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Jeśli uważasz, że jesteś około tego poziomu, polecam zaopatrzyć się w jakąś książkę do nauki języka na poziomie C1/C2 i samemu przez nią przebrnąć. A do trenowania mowy coś w stylu https://www.hellotalk.com/ się sprawdza.
I used HelloTalk (both links are on their website). Someone posted it here a few days ago. It's essentially a social media app meant to connect you to people who natively speak the language you want to learn and that want to speak the language you natively speak.
It has correction tools to easily help mark what's wrong and what the sentence should look like as well as voice chat if 2 people want to practice speaking together.
In speaking of cross cultural, the guy set up a HelloTalk Group for language exchange between JP fans and English fans. Truly cross cultural
Have you used HelloTalk at all? Can’t say I’ve used it myself yet (still need to learn a lot before I get to that point!) but seems like a way you could practice your speaking with another person?
Pretty similar situation for me. I find what really helps is having someone who is a native speaker to practice with. If you can already understand Cantonese pretty fluently, have your language partner only speak to you in Cantonese and speak as much as you can back with them. If you don't have a family member or friend to do this with, you can find one online. I use HelloTalk (app) and Interpals (website). There are also some Cantonese discord servers that you can join and chat with people there (I believe another commenter has already linked one). If you are willing to spend a bit of money, I've heard iTalki is also a great website to find a paid language tutor who will be a bit more dedicated to helping you out.
Yes at the time I made two different posts talking about corona virus with the full 'コロナウイルス' and those were shadow-banned. Then a third post identical to the second but this time just with 'virus' ウイルス and that post wasn't shadow-banned. Then I made a fourth post with the full 'コロナウイルス' and sure enough it was shadow-banned. Now it could very well be an extreme coincidence, but with the fact that the app is Chinese owned... I doubt it.
>HelloTalk is an international team based in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China. source
As a supplement to classes, there are apps like HelloTalk that connect you to native speakers to learn languages. He could practice English while helping others learn Vietnamese.
你好! I just started learning Mandarin last month :D Does that count?
Not a lot of Mandarin exchanges over in Reddit (shy of the discord servers) so if you're looking for more peeps including advanced/native Mandarin speakers, you could find plenty over at HelloTalk. I just started using it yesterday and I've already gotten a few native Chinese friends. Best wishes!
Here's my recommendation for you...
It seems you have listened to a lot of English but probably not spoken much. You need to find lots of opportunities to speak.
You could try one of those websites that let's you find someone for an exchange, for example iTalki or Hello Talk.
Have you watched YouTube videos about pronunciation? Here are some videos about pronunciation. (Remember to practise by repeating what you hear in the videos).
If you want to increase your output the only way to do it is to force yourself to use your Japanese and use the new concepts you are learning. This has been one of the hardest parts for me, because it's so easy to fall back on a simple sentence which gets the point across, but that attitude is what makes you feel like you're hitting a wall.
My advice? Pick a grammar point and make yourself use it all day. Is it conditionals? Get ready to be sick of them by the end of the day. Comparatives? Make up reasons to compare things and do it. Write (or type) up a diary entry, or try something like HelloTalk.
The most important thing is that you don't fall back into your comfort zone. Push yourself to keep trying new things. You should ideally be making things a little difficult for yourself, but that's where you learn.
PS. If you want to read more about this idea it's called the "Zone of Proximal Development".
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learn about Grammar Rules Watch spanish tv, I enjoyed iFamily personally Pratice actually speaking the language
I also used Hoopla to borrow courses to help teach me, and I borrow spanish childrens books from my local library and read them aloud to work on my accent.
Do not rely just on Duolingo, it is just for memorizing words. However, I do have it always open in a tab on my browser and do a bit when ever I think about it.
Wow, this should be pinned to the top of the subreddit for a few days!
Also, meine Empfehlungen:
- Coffee Break German. Seasons 1 and 2 are nice, although I feel 3 goes off the rails a bit and especially the whole magazine idea. Mark is extremely relatable and his Scottish accent is cute.
- HelloTalk. Speak with hundreds of Germans of all skills and abilities. Some of them are fluent in English, others can barely say Good morning in the right order. Just like us.
If you're not shy and like talking to strangers or random people for a few minutes then the app HelloTalk might be useful. Essentially, it will help you find someone who speaks English and who also wants to learn your native language. You can then call one another (for free, through the app) and voice chat for a few minutes or for as long as you'd like about anything you want to talk about.
