French & German Placement Test Results
So… after taking the Lingoda placement test for Spanish I decided to take the similar tests for French and German. I studied both languages for five years in elementary school and high school but haven’t used them much since then. Anyway, here are my results: I’m quite pleased with B1 one for French. As I …
Spanish Placement Test Result
I Took the Spanish Placement Test at Lingoda today and got this result: The CEFR level of B1 corresponds to “lower intermediate level” (more about the CEFR levels here). I think I’m probably at the B2 level when it comes to listening and reading skills, but since my grammar and verb conjugation skills aren’t quite …
Spanish Learning Update #1
It took a little longer than expected to write this first update, eventhough I had planned on blogging on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. I moved house across the country so that took up a lot of time… Anyway, lately I’ve been quite stable in my daily Spanish learning routine. On most days I do …
5 Language Podcasts You Should Check Out Right Now!
I’ve been listening to a lot of language and language learning podcasts (and there are quite a lot of them now) and figured I might as well share some of my favourites with you, just in case you aren’t aware of them already. Some of the podcasts on the list have been on the air …
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What are Some Good Apps That Teach European Spanish?
Question: I want to learn European Spanish. Is there any app that could teach me European Spanish but not the regular Spanish? Answer: I guess what constitutes “regular Spanish” depends on where you live. For most Europeans “regular Spanish” would mean European (Iberian) Spanish. But if you’re American I guess you mean Latin American Spanish. …
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Cool Maps for Spanish Learners!
¡Hola a todos! As you know I’m into language learning. I also really like maps. The other day I was looking for a specific map and stumbled upon this cool website, that has an extensive collection of maps from all over the world: Mapas del Mundo While browsing their maps I found some really nice …
How to Use “Easy Spanish” to Improve Your Spanish
I’ve seen several learners of Spanish ask how they can improve their understanding of spoken Spanish. I’m sure there are a lot of ways of doing that but I’d like to share an easy method with you here, using street interview videos in Spanish that have subtitles in both Spanish and English. Before you get …
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Top 5 Channels for Spanish Immersion
There are many ways to immerse yourself in a language, even without going to a country where it is widely spoken. One of the ways is to watch YouTube channels in your target language. I’ve personally used this method to improve my Spanish. Here is the top 5 channels I recommend to people who want …