Tag: #tips

Unfortunately, Babbel Korean is not yet available to those of us trying to learn to speak Korean. Fortunately, there are some fantastic alternatives for courses and apps which I'll share in just a moment.

If you want to learn Portuguese, this article will help guide you. Here's my step-by-step beginner's guide to learning Portuguese from scratch.

Want to learn Norwegian in Norway while travelling, or staying there for work or study? This will explain you need to know about learning Norwegian in Norway.

There are so many online language courses out there, so I put together a list of some of the best and how they compare so you can learn a language at home.

In spite of the fact that SRS is the hottest thing in language learning right now, I'm going tell everyone to stop using it.

I'm going to talk about things you need to stop doing in order to achieve fluency in another language.

Today I’m going to educate you on kiwi slang. Maybe you’re coming to New Zealand for a trip and want to understand how kiwis speak - well, here is a guide.

Unfortunately, Babbel Arabic is not yet available to those of us trying to learn to speak Arabic. Fortunately, there are some fantastic alternatives for courses and apps which I'll share in just a moment.

So often, the best advice is also the most frustrating. Sometimes the you can't learn something new unless you first un-learn something you already know.

It is my firm belief that one of the main reasons why so many people do not learn foreign languages, is that they simply do not know how to do it.

When I started learning Greek this year, one of the biggest challenges I had to overcome was dealing with false friends.

Typing the words not only helps me to practice using the Greek keyboard, but it also helps me to commit to memory the words I'm learning.

One topic that seems to come up often in conversations I have with language-learners is the subject of mixing up languages in your head.

When learning a language, the worst thing you can do is give yourself too much time. Every day that you do not have a task is an opportunity for Parkinson's Law to operate.

The word fluency literally means fluid, or flowing. It means you're able to comfortably use a language without long, painful pauses while you try to think of a word.

Figure out what you do and how you use language, and then just find ways to switch those activities into your target language.

There are some excellent courses and online resources for learning Hungarian, but today I want to recommend some great podcasts (including podcast-style courses).

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'.

Some of the most well-known and popular study methods are based on a kind of progress-based incentive.

In today's post, I'll show you how I use my shopping list to learn more Italian.

There is no reason why a person can't be making friends and practicing Italian after only one month (or even less!) of study.

There are many aspects of a language that stem from a different thought, the level of thought is where translation has to happen in order to reach fluency.

Look around you as you go through your day and name the things you see. Try to describe your surroundings in Italian.