15 Italian Slang Words and Phrases Everyone Should Know

15 Italian Slang Words and Phrases Everyone Should Know Sign up successful 2. Mollare qualcuno Ouch! Use these Italian slang words when dumping a significant other. Theyre roughly translated to letting  go or releasing someone free. 3. Essere nelle nuvole Italians use this phrase to describe someone who has his or her head in the clouds, or someone whos constantly daydreaming. 4. Ricco sfondato These Italian slang words are used to describe someone whos rich. The phrase literally means “rolling in money.” 5. Veloce come un razzo Similar to the American phrase,fast as lightning, veloce come un razzo  means something or someone that is  as fast as a rocket. 6. Amore a prima vista Was it love at first sight,  or as they say in  Italy  amore a prima vista,  when you met your Italian crush? This is just one example of the dozens of Italian slang words to describe a romantic relationship. Related: Fun and Interesting Facts About Italy 7. Alito puzzolente Ew! You may need to use this Italian slang phrase to notify someone who has  â€œbad breath.” 8. Guastafesta What we know in America  as a Debbie downer, is the Italian slang word, Guastafesta. This is someone whos a spoiler or ruins the party. 9. Basta, basta When your friend is annoying you, shout these Italian slang words which mean  â€œenough is enough. 10. I Malano miau Are you shocked about what happened on last nights episode of Game of Thrones? Use this Italian phrase to  express shock or  amazement. 11. Non fai scumbari When your Italian grandmother wont stop embarrassing you, simply say Non fai scumbari or “Stop embarrassing me.” 12. Pisolino This Italian slang word means afternoon nap, which is very common in Italy. 13. Gufare If you or someone else is  experiencing bad luck, use the Italian slang word, gufare. 14.  Dai Similar to the American saying Come on, Dai is used when you want someone to tag along or do something. It can also be used to say stop it. See Also: Learn the Italian Alphabet 15. Boh The  equivalent  of the American phrase I dont know, Boh is a  quick phrase to say when youre being  indecisive. If you want to make sure youre using these Italian slang words appropriately, practice speaking with a native or an  Italian tutor. The more you use these Italian slang words and phrases in conversation, the better you will become  at speaking Italian. Post Author:  Liz T. Liz T. teaches Italian lessons in Brooklyn, NY.  She is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a B.M. in vocal performance and has a graduate certificate in Arts Administration from New York University. Learn more about Liz here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher

Still Looking for Homework Help- Online Tutoring Ensures Best Guidance

Still Looking for Homework Help- Online Tutoring Ensures Best Guidance 0SHARESShare A proper Online Homework Help allows you to put forward anything of your concern; easy and straightforward questions to complex doubts and get expert supervision from professional skilled online tutors. Tutor Pace, a responsible and affordable online tutoring website help in several areas like homework assignments, test preparation help, and guidance on subjects like Math, History, Physics, Science, English and many more. Our 24*7 service, use of advanced tools have proved a point and set standard in transferring online education for students from diverse fields.  The website helps to make students confident and obtain quality education to define their destiny. Parents at times cannot manage time from their schedule to help their kids in completing their homework. Online Tutoring allows students to plan their own schedule, interact with tutors without any hesitation and understand things by obtaining best logic. The Online Homework Help sessions help students to prepare the best for their future. [starbox id=admin]

Mollusca Characteristics Online Biology Tutors Tutorpace

Mollusca Characteristics Online Biology Tutors Tutorpace Phylum Mollusca forms the second largest phylum of the animal kingdom. Characteristic features: 1. Molluscs are generally aquatic forms. 2. All molluscs are soft bodied and unsegmented animals. 3. They possess an organ system level of bod organizations. 4. They are bilaterally symmetrical, except in univalves 5. They are triploblastic animals 6. They are true coelomates but the coelom is reduced in adults 7. The body cavity is a haemocoel. 8. The soft body is usually protected by an unsegmented external shell. The shell is made up of calcium carbonate. 9. Inside the shell the body is divided into 3 parts- head, Visceral hump and muscular foot. 10. The head regionshas sensory tentacles. 11. The mouth contains a file like rasping organ called radula for feeding. 12. The visceral hump contains the important internal organs. The visceral hump is covered by a soft and spongy layer of skin called mantle or pallium.The mantle encloses a cavity called mantle cavity in which feather like gills are present. The mantle secretes the shell. 13. The foot is soft and muscular. It is the locomotory organ 14. Many feather like gills are seen outside the body and below the mantle. Gills are the respiratory organs in aquatic forms and pulmonary sacs in terrestrial forms. 15. Circulatory system is open type. Heart is chambered and valvular. 16. Digestive system is well developed, with salivary gland and liver 17. Excretory organs are kidneys 18. Nervous system consists of paired ganglia connected by nerves. Some sense organs are tentacles and eyes. 19. They are dioecious.Fertilization is external or internal 20. They are oviparous with indirect development.

