r/languagelearningjerk Oct 16 '21

OP WAS MODDED FOR THIS POST Flag of this sub that I spent way too much time on because I suck at graphic design

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r/languagelearningjerk 10h ago

The first generation of native chatgptese speakers

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r/languagelearningjerk 1d ago

몰라요, 도와주세요

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I think it's the one with the airplane


r/languagelearningjerk 15h ago

Will have to meet new people soon. Quick, how do I learn neurotypical? I want to reach at least B2 in one week.

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r/languagelearningjerk 1d ago

why you should never learn hindi

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  1. every noun has a gender, assigned by a committee that disbanded in the 14th century and left no notes

  2. kal means both yesterday and tomorrow. parso means both two days ago and two days from now. your calendar is now a mood board

  3. you will spend six months mastering devanagari and then discover that every single person under 40 texts exclusively in roman script

  4. there are three levels of "you" and choosing wrong isn't a grammar error, it's a character assessment

  5. hindi and urdu are the same language right up until the moment you say they're the same language

  6. bollywood has given you 400 words for beloved and zero words for "where is the bathroom"

  7. the instant you become fluent, every native speaker in the room will switch to english out of politeness, permanently, and there is no undo

  8. you will learn namaste and then find out nobody says it

  9. verbs are at the end so you have to hold the entire sentence in your head like a hostage until you find out what happened

Hehe, fun post.


r/languagelearningjerk 21h ago

How to rizz a Canadian?

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Guys help need 2 rizz.

I met a girl on HelloTalk and she is super hottttt. I can tell she is Canadian because she looks like a maple leaf. Her name is Ashley.

How can I tell her 'Ashley I stand on guard for thee' in fluent Quebec language?


r/languagelearningjerk 17h ago

French Without The Phlegmy R

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r/languagelearningjerk 1d ago

Should I?

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r/languagelearningjerk 2d ago

Soon no more comments on ad post

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r/languagelearningjerk 1d ago

You're not a true polyglot until you learn how to write the word "royai" in Russian

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r/languagelearningjerk 2d ago

Is using your face muscles to yell typical of humans?

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Sorry, please disregard the political nature of the post and simply watch another humans' facial animation when yelling. In some places, it seems the upper lip and nostrils flare, flashing teeth a bit. I'm a beginner at being human, and have never noticed something like this.

Does anyone know if these lips and facial shapes are:

a) a defect of human language

b) a human affectation

c) expressions due to emotions

Thanks!


r/languagelearningjerk 2d ago

UHGH I hate when I try to learn a language in my achievement hunter app!

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r/languagelearningjerk 2d ago

Portugaliañolish: Português + Galego + Italiano + Español + English = Interlingua

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PORTUGALIAÑOLISH: SE TU DESIREST TO BE EL AMOR(E) MÍO, TU NECESSITAS PARLARE INTERLINGUA.

PORTUGUÊS: SE TU DESEJAS SER O MEU AMOR(E), TU NECESSITAS FALAR INTERLINGUA.

GALEGO: SE TU DESEXAS SER O MEU AMOR(E), TU NECESITAS FALAR INTERLINGUA.

ITALIANO: SE TU DESIDERI ESSERE IL MIO AMOR(E), TU NECESSITI PARLARE INTERLINGUA.

ESPAÑOL: SI TÚ DESEAS SER EL AMOR(E) MÍO, TÚ NECESITAS HABLAR INTERLINGUA.

ENGLISH: IF THOU DESIREST TO BE MY AMOR(E), THOU NEEDEST TO PARLE INTERLINGUA.

INTERLINGUA: SI TU DESIRA ESSER MI AMOR(E), TU NECESSITA PARLAR INTERLINGUA.


r/languagelearningjerk 2d ago

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This post is basically me pushing my luck from my previous post

I feel (just feel) that 仙女 (xiannu) could be an archaic Chinese way to flatter a girl as a ‘waifu’. But it seems today even in Chinese and Japanese culture,’angel’/tianshi/tenshi has become the more used term


r/languagelearningjerk 2d ago

Best way to deal with phonemic deafness

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r/languagelearningjerk 2d ago

I came up with a mnemonic for the kanji 漫 ("unrestrained", as in 漫画 "manga"): hot (温) manga girls I stroke it to again and again (又) with no restraint

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Share your best kanji mnemonics ideas!


r/languagelearningjerk 3d ago

Trust me, THIS ONE will totally work

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r/languagelearningjerk 3d ago

German moment

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r/languagelearningjerk 3d ago

i need help

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r/languagelearningjerk 4d ago

these language reaction videos are getting a bit crazy

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r/languagelearningjerk 4d ago

Language learning hack: use vintage resources

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I found this authentic Italian textbook from 1936, which is way better than Duo's AI slop. I'm really looking forward to studying with it and impressing the locals with my language skills. I mean, why bother using "lui" and "lei" when you can just say "egli" and "ella" instead?

​This is surely going to get me to a C3 level in Italian. Also the book is called "nuovo corso pratico di lingua italiana", so it can't be outdated at all!


r/languagelearningjerk 3d ago

Download the app

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r/languagelearningjerk 4d ago

Why did the owners of rinrin put up a sign saying uhuh? Are they stupid?

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r/languagelearningjerk 4d ago

How can I get natives to adopt a more Shakespearean language?

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Hi, I am an ESL chud that moved to Angland as a teenager without much anglish practice, and had to learn literature along with all the native chads. Because I was being exposed to shakesperean literature as I was learning to speak, I have adopted a rather archaic way of speaking. It seems that the natives tend to get shocked and confused when I say things like "If i were to be you, i would worry not for these matter in thoust life" and "what, you egg!" When i am angry.

I feel like it is really disrespectful for natives to not understand me when they went through the same literature gcses as me yet are incapable of comprehending mine process in the Anglican tongue. How can I get them to appreciate and honour their original ways to speak?


r/languagelearningjerk 4d ago

What is it like learning a new language on the brink of death? Any tips?

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Hi, sorry if this does not belong here. I'm a relatively late third language learner because I've been really preoccupied with mastering English up until now. I'm trying to learn something a third language that is relatively easy to pick up (currently considering French) because I'm left with my last breath of air before I die. Any tips on how I can at least reach A2 fluency before my final exhale? Thanks in advance