Thank You in Japanese (and Other Useful Phrases)
If you’re about to start a Japanese language learning journey, you’re in for a treat! It’s a rich and expressive language. There are quite a few words in Japanese that don’t even …
10 Common Mistakes in English Even Native Speakers Make
English is hard even for native speakers. It seems that everyone makes a mistake here and there, no matter how long they’ve been studying. And you know something, that’s OK. Mistakes …
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Learn English Through Stories
Who doesn’t love a good scare? Well, actually some don’t. I suggest if you’re one of those scaredy cats, you stop reading right now because things are about to get down right spooky! Reading and listening along is one of the best ways to learn English, and on LingQ you can translate words and phrases as you go.
To celebrate Halloween, we’ve put together a list of some the creepiest content we have in the English library on LingQ. So lock the doors, curl up on the sofa and prepare to be scared.
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Learning Chinese Through Comprehensible Input
My name is Ryan Arp. As Steve Kaufmann recommends in his Youtube videos: words, words, and more words!
I originate from a small farming community in Iowa. During my time (I am 26 years old now) at the University of Iowa, I befriended lots of foreign Chinese undergraduate students; it was through them that I was introduced to Chinese culture and, of course, the Chinese language.
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I Know 10000 Italian Words!
Still Keeping Pace I’m heading into month 3 of my Italian 90-day challenge and I’m feeling pretty good! I’ve managed to ramp up my learning activities so the challenge targets …
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How long does it take to learn a new language?
When talking about language learning this question comes up again and again. The truth is that there is no right answer, it depends on a lot of factors. I started …
Learn Language Through Music
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 …
Spanish Idioms – Cats, Turkeys & Husbands Falling from the Sky
I have spent the last couple of weeks in Denmark due to a big family event that I wanted/had to attend. I hadn’t been back home for three whole years, …
5 Free Language Proficiency Tests
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?
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 …