Close to, Next to and Near - Whats the difference

Close to, Next to and Near - Whats the difference Prepositions are considered to be one of the most confusing and difficult to master parts of any language (at least for the languages that have them), and English is no exception.Three prepositions that our students frequently have difficulty with are close to, next to, and near.At first these prepositions would appear to have about the same meaning. All of them relate to proximity.Close to vs Next to:The difference between these is very subtle. Recently a student told us that she was next to a grocery store when something happened, but she had also mentioned that she was in her car, driving away from the store.A native English speaker would would have used close to in this case. Why?Next to, while it does mean that your are close to or near something, additionally means to be in a position immediately to the side of something. Look at the photo below.Close to can have the same meaning as next to, so you could say that the brown buildings in the photo above are next to each other, bu t you cannot say that the cars in the foreground are next to them.They are close to the buildings, because they are not side by side.As far as near and close to, these two words have the same meaning. The big difference is that you cannot use the preposition to with near. This is a common mistake made by English learners.Below are some more examples to help illustrate the differences between these words.I live next to my work.   By saying this, you mean that your office is to one side or the other of your house.I live close to my work. This means you live by your work. Maybe on one side or the other, maybe just a two minute walk around the corner.I live near my work. Same meaning as the close to sentence above, but without the preposition to needed.Questions or comments? Let us know.Want to continue learning? Check out our guides to English idioms and English phrasal verbs. Inquirer Thank you for this lesson! Very useful ?? newuser thanks a lot!!! Gregory This means you live b y your work : by is another way to talk about something close, right ? You should add it to this lesson just saying ?? LOIEnglish Gregoryyes. by can be used in a similar manner. In my opinion it is more related to next to The grocery store is by the post office. It seems to mean the same side of the street. In normal spoken English we could change the meaning by adding near or close. Both of these sound more natural to me. The grocery store is nearby the post office. OR. The grocery store is close by the post office. Thanks, for adding this to the lesson! BL I am confused with ur examples: I live close to my work and I live next to my work. Can you explain it again in a clearer way. Fagner Oliveira Good! Thank you! Hussain Alzaki Near to is more common in British English while near without to is more common in American English. So, for international English users the to is optional. Nisrine Douma Actually, the first time ever I have heard near ‘to’ which I believe is incor rect is with Indians from India. They use near to quite normally even though I believe it is incorrect. We can say close but not near to. Thank you. Kate Smith Im a native speaker and use/hear near to all the time. Its definitely acceptable in some dialects.

Wordiness

Wordiness First language influences By Juansayagocheein [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia CommonsWriters commonly use more words than they need to. The more words you throw at a reader, the more words the reader will have to process to get at your ideas. When the words are meaningless or redundant, there is more to for the reader to ignore, slowing attempts to understand your message. Proofreaders, editors, and English teachers call this phenomenon “wordiness.” First and second language users of English can be wordy, but second language second language learners seem particularly prone to it. The blame for wordiness can be shared with English teachers since they routinely specify the number of words they want students to submit. The uninspired student may get to the end of his or her message but fail to reach the minimum number of words and push themselves to churn out unnecessary phrases, clauses, and sentences to meet the teacher’s requirements for the assignment. Padding a text with filler words may seem like the only option. But there are other causes, too. First language influences Wordiness can also be due to the learner’s first language. In French, for example, “la mere de mon ami” can be translated as “the mother of my friend.” This word-for-word translation uses five words to say what a native speaker would say in three: my friend’s mother. Nominalization But native speakers are also prone toward wordy sentences by employing nominalizations. Using a noun instead of a verb can bloat a sentence and obscure who did what to whom. Turning nouns into verbs can restore vigor and concision to your writing if we just try. Wordy:    The proliferation of nominalizations in a discursive formation maybe an indication of a tendency towards pomposity and abstraction. Concise:  Writers who overload their sentences with nominalizations tend to sound pompous and abstract. What’s the big deal? Whether intentional or unintentional, whether due to a first language influence or a tendency to use nominalizations, wordiness can befall us all. But what is the problem with wordiness? In short, wordiness detracts from the coherence and quality of your writing. It frustrates the reader who is trying to grasp quickly what you have written. It bores. It repels. Ditch filler words A writer can avoid being too wordy by reading through each paragraph and striking out any word that does not add to the meaning of the paragraph. Cut out all filler words.  Filler words represent words which sneak between relevant phrases in a sentence but are essentially useless. You can be sure you are removing filler words because when you cut them out the sentence still makes grammatical sense.   The removal of fillers can do a lot to improve the quality of a sentence.   For example in a sentence starting with “It is commonly believed that ……” the word “commonly” represents a filler which may be removed without altering the meaning of the sentence. Wordy:   It is commonly believed that there is a life after death. Concise:  It is believed that there is a life after death. Redundancies Redundancies are also considered another major cause of wordiness.   Writers in this context may include redundant words or information in sentences. For English as a Second Language learner, redundant words are often found in their characteristically descriptive writing. Synonyms are the main culprit. In an effort to demonstrate an extensive vocabulary, the writer might repeat the same thing in different ways. Readers are subjected to a lot of reading without learning anything new. Hence, by reducing redundancies in sentences, students can effectively write in a less wordy manner. Qualifiers Additionally, qualifiers may result in wordiness if they are overused in sentences. Conventionally, qualifiers are used before an adjective or adverbs to enhance or reduce the quality of the modified word. English writers often overuse intensifying qualifiers such as “really” or “very” which distracts the readers by making the sentences too wordy.   