Vocab - Blog Posts
Bonus: unlike many languages, Finnish has names for eight points of the compass instead of four. So between cardinal directions (pääilmansuunnat) we call ordinal directions (väli-ilmansuunnat) NE, SE, SW & NW by their very own words.
'Ilma' means 'air' and 'suunta' is 'direction', so literally these are called 'air/wind directions', or 'directions of (the) air'
Pronouns 101
Finnish personal- & demonstrative pronouns Subject on the left, possessive on the right
English personal pronouns (Reflexive pronouns are a whole thing. More on that later..)
Idk what type of pronoun 'it' is, officially, but it felt natural to include here
English demonstrative pronouns. Nice and simple
I'm no expert on linguistic terms. I'm just here as a bilingual, introducing people to Finnish due to popular demand. Please don't butcher me
♡ Starbucks/Coffee in Spanish Vocab ♡
♡ G e n e r a l W o r d s ♡ 1. ♡ coffee machine — la máquina de café 2. ♡ coffee — el café 3. ♡ coffee bean — el grano de café 4. ♡ coffee grinder — molinillo de café 5. ♡ barista — el camarero/a 6. ♡ coffee pot — la cafetera 7. ♡ caffeine — la cafeína 8. ♡ instant coffee — caféinstantáneo 9. ♡ coffee grounds — café molido
♡ T y p e s o f c o f f e e ♡ 1.♡ cappuccino — cappuccino 2.♡ americano — americano 3.♡ decaf — descafeinado 4.♡ smoothie — batido 5.♡ macchiato — macchiato 6.♡ mocha —mocha 7.♡ frappe — frappe 8.♡ latte — latte
♡ F l a v o r s / w a y s t o d e s c r i b e c o f f e e ♡ 1. ♡ milk — leche 2. ♡ cream — crema 3. ♡ weak — débil 4. ♡ dark — oscuro 5. ♡ light (color) — claro 6. ♡ strong — fuerte 7. ♡ iced — helado 8. ♡ black — negro 9. ♡ foam — espuma 10. ♡ soybean — soja haba 11. ♡ vanilla — vainilla 12. ♡ sweet - dulce 13. ♡ bitter — amargo 14. ♡ cold — frío 15. ♡ hot — caliente 16. ♡ almond milk — leche de almendra 17. ♡ rich — sabroso 18. ♡ velvety — aterciopelado 19. ♡ smooth — liso 20. ♡ light (as in weight) – ligero 21. ♡ heavy — pesado
♡ S i z e s ♡ 1. ♡ short — corto 2. ♡ small — pequeño 3. ♡ medium — medium 4. ♡ large — gran 5. ♡ extra large — extragrane 6. ♡ tall — alto 7. ♡ grande — grande 8. ♡ venti — venti 9. ♡ trenta — trenta
♡ V e r b s ♡ 1.♡ to cool — refrescar 2.♡ to warm up — calentar 3.♡ to add — agregar 4.♡ to remove — quitar 5.♡ to order — ordenar 6.♡ to pour — verter 7.♡ to stir — remover 8 ♡ to drink — beber 9.♡ to sip — sorbo 10.♡ to make (food) — hacer comida 11.♡ to eat — comer
Las Frutas (Fruit)
Avocado: el aguacate/ la palta
Apricot: el albaricoque/ el damasco
Blueberry: el arándano
Cherry: la cereza
Plum: la ciruela
Coconut: el coco
Raspberry: la frambuesa
Strawberry: la fresa/ la frutilla
Pomegranate: la granada
Fig: el higo
Kiwi: el kiwi
Lime: la lima
Lemon: el limón
Mango: el mango
Apple: la manzana
Passion Fruit: la maracuyá
Peach: el melocotón/ el durazno
Quince: el membrillo
Blackberry: la mora/ la zarzamora
Orange: la naranja
Nectarine: la nectarina
Papaya: la papaya
Pear: la pera
Pineapple: la piña/ la ananá
Banana: el plátano/ la banana
Watermelon: la sandía
Grapefruit: la toronja/ el pomelo
Grape: la uva
Flowers in Spanish & Italian
Spanish - Italian - English
la rosa - la rosa - rose
el girasol - il girasole - sunflower
la margarita - la margherita - daisy
el tulipán - il tulipano - tulip
