Happy February everyone, we’re starting it at -16C over here. I’d like to go ice skating today if it wasn’t so cold

A funny bit of information, as a kid I memorised that my Chinese zodiac sign is Rooster (kukko in Finnish), because my Western Zodiac is Pisces (kalat in Finnish), and there’s a regional dish in Finland called kalakukko. From this you can conclude I’m soon turning 45, or 21, or maybe 81?

Hello!Project / jpop idol fans! I’ve never been to Japan, but a long time ago already I remember hearing about second hand shops in Tokyo where they also buy your merchandise. Do these shops still exist? If they do, do you have any info/advice for me? I have a lot of H!P merch that I could sell

This was a good reminder to myself haha

Update on my Japanese for #langsky My progress was slow before, but now (Jan-Feb) I'm trying to learn as much as I can, making it my main focus! My methods: - weekly italki lessons, together with a friend (done two now and speaking is slowly getting easier) - physical grammar book (Tuttle)

The Gently Mad Book Shop & Bookbinder Librería en Edimburgo, Escocia‧

My least favourite kanji to write by hand: 危

This autumn it will be 20 years since I started learning Japanese. Imagine how good I’d be if that meant 20 years of effort! I guess I’ve just lacked motivation. One of my language goals for this year is to improve my Japanese to a level where I can read a bit and survive a normal conversation

[공지] BTS (방탄소년단) WORLD TOUR 개최 안내 (+ENG/JPN/CHN) 🔗 weverse.io/bts/notice/330…#방탄소년단#BTSTS#BTS_WORLDTOURUR

A conversation I had Me: I’m not a creative person, and… Person: But you are! M: How so? P: You like to learn languages M: ? P: It’s a creative activity! Language is literature, poetry, theatre… I tend associate languages with science (linguistics), so this was surprising to hear! #langsky

buying books I will never read (in languages I do not know) because I like to have them

Finished season 3, apparently there will be a season 4

I've been watching the Colombian series Eva Lasting (La Primera Vez in Spanish) a bit too much this week as I dreamed about Eva last night. I started the series really slowly, but I got totally hooked after the first half of season 1. I'm halfway season 2 now

People often tell me I underestimate my language skills/levels, I think it's just that I hide my shortcomings for the sake of smooth conversation. If you exchange a few words with me in Spanish I might sound fluent, what you don't notice is me only saying 10% of what I really want to say #langsky

I did a humbling exercise to test my language skills. I picked a simple sentence in my first language, and tried to translate it into as many languages I could. I failed in all languages but Russian. Even in English I made a spelling mistake and hesitated with articles! #langsky

My most listened youtube podcasts of the year: three versions of the same Guatemalan channel, a Spanish language learning channel, and @stevekauf.bsky.social

Changing the topic now, but I'm kinda into NiziU these days, didn't expect that at all

I think I found a solution to my focus problem. I'll keep Spanish as my permanent focus as it's my most important language for practical reasons, and I'll have a second language each week that I try to learn as much as I can until the week ends. If I can't choose, I'll leave it to a picker wheel 😄

I’m currently trying to make a 6 months plan (December - May) for my languages Spanish B1 to (confident/B2) Japanese ?? to (can speak) Swedish A2 to B1 Mandarin A1 to A2 Italian (forgotten) to (I remember now) Lithuanian B1 to (more confident) It’s all quite vague, and I need a focus #langsky

Anyone here coming to Polyglot Gathering 2026? #langsky

Hi all it’s been a while. I have no reason, just got lazy haha

Languages are academically interesting And they provide opportunities. But I view language learning as a personal path, also. A small way in my microcosm to foster tolerance, unity and understanding A constant reminder that people are important outside of the sphere into which I was born #langsky

I’m 44 and have thin eyebrows, people assume I overplucked them back in the 90s. Nope, it’s just my genes. Even as a teen I wished they were thicker

There are over 7,000 languages in use today, but 95% of them are used by just 5% of the world’s population. Just 20 languages dominate the global linguistic landscape. As a result, many of the world’s languages are endangered: www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

Didn’t do any language learning last weekend, too indecisive. Last night I put all my languages in an online picker wheel, got Mandarin! THE language I’ve been saying all summer I’d learn, but never actually started! Now I can’t stop learning, and motivation is high. Just needed that push! #langsky

News headline "Suomi tirisee nyt tukalassa helteessä" - literal translation "Finland is now sizzling in uncomfortable heat", and the verb is normally just used about meat, the sound that it makes when grilling. Kinda hilarious used about people or a country. I mean, uncomfortable 😅

Such a beautiful day in Helsinki today. If you visited Helsinki in the spring, autumn, or winter, and didn’t fall in love with the city, please make sure you also visit in the summer when it’s hot and sunny. Today I feel like I really love my hometown!

