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- There are many differences between Russian and Polish but there's no denying that knowing Russian gives a huge head start with Polish.
- There are two characters in the Russian alphabet that will leave you perplexed for a long time as you take on the challenge of this new language: the soft sign (ь) and the hard sign (ъ).
- In a nut-shell, Russian vowel reduction describes the way in which unstressed vowels are pronounced with less phonetic clarity than stressed vowels.
- Today, we have a few more Italian colloquialisms, or idioms, or slang... or whatever you like to call them.
- Here are some common Italian terms and phrases that always play tricks on my ears.
- In my opinion, when it comes to how regional a particular language phrase is, the bottom line is: who cares?
- Most languages have a ton of slang, and Italian is no exception. Today I'll just discuss a few fun little Italian slang words.
- When you start learning a new language and reading all the motivation and instructional blogs, you find that there are a lot of strong opinions on whether or not it is important to speak correctly.
- In Italian, a tongue-twister is called scioglilingua, and they've got some hard ones! I've listed a few here.
- One of the simplest things I do in foreign languages also happens to be the one that people seem to find most impressive: simply saying 'thanks'.
- Effective communication means choosing the best word for the situation. And yes, sometimes, that's a 'swear' word.
- Today, we'll look at a few more useful Italian word patterns I've found.
- In this post, I share some vital Lithuanian expressions for asking for directions.
- In this post, I'll teach you how to count in Lithuanian.
- Today we'll cover how to ask for survival necessities in Lithuanian.
- Recently, one of my Russian friends pointed out to me that I had used зачем incorrectly, and that these two words are most definitely not interchangeable.
- Today I'll teach you how to give and ask for directions in Italian.
- In today's post, I'll explain to you how to count in Italian and basic numbers.
- In this post, I'll teach you basic essentials in Italian and how to ask for them.
- In this post, I'll teach you the question words in Lithuanian and how to ask questions.
- Today I'll show you how to be courteous and polite when speaking Italian.
- In this post, I'll teach you how Italians greet each other and other essential Italian phrases.
- In this post, I share some helpful expressions in Lithuanian for being courteous and polite.
- In today's post, I'll teach you some essential Lithuanian expressions to greet people.
- One of the most versatile words in many languages is 'mother', but there is probably no language in which it is more versatile than in Spanish.
- It most likely started in Rome, with the Latin pronouns tu and vos, but these days it can be seen in many languages throughout the world.
- I'm going to need to know how to ask and answer questions in Esperanto if I have any hope of becoming fluent in one week.
- In today's post, I'll teach you Italian question words and how to ask questions.
- Today I'll teach you how to form and use diminutives in the Italian language.