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[Self Taught Japanese @selftaughtjapan]

Japanese word: 動向 (doukou)

Meaning: a pattern that seems to indicate the direction something (is going). A trend (cultural, societal, financial, etc.)

#kanji meanings:

動: move
向: direction, face

#japanese #vocabulary #word #term

[IntrovertPolyglot @IntPolyglot]

I dag er det onsdag den tjuefemte januar. Jeg hadde en veldig stressende dag på jobben. I morgen er min siste dag på denne jobben.

#LangTwt #30DayTargetLanguageTweets #LæreNorsk #LearnNorwegian

[IntrovertPolyglot @IntPolyglot]

I dag er det mandag den andre januar. Godt nytt år! I år vil jeg lære mer norsk.

#LangTwt #30DayTargetLanguageTweets #LæreNorsk #LearnNorwegian

[IntrovertPolyglot @IntPolyglot]

I dag er det mandag den tjuetredje januar. Jeg så på flere episoder av "Føniksens Danse" (en kinesisk serie).

#LangTwt #30DayTargetLanguageTweets #LæreNorsk #LearnNorwegian

[Self Taught Japanese @selftaughtjapan]

Japanese term: 金属探知機 (kinzoku tanchi ki)

A device that is used to search for metal things. Metal detector.

parts:
金属: metal
探知: detect
機: device

#japanese #vocabulary #terms #words

[Cara Piraino | Piraino Translations @PirainoXlations]

Today's Spanish WOTD is not a word but a fun fact: when Mexicans are trying to make a Spanish word into an English word, they jokingly add "-ation" to the end (like Americans add "-o" to an English word to make it sound like Spanish). Not sure if other Spanish speakers do this?

[IntrovertPolyglot @IntPolyglot]

Et juste comme ça, j'apprends que je suis 方向音痴

[Margaux @Gokaido]

De manière générale, 音痴 (onchi) peut faire référence à une inaptitude, notamment quand on a pas l'oreille musicale.

Dans le genre utile, on aura aussi 方向音痴 (hōkō onchi), pour désigner quelqu'un qui n'a aucun sens de l'orientation (moi sur twitch devant mon public médusé)

[Dr Danny Bate @DannyBate4]

English has many pairs of words where '-th' was once added to make a noun out of the other, like 'width' and 'wide'.

My favourites are the ones for which the link may not be obvious now, like:
- 'mirth' and 'merry'
- 'drought' and 'dry'
- 'filth' and 'foul'
- 'sloth' and 'slow'