el lirio - il giglio - lily
el jazmín - il gelsomino - jasmine
la amapola - il papavero - poppy
la azalea - l’azalea - azalea
la belladona - la belladonna - belladonna
el clavel - il garofano - carnation
el geranio - il geranio - geranium
el iris - il giaggiolo - iris
la lavanda - la lavanda - lavender
la lila - il lillà - lilac
el ave del paraíso - la strelitzia - bird of paradise
la magnolia - la magnolia - magnolia
la orquídea - l’orchidea - orchid
la peonía - la peonia - peony
la petunia - la petunia - petunia
la prímula - la primula - primrose
la violeta - la violetta - violet
Spotify vocabulary
歌曲
gēqǔ
song
歌单
gēdān
playlist
队列
duìliè
queue
专辑
zhuānjí
album
艺人
yìrén
artist
随机播放
suíjī bōfàng
Shuffle
循环播放
xúnhuán bōfàng
Loop
转至播放队列
zhuàn zhì bōfàng duìliè
go to playback queue
点赞
diǎnzàn
to like
加入歌单
jiārù gēdān
add to playlist
加入播放队列
jiārù bōfàng duìliè
add to playback queue
查看专辑
chákàn zhuānjí
view album
查看艺人
chákàn yìrén
view artist
分享
fēnxiǎng
share
睡眠定时器
shuìmián dìngshíqì
sleep timer
转至歌曲电台
zhuàn zhì gēqǔ diàntái
go to song radio station
显示制作人
xiǎnshì zhìzuò rén
show producer
part 1, part 2
市场菜 Farmer's Market Foods
So the farmer's market levels are SO MUCH so I thought I would do a separate list of just the foods!
荔枝 / lì zhī / lychee
西红柿，西紅柿 / xī hóng shì / tomato
番茄 / fān qié / tomato
番茄酱，番茄醬 / fān qié jiàng / ketchup*
西红柿炒鸡蛋 / xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn / tomato & scrabbled eggs
黄瓜， 黃瓜 / huáng guā / cucumber
南瓜 / nán guā / pumpkin
西瓜 / xī guā / watermelon
地瓜 / dì guā / yam, sweet potato
苦瓜 / kǔ guā / bitter melon
冬瓜 / dōng guā / winter melon
葡萄 / pú tao / grape
草莓 / cǎo méi / strawberry
排骨 / pái gǔ / ribs, cutlet (e.g. 猪排骨 pork ribs)
骨头汤 / gǔ tou tāng / bone soup
蘑菇 / mó gu / mushroom
木耳 / mù ěr / fungus
香菇 / xiāng gū / shiitake mushroom (fragrant)
金针菇 / jīn zhēng gū / enoki mushroom (golden needle)
剁 / duò / to chop or mince
炖 / dùn / to stew
Bonus:
傻瓜 / shǎ guā / silly melon, silly goose, idiot
*NOTE: Ketchup can only use 番茄！However 番茄/西红柿 are interchangeable for tomatoes in general
Chinese Time of Day Vocabulary
I’ve been keeping a list of words/characters related to times of day since last year. You probably know basic words like 早上, 上午, 晚上, etc. But there are so many other words and characters you may encounter in your language journey! Note: this list isn’t meant to be complete.
Sunset (I think) by Tian’anmen Square about 3 years ago.
Dawn/early morning
天亮 tiānliàng - dawn / daybreak
日出 rìchū - sunrise
早 zǎo - early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely 一大早 yīdàzǎo - at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning 早上 zǎoshang - early morning
旭 xù - dawn / rising sun
昕 xīn - dawn
晓 xiǎo - dawn / daybreak / to know / to let sb know / to make explicit 破晓 pòxiǎo - daybreak / dawn
晗 hán - before daybreak / dawn about to break
晞 xī - dawn / to dry in the sun
晨 chén - morning / dawn / daybreak 凌晨 língchén - very early in the morning / in the wee hours 早晨 zǎochén - early morning 晨曦 chénxī - first rays of morning sun / first glimmer of dawn 清晨 qīngchén - early morning
朝 zhāo - morning 朝阳 zhāoyáng - the morning sun
黎明 límíng - dawn / daybreak
The single characters above can be found in Chinese names. Some are quite common.
