Is Chinese really so hard to learn as a second language?
Many foreign friends of mine are complaining to me that Chinese is so hard to learn: the ridiculously difficult writing system, the confusing four tones, the extensive system of measure words, so a lot of things to memorize It seems...
Our “mind power” is largely in the way we use our words, and limited by our vocabulary. Words, and the concepts they express, are different in each language, and there are differing common expressions. That’s why when you learn a new language, you learn new ways to...
Japanese is a language spoken by more than 120 million people worldwide in countries including Japan, Brazil, Guam, Taiwan, and on the American island of Hawaii. Japanese is a language comprised of characters completely different from the western alphabet that makes up such languages as English,...
The Greek language is over 3,500 years old, though it has evolved through the years. Over 15 million people worldwide speak Greek. It is the official language of Greece and Cyprus, and is spoken natively by immigrants living in many countries around the world. The Greek alphabet is considered...
Learning a new language such as Spanish can be really rewarding and it can really broaden your options in job, travel. However, many people don’t have the time to attend an after work class because of family commitments. For those people there is an alternative. You can learn to speak...
With the popularity of the Internet has come the opportunity to partake in a plethora of new services. Who would have imagined that you could, for example, learn the fundamentals of the Spanish language from an online course? All you need is an Internet connection and the desire to...
How to learn Spanish? As I am sure you know learning a foreign language is not an easy task unless you are one of those people with an ear for language, something I never really understood. There are many available options. The first that comes to mind is obviously taking course in your high...
The following tips to learn German are personal recommendations that you probably won’t get from a teacher. But it is worth giving them a try.
Picture Dictionaries
Picture Dictionaries are books that differ significantly from what you would expect from a regular dictionary....
Note: This experience had to do with preserving Spanish for our kids but the principles are valid for anyone trying to help their kids speak and preserve any language and culture.
COUNTRY OF MANY PEOPLES
This country,,, (The authors raised their kids in the United States but they...
English has many words with more than one meaning – for example: ‘can’ – to be able to; tin receptacle. Many foreign language words also have multiple definitions. How can you ensure that you choose the correct one? Mistakes can be embarrassing!
Instead of...
You know it’s true. Everyone has told you. You have to spend as much time as possible listening to a foreign language. But how?
* Co-Workers – Friends – Family
If you are fortunate enough to have people around you who speak the language, spend as much time as you...
The Spanish language arrived in America first through Cristbal Colns exploratory travels, and then with the rest of colonizers, at the end of the fifteenth century. At this point the Spanish language was already firmly consolidated in the Iberian peninsula. In the new world, however, Spanish had...