I was reading on Reddit the other day about someone who had a rather unfortunate experience.This person is a native Chinese speaker and used to visit China every year up until Covid hit.Since then, they haven't spoken Chinese all that much.As a resul...

A while back, someone posted on Reddit asking for advice on the most helpful language learning advice. To provide some context, this person is studying German and they need to reach an intermediate level in less than a year. They were able to reach a...

I was hanging out in Evildea's Discord server and I got to witness an interesting conversation take place.There's a guy in there who recently started learning Esperanto and he had a question based on something Evildea said in one of his videos.He not...

After Duolingo's recent announcement, a lot of people have been scrambling and looking for an alternative for the green owl. While no app will ever replace Duolingo entirely, there are some decent contenders worth considering.In my latest blog post,...

The other day, someone asked in one of the Esperanto subreddits if Esperanto speakers have particular beliefs.This is a fair question to ask.It's probably best not to join something that doesn't align with your personal beliefs.Several people gave go...

In yesterday's email, I talked about the importance of words when it comes to learning a language.But there's another equally important component that many people dread: grammar.While they are related to one another, they both serve different functio...

Languages and words are inseparable from one another. One could argue that a language is ultimately made up of words, although that is a slight oversimplification. In any case, becoming proficient in a language requires learning lots of words.There a...

Speaking is one of the 4 main skills you need to be proficient in a language.The others being writing, reading, and listening.For many people, speaking is often the most difficult skill to master.And it's not so much the speaking part.It's getting yo...

Language learning is a marathon, not a sprint. If you ever plan on learning another language, then you really need to take that previous statement to heart. It can be tough to stay motivated at times, and it may not always be clear how far along you'...

In the Language Learning subreddit, someone had asked if it's a blessing or a curse to be a native English speaker. And that got me thinking. For the record, I'm a native English speaker myself, and if you're reading this, I'm assuming you are as wel...