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Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/en/learn/en/web/lesson/443814 Transcript can be found on my blog: https://blog.thelinguist.com/tips-for-learning-spanish-verbs More reasons to learn Spanish. Leave a comment below. Also, here are some useful posts that can help you: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2017/07/27/te-amo-vs-te-quiero/ https://www.lingq.com/blog/2017/07/27/te-amo-vs-te-quiero/ https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/04/09/spanish-jokes/

The most important thing in learning Spanish, as in learning all languages, is the motivation. The language itself is quite consistent, and is relatively easy to learn. Timelines: 0:55 Spanish is one of the most attractive languages to learn. 1:38 A lot of people speak Spanish. 2:00 Reminiscence of Spain. 3:42 Latin American culture. 4:31 Key to Romance languages. 5:00 Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in language learning. 6:05 Why Spanish is easy for English speakers. 7:13 Verbix verb conjugator. 8:55 Spanish pronunciation difficulties. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Free Spanish grammar guide: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/spanish/

Para mí, esa distinción no es tan importante. El aprendizaje de idiomas es un proceso integral. La escucha y la lectura son actividades de comunicación con el idioma. Son las actividades de base para prepararnos a hablar. Una vez que empezamos a hablar tenemos que hablar mucho, y sin preocuparse ni de la gramática ni de nos errores.

I think the difference between active and passive language skills is overblown. Language learning is an holistic process.

LingQ has obtained permission to use content from Echo Moskvi in our Russian Library. http://www.echo.msk.ru/interview/ We will be adding lots of their lively interviews to LingQ. They are great for learning Russian and will be available for free download from our site. But for the real thing visit Echo at their site.

🔥 Learn Languages Like I Do on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3v7vFWb My perspective on learning Russian, the country and the people. Transcript: Hello, Steve Kaufmann here. Today I’m going to talk about Russian, my experience with Russian, about how I learned the language, some comments about the language. I’m going to begin by explaining a bit about Russia and Russian culture as I perceive it. I had mentioned in my video about learning French that the French like to be very logical, at least that’s what they teach at school, they’d like to be very precise in how they explain themselves and so forth. The Japanese are not at all that way. Also, there’s a lot of understatement in Japanese. They don’t say no. They say we’re going to certainly consider your suggestion, which means no. The Russians aren’t like that... Study the full transcript on LingQ: https://goo.gl/rA0UfI Timelines: 0:20 Russia and Russian culture as I perceive it. 1:36 How I got started learning Russian. 2:24 Russian grammar is very complicated. 2:52 Russia is a phenomenal country. 6:57 Russian pronunciation is hard. 8:24 Russian writing system. 9:49 Word order is an issue. 11:11 Russian Case system. 13:48 The problem with the cases. 16:03 How to deal with the cases. 17:20 Not knowing Russian cases doesn’t prevent you from understanding. 18:22 Verbs of motion in Russian. 19:18 Aspect of verbs in Russian. 20:20 The good news about Russian. Master the Russian alphabet: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/06/29/russian-alphabet/ LingQ: https://bit.ly/3v7vFWb My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve More Tips: Russian Question Words: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/11/05/russian-question-words/ LingQ's free Russian grammar guide: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/russian/

Как я начинал изучать русский, и что это значит для меня. Timelines: 0:52 Почему я стал учить русский. / Why I started learning Russian. 1:51 Мой подход к изучению грамматики. / My approach to learning grammar. 3:10 Как я учил русский язык. / How I tackled Russian. 5:18 Как радио Эхо Москвы помогло мне. / How «Ekho Moskvy» radio was helpful for my Russian. 7:13 Другой язык - окно в новый мир. / A foreign language is a door to a new world. 7:45 Встреча с Матвеем Ганапольским. / Meeting with Matvey Ganapolsky. 10:35 Изучение языков делает мир лучше. / Language learning makes the world a better place. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Transcript: https://blog.thelinguist.com/language-learning-progress Sometimes we feel that our language learning is stagnating. How to make sure that we are continuing to make progress? Easy, keep moving forward. Don't spend too long on each lesson. Don't expect to nail things down or master them. Just keep on learning and forgetting and you will move forward.

🔥 Learn Languages Like I Do with LingQ, try it for free: https://bit.ly/3OwttPp Get LingQ's Free French Grammar Guide: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/french/ Some thoughts about the French language and how to learn it. Transcript: Hi there, this is Steve here. Today, I’m going to talk to you about learning French. French was my first love when it comes to languages. There’s an expression in French, in fact, “On revient toujours a son premier amour.”. You always go back to your first loves. I love French, I love all the languages that I learn, but I have a special feeling of affection for French. I studied French at school; I couldn’t speak at the age of 16. I went to McGill University and had a professor who turned me on. He turned me on to French civilization. To learn a language you’ve got to really love the language, be committed to the language and want to be part of that community of people who speak that language. That’s what happened to me. I got very keen and I ended up going to France for three years where I studied Political Science at L’institut d’études politiques in Paris. French is a precise language, it’s the language of logic... Study the full transcript on LingQ: https://goo.gl/3ZpN7X Timelines: 0:15 My love story with the French language. 1:05 French is a precise language. 1:54 Why French is difficult. 2:26 Small tips on learning French. 4:18 Tenses in French. 5:22 Positive and negative statements in French. 6:14 Wh- question words in French. 7:10 Pronouns in French. 7:39 Gender and number in French. 7:59 Sounds you don’t pronounce in French. 10:18 Constantly review verb conjugations in French. 11:13 Tenses and Conditionals in French. 11:49 Subjunctives in French. 12:29 Relative clause in French. 12:41 Things French say differently. 12:56 Homage to the French language. 14:10 Don’t let French grammar be a stumbling block. My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Learn how you can import French content into LingQ: https://bit.ly/2yAOHq9 Learn common French verbs: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/11/19/french-verbs/

En général oui. Les enfants apprennent mieux. Mais les adultes peuvent apprendre des enfants comment mieux apprendre.

How do we improve our ability to speak in a foreign language? We need to speak often and not worry about how we sound. But first we need to make sure we understand what people are saying. Here are a few tips from my own experience. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Mandarin is difficult because of the need to learn so many Chinese characters, and the tones. However, there are aspects of Mandarin which make it easier then many European languages. The rewards of learning Mandarin, the process itself, and then the ability to connect with Chinese culture, are enormous. It is well worth the effort. 0:48 - How I learned Mandarin. 1:27 - Chinese is so exotic. Can anyone really learn it? 2:42 - The two most difficult things about learning Chinese. 4:20 - How I learned the characters. 6:38 - Should you learn traditional or simplified characters? 7:12 - Tones in Mandarin. 10:30 - The structure of the language. 11:30 - Spend the time to learn phrases and patterns. 13:06 - Interesting content. 15:24 - A new China. Learn a language at: https://goo.gl/aB9uPy Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com Chinese Slang: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/11/02/chinese-slang/ Great Chinese Podcasts: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/10/08/chinese-podcasts/ Funny Chinese Proverbs https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/09/21/funny-chinese-proverbs/