12 Ways to Improve Your Spanish Speaking Skills
During my fifteen years as a Spanish teacher, one of the things my students commented on most frequently was the speed of spoken Spanish. Arguably all languages sound fast when … Read more
Louise Woffindin
11 Brilliant Ways to Improve Your Spanish Listening Skills
If the only voice you hear talking in Spanish is your teacher’s or a recording that’s designed for learners, it can quickly become comfortable. Though this is great for your … Read more
12 Effective Tips to Improve Your French Accent
When you learn to speak French, it’s easy to get lost in a world of verb conjugations, adjective agreements, and subordinate clauses. While pronouncing words well is an important factor … Read more
12 Cool French Words and Phrases to Add to Your Vocabulary
If you’re anything like me (or the students I used to teach), you’ll want to learn more than the standard French delivered in class. I learnt French before the Internet … Read more
How Long Does It Take to Learn Spanish? The Real Answer
If you’re anything like me, when you decide to learn a new skill, you’ll want to know what to expect in terms of progress. With language learning, knowing when to … Read more
How to Teach Spanish to Beginners: 11 Essential Tips
When you’re teaching Spanish to beginners it can be difficult to know where to start. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a bilingual parent wanting to teach your own children or … Read more
How to Teach French to Kids: 15 Effective Tips
If you’re inspired to teach your kids French, you’ve come to the right place. Short of moving to a French-speaking part of the world and enrolling them into a nursery … Read more
Formal and Informal Greetings in Spanish
Spanish people are, generally speaking, warm and friendly. They also don’t mind physical contact and are quite an affectionate bunch on the whole. If you’re going to learn Spanish, then … Read more
10 Easiest Languages to Learn for Spanish SpeakersÂ
If you’ve already mastered Spanish as a second language, you might be in a position to consider learning a third language. But what’s the easiest language to learn for Spanish … Read more
9 Easiest Languages to Learn for French Speakers
French speakers seeking a new language to learn might wonder what their options are. Thankfully, there are some languages that are fairly straightforward for Francophones to learn. But in order … Read more