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🎧 Can you get fluent just by listening? Yes, but passive listening keeps you stuck. Real growth happens with active habits like shadowing.
In my new article, I break down the science + 3 daily study plans.
👇 The link to the full article is in the comment section below!

#languagelearning #learnlanguages #multilingual #polyglot #languageenthusiast

Kids may absorb languages easily, but adults have key advantages: better pattern recognition, richer life experiences for context, and the discipline to maintain learning habits. Don't underestimate your ability to learn just because you're not a kid! Your brain is a powerhouse!

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Don't underestimate the power of listening.

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Can you learn a language just by listening? 🎧

The short answer: Yes, but there's a massive caveat.

Listening is the ultimate engine for language acquisition because it provides the raw "input" your brain needs. But if you think playing a Spanish podcast in the background while you scroll through your phone is going to make you fluent... I have some bad news.

Passive exposure is just maintenance. Active attention is where the real growth happens.

#languagelearning #learnlanguages

The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

https://mapologies.com/animals/

#map #mapologies #etymology #etymologymap #language #lingusiticmap #languagemap #cartography #mapa #karte #lingustics #languages #learnlanguages #geography

The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

https://mapologies.com/animals/

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The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

https://mapologies.com/animals/

#map #mapologies #etymology #etymologymap #language #lingusiticmap #languagemap #cartography #mapa #karte #lingustics #languages #learnlanguages #geography

The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

https://mapologies.com/animals/

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The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

https://mapologies.com/animals/

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One Finnish phrase I really love is:

"Hänellä ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa."

Translated literally, it means "S/he does not have all the Moomins in the valley". The English equivalent would be like describing someone as having "a few cards short of a full deck" and any such similar sayings.

#Finnish #LearnFinnish #LearnLanguages

One Finnish phrase I really love is:

"Hänellä ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa."

Translated literally, it means "S/he does not have all the Moomins in the valley". The English equivalent would be like describing someone as having "a few cards short of a full deck" and any such similar sayings.

#Finnish #LearnFinnish #LearnLanguages

One Finnish phrase I really love is:

"Hänellä ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa."

Translated literally, it means "S/he does not have all the Moomins in the valley". The English equivalent would be like describing someone as having "a few cards short of a full deck" and any such similar sayings.

#Finnish #LearnFinnish #LearnLanguages

One Finnish phrase I really love is:

"Hänellä ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa."

Translated literally, it means "S/he does not have all the Moomins in the valley". The English equivalent would be like describing someone as having "a few cards short of a full deck" and any such similar sayings.

#Finnish #LearnFinnish #LearnLanguages

One Finnish phrase I really love is:

"Hänellä ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa."

Translated literally, it means "S/he does not have all the Moomins in the valley". The English equivalent would be like describing someone as having "a few cards short of a full deck" and any such similar sayings.

#Finnish #LearnFinnish #LearnLanguages

Chán ứng dụng học ngôn ngữ cũ, tôi tự làm cái mới: Fablango. Nghe truyện ngắn, từng từ được tô sáng theo âm thanh, bản dịch hiện ngay bên dưới. Tích hợp AI: chạm từ để xem nghĩa trong ngữ cảnh. Hỗ trợ 8 ngôn ngữ, 14 ngôn ngữ dịch. Lặp câu, tốc độ tùy chỉnh. Miễn phí, dùng trên điện thoại hoặc trình duyệt. Bạn có dùng thử? Góp ý thật lòng nhé!

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Give the gift of languages for Chritsmas! Useful Gift One will remember!
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Give the gift of languages for Christmas!
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Give the gift of languages for Chritsmas! Useful Gift One will remember.
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You’ve tried the apps. Downloaded the freebies. Maybe even started a course or two.

But learning a language isn’t a sprint — it’s a lifelong, magical journey. ✨

The secret? A system that fits your life.

💪 Learn at your pace, on your schedule.
💪 Feel real progress from day one.
💪 Stay consistent — even when life gets busy.

This is Hebrew that sticks — because it works with your life, not against it. 💪

What’s kept you from sticking with Hebrew before? 👇

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Learning foreign languages is one of my hobbies (which I tend to far to seldom, due to time restrictions, unfortunately).

But, #TIL that there is a 🇪🇺 European Day of Languages (which actually exists since 2001), and it's actually today. I also learned that I am one of 3 out of 5 Europeans who can speak a foreign language besides their native language. Furthermore, I actually know 5 out of the 24 official European languages which is actually a fifth of all European languages 🤯

Of course I don't speak all of them fluently (in fact it's only my native language (German) and English I feel really comfortable with). But non the less interesting to know and somewhat motivating to sharpen the other three, as well.

How many languages do my followers (or anyone stumbling upon this post) speak? How many would you like to speak? What was the last language you learned, or what is the language you are currently learning, or the next one you are planning to learn? And why not start today, at the "Day of Languages"?

