Jonathan Del Prado

Learning how to talk about the date and time in French pays off fast. You land in Paris, glance at a train board, and suddenly every bit of basic vocabulary matters. A clerk rattles off an hour, a museum worker gives you an opening time, someone invites you out and

English has one verb, "to be." However, Spanish has two: ser and estar. Ser describes what something fundamentally is (a teacher, tall, Mexican), while estar describes how something is right now (happy, tired, in the kitchen). Get this wrong and you'll say things like "I

You've been studying a language for months (or maybe years!!) through apps and weekly classes. You know the grammar rules, you've memorized vocabulary lists, but when it's time to actually speak? The words vanish. This is the frustrating reality of traditional language learning: it

If you’re planning to move to Japan or study there, being able to handle phone calls in Japanese is a skill you’ll definitely need. Sure, messaging apps like WhatsApp, LINE, and Skype are everywhere—but traditional phone calls are still very common in Japan, especially for jobs, schools,

Learning French question words like qui, où, and quand is a great first step for any beginner, but there’s one tiny word that tends to cause more confusion than most: what. At first, you might think it’s as simple as memorizing quoi and calling it a day. But

Books, podcasts, TV shows, and Spanish classes are all great, but when you’re out in the real world, you’ll often need a little extra help. Fortunately, there are now several Spanish translator apps available today! These apps can be installed on your phone or tablet so you can

Every year on November 11, people across China celebrate Singles’ Day (光棍节, guānggùn jié). What began as a fun holiday for single people has grown into one of the biggest shopping events in the world. It’s a mix of self-love, celebration, and serious shopping, but it’s also a

Cartoons are one of the easiest ways to help kids learn a new language. They’re fun, simple, and full of everyday words that kids can understand without much effort. But cartoons aren’t just for children! In fact, they’re great for adults learning Polish too. The stories are

French sounds charming until you’re knee-deep in verbs that refuse to behave and words that somehow have genders. In fact, it’s one of the most studied foreign languages in the world, yet so many learners hit pause halfway through because they think it’s just too hard. And