New Langblr On The Block 👋

2017 is the year of skincare and communication

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The only thing I regret about languages is that I didn’t start learning them earlier.

books, blankets & cozy sweaters : a summary of my winter so far.

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Vocabulaire français - des verbes

remorquer - to tow, lug

râler - to grumble, complain, gasp

ébranler - to shake, rattle, weaken

sonder - to sound, plumb, probe, survey

germer - to germinate, sprout, grow

étreindre - to embrace, clasp, clutch, choke

remuer - to move, touch, stir

étouffer - to suffocate, stifle, smother

bêler - to bleat, whine

gémir - to moan, whine

s’égarer - to get lose, lose one’s way, digress

ficeler - to tie up, bind

frotter - to rub, scrape, scrub

délier - to untie, undo, unknot

énerver - to annoy, irritate

effarer - to alarm, frighten

crisper - to tense, contract

haleter - to pant

balbutier - to stammer, stutter

bégayer - to stammer, stutter

harceler - to harass, pester

accabler - to impose, overwork, overburden

épier - to observe, spy on

délayer - to mix, water, dilute

éventrer - to disembowel, gut

étreindre - to embrace, clasp, clutch, grasp

sévir - to hit, strike

Words taken from: Le Horla (Maupassant)

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the true definition of bilingualism is knowing pokémon names in two languages

The thing about being multi-lingual is that it’s not just that you have one language you think in, and then you translate based on what environment you’re in. It’s more like, when you’re speaking another language, you’re almost a different person. You’ve had different experiences speaking those languages and thinking in those languages; those experiences shape who you are in that language, in my experience. So when I’m speaking Japanese, I’m not just speaking Japanese. I’m also thinking and feeling in the Japanese person that I am, who is a little bit different. Well, not different, but stronger in personality in certain aspects more than others, I guess.

Mitski (“More Mitski, please” NUVO interview by Katherine Coplen)

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Norwegian Vocab - Nature 🍃🌍

et tre - tree

en skog - forest

en blomst - flower

en gress - grass

en planet - planet

en jord - earth

en sol - sun

en måne - moon

en vinter - winter

en vår - spring

en høst - fall

en sommer - sommer

en plante - plant

en frukt - fruit

et blad - leaf

en grønnsak - vegetable

en rose - rose

en hage - garden

en luft - air

en vann - water

å leve - to live

å  dø -  to die

å vokse -  to grow

å vanne -  to water

et dyr - animal

en fugl - bird

en bie - bee

et insekt - insect

en sommerfugl - butterfly

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hi! do you know any Norwegian phrases / words to call your significant other? :) my girlfriend loves Norwegian and I'd like to surprise her!

Hey there! c: Here’s a short list of common endearments!

As for common phrases, maybe something like:

“Jeg er glad i deg” - “I love you” (used towards friends, family, and also your significant other if your relationship is rather fresh or you’re both very young etc.)

“Jeg elsker deg” - “I love you” (only used towards your significant other if you’re in a pretty serious and long-lasting relationship - also occasionally used towards family, though I personally find this quite uncommon)

“Du er det vakreste jeg vet” - “You’re the most beautiful thing/person I know” (lit. “You’re the most beautiful I know”)

“Du er så pen/kjekk” - “You’re so pretty/handsome”

Though if there’s a specific phrase you want me to translate, shoot me another ask! c:

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å formgi to design 

å forandre to change

å nekte to refuse

å skille seg to divorce

å heve to raise

å dirre to tremble

å løfte to lift  

å kile to tickle

å rekke opp to raise up  (can also be reach up)

å svette to sweat

å stønne to moan  

å bryte ut to break out

å faste to catch  (fange=catch, faste = to not eat)

å mette to feed (satisfy)

å verke to ache

å klø to itch  

å ha nytte av to have benefit of

å plukke opp to pick up

å samle to collect

å glemme to forget

å være sikker på to be certain about    

å hende to happen

å vise fram to show

å gruble pa to meditate (think hard about something)