Great is one word. Very good is two. Really, really good is just a wordy way to say excellent, isnt it? Learning how to replace the intensifying words with one potent word is essential in reducing wordiness. If you feel the need to use intensifiers like “really” or “very,” it is time to improve your vocabulary.   For English as Second Language learners, especially, it is imperative to focus more time on learning potent words as opposed to many mediocre words. Logorrhea is considered a form wordiness which involves the deliberate use of long sentences or overly abstract wording. Both qualifiers and adjectives are overused to create sentences with extra words which unnecessarily complicate expository writing. This type of writing is often frustrating to readers through the extensive time taken to understand the ideas presented in the sentences. Adopting a more reader-friendly form of writing is crucial in enhancing the level understanding. Precise and concise sentences assist in succinctly conveying the message which is ideally the main reason for writing. Grammar Checkers For some, using a free grammar checker can help eliminate wordiness errors.   The Virtual Writing Tutor is a good choice. Grammarly is another. Simply enter your text and click Check. The grammar checker will do the work of looking for wordiness errors and suggest an alternative. What could be easier? Sources https://proofreadingpal.com/proofreading-pulse/essays/how-to-avoid-wordiness/ https://www.scribendi.com/advice/how_to_eliminate_wordiness.en.html Please follow and like us:

[Update] More Public Video Pledges

[Update] More Public Video Pledges Continuing from our first post of Public Video Pledges, weve received more from dedicated Challengers all over the world who have bravely posted their Public Video Pledge! (Click here for more details) We are very impressed by the massive turnout of Challengers from all around the world.  As we mentioned at the start of the Challenge,  we’ve got hundreds of Challengers learning more than 30+ languages on italki!  However, we did not mention the number of people who are not just learning one language but learning two or even three languages for the Challenge!  If you havent started learning a new language yet, you need to watch these Public Video Pledges as we hope these will serve as some inspiration for you to kickstart your New Years Resolution to learn a new language now! Tom from San Francisco We were blown away with this Public Video Pledge because Tom is not just learning one language or even two langauges  He is one of the few (there actually could be many more) that are learning 3 languages for the Language Challenge!  His Public Video Pledge is a bit longer than others because he speaks in 3 different languages (French, Norwegian, and Chinese) in the video. Please let him know how awesome he is by commenting on his post!  You have to check this out! Kirstin from New Zealand Kirstin is not just any Challenger, shes also a CELTA qualified New Zealand-born Professional English Teacher on italki.  Kirstin is in the category of Challengers who is learning not just one but two languages during the Language Challenge.   Shes learning Spanish and Chinese.  Please leave some words of encouragement on her notebook entry.  Her video is very impressive as she starts off with the languages that she is learning then goes into English, her native language. Ellen from the United Kingdom Halfway across the world, we have Ellen who is also learning multiple languages.  As a Community Tutor on italki, Ellen teaches English and is learning French and Japanese for the Language Challenge.  Cheer her on by commenting on her Notebook Entry! Fermin from Mexico Fermin is learning Chinese for the Language Challenge and is also a Community Tutor who teaches Spanish on italki.  His Chinese speaking skills are actually quite good already as you can see and hear from this video.  Show that you care by commenting on his notebook entry! Jaime from Peru We just received Jaimes Public Video Pledge.  Hes committed to taking 20 lessons learning Japanese to complete the Challenge.  His Japanese is already pretty good but he feels that he has some room to improve.    He even wrote his Notebook entry in Japanese so please show your support by saying some nice things to him to keep him motivated ?? Brad   from  Australia Brad is taking the Challenge for a very important reason to be able to speak to his girlfriends parents and family. Hes learning Spanish. Leave Brad some words of encouragement by commenting on his Notebook entry! Were pulling for you Brad and know you can complete the Challenge! Tak  from Thailand   Our Southeast Asia contingent finally has some representation with a Public Video Pledge.   Tak just joined italki on January 18th 3 days after the Challenge began but is brave enough to tackle the Challenge missing almost an entire week.  Wish him luck on his Notebook entry.  Taks pledge is made in Thai (his native language) and he is learning 3 languages for the Challenge: German, English and Japanese.   Not an easy task!  For those of you who are just learning one, this is very inspirational! Challengers, you have no excuses! If you just started the Language Challenge, you still have time to make a Public Video Pledge. Remember,  we’re giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!      If you really want to complete the challenge, a Public Video Pledge could be the right little motivator to make sure that you complete the Challenge as the world is watching and we all want you to succeed! Did I mention that were giving away 50ITC for one as well? [Update] More Public Video Pledges Continuing from our first post of Public Video Pledges, weve received more from dedicated Challengers all over the world who have bravely posted their Public Video Pledge! (Click here for more details) We are very impressed by the massive turnout of Challengers from all around the world.  As we mentioned at the start of the Challenge,  we’ve got hundreds of Challengers learning more than 30+ languages on italki!  However, we did not mention the number of people who are not just learning one language but learning two or even three languages for the Challenge!  If you havent started learning a new language yet, you need to watch these Public Video Pledges as we hope these will serve as some inspiration for you to kickstart your New Years Resolution to learn a new language now! Tom from San Francisco We were blown away with this Public Video Pledge because Tom is not just learning one language or even two langauges  He is one of the few (there actually could be many more) that are learning 3 languages for the Language Challenge!  His Public Video Pledge is a bit longer than others because he speaks in 3 different languages (French, Norwegian, and Chinese) in the video. Please let him know how awesome he is by commenting on his post!  You have to check this out! Kirstin from New Zealand Kirstin is not just any Challenger, shes also a CELTA qualified New Zealand-born Professional English Teacher on italki.  Kirstin is in the category of Challengers who is learning not just one but two languages during the Language Challenge.   Shes learning Spanish and Chinese.  Please leave some words of encouragement on her notebook entry.  Her video is very impressive as she starts off with the languages that she is learning then goes into English, her native language. Ellen from the United Kingdom Halfway across the world, we have Ellen who is also learning multiple languages.  