the actual thing in this house) bc he’s a dumb teenager who’s too independent to consider yknow maybe a proper commitment to someone doesn’t actually mean ... getting shackled down

[just-saskia]

October 24th. Studied in the library all day. Got two free hot chocolates. Managed to put all the grammar of five lessons into Notion. I'm using Notion to generate my own Spanish database so I can always easily look stuff up. My goal for this week is to put in another 5 lessons on thursday. I also have to think about how I'm going to reach my vocab learning goal, I can't seem to stick to it so my vocab knowledge is very much behind. If anyone has tips for me, they are very welcome!