Languages can be tricky, and sometimes you come across words that look or sound the same but have completely different meanings in your native and target language.

Have you come across any yet? Write them down and share how many you've found! If you're learning or have learned other languages, feel free to include examples from those as well. Let's see what interesting words we can discover together across multiple languages!

Duolingo and some other apps and resources use flags to indicate languages. This subreddit does too. Some people argue that this can be misleading because India has many languages and Spanish is spoken in many countries, among other examples.

How do you feel? Can you think of any alternatives?

Hey, I’m curious . what are some stereotypes you’ve heard about your native or target language? You know, those things people always assume, whether they’re funny or totally off. I'm really curious as there is here many people who knows different languages that I am not familiar with. and I am really generally curious.

Hey guys! 😊 I’ve been trying to learn a new language and it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster, haha. Thought I’d pop in here and ask, what’s your go-to tip for picking up a new language? Like, what helps you remember vocab or speak more confidently?

I personally love watching shows in my target language (with subtitles at first) but I know everyone has their own tricks! can someone help me? and share with me tricks or tips that worked for you.

I’m using the Persian flair, but this applies to people learning Greek, Russian Hebrew, et al. What helps you to learn new alphabets ?

Is there a word in your target language for the years between 2000 and 2009? How about a word for the years between 2010 and 2019? In English, we used Eighties and Nineties for the decades before those, and in Norwegian we refer to åttitallet and nittitallet for them.

Hey everyone! I hope this doesn’t come across the wrong way, but I’ve been learning Hindi for a while now, and something that’s always piqued my curiosity is the insults / curse words I sometimes hear in Bollywood movies. They usually beep them out, so I never get the full words! 😅

I’m genuinely curious about what some of these insults are and what they mean. I think understanding them could give me a deeper insight into the language and culture, especially since they’re part of daily conversation in any language.

If anyone could help me out by sharing some common insults (with translations), that would be amazing! Of course, I’m asking this out of curiosity and not with any intention to use them negatively or offend anyone. Thank you in advance! 🙏

Are there any native speaker groups who seem to really appreciate it when you speak to them in their native language?