As a Community Tutor on italki, Ellen teaches English and is learning French and Japanese for the Language Challenge.  Cheer her on by commenting on her Notebook Entry! Fermin from Mexico Fermin is learning Chinese for the Language Challenge and is also a Community Tutor who teaches Spanish on italki.  His Chinese speaking skills are actually quite good already as you can see and hear from this video.  Show that you care by commenting on his notebook entry! Jaime from Peru We just received Jaimes Public Video Pledge.  Hes committed to taking 20 lessons learning Japanese to complete the Challenge.  His Japanese is already pretty good but he feels that he has some room to improve.    He even wrote his Notebook entry in Japanese so please show your support by saying some nice things to him to keep him motivated ?? Brad   from  Australia Brad is taking the Challenge for a very important reason to be able to speak to his girlfriends parents and family. Hes learning Spanish. Leave Brad some words of encouragement by commenting on his Notebook entry! Were pulling for you Brad and know you can complete the Challenge! Tak  from Thailand   Our Southeast Asia contingent finally has some representation with a Public Video Pledge.   Tak just joined italki on January 18th 3 days after the Challenge began but is brave enough to tackle the Challenge missing almost an entire week.  Wish him luck on his Notebook entry.  Taks pledge is made in Thai (his native language) and he is learning 3 languages for the Challenge: German, English and Japanese.   Not an easy task!  For those of you who are just learning one, this is very inspirational! Challengers, you have no excuses! If you just started the Language Challenge, you still have time to make a Public Video Pledge. Remember,  we’re giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!      If you really want to complete the challenge, a Public Video Pledge could be the right little motivator to make sure that you complete the Challenge as the world is watching and we all want you to succeed! Did I mention that were giving away 50ITC for one as well? [Update] More Public Video Pledges Continuing from our  first post of Public Video Pledges, weve received more from dedicated Challengers all over the world who have bravely posted their Public Video Pledge! We want to applaud those all our Challengers who were brave enough to  publicly promising to finish the Challenge, but dont forget that theres still time for you to make your Public Video Pledge and earn 50ITC as a bonus!  (Click here for more details) We also hope that these pledges will serve as some inspiration  for you to learn a new language now! Murillo Costa   from Brazil This is a great Public Pledge from Murillo, who is also one of our Community Tutor. Murillo teaches Portuguese and he is learning French and Russian for the World Cup Language Challenge. He is committing 1 lesson of French and 2 lessons of Russian a week to finish the Challenge. Cheer him on by Notebook post here. Surprisingly, Murillo does not want Brazil to win the World Cup, but he supports Spain! Arthur   from Brazil Arthur is a beginner and he is taking the challenge to improve his Italian skills. He is committing to taking 2 to 3 lessons a week to complete the challenge. Show that you care by commenting on his Notebook entry. Arthur hopes Germany win the World Cup. Tosha   from the United States Tosha is learning Spanish for our World Cup Language Challenge and she is also a Community Tutor who teaches English on italki. Her Spanish speaking skills are actually quite good already as you can see and hear from this video below, but she really wants to take it to the next level since she will be spending some time in Mexico. Tosha is committing 2 to 3 English lessons a week to finish the Challenge. Please show your support by leaving some nice comments on her Notebook entry. Tosha wants Brazil to win the trophy! Jake   from England Jake is taking the World Cup Language Challenge to kickstart his Spanish and to reach fluency in it! He has committed at least 3 lessons a week. Please wish him good luck by commenting on his Notebook entry. Being British, Jake would like England to win the World Cup, but since he feels that the chances of that happening are not too right, he gives a resounding Come on Spain! Kevin   from the United States This is the first italki Language Challenge for Kevin, who has committed to taking 30 lessons learning Spanish over the next two months. His Spanish is already pretty good but he feels that he has some room to improve and bring it to the next level. Leave Kevin some words of encouragement by commenting on his Notebook entry. Kevin wishes USA to win the World Cup! Ashley   from the United States Ashely is another Challenger from the United States, she has been learning Hindi for the last two years and she took the World Cup Language Challenge as an opportunity to improve her listening skills and her grammar. She is committing 3 to 4 lessons a week to complete the Challenge. Give her some support by commenting on her Notebook post here. Shane   from the United States Shane is a college student who likes languages a lot. He has joined the World Cup Language Challenge to improve his German speaking abilities since he will be studying in Germany next year. His goal is to take 4 sections a week to complete the challenge. Shane is also one of our Community Tutor who enjoys helping people to learn English. Dont forget to comment on his Notebook entry here. Joseph G. Oliver   from the United States Joseph hails from the United States but is now living in Japan and he has decided to participate in the italki World Cup Challenge to further his knowledge of the German language. His goal is to reach level C1 by the end of the challenge. He is also a Professional Teachers on italki teaching English. Make sure to send him some words of encouragement in his Notebook entry here. Joseph loves Korea and so he really would like Korea to win the World Cup! Harry   from the United States Harry literally fell in love with Japan when he visited it and thats why he is trying to learn Japanese. His goal is to reach A2 level and to hold a conversation when he will going back to Japan on September. Help cheer Harry on by sending him words of encouragement in his Notebook entry. Harry doesnt mention anything about the World Cup but, since his love for Japan, were assuming hes rooting for Japan! Munique Vieira   from Brazil Munique is taking the World Cup Language Challenge to improve her English skills. She knows that English is a very important language so she is going to put all her efforts to take 2 or 3 lessons a week and complete the Challenge. Check out her notebook entry here and wish her good luck! Joelson   from Brazil It was hard for us to understand what Joelson was trying to say since no one of us can speak Portuguese, but it seems he will learn English during the World Cup Language Challenge. His goal at the end of the Challenge is to be able to publish the same video speaking in English! Were pulling for you Joelson and know you can complete the Challenge! Leave some words of encouragement by commenting on his notebook entry here! When we asked who he wants to win the World Cup, Joelson gives a resounding O Brasil e claro! Khang Nguyen   from Viet Nam Khang represents Viet Nam for our World Cup Language Challenge. He is committing one lesson a day to finish the Challenge in record time. In only one month he will improve his English focusing in particular on his speaking skills. Give him some support by commenting on his notebook post here! Ian   from the United States Ian is taking the Challenge for a very important reason to be able to speak with his family members when he goes to Cebu, which is in the Philippines. Hes learning Cebuano and he is committing 3 lessons a week to complete the Challenge. Lets encourage him by commenting on his notebook entry here! Ian will support the USA team during the World Cup! Jaime   from Perù Jaime is from Perù and he is in the category of the few Challengers who are learning not just onebut two languages during the World Cup Language Challenge. He is learning English and Japanese and he will be taking 3 lessons a week. Please let him know how awesome he is by commenting on his post!  