Esperanto and English are 2 languages that are near and dear to my heart. English is my native language so naturally I feel a pretty strong attachment towards it. I grew up in an English-speaking country and all my friends speak English. On the other...
In language learning, it seems like there's a lot of things to learn.And if you're just starting out, it can be hard to figure out where to start.Maybe you've tried a few apps here and there and made limited progress.Or perhaps you've watched a few Y...
Someone on Reddit recently asked if it's important to speak your TL.That might seem like a strange question.And the OP even admitted that the question sounded a little dumb but they didn't know how else to phrase it.However, they said that they norma...
A significant milestone in any language learner's journey is being able to understand native speakers.Sure, you can watch comprehensible input videos made by native speakers but that's not the same thing.I mean understanding content made by and for n...
Words are an important part of any language. I once heard someone described words as the "soul" of a language and I do think there's some truth to that. With the exception of perhaps signed languages, every language has something akin to words. So, i...
For those of you that have been following me for a while, you know that Spanish and French are 2 of the main languages I've been focusing on.I have different reasons for both.French is a heritage language for me and I have many relatives that speak t...
The other day, Evildea made a video with a provocative title saying "Language Learning is DEAD."Bold statement to make, isn't it?In case you don't know Evildea, he's fairly popular in the language learning YouTube community.He originally started off...
Many language learners tend to hold native-level speakers as the peak of language-learning ability. And while there is some truth to this, this doesn't mean you need to be native-level in order to use a language. It all depends on your goals. For exa...
A person on Reddit recently asked how to go about learning their heritage language.For context, this person is Filipina-American and while they can understand Tagalog, they're unable to speak it as their parents only wanted them to be fluent in Engli...
I'm very passionate about language learning.But you gotta admit, that sometimes, learning a new language is tough.You're spending countless hours each day with seemingly no end in sight.Progress can be a bit slow at times.And you might even begin to...