I love how italki has a lesson review question "Was the teacher suitably dressed for class?", I wonder if people ever have to say "no". I mean I don't care what my teacher wears, and I can't imagine a teacher deciding not to wear any

It's a mindset from the 80s when video games first became popular, and it stuck. Back then it was rare to see an adult gamer, I didn't know ANY! Even my computer nerd dad didn't play. It was a kids' thing, and now those kids are adults. Nothing inherently childish about it. Source: I'm an 80s kid 😁

I told someone today that the reason I’m learning Spanish is because I fell in love with a Spanish speaker Them: you’re lucky! Spanish is such a a romantic language 🥰 I don’t get it. If any language is romantic, it would be my mother tongue Finnish, because I can express my feelings the best

I recommend the Chinese series When I Fly Toward you to Mandarin learners — even to beginners like myself! It’s a cute high school romance, and so far nothing exceptional, but I’m enjoying the vibes AND the fact that the dialogue is so simple I can understand like half of it with my A1 Mandarin

love how there are so many words for drinking straw across latin america that they have to include 11 of them on a nyc sign (i say cañita)

Cuando fui a Guatemala el año pasado, no entendía todo que hablaban alrededor, y no podía expresarme bien en español. Desde ese viaje he aprendido mucho, ya no tengo ningún problema escuchando contendido nativo. Quiero volver allí pronto, quiero sentir la diferencia, ya podría pasarla aún mejor

I find it slightly off-putting when a teacher on italki messages me with a generic advert after I simply visit their profile. Especially if they write to me in English, when I just want to practice a language that I can already speak (they could see this if they bothered to check my profile first)

KAJ - Those lovable Swedish speaking Finnish chaps from last year's #Eurovision have just dropped another Scandi-banger that could walk the contest in most. From the sauna to the skies they're living it up in Economy Plus! Enjoy before #totp youtu.be/Y8TcF-r7TaE?...

I browsed through my old Spanish textbook and realised that imperative is the only grammar concept I still don’t use correctly (I either mumble the vowels, or rephrase so I don’t have to use it)

Alcohol is such a weird thing to me. I love craft beer, so I do drink it occasionally, and I rarely drink wine, but I do like the taste. My limit for beer is two jars/bottles though. I hate being drunk, I don't even wanna get tipsy. I've been drinking socially when I was younger, so I know I hate it

Most people in Finland during vappu (May Day celebrations starting from the eve): drinking, having fun in bars and parks Me: sleeping from 5 pm to 9 am almost non-stop It's not that I'm old, I just don't enjoy drinking 😄 no idea how I slept so much though

Language study tip for vocabulary practice, watch game shows such as Family Feud in your target language. I'm watching the Lithuanian version a lot these days, and it's fun trying to come up with my own answers! #langsky

Toivotin ruotsalaiselle työkaverille ”glada vappen” ovensuussa lähtiessä, tajusin vasta myöhemmin että eihän niin sano kuin suomenruotsalaiset. Ehkä se tajus kun asuu Suomessa kuitenkin ja tietää sanan vappu. Mä siis todellakin puhun vain suomenruotsia ja sekin menee niin ja näin

By the way, here's an interesting talk on the topic of learning Finnish as an immigrant in Finland (I follow both interviewees on instagram, their content is really nice) youtu.be/sBkaU8NSc0w?...

Many immigrants here in Finland who I know personally take the Swedish language exam for citizenship. Well I live in Helsinki which is a bilingual city, and the Swedish speakers are a large minority, but the people I'm talking about are doing it for one reason only: it's a Germanic language = easier

Hey H!P fans! I've just posted some more stuff (mainly mobagacha) on Idol!Swap, if you're not on there and wanna buy some H!P keychains, stickers, pin badges etc., just DM me. A lot of Tsubaki, but other groups as well

Whoever thought this font was a good idea does not speak a language that uses the cyrillc alphabet

I'm playing Cyberpunk 2077 after several people recommending it to me, and I'm kind of disappointed. Too much of an interactive movie to my personal liking. There's not much action or challenge, and sometimes it feels like even the lines I choose to say make no difference

Ya encontré el libro en la biblioteca, la traduccion finlandesa. En lugar de "El Señor Presidente" voy a leer "Herra presidentti" 😎

CON DOBLAJE AUTOMATICO No youtube I don't want a Spanish dub for this video 🙃 or any video for that matter

Did you know Hello! Project is on Spotify? Spotify sure wants you to know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzdT...

