Why Learn the Egyptian Arabic Dialect?
If you’re going to learn Arabic, learn a dialect. And that dialect should be Egyptian Arabic.… Read More
How We Learn Languages — Lessons Learned From False Starts
Everything we’ve learned from a lifetime of trying, and often failing, to learn more languages.… Read More
Incredibly Useful Chinese Idioms (That People Actually Use)
Incredibly useful Chinese idioms to learn that you have to know to be able to speak to people. These are idioms you’ll hear in everyday life.… Read More
A Guide to Kiswahili (Swahili) — facts, key phrases and the alphabet
A resource page for learning Swahili. Discover which Swahili words we use in English and other facts about the language, including key phrases like “Hello” and “How are you?”
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Get Fluent Faster with Easier Words
Learn how to get fluent faster by learning how to use fewer than 1,000 words — in any language.… Read More
You and I, just a couple of average Zhous
The questions you have to ask to find common ground between cultures different than yours and your own.… Read More
The Best Adventure Travel Camera (Compact): Sony RX10
After a lot of research, testing and use, we’ve concluded that the Sony RX10 (ideally III or IV) is the best adventure camera for photographers like us who want every feature of a larger SLR without any lens switching. Many … Read More
The Surprisingly Complex Politics of Being and Speaking Chinese
Saying you speak Chinese depends on what kind of Chinese you mean, what language you’re speaking, who you are and who you’re talking to. Saying you ARE Chinese is even more complicated.… Read More
How to avoid being murdered by your travel partner
Love trumps all, except when you want to kill your loved one.… Read More
Adventure Crisis Management: A Beginner’s Guide
Crises are inevitable: nearly missing flights. Running out of money. Forgetting key items. Here’s how we deal with crises through principles.… Read More