å strekke to stretch

å klare seg selv to manage oneself

å sy to sew

å skryte av to brag

å dele to split/share

å tillate to allow

å nøye seg med to be satisfied with 

å være stiv to be stiff

å knaske to munch

å fortrenge to displace (fortrenge=forgetting something(sometimes traumatic) by choice/ -ish)

å regne med to reckon that

å forlate to abandon

å betrakte som to be regarded as

å gjenvinne to resgain

å angå to relate   

å innrede to decorate

å havne på to end up at   

å eie to own

å jage to chase

å utestenge to ban

å få lov to be allowed   

å søke om to apply for 

å erstatte to replace

å vedta to adopt

å lenke seg sammen to unite together

å hevde to claim

å pynte set to dress up

å være gjestfri to be welcomed

å være blid to be sweet

å føre til to lead to

å sette sig preg to leave its mark

å legge merke til to notice

å legge vekt på to emphasize  

å låse fast to lock   

å forslage to suggest

å etterfølge av to follow behid by

å peke på to point at   

å være preget av to be characterised by

å bli oppfordret to be encouraged

å bekymre seg to worry

å utnytte to utilize

å legge til rette to facilitate

å tilspisse seg to toughten

å ha behov for to need

å oppheve to cancel

å sørge for to ensure

å lykkes to succeed

å begrense to narrow

å avklare to clarify

å slite med to struggle with

å lide av to suffer from

å være bekymret for to be concerned about

å sette i gang to initiate

å holde munn to shut up

å fremstå to appear   

å forbinde to associate

å dyrke to cultivate

å plyndre to plunder

å utveksle to exchange

å bosette seg to estabilish

å slå seg med to settle down   

å få kjennskap til to gain knowledge of   

å tørre to dare 

å rive ned to tear down

å kreve to require

å svekke to weaken

å forestille seg to imagine

å  være smigret to be flattered

å ha intrykk av to have the impression

å være avhengig av to depend on 

å være knyttet til to be connected to

å ta hensyn til to show consideration

å bli valgt til to be elected

å stemme på to vote for   

å ha ansvar for to be responsible for

å fokusere på to focus on   

å jobbe for to work for

å inneholde to contain

å utgjøre av to consist of 

å gjøre opp to make up

å  være laget av to be made of

å tyde på  to suggest

å klage over to complain about

å skylde på to blame 

å resultere i to result in 

å være interessert i to be interested in

å interessere seg for to be interested for

å spille en viktig rolle to play an important role

å være i ferd med to be about to

å lete etter to search for

å gå i stykker to break down

å skade seg to injure onself

å forvente at to expect that

å bidra til to contribute to

å stemme med to match with

å legge fram to sumbit

å herske over to rule a country/place

å angre på to regret

å beskytte av to protect

å finne ut to find out

å finne opp to invent

å være dekket av to be covered of

å kikke inn to peep

å riste på to shake (something)

å sikte til at to aim at

å fordele to allocate

å oppleve to experiance

å beherske to master

å utføre to carry out 

å påvirke to influence

å forhindre to prevent

å styrke to strenghten

å øke to increase

å redusere to reduce

å planlegge to plan

å tåle to tolerate

å fastslå to determine 

å etterlate seg to leave behind

å danne to form

å bekrefte to confirm

å overføre to transfer

å sammenfatte to summarize

å lukke to close

å vekke to arouse

å ivre to urge

å nå to reach

So this is said to be on level B2/C1 but some of them are really easy so idk.It comes from my notes that I was taking during doing course on memrise so if something is wrong let me know and I will correct it!!!! Have fun learning guys.

Last update: 19/7/16

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Ok so I found the Moana soundtrack in French on Spotify!! My favorite song is definitely Le Bleu Lumière, which is the French version of How Far I’ll Go. I’m in love with the soundtrack to begin with and the French version is absolutely wonderful as well. The link is here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Jn4zy5USPYCC3KyTNUujX Let me know if you listen to it and if you love it as much as I do!

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