hello! my name is harley and i’m russian. this blog is about aesthetics and beautiful words. sorry for any errors!
Zoomed in and found this gem
I think I found someone who knows about the camera
Hello there, observant person!
uh oh
i encourage you guys to click the link it’s hella rad
bonus:
special protected fire hydrant
Bucket
damnnnnn
enemy spotted
We all know who’s dominant here
It’s gone
I know december is a busy month for a lot of people because of the holidays but I really wanted a language challenge to do so that I could keep on top of my Japanese studies throughout my end of year holidays
want to improve your language skills or just want something to do? join this 31-day language challenge!
remember, these don’t need to be long if you don’t want them to be! can be just a few sentences if that’s all you can manage
If you want to keep up with this make sure to tag all your posts with #icylanguagechallenge so that I can see them all! also reblog this if you’re joining so more people can see!
day 1: write about your favourite holiday (eg, christmas, easter, national holidays)
day 2: write about which city you’d love to visit! can be one you’ve visited before or an entirely new one
day 3: write a letter to a friend! you don’t need to give it to them
day 4: do you have any pets? want any pets?
day 5: do you celebrate christmas? if not, what do you celebrate?
day 6: whats your favourite food? explain it
day 7: why did you start studying your target language? is it harder than you thought it would be?
day 8: where do you live? what do you like/dislike about it?
day 9: write about your school/uni/job
day 10: why did you want to join this challenge?
day 11: what apps do you recommend for studying? why?
day 12: how long have you been a part of the studyblr community? why have you stayed?
day 13: whats your favourite memory?
day 14: whats your favourite subject? how long have you done it for?
day 15: describe your room! whats in it? is it clean or dirty?
day 16: do you enjoy going to the beach? why/why not?
day 17: whats your favourite season? why do you like it the most?
day 18: what hobbies do you have?
day 20: what kind of music do you like? list your top 3 songs!
day 21: do you enjoy going outside? why/why not?
day 22: early bird or night owl?
day 23: whats your number 1 goal in life?
day 24: do you want to go to uni/college? what do you want to study there?
day 25: christmas day! take a break if you need! if not then write about what you did/will do today!
day 26: whats your favourite animal? what do you like about it?
day 27: whats your favourite culture? why?
day 28: what kind of style do you have/want to have?
day 29: do you watch youtube? whos your favourite youtuber?
day 30: favourite website? why do you like it so much?
day 31: last day of the year! write about your new year’s resolutions!
★ please spread this around! i want as many people as possible to join ★
so i searched on spanish langblr and apparently there isn’t a vocabulary post about cities in spanish so i decided to do it, for everyone who is learning this language.
note: (m) means masculine noun, (f) feminine noun.
city - ciudad (f)
neighborhood - barrio (m)
town - pueblo (m)
downtown - centro (m)
street - calle (f)
avenue - avenida (f)
road - ruta (f)
building - edificio (m)
sidewalk - acera, vereda (both f)
shop - tienda (f)
house - casa (f)
tourism - turismo (m)
car - automóvil (m)
bus - autobús (m)
underground, subway - metro, subte (m)
monument - monumento (m)
statue - estatua (f)
skyscraper - rascacielos (m)
hotel - hotel (m)
restaurant - restaurante (m)
traffic - tráfico (m)
tunnel - túnel (m)
bridge - puente (m)
mall - centro comercial (m)
i hope this helps!! (;
Both estar and hacer are used for expressions that describe the weather. Despite the fact that both verbs can mean “it is,” the correct verb must be used with its corresponding noun/expression.
Estar
está nublado it is cloudy
está lloviendo it is raining
está nevando it is snowing
está lloviznando is drizzling
está lluvioso it is rainy
está húmedo it is humid
está seco it is dry
Hacer
hace (mucho) frió it is (very) cold
hace calor it is warm
hace sol it is sunny
hace viento it is windy
hace fresco it is cool
hace (muy) bien tiempo it is (very) nice weather
hace (muy) mal tiempo it is (very) bad weather
here are some words I learned while talking to @bored-gogh :)
complacer a - to please somebody
despreocupado - happy-go-lucky (native speakers, do you use ser or estar before?)
