If you glance through a couple of articles on China, don’t be surprised if your head starts to spin with the sheer scale of things. The Great Wall? 21,196 kilometers …
Let’s Eat! Japanese Phrases For Eating Out
One of the universal aspects of humanity that transcends cultural or language boundaries is hunger. We all must receive nutrients somehow or another. One of our great pastimes of the …
Basic French Phrases for Everyday Life
Do you ever wonder how long it takes to learn French? Well, unfortunately there’s no clear answer. However, learning basic French phrases that are commonly used can help you if …
German Conjugation: A Walk in the Park
It’s not quite fair, is it? You’ve been told that German cases are the bane of every learner. You pored over online articles and textbook charts and finally have a …
The Future Simple Tense in English: Let’s Time-Travel
Running off of my previously published posts where I spoke at length about the simple present tense and past tense, it’s finally time to travel into the future. Let’s take …
Italian Slang: The Devil is in the Detail
Knowing formal Italian is important for professional purposes and many other everyday situations a language learner can find himself or herself in. However, if you want to be well-versed and …
The Many Faces of Mandarin Chinese
They say it’s the hardest language in the world. Tones, characters, dialects – it’s intimidating, to be sure. But it truly isn’t all that bad. The first language and lingua franca …
Japanese Grammar: Get to Grips with the Basics
The English language and the Japanese language have very strong differences that can seem off-putting to a native speaker of either language to attempt to learn the other. When focussing …
Fine Tune Your Skills With French Songs
Who said learning a language has to be all work and no play? Listening to French songs is a fantastic way to relax and have fun while practicing your language …
German Pronouns: It’s Not Just You And Me
You know what they say – mastery is mastering the basics. Without a solid knowledge of how to accurately use even the simplest of things in your German repertoire, you’ll …