Keep reading
23 Emotions people feel, but can’t explain
Sonder: The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.
Opia: The ambiguous intensity of Looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable.
Monachopsis: The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.
Énouement: The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self.
Vellichor: The strange wistfulness of used bookshops.
Rubatosis: The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat.
Kenopsia: The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet.
Mauerbauertraurigkeit: The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who you really like.
Jouska: A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head.
Chrysalism: The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.
Vemödalen: The frustration of photographic something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist.
Anecdoche: A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening
Ellipsism: A sadness that you’ll never be able to know how history will turn out.
Kuebiko: A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence.
Lachesism: The desire to be struck by disaster – to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire.
Exulansis: The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it.
Adronitis: Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone.
Rückkehrunruhe: The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness.
Nodus Tollens: The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore.
Onism: The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time.
Liberosis: The desire to care less about things.
Altschmerz: Weariness with the same old issues that you’ve always had – the same boring flaws and anxieties that you’ve been gnawing on for years.
Occhiolism: The awareness of the smallness of your perspective.
Mistakable Verbs in German:
This is a list of German Verbs I sometimes mistake because they look similar.
I hope it can be useful for you too. :)
Schieben: to push sth.
Schießen: to shoot.
Schließen: to close; to shut.
Leihen: to borrow sth.
Leiden: to suffer.
Laden: to load/charge sth.
Fliehen: to escape
Fliegen: to fly
Fließen: to flow.
Denken: to think
Danken: to thank
Liegen: to lie.
Legen: to put.
Rennen: to run.
Regnen: to rain.
Scheiden: to divide.
Scheinen: to shine/ to seem.
Waschen: to wash.
Wachsen: to grow.
Wachen: to be awake
Sitzen: to sit.
Setzen: to set.
Biegen: to bend.
Bieten: to offer
Kommandos - commands
Sitz! -Sit! Platz! - Lay down! Gib Pfötchen! - shake hands! Roll dich - Roll over! Gib Laut! - Speak! Fass! - Attack! Bei Fuß! - Heel! Bleib! - Stay! Aus! - Stop! or Drop! Komm (her) - come (here) Hol! - Fetch! Braver Hund - good dog
Verben - verbs:
bellen - to bark adoptieren - to adopt apportieren - to fetch loben - to praise jmd. etwas beibringen - to teach sb. smth. knurren - to snarl jaulen - to howl (den Hund) anleinen - to leash (den Hund) ableinen - to take the leash off the dog streicheln - to pet Gassi gehen - to walk your dog
Nomen - Nouns:
Der Hund - dog Die Hündin - female dog Der Rüde - male dog das Leckerli - treat die Leine - leash der Welpe - Puppy das Hundespielzeug - dog toy das Fell - fur die Rute - a dog’s tail der Kauknochen - chew bone
einige Hunderassen - some dog breeds
Dackel - Dachshund Schäferhund - Geman Shepherd Mops - pug Spitz - Pomeranian Deutsch Drahthaar - german wirehaired pointer Berner Sennenhund - Bernese mountain dog Windhund - greyhound Mischling - mixed breed
small talk in french 💬
⭐️ (for beginners) ⭐️
When talking to french people, focus on innocuous topics like the weather, current events (“avez-vous lu à propos de..?” Have you read about…?), and cultural topics like food, movies, art, music, and so on. And remember to use vous instead of tu!
I only speak a little French. Je ne parle qu'un peu le français.
I am learning French, but I am only a beginner. J'apprends le français mais je ne suis qu'un débutant.
I have been learning french for 2 days / 2 weeks / 2 months / 1 year / 2 years. J'apprends le français depuis deux jours / deux semaines / deux mois / un an / deux ans.
Will you please correct me? Peux-tu me corriger, s'il te plaît?
What does ___ mean? Que veut dire ___?
What does that mean? Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire?
Can you explain in French/English to me? Peux-tu m'expliquer en français / anglais?
What does that mean in this context? Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire dans ce contexte?