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Thankfully you have the internet, so you can potentially talk to the entire world if you know where to look. There is an app called 'HelloTalk' that organizes language exchanges. Also, depending on how close you are to a big city, there are many language exchange organizations/expat communities with organized events (usually through Meetup) you can visit to speak with people who want to learn your language. Also, to echo what @Wish_Whisperer said, it is really important for foreign speakers to develop the specific muscles (think of it like lifting weights). Exaggerating the accent of a language is a great way to familiarize yourself with it! Don't see yourself as someone speaking as much as you are impersonating your favorite English accent. Asian accents are hard to overcome and I'm sure it's easy to get discouraged, so know you aren't alone in that regard.
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Of course, you can also pay for conversational classes online as well. Companies like iTalki or Bibo Global provide conversational classes for not much money (I believe; not sure of current rates).
The main thing though is that you have to put your fear of failure aside for a minute and make mistakes. Nobody expects you to be perfect, people respect that you're trying (especially in these communities). So give it a shot! Let me know how it goes :)
I haven't used them myself, but from what I've heard HelloTalk and italki would probably be just what you are looking for. Maybe someone with experience can tell you what the differences are and if one is better than the other.
EDIT: By the way, going to China is going to be great! If you have an open mind, a positive attitude and a willingness to learn then you will find that the people here are generally super nice. I'm going to generalise a lot here, but the only really annoying people are women in their 50's. :-)
This piece of technology is amazing and just thought I'd share it here:
https://www.hellotalk.com/?lang=en
Wonderful way to get to know people all across the planet! What a cool time we live in!
Someone already suggested HelloTalk. If you are willing to pay an hourly rate that ranges from $15-$25 (unlike me) then I would recommend italki. You can also make friends with native Japanese speakers on Lang-8, then ask them if they would be interested in talking with you through video chat. Another obvious option would be to go to Japan, make friends, and keep in touch with them via Skype or google hangouts.
Have you considered a language exchange? I mean finding yourself a Chinese language partner on HelloTalk or something like that - someone who you can help practice English, and they help you with Chinese.
Beware that natives who don't have experience in other languages, or don't have teaching experience in general, will be able to point out errors but might have a hard time explaining how you can improve.
Getting a proper teacher, as u/e-vi suggested, is the most obvious option in this case. I'd suggest a private teacher (instead of group classes) - iTalki has a lot of Chinese teachers and tutors, maybe you could try that.
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Try something like Hellotalk or italki partners. If you don't want to use an app maybe you can find a language exchange partner via a local university's program.
Personally I think having a penpal isn't worth it until you have rudimentary knowledge of the language and are capable of holding a conversation (sort of).
Alternatively just google "how to find penpal/language exchange/tandem partner".
Proba HelloTalk, es una app para hablar con nativos que están aprendiendo tu idioma. A mi me sirvió una banda para agarrar fluidez con el Inglés
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If you don't mind spending a little money, iTalki is a good place to find a tutor who can work with you on speaking.
If you want something free, the HelloTalk app might be a good choice. It lets you make free calls to other users with the goal of doing some language exchange where you get to speak in English for a while and they get to speak to you in any languages that you might know.
HelloTalk might be good if you're an outgoing type of person who doesn't mind talking to strangers and you don't mind switching to Arabic for part of the call so that they can practice as well. If you want something more intense where you're only speaking English, or you want to work on specific topics or ways of speaking (i.e., academic, business, etc.) then iTalki would be better since you can tell the tutor exactly what you need.
Сheck the following resources:
- A beginner’s guide to learning Chinese - for practical insights on how to set up your learning process and how to overcome some common difficulties
- The Chairman's Bao - for graded reading
- HelloTalk - for online conversations with native speakers
- Skritter - for writing practice
I hope it helps!
Hellotalk is a great app to meet people of your target language. There is a chat fuction where you can type, or even voice call. They also have a "memories" section (think Facebook status/or a tweet on Twitter) where you can post and people from your target language will interact with your post. There will be a lot of Japanese people who will be trying to learn English so you wouldn't even have to type in Japanese (unless you want to practice).
Also, the app is free! There is some paid content but that's only for extra tools etc. But with the free version, everything I said above can be done.
You could try these apps and websites:
And I would recommend finding online sites that suite your hobbies and just have conversations on them. For example: if you learn French, go on Quora and ask and answer questions about random things, in French.
I suggest you to start writing a blog or a journal in German for yourself. It helped me a lot when I started journaling in English (my level in German is not that good yet).
For improving your speaking skills you can join to online meetups, or just download an app and try to find a native buddy who you can speak with. HelloTalk or HiNative are great!
Good luck!
I didn’t know that he’s actually still active and all..
