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How to Improve English Comprehension Skills: A Guide for Beginners to Advanced Learners

The following is a guest post.

One of the pillars of learning a new language is comprehension. And if you’re new to the English language, you must be wondering what you can do to improve your comprehension skills.

Whether it’s reading comprehension or English listening skills, you must take the necessary steps to progress your knowledge of the language as much as possible. It might sound like a difficult task, but this article will show you just how easy and accessible the methods and techniques you need truly are.

You’ll be shocked by how much you can improve your English all by yourself.

Why You Need to Improve Comprehension

Again, comprehension is the bedrock of any language. Without it, you wouldn’t be able to understand this article or even have a conversation. You can’t speak if you don’t understand, that’s why it needs to be your highest priority.

Comprehension is a through-line that’s found within many parts of a language; everything from the written form to the spoken form of a language requires comprehension on your part.

That’s why it’s up to you to find the best techniques to improve comprehension and truly master English fluency.

Tips to Improve English Comprehension

Now that you know the importance of comprehension and how it can affect your ability to learn a language properly, you’re probably curious about what you can do to improve it. Luckily, there are many simple and easily-accessible methods to help you bolster your English comprehension.

These methods will cover the entire spectrum of comprehension (from reading to listening). They will also get progressively harder as you go along. Think of each one as a stepping stone to the next.

Learn Vocabulary

Before you can even begin to comprehend full sentences, you must first be able to comprehend individual words. This, above all else, is your first order of business.

Luckily, you’re reading this article, so you’ve already begun the process. You’ve learned enough of the English vocabulary to make sure you’re reading comprehension allows you to understand this article.

Nonetheless, it’s never a bad thing to keep going with it. There are over 170,000 English words out there! Naturally, there’s no way you’ll learn every one of them (most native English speakers won’t), but it just goes to show that there’s always room for improvement.

Read Everyday

Speaking of reading comprehension and developing reading skills!

Once you’ve got a firm grasp on the English vocabulary, it’s now time to begin using that knowledge to read. Again, you’re already ahead of the game because you’re reading RIGHT NOW. Good job!

Hopefully, reading in English has become a regular part of your day-to-day life. Reading has many benefits outside of just improving reading comprehension. Regardless of what language it’s in, you should be reading a little bit every day. This is especially true if you are attempting to learn and comprehend a brand new language.

So, in the interest of improving your reading comprehension skills, you’ll want to keep reading texts just like this. Do so at least once a day.

Watch TV Shows & Movies

You’re probably happy to see this one. Who wouldn’t want to use education as an excuse to sit around and watch TV? Fortunately, it’s not just an excuse, it’s a legitimate technique that’s helped countless people learn English.

If you can comprehend English in the written form, it’s time to test your skills at understanding it when it’s spoken. Especially in a fast-paced, colloquial manner; as is the case with a lot of dialogue in television and film. Entertainment is a reflection of how people talk. If you want to eventually talk, you’re going to have to start absorbing how other people talk.

On top of that, English listening is made a lot easier with the help of subtitles. You can either use English subtitles or subtitles in your language as a handy frame of reference. These will help to improve your English overall.

Listen to Podcasts

One of the greatest tips for listening and improving your listening skills is consuming podcasts. Your best podcasts for learning English are just a click away!

Mind you, without the subtitles or visual cues, podcasts are a little trickier than watching TV and movies. This is an intermediate step, for when you’ve mastered the previous ones. But it’s a great resource to help you with English listening and improving comprehension overall.

Podcasts are a window into a conversation or monologue that will help you better understand the nuances of comprehending English. The complexity of the format and subject matter will push you into the direction you want to go in. Plus, they can be enjoyed from anywhere at almost any time.

Talk to Someone

For the most advanced of all the steps, you have the act of speaking. All your tips for listening skills will mean nothing if you can’t use them to hold a conversation with another human being.

Conversations are a give and take situation, where the take is made up of comprehension and the give is based on how well you can comprehend. All-in-all, a conversation is built upon the act of comprehension. So, being able to carry one out with someone is a true test of how far you’ve come and how far you need to go.

Let’s be honest, the reason that you’re so keen to improve your English is that you want to eventually get yourself to the point where you can speak to someone. Don’t worry if it feels shaky at first, just fight through that feeling — you won’t be perfect in the beginning.

Conclusion

Comprehension is the end-all-be-all of learning any language. That’s why it might seem like an almost impossible thing to master, especially in the beginning. But it’s prevalence is what makes it so easy to learn. Every language-learning method out there focuses on comprehension in one way or another — it’s almost inescapable.

So, just keep in mind that improving your English comprehension isn’t as difficult as it seems. There are a lot of fantastic resources out there for you to learn from, it’s just a matter of putting in the necessary work.

About the Author: My name is Alla. I am an education enthusiast. I know 4 languages and desire for more. I work at Preply. I help tutors and learners find each other and know how to make online education effective and interesting.

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Focusing on Pronunciation: How To Take Your Language Learning To The Next Level

Let’s face it: the older we get, the more we know that learning a new language can be a very daunting task. It is more natural to introduce a language when our brains are like sponges at a young age and we can soak everything up. But as adults, the burden of practicing pronunciation on top of simply learning to understand the language can seem insurmountable at times. Learning a new tongue not only takes time but also requires understanding those proper phonetics and where to put emphasis on every word, which can be intimidating. 

There are many ways that we can make learning a new language easier for ourselves. Besides the normal practice methods that you’ll receive from working with a language learning platform, there is a tried and true method for helping you nail those correct phonetic sounds.

Singing has long been a way to enhance learning a new language and provides a gateway to understanding language as well. Music and singing in another language can make a huge difference in your language learning process. Below are some reasons why singing is the perfect route to take in helping your pronunciation and taking your language learning to that next level.

