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Simple (and Super Common) Swahili Proverbs
Languages | Swahili

Simple (and Super Common) Swahili Proverbs

ByDana Hooshmand June 4, 2019November 21, 2021

Simple Swahili proverbs and sayings you can use in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and many other countries.

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Living in Egypt: A Human Review
Travel | Arabic Language Learning | Egypt

Living in Egypt: A Human Review

ByDana Hooshmand May 22, 2019July 2, 2023

Our full guide to living in Cairo and Egypt, for anyone considering moving there. Everything including safety, language, religion, money, costs and more.

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The Very Best Free Swahili Resources — What We Used
Languages | Swahili

The Very Best Free Swahili Resources — What We Used

ByDana Hooshmand May 20, 2019March 5, 2022

From people learning Swahili every day in Tanzania, the best resources we’ve found for learning Swahili online.

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11 Hebrew Phrases and Words to Make you Sound Local
Languages | Hebrew Language Learning

11 Hebrew Phrases and Words to Make you Sound Local

ByDana Hooshmand May 7, 2019September 16, 2021

A list of everyday Hebrew words and phrases to sound like a local in Israel.

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Ten Sentences of Hebrew a Day for 30 Days
Languages | Hebrew Language Learning

Ten Sentences of Hebrew a Day for 30 Days

ByDana Hooshmand April 27, 2019June 2, 2022

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.

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A Brief and Interesting History of Hebrew
Languages | Culture | Editorial | Hebrew Language Learning

A Brief and Interesting History of Hebrew

ByDana Hooshmand April 15, 2019November 3, 2020

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.

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Mandarin Chinese Learning Resources — The Ones We Used
Languages | Chinese Language Learning

Mandarin Chinese Learning Resources — The Ones We Used

ByDana Hooshmand April 13, 2019January 20, 2023

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!

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Our Favourite Spoken Hebrew Language Learning Resources
Hebrew Language Learning | Languages

Our Favourite Spoken Hebrew Language Learning Resources

ByDana Hooshmand April 10, 2019February 8, 2022

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]
Languages | Language Learning Guides and Resources

Lingvist Review: Fun, but Incomplete [2021 updated]

ByDana Hooshmand April 5, 2019September 27, 2021

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.

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How Hard is Korean for English speakers? Three Years Review
Languages | Korean Language Learning Resources

How Hard is Korean for English speakers? Three Years Review

ByDana Hooshmand April 5, 2019July 13, 2023

Examining how hard Korean is for English speakers. Quite hard! Don’t be fooled by the phonetic alphabet.

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