Showing his home’s temp in Fahrenheit cracked me up. Showing some real love to the U.S and A lol https://www.hellotalk.com/m/rQMDqTWcW1HTZD==?id=W3DjRON
This is an often asked question which some people find annoying but I'll try to answer it anyway. My suggestion would be to just consume content in those languages like news (which is free) for example and then decide which one sounds the best to you. Or if you still can't decide, then just flip a coin. And if you still get stuck between two languages you really like, then just do both of them. Of course you're going to need a bit of motivation to take this route (or any when it comes to language learning), but if you have the motivation, then why not?
As for places to talk to others who speak the language there's a bunch of sites for this. One that comes to mind is HelloTalk, there's also Hinative which is for asking questions about languages and culture.
Good luck on language learning!
You deserve to get what you pay for. I study Japanese and Korean with teachers on Innovative Language. I wrote a review a few months ago and gave a tour of the site on YouTube. My teachers actually encourage me to use Korean and Japanese by listening to their recordings, reading their msgs, and replying in the language. Plus I'm likely moving to Korea or Japan next year, so they mainly do that to cater to my goals.
I used to get annoyed like you when I was doing absolute beginner lessons on the website, because it's mostly in English. Thankfully, I can take any level I want, and they speak more in the target language than English.
Another suggestion is HelloTalk. It's not tutoring. It's language exchange, but it's helpful because of the feature that allows natives to make corrections to your posts. You can also voice chat (or video chat with a paid membership) with partners, and I never had a problem with someone using too much English. In fact, some of mine barely know English, so it's always a challenge. Lol. Anyway, I suggest giving HelloTalk a shot with the free account at least.
Honestly, just replace all three elements in that cycle with "Fear" or "Lack of Motivation." I mean that as a way to encourage, sorry if it sounds like a criticism.
If you know even just the basics, get on Tandem and HelloTalk (I think the site might be down, but the app works) and find someone whose L2 matches your L1, and you both have the same L2 level of proficiency. And just talk. And reach out. Practice, and ignore the fears, that's the best way to break out of that cycle.
Download the HelloTalk app. I used it for Japanese since last year and recently added Korean. I have a few Korean language exchange partners to practice speaking with. Don't be shocked when you start getting several followers and messages in your inbox. I got overwhelmed with Japanese. Lol.
When (well, if) you download it, click on the "Moments" tab at the bottom and scroll over to "Nearby" at the top. If you're lucky, you'll find natives near you. The closest ones to me are three hours away, which isn't bad. Before you contact them though, make yourself known on HT. Fix up your profile with an introduction and picture. Bonus points for an audio introduction in Korean. Create a few moments (that's HT's word for "posts"). Also, when sending a message to someone for the first time, introduce yourself in both Korean and English, if your vocab is up to par. That'll give potential partners a good impression and encourage them to talk to you more.
I highly recommend doing that. I'm new to Korean, too, so good luck!
First of all, you need to listen your anchor points for studying Japanese. Anchor points are points that keep you committed towards your goal. For example, I study Japanese because I want to work in Japan and watch and read in Japanese with subtitles. Keeping those reminders of why you want to learn Japanese will make a huge difference.
Since you're doing self-study, it's more enjoyable to learn. That's my opinion anyway, because I hate the structure of classrooms.
- Pick topics that you like to learn to talk about in Japanese, like your hobbies. Download thisjapanese app dictionary for free, and create flashcards to practice vocabulary. Don't be afraid to use Google Translate or your dictionary for help.
- Create a free account for HelloTalk. I don't have Japanese ppl in my area neither, so this is the only way I practice speaking. I also made lots of friends, too.
- If you wanna go the extra mile, plan a trip to Japan.
There's a website I use online to study Japanese (and Korean). It has several lessons to choose from. Msg me, if you'd like to learn more about it.
I hope that helps. You got this!
I always recommend an iOS/Android app called HelloTalk. It's basically a social media platform for language learners, and you can find people to talk with who speak your target language. It's a great little app, and having a real person to talk to who will correct your grammar is really helpful.
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In terms of apps for memorizing vocabulary for a foreign language, I like using Memrise. It's almost like Quizlet, but it uses some method that is supposed to help keep information in your memory instead of forgetting it soon after.
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Learning another language is a wonderful activity, good luck with it!
Join HelloTalk and try and find some people there. It’s a language exchange app and you can search for people nearby. Since you are woman I think other women would be happy to meet.
Here are a couple of places you can find a native speaker on:
https://www.conversationexchange.com/ https://www.hellotalk.com/
Here you can practice your english with a native speaker, in return you might teach them some italian. It is also possible that they are near where you live. That way you might be able to have in person conversations too. Takes some time to find a good match, but it is worth it.
