I’m French and grew up in a very small village in the French countryside. At home, at school and everywhere around me we spoke only French, and yet I’m fluent …
The Russian language is notorious for its six cases, which, along with the endings, arguably make up the biggest challenge for learners. Do not be daunted, though. If you take …
It’s pretty common knowledge that German has a very regular writing system. Unlike some languages (say… English….) the German-speaking world has agreed on a series of spelling reforms that have …
Chinese is a language that has no alphabet, which can be daunting for the Chinese learner. Instead there are characters, over 50,000 of them. However, if you want to learn …
From the outside, Japanese may seem like one of the most polite languages out there. Because of all the bowing, calm gestures, and Japanese honorifics, you may be shocked to …
If you want to level up your Spanish, you need to practice some of these Spanish tongue twisters! What Are Tongue Twisters? Tongue twisters are sets of words or phrases …
Using French adjectives is like adding spice to a bland dish. They add texture, sensation and descriptive qualities to your communication. Adjectives will help others to visualize what you are …
Many ask, is German hard to learn? Well, learning German and in particular its vocabulary is not a piece of cake. All those lengthy compound words are so hard to …
One of the most important things to focus on at the beginning of your Spanish language journey is common Spanish verbs. A verb is a word that expresses an …
Once you have some basic vocabulary and the present tense as part of your repertoire, the next step will be learning the French future tense. You will want to be able …
Most people know that there are two official languages in Canada: English and French. While English is spoken by the majority of Canadians – around 58.4% of them – an …
If you are about to start a Japanese language learning journey, prepare for a challenging, but wonderful experience. Japanese is a remarkably rich, and it contains concepts that don’t even …
As I have said before, learning a language can be very time consuming and tedious if you don’t use methods that motivate you. Steve Kaufmann talks a lot about doing things …
As you may know, LingQ recently launched a free language proficiency test that you can use to evaluate your skills in your target language. I used the Spanish test numerous …
How many words do we need to know before we can say; “I speak Spanish, Hungarian, Danish, Swedish, English” or whatever the case may be? Some people, such as Benny …
