A birthday is a very special occasion in the Korean culture, and the importance of a birthday celebration is practiced right from the start, as the biggest celebration of all is a child’s first birthday. However, this practice of celebrating each other’s birthday continues, and just like in English, we celebrate each other’s birthday by …
The purpose of this article isn’t to sell you some miraculous method that would supposedly bring you to fluency in two weeks. Let’s be realistic: even the fastest way to learn a language still requires a lot of work. Learning to speak a foreign language is an immensely demanding task. Two weeks of practice with …
Learning a language isn’t easy. Chances are, you spent years sitting in a high school classroom studying one, but still aren’t even close to mastering it. That’s because learning a language takes months and even years of dedicated study. Of course, this just gets you to conversational. If you want to be fluent, that will …
Lets face it: pouring over grammar books and vocabulary flash cards can get old. Whether you’re learning French for the first time or you’re just brushing up, its important that you stay engaged and entertained. Otherwise, it’ll be hard to maintain the steady commitment you need in order to learn French fast. Fortunately, there are …
Learning to say ‘I love you’ in Korean is actually quite simple, but because of the way this special phrase can be used in many different contexts, learning its direct translation is not enough. We also need to learn the various ways this phrase can be used. So in this article, we’ll first look at …
Learning a language is a task which never completely ends. Whether you’re a fresh-faced newbie or a grizzled veteran, there is always new vocabulary to learn and grammatical structures to refine. The article examines the best way to learn a language, how best to focus your learning at the various stages of your linguistic development …
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Hi, my name is Suzie and I’ve been tasked with the impossible feat of describing all the Spanish pronouns to you. I won’t claim that it’s going to be easy – in fact, Spanish pronouns are one of the last things I fully understood about the language. But they are extremely necessary, and used daily …
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No matter what your age or skill level, learning to speak French has immense personal and professional benefits. French is the sixth most widely spoken language in the world, and there are over 220 million French speakers across the globe, according to the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Considering the many cultural contributions that …
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You’ve finished the entire Duolingo tree—congratulations! But now you’re faced with the inevitable question – what to do after Duolingo? If you want to keep improving after Duolingo and get the best return on your time, you’ll need to get a little creative and customize your learning experience to match your goals and needs. This article …
“Decir”, meaning to tell or to say, is a pretty important word in Spanish, because, well, how can you communicate without knowing how to say? Unfortunately, though, the “decir” conjugation is one of the most complicated of the Spanish language, with almost every tense having different irregular forms. Luckily for you, you have this article, …
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