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I like this guy so much he is so beautiful not only is he an inspiration for me to learn about languages but also a motivation to go to the gym. My physique goals. 🤤🥵🤤🥵🔥

u/ButterChickenIncel — 8 hours ago
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Outuzbekked by a Korean textbook I found next to the recycle bin in front of my local religious bakery

u/critivix — 23 hours ago

Just translated a sentence perfectly and somehow made it worse

Spent 10 minutes carefully translating a message.

Checked every word. Grammar was clean. Everything looked correct.

Sent it.
Got a reply that made it very clear I had absolutely no idea what I just said.

At this point I’m convinced translation isn’t about words, it’s about vibes, and I keep missing them.

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u/WinterOutrageous5641 — 19 hours ago

Is it normal to feel fake when speaking a foreign language?

Every time I speak another language I feel like I’m doing an impression of a person who actually knows what they’re doing

Like my brain is fully aware I’m not that version of me, so everything sounds slightly cringe in my own head. even when I say something correctly, it still feels off? almost like I’m acting instead of just talking.

The weird part is I don’t feel this when I’m thinking in the language, only when I open my mouth, sudenly I’m getting aware of my voice, my accent, the way I’m phrasing things etc.

Does this ever go away or do you just slowly get used to sounding like a different character lol

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u/kallan-greshampdmi7 — 1 day ago
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Latin, the most spiritual and transcendent language by a wide margin

What level of Latin do I need to get to in Duolingo to be able to translate this from the original and be able to shock the natives? 🙏

u/mountains_till_i_die — 2 days ago
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Did you know no one ever forgets words in Cantonese? It's called Dropless Language of Lingering Memory theory, DLLM for short

u/charcool37 — 3 days ago