Languages are not learned for the sheer sake of accumulating a stack of vocabulary words or conquered grammatical ideas, they’re learned to be lived and breathed. Everybody studying Japanese …
The Ultimate Guide to English Slang for Language Learners
Post Hey, what’s up? Up? The sky or the ceiling, what else could there be? Hmmm… As we can see, guessing the meaning of certain English words and …
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Japanese Words We Use in English
If you’ve ever wondered how hard Japanese is to learn, well I’ve got news for you…you probably know a bunch of Japanese words already! Thanks in part to Japan’s …
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Chinese Verbs and Why They’re Easy to Master
In our post about Chinese sentence structure, we mentioned that, “Chinese verbs have no tenses nor conjugations.” If you ever want to talk about the past, present, or future, you …
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The French Preposition “De” and How to Use It Properly
In our recent posts, we’ve been talking about the different ways that you can access French content to help you improve your language skills. But today, I’d like to …
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Um, Dois, Três: Portuguese Numbers
Whether you’re expressing your age, asking for that special someone’s phone number, remembering a birthday, mailing a letter, or keeping track of your weight, you’ll need to know numbers! If …
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Korean Greetings for Absolute Beginners
Whether you’re studying Korean or any other language, greetings are probably the first things you will come across in your studies. Greetings are usually short and easy to remember …
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Common English Mistakes: ~ed Versus ~ing Words
The proof is in the pudding, the saying goes. However, when it comes to some common English mistakes surrounding adjectives, I’d say the truth is in the suffix. Namely, there …
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How Long Does it Take to Learn German
Who doesn’t lead a busy life these days? If you’re thinking about taking up a new language, the number-one question on your mind is probably something like “Yeah, learning …
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Understanding Japanese Adjective Conjugation
In language, there are ways to express things very simply and ways to express things in a more nuanced way. When expressing ideas and opinions, it becomes important to …
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