Music is a Universal Language to Understanding

Music just on its own can speak to so many people on all kinds of levels. People may not always recognize the words you’re singing, but they can always recognize a tune that speaks to them or a song that they are familiar with. Studying music can help to make you a better language learner. It helps to break down language barriers and connect people across all cultures.

You can always find and make new friends through music, so it is always a great resource to utilize when in a foreign country to help establish likeness and common ground. Not to mention, learning the lyrics to a song in another language can help you learn common phrases, and at times, even slang, which is not always a focus when studying another language by itself. You can understand the emotions and feelings associated with a specific song, which can, in turn, help you to express the proper emotions behind a common phrase from that song.

Pronunciation is More Pronounced

Though that seems like a redundant phrase, it is absolutely a true one. When you practice a song by singing it, you learn how to properly pronounce each word due to the way the music and notes are structured. This greatly improves your knowledge of how to speak in a foreign language, and you can also impress native speakers with your excellent diction, which is one of the building blocks of singing.

Singing Helps Strengthen Your Accent

Taking intensive singing lessons can actually help to reduce your foreign-sounding accent. Voice instructors help you learn about sentence patterns, rhythm, tones, and counting beats as well as practicing the pronunciation the right way. If you’re learning a language from home or on your own and you’re unable to physically meet with a voice teacher, a great way to add in vocal work is by taking vocal lessons online so that you can still see your teacher’s face and mouth shape, and allow them to hear and correct your emphases when singing so that you can practice your new language the correct way. The experience will help you to hear the correct pronunciation in a repetitive nature, correct stress patterns, and support a range of other linguistic skills needed to speak properly.

Research Backs it Up

There have been studies done in the past that prove the cognitive effects that singing can have on someone’s self-esteem, social skills, and improved memory. But what do we know about whether singing songs can improve pronunciation in a new language? 

A study conducted by psychologists proved how the imitation and pronunciation learned when singing a song can actually improve one’s ability to speak their language, and help with learning a foreign language. The results showed that singing performance is a better indicator of the ability to imitate the speech, even more so than the playing of a musical instrument. This idea of vocal behavior demonstrated that, with music, you can improve your auditory memory to help benefit the speech and motor flexibility associated with learning the correct pronunciation of a new language. People with stronger musical skills also tend to have better pronunciation abilities in their non-native languages. 

The intonation is another factor here. When you learn how to sing words and phrases in another language, it aids learning to place the right emphasis on words by transferring that intonation into the speech of that language. The same phrases that are spoken rather than sung will have the same emphasis when learned by singing first. 

Singing Lessons Give You More Than Speech Class Does

Although imitation is an important aspect when learning a new language, it can be difficult for people to transfer those sounds that they hear directly into speaking skills. When you try to learn spoken words through the listen/repeat method, and read the words at the same time, it may change the way that you listen to the pronunciation. This is because, when reading something our instinct is to pronounce it the way that you’re familiar with from your own native language, which isn’t always correct. This can lead to a very noticeable accent when speaking a foreign language as well. This is what gives vocal instructors the initiative to use a different method, known as the “call-and-response” technique, rather than reading words. 

Those learning by singing will hear the emphasis and musical tones of the words within the song, that way there is no risk to your memory converting a word you see into your own native sounds and you’re more sure to be singing and pronouncing the language correctly.

Sing Songs at a Slow Pace

It is important to note that when learning and practicing songs in a different language, you should start with songs that have easy melodies and rhythms. You don’t want to challenge yourself too much off the bat, since learning the language is going to be a big enough challenge, to begin with. You should always start with easy songs and build your way up, just like you would do in a regular language class. Otherwise, you allow for the possibility of becoming frustrated and giving up too soon if you start with higher expectations, so just remember to go at a slow pace and be sure to practice the pronunciation of each word and syllable as a native speaker of the language would until you feel comfortable enough to take on a more challenging piece.

With singing classes, you’ll be well on your way to mastering a difficult language in no time, with the ability to speak more conversationally and fluently. So take your learning to that advanced level and work on your pronunciation with voice lessons.

The above is a guest post contributed by Donna Maurer.

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Clear the List | Monthly Language Learning Strategies Update | July

The year is now halfway through. How are your language learning goals going in 2020? Let me know below in the comments!

As for me, this month, I have a few new updates to share.

The Free Language Learning Library

My free language learning library has moved! If you’d like to join and get access to the materials available within the library, you can access it here.

The Language Hacking Podcast

Over at Fluent in 3 Months, Benny Lewis started a new podcast–The Language Hacking Podcast–and has kindly invited me to join him as his co-host!

Several of the first episodes are already released, so you can check out our interviews with Scott Young, Paulette (an Fi3M Challenge participant), my interview with Benny Lewis and Benny’s interview with me!

If you give the podcast a listen, or if you already have been listening, we’d love your reviews!

Listen on  Apple Podcasts Listen on  Spotify Listen on  Stitcher

Here’s how you can celebrate the podcast with us:

Step 1:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts (or your favorite podcasts app) so you don’t miss an episode.Step 2: Listen to Episode 1.Step 3: Leave a review to let us know what you like about the podcast.



Croatian is Now on Drops

My last bit of news for this month is that Drops released a new language, one very near and dear to my heart! Croatian is now available on Drops.

You can now spend 5 minutes a day learning thousands of new words in this language!

For now, on to #clearthelist …

If you’re new around these parts, #clearthelist is a linkup where we share our monthly goals, and by we, I mean myself, and Lindsay of Lindsay Does Languages.

We’d absolutely love for you to a part of our community. You can join us by adding a link to your own goal post below.

So let’s get started, sharing our goals and motivating one another to #clearthelist!

