Posts Tagged ‘useful phrases’
Feb
Feb
Learn useful Italian phrases
Okay, so we’ve already been using the internet as an amazing learning tool. We found fantastic alphabet lessons on YouTube, we’ve found the best free dictionary money can buy, and we’ve already been doing free interactive lessons at LiveMocha for several days now. I’ll bet you never realized there was so much information available to you for free to help you learn! Well, folks, we’ve barely scratched the surface. Today, we’re heading back over to YouTube to learn some “useful Italian phrases”.
Feb
Feb
Traveler phrasebooks are excellent learning tools
After you decide to learn a new language, it’s hard to know where to start. Classes and tutors can be expensive and inconvenient. Many books can be frustrating. And software solutions tend to be extremely expensive! I like to spend as little as possible on learning materials. In most cases, you can find something just as good for free on the internet. However, sometimes it’s just better to have something you can carry with you. A phrasebook is one of those things.
Apr
Apr
Making mountains out of molehills
I said recently that you can do more with a 100% comprehension of half the vocabulary, than you’ll ever do with 50% comprehension of all of it. Today, I want to give some real life examples of how you can be creative, and make yourself understood with a solid understanding of essential vocabulary.
Apr
Apr
The 10 most important things to know, to get by in any language
With a little bit of creativity it is possible say a lot with just a little knowlegde. You just need the basics. If you have a solid understanding of these 10 concepts, you can survive on your own and figure out the rest as you go.
Aug
Aug
Everyone should stand for something!
When I look back at all the people in life who have inspired me, or who still do inspire me, there is one thing that’s true about all of them: they all stand for something. Interestingly, this can be a great language learning tool.…
Oct
Oct
Learn the words you use
So often, people rigidly follow lesson plans, or course books, or flashcard decks expecting those things to lead them to fluency, only to find themselves unable to say what they really want to say because they haven’t learned the words they use most!
Following programs or courses as they are laid out is a good…