Bee in different European languages.
The word for “Lynx”.
How to say “potato” in some of the Romance languages of Latin America and Europe -🥔🍟-
Wild potato species, originating in modern-day Peru, can be found throughout the Americas, from Canada to southern Chile.
Potatoes were domesticated approximately 7,000–10,000 years ago in the Andes region of South America, where the species is indigenous.
Etymology:
Batata: Borrowed from Taíno “batata” (Portugal, Brazil, Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire)
Papa: Borrowed from Quechua “papa” (Latin America & Canaries)
Patata: The Royal Spanish Academy says that it is a hybrid of the Taíno “batata” and the Quechua “papa” (Spain & Italy)
Patate: Borrowed from “patata” (France, French Caribbean, Haiti)
Pomme de terre: Literally meaning "an apple from the earth.” (France, French Caribbean)
Pòmdetè: From “Pomme de terre” (Haiti)
Cartof: From German “Kartoffel” (Romania, Moldova)
Barabulă: From Ukrainian “барабо́ля” (Moldova)
“Potato” in Spain
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The English word “potato” comes from the Spanish word “patata”, which, according to the Real Academia Española, is a blend of “papa” (from Quechua) + “batata” (from Taíno).
Many English words for food come from Indigenous languages. Like tomato from “tomatl” (Nahuatl).
Yekaterina Lisina 👀💦
The face of a changed man:
she’s 6'9" and wearing platforms in every photo and what a power move
#IS . IS THE SECOND PHOTO EDITED OR ARE THE PEOPLE JUST LIKE 4’2 WHAT THE FUCK THAT LOOKS FAKE
She literally just looks like that
And she has matching friends
very important add on: she has a lady dimitrescu cosplay instagram
That second photo is in fact edited as fuck
Here’s an unedited photo from the same day. The lady is tall af but she’s not that tall
Want to find films in your target language?
Having a hard time finding films in your target language? Did you know that you can search films by country of origin on IMDB?
IMDB will give you any film associated with the country, so they won’t all be in the native language. But IMDB lists the languages spoken on each film’s page, so it is easy enough to sort through.
There’s also films in Portuguese made in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau.
Free Portuguese Resources
Beginner Resources for European Portuguese
- Memrise I’m sure you all know about Memrise, here you can find loads of different Brazilian or European Portuguese courses, not only for beginner’s but intermediate and advanced.
- RTP Zigzag RTP is Portugal’s public broadcasting network, and Zigzag is its section devoted to kids’ videos. Most are educational, covering geography, history, and general fun facts. Each video is only a few minutes long, fun and educational way to learn.
- Learn Portuguese with Rafa This site is incredible, it’s targeted at learners of European Portuguese but can be of use to Brazilian Portuguese learners. It has everything from grammar lessons to vocab traditional Portuguese recipes.
Beginner Resources for Brazilian Portuguese
- Duolingo I’m sure you don’t need an introduction to Duo but it’s great for beginners, free and the Portuguese course just so happens to be Brazilian Portuguese. PSA: if you click on the ‘Labs’ link in the header of the desktop site, you can find fun interactive short stories.
- Semantica Unfortunately the entire course isn’t free but it has a whole bunch of article ranging from grammar to vocabulary for all level learners. It’s pretty fantastic.
Intermediate + Advanced Podcasts, Videos & More
Intermediate European Portuguese
- Practice Portuguese This site has free podcasts and videos based on real life situations, it’s great as listening comprehension practise. The speaker’s voice is slow and clear, so it is perfect for listeners who are still getting used to spoken Portuguese.
- Portuguêses no Mundo I don’t know about you but I love podcasts about travel! This free podcast is about world travel and it is useful for Portuguese learners because each episode follows the same structure. In each episode, the host interviews a Portuguese person who’s living in another country, the host asks the same questions to each guest (“Why did you move to that country?”, “What surprised you the most about living there?”, “What do you miss most about Portugal?”, etc.).
- Visiokids: Ciência para Crianças For science lovers, who aren’t quite ready to learn about astrophysics in Portuguese, this site contains science videos for kids! Super educational, why not learn science whilst practising your listening skills?
- Camões Instituto da Cooperação e da Lingua Portugal Under “A Ler” (“reading”) there’s an assortment of books including story books (with accompanying audio!), mini biographies (with accompanying quizzes!) and a reference guide for everyday situations. Check out “A Falar” (“speaking”) for videos about spoken Portuguese, “A Ouvir” (“listening”) for a variety of audio exercises, and “A Brincar” (“playing”) for some games.
Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese
- NHK World Radio Japão This is great for intermediate and advanced speakers you can accustom yourself to listening to native speakers who are talking clearly at full speed. HK World News broadcasts a daily news program from Tokyo in dozens of languages, including Brazilian Portuguese.
- Cinem(ação) This is a popular film-related podcasts in Brazil. It airs weekly, the hosts chat about one or more films released that week. Yu can also use this as a source of film recommendations.
Advanced European Portuguese
- Conta-me Tudo (Tell Me Everything) Each episode of these podcasts features a different speaker telling his or her fascinating tale to an audience. Topics are varied and include narrow escapes from death, odd ways to begin a career, and a terrible idea for a birthday present. The speakers all speak quickly, so the stories are perfect for advanced learners.
Advanced Brazilian Portuguese
- CBTV Canal Brasil for iOS, Android and Roku is a completely free live TV channel, unfortunately it’s only available in the United States. It broadcasts from Florida and includes news, sports, history, health, and even pets! Because it’s intended for native Brasileiros, the content is pretty advanced.
Em tempos de pandemia, em que cientistas não podem ir a congressos em pessoa para partilhar o seu trabalho, estão a acumular-se os vídeos nas redes sociais em que cientistas de todo o mundo de múltiplas áreas falam um pouco da sua área. Os Portugueses não são uma excepção. Entre os biólogos seguem em baixo algumas comunicações e/ou canais de investigação.
- Canal de Youtube do Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Climáticas da Universidade de Lisboa, incluindo vídeos sobre olivais tradicionais, polinizadores, doenças musculares, entre outros;
- Vídeos no Facebook do Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, incluindo discussões sobre descolonização dos museus, epidemias, visitas guiadas a exposições, entre outros;
- No Facebook da Unidade de Vida Selvagem da Universidade de Aveiro são publicitados seminários no Zoom sobre vida selvagem;
- No Facebook da SPEA - Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves são publicitados seminários grátis no Zoom que carecem de pré-inscrição;
- No Canal de Youtube da Fundação Champalimaud podem encontrar não só uma discussão sobre o covid-19, mas também pequenos vídeos sobre a investigação lá feita (ex. microbiologia, comportamento, cancro);
- Programa da RTP Biosfera com participação de investigadores que inclui tais temas como alterações climáticas, o lobo ibérico, fogos florestais, entre outros.
- Discussão da Liga Portuguesa da Natureza (LPN) “Ainda é possível fazer grandes projetos de Conservação da Natureza em Portugal?” com Domingos Leitão, Francisco Petrucci-Fonseca e Jorge Palmeirim;
- Discussão da LPN “Estamos a conseguir proteger a nossa biodiversidade marinha?“ com Bernardo Quintella, Jorge Gonçalves e Adelaide Ferreira;
- Conversa no Holofote com Ricardo Rocha sobre ecologia tropical, conservação da natureza e morcegos;
- Palestra de Diogo Veríssimo: Culturomics to monitor attitudes towards wildlife.
E, já agora, alguns vídeos interessantes de e sobre ciência com investigadores Portugueses:
- Webinar: Como aceder a informação fidedigna?, promovido pelo Insituto Gulbenkian de Ciência com cientistas e jornalistas;
- Canal de Youtube da Rede SciComPT com imensos vídeos sobre projectos de comunicação de ciência, incluindo trabalhos de biologia, física, história, entre outros;
- Programa 90 Segundos de Ciência, em que investigadores de todas as áreas descrevem o seu trabalho em 90 segundos.
Note-se que vários dos vídeos mencionados em cima são em inglês.
Finalmente, também vale a pena dar uma olhada nos canais das seguintes instituições:
- No canal de Youtube do Oceanário podem encontrar vários vídeos relaxantes com vista para vários dos seus aquários;
- No do Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa estão vários vídeos para todas as idades com informação sobre muitas das espécies que albergam.
Estes são apenas aqueles que encontrei até agora, mas com certeza que haverá muitos mais. Se souberes de outros trabalhos do género, partilha!
“Quanto mais eu trabalho, mais percebo que os seres humanos carecem de bons espelhos. É muito difícil para qualquer um mostrar a nós como somos de fato, e é muito difícil para nós mostrarmos aos outros o que sentimos.”
— Cidades de papel.
The more i work, the more I realize that human beings are in need of good mirrors. It is very dificult for anyone to show to ourselves how we actually are, and it is very dificult for us to show to others what we feel
“No fim, devemos sempre fazer aquilo que acreditamos ser certo, mesmo que seja difícil.”
— A Última Música.
In the end, we must always do what we believe is right, even if it is hard