How Do You Sneeze?
Don’t we all say “Ah-choo!” when we sneeze? What, you don’t!? Why, of course you don’t!
On August 24th, I posted this article (thank you @mayumiura for the link!) about what people say when they sneeze on the Multilingual Living Facebook page and parents around the world shared their own. I enjoyed these responses so very much! Mainly because I had never, ever thought about this. Talk about being glued to the Facebook page all day!
See if you can figure out where they following are said when sneezing (then go to the Multilingual Living Facebook page for August 24th to find out if you are right!):
- “we must cover our nose with our hand or tisu and say “Alhamdullillah,” which means ‘Praise to Allah.’ “ (from Yunisrina)
- “Apchih” (from Juliet)
- “achuuuu” (from Yadira & Marcela & Ada)
- “Hapčí!” (from Margareta)
- “Live long” (translation – from Ebru)
- “atchim!” (from Erica)
And in which country/language are these responses said after you sneeze:
- “salud” (from Marcela & Ada)
- “salute” (from Martina)
- “saúde” (from Erica)
- “Together” or “Hope you will see [me live] too” (translation – from Ebru)
In the News
Here is a sampling of some interesting stories that came my way this week (join me on Twitter to keep up with the news!):
- Learning a foreign language: Now you’re talking: “When it comes to learning languages in the UK, we are notoriously apathetic – but it is never too late to start. As Jeremy Hazlehurst says, it could be a great way to boost your career.”
- “Learning a new language can help tremendously with your career prospects, your college education and experiences, travel, and personal enjoyment of the arts and culture.” 50 real reasons you should learn a new language.
- If you are wondering if you are teaching a language correctly, make sure that you do not follow this list! Some of these things are supposedly still happening in classrooms in Greece!
- If we think culture shock is bad, reverse culture shock can be the worst! Here are some tips for how to deal with coming back home.
- A lovely post from Ana Lilian at Spanglishbaby.com about her daughter visiting family back home in El Salvador. So wonderful when our children can spend one-on-one time with our native-speaking flesh and blood!
- ” ‘The best thing of all would be to start learning English at kindergarten,‘ says Professor Andreas Rohde of the English Department at the University of Cologne. He studies bilingual kindergartens and with the didactics of teaching English in primary schools.”
- What is Immersion Education? This article gives a nice rundown of what it is.
Thank You for Your Encouragement!
I had a frustratingly slow week of Spanish language learning last week, which I share with you in my Language Challenge 101 – Week Seven video diary. Thank you everyone for giving me the encouragement that I needed. It was such a lovely breath of fresh air having you remind me about the joys of language learning! This reminded me of the value of the discussion, communication and support that Multilingual Living gives to all of us. I need this community as much as you do. ¡Gracias!
Do you have any tips, suggestions or information that you would like to share with us at Multilingual Living? Join me on Twitter, get into the conversation on the Multilingual Living Facebook page, and send me an email whenever you’d like to connect. I always enjoy connecting with other bilingual and multilingual families!
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