Category: Language Hacks

German Numbers: Learn To Count From 0 to 1,000 in German

written by James Johnson

Learn German numbers from 0 to 1,000, including the reversed tens pattern, forms of one and useful pronunciation notes.

written by Zack Simon

French has tricky pronunciation and grammar, but cognates, recurring verb patterns and real conversations give beginners practical starting points.

written by Benny Lewis

Language islands are a powerful tool to reach fluency faster in your target language. But how can you become an expert at using them?

written by Caitlin Sacasas

Learn Japanese through video games with active reading and listening methods, ten game suggestions, and a checklist for language and region settings.

written by Caitlin Sacasas

Learn the four Mandarin Chinese tones and neutral tone, understand third-tone sandhi, and practise pinyin, tone pairs, listening and pronunciation.

written by Benny Lewis

Use this first-month plan to learn French through checked phrases, pronunciation practice, short conversations, reading, listening and weekly review.

written by Caitlin Sacasas

Learn how Japanese punctuation works, including quotation marks, the middle dot, wave dash, spacing and the ー long-vowel mark.

written by Benny Lewis

Learn how to become fluent in Spanish with five practical steps for useful vocabulary, listening, speaking, feedback and steady practice.

written by George Julian

Explore British English accents, pronunciation, vocabulary and slang, with practical examples from England and clear notes on regional variation.