What is the most difficult language to learn (to English speakers)? This blog entry (https://blog.mangolanguages.com/are-some-languages-harder-to-learn) by Mango (an online language learning app) discussed different difficulty levels of new languages for English speakers. The article makes a reference to the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) language table, which is one of …
Differences between Latin American Spanish and Peninsular (European) Spanish This Pimsleur blog (https://blog.pimsleur.com/2021/07/20/differences-latin-american-and-spain_spanish/) discusses major differences between Latin American Spanish (e.g., Mexican Spanish) and Peninsular (European) Spanish, including differences in pronunciation (phonetics), the use of “vosotros,” the use of “vos,” and the lexicon (vocabulary). The blog summarizes …
How to say “Happy New Year” in different languages New Year is a major holiday in some culture. Here is a list of different ways to celebrate this holiday in different languages. See this Duolingo blog entry for more information about the new year toast in different languages and …
Rosetta Stone’s Dynamic Immersion Mandarin lesson Rosetta Stone presents a snapshot of their Dynamic Immersion lesson in Mandarin Chinese, which consists of practice in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation skills. This blog entry presents short introduction to the basic elements of their basic-level lesson, focusing on the …
What does “Romance language” mean? Linguists often use the term “Romance language” to describe a group of languages such as Spanish, French, and Italian, but what does it really mean? Are they more romantic than English? You will find the answer in this Duolingo’s blog …
Memrise’s annual report on language learning in 2021 Memrise, an online language learning app, summarizes their observation about language learning across the world in 2021. Quote: “Squid Game and the K-wave’s effect on language learning, Japanese, Yoruba and Finnish surge in popularity and … people are studying later …
How to say “Merry Christmas” in different languages This blog post by Mondly, an online language learning app, shows how to say “Merry Christmas” in different languages. Here is the list. Spanish: ¡Feliz Navidad! French: Joyeux Noël! German: Frohe Weihnachten! Italian: Buon Natale! Portuguese: Feliz Natal! Romanian: Crăciun …
Duolingo’s Language Report 2021 Duolingo, the largest and fastest growing online language learning platform, has published its annual language learning report for 2021. Here is the summary of the report. In 2021, Asian languages—especially Japanese and Korean—attracted learners worldwide, building on the impressive growth …
Infograph of most commonly spoken languages in the U.S. (besides English & Spanish) This infograph of most commonly spoken languages in the U.S. (besides English & Spanish) shows very rich linguistic diversity of the United States. “There are over 7,000 different languages spoken around the world. While most of the U.S. population speaks …
NYC’s new language access initiative “Language Access for All” New York City has announced “Language Access for All,” a new $4 million initiative to improve outreach and communication with multilingual families who need language access support. “The program will focus on multi-lingual “know your rights” campaigns, expanding communications outlets …