Aesthetically pleasing

loosely based on this list x by myself, the painting is Les Oréades by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1902. please study this list while listening to Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A minor

(la) magie - magic - magi(n)

magique - magical - magisk

(la) fée - fairy - fé(n)

(la) nymphe - nymph - nymf(en)

(la) magie noire - black magic - svart magi

(le) brouillard - fog - dimma(n)

(le) coucher du soleil - sunset - solnedgång(en)

(le) lever du soleil - sunrise - soluppgång(en)

(l’) aube - dawn - gryning(en)

(le) rêve - dream - dröm(en)

rêver - to dream - att drömma

(la) rêverie - daydream - dagdröm(men)

(l’) étoile - star - stjärna(n)

(la) lune - moon - måne(n)

(le) ciel - sky - himmel(en)

(le) nuage - cloud - moln(et)

beau, belle - beautiful - vacker(t)

(la) neige - snow - snö(n)

(le) flocon de neige - snowflake - snöflinga(n)

doré(e) - golden (gilded) - förgyll(t)(d)

d’or - golden - gyllene

calme, tranquille - calm - lugn(t)

étheré(e) - etherial - eterisk

(la) beauté - beauty - skönhet(en)

(l’) amour - love - kärlek(en)

(l’) amant, amante - lover - älskare(n), älskarinna(n)

(la) nuit - night - natt(en)

(le) matin - morning - morgon(en)

(le) soir - evening - kväll(en), afton(en)

(la) fleur - flower - blomma(n)

(la) lumière - light - ljus(et)

(la) poési - poetry - poesi(n)

(la) sirène - mermaid - sjöjungfru(n)

(le), (la) poète - poet - poet(en)

(la) forêt - forest - skog(en)

(la) forêt vierge - pristine forest - urskog(en)

la forêt noire - the black forest - svartskogen (Schwarzwald) 

(la) pleine lune - full moon - fullmåne(n)

(la) peinture - painting - måleri(et), målning(en)

(l’) hibou - owl - uggla(n)

(l’) hirondelle - swallow - svala(n)

(l’) alouette - lark - lärka(n)

(la) bergeronnette - wagtail - domherre

(le) lynx - lynx - lodjur 

(l’) ombre - shadow - skugga(n)

(l’) aigle - eagle - örn(en)

(le) tourbillon - whirlwind - stormvind(en)

(le) fleuve, (la) rivière - river - flod(en), å(n), bäck(en), älv(en)

(l’) été - summer - sommar(en)

(le) printemps - spring - vår(en)

(l’) automne - autumn - höst(en)

(l’) hiver - winter - vinter(n)

(le) château - castle - slott(et)

(la) chanson - song - sång(en)

chanter - to sing - att sjunga

lire - to read - att läsa

(l’) orchestre - orchestra - orkester(n)

(la) musique - music - musik(en)

set a time limit

go for a walk

pet your dog/cat/pet

listen to music (that isn’t your study music)

take a shower

make a meal or snack

call/text a friend for support

lie down, close your eyes for a bit

what not to do:

watch 10 youtube videos and then suddenly its midnight

scroll through instagram mindlessly 

if you do this your mind is still working !!! and not relaxing !!!

you’re not really refreshed when you come back! 

that’s not a break, that’s procrastination.

but also, we’re all only human, so every few breaks don’t feel too guilty watching a short youtube video/checking your snapchats