on my way to learn your language

THIS SHIT WORKS OKAY, I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

The last time I saw this on my dash, I didn’t think it would happen, so jokingly I wished I could go to a fun. concert.

AND GUESS WHAT, I WENT TO A FUCKING FUN. CONCERT.

I SAW THIS ON MY DASH THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT “ITS WORTH A TRY” SO I WISHED I COULD GET A 3DS

LITERALLY LIKE 4 DAYS LATER MY DAD SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE 3DS XL HE BOUGHT FOR ME WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL

GUYS.

HE FUCKING CALLED ME 20 MINUTES LATER

20 FUCKNG. MINUTES. LATER.

vai tomar no cú - literal translation: go take it up the ass, meaning: go fuck yourself

vai se fuder - go fuck yourself

que porra? - literal translation: what cum?, meaning: what the fuck

merda - shit

cú - asshole

puta - whore

vadia/piranha/piriguete - slut

fuder - to fuck

caralho/pica/pau - dick/cock/penis/member/shaft/whatever floats your boat

caralho! - wow (in a very rude way)

ser pica - to be awesome

I have been watching television/listening to music in my target lang as part of my immersion™ and I have found that, instead of focusing really hard on hearing a couple of words I know, it’s better to just relax and let the words flow.

For me, it’s a really hard habit to break. But if you just try it, you will start to hear words and phrases that you know and you aren’t missing further info that you would have if you were still stuck trying to translate the word you recognise. You will find that as time passes, the words will translate almost automatically.

다시 말해주세요

Dasi-mal-hae-juseyo

Introduction

prima di tutto: first of all

in primo/secondo/terzo luogo: firstly, secondly, thirdly

infine: finally

tanto per cominciare: to begin with

allo scopo di: in order to

Adding or Supporting Ideas

inoltre / oltre a ciò: moreover, furthermore, besides

oltre a: in addition to

ugualmente importante: equally important

similmente / in modo simile / analogamente: similarly

in particolare / in special modo: in particular, especially

in generale: in general

infatti: in fact

ad esempio / per esempio: for example/instance

cioè: that is

ciò significa che: that means that

ciò vale a dire che: that is to say that

certamente: by all means / certainly

assolutamente: by no means

come / come ad esempio: such as

principalmente / preliminarmente: chiefly/mainly

particolarmente: especially

è importante ricordare/tenere a mente: it is important to keep in mind/remember

in vista di ciò: with this in mind

dunque: therefore 

di conseguenza / pertanto: consequently, accordingly

Opposing Ideas

nonostante ciò/questo: in spite of this

tuttavia / ciononostante / nonostante ciò: nevertheless/nonetheless

eppure: yet/still

da un lato: on the one hand

dall’altro [lato]: on the other hand

invece di: instead of

contrariamente a.. / al contrario: conversely

allo stesso tempo: at the same time

mentre: whereas

anche se: even though

nel frattempo / intanto: meanwhile

Conditions and Causes

dal momento che: since

per questo motivo/questa ragione: for this reason, as a result

nel caso / nel caso in cui: in case / in the event that

dato che: given/provided that

affinché: so that

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Inspired by @organizedstudy (x) and @speutschlish (x)

il ciclo (mestruale) - menstrual cycle

le mestruazioni - menstruations

la sindrome premestruale - pre-menstrual syndrome

l’assorbente / gli assorbenti - menstrual pad

la coppetta mestruale - menstrual cup

l’assorbente interno - tampon

la sindrome da shock tossico - toxic shock syndrome

l’ovulazione - ovulation

l’ovulo - (reproductive) egg

l’utero - uterus

i crampi - cramps

il mal di testa - headache

il mal di pancia - stomachache

l’irritabilità - irritability

l’allergia - allergy

la farmacia - pharmacy, chemist

il sangue - blood

avere le mestruazioni - to be on one’s period

avere i crampi - to have cramps

avere il mal di pancia - to have a stomach ache

sanguinare - to bleed

sporcarsi - to get dirty

macchiare - to stain

cambiare (l’assorbente) - to change tampon/pad

inserire (l’assorbente interno / la coppetta) - to put in the tampon / cup

togliere / estrarre - to take out

andare in bagno - to go to the bathroom

Scusa, devo andare in bagno - Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom

Scusa / scusi, dov’è il bagno? - Excuse me, where is the bathroom?

