Research & Tips

Russian is the 9th most spoken language globally, yet relatively few people attempt to learn it. The unfamiliar Cyrillic alphabet, six grammatical cases, and those notorious consonant clusters can intimidate beginners... and honestly, who can blame them? For one, I spent three years struggling with Russian before finally developing a

When you're thinking about picking up a new language, there's always that moment where you find yourself typing into Google: "Is [language] hard to learn?" Maybe you’re curious about Portuguese because you're planning a trip to Brazil, dreaming of living in

Who hasn’t watched The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jeny Han and judged Belly’s choices? I know I did. Either if you are Team Jellyfish or Team Bonrad, Belly’s mistakes aren’t just in the romance department—they’re surprisingly common in the language learning process too.

Most people think long words equal difficult languages. They're wrong! When you see a word like Japanese ikenakatta (couldn't go, your brain may probably scream "complicated!" right away. But the truth is that these agglutinative language patterns are just stacking simple, predictable pieces together.

Learning a new language has always been on the wishlist for many of us, right there next to reading more books and finally organizing that messy closet. You download language apps, buy grammar books, maybe even sign up for classes. Yet somehow, despite your best efforts to learn something from

So, you’re thinking about learning Portuguese? You’re in the right place. Portuguese is spoken by over 260 million people worldwide, making it the 6th most spoken language on the planet. Whether you’re dreaming of a trip to Lisbon or planning to sing along to Brazilian bossa nova,

If you're reading this post, I bet you're probably scratching your head thinking, "Should I even learn Greek?" Your worry is actually valid, especially if you consider how the FSI categorizes Greek as a Category IV language. That ranking actually puts it in the

You've probably heard Norwegian in movies or music and thought it sounded even more approachable than other European languages. And you’re actually right! In fact, the U.S. Foreign Service Institute ranks Norwegian as a Category I language, meaning it takes roughly 600 class hours for English

If you’ve ever learned a new language, you know that greetings are usually the first step. Just like you'd start with hola when learning Spanish, Persian has its own set of everyday greetings that go far beyond a simple Salam. And while Persian might not be as