You have to check this out! Shona Cammillare   from Ireland From Ireland we have Shona who is also one of our Professional Teachers on italki teaching English. She is learning Chinese for the World Cup Language Challenge and she is committing 3 to 4 lessons a week. Her Chinese speaking skills are actually quite good already as you can see and hear from this video. Show that you care by commenting on her notebook entry here! Shona is rooting for Japan during this World Cup. Jason   from the United States Our Community Tutor Jason has decided to put himself to the test learning Spanish. His Spanish is already pretty good, but he hopes that the Challenge will take his ability to the next level. Read his notebook entry and please leave some words of encouragement! Cynthia   from the United States Cynthia is learning Korean for the World Cup Language Challenge and shes committed to taking 2 to 3 lessons a week. She specifically wants to improve her speaking skills. Dont forget to send some words of encouragement in her notebook entry . Cynthia would like to see Brazil, Portugal, or Spain  win the World Cup! Pierre Bredel   from Brazil Pierre has signed up for the World Cup Language Challenge to improve his French skills. His dad is from France so he actually speaks French quite fluently already (check out his pledge!), but he really wants to push his ability to the next level. Show him some support by commenting on his notebook entry . Pierre predicts that its Brazil or French winning the World Cup! Amelia   from England Amelia is taking on Korean for the World Cup Language Challenge. Shes actually starting from scratch (actually 1 month in) to improve his French skills. She thought that the Challenge would be a bit too much at this stage in her Korean but after she sent us her Week 1 Update, it sounds like shes doing fine! Show her some support by commenting on her notebook entry . Amelia just sent up this her Week 1 Update. Not bad for a beginner at Korean, right? [Update] More Public Video Pledges Continuing from our  first post of Public Video Pledges, weve received more from dedicated Challengers all over the world who have bravely posted their Public Video Pledge! We want to applaud those all our Challengers who were brave enough to  publicly promising to finish the Challenge, but dont forget that theres still time for you to make your Public Video Pledge and earn 50ITC as a bonus!  (Click here for more details) We also hope that these pledges will serve as some inspiration  for you to learn a new language now! Murillo Costa   from Brazil This is a great Public Pledge from Murillo, who is also one of our Community Tutor. Murillo teaches Portuguese and he is learning French and Russian for the World Cup Language Challenge. He is committing 1 lesson of French and 2 lessons of Russian a week to finish the Challenge. Cheer him on by Notebook post here. Surprisingly, Murillo does not want Brazil to win the World Cup, but he supports Spain! Arthur   from Brazil Arthur is a beginner and he is taking the challenge to improve his Italian skills. He is committing to taking 2 to 3 lessons a week to complete the challenge. Show that you care by commenting on his Notebook entry. Arthur hopes Germany win the World Cup. Tosha   from the United States Tosha is learning Spanish for our World Cup Language Challenge and she is also a Community Tutor who teaches English on italki. Her Spanish speaking skills are actually quite good already as you can see and hear from this video below, but she really wants to take it to the next level since she will be spending some time in Mexico. Tosha is committing 2 to 3 English lessons a week to finish the Challenge. Please show your support by leaving some nice comments on her Notebook entry. Tosha wants Brazil to win the trophy! Jake   from England Jake is taking the World Cup Language Challenge to kickstart his Spanish and to reach fluency in it! He has committed at least 3 lessons a week. Please wish him good luck by commenting on his Notebook entry. Being British, Jake would like England to win the World Cup, but since he feels that the chances of that happening are not too right, he gives a resounding Come on Spain! Kevin   from the United States This is the first italki Language Challenge for Kevin, who has committed to taking 30 lessons learning Spanish over the next two months. His Spanish is already pretty good but he feels that he has some room to improve and bring it to the next level. Leave Kevin some words of encouragement by commenting on his Notebook entry. Kevin wishes USA to win the World Cup! Ashley   from the United States Ashely is another Challenger from the United States, she has been learning Hindi for the last two years and she took the World Cup Language Challenge as an opportunity to improve her listening skills and her grammar. She is committing 3 to 4 lessons a week to complete the Challenge. Give her some support by commenting on her Notebook post here. Shane   from the United States Shane is a college student who likes languages a lot. He has joined the World Cup Language Challenge to improve his German speaking abilities since he will be studying in Germany next year. His goal is to take 4 sections a week to complete the challenge. Shane is also one of our Community Tutor who enjoys helping people to learn English. Dont forget to comment on his Notebook entry here. Joseph G. Oliver   from the United States Joseph hails from the United States but is now living in Japan and he has decided to participate in the italki World Cup Challenge to further his knowledge of the German language. His goal is to reach level C1 by the end of the challenge. He is also a Professional Teachers on italki teaching English. Make sure to send him some words of encouragement in his Notebook entry here. Joseph loves Korea and so he really would like Korea to win the World Cup! Harry   from the United States Harry literally fell in love with Japan when he visited it and thats why he is trying to learn Japanese. His goal is to reach A2 level and to hold a conversation when he will going back to Japan on September. Help cheer Harry on by sending him words of encouragement in his Notebook entry. Harry doesnt mention anything about the World Cup but, since his love for Japan, were assuming hes rooting for Japan! Munique Vieira   from Brazil Munique is taking the World Cup Language Challenge to improve her English skills. She knows that English is a very important language so she is going to put all her efforts to take 2 or 3 lessons a week and complete the Challenge. Check out her notebook entry here and wish her good luck! Joelson   from Brazil It was hard for us to understand what Joelson was trying