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Last Month’s Highlights on Instagram

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Last Month’s Goals

Continue filling the gaps in my Mandarin vocabulary I’ve noticed since Little Linguist’s arrival. // We read a book in Mandarin each night, watch movies, and do other bits of immersion at home.

Maintain my vocabulary learning streak. // YES!

Keep working through my YouTube Queue.  // I didn’t work on this during the month of June, so I’ll keep it on the list.

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge // In progress.

Keep reading Game of Thrones in Russian. // Yes! I’ve continued reading and discussing Game of Thrones with my Russian tutor.

Study Stranger Things in Hungarian. // Yes! We’ve completed two whole episodes and are getting into our third.

Begin to do some coursebook work. // I also haven’t managed to incorporate this yet, so it stays on for next month!

Maintain my weekly lessons in each language. // Yes! Some of my tutors are on holiday and I took a week off for our company offsite, but otherwise, I kept this up.

This Month’s Goals

Continue filling the gaps in my Mandarin vocabulary I’ve noticed since Little Linguist’s arrival. // I want to make sure Little Linguist keeps up his Chinese lessons and play and continue reading with him each night.

Maintain my vocabulary learning streak. // This has been a great way to rebuild my language routine, so it’s staying on the list!

Keep working through my YouTube Queue.  // Since I didn’t start this last month, I’d like to work this in this month.

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge // The end of my Russian challenge is coming up!

Keep reading Game of Thrones in Russian. // This has been an enjoyable way to work on Russian on my own and with my tutor and I’m learning loads of fun vocabulary.

Study Stranger Things in Hungarian. // Same as above with Russian.

Clear the List | Monthly Language Learning Strategies Update | June

I’m back this month with another language learning strategies update. And I’m excited to share I’ve been able to maintain my routine through the last month–and am set up in our new home to keep at it!

On to #clearthelist …

If you’re new around these parts, #clearthelist is a linkup where we share our monthly goals, and by we, I mean myself, and Lindsay of Lindsay Does Languages.

We’d absolutely love for you to a part of our community. You can join us by adding a link to your own goal post below.

So let’s get started, sharing our goals and motivating one another to #clearthelist!

Please feel free to tag your posts or photos with either #clearthelist on your favorite social media channels!

Last Month’s Highlights on Instagram

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Last Month’s Goals

Continue filling the gaps in my Mandarin vocabulary I’ve noticed since Little Linguist’s arrival. // Little Linguist had a couple of Chinese lessons this month and I’ve been doing my best to keep our playtime in Chinese. Now that the move is over, we’ll hopefully be able to get into a more consistent routine.

Maintain my vocabulary learning streak. // I missed a few days this month, but overall, maintained daily learning. The days I missed were because it was after midnight before I checked the time (it was during moving days).

Keep working through my YouTube Queue.  // I feel like I’ve added more video lessons this month than I’ve studied, but I found several Hungarian vloggers that talk about language learning in Hungarian, so I’m very excited to get to them.

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge // I’m behind doing my day 30 video, but I’ll have it to share soon.

Keep reading Game of Thrones in Russian. // My tutor and I are reading through this together and discussing it each week. We’ve been keeping on track with it.

Study Stranger Things in Hungarian. // Likewise, my Hungarian tutor and I are discussing Stranger Things in Hungarian each week. We’ve done one lesson doing this so far, and are keeping with it.

Find a new Japanese tutor. // I found one! We’ve had a couple lessons now and I like her teaching style.

Maintain my weekly lessons in each language. // With the exception of the “offsite” week for work, I managed to have lessons every week for the six languages I’m working on actively this month. #majorwin

This Month’s Goals

Continue filling the gaps in my Mandarin vocabulary I’ve noticed since Little Linguist’s arrival. // I want to make sure Little Linguist keeps up his Chinese lessons and play. I’d also like to incorporate some Chinese reading each night.

Maintain my vocabulary learning streak. // This has been a great way for me to really get back into my language studies, and it’s an easy thing I can do each day to maintain contact with my languages. I’d like to maintain this.

Keep working through my YouTube Queue.  // I really want to work my way up to those new Hungarian videos I found!

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge // I’ll be preparing for Day 60 in the challenge.

Keep reading Game of Thrones in Russian. // This has been an enjoyable way to work on Russian on my own and with my tutor and I’m learning loads of fun vocabulary.

Study Stranger Things in Hungarian. // Same as above with Russian.

Clear the List | Monthly Language Learning Strategies Update | May

So much has changed since my last #clearthelist post! I’ve started a new language, have already completed my first Fi3M Challenge with it and am already on to the next language project! It’s time for a quick catchup!

On to #clearthelist …

If you’re new around these parts, #clearthelist is a linkup where we share our monthly goals, and by we, I mean myself, and Lindsay of Lindsay Does Languages.

We’d absolutely love for you to a part of our community. You can join us by adding a link to your own goal post below.

So let’s get started, sharing our goals and motivating one another to #clearthelist!

Please feel free to tag your posts or photos with either #clearthelist on your favorite social media channels!

Last Month’s Highlights on Instagram

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Last Month’s Goals

I didn’t share these, so let’s skip to this month!

This Month’s Goals

Continue filling the gaps in my Mandarin vocabulary I’ve noticed since Little Linguist’s arrival. // Little Linguist has actually started having his very own Mandarin Chinese lessons!

Maintain my vocabulary learning streak. // I want to keep up my vocabulary learning streak for as long as possible–something I was very good at doing but have fallen off on. Now that I’ve picked it back up, I’ve noticed that it does have a significant impact on what I actively use when speaking the languages.

Keep working through my YouTube Queue.  // After my Youtube channel was terminated, I had to recreate my queue. I’m back up to several hundred videos I can work through to improve my languages.

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge // I’m almost a month into my Fluent in 3 Months Challenge for Russian and I’d like to keep working at it.