What is the French word for ___? Quel est le mot français pour ___?
Is this/that correct? C'est juste?
Am I wrong? Je me trompe?/Est-ce que j'ai tort?
Am I correct? Est-ce que j'ai raison?
Do you understand? Est-ce que tu me comprends?
I do not understand. Je ne comprends pas.
I want to improve my level in French. Je veux améliorer mon niveau de français.
I need to practice French. J'ai besoin de pratiquer le français.
Do you have time to speak with me? As-tu le temps de parler avec moi ?
Can you help me to learn French? Peux-tu m'aider à apprendre le français?
Do you mind if we speak in French? Ça te dérange si nous parlons en français?
Can you please speak in French? it helps me to learn. Peux-tu me parler en français s'il te plaît? Ça m'aide à apprendre.
How do you say ’___’ in French? Comment dit-on ’___’ en français ?
I struggle with spelling / reading / writing / listening / pronunciation. J'ai du mal avec l'orthographe / la lecture / l'écriture / la compréhension orale / la prononciation.
Can you please repeat? I did not understand. Pouvez-vous répéter s'il vous plaît ? Je n'ai pas compris.
I don’t speak French fluently. Je ne parle pas couramment le français.
I am confused. Je suis perdu(e).
I don’t know how to say it in French. Je ne sais pas comment le dire en Français,
Sorry (or ‘pardon’), what did you say? Pardon, qu'est-ce que tu as dit?
I’ve never heard of that. Je n'ai jamais entendu ça.
That makes sense. Ça se tient.
That does not make sense. Ça n'a aucun sens.
What’s happening? / What’s going on? Qu'est-ce qui se passe?
What do you mean by ’___’ ? Qu'est-ce que tu entends par ’___’? / Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par ’___’?
⭐️ Personal Stuff ⭐️
Here is a list of phrases you can use and practice when giving and asking for personal information. Take note that the list makes use of the formal “vous”.
Comment vous appelez-vous? What is your name?
Je m'appelle Christine. My name is Christine.
Quel est votre nom? What is your name?
Comment allez-vous? How are you?
Je vais bien, merci. I am doing well, thank you.
Très bien, merci. Very well, thank you.
Quel âge avez-vous? How old are you?
J'ai # ans. I am # years old.
J'ai trente ans. I am thirty years old.
J'ai quarante-deux ans. I am forty two old.
Quelle est votre nationalité? What is your Nationality?
Je suis canadien(ne). I am Canadian.
Je suis américain(e). I am American.
Je suis chinois(e). I am Chinese.
Je suis coréen(ne). I am Korean.
Où habitez-vous? Where do you live?
J'habite en Californie. I live in California.
Quel est votre numéro de téléphone? What is your phone number?
Mon numéro de téléphone est le … My phone number is …
Où êtes-vous né(e)? Where were you born?
Je suis né(e) à… I was born in…
Êtes-vous marié(e)? Are you married?
Oui, je suis marié. Yes, I am married
Non, je ne suis pas marié. No, I am not married
Je suis célibataire. I am single
Est-ce que vous avez des frères et soeurs? Do you have any brothers and sisters?
Je suis fille unique. I am an only child/daughter
Je suis fils unique. I am an only child/son
J'ai - frère(s). I have - brother(s).
J'ai - soeur(s). I have - sisters(s).
Je n'ai pas de frères. I don’t have any brothers.
Je n'ai pas de soeurs. I don’t have any sisters.
Quel est votre métier? What is your job?
Quelle est votre profession? What is your profession?
Que faites-vous dans la vie? What do you do for a living?
Je suis ingénieur. I am an engineer.
Je suis boulanger/boulangère. I am a baker.
Je suis médecin. I am a doctor.
Je suis infirmier/infirmière. I am a nurse.
⭐️ Interests ⭐️
Quel est votre sport préféré? What is your favorite sport? (formal)
Quel est ton sport préféré?
What is your favorite sport? (informal)
Mon sport préféré est… My favorite sport is….
J'aime faire du sport et garder la forme. I like to do sports to keep fit.
