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I’m learning Swedish now for when I move to Sweden for school in August. My first instinct was to be like “wtf no Swedish is not a tonal language”...then I googled it. Here is a discussion of tones in Swedish. The gist of the explanation is that tone does not change the meaning of most Swedish words, but can change the meaning of some. So it’s not tonal in the same way that Chinese/Vietnamese/Thai/etc languages are tonal, but in some cases it does act like a tonal language.

Duolingo is good: https://www.duolingo.com/

If you just want to improve your knowledge; this website is great. However if you want to speak more fluently and make considerable progress in a language, my suggestion would be to take some french classes while you are actually in France, perhaps in the evening.

Alternately you can look for a Tandem partner. You teach them your language and they teach you theirs. Either way, both of these suggestions are more to supplement your knowledge and should not be exclusively used in order to learn a language with no other resources used.

Good luck.

There are lots of resources in the sidebar.

Here is a link to the free FSI materials which I am currently using to learn French. It's starts with a phonology lesson which is important.

I'm not sure how well it's reviewed, and it is very out of date. It seems like a good place to start so that's where I am starting.

https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu

The other thing I would suggest is to check out "fluent forever" and read about flash card usage and ANKI.

I am just a beginner though so definitely poke your head through the side bar in r/language learning and r/french (I think that is the sub).

Edit: I would like to add

I have tried Rosetta Stone, it's as bad as people say. Too much work for next to nothing learned. And it's boring.

I felt the same for Duolingo though Duolingo has some grammar help lessons.

I purchased "Speed learning languages" which is technically what I am using instead of the FSI materials. However I am very sure it is just the FSI materials repackaged and sold for lots of money.

http://www.britannica.com/topic/German-language It says here that "the recorded history of German language begins in the 1st century BC". and as to the longest German word, I've found the information on duden.de. There might was once the law you're writing about, but it doesn't exist anymore.

> What online or application based language program would you recommend?

• https://www.duolingo.com/course/tr/en/Learn-Turkish-Online
• http://www.memrise.com/course/79355/hacking-turkish/

> How many hours per day would you recommend I devote to studying the language?

It depends on how fast you learn but one or two hours is a good deal.

> Any other tips for learning turkish would be appreciated?

Learn the basic vocabulary and listen carefully to the pronunciation.

If you have a particular question, ask /r/Turkey or /r/turkishlearning.

That's a great start! Maybe when you've got a good basis, join a language learning community! That's how I learned the most Spanish. I used Shared Talk, but it looks like that shut down about 3 years ago. I found this article, though, and it looks similar! Good luck!

Well, there is this list of the most common radicals, which would also help you. http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/radicals.php

And if you are learning simplified hanzi, you can consider using this book: https://www.amazon.com.br/Tuttle-Learning-Chinese-Characters-Revolutionary-ebook/dp/B00KV1SK1E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478521960&sr=8-1&keywords=chinese+characters+tuttle

It always introduces a non-compound character before using it in a compound character

https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Italian-Vocabulary-Thematic-Approach/dp/0764123955

https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Makes-Perfect-Complete-Italian/dp/0071603670

This will get you to B2, maybe C1. It's what I used when learning Italian, and at this point, I just find online Italian chats to refine my vocabulary, grammar, and what not.

I found it effective to learn the basic grammar before I began vocabulary study. I would write English words with Italian grammar in order develop my grammar skills.

Couple those with Duolingo.

I plan on using the German editions of those while I take German 1 and 2.

Good luck!

(Also, please pardon any poor writing in my response. I'm a bit tired and I'm not focusing very hard)

EDIT: You can find those books cheaper.

It depends on what you want to read in Middle English. My medieval lit class last semester (full disclosure--I'm a classics major, not English) got me reading Chaucer's Middle English pretty easily. It really isn't so bad after the initial learning curve. I recommend getting this edition of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales--there seem to be some cheaper used copies--and just reading it. It's pretty well glossed, and although Chaucer's ME can be deceptively easy (a good number of false friends), it's more accessible than, say, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I'm no expert, but if Chaucer is your goal, read Chaucer. If he's not, I can't really help you, unfortunately--hopefully someone more knowledgeable will comment.

Hi,

I built a simple app that helps your spoken language for 8 languages (Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Standard Arabic, Spanish, UK English, and US English). When you talk to it, it evaluates your clarity on each word against native speakers. For English for now, it "beeps” when you say filler words (like, you know, I mean, basically, sort of these).

It will give a report including both the transcription and the speech summary, so you can copy and save. I'm not collecting anything from you.

Do tell me your requirement and feedback - message me, email , leave a rating and comments at Google Play, comment this post, share the app to others, etc. I will be so happy to take your feedback and improve it.

The app is free at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ak.peercoach

I built a simple app that helps your spoken language for 8 languages (Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Standard Arabic, Spanish, UK English, and US English). When you talk to it, it evaluates your clarity on each word against native speakers. For English for now, it "beeps” when you say filler words (like, you know, I mean, basically, sort of these).

It will give a report including both the transcription and the speech summary, so you can copy and save. It doesn't collect or store anything from you.

Do tell me your requirement and feedback - message me, email , leave a rating and comments at Google Play, comment this post, share the app to others, etc. I will be so happy to take your feedback and improve it.

The app is free at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ak.peercoach

Hi, I built a simple app that helps your spoken language for 8 languages (Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Standard Arabic, Spanish, UK English, and US English). When you talk to it, it evaluates your clarity on each word against native speakers. For English for now, it "beeps” when you say filler words (like, you know, I mean, basically, sort of these).

It will give a report including both the transcription and the speech summary, so you can copy and save. I'm not collecting anything from you.

What I need, is to know your needs. Your requirement and feedback is the most important thing to me. Please do message me, email me (), leave a rating and comments at Google Play, comment this post, share the app to others, etc. I will be so happy to take your feedback and improve it.

The app is free at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ak.peercoach

Thank you!

I am using a flashcards app on my smartphone, and it's helping me a lot. You make your own cards, categorize them and it's very easy to use. And it is free

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=b_on.com.e_cards&hl=pt_BR

I am using a flashcards app on my smartphone, and it's helping me a lot. You make your own cards, categorize them and it's very easy to use. And it is free

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=b_on.com.e_cards&hl=pt_BR