Keep reading Game of Thrones in Russian. // My tutor and I are reading through this together and discussing it each week.

Study Stranger Things in Hungarian. // Likewise, my Hungarian tutor and I are discussing Stranger Things in Hungarian each week.

Find a new Japanese tutor. // I’d like to keep up my speaking practice in Japanese, so I’m currently looking for a new tutor.

Maintain my weekly lessons in each language. // I’m currently taking weekly lessons for many of my languages, and I’d like to keep it up.

Resources I Used This Month

A quick recap of the materials I am using.

What I Am Using to Learn Chinese

LingQ – my favorite tooliTalki Lessons – I have weekly Chinese lessonsMemrise  Drops

What I’m Using to Brush Up/Improve My French:

LingQListening to French radio/podcasts

What I am Using to Learn Russian:

LingQiTalki LessonsDropsPimsleur

What I am Using to Learn Hebrew:

LingQiTalki LessonsDropsPimsleur

What I am Using to Learn Korean:

LingQDrops – they just added several hundred new culture-specific words for Korean and I’m so excited about the new content!iTalki LessonsPimsleur

What I am Using to Learn Spanish:

LingQ

What I am Using to Learn Italian:

LingQ

What I’m Using to Learn Japanese:

Drops – they just added hundreds of new culture-specific words for Japanese!iTalki LessonsPimsleur

What I’m Using to Learn Croatian:

iTalki LessonsLingQ – they added Croatian, woot woot!

What I’m Using to Learn Hungarian:

iTalki LessonsDropsLingQ – they added Hungarian, too!

Not Currently doing any study for: German, Hindi

What I’m Using for Little Linguist

Lots of booksDay-to-day interactionitalki LessonsDuolingo ABCDroplets

Resources That Aren’t Language Specific

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge



The Biggest Lesson I Am Taking Away from This Month

Over the last year, a lot has happened–for example, I’ve released two albums, have traveled some, and as you all know and have experienced first-hand, have been working to adapt to the changes brought on by COVID.

When I first picked my language studies back up after being on-and-off with them for some time, I made a big mistake. I tried to pickup my routine exactly as I had left it off.

Needless to say, that didn’t work out for me.

The reason I dropped off was two-fold. One, life. Two, my language learning routine had gotten to the point it was no longer sustainable. I was trying to do too much.

So after a couple of failed attempts at getting back into it, I decided to take it slow. I participated in a Fluent in 3 Months Challenge to give myself something clear to work towards– a 15-minute conversation. I then began doing lessons again for my key languages. Once I had established doing this as a routine, I added podcasts back in. And then vocabulary study.

I’m now at a point where I’m able to include other things like reading and tv shows. But I’m be careful not to take too much on.

TLDR? I learned to ease myself back into a habit after dropping off.

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Martial Arts Vocabulary in Japanese: Learn How to Talk about Karate in Japanese

Earlier, I wrote a post that featured taekwondo vocabulary in Korean, sharing my interest and history in martial arts. Initially, I started with karate before moving to kickboxing and later kungfu, only to finally settle at a school that teaches both taekwondo and karate. The former a Korean practice and the latter, Japanese. 

Because the school teaches a blend of Japanese and Korean arts, commands are given in both languages. We’re asked to move into ready stance in Korean, but told to bow to the flags and black belts in Japanese.

As I shared in my taekwondo vocabulary post, kinesthetic learning, that is, tying learning to movement, is a powerful way to learn a new words in a language. Particularly because not following commands in class meant having to do push-ups, and I hate push-ups. So knowing what I’m being asked to do in Japanese and Korean is paramount to avoiding those extra push-ups.

And if you’d like to learn more Japanese karate words, Drops recently released several hundred new words to help you learn how to talk about Japanese culture. The topics cover everything from food to traditions and even–you guessed it–karate!

Karate Vocabulary in Japanese

The Japanese word karate in Kanji, or Chinese characters, is 空手 (karate). It might also be called 空手道 (karate-do). This literally means “empty hand”. It’s name is a clue to it’s style! 

But before we get into specific vocabulary, first, let’s learn the basics! Here are a few branches of Japanese martial arts in Japanese.

Types of Japanese Martial Arts Vocabulary



古流 (こりゅう, koryu): traditional school, today this is most often referred to as bujutsu (武術)相撲 (すもう, sumo): sumo, a martial arts form dating back to the 8th century that uses throwing and grappling techniques. Listen to how sumo is pronounced in Japanese.柔術 (じゅうじゅつ, jūjutsu): jujutsu, a martial art focused on throwing over punching or kicking. Listen to how jujutsu is pronounced in Japanese.剣道 (けんどう kendou): kendo, the art of the sword. Listen to how kendo is pronounced in Japanese.柔道 (じゅうどう, jūdou): judo, a grappling-focused martial art. Listen to how judo is pronounced in Japanese.合氣道 (あいきどう, aikidou): aikido, an art that blends into the movements of the attacker rather than fighting force with force. Listen to how to pronounce aikidou in Japanese.空手 (からて, karate): karate, an art that focuses on striking and kicking. Listen to how karate is pronounced in Japanese.



Keywords for Japanese Martial Arts

And here are a few more key terms including, the Japanese words for those who practice martial arts, the locations, etc. In this list, you’ll learn the word for instructor is sensei in Japanese. It’s worth going further with this particular Japanese translation. The word sensei is used for instructors and teachers but it literally means “the one who comes before in life”. This meaning is beautiful–it implies that we learn from those who come before us. Your karate sensei has already walked the path you are learning now! 

