In Spanish, it‘s very simple to make a mistake. Just leaving out a small detail like an accent mark can completely alter the meaning of a word or a sentence. …
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Learning to Read Japanese: A Quick Guide for Beginners
Does learning to read Japanese need to be hard? As both the regular readers of my blog know, I have been learning Japanese on LingQ this year, mostly to see how hard it is. I wrote some posts on it, if anyone is interested: http://tracesofdodo.blo…
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How to Teach Yourself Spanish, Japanese, and Other Languages for Free
If you’re wondering how to teach yourself Spanish, Japanese, or whichever language you’re interested for free, then you’ve come to the right place. Everyone thinks learning a language is expensive. It …
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Internet Polyglots Share Content on LingQ!
Last week the Canadian city of Montreal hosted the 2017 LangFest, a gathering of language enthusiasts from all over the world. The event was jam-packed with interesting talks on topics …
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Importing on LingQ
When learning a language, content is key. If you can find content of interest, you will be motivated to spend the time with it and to understand better. One of …
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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 …
Reviewing Vocabulary in Lessons and on The Vocabulary Page
Any time I want to see all the words and phrases I have made LingQs for, I can find them on the Vocabulary page. I can tab between All LingQs, …
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Inspiring Language Quotes from Famous Polyglots
This week I thought I’d write something a little different. As you may know by now, I write this blog to keep myself – and hopefully anyone who reads it …
The Four Language Skills and How to Improve Them
In order to master a language there are four skills you need to focus on: listening, reading, speaking and writing. Some learners prefer to only read a language and never …
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The 1000 Word Challenge
A few years ago the British Council started a project called the 1000 word challenge. They did this in the hope that more people in Britain would try to learn at …