#learn persian language

[saltylangblr]

some favorites from r/languagelearningjerk

[canisalbus]

I want you to know that your art is very important to me, and I'm very invested in all of the characters I have seen from you. Also, the discussion about Finnish and other languages having gendered words or not has been the last little push to get me to start learning Finnish which I think is fun.

I'm making this a little compilation post of all the language asks I got. Thank you for sharing, this was genuinely really interesting!

[notetaeker]

Knowing 5 languages with mediocre skill is not enough I need to be rlly bad at a 6th one

[languagesandpain]

[languagelearningcorner]

Language Learning Journey Update

It's been a while since I've been on Tumblr! In the months I've been away, I was focusing heavily on Persian and strengthening my skills in all areas of the language before I switch to a maintenance phase and pick up another language. During this time, I also got really into planning and journaling which has helped me better structure language learning in my schedule as well as reflect on how best to structure my time.

I certainly learned a lot from this time but the biggest takeaway for me is that my biggest pain point when learning a language is acquiring vocabulary. I tend to let it happen rather naturally (slowly) and while it's a valid method, it also leads me to stagnate and plateau. That's why, with the change in my language learning plans, I've also restructured my learning schedule (for, like, the millionth time).

Learning Two Languages Simultaneously

I was originally planning on (re)learning Korean after going through the intensive 3 months of Persian but recent developments in my professional life have pushed me to start learning Cantonese instead. My goal for Cantonese is mostly to reach a decent listening comprehension level and a basic speaking level.

Although I'm learning Cantonese from scratch, I feel that I still have a long way to go with Persian. I am not ready for a traditional maintenance phase, but I know I am close to burn out and have to dial it back. The schedule is structured around Persian and I fill the rest of the time I was using for Persian previously, for Cantonese.

ON/OFF Weeks System

This system was inspired by my need to find a different way to learn and focus on vocabulary while also avoiding burn out in Persian.

ON Weeks: These are weeks where I will be focusing on 1 skill in Persian in the mornings. For example, on Monday, I will be reading intensively (e.g., breaking down phrases, re-reading, translating, compiling vocabulary) for about 25 minutes. In the afternoons, I am working on getting exposure to Cantonese and learning the sound system.

OFF Weeks: These weeks involve only practicing the Persian vocabulary I accumulated during the ON weeks. I'll be re-reading them, defining or looking up words on Forvo, writing practice sentences, uploading them to HelloTalk, and correcting them. I also do some light, passive activities like listening while I clean something or reading for a few minutes without stopping to translate.

Off weeks don't really change much in the way of Cantonese. I will continue with my plan as is.

Maintenance languages: I do have to maintain French and Spanish, however, I am lucky that I interact with languages almost on a daily basis. When I foresee that a day may be void of one, I'll stack it with another hobby of mine (e.g., journaling in Spanish or reading in French).

An ON week coming up.

Tools pictured: Night owl by Owl Paper Co planner, Asvine P50 fountain pen, Tombow Fudenosuke hard tip brush pen, Zebra Mildliner highlighters

[amourdeslangues]

Day 1 - What is the "birthday song" of your TL? (Part 2/2 - فارسی)

30 day language blog challenge by @moltre-s

I'm not even close to being proficient enough in Persian to be able to write a coherent text about this song, like I did for the Swedish födelsedagssång. Instead, I wrote out the lyrics to the Persian birthday song in order to get some writing practice and tried translating them word by word with my dictionary. I wasn't able to find a translation for every single word, but overall, I think I managed to get pretty close to the actual meaning!

Here are the lyrics in text form:

تولد، تولد تولدت مبارک مبارک مبارک تولدت مبارک لبت شاد و دلت خوش تو گل پرخنده باشی بیا شمعا رو فوت کن که صد سال زنده باشی

[langguessr]

Updates to LangGuessr in August:

Persian added to as a learning language

New Georgian sentences added

EU game mode updated with new sentences, sentences with no translations removed and the ability to start off with a smaller number of languages

[learning-persian]

Hello

I wanted to ask if i say

تو خوبي

Is it like I’m asking a guy or a girl , or can i use it for both?

Thankyou ☺️

Hello!

Farsi is a gender-free language so you can use it for any gender. Just take care that we differentiate between a formal and friendly “you”.

[philologique]

the thai spelling system is my friend <3

[gemsofgreece]

How to feel cool for no reason at 2.30 AM

[culmaer]

holy shit sina ken toki e so many fucking languages

i applaud you

ah, well, so about that. most of the languages in that list are supposed to be crossed out ! back when I made my blog you could do a few html things in the blog description, but it doesn't show up anymore, especially not on the app/mobile. so now it just looks like a long list of languages which is a bit misleading

I am definitely interested in all those languages, and have taken a few classes or self-studied most of them over the years, but I definitely don't speak all of them

should probably be edited/updated, but I'm not even sure I'd still remember how to do that...

[languagesandpain]

Y'ALL I SUCCESSFULLY HAD A SHORT CONVERSATION VIA TEXT MESSAGE WITH A NATIVE FARSI SPEAKER IN FARSI *screaming at an unholy decibel*

I think every day spent in the summer break away from school renders me just a bit more unhinged

but OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD

I think I'm about to cry or chew through a wall or do a cartwheel

Hand me a fUCKING PAPER BAG TO BREATHE INTO

(But no fr just the sight of my pfp with correct, coherent Farsi text underneath it, just communicating in Farsi like it's a casual daily thing means the world with a fucking cherry on top to me, LET'S GO I STILL GOT IT I GOT THE LANGUAGE LEARNING GENE BABY WOOOHOOOO)

[languagelearningcorner]

[amourdeslangues]

Day 2 - What are your favourite names in your TL?

30 day language blog challenge by @moltre-s

Part 1 - Svenska

Jag behövde slå upp några svenska namn på nätet eftersom jag känner inte till så många (eller jag är inte säker om de är verkligen svenska namn). Förut visste jag huvudsakligen några namn av svenska författare, till exempel Astrid, Selma och Håkan (Astrid Lindgren, Selma Lagerlöf, Håkan Nesser). Men jag har hittat så många fina namn nu! Dessa är mina favoriter:

Freja

Alva

Kerstin

Sven

Kjell

Anders

Part 2 - فارسی

Yasmin (یاسمن‎) (i knew the name, but had no idea it was persian as well - so cool :D)

Fereshteh (فرشته)

Anousheh (انوشه)

Azad (آزاد)

Mehran (مهران)

Farrokh (فرّخ)

[arcxnumvitae]

If I wanted to go into specifics, I could make things messier by saying that technically the dragons, fae, and all my other super long-lived muses speak a very old dialect of their respective languages (Mandarin and Scottish Gaelic for the fae/dragons), and also a very ancient accent. I didn’t want to drive myself crazy with technicalities though

[sylvctica]

VIOLENT VIBRATING I FOUND A WHOLE BOOK ABT OLD PERSIAN CUNEIFORMS???????? or well, one of the roots of the language cause i believe the same cuneiforms are also used