Category Archive For "Language Tips"
Spanish vs. Portuguese: How similar are they?
We all know that languages coming from the same language family generally share similar traits. That’s canonical for most language families. In our case, the Romance languages descend from Vulgar Latin and that is the reason why there are so many words that sound almost the same in all five languages (six – if you …
Here’s How to Say Merry Christmas in 16 Different Languages
As winter holidays are drawing near, we think more and more about Christmas, spending time with our loved ones, big-hearted Santa Claus and all the beautiful presents he is going to bring. It’s a feeling like no other in the world – the Christmas feeling. And it wouldn’t be the same without the Christmas songs …
Here’s How to Use Mondly and Get the Best Out of It
Just downloaded Mondly and you are not sure how to get started yet? Or maybe you are still thinking whether Mondly is the best choice for you or not? Either way, your questions will 100% find an answer in the following article. So buckle up and get ready for an in-depth exploration of how to …
How to Say Hello in Chinese: A Quick Guide to Chinese Greetings
How should we say “hello” in Chinese? 你好 nǐ hǎo is maybe the most well-known Chinese greeting. But surely, like in many other languages, 你好 nǐ hǎo is not the only way to greet someone in Chinese. There must be different kinds of greetings you can use with friends and other people you are close …
45 Popular Slang Words from Around the World and Their Meanings
As technology advances and we get closer to the possibility of a Black Mirror-esque scenario becoming real, the world enters a new chapter dominated more and more by the internet culture. Most of our social interactions are now influenced by memes, dynamic social media platforms and our desire to be unique, heard and belong to …
Count in Japanese – A Complete Guide to Japanese Numbers
There’s no denying that Japanese is a very complex and beautiful language. In fact, Japanese is so complex that a native English speaker would need around 2200 hours of study to achieve Japanese fluency. So learning Japanese can certainly be considered one of the greatest achievements in anyone’s life. But that doesn’t mean it’s next …
How to Say Hello in French: 12 Useful French Greetings Beyond Bonjour
Bonjour, mon ami francophone! (Hello, my francophone friend!) I’m glad to see you love the French language as much as I do! In some of the previous lessons, we’ve talked about French phrases, French movies and the best way to learn French, but for today’s lesson it’s time to go back to the basics and …
This Is the Perfect App to Learn a Language Before a City Break
Every city break is magic. You vibrate together with the city, the stories, the people, you fall in love with their culture and language. And more often than not, you decide to come back home, learn the language and visit again soon. But your experience would be a million times even more awesome if you’d …
The Best Way to Learn Korean Online – 6 Brilliant Resources
The Korean language is the 13th most spoken language in the world today with roughly 77.2 million native speakers in North Korea, South Korea, China and some areas from Japan and Russia. According to the Foreign Service Institute of the US Government, a native English speaker would need around 2200 hours or 88 weeks of …
A Quick Guide to Mastering the Turkish Alphabet
The Turkish language (or “Türkçe” – as the Turkish people would say) is the most widely spoken Turkic language with around 80 million native speakers all around the world. Turkish is a part of the Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family together with Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and Qashqai (a language spoken by the Qashqai people). …
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