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Swedish vs Norwegian vs Danish. What the easiest language to learn for a native-Russian speaker with C1-level English?

Swedish vs Norwegian vs Danish, What's the easiest language to learn, overall? I am native in Russian, but pretty good at English (C1). The purposes of learning new language would be to be able to attend a nordic university as an undergraduate…
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Where can I find "categories" which I can use for L2 practice by listing words in those categories?

A Reddit post has an exercise of listing 5 different things in each category: A1: colors A2: rooms of a house B1: sea creatures B2: chemical elements C1: ways to cook an egg C2/impossible: construction equipment I'm finding this a fun exercise,…
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Struggling with learning, especially without outputting

I'm trying to learn Japanese, and I know quite a bit already (I used rtk to learn the meaning/ stroke order or about 2200 kanji, know over 1700 vocab, listen and watch a lot of videos constantly everyday for fun, read to get used to it and listen to…
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What are the pros and cons of learning Spanish or French?

I'm a student in the U.S., and it's my time to decide whether I'll be taking Spanish or French. I'm pretty torn, because I know Spanish will be more useful, but French just has a bigger appeal. Looking for some general advice or pros/cons.…
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Is learning English as a second language a skill or a knowledge?

I think learning English is not just learning a skill like other skills (for example carpentry) because learning is also knowledge based, like history and physics. Language helps us to think creatively, laterally and helps us …
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How to choose a foreign language to learn based on my interests?

I already know Russian and Ukrainian, I study English. I'd like to find the next language to learn. In fact, I'd like to know all the Romance languages, but I should start somewhere. To begin with, I'm a programmer and study computer science at the…
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CEFR Frequently Used Words

I want to compile a list of most frequently used 100 words for every CEFR level in English language. Comprehensive word lists for each CEFR level are available online, but how do I select the most often used words from such detailed lists?
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In which languages is the lastname written before the name?

I would like to know in which languages is the lastname always written before the name. I know Taiwanese people do it. I was reading about the creator of Taekwondo Choi Hong Hi and I wondered if Choi is name or lastname.
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What are the characteristics of the Macedonian language in this quote referring to?

I'm trying to learn Macedonian and one if the resources out there was paraphrased as saying the following about the Macedonian language: Belamaric-Wilsey says that the majority of Macedonian-language learners using the center’s resources are…
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How to overcome hurdles learning Chinese as a vegan?

Chinese seems to have many words indicating, or at least traditionally derived, from the killing of animals. Examples of these are 红, a character for red indicating prosperity, derived from the color that cloth used to be died with porpoise, a red…
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Is it possible to read Braille from vibration motors?

Recently I have bought some vibration motors to make a Braille display. But when I attach them to my hands, I can't tell which motors are vibrating so many times. So I am a little confused now: Can vibration motors be used for it, to be used as…
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How to achieve fluency in 1 month

I've been practicing English for 5 months because I have to go abroad for some work and for that I want to achieve fluency in English. I can understand what somebody is saying in English, but when I try to speak, I forget words, or words don't come…
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Incorrect answer: repeat question again or come back later?

I'm creating an app to teach foreign language. If the user gets the question wrong, should it repeat (if so, how many times) or come back later (ie shuffle back into the deck)?
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About different writing systems for numerals

The numerals used in English and other languages using a Latin alphabet are known as Arabic numerals (or, more precisely, Western Arabic numerals). I wish to transcribe 60 (and not sixty) into different numeral systems. Is there an online resource…
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Which language comes near to English to learn easily?

I want to learn multiple languages but looking out for nearest languages to English, only to speak. I currently speak Hindi, English, Telugu, and Urdu, where Hindi and Urdu are the nearest relatives.
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