No matter what language you’re learning, you have to master your verbs to express what you’re doing. Korean verbs are no different. But you may be surprised at how different Korean verbs are from English or Romance languages! Why? Because of Korean culture and sentence structure. For example, Korean verbs don’t have genders, and you […]
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A great thing for everybody learning Vietnamese out there is that the language is musical and contains tones that are indicated in the letter by individual symbols. Let’s take the word ma (“ghost”) as an example. If we put special signs above (or below) a, then we get completely different words: má – “mother” mà […]
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How do you say “sorry” in Spanish? Saying sorry is difficult… even in your mother tongue. Haven’t we all been at least a little embarrassed to say we’re wrong at one time or another? Aside from that, Spanish makes apologising a little harder. There isn’t a single Spanish translation for “sorry”. That’s where I come […]
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Welcome to this guide to saying “congratulations” in Italian! We Italians are cheerful people, and we give a lot of importance to celebration. Big or small, we like to find a way to honour achievements and occasions. So how do you say “congratulations” in Italian? This is a very good question, and it has several […]
MOREArabic Alphabet: The Guide to Learning the Arabic Letters and Script
There are various methods to learn the Arabic alphabet. Most print courses give you a table of Arabic letters and then expect you to continue with the next lesson once you‘ve memorised the letters. This brute-force memorization method can be slightly improved if you use a spaced repetition flashcard system like Anki in order to […]
MOREMy Quest to Learn Spanish: How I Ended up Writing a Story in Another Language
When I was at school I didn’t have the talent for languages. In fact, I thought Spanish was odd for having the vocabulary and grammar it has. Why couldn’t they just speak English, a language I thought was easy since I myself could speak it so fluently? Surely that would have been much simpler for […]
MOREGerman Pronouns – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
German pronouns come in many flavours: personal, reflexive, possessive, demonstrative and more. But don’t be put off by those boring grammar terms. German pronouns really aren’t any more complicated than the pronouns we use in English. And in some ways, they’re simpler. Pronouns are words that stand in for nouns to reduce repetition. Without pronouns, […]
MOREHow to Learn Russian – It’s Easier Than You Think!
Learning Russian has changed my life, and I believe it can change yours too – if you are open to it. Russia evokes powerful emotions in all of us. It’s nearly impossible to feel indifferent towards it: you either love it or hate it. Having hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2018, and in a […]
MOREHow to Order Your Favorite Thai Dishes IN Thai
Thailand is a beautiful country with a reputation for picturesque beaches, kind hospitality, and perhaps most notably, delicious food. Thai food has made its way around the globe and into the hearts of millions of hungry patrons who have come to love the tasty and often chili-laden cuisine. Ordering your food in Thai is an […]
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What if the best way for you to learn Korean was… a Korean song? If you love music, why not use music as a tool to learn Korean through Korean songs! Music has a great way of expanding the brain and changing the way we think. It’s been proven to improve memory and learning abilities. […]
MOREDays of the Week in German & Easy Ways to Remember Them
Guten Tag! “Tag” in German means “day” – but what day is it? How do you talk about the days of the week in German? German Days of the Week Monday Montag Tuesday Dienstag Wednesday Mittwoch Thursday Donnerstag Friday Freitag Saturday Samstag Sunday Sonntag Learning German is easy if you approach it the right way, […]
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German prepositions include words like bis, mit, über and durch. They’re words that go before a noun (or pronoun) to provide extra information — usually something about the noun’s position in time or space. Examples of English prepositions include “until”, “with” and “before”. What makes German prepositions more complicated than their English counterparts is that […]
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Let’s learn Korean particles! Do you know what a particle is? They are tiny building blocks essential to Korean sentence structure. We don’t really have these in English, but they’re like articles or prepositions. That is, small words that function to complete and connect a sentence, like “to”, “in” or “an.” So, Korean particles may […]
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When you start studying a new language, one of the first things you discover is that certain phrases and words in other languages are untranslatable in English. This can be really frustrating. How are you supposed to learn a language when you can’t think of a simple English translation? That said, this is one of […]
MOREDays of the Week in Japanese: A Simple Guide
On today’s Japanese language agenda, we’re learning how to talk about the days of the week in Japanese. They are: Sunday: 日曜日, nichiyoubi Monday: 月曜日, getsuyoubi Tuesday: 火曜日, kayoubi Wednesday: 水曜日, suiyoubi Thursday: 木曜日, mokuyoubi Friday: 金曜日, kinyoubi Saturday: 土曜日, doyoubi In this simple guide, you’ll learn how to write the days of the week […]
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