Quelle saison préférez-vous? What season do you prefer? (formal
Quelle saison préfères-tu? What season do you prefer? (What season is your favorite?) (informal)
Quels sont vos passe-temps préférés? What are your favorite pastimes? (formal)
Quels sont tes passe-temps préférés? What are your favorite pastimes? (informal)
Mes passe-temps préférés sont… My favorite pastimes are…
Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans votre temps libre? What do you do in your free time? (formal)
Qu'est-ce que tu fais dans ton temps libre? What do you do in your free time? (informal)
Est-ce que vous avez un animal de compagnie? Do you have a pet?(formal)
Est-ce que tu as un animal de compagnie? Do you have a pet? (informal)
Non, Je n'ai pas un animal de compagnie. No, I don’t have a pet.
Oui, J'ai un chat. Yes, I have a cat.
Oui, J'ai un chien.Yes, I have a dog.
Qu'est-ce que vous aimez? What do you like?
J'aime le jazz. I like jazz.
J'aime le rock. I like rock.
J'aime le hip-hop. I like hip-hop.
Je n'aime pas le rap. I don’t like rap.
Je n'écoute pas de la musique très souvent. I don’t listen to music very often.
J'aime les films d'amour. I like romance films.
J'aime les films d'aventures. I like adventure films.
Je n’aime pas faire du ski. I don’t like skiing.
Qu'est-ce que vous aimeriez faire dans la vie? What would you like to do in life ?
J'aimerais être chef. I would like to be a chef.
J'aimerais être un bibliothécaire. I would like to be a librarian.
French vocabulary: Space
l’espace - space l’univers - universe la planète - planet le sytème solaire - solar system Mercure - Mercury Vénus - Venus la Terre - Earth Mars - Mars Jupiter - Jupiter Saturne - Saturn Uranus - Uranus Neptune - Neptun Pluton - Pluto la lune - moon la pleine lune - full moon la nouvelle lune - new moon le croissant de lune - crescent l’orbite - orbit la pesanteur - gravity le météore - meteor la galaxie - galaxy la nébuleuse - nebula l’astéroïde - asteroid la comète - comet le trou noir - black hole l’éclipse solaire - solar eclipse le soleil - sun
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)
Bonne Année - Happy New Year Vieille Année - Old Year Nouvelle Année - New Year Les bonnes résolutions du Nouvel An - New Year’s resolutions Le Saint Sylvestre - New Year’s Eve Hiver (m) - Winter Décembre (m) - December Janvier (m) - January Fête (f) - Party Célébration (f) - Celebration Concert (m) - Concert Parade (f) - Parade Tradition (f) - Tradition Champagne (m) - Champagne Toast (m) - wassail Oraison (f) - Speech Horloge (f) - Clock Compte à rebours (m) - Countdown Minuit (m) - Midnight Bisou (m) - Kiss Pétard (m) - Firecracker Feu d'artifice (m) - Firework Présentation (f) - Presentation, display Confettis (mpl) - Confetti
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!
✨ Norwegian question words with examples of questions! ✨
Hvem? - Who? Hvem er den mannen der borte? - Who is that man over there?
Hva? - What? Hva hadde du til frokost? - What did you have for breakfast?
Hva slags? - What kind? Hva slags musikk liker du? - What kind of music do you like?
Når? - When? Når flyttet du hit? - When did you move here?
Hvor? - Where? Hvor er brillene mine? - Where are my glasses?
Hvorfor? - Why? Hvorfor er ikke han her i dag? - Why isn’t he here today?
Hvordan? - How? Hvordan går det på skolen? - How is school going?
Hvor mye? - How much? Hvor mye koster denne? - How much does this cost?
Hvor mange? - How many? Hvor mange søstre har hun? - How many sisters does she have?
Hvilken/Hvilket/Hvilke? - Which? Hvilken kjole skal jeg ha på meg? - Which dress should I wear?
