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>read an old book
>has passages in latin, german. italian and french and they aren't translated

how the fuck did people read these books before internet and google translate?

>> No.18761225

>>18761217
They just knew those languages, anon. Maybe you should too

>> No.18761232

>>18761217
went to the library

>> No.18761236

>>18761217
>>18761225
They had resident scholars. Books used to be expensive handmade pieces. So it is not like rich people couldn't afford such things.

>> No.18761240

code?

>> No.18761266

>>18761217
there are these things called whatever language to english dictionaries. its kinda like google translate except you have to search each word up separately.

>> No.18761284

>>18761217
That picture is so weird. What is that chandelier doing at almost ground level?

>> No.18761288

>>18761284
The tea cup is also empty and all the pages in the book are blank.

>> No.18761292

>>18761288
Yes, but that chandelier is weird af. I played the video expecting that some crazy shit would happen with it.

>> No.18761305

>>18761288

some books have blank pages in the beginning of them

>> No.18761684

>>18761288
The only pages we see are the inside cover which is usually blank.

>> No.18761700

>>18761284
Chandeliers generally can be lowered for things like cleaning since they are fairly time consuming to clean and it would suck to do it from the ground or on a ladder. It was probably lowered for video or was already lowered for cleaning and they decided to exploit it.

>> No.18761705

>>18761684
>>18761305
When she first opens the book she opens a good ten pages in for a slight second before going to the front page. That tenth or so page was completely blank.

>> No.18761707

>>18761705
So OP's pic unrelated isn't /lit/. Thanks.

>> No.18761710

>>18761707
Sorry anon I just wanted to point out how fake and staged it is. Nothing those kpop hoes do is genuine.

>> No.18761718

>>18761217
I've heard that if you watch this video you will die in 2 weeks

>> No.18761732

>>18761217
They were written for an educated audience, not a general audience (because most people couldn't even read). It was expected that educated people back then could read at least English, Latin, German and French (+ ideally some Russian and Italian).

>> No.18761785

>>18761284
>>18761288
>I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world
>life in plastic, it's fantastic!

>> No.18761791

>>18761710
I was just joking, not mad at your or anything. It is funny watching people derailing the thread into this bs.

>> No.18761798

>>18761217
they weren't languagelets like you

>> No.18761827

>>18761785
Fun fact: I searched wikipedia for this song's page and there is a rant on how the song "criticizes the misogyny of the doll" which, turns out, is completely absent in earlier versions of the page until February 2020. I know that Wikipedia is pozzed but it's wonderful to see it with one's own two eyes.

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18761927

>>18761217
I love this. It's such a smug flex on the part of the author. And it's an excellent way to put a brainlet filter in your book.

Realistically though, if you can't read and mostly understand some small excerpts in Latin, German, and French, then your primary education failed you. So stop waiting for someone/something and take things into your own hands.

>Latin<
There is no shortcut to Latin. You have to just get a grammar textbook (Wheelock is standard in America, Kennedy in the UK) and work through it to learn the declensions and constructions.
Also get an intro reader. Lingua Latina per se illustrata by Ørberg is the best choice. You can start reading the first chapters of Ørberg immediately, even after barely starting the grammar.
After you finish, read the entire Bible in Latin, then you can read Caesar, some Cicero, etc. Continue reading to build fluency. If you still struggle with Roman authors, then read some medieval authors first. Do not be dejected if you can't understand Virgil.

>German<
Duolingo will get you started. There is also a free course on DW. Don't waste too much time on DW though, because their focus is speaking/conversation, while our focus is reading/literature. But it is still a good introduction.
Hammer's German Grammar and Usage for reference and grammar. German is not quite Latin, but there are still a fair amount of forms to memorize.
German vocab is not too difficult, and you can build up your vocabulary quickly relying on the many compound words and English cognates once you recognize the basic sound changes. Soon you can start reading the short stories of Franz Kafka.

>French<
Clearly there are some autists behind the Duolingo French course, because it is almost endless and they are still adding to it. It's childish (turn off the audio part if you can) but you can start with that and continue to use it as a source of drills and vocab repetition. Personally I don't think you need a reference grammar for French, especially if you are learning this after Latin and German. Duolingo will get you to the point where you can read Camus or really a lot of simpler/YA literature. Then just immerse yourself. French is more irregular than Latin/German, so I think you should consume real French and build up an intuition for what things mean.

>> No.18761938

>>18761827
That is literally what the song is about. You can find interviews with them from the 90s where they talk about or just listen to the song. You really should get a life.