If there’s one thing all language learners need, it’s a good dictionary. Second on the list would be a nifty grammar book. Books. Sigh. My shelf is full! But, it’s ok because Wordreference exists. The wonderfulness that seemed to appear just in time for my A levels all those years ago. A levels all those years ago? I’m getting old. […]
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One of the most language related Google searches must be “What’s the easiest language to learn?”. In fact, let’s check that….1,590,000 results. Wowza. Did I just write wowza? How very cool of me. Now, I’ll have to be honest here and say I’m pretty sure I’ve probably searched this myself, so don’t worry, I won’t judge you if you have […]
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UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered. The lucky winner was Leszek as you can see in the Instagram video below! Keep your eyes peeled for other giveaways in the future! I’ve been wanting to do a little giveaway on the blog for a while now and so here we are! Hooray! Moving house is […]
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French is cool. I like it. It was my first foreign language way back when; the one that gave me my first experiences speaking another language ordering a baguette in the boulangerie on holiday and making friends at the campsite park, the one that helped to inspire me to learn more, and the one that started all this. French, I […]
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What a challenge! You know what? I feel really proud of my commentary last weekend. A lot of people even asked me to commentate the final the next day! If you missed it, take a peek here and let me know what you think of my Portuguese! Beforehand, however, I was genuinely a bit nervous. I’d never done a live […]
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Sometimes good stuff happens – like getting to go on holiday and, consequently, doing another Mini Mission quicker than planned. Sometimes bad stuff happens – like getting ill on the first day of said holiday and barely being able to stand up let alone attempt to speak some lingo. Both of these things happened to me recently on our trip […]
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My first Language Quest learning Dutch is over. Sigh. This doesn’t mean I’ll stop right there and finish learning Dutch forever. Come on, you know me better than that! What is does mean is that I’ll be focusing more on French (and Portuguese until the end of July!) before tackling another language or delving deeper into Dutch. It’s been a […]
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Well my very first Language Quest learning Dutch is over. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the chance to head to Holland to practise my newfound knowledge but I don’t mind! In fact, the main reason I’m not writing this from a canal side cafe sipping an ice cold drink that I ordered in Dutch is also the main reason I haven’t […]
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Eek. What am I doing, guys?! This is scary. After watching a handful of YouTube videos of Portuguese football commentary I’m hoping that Brazil and the Netherlands score a lot of goals on Saturday – that way, my commentary will consist mostly of GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! No, I’m kidding! Although I am a little nervous, I am super excited to see how […]
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Over half way through the italki World Cup Language Challenge! When did this happen? Now, apparently. This week I’ve been having fun with Danza Kuduro! I’ve been in my garden again because it’s far too hot to stand under lights for half an hour. Not quite a heatwave but by British standards we’re not far off. Then the camera decided […]
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