Song Lyrics

I wasn’t tagged but this seemed fun.

Rules: write the first ten songs that come up on shuffle (no skipping) and write your favorite lyrics from each song, then tag ten people.

1. Nightwish – The Heart Asks Pleasure First

A dead calm winter morn,
Morning birds, and a smile of a stranger

2. Tracy Chapman – Fast Car

And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone 

3. She Wants Revenge – Someone Must Get Hurt

The decision is in there will be no fight
It might sound cold but I know it’s right
‘Cause someone must get hurt and it won’t be me

4. Silverchair – Across The Night

I don’t wanna be lonely I just wanna be alone

5. Poets of the Fall – All The Way/ 4U

And you haven’t had a chance yet to taste this
Fragments of a life you shouldn’t miss

6. Tove Lo – Not On Drugs

I’m queen of the clouds, make my wish come true
I sing to the night, let me sing to you

7. System of a Down – This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m On This Song

Killers never hurt feelings

8. Die Toten Hosen – Angst

Das Wasser steht dir bis zum Hals
Du siehst wie Uhren sich rückwärts drehen
Es ist die Angst in dir, die dich so beherrscht
Dass du dich selber nicht mehr kennst

9. Vitas – Opera 2

Это судьба, а судьбу не могу
Я ни о чем просить.
Только я знаю, как после меня, –
Станут ветра голосить.

10. Polkadot Cadaver – Phantom Limb

We’ll drink to the dead as we gulp down the blood
We’ll chase it with whiskey and swallow the floods

I think I probably won’t manage to tag a full ten people because that’s a lot of people, but definitely @perfidiousalbion @his-name-was-writ-in-water @czarinamischa and anyone else who wants to do this (tag me if you do!)

Vocabulaire français

languageramblings:

dompter (v) – to train, tame, subdue, control, master

débarbouiller (v) – to clean up (the face)

mèche (nf) – strand of hair, lock of hair

dentition (nf) – teeth

de jais (adj) – jet-black

peigne (nm) – comb (for hair)

  • peigner (v) – to comb, disentangle

ouvragé (adj) – finely crafted

torsade (nf) – braid (hair)

s’y prêter (exp) – to be favourable to, lend itself to

démêler (v) – to sort out, separate, unknot

  • démêlant (nm) – hair conditioner

encolure (nf) – neck, collar

orge (nf) – barley

intronisation (nf) – initiation, inauguration

Words taken from: Un été d’amour et de cendres – Chapitre 8

Best Language Learning Apps

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Learning a new language can be…difficult. Actually, at times, that’s an understatement. I’ve compiled a list of the best apps and websites I’ve found, including a few specifically for French.

• Duolingo

This is one of the most well know websites/apps for langauge learning. It’s great for basics and beginning grammar. It can also be fun because you can earn points to buy extra lessons like flirting!

◦ Busuu

Another well known vocabulary learning resource, Busuu is great because you can learn in order of A1, A2, B1, B2. I prefer Busuu over Duolingo mainly for that reason. Busuu has tons of super useful everyday vocabulary, and also phrases are taught, which can be a lot better than singular words.

• Fluentu

Fluentu is an app where you can view videos in your target language with subtitles. They are divided by level which makes it really easy!

◦ Memrise

Memrise is by far one of my favorite apps to use for language. It has many different decks of words/phrases, and each word/phrase comes up at certain times to make sure you remember them. My favorite is the conjugations! Conjugations has been the hardest thing for me with my french, and this app has helped make it so much easier for me.

• Podcasts (Apple app)

This is a basic app, and it’s not really specific to language learning, but listening to podcasts is so helpful when it comes to listening comprehension. My favorite for french is News in Slow French, One Thing In A French Day, and CoffeeBreak French.

◦ HelloTalk

I LOVE HelloTalk! It’s a really clean app that allows you to speak with people learning a language you know that, if you want, also knows your target language. It has so many helpful tools like in-app translation and you can also set up a language exchange where you text in the first language for a certain amount of words, then the other, you actually speak in the first language, and then the second. I’ve met so many awesome people from France to Belgium to Canada to Morocco!

• Linqapp

I use this app a little less, but I still like it. It’s mainly for asking questions about the language you need help with. You can make sure something you wrote is correct and native sounding, or have someone help you translate a phrase! People respond super quickly on here.

◦ Brainscape

This app isn’t specifically for language, and the company actually has some apps for specific languages, but it’s really great. It’s very similar to Memrise, except you can create as many decks as you want.

Websites and Apps Specifically for French

• Learn French- Verbs

This is actually one of the apps specifically for language that Brainscape has made. It’s just like brainscape but it has preloaded cards for each verb tense and key french verbs.

◦ Bescherelle

Bescherelle is a website, but I went onto Safari and added it onto my home screen so it was easily accessible. I love using this app for whenver I need to know the conjugation for a verb and I can’t remember! Usually translators suck when it comes to conjugation, so this is really helpful.

• Frenchcrazy.com and frenchtogether.com

Frenchcrazy and frenchtogether.com are sites that feauture great tips and immersion blog posts! They are typically pretty funny and get me in the mood to study my french.

That’s all I have for now! I hope these apps can help you with your language studies. -Hailey