Everyone has a different learning style; some people learn better through writing while others learn best through speaking or listening. How does your learning style impact the way you study and learn to speak Spanish? Below, we have some simple tips and tricks for the best way to learn Spanish most effectively for each individual learning style. Bonus: Take our learning styles quiz! Visual Learners The best way to learn Spanish for visual learners is through the use of images, words, and cha

Want to dive deeper into learning Spanish? Don’t be afraid to ask! Questions are critical to understanding the world around us. Question words in Spanish are used to ask who, what, where, and when regarding a particular subject. Once you learn all the question words in Spanish, you’ll be able to discover more about the language and the people you’re conversing with. The basic question words in Spanish are easy to use because people love being asked questions! It shows you’re i

Marco Bottigelli/Moment/Getty Images   The Japanese language sentence structure is a little different than English. It is an SOV language, which means that the basic word order in a sentence is S (subject) – O (object) – V (verb). English, on the other hand, is an SVO language with the order of  S (subject) – V (verb) – O (object)          Watashi (Subject)   Ramen (Object)      Eat(Verb) Japanese: 私はラメんを食べます。Watashi wa ramen o tabemasu. I

Whether you're taking Japanese lessons for fun or for academic reasons, there are a number of benefits to learning Japanese. Here, Washington, D.C. Japanese teacher Taro T. explains how learning Japanese can boost your professional career...  When you first start learning Japanese, you may be unaware of all of the benefits that can result from your new language skills. Once you’ve achieved a certain level of proficiency, you can put your Japanese skills to practical use, especially i

There is one French verb tense that you will likely only come across in literature, the passé simple. French tutor Carol Beth L. shows you how to recognize and understand this tense... The passé simple is a unique tense in the French language. Perhaps one or two centuries ago, it was commonly used like the simple past in English. For example: J'allai au magasin. I went to the store. Je couru deux kilometres. I ran two kilometers. The passé simple is similar to the simple

While learning Japanese requires time and patience, you can boost your learning with these tips from teacher Willy M... I hate to break it to you, although it's not impossible to learn Japanese, it's also not necessarily easy. Japanese is a complicated language on many levels. First you need to learn how to converse, then you need to learn the specialized words. If you want to read in Japanese, then you need to learn Hiragana for indigenous words, Katakana for non-indigenous words, and

When it comes to building a solid Italian grammar foundation, gender and number are two very important concepts one must learn. Unfortunately, they are also very troublesome for beginner students. Below Italian teacher, Nadia B. gives a quick and easy introduction to the two concepts... Ready to explore Italian grammar? For students, gender and number are often the most challenging concepts to understand, since they are used very differently in Italian than in English. However, with a

  Certain Spanish concepts can be confusing for beginners. Here, Carmichael, CA Spanish tutor Joan B. shares some effective exercises to master the basics of the Spanish language...  With lots of new concepts, words, and ideas, learning Spanish can be difficult for beginners. The following exercises will help you become more proficient with the building blocks of the language. Practice these best Spanish exercises for beginners to feel more comfortable and confident speaking and writ

Most people living in the United States are likely familiar with American Sign Language (ASL); even if they don’t know any signs, they know it exists. Even less people realize that ASL is not universal, but unique to the US and parts of Canada. Therefore, it’s probable that very few people living in the US realize that ASL has variations. Just as with spoken languages, which have various dialects and accents, there are also variations within ASL, and age, race, location, socio-economic c

There are many benefits to learning a foreign language, from better cognitive health to higher salary wages. Learning a different language, however, can be difficult--not to mention time consuming. If you need some motivation to help you get started, check out the 25+ inspirational quotes about language below. Keep these language quotes close by so you can refer to them whenever you’re feeling frustrated or defeated. 25+ Inspirational Quotes About Language “One language sets you