Master Instructor: 先生 (せんせい, sensei) learn how to pronounce sensei in JapaneseSenior Student: 先輩 (せんぱい, senpai)Karate Practicioner: 空手家 (からてか, karateka)Dojo: 土壌 (どじょう, dojou) listen to how to pronounce dojo in JapaneseUniform: ぎ (gi)Belt: 帯 (おび, obi) here’s how to pronounce obi in JapaneseBelt grades: どん (don) hear how to pronounce don in JapaneseKiyah!: 気合 (きあい, kiai) this is yell done by martial arts practitioners when striking or kicking to help with power. Listen to how to pronounce kiyah in JapaneseDojo code: 土壌くん (どじょうくん, dojou kun), the code followed in a particular dojoOss: おす (osu), a respectful, catchall phrase said when bowing or to acknowledge a command



Basic Japanese Words You Should Know

If you study martial arts in a school where Japanese is spoken, there’s a good chance you’ll hear some of these words:

Hello: こんにちは (konnichiwa) hear how to say hello in JapaneseYes: はい (hai) hear how to say yes in JapaneseNo :いいえ (iiye) hear how to say no in JapanesePlease: どうぞ (douzo), this also means “go ahead” Thank you (informal): ありがとう (arigatou), likely the instructor or senior student would use this with other students.Thank you (formal): ありがとうございます (arigatou gozaimasu), for students to use with instructor or senior students. Hear how to say thank you in Japanese.I (also: me): 私 (わたし, watashi) hear how to say I in JapaneseYou: あなた (anata) hear how to say you in Japanese



Karate Commands in Japanese



Attention: きおつけ (kiotsuke)Begin: はじめ (hajime)Ready: よい (yoi)Stop: やめ (yame)Bow: れい (rei)Kneel: 正座 (せいざ, seiza)Move to ready position: 構えて (かまえて, kamaete)Turn (around): 回って (まわって, mawatte)One more time: もう一度 (もういちど, mou ichi do)



Karate Stances in Japanese



Stance: だち (dachi)Natural stance: 兵こだち (へいこだち, heiko dachi)Informal stance: 結びだち (むすびだち, musubi dachi) Straddle stance: きばだち (kiba dachi)Back stance: こくつだち (kokutsu dachi)Cat stance: 猫だち (ねこだち, neko dachi)Feet together stance: 閉塞だち (へいそくだち, heisoku dachi)Front stance: 前屈だち (ぜんくつだち, zenkutsu dachi)Sumo stance: しこだち (shiko dachi)



Body Parts Used in Karate in Japanese



Abdomen: ふくぶ (fukubu) listen to this wordAnkle: 足首 (あしくび, ashikubi) listen to this wordArm: うで (ude) listen to this wordElbow: ひじ (hiji) listen to this wordFoot: あし (ashi) listen to this wordHand: て (te) listen to this wordHead: 頭 (あたま, atama) listen to this wordKnee: 膝 (ひざ, hiza) listen to this wordLeg: あし (ashi) listen to this wordBack：後ろ (うしろ, ushiro)Throat: 喉 (のど, nodo) listen to this wordWrist: てくび (tekubi) listen to this wordHeel: かかと (kakato) listen to this word



Basic Karate Technique Terms in Japanese



Basic Technique: きほん (kihon)Block: 受けうけ (uke)Chi: き (ki)Cross-legged sitting position: あんざ (anza)Focus: 決めきめ (kime)Form: かた (kata) listen to how kata is pronounced in JapaneseForm starting point: えんぶせん (enbusen)Form Technique Application: ぶんかい (bunkai)Karate mats: 畳 (たたみ, tatami) hear how tatami is said in JapaneseKick: げり(keri), please note that this pronunciation changes to (-geri) when following another word but is said with a “k” sound when aloneKneeling Technique: せいざわざ (seiza waza)Punch: つき (tsuki)Snap: けあげ (keage)Sparring: 組手くみて (kumite)Strike: うち (uchi)Sweep: ばらい (barai)Technique: わざ (waza)Throw: 投げなげ (nage)Thrust: けこみ (kekomi)



States of Mind in Japanese Martial Arts



Martial state of mind: ざんしん (zanshin)Meditation: もくそ (mokuso)No Mind: むしん (mushin)



Directions for Karate in Japanese



Back: うしろ (ushiro)Front: 前まえ (mae)Side: よこ (yoko)Right: 右みぎ (migi)Left: 左ひだり (hidari)Low: げだん (gedan)Middle: ちゅだん (chudan)High: じょだん (jodan)



Block Techniques in Japanese

Earlier you learned that 受け is “block” in Japanese. It’s literal meaning is “receive”. This is because when blocking a punch or kick, you aren’t trying to stop it with brute force. Instead, you’re receiving it. Thinking of the blocking technique in this way will help you better executre your blocks. 

Downward block: げだんばらい (gedan barai)Outside block: そとうけ (soto uke)Inside block: うちうけ (uchi uke)X block: じゅじうけ (juji uke)Rising block: あげうけ (age uke)Knife hand block: しゅとうけ (shuto uke)Verticle knife hand block: たてしゅとうけ (tate shuto uke)Sweeping block: ながしうけ (nagashi uke)Back Hand block: はいしゅうけ (haishu uke)Elbow block: えんぴうけ (enpi uke)Augmented block: もろてうけ (morote uke)Wedge block: かけわけうけ (kakewake uke)

Japanese Word for Sparring Techniques

“Sparring” in Japanese is kumite. This word literally means “entangled hands”. Here are a few “entangled hands” techniques in Japanese.

