Me: Wtf is this "my roman empire" trend... Why does everyone hear one cool phrase and jump to using and abusing it that it's just tiring to see it the twentieth time that day?
*sees a fanart of malleus undressing*
Me: My... Roman Empire... My Roman Empire...
Link to the malleus art 🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐 Also recommended to browse thru the artist's other malleus works because DAMN
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10 Verbal Nouns in Irish that I very much enjoy
Ag Smúrthacht - prowling, slinking around the place
Ag Airneán - staying up late into the night
Ag Plobarnach - gurgling (of water or porridge)
Ag Santú - ‘greeding’ for something (((also to desire seggsually)))
Ag Slaparnach - trudging around/through shallow water/mud
Ag Spréacharnach - glittering
Ag Rógaireacht - swindling or otherwise engaging in divilment
Ag Pleidhcíocht - fooling around, messin’
Ag Goilliúint - wounding emotionally
Ag Meabhrú - brooding or pondering
warning: 🚨not caighdeán approved🚨 (also these are rough estimations of meanings and there are 100% other verbs which cover these same things please dont break my tibia)
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My manager at work loves that I’m trying to learn klingon, and has said that if I know how to do closing announcements in klingon he would let me do it. How would I say the store is closing in x minutes or that the store is closed?
qaSDI' X tup ngevwI'vam SoQmoHlu' This store closes in X minutes
qaSDI' wa' rep ngevwI'vam SoQmoHlu' This store closes in one hour
qaSDI' rep bID ngevwI'vam SoQmoHlu' This store closes in half an hour
qaSDI' wa'maH tup ngevwI'vam SoQmoHlu' This store closes in ten minutes
tugh ngevwI'vam SoQmoHlu' This store is closing soon
DaH ngevwI'vam SoQchoHlu' This store is closing now
DaH ngevwI'vam SoQlu' This store is now closed
SuratlhtaHchugh yotwI'pu' bomoj if you remain, you will all be intruders
DaH ngevwI'vo' yImej Leave the store! Now!
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Bee vocabulary as Gaeilge
Was watching a documentary about bees on TG4 so I decided look up some words to help me better understand
Gaeilge - English
Ál beacha - Bee brood
Beach - Bee
Beachaire - Beekeeper
Beach bheala - Honeybee
Beachlann - Apiary
Beachnaireacht - Apiculture
Beach oibre - Worker bee
Bláth fiáin - Wildflower
Bumbóg - Bumblebee
Céir bheach - Beeswax
Cíor mheala - Honeycomb
Coilíneacht - Colony
Coirceog - Beehive
Cráinbheach - Queen bee
Glóthach ríoga - Royal jelly
Ladrann - Drone
Larbha - Larva
Mil - Honey
Neachtar - Nectar
Pailin - Pollen
Pailneoir - Pollinator
Pailnigh - To pollinate
Saithe - Swarm
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New Year's Resolutions in Japanese
It's almost that time of year, to make resolutions that you may or may not keep! Here's how to make some of those resolutions in Japanese!
Vocabulary to Use for New Year's Resolutions
新年の抱負 しんねんのほうふ New Year's resolution
抱負 ほうふ aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
新年の誓 しんねんのちかい New Year's resolution (less common)
誓 ちかい oath; vow
目標 もくひょう goal
習慣 しゅうかん habit
癖 くせ (negative) habit
Grammar Forms to Use for New Year's Resolutions
~(verb)たい want to do ~
毎日散歩したい
まいにちさんぽしたい
I want to walk every day
~(verb)こと verb nominalizer (allows verbs to act as nouns)
毎日ジムに行くこと
まいにちジムにいくこと
Go to the gym every day
~ことにする decide on/intend to do ~
毎晩10時の前に寝ることにする
まいばん10じのまえにねることにする
I intend to go to bed before 10 every night
10 Common New Year's Resolutions in Japan
健康に気を付けること
けんこうにきをつけること
Take care of one's health
本をたくさん読むこと
ほんをたくさんよむこと
Read a lot of books
家族と多くの時間を過ごすこと
かぞくとおおくのじかんをすごすこと
Spend more time with family
やせる
Lose weight
お金を貯める
おかねをためる
Save money
禁煙する
きんえんする
Quit smoking
習い事を始める
ならいごとをはじめる
Learn something new
お酒の量を減らす
おさけのりょうをへらす
Drink less alcohol
運動の習慣をつける
うんどうのしゅうかんをつける
Exercise regularly
試験に合格することにする
しけんにごうかくすることにする
Pass an exam
How to Stick to Your New Year's Resolutions
自分、あるいは他の人に責任を持たされる
じぶん、あるいはほかのひとにせきにんをもたされる
to be held accountable by yourself or by others
抱負の数を限る
ほうふのかずをかぎる
limit the number of resolutions
抱負を細かく決める
ほうふをこまかくきめる
decide resolutions in detail
What are your New Year's resolutions?
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231212 Vocab
반추: rumination, reflection
어떤 일을 여러 번 계속하여 생각함. 또는 그런 일.
The act of constantly thinking about a matter, or such a matter.
역이용하다: turn something to one's own advantage; turn something against itself
어떤 목적을 가지고 있는 것을 그 반대의 목적으로 이용하다.
To use something for a purpose opposed to its original purpose.
어여쁘다: beautiful, lovely
(옛 말투로) 예쁘다.
(old-fashioned) Pretty.
이치: reason, principle, sense
정당하고 도리에 맞는 원리. 또는 근본이 되는 목적이나 중요한 뜻.
A right principle consistent with reason, or underlying purpose or significant meaning.
일구다: create
어떤 현상이나 일 등을 일으키다.
To cause a certain phenomenon, matter, etc.
공통분모: common denominator, something in common
(비유적으로) 여럿 사이에 서로 같은 점.
(figurative) A common point among different people.
궁핍: being poor
물질적으로나 정신적으로 가난하고 여유가 없는 상태.
The state of being materially and mentally poor.
허술하다: shabby; humble
낡고 헐어서 보잘것없다.
Being old and worn out, making it look worthless.
탁상공론: desk theory
실제로 이루어질 가능성이 적은, 헛된 이론이나 논의.
An impractical theory or discussion, whose possibility of coming true is low.
도출: inference
어떤 일에 대한 생각, 결론, 판단 등을 이끌어 냄.
The act of deriving a thought, conclusion, decision, etc., about something.
구현: embodiment, materialization, realization
이념이나 사상, 계획 등을 구체적인 모습으로 나타나게 함.
Making an idea, thought, plan, etc., appear in a concrete form.
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