DON'T Learn Slang

DON'T Learn Slang

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The 3 stages of comprehension every language learner goes through

There are three stages of comprehension in any new language. Early on, you barely understand anything — and that's fine. The goal at that stage isn't comprehension; it's letting your brain pick up the patterns. Then comes the long middle stretch where you're learning words but li ...  Show more

Answering the most common questions about learning Arabic

I've been chipping away at Arabic for years, and I recently sat down with Hasan Alhamwi, the founder of Arabic All The Time. He left a career in civil engineering to build the largest library of Arabic comprehensible input on the internet. We talked about why videos beat textbook ...  Show more

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Chunks of language
Learning English Vocabulary

Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language. 

Chunks of language
Learning English Vocabulary

Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.