✨ I hope this is helpful, and let me know if there are any mistakes! ✨
french vocab - fairy tales
Il était une fois… Once upon a time…
LES NOMS - NOUNS
le roi - the king la reine - the queen le prince - the prince la princesse - the princess la fée - the fairy la sirène - the mermaid le nain - the dwarf l’elfe - the elf le sorcier - the wizard la sorcière - the witch le dragon - the dragon le château - the castle la tour - the tower l’épée - the sword la magie - magic le sortilège / le sort- the spell
LES ADJECTIFS - ADJECTIVES
méchant - wicked / mean mauvais - bad / wicked gentil - nice bon - good enchanté - enchanted empoisonné - poisoned
LES VERBES - VERBS
aimer - to love haïr - to hate tuer - to kill bénir - to bless maudire - to curse / to damn jeter un sort - to cast a spell
…et ils vécurent heureux pour l’éternité. …and they lived happily ever after.
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
German café vocabulary
for @callmejake13 :)
das Café (Pl: Cafés) - café der Teller (Pl: Teller) - plate die Tasse (Pl: Tassen) - cup, mug die Untertasse (Pl: Untertassen) - saucer der Löffel (Pl: Löffel) - spoon die Speisekarte (Pl: Speisekarten) - menu
das Frühstück - breakfast der Kuchen (Pl: Kuchen) - cake die Torte (Pl: Torten) - cake (mostly consists of cream) der Muffin (Pl: Muffins) - muffin das Hörnchen / das Croissant - croissant der Keks (Pl: Kekse) - cookie, biscuit das Brot - bread der Zucker - sugar die Milch - milk die Sahne - cream das Spiegelei - fried egg das Rührei - scrambled eggs
der Kaffee (Pl: Kaffees) - coffee
der Cappuccino - cappuccino
der Espresso - espresso
der Latte macchiato - latte macchiato
der Eiskaffee - iced coffee
koffeinfreier Kaffee - decaffeinated coffee
der Teebeutel - tea bag der Tee (Pl: Tees) - tea
schwarzer Tee - black tea
grüner Tee - green tea
Früchtetee - fruit tea
Kräutertee - herbal tea
Pfefferminztee - mint tea
Rooibostee - rooibos tea
Eistee - iced tea
der Kakao - cocoa der Milchshake (Pl: Milchshakes) - milkshake der Saft (Pl: Säfte) - juice
essen - to eat trinken - to drink bestellen - to order bezahlen - to pay
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
die Politik - politics
die Wirtschaftspolitik - commercial/economic policy die Sozialpolitik - social/welfare policy die Sicherheitspolitik - security/military/defence policy die Außenpolitik - foreign policy die Innenpolitik - domestic policy
die Macht - power/force der Konflikt - conflict der Frieden - peace die Freiheit - freedom die Gleichheit - equality die Solidarität - solidarity
der Parlamentarismus - parliamentarism der Sozialismus - socialism der Kommunismus - communism der Faschismus - fascism
die Diktatur - dictatorship die Demokratie - democracy
der Staat - state/country die Regierung - government regieren - to govern der Bürger/die Bürgerin - citizen der Staatsbürger/die Staatsbürgerin - citizen (of a country) die Staatsbürgerschaft - citizenship (of a country) die (Landes)grenze - border
der Bürgermeister/die Bürgermeisterin - mayor die Botschaft - embassy der Botschafter/die Botschafterin - ambassador das Parlament - parliament
die Partei - political party die Koalition - coalition der Politiker/die Politikerin - politician
die Wahl - election der Wahlkreis - constituency der Wahlkampf - election campaign die Stimme - vote stimmen/wählen - to vote der Wähler/die Wählerin - voter die Wahlurne - ballot box das Stimmrecht - right to vote der Stimmzettel - ballot card das Wahlergebnis/der Wahlausgang - election result
basketball = le basket (m) football = le foot(ball) (m) handball = le handball (m) rugby = le rugby (m) volleyball = le volley (m)
badminton = le badminton (m) tennis = le tennis (m) billiards = le billard (m) golf = le golf (m) hockey = le hockey (m) skiing = le ski (m) cycling = le cyclisme (m) gymnastics = la gymnastique (f) horse riding = l’équitation (f) swimming = la natation (f) walking = la promenade (f) jogging = le footing (m) mountaineering = l’alpinisme (m) judo = le judo (m)