Non mi sento bene - I am not feeling well

Dov’è la farmacia più vicina? - Where is the nearest chemist?

Ahhhhhh, hiatus. 

Hi everyone! I FINALLY came up with some new content for y’all and it only took me an actual trip to Italy to come up with an idea.

I went to Florence for the last two weeks, and I rode the bus literally everywhere, so I thought I’d make a thing about it. 

This is just my experience as a total tourist, please don’t take it personally if I messed something up or forgot something this is just all the vocab I used to survive on the bus system. This is also only in Florence so if it’s different in other parts of Italy I have no clue

Much love,

Head:

머리 - Head

머리카락 - Hair

이마 - Forehead

귀 - Ear

얼굴 - Face

눈썹 - Eyebrow

속눈썹 - Eyelash

눈 - Eye

입 - Mouth

입술 - Lips

혀 - Tongue 

턱 - Chin

Body:

목 - Neck

쇄골 - Collarbone

어깨 - Shoulder

가슴 - Chest 

배 - Stomach 

등 - Back

허리 - Waist

엉덩이 - Butt

골반 - Pelvis

Arm:

팔 - Arm

팔꿈치 - Elbow

손목 - Wrist

손 - Hand

손바닥 - Palm

손등 - Back of hand

손가락 - Finger

엄지 - Thumb

검지 - Index finger

중지 - Middle finger

약지 - Ring finger

새끼손가락 - Pinky finger

손톱 - Nail

Leg:

다리 - Leg

허벅지 - Thigh

무릎 - Knee

종아리 - Calf

발목 - Ankle

발 - Foot

발등 - Top of foot

발꿈치 - Heel

발바닥 - Sole

발가락 - Toe

발톱 - Toenail

buonanotte, ‘notte - Good night, g’night

(il) sonno - sleep dormire - to sleep assonnato - sleepy (la) stanchezza - tiredness (essere) stanco - (to be) tired sbadigliare - to yawn (lo) sfinimento, (la) spossatezza - exhaustion (essere) esausto, sfinito, spossato - (to be) exhausted dormi/riposa bene! - Sleep well! sogni d’oro! - Sweet dreams! (lit.: dreams of gold) (il) bacio della buonanotte - goodnight kiss (la) camomilla - chamomile tea (il) latte caldo - hot milk (la) storia della buonanotte - goodnight story (il) pisolino - nap  appisolarsi - to take a nap sdraiarsi - to lie down addormentarsi - to fall asleep (il) sogno - dream sognare - to dream (l’) incubo - nightmare  girarsi e rigirarsi - to toss and turn contare le pecore - to count sheep russare - to snore  svegliarsi - to wake up alzarsi - to get up sonnolento - drowsy, sleepy  (essere) sveglio - (to be) awake (la) camera da letto - bedroom (il) letto - bed letto matrimoniale / letto a due piazze - double bed letto singolo / letto a una piazza - single bed letto a una piazza e mezza - queen-size bed letto a castello - bunk bed letto a soppalco - loft bed letto a badacchino - four-poster bed (la) coperta - cover (il) piumone - duvet (il) materasso - mattress (il) cuscino - pillow (il) lenzuolo (pl.: le lenzuola) - bed sheet (il) pigiama - pajamas (lo) scendiletto - bedside rug (il) tappeto - carpet (la) poltrona - armchair (il) divano, (il) sofà - couch, sofa (il) comodino - nightstand (la) lampada da comodino, (l’) abat-jour - bedside lamp (la) sveglia - alarm clock  (la) carenza di sonno - sleep deprivation (il) disturbo del sonno - sleep disorder (l’) insonnia - insomnia (il) sonnambulismo - sleepwalking

[ insp. x ] 

Basic verbs

Note: verbs in Italian change all the time depending on the person. Here’s a useful website to conjugate Italian verbs.

be - essere / stare there is  - c’è there are - ci sono have - avere do - fare go - andare want - volere can - potere need - aver bisogno think - pensare know - sapere say - dire like - piacere speak - parlare learn - imparare understand - capire 

