Research & Tips

TL;DR: Does your voice change when you switch languages? You're not alone. Learning a new language forces you to account for differences in etiquette, produce unfamiliar sounds, and even question your confidence. All these factors can affect your voice! I grew up in a bicultural home, where

The 21st of November marks World Television Day: a time to commemorate our love affair with TV and the many benefits it’s brought to our lives over the decades. Below, we dig a bit deeper to answer the question ‘why is World Television Day celebrated?’ and find out the

French and Spanish are two of the most popular second languages for English speakers to learn. If you’re trying to choose between the two, you might be wondering what is easier to learn, French or Spanish?

It’s no secret that learning a foreign language is a long-term ordeal. We have already covered how long it takes to learn Spanish from scratch – and you can use the same timeline for French, German, Italian, or Portuguese. With its complex alphabet, Russian will demand a few more months

Ever tried learning a language with traditional flashcards? If you have, you probably know the feeling – that mix of determination and frustration as you watch your perfectly organized stack slowly transform into a jumbled mess of bent cards and coffee stains. And let's talk about that moment when

Let's talk about flashcards for a minute. If you're learning a language, you've definitely tried them – and you've probably wondered if they're actually helping or just taking up space in your study routine. It's a fair question. With

If you are Learning Spanish and take a quick look at any list of locations around Mexico you’ll immediately notice a pattern: places like Tlatelolco and Chihuaha are not Spanish at all – they come from Nahuatl, the language of the ancient Aztecs. Clearly, we were all speaking something else

Did you know that as of 2024, Spanish remains to be the 4th most spoken language in the world? That’s right, there are an estimated 572 million people speaking Spanish in different countries scattered across the globe (if that’s not a good enough reason to learn Spanish, what

Let's face it – becoming fluent in Spanish takes about 24 weeks (or 600 hours) of dedicated learning, according to the Foreign Service Institute. That might sound like a lot, but here's the thing: you don't need to quit your job or move to Madrid