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 …
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Spanish Tongue Twisters: Not for the Faint-Hearted!
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 …
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Common Spanish Verbs You Need To Know
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 …
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Te Amo vs Te Quiero: How to say "I Love You" in Spanish
I have been busy making friends with Spanish speaking people here in Vancouver, one of whom seems to like me. I don’t mind, it is all in the name of …
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 …
4 Hacks To Make Learning Grammar Less Stressful
When I went to school and took German classes, I did pretty well in my oral exams, but I completely flunked the written tests because of all the grammar rules. This …