Conjunctions

that (as in “I think that…” or “the woman that…”) - che and - e (if the following word starts with a vowel it is preferred that you use “ed”) or - o but - ma because - perché so (meaning “therefore”; e.g. “I wanted it, so I bought it”) - per questo, perciò, quindi if - se

Prepositions

Note: prepositions in Italian usually are joined with the definite articles; e.g. di + la = della, a + il = al, etc.

of - di to - a from - da in - in, a, da  at (a place) - in, a, da at (a time) - a with - con about - circa, su like (meaning “similar to”) - come for (warning, this one has several meanings that you need to take care of) - per before (also as a conjunction) - prima di, prima che after (also as a conjunction) - dopo di, dopo che  during - durante

Question words

who - chi what - che where - dove  when - quando why - perché how - come  how much - quanto/-a, quanti/-e which - quale, quali

Adverbs

a lot - molto, un sacco a little - un poco well - bene badly - male only - solo also - anche  very - molto  too (as in “too tall”) - troppo  so (as in “so tall”) - davvero, molto so much - tanto more (know how to say “more … than …”) - più  less (know how to say “less … than …”) - meno as … as … (e.g. “as tall as”) - tanto… quanto… best - meglio, migliore  worst - peggio, peggiore  now - ora, adesso  then - allora, quindi  here - qui  there - lì, là  maybe - forse  always - sempre usually - di solito  often - spesso  sometimes - a volte  never - mai  today - oggi yesterday - ieri tomorrow - domani  soon - presto  almost - quasi already - già  still - ancora  enough - sufficiente, abbastanza 

Adjectives

Note: adjectives in Italian change depending on the number and the grammatical gender of the noun they refer to. Below are given the adjectives in their singular, masculine forms. 

this - questo that - quello good - buono bad - cattivo all - tutto no - nessuno many - molto  few - poco other - altro same - stesso different - diverso  enough - abbastanza, sufficiente one - uno two - due first - primo easy - facile hard - difficile early - presto  late - tardi important - importante interesting - interessante fun - divertente  boring - noioso beautiful - bello big - grande small - piccolo happy - felice  sad - triste busy - occupato excited - emozionato tired - stanco  ready - pronto favorite - preferito new - nuovo right (meaning “correct”) - corretto wrong - sbagliato true - vero

Subject pronouns

To know more about the pronouns, check out this post I wrote a while ago.

I - io you - tu  she - ella, lei, essa he - egli, lui, esso it - esso/-a formal you - Lei we - noi you (plural) - voi they - essi, esse, loro

Nouns

Note: nouns in Italian have a grammatical gender (masculine and feminine) and they also change in number. The plural form isn’t always predictable.

everything - tutto something - qualcosa nothing - niente everyone - tutti someone - qualcuno no one - nessuno Spanish - lo spagnolo English - l’inglese thing - la cosa person - la persona place - il luogo time (as in “a long time”) - il tempo time (as in “I did it 3 times”) - la volta friend - l’amico  woman - la donna man - l’uomo money - i soldi  country  - il paese  city - la città language - la lingua word - la parola food - il cibo house - la casa store - il negozio office - la oficina manager - direttore job - il lavoro   work (as in “I have a lot of work to do”) - lavoro  problem - il problema  question - la domanda idea - l’idea  life - la vita  world - il mondo  day - il giorno year - l’anno week - la settimana month - il mese hour - l’ora mother, father, parent - la madre, il padre, il genitore daughter, son, child - la figlia, il figlio, il bambino  wife, husband - la sposa, lo sposo girlfriend, boyfriend - la ragazza, il ragazzo 

More verbs

work (as in a person working) - lavorare work (meaning “to function”, e.g. “the TV works”) - funzionare see - vedere use - usare should - dovere believe - credere practice - praticare seem - sembrare come - venire leave - andarsene return - ritornare give - dare take - prendere bring - portare look for - cercare find - trovare receive - ricevere buy - comprare try - provare start - iniziano  stop (doing something) - smettere di (fare qualcosa) finish - finire  continue - continuare wake up - svegliarsi get up - alzarsi  eat - mangiare eat breakfast - fare colazione eat lunch - pranzare eat dinner - cenare happen - succedere feel - sentire create (aka “make”) - creare cause (aka “make”) - causare meet (meeting someone for the first time) - conoscere  ask (a question) - chiedere wonder - chiedersi reply - rispondere mean - significare, voler dire read - leggere write - scrivere  listen - ascoltare hear - sentire remember - ricordare forget - dimenticare choose - scegliere decide - decidere be born - nascere die - morire kill - uccidere  live - vivere stay - rimanere  change - cambiare  help - aiutare  send - inviare  study - studiare  improve - migliorare  hope - sperare 