Basic one-step sparring: 基本一本組手 (きほんいっぽんくみて, kihon ippon kumite)Three-step sparring: 三本組手 (さんぼんくみて, sanbon kumite)Five-step sparring: 五本組手 (ごほくみて, gohon kumite)Semi-free style sparring: 地涌いっぽん組手 (じゆいっぽんくみて, jiyu ippon kumite)Free-style sparring: 地涌組手 (じゆくみて, jiyu kumite)Reaction sparring: 開始一本組手 (かいしいっぽんくみて, kaishi ippon kumite)

More Kicks in Japanese

Roundhouse kick: まわしげり (mawashi geri)Knee kick: ひざげり (hiza geri)Side thrust kick:よこげりけこみ (yoko geri kekomi)Side snap kick: よこげりけあげ (yoko geri keage)Kicking combinations: れんげり (ren geri)

Punches & Strikes in Japanese

Straight punch: からつき (kara tsuki)Stepping punch: おいつき (oi tsuki)Front hand punch: きざみつき (kizami tsuki)Reverse punch: ぎゃくつき (gyaku tsuki)Hook punch: かぎつき (kagi tsuki)Two punch combo: れんつき (ren tsuki)Hammer fist: てついうち (tetsui uchi)Back fist: うらけんうち (uraken uchi)Ridge hand: はいとうち (haito uchi)Knife hand: しゅとうち (shuto uchi)Spear hand: ぬきて (nukite)Elbow strike: えんぴうち (enpi-uchi)Reverse elbow strike: うしろえんぴうち (ushiro enpi uchi)Return hands to ready position: ひきて (hikite)

Now it’s your turn. Practice these words and expressions, and if you’re in karate or another branch of Japanese martial arts, see if you recognize any of them! You can also look up instructional videos for karate in Japanese to test your new vocabulary. This will help you instill these terms in Japanese. 

If you’re ready to take what you’ve learned to the next level, you can combine these terms to talk about combos in karate. And you’ll get to chat about one of your hobbies – martial arts – in Japanese. 

What about you? Are there any karate-related words or phrases you’ve picked up in Japanese? Let me know!

And if you’d like to learn more words like this in Japanese, don’t forget to check out Drops. A fun, engaging way to learn new Japanese words in just 5 minutes a day.

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The Best Free Language Learning Apps in 2020

Given the current situation, many of us have more time at home and on our own. You likely have a list of tasks you’d like to catch up on at home–cleaning, organizing, finally wheedling through that stack of books you’ve always wanted to get to… or maybe to finally start learning a new language. Or to just make the time to continue learning the language you already started.

If that’s the case, you’re in the right place.

Best Language Learning Apps

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to test out a variety of language learning apps and here are the best language learning apps I’ve come across during that time.

Memrise — learn new vocabulary and basic grammar

Memrise started out as a vocabulary learning app exclusively, but have since expanded. You can still use Memrise for free if you’d like to learn new words, but if you’d like to try out their courses, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid subscription.

That said, they’re still one of the best language learning platforms out there if you like to make and study your own flashcards (I certainly do). Using this feature is free as are the community decks.

Try Memrise.

Drops — learn thousands of new words

Full disclosure, I work for Drops. But I was a fan of this vocabulary learning app long before I became affiliated with the company. I originally featured them in a post on language learning activities you can do when pressed for time, and it’s the only language learning app I currently use on a daily basis.

You get 5 minutes for free every ten hours. It’s an engaging, fun, and visually-memorable way to learn new words in a language and build a strong foundation.

Try Drops.

Duolingo — pick up the basics of a new language

Duolingo is one of the most popular language learning apps out on the market today. It helps you learn new vocabulary and basic grammar, though its methods are somewhat unconventional and there’s even a Twitter channel dedicated to it.

Try Duolingo.

Google Translate — get translations on the fly

Google Translate is an incredible tool, even if it’s translations still have room for improvement. I use it in a variety of ways–to get quick translations to or from a foreign language, to scan text so I can import it into LingQ (see below), to test my pronunciation using the microphone tool… The options are endless.

Try Google Translate.

Clozemaster — contextual language learning

Clozemaster is an app that uses cloze, another way of saying “fill in the blank” to help you learn a new language through context. They offer a wide range of languages–including languages like Breton and Croatian!

Try Clozemaster.

The Best Paid Language Learning Apps You Can Try for Free

The following language apps require paid subscriptions but offer free trials so you can test them out.

LingQ — read and listen to your new language

LingQ is a paid app, but you can try it out for free on a limited basis. The free trial isn’t really enough to get a good sense of how LingQ works if I’m being totally honest. But I can assure you that it’s worth upgrading your account if it works for your budget. It’s one of my favorite language learning apps out there.

Try LingQ.

Pimsleur — build listening comprehension and speaking skills

Pimsleur started out as an audio course that was pretty cost-inhibitive (around $350 per level). Recently, however, they introduced a subscription model that makes using this audio course much more affordable. It’s $14.95/month (at the time of writing), but you can try it out for 7-days before making the commitment.

Try Pimsleur.

FluentU — use video to learn a new language

Want to dive right into native source material in your language? FluentU uses videos on Youtube in a variety of languages to teach you new vocabulary and phrases in a language. You can try it out with a 14-day free trial. After that, it’s $20-30/month.

Try FluentU.

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BBQ Beef Baozi Recipe (Steamed Buns)

Today I’m going to step outside of Europe for the first time as part of this series and take you to Asia! We’re going to do a BBQ beef baozi recipe (aka BBQ beet steamed buns).

M and I often eat pre-packaged baozi purchased from the local market. I first became addicted to them while we were in Malaysia where they served them at our hotel. I had never even seen them before our trip there.

Most of the baozi at our local market is made with pork filling and M doesn’t eat pork so we’re often limited in our choices. I didn’t realize just how easy baozi are to make on your own if you’re patient enough to wait for the dough to rise, but now that I do, we’ll definitely make these more often!

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BBQ Beef Baozi Ingredients

You’ll need a steaming basket and parchment paper to complete this recipe. This serves about 20 buns!