aerobics = l’aérobic (f) athletics = l’athlétisme (m) wrestling = le catch (m) shooting = le tir (m) archery = le tir à l’arc (m)
water skiing = le ski nautique (m) windsurfing = la planche à voile (f) sailing = la voile (f) rowing = l’aviron (m) paragliding = le parapente (m) ice skating = le patin à glace (m)
the ball = le ballon (m) the goal = le but (m) the stadium = le stade (m) the match = le match (m) the result = le résultat (m)
Adverbs in french - part 1 ✨
vraiment - truly
abominablement - abominably
absolument - absolutely
actuellement - currently
admirablement - admirably
attentivement - carefully
aucunement - not at all
autrement - otherwise, differently
assurément - certainly
carrément - totally
certainement - certainly
complètement - completely
crûment - crudely
diversement - variously
doucement - gently
entièrement - entirely
éperdument - desperately
exactement - exactly
excessivement - excessively
frugalement - frugally
gaiement - happily
gentiment - kindly
indûment - wrongly
lentement - slowly
longuement - extensively
malheureusement - unfortunately
médiocrement - poorly
naïvement - naively
naturellement - naturally
parfaitement - perfectly
péniblement - painfully
poliment - politely
précisément - precisely
prétendument - allegedly
progressivement - gradually
quasiment - almost
rapidement - quickly
réellement - actually
résolument - resolutely
sensiblement - substantially
solennellement - solemnly
tellement - so much
tranquillement - peacefully
uniformément - uniformly
vainement - vainly
NOUNS der Advent - Advent der Adventskalender - advent calendar das Apfelmus - apple sauce das Band (Bänder) - ribbon das Christkind - Christ child die Cranberrysoße - cranberry sauce die Dekoration (Dekorationen) - decoration der/das Kamin (Kamine) - fireplace der/das Knallbonbon (Knallbonbons) - cracker der Eierlikör - eggnog das Eis - ice/ice cream der Engel - angel die Ente (Enten) - duck die Gans (Gänse) - goose das Gebäck - baked goods das Geschenk (Geschenke) - present/gift das Geschenkpapier (Geschenkpapiere) - wrapping paper/gift paper die Glocke (Glocken) - bell das Glöckchen - little bell der Glühwein - mulled wine der Handschuh (Handschuhe) - glove der Heilige Abend - Christmas Eve die heiße Schokolade - hot chocolate die Kastanie (Kastanien) - chestnut der Keks (Kekse) - cookie/biscuit die Kerze (Kerzen) - candle die Kirche (Kirchen) - church der Kranz (Kränze) - wreath das Lametta - tinsel der Lebkuchen - gingerbread das Lebkuchenherz (Lebkuchenherzen) - gingerbread heart das Lebkuchenhäuschen - gingerbread house das Lebkuchenmännchen - gingerbread man die Lichterkette (Lichterketten) - string of fairy lights die Mandel (Mandeln) - almond das/der Marzipan - marzipan der Mince Pie (Mince Pies) - mince pie der Mistelzweig (Mistelzweige) - piece of mistletoe die Mütze (Mützen) - beanie der Nordpol - North Pole die Nuss (Nüsse) - nut der Nussknacker - nutcracker die Pfeffernuss (Pfeffernüsse) - small round gingerbread biscuit das Plätzchen - cookie/biscuit das Popcorn - popcorn das Rentier (Rentiere) - reindeer der Schinken - ham der Schlitten - sled/sledge/sleigh der Schlittschuh (Schlittschuhe) - ice skate der Schmuck - decoration [uncountable] der Schnee - snow der Schneeball (Schneebälle) - snowball die Schneeflocke (Schneeflocken) - snowflake der Schneemann (Schneemänner) - snowman die Schokolade (Schokolade) - chocolate der Schornstein (Schornsteine) - chimney das Schweinefleisch - pork das Spielzeug (Spielzeuge) - toy die Stechpalme (Stechpalme) - holly der Stern (Sterne) - star der Stiefel - boot der Stollen - bread made with dried fruit and dusted with powdered sugar die Süßigkeit (Süßigkeiten) - candy/sweet/lolly der Tannenbaum (Tannenbäume) - fir tree/Christmas tree der Tannenzapfen - pine cone der Truthahn (Truthähne) - turkey der Weihnachtsbaum (Weihnachtsbäume) - Christmas tree die Weihnachtskarte (Weihnachtskarten) - Christmas card der Weihnachtskuchen - Christmas cake die Weihnachtskugel (Weihnachtskugeln) - Christmas bauble das Weihnachtslied - Christmas carol