Whatever you do today: 🇩🇪 Habt noch einen schönen Tag! 🇫🇷 Bonne journée! 🇪🇸 ¡Que tengas un buen día! 🇳🇴 Ha en god dag!

And if you haven't understood any of those: 🇬🇧 Have a nice day!

https://social.linux.pizza/@EUCommissi[email protected]/115269418757702067

#multilingual #europe #europeandayoflanguages #languages #learnlanguages #spanish #espanol #german #deutsch #french #francaise #norwegian #norsk

Learning foreign languages is one of my hobbies (which I tend to far to seldom, due to time restrictions, unfortunately).

But, #TIL that there is a 🇪🇺 European Day of Languages (which actually exists since 2001), and it's actually today. I also learned that I am one of 3 out of 5 Europeans who can speak a foreign language besides their native language. Furthermore, I actually know 5 out of the 24 official European languages which is actually a fifth of all European languages 🤯

Of course I don't speak all of them fluently (in fact it's only my native language (German) and English I feel really comfortable with). But non the less interesting to know and somewhat motivating to sharpen the other three, as well.

How many languages do my followers (or anyone stumbling upon this post) speak? How many would you like to speak? What was the last language you learned, or what is the language you are currently learning, or the next one you are planning to learn? And why not start today, at the "Day of Languages"?

Whatever you do today: 🇩🇪 Habt noch einen schönen Tag! 🇫🇷 Bonne journée! 🇪🇸 ¡Que tengas un buen día! 🇳🇴 Ha en god dag!

And if you haven't understood any of those: 🇬🇧 Have a nice day!

https://social.linux.pizza/@EUCommissi[email protected]/115269418757702067

#multilingual #europe #europeandayoflanguages #languages #learnlanguages #spanish #espanol #german #deutsch #french #francaise #norwegian #norsk

Learning foreign languages is one of my hobbies (which I tend to far to seldom, due to time restrictions, unfortunately).

But, #TIL that there is a 🇪🇺 European Day of Languages (which actually exists since 2001), and it's actually today. I also learned that I am one of 3 out of 5 Europeans who can speak a foreign language besides their native language. Furthermore, I actually know 5 out of the 24 official European languages which is actually a fifth of all European languages 🤯

Of course I don't speak all of them fluently (in fact it's only my native language (German) and English I feel really comfortable with). But non the less interesting to know and somewhat motivating to sharpen the other three, as well.

How many languages do my followers (or anyone stumbling upon this post) speak? How many would you like to speak? What was the last language you learned, or what is the language you are currently learning, or the next one you are planning to learn? And why not start today, at the "Day of Languages"?

Whatever you do today: 🇩🇪 Habt noch einen schönen Tag! 🇫🇷 Bonne journée! 🇪🇸 ¡Que tengas un buen día! 🇳🇴 Ha en god dag!

And if you haven't understood any of those: 🇬🇧 Have a nice day!

https://social.linux.pizza/@EUCommissi[email protected]/115269418757702067

#multilingual #europe #europeandayoflanguages #languages #learnlanguages #spanish #espanol #german #deutsch #french #francaise #norwegian #norsk

Learning foreign languages is one of my hobbies (which I tend to far to seldom, due to time restrictions, unfortunately).

But, #TIL that there is a 🇪🇺 European Day of Languages (which actually exists since 2001), and it's actually today. I also learned that I am one of 3 out of 5 Europeans who can speak a foreign language besides their native language. Furthermore, I actually know 5 out of the 24 official European languages which is actually a fifth of all European languages 🤯

Of course I don't speak all of them fluently (in fact it's only my native language (German) and English I feel really comfortable with). But non the less interesting to know and somewhat motivating to sharpen the other three, as well.

How many languages do my followers (or anyone stumbling upon this post) speak? How many would you like to speak? What was the last language you learned, or what is the language you are currently learning, or the next one you are planning to learn? And why not start today, at the "Day of Languages"?

Whatever you do today: 🇩🇪 Habt noch einen schönen Tag! 🇫🇷 Bonne journée! 🇪🇸 ¡Que tengas un buen día! 🇳🇴 Ha en god dag!

And if you haven't understood any of those: 🇬🇧 Have a nice day!

https://social.linux.pizza/@EUCommissi[email protected]/115269418757702067

#multilingual #europe #europeandayoflanguages #languages #learnlanguages #spanish #espanol #german #deutsch #french #francaise #norwegian #norsk

Learning foreign languages is one of my hobbies (which I tend to far to seldom, due to time restrictions, unfortunately).

But, #TIL that there is a 🇪🇺 European Day of Languages (which actually exists since 2001), and it's actually today. I also learned that I am one of 3 out of 5 Europeans who can speak a foreign language besides their native language. Furthermore, I actually know 5 out of the 24 official European languages which is actually a fifth of all European languages 🤯

Of course I don't speak all of them fluently (in fact it's only my native language (German) and English I feel really comfortable with). But non the less interesting to know and somewhat motivating to sharpen the other three, as well.

