Simple (and Super Common) Swahili Proverbs
Simple Swahili proverbs and sayings you can use in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and many other countries.
Living in Egypt: A Human Review
Our full guide to living in Cairo and Egypt, for anyone considering moving there. Everything including safety, language, religion, money, costs and more.
The Very Best Free Swahili Resources — What We Used
From people learning Swahili every day in Tanzania, the best resources we’ve found for learning Swahili online.
11 Hebrew Phrases and Words to Make you Sound Local
A list of everyday Hebrew words and phrases to sound like a local in Israel.
Ten Sentences of Hebrew a Day for 30 Days
I learned Hebrew for an hour a day for 30 days, using a new technique: learning 10 sentences and recording myself. Here’s the result — me speaking.
A Brief and Interesting History of Hebrew
Hebrew is thousands of years old and yet has evolved into a language that many use as their primary — or only — language. This is its story.
Mandarin Chinese Learning Resources — The Ones We Used
Mandarin Chinese was my sixth language to learn to fluency. Here are my favourite resources that I used, all of which are the best today. Most of them are free or cheap!
Our Favourite Spoken Hebrew Language Learning Resources
The best resources we used to get good in beginner Hebrew fast, all of them cheap (and some free).
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Lingvist Review: Fun, but Incomplete [2021 updated]
Lingvist is a fun app that teaches you sentences by getting you to put in the missing word. However, we wouldn’t recommend it for serious language study.
How Hard is Korean for English speakers? Three Years Review
Examining how hard Korean is for English speakers. Quite hard! Don’t be fooled by the phonetic alphabet.