Useful phrases

Nope, they’re synonyms basically.. it just changes the way you build the sentence according to the verb you choose:Ha bisogno? / Le serve qualcosa? (Do you need anything? – polite/formal, as in a shop maybe)Ho bisogno di un prestito / Mi serve un prestito (I need a loan).. also “occorrere” might be used as a third synonym tbh.Probably you can find that servire is more connected to the idea of “to use” (in fact, “servirsi” mostly means “to use”: Mi servo della penna per scrivere = I use a pen to write.), than “avere bisogno”:ho bisogno dell’agenda per segnarmi gli appuntamenti -> I need (the help of) my agenda to fix my schedulemi serve l’agenda per segnarmi gli appuntamenti -> I need to use my agenda to fix my scheduleBut this is a really subtle and slight difference, we generally use both as synonyms in everyday speech.

Ofc, in some rare situations, one might be better than the other:per servirla = here you have/at your service (veeeery polite)ho bisogno di te = I need you (when you love someone), “mi servi tu” sounds more like “I need your help to do something”

(translation of @malteseboy‘s vocab list of languages in Maltese - grazzi!)

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albanese - Albanian

arabo - Arabic

armeno - Armenian

basco - Basque

bielorusso - Belarusian

bosniaco - Bosnian

bulgaro - Bulgarian

ceco - Czech

cinese - Chinese

coreano - Korean

croato - Croatian

danese - Danish

ebraico - Hebrew

estone - Estonian

faroese - Faroese

finlandese - Finnish

francese - French

georgiano - Georgian

giapponese - Japanese

gaelico - Gaelic

greco - Greek

hindi - Hindi

inglese - English

islandese - Icelandic

italiano - Italian

latino - Latin

lettone - Latvian

lituano - Lithuanian

lussemburghese - Luxembourgish

macedone - Macedonian

maltese - Maltese

norvegese - Norwegian

olandese* - Dutch

polacco - Polish

portoghese - Portuguese

rumeno (or romeno)** - Romanian

russo - Russian

serbo - Serbian

slovacco - Slovak

sloveno - Slovenian

spagnolo - Spanish

svedese - Swedish

swahili - Swahili

thailandese - Thai

turco - Turkish

ucraino (or ucraino)*** - Ukrainian

ungherese - Hungarian

vietnamita - Vietnamese

zulù - zulu

When referring to languages, these adjectives are used in the masculine form with the articles il, lo or l’ (e.g. il francese, lo spagnolo, l’italiano).

*In everyday language, Dutch is most commonly translated with olandese, an adjective deriving from “Holland”; however, there is also a more general term, i.e. neerlandese, which includes both the Dutch and the Flemish varieties [source: here].

**Both are equally accepted (personally, I hear the form rumeno a lot more - I think I’ve only read romeno in the news) [source: here].

Here comes a list of useful words you can find on most Korean beauty product and sample packagings:

화장품 - cosmetics 기능성 - functional 사용법 - way of use / how to use 증정용 - “for presentation” so in this case “not for sale” 스킨케어 - skin care 내용물 - contents 마지막 단계 - last step 피부 - skin 촉촉한 - moist 부드럽다 - soft (부드럽게- softly) 발라줍니다 - apply 피부결을 따라 - (by) following the skin’s texture 손을 깨끗이 씻은 후 - after washing your hands clean/thoroughly

슬리핑 팩 - sleeping pack 핸드 크림 - hand cream etc. (as far as I know, product types  - like these two examples above - are usually written by using the English word simply written with hangeul, so if you can read the Korean alphabet and speak English, you won’t have any trouble figuring out what type of product you are looking at ;))