How I’d Learn Mandarin Chinese From Scratch in 2026
How I’d learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch today: pronunciation and tones first, useful vocabulary, characters early, basic grammar, lots of listening, and a good teacher for feedback.
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The Spanish Learning Resources I’d Use in 2026 — Free and Paid
A small, practical Spanish-learning stack for 2026: Language Transfer, Dreaming Spanish, Easy Spanish, SpanishDict, WordReference, Anki, a textbook, and an online tutor.
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Ultimate List of 200+ Swahili Verbs plus Example Sentences
A beginner’s list of 200+ Swahili verbs with example sentences for people to learn Swahili quickly.
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Four Unexpected Benefits of Learning a New Language
The benefits of learning a new language on your mental health, career, and education.
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Hello in Swahili — 8 Simple Greetings that aren’t “Jambo”
There are eight ways to say hello in Swahili — all used everyday in casual conversation. And “Jambo” isn’t one of them.
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The Nine Most Spoken Languages in Africa
The most spoken languages in Africa – what they are, why they’re hard to count, and which one(s) you should learn.
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The Eleven Best Tel Aviv Street Food and Snacks
The best of Tel Aviv street food, market foods, and snacks.
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The Most Beautiful Death Valley Attractions — with Downloadable Map!
The most beautiful attractions to see in Death Valley, from sand dunes to craters; from salt flats to snow-capped mountains.
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Spanish vs Catalan — Major Similarities and Differences
Comparing Spanish vs Catalan grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, and assessing how hard it is to learn Catalan as a non-native Spanish-speaker.
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Twenty+ Surprising Chinese Language Facts
Here are over twenty interesting facts about the Chinese language — all kinds of things you either need to know if learning Chinese, even if you didn’t realise it. I see a lot of misinformation about the Chinese language out there, occasional odd political correctness, and just confusion. I like to help out and explain a…