Por alguna razon me gusta como suena la palabra "leer"

Pienso que entiendo el español bien, hasta que intento a leer literatura seria en español. Hace un año en Guatemala compré una novela de Miguel Ángel Asturias. Hoy intenté a leer la primera pagina, decidi a continuar... en el año 2066

Ohhh you can now do translations directly on the app here, nice (maybe it’s been a while and I just didn’t notice)

Me di cuenta que italki ha cambiado mucho. No lo había usado durante un año, ya tiene IA por todos lados. No me gusta tanto el "gamification" del aprendisaje de los idiomas (no te juzgo si te gusta, simplemente no me motiva), pero "click click" y ya tengo un pez que no puedo dejar que muera 🫠

Acabo de tener mi primera clase de español con la nueva maestra, voy a continuar con ella. Me gusta su manera de hablar, es muy tranquila

I had “current language focus” in my profile for a long time, but I’ve removed it. I want to keep Spanish as my focus now and in the future. It’s the language of my loved one, and he deserves someone who speaks his language beautifully and effortlessly. My ultimate goal is near-native level

I’m playing Need for Speed Heat in Japanese now, and I’m surviving well thanks to the fact I already completed the story twice and I’ve played it in English and Spanish. Also because the car parts and such use so many katakana loan words

I normally love all fiction related to trime travel and cryo freezing, but I just watched the Japanese film called The Door into Summer and it was kinda bad

I’ve started using Goodreads more again and recording every book I read. I always read more in the summer, so I expect to have many updates in the coming months. Maybe there are more people who’d like to add me there? Check out my profile on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/user/show/18...

日本語でも大丈夫と思う、日本語で話せる人がいっぱいいますね

Bueno, voy a escribir más en español aquí. Lo que escribo en inglés tampoco es muy interesante, entonces no importa si algunas personas no me entienden. Dije primero que no quiero cambiar el idioma de la cuenta, pues, no hay nada que perder 🥲

Gotta finish my Manakan calendar story: I finally have them both and they’re SO PRETTY!

I did end up booking a Spanish lesson with the K’iche’ teacher 🤭

Can’t get k’iche’ out of my mind now. Mayan languages sound so incredibly cool

Me: I’m switching my focus from Japanese to Spanish for practicality reasons as I live in Finland with a Spanish speaker Also me:

I’m choosing a Spanish teacher among the Guatemalans on italki, and one also teaches Kʼicheʼ, a Mayan language. What if I just… language stack? 🤭

今から最後の日本語のレッスンを始めます

Bluesky acting up all day, I can’t see anything now

What if I make a Spanish language bluesky just for practice, post random nonsense, and people can correct me if they want

Switching my language focus from Japanese to Spanish, for practicality reasons Right now the languages I use most days: 40% English 40% Spanish 10% Finnish 0% Japanese And my Spanish still sucks, I keep switching to English or use English words, because I don’t want to slow down the conversation

Why is Maria graduating so suddenly, if there’s no other reason than just to follow her dreams? I’m confused

This challenge was 30 minutes a day for 30 days, and I just finished the challenge. I did it even on days when I was too busy or tired, and now it's a habit already, so I'll keep going, just be more flexible! I love these city and nature walk videos from the youtube channel Speak Japanese Naturally

It’s now April and I still haven’t moved onto Mandarin 😂

Everyone planning a trip to Stockholm: I want to visit ABBA museum and eat meatballs Me planning a trip to Stockholm: I want to go to Uniclo and eat banana curry pizza Later this year 🤭

I should revive my H!P acc

I love Manakan’s Selenite, all her songs are so good

Now though, some Japanese study! I'm doing this challenge with two other people, daily shadowing practice. I set my minimum to a 30 minutes a day. It's a great idea to hold yourself accountable when it's something you know you would benefit from, but the task is out of your comfort zone

The BTS comeback concert is live on Netflix in one hour, I'm gonna be watching it 🥰

I have barely listened to BTS at all the past few years, even though I was a super active ARMY before their hiatus. I'm not even sure why that is, because obviously I still think they're amazing. I guess I've been dividing my attention a lot. Started listening to metal, for example