@poliglotona.bsky.social
Documenting my language study journey for fun. I also post about my studies on other topics in social sciences and humanities. Sociolinguist. ES/EN/CAT/JP/FR/KO
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I've taken a couple of 8-week courses on beginner Middle Egyptian and it was so much fun.
I can't wait to have the time and mental space to go back to it
I mean look at these handwritten exercises, what other language course will make you draw tiny birbs and pharaohs
#langsky
I can't wait to have the time and mental space to go back to it
I mean look at these handwritten exercises, what other language course will make you draw tiny birbs and pharaohs
#langsky
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I've taken a couple of 8-week courses on beginner Middle Egyptian and it was so much fun.
I can't wait to have the time and mental space to go back to it
I mean look at these handwritten exercises, what other language course will make you draw tiny birbs and pharaohs
#langsky
I can't wait to have the time and mental space to go back to it
I mean look at these handwritten exercises, what other language course will make you draw tiny birbs and pharaohs
#langsky
The ability to move for a few months to a different country, meet interesting people, learn, do research and then go back to my cozy house in the countryside is one of my favourite things of working in Academia 💜
I'm probably moving to Paris for work for a couple of months so Italian is not what I should be doing 😂
I'm excited about both to be honest, really looking forward to brushing up on my French.
I'm excited about both to be honest, really looking forward to brushing up on my French.
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The ability to move for a few months to a different country, meet interesting people, learn, do research and then go back to my cozy house in the countryside is one of my favourite things of working in Academia 💜
I'm probably moving to Paris for work for a couple of months so Italian is not what I should be doing 😂
I'm excited about both to be honest, really looking forward to brushing up on my French.
I'm excited about both to be honest, really looking forward to brushing up on my French.
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I'm probably moving to Paris for work for a couple of months so Italian is not what I should be doing 😂
I'm excited about both to be honest, really looking forward to brushing up on my French.
I'm excited about both to be honest, really looking forward to brushing up on my French.
Well no one's stopping me from watching some videos... A bit of Italian with Lucrezia...
I've been obsessed with the idea of learning Italian for a couple of days and I don't think I can resist it...
I didn't want to study more Romance languages but I think this is a canon event and there's nothing I can do to stop it
I didn't want to study more Romance languages but I think this is a canon event and there's nothing I can do to stop it
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Well no one's stopping me from watching some videos... A bit of Italian with Lucrezia...
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Si lees esto, haz una de estas cosas:
1) Dale RT.
2) Haz una donación a Wikipedia y haz RT. donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
1) Dale RT.
2) Haz una donación a Wikipedia y haz RT. donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Si lees esto, haz una de estas cosas:
1) Dale RT.
2) Haz una donación a Wikipedia y haz RT. donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
1) Dale RT.
2) Haz una donación a Wikipedia y haz RT. donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
I've been obsessed with the idea of learning Italian for a couple of days and I don't think I can resist it...
I didn't want to study more Romance languages but I think this is a canon event and there's nothing I can do to stop it
I didn't want to study more Romance languages but I think this is a canon event and there's nothing I can do to stop it
October 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I've been obsessed with the idea of learning Italian for a couple of days and I don't think I can resist it...
I didn't want to study more Romance languages but I think this is a canon event and there's nothing I can do to stop it
I didn't want to study more Romance languages but I think this is a canon event and there's nothing I can do to stop it
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I just got back from a conference I was organizing and I have two articles awaiting revision and another one ready to send as well as a million emails wish me luck
#academia
#academia
October 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I just got back from a conference I was organizing and I have two articles awaiting revision and another one ready to send as well as a million emails wish me luck
#academia
#academia
My year in language learning:
I use the forest app to track the time I spend studying or using my target languages.
This helps me keep track and stay motivated (not for comparison, everyone has their own journey 💜)
January:
Middle Egyptian 14.5h
French 12.5 h
Japanese 8h
#langsky #study
I use the forest app to track the time I spend studying or using my target languages.
This helps me keep track and stay motivated (not for comparison, everyone has their own journey 💜)
January:
Middle Egyptian 14.5h
French 12.5 h
Japanese 8h
#langsky #study
October 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Japanese study hack: have a cat on your lap.
My credentials: just trust me
#Japanese #study #nowreading #langsky
My credentials: just trust me
#Japanese #study #nowreading #langsky
October 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Japanese study hack: have a cat on your lap.
My credentials: just trust me
#Japanese #study #nowreading #langsky
My credentials: just trust me
#Japanese #study #nowreading #langsky
More vocab from this novel:
値打ちがある worth (doing)
下女下男 servants
コウモリ bat
語気 manner of speaking
造作 difficulty
夢遊病 sleepwalking
脇目も振らず without looking aside
輪郭 silhouette
夜更け late at night
せがむ to pester
#japanese #study
値打ちがある worth (doing)
下女下男 servants
コウモリ bat
語気 manner of speaking
造作 difficulty
夢遊病 sleepwalking
脇目も振らず without looking aside
輪郭 silhouette
夜更け late at night
せがむ to pester
#japanese #study
Japanese reading today 📖
Some words I learnt:
ダブダブしたマント: Baggy/loose cloak
オールバックにした髪: swept back hair
ロイド眼鏡: Round glasses with thick plastic rims (apparently because they're made from celluloid and famously worn by actor Harold Lloyd)
上気: flushed (face)
妖術: black magic
襞: folds, pleats
#langsky
Some words I learnt:
ダブダブしたマント: Baggy/loose cloak
オールバックにした髪: swept back hair
ロイド眼鏡: Round glasses with thick plastic rims (apparently because they're made from celluloid and famously worn by actor Harold Lloyd)
上気: flushed (face)
妖術: black magic
襞: folds, pleats
#langsky
October 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I've been telling people this for years but it's a hard pill to swallow...
