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Mate: how to make it, and everything you need to know about it

Ever wondered what that "wet grass in a bowl" -looking drink that Argentinians drink is? Well, it's mate (mah-TAY), and here's everything you need to know about it: the lingo, the recipe, and some cultural notes so you don't make a fool of yourself.

Learn Chinese

Australian student on learning Chinese by himself

Matthew thought that if he could learn Chinese (notoriously known to be difficult for English speakers), he could learn any language. He started learning Chinese with Glossika and is now comfortable conversing with native Chinese speakers.

Learn Italian

Italian Basics: What You Need to Know About Verbs

In this article, we’ll talk about the five most common struggles that learners have with Italian verbs — the one element that a sentence cannot exist exist without.

Learn Korean

The Diverse Voices of Korea: An Exploration of South Korean Dialects

South Korea is a country rich in culture, history, and linguistic diversity. While the Korean language might sound uniform to outsiders, it's woven with various dialects that reflect the unique characteristics of its different regions. But, first things first, what exactly is a dialect?

Other

Polyglot Interviews: Insights into Language Learning

At the recent Polyglot Gathering in Prague, our CEO, Michael Campbell, conducted a series of interviews with a diverse group of polyglots, each sharing unique insights and experiences about their language learning journeys.

Inspirational Stories

One, two, punch: How a “bad” language learner became a polyglot

For Sebastiao, the main goal of language learning is to be able to communicate with the people around him. He believes that learning a language is a lot like boxing: you have to train yourself first.

Learn Japanese

Is Japanese really that hard?

The difficulty of the Japanese language has been a topic of discussion among language learners and researchers for quite some time. To be blunt, many consider it to be a challenging language to master. As a learner, though...

Inspirational Stories

Opera Singer to Polyglot: "No character opens their mouth to speak unless they want something"

Having spent his young years singing on cruise ships, Markos has been to many countries and was fascinated by languages. Markos tells Glossika how he went on to learn more than five languages and why he believes that baptism by fire is the best approach to learning a language.

Linguistics

Language fossilization: What it is and how to overcome it

So, it's been a few years into your language learning journey, and: you’ve noticed you keep repeatedly make the same mistakesyou feel stuck, and you don’t know why you aren’t

Taiwanese Learning Resources | Glossika

The Future of Taiwanese Hokkien in a Mandarin-Dominant Taiwan

If you're a bit familiar with Taiwan, you're likely aware that its linguistic landscape is far more diverse than just Mandarin Chinese. Despite its relatively small size, Taiwan boasts a rich diversity of

Inspirational Stories

An English/Chinese teacher’s insights into effective language learning

Katie Blackburn has been living in Taiwan for more than 10 years, teaching English and Chinese. In this interview, Katie tells us about her journey to the Chinese-speaking world and the language-learning insights she found along the way.

GlossikaLive

An Overview of the Middle East's Languages | Glossika Live #1

On May 10th we held our first Glossika Live session, during which Glossika's very own Imad provided a crash-course overview and comparison of four Middle Eastern languages: (Modern Standard) Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish, and

Learn Finnish

How I learned Finnish grammar… without studying it

I had just bought the most beautiful engagement ring in California. I was back in my hometown in northern Sweden. I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this lovely young lady. The only thing was, she grew up speaking a completely different language than me: Finnish.

Inspirational Stories

Teaching English to Orphans: How a retired professor found his purpose

Sam and his wife fell in love with Bali 25 years ago when they first visited as tourists. Now they volunteer for the SOS Children's Village orphanage in Bali. Sam told Glossika how he teaches English to the children at the orphanage and what difficulties he had to overcome to learn Indonesian.

Learn Spanish

How (and Why) to Use Poetry to Improve your Spanish

The massive popularity of Spanish comes with a fantastic advantage: there are countless resources to choose from. Hispanic literature is among them, but poems usually go unnoticed in comparison to the attention given

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