to say since no one of us can speak Portuguese, but it seems he will learn English during the World Cup Language Challenge. His goal at the end of the Challenge is to be able to publish the same video speaking in English! Were pulling for you Joelson and know you can complete the Challenge! Leave some words of encouragement by commenting on his notebook entry here! When we asked who he wants to win the World Cup, Joelson gives a resounding O Brasil e claro! Khang Nguyen   from Viet Nam Khang represents Viet Nam for our World Cup Language Challenge. He is committing one lesson a day to finish the Challenge in record time. In only one month he will improve his English focusing in particular on his speaking skills. Give him some support by commenting on his notebook post here! Ian   from the United States Ian is taking the Challenge for a very important reason to be able to speak with his family members when he goes to Cebu, which is in the Philippines. Hes learning Cebuano and he is committing 3 lessons a week to complete the Challenge. Lets encourage him by commenting on his notebook entry here! Ian will support the USA team during the World Cup! Jaime   from Perù Jaime is from Perù and he is in the category of the few Challengers who are learning not just onebut two languages during the World Cup Language Challenge. He is learning English and Japanese and he will be taking 3 lessons a week. Please let him know how awesome he is by commenting on his post!  You have to check this out! Shona Cammillare   from Ireland From Ireland we have Shona who is also one of our Professional Teachers on italki teaching English. She is learning Chinese for the World Cup Language Challenge and she is committing 3 to 4 lessons a week. Her Chinese speaking skills are actually quite good already as you can see and hear from this video. Show that you care by commenting on her notebook entry here! Shona is rooting for Japan during this World Cup. Jason   from the United States Our Community Tutor Jason has decided to put himself to the test learning Spanish. His Spanish is already pretty good, but he hopes that the Challenge will take his ability to the next level. Read his notebook entry and please leave some words of encouragement! Cynthia   from the United States Cynthia is learning Korean for the World Cup Language Challenge and shes committed to taking 2 to 3 lessons a week. She specifically wants to improve her speaking skills. Dont forget to send some words of encouragement in her notebook entry . Cynthia would like to see Brazil, Portugal, or Spain  win the World Cup! Pierre Bredel   from Brazil Pierre has signed up for the World Cup Language Challenge to improve his French skills. His dad is from France so he actually speaks French quite fluently already (check out his pledge!), but he really wants to push his ability to the next level. Show him some support by commenting on his notebook entry . Pierre predicts that its Brazil or French winning the World Cup! Amelia   from England Amelia is taking on Korean for the World Cup Language Challenge. Shes actually starting from scratch (actually 1 month in) to improve his French skills. She thought that the Challenge would be a bit too much at this stage in her Korean but after she sent us her Week 1 Update, it sounds like shes doing fine! Show her some support by commenting on her notebook entry . Amelia just sent up this her Week 1 Update. Not bad for a beginner at Korean, right? [Update] More Public Video Pledges Continuing from our first post of Public Video Pledges, weve received more from dedicated Challengers all over the world who have bravely posted their Public Video Pledge! (Click here for more details) We are very impressed by the massive turnout of Challengers from all around the world.  As we mentioned at the start of the Challenge,  we’ve got hundreds of Challengers learning more than 30+ languages on italki!  However, we did not mention the number of people who are not just learning one language but learning two or even three languages for the Challenge!  If you havent started learning a new language yet, you need to watch these Public Video Pledges as we hope these will serve as some inspiration for you to kickstart your New Years Resolution to learn a new language now! Tom from San Francisco We were blown away with this Public Video Pledge because Tom is not just learning one language or even two langauges  He is one of the few (there actually could be many more) that are learning 3 languages for the Language Challenge!  His Public Video Pledge is a bit longer than others because he speaks in 3 different languages (French, Norwegian, and Chinese) in the video. Please let him know how awesome he is by commenting on his post!  You have to check this out! Kirstin from New Zealand Kirstin is not just any Challenger, shes also a CELTA qualified New Zealand-born Professional English Teacher on italki.  Kirstin is in the category of Challengers who is learning not just one but two languages during the Language Challenge.   Shes learning Spanish and Chinese.  Please leave some words of encouragement on her notebook entry.  Her video is very impressive as she starts off with the languages that she is learning then goes into English, her native language. Ellen from the United Kingdom Halfway across the world, we have Ellen who is also learning multiple languages.  As a Community Tutor on italki, Ellen teaches English and is learning French and Japanese for the Language Challenge.  Cheer her on by commenting on her Notebook Entry! Fermin from Mexico Fermin is learning Chinese for the Language Challenge and is also a Community Tutor who teaches Spanish on italki.  His Chinese speaking skills are actually quite good already as you can see and hear from this video.  Show that you care by commenting on his notebook entry! Jaime from Peru We just received Jaimes Public Video Pledge.  Hes committed to taking 20 lessons learning Japanese to complete the Challenge.  His Japanese is already pretty good but he feels that he has some room to improve.    He even wrote his Notebook entry in Japanese so please show your support by saying some nice things to him to keep him motivated ?? Brad   from  Australia Brad is taking the Challenge for a very important reason to be able to speak to his girlfriends parents and family. Hes learning Spanish. Leave Brad some words of encouragement by commenting on his Notebook entry! Were pulling for you Brad and know you can complete the Challenge! Tak  from Thailand   Our Southeast Asia contingent finally has some representation with a Public Video Pledge.   Tak just joined italki on January 18th 3 days after the Challenge began but is brave enough to tackle the Challenge missing almost an entire week.  Wish him luck on his Notebook entry.  Taks pledge is made in Thai (his native language) and he is learning 3 languages for the Challenge: German, English and Japanese.   Not an easy task!  For those of you who are just learning one, this is very inspirational! Challengers, you have no excuses! If you just started the Language Challenge, you still have time to make a Public Video Pledge. Remember,  we’re giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!      If you really want to complete the challenge, a Public Video Pledge could be the right little motivator to make sure that you complete the Challenge as the world is watching and we all want you to succeed! Did I mention that were giving away 50ITC for one as well?