Sorry for replying in English, would reply in italian if it was good enough :p
YTA.
Tinder is for hooking up, and dating. Maybe you might eventually find someone that isn't looking for that. But almost certainly 99% of people on it are looking for a date, or a relationship. It's just what it was designed for, regardless of how you want to use it. Plus it's probably going to be an akward conversation when your husband has to explain to friends/work mates as to why they saw you on tinder the other day.
So you're in a foreign country, and don't speak the language? Let me introduce you to a social app designed for language exchange. It's call HelloTalk. It's for people to meet, chat, exchage interests, and language. This is going to be a far better bet for you, and it's designed for this type of situation.
I'm still in very early stages of learning French so I don't think I'd be a good fit lol, but I've heard that HelloTalk is a great app for meeting native speakers to exchange language with if you wanna check it out!
> But because i have no feedback for when i write something wrong, my writting english skills sucks,
Have you tried using HelloTalk? It'd let you connect with English speakers who are learning your language and lets you correct each other's writing.
The closest to what I'm looking for so far! Thank you! Edit: I've tried this and I'm getting really excited! Especially one Android app I found called: HelloTalk. Not only can you help people with their English (and learn a new language) you can send audio messages, and just generally connect! What a wonderful application! Thanks again DaGanLan!
Edit 2: And I just had my first live phone call with someone in Iraq! What an amazing time to be alive!!
FWIW, language apps like Duolingo are pretty terrible for teaching languages at any level of fluency. If you want to learn any language nowadays, it is easy to set up remote Skype sessions with native speakers in their home country. I know several people here in Saigon that do that for Viet Kieu back in the US.
You can also take a look at https://www.hellotalk.com/ and https://www.italki.com/home
Failing that, you might take a look at the free books (and associated videos and audio) the Ministry of Education and Trade has made specifically "to facilitate the learning Vietnamese for the Overseas Vietnamese. The program includes lessons from "Tiếng Việt vui" (Interesting Vietnamese, for children and teenager, 6 volumes) and “Quê Việt" (Homeland Vietnam, for adult, 6 volumes)."
Yeah, I also think that balanced learning is much better then just focusing on kanji. I've seen those RaceTo60 threads on the community forums, and while I was also into it at the start, now I can see that there is so much other stuff you could learn from ^_^
Also, please don't wait for etoeto or whatever, it ain't coming out anytime soon :D Go to the tie kims site, buy a textbook (just make sure that the format will be fun for you), watch some youtube^1 videos^2 - there are a lot of ways to learn grammar, and it can be fun and addictive as well :D
You can also try using the japanese you've learned. Idk if you've heard of hellotalk, but it's basically a language exchange app that's very similar to twitter/facebook. You can either post something and get corrected by the public or talk to people 1on1. Even just writing a post that utilized some new grammar you've learned learned that day can be very rewarding :D
You'll have no trouble at all finding Koreans in Dublin who want to practice English and Korean with you or just hang out. There are tons of Koreans studying English here and a lot of them are bored and lonely because it can be tough to make English-speaking friends. Back when I had the HelloTalk "language exchange" app on my phone I'd be contacted by one or two Koreans a week on average, mostly young students looking to meet Irish people.
There isn't really a Korean community or a place you can go to just meet Koreans, the closest thing's probably the Korean Culture Meetup Group, which meets Friday evenings in the Drunken Fish Korean bar down the IFSC. I've never gone along so I don't know what it's like. I don't see any meetups scheduled for this year so it looks like they've finished up for Christmas.
dude same here. honestly, what really helped me come back was taking another chinese class. i'd also taken 4 years in high school, but my college only offered beginning classes that were basically the equivalent of my first year. but just coming back to that (we even used the same textbook lol) really helped refresh my memory and even helped get me back in the "chinese learning" mindset.
i've also been using platforms such as InterPals or HelloTalk to talk with native speakers, and that really helped reinforce what i learned.
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Hey there,
Your written Spanish is actually not as awful as you make it out to be, but to get to the point.
The easiest and most efficient way for you to improve your spoken Spanish is by using a language learning app focused on speaking with Natives called HelloTalk.
Here's my video explanation of HelloTalk:https://youtu.be/EVMEbnnG5NM
Here's a link to HelloTalk: https://www.hellotalk.com/
おはようございます！ I would recommend the app Hello Talk - it is a social media app geared towards allowing people who wish to learn each other's respective languages talk to each other.
I've been using it for about a week or two - it can connect you with people who speak japanese who wish to learn english who can help you with your japanese.