der Weihnachtsmann (Weihnachtsmänner) - Santa/Father Christmas der Weihnachtsmarkt (Weihnachtsmärkte) - Christmas market der Weihnachtspudding - Christmas pudding die Weihnachtssocke (Weihnachtssocken) - Christmas sock der Weihnachtsstern (Weihnachtssterne) - poinsettia der Weihnachtsstrumpf (Weihnachtsstrümpfe) - Christmas stocking die Weihnachtszeit - Christmas time die Winterbeere (Winterbeeren) - holly berry der Wunsch (Wünsche) - wish der Wunschzettel - wish list der Zimt - cinnamon der Zimtstern (Zimtsterne) - star shaped cinnamon biscuit with white icing die Zuckerstange (Zuckerstangen) - candy cane VERBS auspacken - to open/to unwrap backen - to bake basteln - to make/to do arts and crafts braten - to roast dekorieren - to decorate einen Brief an den Weihnachtsmann schreiben - to write a letter to Santa einen Schneemann bauen - to make a snowman einpacken - to wrap up eislaufen - to ice skate etwas an jemanden verschenken - to give something to someone etwas mit der Post senden - to send something in the mail etwas zu Weihnachten bekommen - to get something for Christmas feiern - to celebrate jemandem etwas schenken - to give something to someone Kerzen anzünden - to light candles schmücken - to decorate/to adorn schneien - to snow sich (+dat) etwas zu Weihnachten wünschen - to wish for something for Christmas verpacken - to wrap up Zeit mit seiner Familie verbringen - to spend time with one’s family zusammenkommen - to meet/to get together
ADJECTIVES bezaubernd - enchanting geröstet - roasted glitzernd - twinkling/sparkling glänzend - shining golden - gold/golden magisch - magical mit Schokolade gefüllt - chocolate filled silbern - silver vorweihnachtlich - pre-Christmas weihnachtlich - Christmassy winterlich - wintery zauberhaft - enchanting/delightful
french vocab from the first half of my year abroad
I’m home for Christmas now, which means I’m back on Scottish soil with decent internet. It’s giving me a chance to reflect on my French and how much it has improved just in three months of living in France. So I thought I’d share some of the things that I learned from living in the Charente-Maritime:
ah, bah, oui (expression) this seems to be the equivalent of ‘yeah but no’ when people have a false-start on a sentence. usually, i heard this in disagreements in my classroom when students were wanting to correct another student but couldn’t get the words out fast enough. i think it’s a hilarious thing to say and i’ve been trying to incorporate it into my way of speaking.
en fait (expression) this literally means ‘in fact’ or ‘actually’, which i think can come off a little rude in english but is actually a common expression in french. french people i have encountered use ‘en fait’ to start sentences, to provide more information, to correct, basically just all the time!
franchement (adverb) in english, i’m a big fan of using ‘tbh’ or ‘to be honest’, and this is the best french equivalent to that. it sounds so very french when it’s said and can mean ‘frankly’, ‘honestly’, ‘indisputably’ or ‘without hesitation’, depending on the context.
rater (verb) i picked up this new verb when i was telling a class about how i failed my driving test. i knew that ‘rater’ can mean ‘to miss’, as in ‘i missed the train’, but one student turned to another and said that ‘elle a raté’ and it was explained to me that ‘rater’ can also mean ‘to fail’, or in my case ‘to mess up’ something.
se tromper (verb) this verb means ‘to be mistaken’, and i definitely found myself saying ‘je me suis trompée’ a lot while I was just new to the country!
une chocolatine (noun) I was living on the south-west coast of France in the Charente-Maritime region which means that I picked up some new and different ways of saying things. I was quickly informed by my students in the most sincere and serious way possible that the famous ‘pain au chocolat’ pastry does not exist in the Charente-Maritime and I was to ask for ‘une chocolatine’ at the local boulangerie instead. I now use both nouns interchangeably!