Maybe you’ve just decided to learn a language (exciting!), or maybe you’ve been studying a language for a while and want to switch things up. Either way, our goal is typically to learn a language effectively and efficiently. That means avoiding some common mistakes. If you recognize ...
Language Learning Tools You Need to Learn a Language: Language Learning Basics Pt. 2
Imagine: You're five years old and standing in the candy aisle at the grocery store. You can pick two candies, and that’s it. You look around at all of the colorful packages and just can’t decide! That’s what it feels like when you’re learning a new language and realize just how many ...
How to Learn a New Language by Yourself: Language Learning Basics Pt. 1
This blog post is part one of my four-part blogging series—covering everything you need to know regarding how to learn a new language by yourself. By the end of this post, you’ll have a good idea of what it takes to learn a language by yourself, and you'll feel empowered to start ...
5 Secrets to Amazing Italki Lessons Today
I’ve been using italki for the last two years to help learn Norwegian, and I've taken more than 80 italki lessons with various online language tutors. But before that, I was lost as to how make the most out of italki. How do I pick the right online language tutor? Should I do something ...
Norwegian Youtubers: Improve Your Norwegian in 2021
It’s not too hard to find what’s trending on Norwegian youtube if you have a VPN. But if you’re anything like me, you don’t always like to watch what’s trending. I love to watch lifestyle YouTubers who film vlogs, workouts, and what I eat in a days. Hauls are a plus, too. However, this ...
italki Review 2021: Is it Worth the Hype?
It was 2018. After studying Norwegian for years, you’d think I’d be pretty good at it. Eh, not quite. So by the end of that year, I was ready to make real progress. I was fed up being stuck in the beginner stage. So, I took to google. When I found italki, I thought it was too good to be ...