One of the most common mistakes in English usage is misusing the words “good” and “well”. In short, good is an adjective, while well is…
There are two concepts of “we/us/our/ours” in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian). Although all of them (from subject pronouns to possessive adjectives) are defined as “kami” and…
Everyday vs Every Day There are lots of things that we do every day. Everyday we sleep, we walk, we speak. But when you are…
There are over 1000 languages in the world. Among them, there are 100 languages that are widely spoken nowadays. Sadly, by the linguistic researchers prediction,…
Complete and Finish, they are the same right? Think about it! The race is completed vs The race is finished The game is completed vs…
Very hot, very cold, very expensive, very ugly. Yes! The magic word of “very” really applies to basically everything. But imagine: “The weather is…
There are reasons to start learning languages, but everyone’s motivation sometimes runs out. How to stay motivated when you feel like quitting? Here are 5…
Rise or Raise? Rise your hand or raise your hand? The sun rises or the sun raises? Are you 100% sure with your answer? Why…
Don’t you think the colour of carrot is orange from eye to eye? Cucumbers are all green instead of blue? Believe it or not, colour…
Many people say that we don’t need to learn languages anymore because AI (artificial intelligence) technology is developing, and more and more translation / interpretation…
Do you like traveling? Why? You want to explore new places, eat tasty food or have a relaxing time?To have a good time in foreign…
When we travel foreign countries, we often don’t know how to speak local language and it’s hard to communicate with local people. However, if you…
Football (Soccer) is the most popular sport in the world. There are 250 million players in over 200 countries. How does it called in different…
Have you heard that French is hard to learn? Genders, Conjugations, Pronunciation …. all sounds complicated? I am a Japanese who know English and leaned…
Japanese has a reputation for being hard to learn. It’s true that learning the writing system is challenging, but it’s just one of the many…
Have you heard that Japanese and Korean are similar languages? They are two different languages, but there are many similarities, especially in grammar and vocabulary.…
There are many similar sounding words between two languages among Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean languages. That means, there are words which sound similar in all…
Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong province in China and also widely spoken in Southeast Asia by overseas Chinese. Although Cantonese shares some vocabulary…
Chinese Mandarin is getting more and more popular to be learnt worldwide.But do you know the Chinese used in mainland China and in Taiwan are…
Portuguese is spoken in Portugal, Brazil and several countries around the world. Portuguese in Portugal and Brazil are not as similar to each other as…
