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Free Conversation guide for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
by CélineThe 2024 Paris Olympic Games are here! The Olympics are the largest major sporting event in the world, and this year, they’re especially important for France since Paris is hosting the games. Many sports fans and followers from […]
Read MoreFiled Under: LanguagesTagged With: vocabularyChinese Alphabet
by LucieHave you studied any romance or Germanic languages like French or German? If so, you’ve probably found lots of similarities between those alphabets and the English alphabet. But the Chinese alphabet is another story because, basically…it doesn’t exist! […]
Read MoreFiled Under: ChineseTagged With: vocabularyNumbers in Russian
by MirariWe’ve already convinced you that Russian is easy to learn, so today, we’re going to talk about numbers in Russian! If you’re learning Russian, it’s crucial to learn numbers in Russian because are used often in daily conversations. […]
Read MoreFiled Under: RussianTagged With: vocabularyDays of the week in French
by ElisaIf your goal is to learn French, but you’re finding it hard to memorize the days of the week, you’re in the right place: it’s time to learn how to pronounce and write the days of the week […]
Read MoreFiled Under: FrenchTagged With: vocabulary2024 EURO Conversation Guide for FREE
by BertaEuro 2024 starts today! At sporting events like this, fans from various European countries meet in bars to watch their teams play and celebrate victories together. If you’re a sports fan passionate about foreign languages, then it’s a […]
Read MoreFiled Under: LanguagesTagged With: fun vocabularyHow to Pronounce Gnocchi (And Other Important Italian Words)
by NatalieHave you ever ordered a meal in a restaurant, only to have the server subtly correct your pronunciation? It can be embarrassing and disheartening. If you’re planning on spending time in Italy, or simply want to impress your […]
Read MoreFiled Under: ItalianTagged With: italian pronunciationSimple Past or Present Perfect? How to Choose
Have you ever had a moment of panic in the middle of a conversation when you realize you don’t know which verb tense to use? English learners can often get tripped up on the question of verb tenses. […]
Read MoreThe 300 Most Common German Words: Frequency Lists
by KatharinaGerman is a fascinating language, and a part of its mystique for English speakers is that it is an agglutinative language. This means that words can simply be compounded onto one another to create new combined meanings. Because […]
Read MoreFiled Under: GermanTagged With: practice vocabularyFrequency List: The 300 Most Common Italian Words
by KatharinaHere’s the next installation in our series on frequency lists. In order to have a basic conversation in most languages, you need to know about 200 common words. Generally speaking, a vocabulary of about 1,000 words is necessary […]
Read MoreFiled Under: ItalianTagged With: practice vocabularyAsking Someone to Take a Picture: French Shadowing Practice [VIDEO]
Do you have a good grasp on French vocabulary but feel like your pronunciation isn’t quite as good as it could be? Or worse! Maybe native French speakers struggle to understand you even though your sentences are correct? […]
Read MoreFiled Under: FrenchTagged With: french pronunciation speaking