For the dough:

2.5 cups of flour (we used wheat flour but you can use all-purpose flour)2 tbsp sugar0.5 tsp salt1 pack of yeast1 tsp baking powder1 tbsp oil3/4 cup of water

For the filling:

1/2 lb of either ground beef or thinly sliced beefgreen onion (to taste)1 cup of shredded cheese1/2 cup of bbq sauce (or more if you prefer)



BBQ Beef Baozi Recipe, Steamed Buns

Combine the flour, yeast, salt, baking powder and water in a large bowl. Knead the dough for about 5-10 minutes. Place the dough in a clean bowl (with some oil spread across the bottom so it doesn’t stick). Cover and set aside for one hour.

While the dough is rising, prepare the filling. Slice green onion. If I am using thinly sliced beef, I first cut it into thin strips and then I sear it in the pan before mixing it with bbq sauce in a bowl. If I am using ground beef, I cook the meat completely before mixing in the BBQ sauce.

Once dough has risen (after about an hour), flour your work surface and divide the dough in half. Roll out the first half and use either a cookie cutter or wide rimmed glass to cut out circles. Roll out the circles until they become thin.

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Use a spoon to place the meat in the center of the dough. Add in cheese and green onion to your preference.

There is a more traditional technique for folding the buns which you can find here, but I simply fold up the edges until they meet at the top and then twist the bun until it is sealed. Place a small strip of parchment paper beneath each bun.

Bring water to boil in a small pot and place buns in your bamboo steamer. Steam on high (ten minutes for small buns and fifteen minutes for large buns).

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Baozi Steamed Buns Making Tips

Honestly, you can really put whatever you want inside the dough – pizza fillings, macaroni and cheese, and sandwich fillings (like a reuben or pastrami).

You can also make peanut butter and jelly baozi! Or nutella baozi!

If you don’t eat them all, wait until they cool and then freeze them for later! You can reheat them by steaming them for a few minutes whenever the craving hits.

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This recipe is an adaptation of this more traditional Nikuman (steamed bun) recipe at Just One Cookbook.

Have you made steamed buns? What’s your favorite filling to put in them? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!

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How to Work as a Freelance Translator

A career in professional translation can be personally rewarding as well as lucrative.  For those with a love of language, few roles can compare to the enriching experience of being involved in the language services industry. 

If you are interested in pursuing this line of work, there are a few things you should know. This article will provide a brief overview of what is needed to break into the field of freelance translation and help you decide if it’s the right choice for you. 

Being Fluent in at Least Two Languages

It may seem elementary, but if you want to be a professional translator, you must have more than a passing knowledge of the language pairs you plan to work in. You will need to be highly proficient in both the source language (the language you will be translating from) and the target language (the language you will be translating to). 

You will also need excellent writing and grammar skills in your native language, so you should enjoy writing, as you will be doing a lot of it! Most clients will look for a translator who has an intimate understanding of the regions whose languages they will be translating from and to, so it also helps if you have studied or lived in both.

Being familiar with a specific country or region also opens up avenues for you to specialize in localization. This skill provides companies with the ability to adapt their products or services to specific locations and is in high demand. Positioning yourself as an expert in translation and localization can further your success. 

Translators Need to Be Tech Savvy

You don’t have to have a degree in IT to be a translator, but you should have an above- average ability when it comes to computers. You will need to use various programs throughout your career, and the ability to quickly learn different modalities will be a plus. 

Most translators use Microsoft word to do a majority of their work, so a basic understanding of this software is necessary. Even if you are accustomed to free platforms like Google Docs, many of your clients will likely want their deliverables in Word format.

Using Computer-Assisted Translation Software

Being able to use computer-assisted translation (CAT) software is vital to your success in the language services field. This type of software can assist you tremendously, and most professional translation services generally require a working knowledge of one or more CAT tools. 

CAT tools can help you translate by using previously stored or crowdsourced words and phrases. They help speed up the process by lessening the amount of work needed to translate a document. CAT tools are interactive and have a few main characteristics that set them apart from basic machine translation software. They use translation memory to store information about languages and do a better job (than machine translation tools) at editing text and assessing the quality of the copy. 

Education and Translation 

If you are fluent in both the source and target languages and have excellent writing skills, you should be able to begin your translation career without a formal education. However, furthering your linguistic studies should always be a goal.

There are many ways to participate in language services education. These range from acquiring certifications from agencies like the American Translators Association to university courses at the Masters level. This becomes even more important if you choose to specialize in a particular field, such as medical translation or legal translation. 

How to Gain Translation Experience and Advance Your Career

If you are just starting out, you will need to focus on building up the most important asset of all – experience. Education is one thing, but hands-on work in the industry is the real test of skill. 

Volunteering

If you have no prospects lined up, a simple way to build up your resume is through volunteer work. Non-profits and charities are often unable to afford translation prices at large agencies. Using your skills to help out in this capacity not only gives you some excellent experience, but it is also something to feel good about as well while you gain valuable experience and a glowing testimonial. 

If you are unable to volunteer, even working for a more modest translation cost can help out an organization in need.   

Freelancing Websites

There are opportunities available for entry level translators through freelance platforms as well. Websites like Upwork, Fivver, and People Per Hour often post jobs related to translation. 

Social Media

It is worth using your professional contacts on social media to help you gain experience. Develop professional Facebook, Instagram, and Linked in profiles. You can also join translation portals like the Translators Cafe and the Chartered Institute of Linguists to help you identify entry-level opportunities within the translation industry.

Translation Agencies

Translation agencies provide an excellent way for new freelancers to start working in the field. Translation companies like Tomedes are hiring freelance translators

skilled in multiple languages. You will need to produce top-notch deliverables and work hard, but once you are established, this method can gain you the valuable experience you need. It will also enable you to get repeat assignments and a steady income – all while growing your own freelance business. 

