Japanese is a language that is not dependent upon sentence structure so much as it is dependent upon particles (in Japanese, joshi, 助詞). Particles are characters that relate a noun …
English Past Tense Verbs: Decoded
If we could argue that most areas of English make complete sense and have a certain set of rules to follow, then the past tense verbs are the one area …
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The Easiest Way to Learn Spanish Reflexive Verbs
Spanish reflexive verbs are verbs that we use when talking about actions that we do to or for ourselves. They are often common Spanish verbs that are used in our …
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Chinese Pronunciation: It’s Not Just Tones
There you are: wandering through an unfamiliar Chinese town, lost and alone. It’s a scorching summer day. Your phone is out of battery. You’re staying at a nice hotel in …
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Speak Like a Native With These French YouTubers
French, just like English, is an ever-evolving language that is heavily influenced by the cultures of those who speak it. And just as cultural phenomena change in an instant, so …
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Mastering the Simple Present Tense in English
Ask yourself this one simple question: what do you do every day? Just think about it for a second and write your answers down. Here are some of my answers: …
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Russian grammar 101
Just like English, the Russian language has a grammatical structure that is too complex for one blog post. However, we’ll try to give a general outline of the Russian grammar …
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Learning the Versatile Spanish Past Participle
The Spanish past participle is a verb form that can be used to make more complex verbal phrases, but can also be used as an adjective. It’s a great tool …
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Who’s afraid of Chinese Tones?
For people that haven’t studied the language, rumors of the four Chinese tones are passed around like ghost stories at a campfire. “If you say one word wrong nobody will …
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The Language of Love: French Terms of Endearment
French is known as the language of love and romance, so of course there are many unique ways of expressing affection towards others in French. There are classic English terms …
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