This is not an exhaustive list of resources. I've mainly listed things I've found useful and good. There might be something also missing, but these should get you started and finding more. Self-learning Books One of the videos I stumbled early on was from the YouTube channel Starting in Te Reo Māori (which is a … Continue reading Māori learning and resources
Category: Language resources
Reviews and discussions on different language learning resources.
Russian resource: Розенталь и Гильденстерн episodes 1-8 transcribed
Lately, I have just tried to keep up my Russian, but when Olly Richards had the tip to make your own resource: to pay a native to transcribe audio for you to study, I thought I'd like to study one of the podcasts I'm listening to. One of my favorite ones is a Russian linguistics … Continue reading Russian resource: Розенталь и Гильденстерн episodes 1-8 transcribed
Getting back on the horse… with Japanese
My background in Japanese I used to study Japanese. That was about 12 years ago... I first took all the courses offered in the Helsinki open university, which in Finland means that you can study university courses by paying a small fee. However, what they offer is limited. Then, I started studying physics as a … Continue reading Getting back on the horse… with Japanese
Struggling with Persian alphabet
a break in persian studies So, I learned Persian in Germany with an awesome tutor. Then I moved to US and with all the changes in my routine, I just couldn't keep it up. Now I'm getting back to it, but I also wanted to learn to read, which I was starting back then, but … Continue reading Struggling with Persian alphabet
Italian Uncovered and what I think of it so far
A few weeks ago I wrote about restarting my Italian studies. As I mentioned since then, I have discarded the Language Hacking book. However, I've been keeping up with Italian Uncovered and LingQ and I even added some speaking practice with an Italian teacher in iTalki. I'm now halfway the course (10 lessons) and I … Continue reading Italian Uncovered and what I think of it so far
Language Hacking – Italian: Review
My first impressions I actually started my Italian studies with this book in September last year. I did the first mission and then I had a bit of a break... Recently I got newly excited about learning Italian and I'm finding it quite easy to learn because I speak French and to some level Spanish. … Continue reading Language Hacking – Italian: Review
S’mae y ddysgwyr Cymraeg! – Dabbling in Welsh
S’mae y ddysgwyr Cymraeg! - Hello Welsh learners! Dabbling? In my language learning resources page, I list the Fluent Show as one of the podcasts I listen to regularly. When the podcast host, Kerstin, announced that she will have new course available, I was intrigued. Especially because this wasn't your normal language course, but it … Continue reading S’mae y ddysgwyr Cymraeg! – Dabbling in Welsh
Buongiorno Italia!
REstarting italian I finally am trying to get back to my rhythm with language learning and while I'm trying to keep up languages like Russian and French, I wanted to jump back to Japanese and Italian. Bit more about Japanese later, I will start with my Italian journey. I started doing the Language Hacking course … Continue reading Buongiorno Italia!
Parlo italiano (or not)
choosing italian & materials Few months ago I wanted to try something different. Or let's just put it this way: I wanted to try another language. Italian has been on my mind for awhile, because I know Spanish to some degree (I understand it pretty well, my speaking needs practice). And of course I know … Continue reading Parlo italiano (or not)
فارسی – Persian, my shiny new language
Why do you study Persian?!?! This is what people ask when you say you are learning Persian. I don't know why there's no other reactions, it's not like all my other language choices are motivated by reason. In school I studied what was available. Now there's more choice, but I've wanted to concentrate on languages … Continue reading فارسی – Persian, my shiny new language
Baobab is my favorite tree 