Duolingo is designed to get you hooked, not to teach. A 100-day streak of 5-10 minute gaming will do nothing. You need to accumulate meaningful hours of study and practice over time
#languagestudy #languagelearning
Duolingo is designed to get you hooked, not to teach. A 100-day streak of 5-10 minute gaming will do nothing. You need to accumulate meaningful hours of study and practice over time
#languagestudy #languagelearning
In the wake of Duolingo's popularity, an uncomfortable truth that we don't discuss enough is how the platform's gamification masked that there were two different audiences but only one was a priority: People who wanted to learn a language and people who wanted to feel good about learning a language.
October 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I've been telling people this for years but it's a hard pill to swallow...
Duolingo is designed to get you hooked, not to teach. A 100-day streak of 5-10 minute gaming will do nothing. You need to accumulate meaningful hours of study and practice over time
#languagestudy #languagelearning
Duolingo is designed to get you hooked, not to teach. A 100-day streak of 5-10 minute gaming will do nothing. You need to accumulate meaningful hours of study and practice over time
#languagestudy #languagelearning
October 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
September 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Here’s how I became fluent in German in just 3 months:
- I didn’t :’)
- It was more like 5 years!!
- I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years
- I nearly quit every other month
Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
- I didn’t :’)
- It was more like 5 years!!
- I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years
- I nearly quit every other month
Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
July 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Here’s how I became fluent in German in just 3 months:
- I didn’t :’)
- It was more like 5 years!!
- I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years
- I nearly quit every other month
Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
- I didn’t :’)
- It was more like 5 years!!
- I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years
- I nearly quit every other month
Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
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Como el público se renueva bla bla quería mostrarles este señor cartel que había hecho para una marcha anterior.
September 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Como el público se renueva bla bla quería mostrarles este señor cartel que había hecho para una marcha anterior.
September 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Articles in English are an absolute screaming nightmare – and sometimes they aren't even articles at all!
(People who learn English as a foreign language to fluency have my utmost, undying respect!)
#langsky #linguistics #xl8 🌐
(People who learn English as a foreign language to fluency have my utmost, undying respect!)
#langsky #linguistics #xl8 🌐
September 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Articles in English are an absolute screaming nightmare – and sometimes they aren't even articles at all!
(People who learn English as a foreign language to fluency have my utmost, undying respect!)
#langsky #linguistics #xl8 🌐
(People who learn English as a foreign language to fluency have my utmost, undying respect!)
#langsky #linguistics #xl8 🌐
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The University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook Library offers free language textbooks in French, Spanish, German, Chinese & more.
Perfect for students, teachers or anyone curious about languages! 👍
open.umn.edu/opentextbook...
#LangSky
Perfect for students, teachers or anyone curious about languages! 👍
open.umn.edu/opentextbook...
#LangSky
September 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook Library offers free language textbooks in French, Spanish, German, Chinese & more.
Perfect for students, teachers or anyone curious about languages! 👍
open.umn.edu/opentextbook...
#LangSky
Perfect for students, teachers or anyone curious about languages! 👍
open.umn.edu/opentextbook...
#LangSky
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Explain!! 😻😆
OK! Here it is:
The Japanese text (ネコ飛出し注意) translates to “Watch out for jumping cats” or more literally “Caution: Cats dashing out”.
It’s a local road sign sometimes put up in Japanese neighborhoods where there are many stray or outdoor cats.
OK! Here it is:
The Japanese text (ネコ飛出し注意) translates to “Watch out for jumping cats” or more literally “Caution: Cats dashing out”.
It’s a local road sign sometimes put up in Japanese neighborhoods where there are many stray or outdoor cats.
September 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Explain!! 😻😆
OK! Here it is:
The Japanese text (ネコ飛出し注意) translates to “Watch out for jumping cats” or more literally “Caution: Cats dashing out”.
It’s a local road sign sometimes put up in Japanese neighborhoods where there are many stray or outdoor cats.
OK! Here it is:
The Japanese text (ネコ飛出し注意) translates to “Watch out for jumping cats” or more literally “Caution: Cats dashing out”.
It’s a local road sign sometimes put up in Japanese neighborhoods where there are many stray or outdoor cats.
Japanese reading today 📖
Some words I learnt:
ダブダブしたマント: Baggy/loose cloak
オールバックにした髪: swept back hair
ロイド眼鏡: Round glasses with thick plastic rims (apparently because they're made from celluloid and famously worn by actor Harold Lloyd)
上気: flushed (face)
妖術: black magic
襞: folds, pleats
#langsky
Some words I learnt:
ダブダブしたマント: Baggy/loose cloak
オールバックにした髪: swept back hair
ロイド眼鏡: Round glasses with thick plastic rims (apparently because they're made from celluloid and famously worn by actor Harold Lloyd)
上気: flushed (face)
妖術: black magic
襞: folds, pleats
#langsky
September 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Japanese reading today 📖
Some words I learnt:
ダブダブしたマント: Baggy/loose cloak
オールバックにした髪: swept back hair
ロイド眼鏡: Round glasses with thick plastic rims (apparently because they're made from celluloid and famously worn by actor Harold Lloyd)
上気: flushed (face)
妖術: black magic
襞: folds, pleats
#langsky
Some words I learnt:
ダブダブしたマント: Baggy/loose cloak
オールバックにした髪: swept back hair
ロイド眼鏡: Round glasses with thick plastic rims (apparently because they're made from celluloid and famously worn by actor Harold Lloyd)
上気: flushed (face)
妖術: black magic
襞: folds, pleats
#langsky