Want to know how to describe body parts in Spanish? Body parts are one of the first things taught to toddlers who are speaking for the first time. Yet many learners overlook memorizing more than their “head, shoulders, knees, and toes”. And then get stuck mid-conversation when the topic turns to bodies. We’ve all got […]
MOREStop Wasting Your Life Saying “I’ll Speak a New Language When…”
It’s so easy to give yourself reasons to “not” speak a language. Maybe you tell yourself: “I’ll start talking to others in my target language when… “My accent is perfect” “I understand the grammar” “I’ve got the money to travel the world” “I’m feeling more confident” “I’ve reached the intermediate level” “My acne has cleared […]
MOREThe 7 Best Korean Translator Apps for Korean Learners
Learning Korean and need a little help getting by? Then you need a great Korean translator app! Everyone needs a little help sometimes when learning a new language. It can be difficult starting out if you haven’t met a community of language learners or a language exchange partner to help you make heads or tails […]
MORESpanish Verb Conjugations: How to Master the 3 Most Important Verb Tenses
Ah, Spanish verb conjugations. For many Spanish learners, conjugations are one of the trickiest parts of the language to get used to. Verb conjugation in Spanish often seems unpredictable, with few rules to follow. That’s because Spanish has so many irregular verbs. But if you think about it, so does English! Think find/found, sell/sold and […]
MORE90 Day Korean Review: Is 90 Day Korean a Good Course?
I’ve learned nine languages to conversational level, all as an adult. So I’ve got a good system in place for picking up a new language. But when it came to Korean, something was different. Regardless of how many resources I used, I just couldn’t wrap my head around the grammar or the pronunciation. It just […]
MOREHow Bilingual Kids Get Ahead: 7 Benefits of Learning a Second Language
You’re wondering if you have the time and motivation to help your child learn a second language. And you’re not 100% convinced the effort will be worth it. What benefits can a kid get from learning a second language? With the internet and other technology making the globe seem smaller with each passing year, knowing […]
MORE“Goodnight” in Spanish (and 30+ other Spanish Evening Phrases)
*Bostezo.* Do you know how to express your sleepiness and wish someone “goodnight” in Spanish? No? Then you’ve come to the right place. There are many ways we say we’re tired and goodnight in English. Things like “I’m hitting the hay” or “I’m hitting the sack”. While they don’t say these exact equivalents, there are […]
MOREHow to Learn Croatian: 51 Fast and Free Resources to Learn Croatian and Serbian
Croatian. Serbian. Serbo-Croatian. Serbo-Croat. Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB). Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS) or even Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS). Whichever you’re learning you’ve probably run into the same problem I have. Good, affordable, and up-to-date resources are scarce. But learning Croatian or Serbian or BCS and the like doesn’t have to be an insurmountable task. Nor does it need to break the […]
MOREWTF is Mukbang and Why Should You Watch these Viral Korean Videos? An Explainer
Slurping, chewing, chomping, and binging. Would you watch others scarf down large platefuls of foods? Thousands of people are watching these Korean videos, called “mukbang.” What’s a mukbang? It’s a YouTube trend from South Korea that started around 2010. In a mukbang video, the YouTuber or BJ (“Broadcast Jockey,” a unique-to-Korea term for a vlogger) […]
MORE14 Ways to Say Goodbye in Japanese
You’ve heard “goodbye” in Japanese in movies or TV shows enough to know it by heart: さようなら (sayounara). Yes, さようなら (sayounara) is goodbye in Japanese in the literal sense. But, unlike what Hollywood would have you believe, Japanese people almost never use it. In fact, it can lead to a bit of confusion or awkwardness […]
MORELearn Greek Online: 39 Free Resources and Classes to Learn the Greek Language
Learning Greek? Perhaps you’re on the hunt for Greek language resources but aren’t sure where to look. There are loads of Greek lessons out there, and if you want to learn Greek, it can seem like too much work to sift through them all. That’s where I come in. I assembled this article because I’ve […]
MOREFluent in 3 years?! What I Learned From a 1,033 Day Duolingo Streak — Plus How to Actually Learn a Language Fast
I learned Spanish, every day, for 1,033 days. That’s a long Duolingo streak. That’s learning every day for 1,033 days—24,792 hours. When thought about it, I should have felt proud. Don’t they say that it takes 10,000 hours to master something? But I didn’t feel like a master. Studying for 1,033 days meant almost three […]
MORELearn Hebrew for Free: 42 Resources and Classes to Learn Hebrew Online
Looking for resources so you can learn Hebrew for free? There are loads of Hebrew courses out there, so if you’re learning to speak Hebrew, it can feel like you spend more time trying to figure out what resources are good quality than you are learning the language! Ready for some good news? I’ve put […]
MOREHow to Speak Latin: A Beginner’s Guide to Living Latin
When I first started studying Latin, friends and family were skeptical. “What are you going to do with Latin?” they asked, “It’s a dead language,” they said. “Why don’t you study a language you can actually speak with people, like Spanish?” Even later when I was studying Latin in Rome, Italians were amused and bewildered […]
MOREHow I (Finally) Learned French after 10 Language Fails
How to fail at languages? Let me count the ways. At one of our summer parties this year, I said three sentences in French and the crowd broke out into a unison song of “Ohhhhh. Ahhhhh!” My monolingual friends are often amazed when they hear me speak a foreign language. It’s a reaction that I […]
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