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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Discover how to say in some Romance languages: "It's raining cats and dogs"! 🌧️🐱🐶 #langsky

SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

When you've been studying Hungarian and you see the locative case everywhere. 😜 Finally I found eye drops that respect vowel harmony. If it were "Optiban" it wouldn't feel right, but Optiben? It's perfect! 👍 #Magyar #LanguageLearning #Polyglot #Hungarian

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I’m not a native speaker, but I’ve heard both versions. I think the first one is informal and used in spoken language, while the second is more formal and typically used in writing. Let’s see if a native speaker can confirm this. 👍😉

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Poznaješ li "Svakog gosta tri dana dosta."? 🙂

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Yes, this one: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Yo creo que lo más difícil es usar bien el "pitch accent".

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Creo que se llaman svršeni i nesvršeni glagoli.

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Kupiti vs kupovati Dati vs davati Uzeti vs uzimati Otvoriti vs otvarati Doći vs dolaziti Dodati vs dodavati Ući vs ulaziti Prepoznati vs prepoznavati Etc Hay muchísimos más. Estos son solo unos ejemplos.

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Yo me di cuenta de eso cuando empecé a estudiar ruso y polaco. Lo mismo con los verbos en perfectivo e imperfectivo en infinitivo que funcionan más o menos igual en todas las lenguas eslavas.

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I saw a sign saying <-C1 / C2-> and my language-nerd brain was like: "Ah yes, advanced language learners only.” 🤓 Nope. Just a hallway telling me where to walk... #Langsky

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

You've also been there ever since I created it. 🙂👍

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Well, we need to be in several places. I am also on Reddit.

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Spence, you've been there ever since I created it. 👍🙂

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

I've been using HANLY lately and it’s honestly the best free app I’ve found for learning Chinese characters. It breaks down each Hanzi into components, shows stroke order, evolution and super helpful mnemonics. If you’re learning Chinese characters, this app is free and really good. #LangSky

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Have you seen this film? It’s great for people who are learning Spanish. 🙂 #LangSky

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Yoïn van Spijk @yvanspijk.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The German word ‘Pferd’ and its Dutch cognate ‘paard’ are horses of mixed breed parentage. Their common ancestor came from Latin ‘paraverēdus’ (substitute post-horse), a word composed of an Ancient Greek element and a Gaulish one. Zoom in on my new infographic to learn everything about it:

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

People freak out when they see German like: neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig 😱 But imagine English smashed together: onethousandninehundredandninetynine Or Spanish: milnovecientosnoventaynueve Any language looks confusing written like this. German just looks scary at first, but it's not! 😉 #LangSky

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

It’s funny how some people hate the sound of the Spanish “Z” and “C” (before E or I)… but “think” or “thin” in English? No problem. 😏 #LangSky

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Polish is tough… unless it’s not your first Slavic rodeo. 😜 #LangSky

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

How many languages can you spot in this napkin? #LangSky

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🤣🤣🤣 Exactly! 👏👏👏

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

It’s a quick way to show language skills, but I am sure that many recruiters still value TOEFL/IELTS more. It can be used as a boost, but not as the only proof.

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

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

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

My favourite podcasts for learning French: 🎙️Inner French (free transcripts on their web) 🎙️Français Authentique (free transcripts on their app) Other podcasts I've heard of: 🎙️News in Slow French 🎙️Le journal en Français facile 🎙️French Blabla 🎙️Coffee Break French 🎙️Easy French #LangSky #Polyglot

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

It's going well. I'm enjoying it a lot. I normally start with Assimil, and after finishing 50% or more of it, I move on to podcasts. My main hurdle is finding interesting content at my level. How about you, Alex?

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

In this restaurant in Les Angles (France), "La carte" became "El mapa" in Catalan. I am pretty sure Google Translate was the chef here. Lunch just turned into a road trip. 😜 #LangSky #Català

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I like these: - Busuu - LingQ - Memrise - Speakly - Mondly Languages - Babbel - Clozemaster - Mango Languages Each of them offers German, among other languages.

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I can't say how people in Sweden react, since I've never been there, but my language exchange tandem family and my Swedish-speaking neighbours are happy that I can speak it with them. 👍

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I find Italian and Swedish beautiful and melodic and this feeling is reinforced by the fact that their speakers are glad when you can speak their language.

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Gefeliciteerd, Matt! Wat goed dat je geslaagd bent voor lezen en luisteren. Ik hoop dat je ook snel positief nieuws krijgt over schrijven en spreken. Succes nog even met wachten! 👍🙂

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

It's pretty easy to use. You just explain in your own words what you want Google AI to do, and that's it. I pasted the Chinese text and told it to convert it into simplified characters, add pinyin and provide an English translation sentence by sentence. It's free, you just need a Gmail account.

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Listening to the TeaTime Chinese Podcast. The transcripts are available for free on their website in traditional characters. With Google AI Studio, I created a format that displays the content sentence by sentence: Sentence in simplified characters [bold] Pinyin [bold] English #LangSky

The transcripts are available for free on their website in traditional Chinese characters.

Using Google AI, I created a format that displays the content sentence by sentence:

Sentence in Simplified Characters [bold]
Pinyin [bold]
English Translation

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Textbook: Assimil App: Babbel For Chinese: Du Chinese or Hello Chinese

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Maybe try Busuu. It's organized and structured, free and a lot more affordable than Duolingo if you go premium (annual subscription).

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I like these: - Busuu - Clozemaster - Babbel - Mondly Languages - Pimsleur - Memrise - Speakly - LingoDeer - Language Transfer - LingQ - 50 Languages - Mango Languages - Ling

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

My favourites: Textbooks: - Assimil - Complete by Teach Yoursel - Colloquial by Routledge Apps: - Busuu - Clozemaster - Babbel - Mondly Languages - Pimsleur - Memrise - Speakly - LingoDeer - Language Transfer - LingQ - 50 Languages For Chinese: - Du Chinese - Super Chinese - Hello Chinese

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SantPolyglot @santpolyglot.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Yo también lo hago! Me alegro de no ser el único. Lo considero un hobby más. 👍🙂

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