Constantly Torn Between "i Wish I Could Magically Learn This Language Immediately And Speak It Perfectly"

Reblogs were turned off but I wanted to be able to find this again

Every single person studying a language when they recognize the most basic word of the language in a text or a video

in an age where machine translation is getting better and better I BEG you to keep learning languages and keep your brain sharp and keep an open mind. learning a language is so much more than memorizing a bunch of words, it opens up ways of seeing the world you hadn't considered before that are inherent to the way things are phrased in another language. it gives you a new lens through which you'll view life. it will make your life fuller, more well-rounded, more fulfilling. please learn languages other than your own.

me: why are you destroying earth!!!

aliens: because theres people who think that english is the only language they need to speak

me: thats fair i understand

strangely common misconception that words have basically the same meanings in every langauge and that translation is just a matter of identifying which exact word in the target language corresponds to the word in the original language

My Czech 🇨🇿 Masterlist

Resources:

Resources for learning Czech

Textbook: Czech step by step

Vocab:

Duolingo vocab 🦉: Czech 🇨🇿 - Section 1: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8

Grammar:

Alphabet & accents

How to pronounce Czech letters

Noun genders

Formal vs. informal speech

Accusative case (singular)

Pronouns in all grammatical cases

Czech prefixes

Grammar exercises:

Demonstrative pronouns - exercise sheet

Possessive pronouns - exercise sheets

Accusative case (demonstrative pronouns, adjectives & nouns) - exercise sheets

Possessive pronouns in the accusative case - exercise sheets

Reflexive possessive pronouns in the accusative case - exercise sheets

Czech culture:

Iconic songs

Czech children's books

A while ago I talked to my polyglot friend, who's currently learning Czech, and he asked me for some easy reading materials. As I have offspring and thus my home is overflowing with kids books, it was pretty easy to find something suitable for, say, A1-A2 learners.

Since I've seen a lot of Czech learners on this site, I realized I could share with more people!

So, here's the link to my Google drive folder:

Hope it helps!

(if anyone needs help translating something, feel free to DM me)

My French text book says « mais ce serait trop simple si c’était systématique, n’est-ce pas?! » and I think that’s the French language’s motto

this is so cool and also rosencrantz and guildenstern's sign names are killing me lol

My favorite jokes are about mispronouncing philosophers' names but I'm afraid it's a nietzsche subgenre