
fireplaceashes-
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one thing i make an effort to do with multilingual characters (especially characters with english as a second language) is learn the languages they're fluent in. i'm currently learning spanish, french, pieces of gaelic & romanian. i try writing things in their points of view in these languages as a way of truly familiarizing myself with the character, and it is with this in mind that i tell you: romanian is a lawless land. french is a bunch of vowels in a blender, absolutely, but the general rule of thumb for romanian is - and i shit you not - "what's the vibe". the grammar is a suggestion ,, not a guideline. the one thing you have to hold onto is doi/doua (masculine & feminine for "two", respectively). it's the closest of the european love languages to latin; the others dropped the latin bases for the most part, but romanian held onto it for dear life and is making it everyone's problem. it is a beautiful language that's fun to learn and is steeped in history, but if you plan to learn it ,, just make sure you know the vibes. (you will not)

meltmymind
@fireplaceashes- Thank you!! I've heard of those, but I've never had the motivation to actually attempt them. (': Especially since I've heard (not sure how accurate this is) Duolingo is mostly AI-based now, and last I heard, Babbel's a paid subscription (which I'm cool with as a concept, I just personally can't do that any time soon). I'll definitely look into those, though <3

fireplaceashes-
@meltmymind ; for the basics, i do use duolingo (the annoying reminders keep me on track), though i've found that what really helps is watching videos of people speaking the language & listening to (for example) french or italian songs. if you're just starting out and want a good grasp on sentence structure before anything else, duolingo, rosetta stone or babbel lay each language out for you !!

meltmymind
@fireplaceashes- Genuinely asking. What resources do you use to learn languages? I have OCs I want to apply certain languages to (Italian and French, for example), but I have NO clue what sources are reliable/accurate </3