How many languages do my followers (or anyone stumbling upon this post) speak? How many would you like to speak? What was the last language you learned, or what is the language you are currently learning, or the next one you are planning to learn? And why not start today, at the "Day of Languages"?

Whatever you do today: 🇩🇪 Habt noch einen schönen Tag! 🇫🇷 Bonne journée! 🇪🇸 ¡Que tengas un buen día! 🇳🇴 Ha en god dag!

And if you haven't understood any of those: 🇬🇧 Have a nice day!

https://social.linux.pizza/@EUCommissi[email protected]/115269418757702067

#multilingual #europe #europeandayoflanguages #languages #learnlanguages #spanish #espanol #german #deutsch #french #francaise #norwegian #norsk

🌍 Did you know that saying hello in South Africa is more than just a greeting 🇿🇦
With 11 official languages, every hello carries cultural meaning, warmth and respect. It’s how we recognise one another, build connections and celebrate the diversity that makes our country so unique.

📖 Read it here: https://zurl.co/QjPyS

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Han puesto aprender japonés desde español en duolingo pero llevo bastante tiempo con el curso y parece que si lo selecciono pierdo todo el avance 😭
Me tocará seguirlo en inglés....
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Mastering specialized vocabulary is key to fluency. Learn how to acquire niche terminology through an effective method that works for any field. https://www.mycelium-of-knowledge.org/unlocking-specialized-vocabulary-in-foreign-languages/ #LearnLanguages #

🐑 Als er één schaap over de dam is, (dan) volgen er meer 🐑
🐑 Betekenis: Als er maar eerst iemand is die het voorbeeld geeft (meestal in een moeilijk geval), dan doen de anderen hem wel na.
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🐑 Als er één schaap over de dam is, (dan) volgen er meer 🐑
🐑 Betekenis: Als er maar eerst iemand is die het voorbeeld geeft (meestal in een moeilijk geval), dan doen de anderen hem wel na.
🐑 Translation, traduction, Übersetzung, traduzione: English, français, Deutsch, italiano → ALT

#spreekwoorden #spreekwoord #zegswijze #gezegde #expression #proverbe #sprichwort #dutchidioms #nederlands #nederlandsetaal #humanities #translation #traduction #learnlanguages #languagelearning #linguistics #nt2

🐑 Als er één schaap over de dam is, (dan) volgen er meer 🐑
🐑 Betekenis: Als er maar eerst iemand is die het voorbeeld geeft (meestal in een moeilijk geval), dan doen de anderen hem wel na.
🐑 Translation, traduction, Übersetzung, traduzione: English, français, Deutsch, italiano → ALT

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🐑 Als er één schaap over de dam is, (dan) volgen er meer 🐑
🐑 Betekenis: Als er maar eerst iemand is die het voorbeeld geeft (meestal in een moeilijk geval), dan doen de anderen hem wel na.
🐑 Translation, traduction, Übersetzung, traduzione: English, français, Deutsch, italiano → ALT

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⚓ De beste stuurlui staan aan wal
⚓ Português : Falar é fácil, difícil é fazer / Falar é fácil, o difícil é fazer
⚓ Español : Una cosa es predicar y otra dar trigo /Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo

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⚓ De beste stuurlui staan aan wal
⚓ Português : Falar é fácil, difícil é fazer / Falar é fácil, o difícil é fazer
⚓ Español : Una cosa es predicar y otra dar trigo /Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo

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⚓ De beste stuurlui staan aan wal
⚓ Português : Falar é fácil, difícil é fazer / Falar é fácil, o difícil é fazer
⚓ Español : Una cosa es predicar y otra dar trigo /Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo

▪️ English, français, Deutsch, italiano 👉 ALT

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⚓ De beste stuurlui staan aan wal
⚓ Português : Falar é fácil, difícil é fazer / Falar é fácil, o difícil é fazer
⚓ Español : Una cosa es predicar y otra dar trigo /Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo

▪️ English, français, Deutsch, italiano 👉 ALT

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⚓ De beste stuurlui staan aan wal
⚓ Português : Falar é fácil, difícil é fazer / Falar é fácil, o difícil é fazer
⚓ Español : Una cosa es predicar y otra dar trigo /Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo

▪️ English, français, Deutsch, italiano 👉 ALT

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My Duolingo review for the year 2024. I'm a top 2% learner on Duolingo. Follow me on Duolingo!

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I got 200 days streak milestone on 9 November, 2024. Follow me on Duolingo!

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After accidentally declaring my lust for a barman in Cuba and now potentially inviting the hotel receptionist in Mexico to a goat party, I think it's time I put some effort into improving my Spanish. Any suggestions for a good app? #LearnLanguages

Day 107 of learning #Japanese and thanks to Tokyo Ghoul I’ve become obsessed with this word, pronounced as ‘gaman’. It reminds me of the word ‘tahan’ in Bahasa Melayu (spoken in Malaysia) which pretty much means the same thing: to tolerate, to endure, to put up with something.

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