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 …
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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The Present Perfect in Spanish in Two Easy Steps
The present perfect in Spanish is used to talk about things that we have or haven’t done in the past and have still done (or haven’t done) in the present. …
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Become a Better English Speaker Through Passive Listening
According to internet polyglot and LingQ cofounder Steve Kaufmann, listening is by far the most important language skill. In fact, he claims that great listening skills are often a straight …
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Happy New Year in Japanese (and Other Greetings)
New Year’s Day marks the end of weeks of winter celebration. There was Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and then New Year’s Eve right at the December’s end. Students wrapped up their …
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Russian Words That Don’t Exist in English
Comparing English and Russian is like comparing apples to oranges. English is a Germanic language and Russian belongs to the Slavic language family. This means the languages have completely different …
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