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Is it Worth Trying to Learn a Pair of Languages at the Same Time?

Good day, I am focusing on learning Arabic ... but I see that there are many similarities with Hebrew. Would this be a good pair to learn at the same time? If so, why? If not, why not? Thanks.
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Is Mandarin and character writing easier for people who know Japanese?

I've been planning to study basic Mandarin for some time. Today I had to write neko (the word for cat) in Japanese using Kanji. I just noticed that Simplified Chinese uses the same characters to describe a cat. Is learning Mandarin and the Chinese…
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Does the usefulness of Anki vary between languages?

This question is motivated by this Reddit comment where the author has had success learning Spanish via Anki: I've been using Anki for about a year (the time it took me to reach C1 in Spanish from zero). Assuming their self-appraisal is accurate,…
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How can I improve my native language skills as someone with an immigration background?

My parents immigrated to Germany in the 70's and I was born and raised in Germany. Although I attended German schools like any other German child and even studied in Germany, I do not feel confident with my German language skills and also make…
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Is there research into the phenomenon of "increased skill leading to decreased attention" for L2 learning, and what can a student do about it?

User phills at chinese-forums.org describes their experience learning Chinese through listening to audiobooks: Paradoxically, I couldn't do these other things before when I was worse at the skill. I had to focus 100%. After I got better, so that…
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Is it common for teachers to take standardized language tests in order to memorize them and post YouTube videos giving their contents?

In preparing for the Chinese HSK6, I stumbled upon videos such as these: 1, 2, 3. In these videos, Chinese teachers take the HSK6, then upload videos describing its contents and giving answers. These particular videos are uploaded on the same day…
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How does Anki vocabulary relate to reading vocabulary?

Sometimes I see people online say they have an e.g. 15000-word vocabulary on Anki. It sounds impressive, but it's not clear to me that such a student can utilize that vocabulary for actual reading. It seems plausible that the student is instead…
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How long does it take to learn Brazilian Portuguese if I speak Spanish on a B2 level?

I speak Spanish on a B2 level. How many months does it take to learn Brazilian Portuguese if I already speak Spanish?
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Resources to learn Norwegian grammar, conjugation and vocabulary?

I want to learn to write and read Norwegian. And of course to hear and pronounce it. I would like to do this in a safe way, that is to say, to learn Norwegian as it is currently written and spoken. Not necessarily in order to go to Norway because I…
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Improving English language at B1 level

I'm an English learner, starting from two years ago and with self-study and want to know how? Just with Google Translate when reading articles and translating words I don't know, and after some time I started to watch tutorials on my career on…
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Any apps for "progressive" language learning like Toucan?

What I mean by "progressive" language learning: The student starts by learning a small amount of vocabulary and grammar. When practicing the foreign language, the student replaces the native words that he/she knows, e.g. I learn German -> Ich…
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Many Chinese students don't continue past the intermediate level (~HSK4); do other Asian languages have this same phenomenon?

If you've studied Chinese, you quickly discover that many students don't follow the HSK beyond HSK4. It seems a lot give up, or at least, find some private method to continue their studies. There seems to be some kind of threshold around the HSK4…
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Where to find good Dravidian language sources to translate words like இர்ரேண்டம்?

I am interested in studying ancient trade between Egypt and India. I found this word to describe the sea as "burn red"? The word is இர்ரேண்டம் Google translate will pronounce it but will suggest a very different word. Meaning Second. How to find…
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Google translate: Hebrew, why no pronunciation? Why some languages have it and others not?

If I put in a word in English and translate it to Arabic, we get Arabic spelling as well an how to pronounce the word. But not for Hebrew -- we only get the word in Hebrew letters. Yiddish also gives us both the word in Hebrew alphabet and the…
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What are psychologically good methods of learning the language?

I am developing a website for learning foreign language and first idea which came to my mind is to open courses where people learn grammar and put correct words as well as correct articles. Also some lessons for vocabulary will be available. I've…
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