Language Learning Tips Should You Learn Two (or More) Languages at Once? I get it. I really do.If you're learning one language, you've probably thought about learning another. (More realistically, multiple). I'm personally shooting for ten. Currently, I'm at four — Spanish, Japanese, Russian, and
Linguistics How Many Words Do You Need to Know to Speak Another Language? A vocabulary of one-thousand words would allow you to recognize nearly 80% of the words in a given English text (Nation, 2006). Imagine my thrill, a few months into learning Japanese, when I
japanese Japanese Particles: The Nuts and Bolts of Japanese Grammar Have you ever thought about a screw? Probably not. It's just a piece of metal that, by itself, doesn't seem to have a significant purpose. Right?Now imagine if you were to remove
Learn Spanish Verbs of Change: 6 Ways to Say “Become” in Spanish If you’ve been learning Spanish for a while, you’ve probably noticed that it’s a bit difficult to express the idea of “becoming” something. There just isn’t a single word
History Linguistic Extinction: How Languages Die In a previous article, we said that language is a living organism. It gets born, it grows and it develops — as does the society in which it is spoken. Languages change over time
Discussion 5 Reasons You Shouldn't Learn a Language We have a fair share of articles that discuss language learning on our blog. We’ve told you what to do if you’re stuck at the intermediate plateau and discussed whether accent
Inspirational Stories Finding Memories: How a polyglot won his languages back after a brain injury Having woken up from a coma, polyglot William Hearn realized that all the languages he had ever known were competing for the same space in his head — but he could no longer express himself in any of them properly. In this story, William tells Glossika how he won his languages back.
Careers The Top 7 In-Demand Languages for Interpreters and Translators There is a hot debate about the most in-demand languages for translators and interpreters. But the discussion about the highest-paying translation languages has been going on since the turn of the century. And
Learn Turkish Turkish Basics: Ten Expressions to Start and End Interactions Ah, Türkiye — a land of wonders. Beautiful sea coasts, great food, amazing cultural heritage, but most of all, great people. Whether you are considering visiting Turkey for a holiday, seeing historical sites such
Language Learning Tips Overcoming the Intermediate Plateau: Keep Calm and Carry On You’ve reached a cool point in your language journey: you’ve achieved a level where it’s possible to talk about almost any topic, despite making a fair amount of mistakes. Most
Learn Japanese Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji: The Three Infamous Japanese "Alphabets" Do you remember your first day in Japanese class? I still do. All the excitement and expectations of how the class was going to be. After greeting us, our teacher’s first question
History Shibboleths: Words Intended to be Mispronounced Did you know that there are words which physically cannot be pronounced by speakers of other languages? And that these words can be used to identify such people in critical situations? These words
Learn Spanish Spanish Pronouns: When to use “Tú” and “Usted” You’re just starting out on your language journey… then you Google how to say “how are you?” and realize there’s more than one way to say you in Spanish. Fear not,
Productivity Mini Habits: A More Reliable Way to Build Good Habits So you’re trying to build a new habit, and it’s not going so well. But why is that?Many people learning a new language struggle to make learning a part of
History Why an Ancient Roman Wouldn’t Recognize Their Own Alphabet Today We’ve previously covered the history of the Latin script and how it came to life: How it evolved from the Greek alphabet, which in turn was derived from the Old Phoenician writing
