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July
@july
Learning new words, learning new languages opens up different understandings of the world and yourself Reminded of describing “rain” in Irish Gaelic. Rain can be described as "báisteach" or "fearthainn", drizzle or misty rain is "ceobhrán" and "brádán" or "Tá sé ag draonán báistí" The expression "tá sé ag dríodarnach báistí", is a type of light rain. "Ceathanna", "múrtha" or "scrabhanna báistí" is showers of rain while "aimsir cheathach" or "aimsir spairniúil" describes showery weather. The word "craobhmhúr" is useful in describing scattered rain or a light shower. "Breacbháisteach" is occasional rain. And rain with blowing sideways can be described by "seadbháisteach" or “seadbhraonta"
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Kate Kornish
@katekornish
I speak 4 languages and it’s like I have 4 different personalities (ways of thinking) in me. It makes me so open to the world.
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Kristin Piljay
@kristinpiljay
How interesting, but I can relate. Although I can only speak 3 and kind of 2 now (English and French) and the 3rd has atrophied (German). What languages do you speak?
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Kate Kornish
@katekornish
I speak Russian, Spanish, English and French. I also studied German for 8 years in school, but the only thing I can say is “Ich bin eine große Kartoffel” 😁
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