estar alegre - to be happy
estar animado - to be in high spirits/chipper
estar bien - to be happy/content/satisfied
estar contento - to be happy
estar de buen humor - cheerful
estar encantado/dispuesto - to be happy to (do something usually for someone else)
estar en la cima - to be on top
estar en la gloria - to be in seventh heaven
estar eufórico - to be euphoric
estar feliz - to be happy
estar radiante - to be joyful/beaming/radiant
estar rebosante de alegría - to be brimming with happiness
feliz como una lombriz - happy as a clam
un final feliz - a happy ending
un pensamiento positivo - a happy thought
sentirse tocando el cielo con las manos - to feel on top of the world
ser campechano - to be cheerful (as a person)/friendly
ser campante/fresco - to be a carefree person
ser pizpireto - to be a lively/cheerful person
ser risueño - to be a cheerful person/sunny
sonriente - smiley/cheerful
tener alegría/energía - to have a spring in your step
vivalavirgen/viva la virgen - happy-go-lucky person (españa)
novia – girlfriend, fiancé
novio – boyfriend, fiancé
amante – lover
buen mozo – handsome
hembrota – hotty {female animal}
caliente – hot
linda – pretty
guapa – cute, handsome
sinvergüenza – shameless
hacerse amor – to make love
culo – butt
neglas – butt
cuerpo – body
bulto – package
tetas – boobs
arrecho – horny
pompis – ass
coqueta – flirt
zorra – whore {fox}
puta– bitch
caballero – gentlemen
tipo zanahorio – respectful {carrot guy}
mujeriego – womanizer
avión – aggressive {airplane}
perro – player, dog
vagabundo – player {hobo}
echarse – to dump someone
Queer Vocab
[Some context needed!]
gatito – kitten, younger boyfriend
un Simba – a grown “kitten”
hembrito – gay partner {masculized hembra}
de ambiente – gay {cheerful, partier}
camajo – gay lover
mariposo – gay {masculized butterfly}
roscón – gay {donut}
voltiado – gay {turned over}
marimacho – lesbian
arepera(Columbia) – lesbian {corncake-baker}
tortillera(Mexico) – lesbian {corncake-baker}
cachapera(Venezuela) – lesbian {corncake-baker}
jugar a los dos bandos – to be bisexual {to play on both teams}
ser de doble tracción – bisexual; to be of double traction
Pet Names
cariño – honey, darling
mi vida – my life
mi amor – my love
mi cielo – my sky
mami/papi – honey {mommy/daddy}
gorda/gordo – fatty {apparently common and innocent}
Vulgar Regionalisms for Doing the Sex {To Fuck}
chingar – Mexico
coger – Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela
comer – Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
culear – Colombia {to move the butt}
tirar – Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
follar – Spain
joder – Spain
Regionalisms for Naked
chulón – Central America
empeloto – Colombia
chingo – Costa Rica
bichi – Mexico
calato – Peru
en pelotas – Spain
STDs
prueba de venéreas – STD test
enfermedad venérea – venereal disease
gonorrea – gonorrhea
herpes – herpes
sida – AIDS
sífilis – syphilis
Safe Sex
la píldora – the pill
el aparato/ la “T” – IUD
espuma – spermicide
el diafragma – diaphragm
condones – condoms
forros- condoms
capuchas – condoms
impermeables - condoms
mangas – condoms
Phrases
“comprar ropa interior erótica” – to buy sexy underwear
“encantar ver películas porno” – to love watching pornos
“gustarse los tríos” – to love threesomes
“pegarse una trepadora” – to give someone VD {to pay one a climbing plant}
“mandarse a freír espárragos” – to break it off {to order one to go fry asparagus}
“ponerse los cuernos” – to fool around on someone {to put the [cuckold’s] horns on someone}
Spanish - Italian - English
la naturaleza - la natura - nature
el árbol - l´albero - tree
el bosque - la foresta - forest
el tronco - il tronco - trunk
la piedra - la pietra - stone
la roca - la roccia - rock
la planta - la pianta - plant
la flor - il fiore - flower
la grama/el césped -
l´erba - grass
el río - il fiume - river
el riachuelo - il torrente - creek
el moho - la muffa - mildew
el hongo - il fungo - mushroom
la pradera - il prato - meadow
el lago - il lago - lake
la laguna - la laguna - lagoon
el acantilado - la scogliera - cliff
el océano - l'oceano - ocean
el mar - il mare - sea
la playa - la spiaggia - beach
la arena - la sabbia - sand
la costa - la costa - shore
el desierto - il deserto - desert
el pantano - la palude - swamp
