Jonathan Del Prado

Ever learned a new word, only to forget what it means the next day? Turns out, how often you review a word matters just as much as learning it in the first place. A 2006 meta-analysis by Cepeda and colleagues reviewed 317 experiments and found that spreading out learning sessions

Lingopie is a language-learning platform that teaches Norwegian through TV shows and movies. We mention it in the section on how to learn slang; the rest of this guide is independent of our product.

Disclosure: This comparison is published by Lingopie, one of the two apps reviewed. We tested both platforms ourselves and have aimed to show where FluentU is the better fit. Pricing and features were checked on fluentu.com and lingopie.com in October 2026 and may change.

According to Ethnologue (29th edition, 2026), there are 7,170 living languages in use today. With that much linguistic variety, you’d think two of the easiest words to learn would be yes and no. And often, they are: Spanish uses sí and no, French oui and non, Japanese hai

Published by Lingopie, one of the apps reviewed in this guide. We chose apps based on pronunciation feedback, accent options, price, and daily-practice support. Features and pricing are accurate as of October 2026 and may change.

If you’ve ever searched for how to speak Chinese, there’s a good chance the tones made you question the whole plan. For instance, a syllable you thought you had mastered can mean something completely different with another tone. Oh, and keeping those tones straight once you start forming

Look up almost any list of language learning tips, and I bet you’ll see "shadowing" somewhere on it. You see, the shadowing language-learning technique is recommended for everything from improving pronunciation to sounding more natural. But what exactly are you supposed to do? Is it really just

You’ve probably had this happen: you watch enough videos in another language and suddenly start understanding words you don’t remember actively studying. Or you hear a phrase and somehow know what it means before you can explain why. That experience has a name, and comprehensible input has a

You can know your hola, ¿cómo estás?, and even hold a decent conversation in Spanish, then hear Puerto Rican Spanish and wonder if you missed a few lessons somewhere. The fast pace, shortened words, distinctive pronunciation, and local slang can take some getting used to. But if you genuinely want