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If you’re just learning Vietnamese one of the first problems you will encounter are the six tones (depending on the dialect) especially if you come from English or another language where tone does not change the meaning of a word. I posted previously a utility to practice hearing the different Vietnamese tones but I have […]
What language do they speak in Belize? Well, the simple answer is that they speak English and are the only English-speaking country in Central America. And if that’s the language you speak and I assume it is since you’re reading this then you can get by just fine in Belize. But of course in Jamaica […]
Previously on this language learning blog we reviewed several podcasts and other resources for learning French through listening. Since that time I have come across a few more resources including another blog and podcast. Enjoy.
Easy French Poetry Podcast: learn French through French poetry
French for Beginners
Learn French with Coffee Break French
Ma France: from […]
When learning a language you need to be used to hearing it spoken as well as practice trying to de-cipher it. What better way to practice than to pair it up with video and in today’s day of ubiquitous YouTube it has become even easier to find examples of any language being spoken. […]
When learning a language you also need to practice reading it. It helps a lot if the subject matter is interesting and often times textbooks are not fun to read. Locally, with the Internet easier to find written examples in any language. Below is a start of a list of the blogs in Vietnamese that […]
Today I stumbled upon what appears to be an actual Vietnamese textbook online written by a Prof. Dr. Mai Ngoc Chu, a linguist who teaches Vietnamese and linguistics at Vietnam National University in Hanoi and also in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the University of Malaya. I’m still searching for the title of actual book […]