My Spanish-Italian post made me think about language families in general. Someone who has learned many languages himself once told me that the variety (rather than the amount) of my languages is impressive. And if I were one to “collect all the languages” (hahah) or an aspiring hyperpolyglot, -

Today I decided to resume my Italian that I learned in school for a year in 1997 and haven’t used since (just a bit during trips to Italy in the early 2000s). Earlier this morning I couldn’t say anything except for some basic phrases (greetings, thanks, my name - stuff many people know already)

I can understand that a monolingual person who cannot read subtitles would want youtube auto-dubbing the videos, but that’s not me 😩

I had a dream last night I got some silly Chinese language tattoos on my face, and I just calmly used google lens to check the meaning, ON MY FACE

I sent my first postcrossing card in Lithuanian last week, to Lithuania, and it got registered today. The recipient was suprised ☺️

My July - September language plan: 40% Mandarin 40% Spanish 10% Japanese 5% Swedish 5% Lithuanian Once I make progress in Mandarin, I’ll make some space for Italian #langsky

BTS are doing a comeback and world tour next year 😮 cool! Before their enlistment hiatus I followed them intensely, but I haven’t listened to them recently almost at all, not even sure why. I still think they’re awesome, and I should pay attention to their activities now

Yesterday was already warm, and today is even warmer, should be at least 23°C in the afternoon in Helsinki, I’m so happy 😌 (for a moment, it’s gonna get colder again from tomorrow)

I wonder why CDJapan and yesasia didn’t stock Tsubaki’s new single, I don’t know where else to order it without proxy

Besides the obvious, one thing I hate about taking sick leave is a past experience, where my boss didn’t believe me, thinking I was faking it. I’ve NEVER faked an illness to get time off work, but that experience messed with my brain, and now every time I get sick, I fear it will have consequences 🥲

Africans are Polyglots and The World Needs to Acknowledge This Lorna Likiza on why multilingualism in Africa is overlooked and why Kiswahili matters. 📺 youtu.be/djVk36BLgrE 🌐 PolyglotConference.com #PolyglotConference #AfricanLanguages #Kiswahili #LanguageEquality #Polyglot

Today I had my first Finnish summer potatoes, boiled in salt water, topped with butter and fresh dill, and the flavour was so delicious and powerful, it was almost overwhelming! (I’m also a huge spicy food lover, Finnish potatoes are just THAT good)

Unpopular opinon? I think content creator or social media influencer can be a valuable job. Many people have demanding jobs or stressful lives, and need some light entertainment for their free moments. I always see it listed as a useless job, but as long as the content is not harmful, I disagree

Suomen kielen sana jota en ikinä osaa kääntää englantiin kunnolla on tunkkainen, tai ainakin tuntuu että kaikki vaihtoehdot on jotenkin laimeita, ei tarpeeks tunkkaisia. Sama venäjän kanssa. Ehkä se on vaan sitä että oma äidinkieli vaikuttaa täsmällisimmältä kun sen osaa parhaiten

I like how even if a language you're learning has seemingly no relation to languages you know, there's logic or understanding that can be applied/transferred to from languages you know to the language you're learning. The time you spent learning languages wasn't wasted. #langsky

People who get bored at home when it rains must have brains totally different from mine

I might also be getting sick so maybe that’s why I’m feeling extra cold today

It’s so cold in Finland these days, I feel miserable. It’s 8 am and I’m wearing a t-shirt, a thick sweatshirt, and a jacket, and I’m still so cold waiting outside, I can’t wait to get to work. Yesterday my hands turned all purple just from being outside. In June 😩

I liked this super power test too! dre-yo.github.io/super-person...

In countries such as Finland, today is Midsummer Day! 💐 It’s one of Juha and Aino’s favorite holidays - I drew this duo again in their traditional outfits 💕 The longest day of the year with plenty of sunshine and nature just feels magical for them ☀️ #jb_jennaverse #jb_trendytravels #art #cuteart

I've never been prouder of my win in geoguessr. Right after start, there's a sign with some Japanese I cannot read, with the English words "Cafe Bear". I throw my pin in the middle of Kumamoto prefecture (kuma = bear in Japanese) and it's so close, I gasp out loud!

Bartender: What can I get you? Linguist: An IPA Bartender: ˈsɒri! wɒt kæn aɪ ɡɛt juː? #langsky