Category: Language Learning
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The Best Way to Go From Meh to Excellent in Spanish
The right intermediate Spanish lessons can be hard to find. Many online tools can provide newbies with the first, elementary instruction in a new language. The trick is moving beyond advanced beginner — to intermediate and beyond. That’s where Yabla can help — with a huge array of authentic Spanish videos, and skill-building games that are fun and […]
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Exactly How to Say ‘We’ in French – It Might Not Be What You Think
we in french – julien dore
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The Fastest Way to Speak Better French: Yabla Speak
Want to speak French better? It’s often the final stumbling block for people learning French online. They can be quizzed on the correct conjugation of aller every day for weeks. They might have long ago memorized the difference between du pain and de l’eau. Maybe, after several months (or years) of online study, they’re pretty […]
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5 Ways to Understand Spoken French Like a Parisian
Wondering how to quickly and effectively improve your French listening comprehension? Most online language learning tools are for beginners. Advanced students can watch movie and TV shows, and talk easily to mother-tongue speakers to pick up on slang and small refinements. Intermediate students, though, are often caught between the two levels. It can be hard […]
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The 6 Best Language Learning Apps of 2022 — Ranked
The best language learning apps are a diverse lot — and offer everything from live, one-on-one instruction to five-minute sessions designed to build your vocabulary one word at a time. Here, our picks for the best language learning apps. There’s something below for all levels, abilities, and ambitions — starting with our favorite. 1. Yabla Yabla offers […]
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How to Learn Chinese: 7 Video Series to Get You Going
Wondering how to learn Chinese? Whether you’re studying Chinese to speak more easily with your family, bolster classroom instruction, or travel more freely in China, you’re in luck: There’s a huge variety of video programs to choose from, at all ability levels. These are our favorites. 1. Everyday Chinese Everyday Chinese — a comprehensive offering from […]
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Dual Subtitles: a Great Tool for Learning Languages
More and more people are unlocking the secret to successful and enjoyable language learning: dual subtitles. What are dual subtitles? Well, we generally watch foreign language films with a single set of captions that provides a translation. Unlike dubbing, subtitles allow us to understand what’s going on without missing out on the tone of the […]
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Why Social Self-esteem Makes Us Feel Good – and How to Get it in a Foreign Country
We humans are social animals. If you have high status within your social group (your tribe), you generally feel better, even your health, and for man your can try the Mens Journal products. Youíll enjoy all kinds of privileges that those lower on the social ladder can only dream of. You even get sick less […]
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Dictation for Language Learning: Introducing Scribe
Hi Yabla Subscribers, have you played Scribe yet? Look at what the Internet TESL Journal (Teachers of English as a Second Language) say about dictation as a language learning tool: “Dictation helps to develop short-term memory. Students practice retaining meaningful phrases or whole sentences before writing them down. Dictation can serve as an excellent review […]
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Building Your Vocabulary – No Pain, No Gain
Many years ago, on my first trip to Venezuela, in particular the little seaside town of Adícora — I was talking with the local baker. I use the word “talking” loosely because I really knew very little Spanish. Luckily for me he spoke little English, and nothing builds language skills like necessity! Somehow out of […]