The 29 Best Language Learning Apps That Make Studying Fun

The 29 Best Language Learning Apps That Make Studying Fun The 29 Best Language Learning Apps That Make Studying Fun Sometimes, you need a jump start.Maybe its because the frigid cold temperatures killed your car battery.Maybe its because you left your headlights on to create a spotlight for your one-person puppet show.But when your language education needs a jump start, theres a convenient tool that you dont even have to pop the hood to use.Were talking about language apps. Popular apps for language learners  provide a wide array of learning options covering virtually any language you could image. Whether you use  iPhone apps  or prefer a different device, there are plenty of options out there.Innovative language apps  use clever new strategies to help you improve your language skills.  Language learning game apps  provide a fun, interactive way to upgrade your fluency.  Apps for kids  offer a cute and easy option for learners of all ages.With so many language apps on the market, it can be hard to sort through them all to find the best language learning apps. Luckily, you dont have to! Here are 29 apps to mix and match to jump start your road to fluency! Why Use More Than One Language App?When learning a new language, pairing multiple apps is both fun and useful. There are many reasons why you might want to try using several apps at once.For instance, each app has a different focus. Even seemingly similar apps offer slightly different approaches. Some apps may be better for reading practice, others may improve your listening skills while others may help you build your vocabulary. Plus, using different apps will help you see the language in a different context, making your skills more flexible and applicable in the real world.Plus, each learner responds differently to each app.  Everyone learns differently. Some people are visual learners. Some people prefer audio. Some learners like to study in short bursts while others like longer study sessions. If you only use one app, you might not ever find your app soul mate, and you might miss out on valuable learning.Even something as little as not liking an apps color scheme might make you subconsciously avoid using it. Theres nothing wrong with using multiple apps at the same time to help you find an app you click with on all levels.Finally,  variety is the spice of life.  Using multiple apps keeps things interesting. Think of one app as the cheese sandwich of language learning. Its good every once in a while, but if you eat it every day, youll get bored fast. If you open yourself up to all the sandwiches in the world, though, chances are you can enjoy a sandwich every day without getting bored.The 29 Best Language Learning Apps That Make Studying FunGeneral Learner AppsFluentUiOS | AndroidFluentU is an entertainment lovers dream come true. It uses real-world videos, like inspirational talks, movie trailers and music videos, in a new context. Each video is captioned and the captions are annotated, giving you easy access to any words definition, an associate image and example sentences. Plus, you can click o n any word to see how its used in other videos.FluentU also offers learn mode, which incorporates video clips, pictures and example sentences into engaging exercises and flashcards.Whats more, FluentU is fully personalized. An algorithm takes into account a learners history to present questions based on what youve already learned. Plus, you select your pace and what videos you watch.FluentU offers Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish.DuolingoiOS | AndroidDuolingo. If youve ever studied a language online or used a language learning app, chances are the name rolls off your tongue with ease. Thats because Duolingo is one of the hottest language learning products on the market. The app offers over 20 different language options.The app aims to help you improve your vocabulary and grammar through daily lessons and quizzes. Quizzes cover vocabulary recognition, listening activities and even voice-enabled speaking practice. The app is f ree to download and additional in-app purchases are available.busuuiOS | AndroidThe busuu app is a versatile language tool for language learners at any level.To start out, youll take a placement test to ensure the lessons youre taking are appropriate to your current proficiency level. There are 150 units per language, so theres a strong chance that theres something that even nearly fluent learners will benefit from.Plus, busuu offers you the option of having your exercises corrected by native speakers to give you an edge up.The busuu app offers 12 language options.Mango LanguagesiOS | AndroidThe Mango Languages app is a colorful choice that offers a nice array of languagesâ€"70 to be exact. This makes Mango Languages a terrific choice for students looking to study less common languages.The app offers all the features a language learner could hope for, including activities, grammar and vocabulary lessons, voice-enabled speaking practice and more.Babbel iOS | AndroidBabbel aims to imp rove your confidence and comprehension through interactive courses for beginning through advanced students. These courses offer exercises for reading, writing, listening and speaking for a well-rounded language education.Plus, activities are broken down into 10-15 minute chunks to make them easy to fit into even the busiest schedule.Babbel offers 14 language options.MemriseiOS | AndroidMemrise offers a fun app for beginning through intermediate language learners.Through a variety of games,  videos featuring native speakers and simulated text-message conversations, youll use your target language in a number of different entertaining contexts.Memrise offers over 20 language options.MondlyiOS | AndroidMondly aims to help you hit the ground running by memorizing key words right off the bat. By focusing on useful phrases, Mondlys goal is to prepare you for real conversations with native speakers. While this makes Mondly an excellent tool for beginners, the app also caters to intermediate and advanced students.The Mondly app features audio by native speakers, voice recognition for speaking practice, a dictionary, a verb conjugation tool and more.The Mondly app offers 33 language options.Daily Dose of LanguageiOS | AndroidIf you want to learn a language but dont want to put much time in each day, the Daily Dose of Language app might be your soul mate.It aims to deliver language lessons in as little as a minute a day. Lessons focus on vocabulary, phrases, slang and culture.Plus, Daily Dose of Langue is an Innovative Language product. While you can get a free one-minute daily lesson, you can also purchase the premium version to access full Daily Dose lesson and membership to the affiliated Pod101/Class101 website.The Daily Dose of Language offers 10 languages with another 19 in the works.Rosetta Stone iOS | AndroidIf youre interested in language learning software and havent heard of Rosetta Stone, chances are that youve been living under a rock (quite ironically).Roset ta Stone is a big name in language learning, and its app lives up to its reputation. The app doesnt require a huge time commitment (just a few minutes a day), but there are plenty of learning options to pack into those minutes. Rosetta Stone uses practical scenarios to help teach you usable language skills.Plus, speech-recognition technology aims to help you improve your accent. A lot of materials can even be downloaded so that you can use them without burning through data.The Rosetta Stone app offers 24 language options.TripLingoiOS | AndroidTripLingo is designed with travelers in mind, but that doesnt mean it isnt a great tool for language students!In fact, TripLingos focus is primarily on useful phrases, so if youre interested in travel, it might be just the crash course you need to pique your interest in additional language study. It features thousands of phrases (including slang), a translator, audio lessons, flashcards and more.TripLingo offers 13 languages.LingvistiOS | Andro idLingvist is an app with busy learners in mind, whether those learners