Meccha Uzai! 10 Japanese Slang Words You Should Know
From the outside, Japanese may seem like one of the most polite languages out there. Because of all the bowing, calm gestures, and Japanese honorifics, you may be shocked to …
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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 …
20 Long and Hard Words to Pronounce from Europe
The majority of European languages belong to the Indo-European language family. There are several branches of this family such as Germanic, Romance, Baltic, Albanian, Slavic, Armenian, Hellenic (Greek) and Celtic. …
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Earn While You Learn in the 90-Day Challenge!
What if we told you we want to reward you for learning on LingQ? Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to do over the next three months! If you are …
How to Expand Your Vocabulary in Your Target Language
There are many schools of thought on how to expand your vocabulary in a language you’re learning. Should you try to memorize lists of words and their variations with flashcards? …
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8 Steps To Overcome Fear Of Speaking Your Target Language In Public
Some people are shy and don’t feel like speaking in their target language while others have no problems getting right into a conversation, even with a small vocabulary. I’m a …
Think You’re Bad At Learning Languages?
Like me, you may have had a bad experience with learning languages in school. This may have affected your self-confidence, and perhaps as an adult you’ve given up on language …
Subtitles versus Dubbing – Which Is Better For Language Learning?
Growing up in Denmark, I learned the English language through music and TV for the most part. The vast majority of the movies I watched had subtitles. Apart from some …
Why Learning A Language In Your 30s Is The Perfect Time
If you are hesitant to learn a language or studying overseas because you think it is something only people in their late teens or early 20s do, you should think …