Language Learning
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Portuguese Active Sentences That Can Be Translated Into English Only in Passive
Many important everyday sentences in Romance languages (descendants of Vulgar Latin), such as French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, can only be structured in the passive voice and NEVER occur in the active voice when translated into English. This difference occurs because English doesn’t use reflexive or active constructions to describe actions that impact a person indirectly as much as Latin languages. Unfortunately, as far as I know, there are not any established rules to preview when a s
Traditional vs. Simplified Chinese: What to Learn?
Simplified Chinese was created in the mid-20th century to make learning easier by reducing strokes and standardizing characters to improve literacy.
New Year—New Language: Set Up Learning Goals
Setting a New Year’s resolution gives you 365 days to try something new.
Advantages of Learning Japanese for Chinese Speakers
Japanese uses many Chinese characters called Kanji and has also developed two other scripts, Hiragana and Katakana, based on them. These scripts look similar, so people who know Chinese can use Kanji to help remember Japanese words. In simple terms, Chinese speakers learning Japanese can more easily understand the meanings of words with Kanji, even though the pronunciations are different. Research shows that Japanese children need to learn 1,026 Kanji by the end of sixth grade, which means knowi
Different Ways to Say “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” in Other Languages
It’s fun and kind to show respect for other people’s traditions by learning how to say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” in more than one language.
How I Prepared Myself For the Korean Proficiency Exam in 3 Months
Disclaimer: While this article focuses on my experience preparing for the Korean language proficiency exam (TOPIK), the strategies and lessons I share can be applied to any language exam, including IELTS and TOEFL. If you’re an English learner preparing for these tests, you’ll find useful tips here, too! I’m thrilled to share that I recently achieved Level 5 on the TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) exam, and I want to take you through my journey, struggles, and strategies that helped me rea
Explore Resources And Apps to Learn Portuguese Faster
Dreading learning the language of Portuguese? You’re wrong! It can be fluid and quite pleasant with the suitable techniques. These ten tools are guaranteed to make learning a new language or even revisiting an old one both seamless and effective: all that is required is a spare minute or two in your busy schedule to put them to use. Applications for learning Portuguese LiveXP This application, which is available both for iOS and Android, can help you a lot. With the Word Trainer, which is f
Tips For Learning Languages From a Self-Taught Learner
Aside from being an ESL teacher, I study foreign languages myself. I have been doing so for a decade, and this has provided me with many valuable tips. Just monotonously writing down or reading lessons doesn’t work at all. Perhaps one would be able to memorize the theoretical side; however, when it comes to practicing it, they may fail. This is why, whenever it is possible, it is best to understand the rules depicted in a certain topic. Understanding a lesson will help the learner cement their
