Questions in Languages
Clear FilterWhich Kurdish Dialect (Sorani/Kurmanji) is More Useful for Travel in Iraqi Kurdistan?
I'm heading to Iraqi Kurdistan soon and I'm really keen to learn some basic Kurdish phrases. I know there are two main dialects, Sorani and Kurmanji, and I'm qu...
How do you *really* keep a language fluent when you have no one to speak with?
I spent years learning Spanish and got to a B2 level, but since moving, I have absolutely no opportunities to speak it. I'm worried about losing my fluency and ...
Learning German: Is 'der die das' intuition ever truly developed, or is it pure memorization?
I've been studying German for months now, and while my vocabulary and grammar are slowly improving, I still feel like I'm guessing with noun genders (der, die, ...
Portuguese vs. Spanish: How do you stop mixing them up when learning both simultaneously?
I've been learning both Portuguese (Brazilian) and Spanish for about six months now, and I'm constantly getting words and even grammatical structures mixed up b...
Polyglots: How do you avoid mixing up grammar rules between similar languages?
I'm currently learning Spanish and Italian concurrently, and finding myself constantly mixing up verb conjugations and sentence structures. It's incredibly frus...
My brain scrambles verb conjugations every time! Any memory hacks for irregular verbs?
I've been learning French for a while now, and while my vocabulary is growing, irregular verb conjugations consistently trip me up. I feel like I learn them one...
Stuck at B1 in French – What's the secret to breaking through to fluency?
I've been learning French for two years now, and I feel like I've hit a wall at the B1 level. I can understand most conversations and read fairly well, but spea...
My brain keeps mixing up German and Dutch grammar – any tips to untangle them?
I've been learning German for a while and just started Dutch, but I'm constantly confusing sentence structure and verb placement between the two. It's incredibl...
How to Say I Love You in Kurdish?
How to Say I Love You in Kurdish? I need a plain Kurdish phrase that literally translates to english as "i love you"...