ithelpstodream:
“ At least 13 people have been killed and dozens injured after a suspected terrorist crashed into a crowd of people on a pavement in a popular tourist area of Barcelona.
There are also reports of a live hostage incident at a Turkish...

ithelpstodream:

At least 13 people have been killed and dozens injured after a suspected terrorist crashed into a crowd of people on a pavement in a popular tourist area of Barcelona.

There are also reports of a live hostage incident at a Turkish restaurant near the scene.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/17/van-ploughs-crowd-barcelona1/

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In case you ever wonder if you should learn Polish

snugglingwithcuties:

remember this:

  • in English, Spanish and Dutch there is only one  form of word “two” (two, dos, twee)
  • in Portuguese - two form (dois/duas)
  • in Croatian - seven different forms (dva, dvije, dvoje, dvojica, dvojice, dvojici, dvojicu)
  • and in Polish there are SEVENTEEN forms of that word (dwa, dwie, dwoje, dwóch (or dwu), dwaj, dwiema, dwoma (or dwóm), dwoma, dwojga, dwojgu, dwojgiem, dwójka, dwójki, dwójkę, dwójką, dwójce, dwójko)

phanagoria:

Paintings of Bulgarian girls, by Maria Ilieva.

beautifulgreece:
“Greeks in folk Asia Minor greek costume in Greek genocide memorial day 2014 - Syntagma, Athens Greece
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beautifulgreece:

Greeks in folk Asia Minor greek costume in Greek genocide memorial day 2014 - Syntagma, Athens Greece

Indo-European Languages

heliophobique:

Since the majority of the languages I am learning are ones from the Indo-European language family, I have listed some words in French, Italian, Russian, Persian and Hindi which are either closely or distantly related to each  other. 

-The words are in the order in which their respective languages appear above in bold; —- means the language doesn’t have a related term-

one, un, un, один [odín], یک [yek], एक [ek]                      
two, deux, due, два [dva], دو [do], दो  [do]
three, trois, tre, три [tri], سه [se], तीन [tīn]                
four, quatre, quattro, четыре [četýre], چهار [chahâr], चार [chār]                
five, cinq, cinque, пять [pyat’], پنج [panj], पाँच [pãnch]                  
six, six, sei, шесть [šest’], شش [shesh], छः [chhah]                 
seven, sept, sette, семь [sem’], هفت [haft], सात [sāt]
eight, huit, otto, восемь [vósem’], هشت [hasht], आठ [āṭh] 
nine, neuf, nove, девять [dévyat’], نه [noh], नौ [nau]
ten, dix, dieci, десять [désyat’], ده [dah], दस [das]
one hundred, cent, cento, сто  [sto], صد [sad], सौ [sau]
mother, mère, madre, мать [mat’], مادر [mâdar], माता [mātā]
father, père, padre, —-, پدر [pedar], पिता [pitā]
brother, frère, fratello, брат [brat], برادر [barâdar], भाई [bhāī]
sister, sœur, sorella, сестра [sestrá], خواهر [khwâhar], —-   
young, jeune, giovane, юный [yúnyy], جوان [javân], युवा [yūva]
eye, œil, occhio, очки [očkí] (glasses), —–, आँख [ãnkh]
tongue, langue, lingua, язык [yazýk], زبان [zabân], जीभ  [jībh]
heart, cœur, cuore, сердце [sérdce], —-, हृदय  [hrday] 
knee, genou, ginocchio, —-, زانو [zânu], घुटना [ghuṭnā]
bone, os, osso, кость [kost’], استخوان [ostokhwân], अस्थि [asthi]
foot, pied, piede, пешкoм [péškom] (on foot), پا  [pâ], पैर [pair]
tooth, dent, dente, десна [desná] (gums), دندان [dandân], दंत [dãnt]
bear, ours, orso, —-, خرس [khers], रीछ [rīchh]
wolf, loup, lupo, волк [volk], گرگ [gorg], वृक [vrk]
star, étoile, stella, звезда [zvezdá], ستاره [setâre], तारा [tārā]
night, nuit, notte, ночь [noč’], —-, —-   
sun, sol, sole, солнце [sólnce], خور [khûr] (east), सूरज [sūraj]

The Emoji Movie is directed by a gay man and has a woman of colour in the cast, so I’m going to need Tumblr to think long and hard about why they really don’t like this movie

jodie-whittaker:

Just kidding, but that sounds like something somebody would say doesn’t it

arthistoryan:

Is there a difference between Islamists that are taking down statues in Niniva and leftists that are taking down statues in the west? Less than you’d like to admit

katara:

seattl-ite:

katara:

I am sick of people thinking deodorant is optional

i’m sick of people thinking that they can judge others on a normal bodily function and that the only way they can be accepted is to wear something that is harmful/poisonous to your body. just because some men in the 1880’s decided bodily odor was no longer acceptable. 

bitch you stink