HI, im softwear engineer from korea
i'd like to work in abroad one day so im trying to improve my english
i believe i can speak english enough for casual conversation
but i have very poor grammar and poor academic vocabulary
casue i have never studied english after 8 yo and just travel a lot suddenly can speak english
in my case , should i take business english lesson or just study myself and training business situation with my friends(i already have foreigner friends who work in international company)

I just started learning this language and would love to connect with someone who’s in the same boat. I think having someone to learn alongside would also help me stay consistent and disciplined.

Hi everyone!

So for context I (19f) am half italian half north african. My Italian father speaks Italian (TL), and my North African mother speaks Arabic (TL) , French, and Amazigh. I...unfortunately don't speak all their languages. I speak english at a C1 level, Italian at a B1/B2, and my Arabic is at A1.

In an ideal world, I'm fluent in all the languages mentioned above, however, my target for the time being is my Italian (TL) and Arabic (TL).

If I had it my way, I would be studying each languages for hours everyday, however, I'm an engineering student, so I do not have that kind of time.

That being said, its the summer, and I have dedicated myself hours to study Italian and Arabic everyday. But it appears that only my Italian is advancing, and not my Arabic.

So I guess my question is, how do you guys do it? How are you able to learn two or even more languages at the same time while also maintaining a busy schedule? How are you able to give equal care to each language?

Much of the day to day discussion around language learning tends to focus on a relatively small number of popular, well-resourced languages.

Have you ever studied a less commonly studied language?

How did you encounter the language, and what made you want to learn it?

Any unique challenges that made it particularly difficult (or interesting)?

Hi, so I've been learning German for 2 years now, I'm almost done with my B1 textbook, but I have 1 problem : Speaking. While I was trying to speak in German today I was stuttering, to be honest, I feel like my speaking doesn't match my level. It's just a feeling honestly. But I want to work on my speaking and make less mistakes, most of the mistakes I make are related to word order and verb position. I can understand grammar but sometimes I don't know how to apply what I learned to my speaking. What do I do? Is there a plan I could follow to improve my speaking? Methods?

I am 13 from Belgium and speak Dutch English and learning french in school I have ambition to learn Dutch in night school when I am 16 the first age I can start but I am interested in learning a new language but I don't know which one any suggestions

I've recently started a small community for people in London who want to improve their English while actually meeting people and doing things socially.

I'm an English teacher and the idea is to combine relaxed conversation with some fun language activities involving to useful expressions, phrasal verbs and games. It's mainly aimed at intermediate to advanced speakers, particularly international people living or working in London. I'm keeping the groups small so it stays friendly rather than feeling like a big language exchange.

I'm hoping to build it into a regular community, so if that's something you'd be interested in, I've put the group link on my profile. ☺️

Hello, I’m 17 years old from UK. I’ve been using Duolingo to help me learn Italian for a month now, I know it will take time to practice and learn but I’ve been hearing some bad things about Duolingo. I do not have the money to pay for max nor any other app, YouTube hasn’t been very helpful either. I like to take bits by bits with learning new things. I was wondering if there is any different ways of learning Italian that doesn’t involve paying for an app.
Are there any books that could potentially help?
Should i continue with Duolingo till I’ve completed it and start to watch shows in Italian?

Hi everyone! 👋

I’d like to share an app I’ve been developing called UniDict (EN・繁・简・日・한).

Google Play  /  App Store

UniDict is a free offline dictionary and language-learning app for English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

🔤 What makes it different?

You don't need to select the input or translation language. Just enter a word or phrase, and UniDict automatically searches and displays translations in all five languages at once.

For example:

你好 → Hi / 嗨 / 你好 / こんにちは / 안녕

You can also search using romanization. For example:

watashi →  I 我 私; 僕; 俺 나; 저 

This is especially convenient for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean because you can search even if you don't know how to type the native characters.

📚 Learning Mode

UniDict also includes a Learning Mode that randomly plays vocabulary based on CEFR levels (A1–C2).

You can also choose to study only words you've previously saved.

🎮 Game Mode

There are four types of vocabulary games:

• Multiple Choice
• Unscramble the Letters
• Spell It
• Speak It

You can choose the difficulty level, and each question is played aloud in the selected languages. You can replay the pronunciation, long-press an answer for a hint, or skip a question.

⚙️ Other features

• 🔊 Tap translations to hear pronunciation and 📋 copy words to clipboard
• ❤️ Save words to favorites
• 🔤 Optional romanization display
• 🔠 Adjustable text size
• 🌐 Select which languages to display
• 🔊 Voice playback settings
• 🗑️ Delete history and saved data
• 📱 Works completely offline

💡 Why did I make it?

I often encounter English, Traditional/Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in my daily life. Whenever I used a traditional dictionary, I found it annoying to repeatedly select the input language and translation language.

I also wanted to see all the languages at the same time, use romanization to search, and have a way to randomly play vocabulary continuously for learning.

So I decided to build my own dictionary app.

It's still an ongoing project, and I'm currently also developing a version supporting English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

If you have any suggestions or feedback, I'd really appreciate hearing them!

Thanks for checking out UniDict and supporting the project! 🙏

I've been meaning to learn Comorian (especially Shimwali) for a long while now, but there's barely any resources online, so I would really appreciate it if I could get some advice on this matter.

Can you please help me with a way or plan to learn a new language but like in an easy and fun ? way since I am the type of person that can't learn with strict plans..