are beginning, intermediate or advanced.By focusing on the most common vocabulary, Lingvist aims to equip you with highly usable language skills. Plus, the app adapts to your needs in an attempt to maximize your learning.Lingvist offers English, French, German, Russian and Spanish.AwabeAndroidNeed to improve your vocabulary? Awabe offers over 4000 common words and phrases.Plus, Awabe doesnt focus on flashcards alone. It also offers voice recording to help you practice speaking. Compare your pronunciation to the audio provided to see how youre doing! Theres even video content to help you upgrade your skills.Awabe offers over a dozen languages.50languagesiOS | AndroidThe 50languages app is one of the few learning options that allows you to pair whatever languages you wish.This means that as long as your native language is offered, you can receive instruction in it. Additionally, if youre studying multiple language s, you might try receiving instruction in one of the languages youre studying while you take lessons in another language.Lessons focus primarily on useful, thematically grouped vocabulary. The app also offers games and quizzes to help you practice what youve learned.And, if you were wondering, 50languages does indeed offer 50 languages.LingoDeeriOS | AndroidBesides having an adorable name and logo, LingoDeer has some great content.Interactive lessons aim to help you improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening with a minimal time commitmentâ€"just 10 minutes a day. There are a number of different fun, helpful features to help you get the most out of your learning time. For instance, LingoDeer offers a placement test, grammar lessons, flashcards, quizzes and more. Plus, with 2,000 words in the app, your vocabulary has plenty of room to grow.LingoDeer offers Chinese, Japanese and Korean.LingQiOS | AndroidLingQ aims to immerse beginning through advanced students in authentic c ontent, including books, podcasts, lessons and more. Plus, transcripts are available to help you read along with audio content. With integrated dictionary resources, you can even look up words in a flash.Plus, youll never be short on contentâ€"LingQ offers thousands of hours of audio that you can download to listen to anywhere.LingQ offers 25 languages.Flashcard AppsAccelaStudyiOS  Want to learn a language quickly and easily? AccelaStudy wants that for you, too.Over 2,000 basic through advanced words are offered in more than 60 thematically-grouped categories. Plus, audio by native speakers helps ensure you get the pronunciation right.AccelaStudy apps come in over a dozen languages, including pairings that arent frequently offered, like Italian and Polish.AnkiAppiOS | AndroidAnkiApp is a flexible flashcard app for any material you want to learn. Thats because it allows you to create your own flashcardsâ€"perfect for learners who have specific sets of vocabulary words they want to le arn.Plus, you can search decks that other users have created for a huge wealth of options in a variety of languages.TinycardsiOS | AndroidTinycards is a flashcard app with a special twist from a familiar name in language learning.Like some other flashcard apps, it allows you to create your own decks or access decks made by other users.However, theres a twist: Tinycards is brought to you by the makers of Duolingo, so Tinycards also offers flashcards of vocabulary words from your favorite Duolingo courses!Language Exchange AppsHiNativeiOS | AndroidHave a pressing question youd like to ask a native speaker? HiNative can hook you up!HiNative is a QA app that allows you to ask a native speaker your language questions. Plus, you can post audio, pictures or text-based questions to get the help you need.HiNative offers over 100 languages.HelloTalkiOS | AndroidHelloTalk helps you find and connect with native speakers for language practice.You can search for your perfect partner by language, location and more. Once you find him/her, the app can also help you connect through text, audio or video. Plus, you wont be thrown in without language supportâ€"HelloTalk also offers translation, transliteration, grammar correction and more.HelloTalk supports over 150 languages.TandemiOS | AndroidLooking to connect with a native speaker who shares your interests? Tandem can help you find your partner in crime (or at least in language-learning).You can search the Tandem community for users who speak your target language and share your interests. Once you find that special someone, you can text or do audio and video chat through the app. You can even send pictures!If you need more professional help, you can also connect with professional tutors.Tandem offers over 150 languages.SpeakyiOS | AndroidWant to text a native speaker right now? Speaky has you covered.Speaky only shows you the profiles of language learners that match your needs. Plus, when you search, youll see users who are on line first, making it much easier to connect quickly. You can also friend people to connect with them later.Speaky currently focuses on text messaging, though audio messaging is in the works.Speaky offers over 100 languages.LingbeiOS | AndroidIf selecting a language exchange partner seems too challenging and time consuming, Lingbe can connect you with just the press of a button.Thats right: just press a call button to be connected to someone you can practice with right away. After the chat is over, your partner will provide feedback on how well you did.Plus, you and your partner both have the option to like the experience. If you both mark like, you can chat again. Its kind of like language exchange and speed dating had a baby.Hello PaliOS | AndroidWhen you want to dive into language exchange but dont have the vocabulary, Hello Pal is a supportive, entry-level app.Hello Pal will help you find a language exchange partner and connect through voice chat, video chat and text. But what s ets Hello Pal apart is the supportive resources it offers. It offers 30 phrasebooks and 2,000 phrases to help guide you along.Game AppsMindSnacksiOS  MindSnacks offers the sort of snack that feeds the brain. Thats because itll satiate your learning hunger with fun games!Each app offers between eight and nine games that teach vocabulary and conversation skills. With over 40 hours of content, theres enough to keep even the most passionate gamer busy.MindSnacks offers Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.LingioiOS | AndroidLike games? Enjoy a good quiz? Want to work a few flashcards into the mix? Lingio offers the sort of material thatll make you want to learn.Lingios games can help you learn thousands of words and phrases, all while having fun. Youll be filling in letters, matching words with their meanings and more.Lingio offers Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.StudycatiOS | AndroidIf you have a dual passio n for adorable animated cats and language learning, theres finally an option for you!Studycat fuses conventional course material with learning games to keep you engaged. It might be designed for children, but that doesnt mean adult learners wont enjoy any of the six learning games offered. The vocabulary used is pretty basic, so this is a good app for beginning learners.Studycat offers Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish.Fun Easy LearniOS  Who doesnt want his/her learning to be fun and easy?Fun Easy Learn offers seven test games with three difficulty levels to help you have an enjoyable learning experience. Plus, apps feature 6000 words with audio, images and translations. Thatll pack a learning wallop!Fun Easy Learn offers over 50 languages.OtherGoogle TranslateiOS | AndroidGoogle Translate might not be designed exclusively for language learners, but that doesnt mean you shouldnt indulge in the fabulous app.Since Google Translate offers quick, easy translations, its perfec t to use whenever you encounter a word you dont recognize in your target language. Using Google Translate regularly might make your vocabulary grow faster than youd think!Dont leave your language skills out in the cold. Mix and match these 29 best language learning apps to jump start your road to fluency!