Another advantage of going through an agency is that they are the ones investing in marketing, accounting, and acquiring new clients, allowing you to focus on honing your craft.  You may want to work with multiple agencies and platforms to get you up and running. This will help you sample a variety of jobs for freelance translators, to see what you like best. You can always scale back once you have determined which avenues are the most valuable for your personal and professional growth. 

Translation Specialization

It is natural when you are first starting a career to work on as many projects as you can, across a broad range of specialties. But as things progress, it is likely you will find yourself drawn to one or two areas of expertise. Specialization can set you apart and help you earn more income as a freelancer.  

Perhaps you have worked in other professions before and enjoyed them. Developing your expertise in your favorite areas can attract more clients than if you were to provide general translation alone. There are virtually no limits when it comes to the areas on which you can focus in your work as a translator.  

Globalization has resulted in the need for skilled translators across all industries and sectors. Anything that once required a writer now requires a translator as well. We already discussed how essential localization experts are to the industry. Here are just a few additional specialties to consider by sector:

•Travel and tourism

•Pharmaceutical

•Marketing and business

•The environment 

•Government and politics

•Medical

•Legal

Other Noteworthy Translation Specialties

The area of copywriting is a wide, open field that can be applied to just about any industry. Popular brands that are taking their products to the global market need their web pages and promotional materials to look just as good in the target language as they do in the original and many develop bespoke content marketing strategies for each country in which they operate in order to achieve this. Copywriting is already big business. Specializing in this field as a translator has tremendous value.

Transcription

Perhaps you enjoy taking the spoken word and creating a written version of it. Transcription services do just that. You listen to an audio file and provide a verbatim transcript of it so that it can be read as well as heard. Accuracy and a fast typing speed can open up transcription jobs in many languages. 

Proofreading and Editing

Someone has to check work for consistency and ensure it is grammatically correct. Once you have some experience under your belt, editing and proofreading the work of other translators can be both enjoyable and financially rewarding. 

Self-employment as a Translator

Translating isn’t all about your language and tech abilities. You’ll need a range of skills to run a professional freelance translation business. If you aim to be self-employed, you are most likely a motivated individual. That’s good, because you may be surprised to find that being a freelance translator requires you to wear two hats:

The first hat is the job of translation itself. Once you have some regular assignments, you will be happily plugging away at different projects and honing your skills doing something you enjoy.

The second hat is that of administration, and it is a lot more involved than you might think. If you’ve worked as an employee in the past, your employer took care of the administrative parts of the job. Salary, taxes, benefits, scheduling, expenses, advertising, marketing, and workspace were all controlled by the boss.

As a freelancer, you aren’t just a worker; you are the boss as well. As such, you will need to devote some time to ensuring your business runs smoothly – and set your translation rates to cover the time you spend on these administrative tasks. Here are a few critical tasks that aren’t to be overlooked. 

Setting up your online presence

Setting up and maintaining a portfolio and web presence is vital for clients to find you and see that you are a credible and reliable professional. Developing even a basic website that features your rates and past work is a good start. Your professional social media pages will need regular updates as well.  

Finances

You will want to develop an accurate budgeting system to ensure that you account for your income as well as your expenses. There are many unforeseen expenses you probably haven’t thought about yet. Certifications, printer ink, software, and other expenses can all add up. Having a system in place so you know how much you are making and what you are spending is paramount to your success. While you are at it, you should be sure to set up a separate business account.

Taxes

Now that you’re self-employed, you will have to pay your own taxes. This will vary depending upon where you are located, of course, so be sure to research the tax laws in your country. Make sure you are withholding the proper amount from your income to avoid penalties and fines. 

Time Management

This is perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of being a freelancer. Some people will work too much, not allowing themselves enough time to care for their physical and mental wellbeing. Others will procrastinate and take time off and end up having to stress at the last minute to meet deadlines.

The reality is there is no one-size-fits-all way to maintain a good work schedule. It will depend on many factors. If you have a family that also needs your time, you will have to set aside time for them. If you have other hobbies and interests, you will want to maintain these as best as you can. Finding a happy medium is where most freelancers find the best success when it comes to being self-employed. In translation as in everything else, there are advantages to having an ethos of ‘moderation in all things!’ 

This article was contributed by Tomedes — many thanks for their excellent post!

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CLEAR THE LIST | MONTHLY LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES UPDATE | JANUARY

In December, with the holidays, I enjoyed time with family at home. I continued to study Hungarian, but also returned to several of my previous languages. 

On to #clearthelist …

If you’re new around these parts, #clearthelist is a linkup where we share our monthly goals, and by we, I mean myself, and Lindsay of Lindsay Does Languages.

We’d absolutely love for you to a part of our community. You can join us by adding a link to your own goal post below.

So let’s get started, sharing our goals and motivating one another to #clearthelist!

Please feel free to tag your posts or photos with either #clearthelist on your favorite social media channels!

Last Month’s Highlights on Instagram

A post shared by Shannon Kennedy (@eurolinguiste) on Aug 29, 2018 at 11:01am PDT

Last Month’s Goals

Continue filling the gaps in my Mandarin vocabulary I’ve noticed since Little Linguist’s arrival. // We read together every night, so I’m always learning new words. 

Read the next Language Reading Challenge book on my list. // In December, we read a book about a language that we’re not learning. I went through my Tuttle phrasebook for Arabic once more to relearn a few basic phrases.

Keep working through my YouTube Queue.  // Did this!

Add1Challenge // I studied Hungarian each day as a part of the Add1Challenge. I also published my Day 60 video (though I had recorded it early in Budapest.

This Month’s Goals

Continue filling the gaps in my Mandarin vocabulary I’ve noticed since Little Linguist’s arrival. // A permanent item on my monthly list. 

Read the next Language Reading Challenge book on my list. // I’m announcing next year’s reading challenge soon, so I’ll soon share what we’re reading in January.

Keep working through my YouTube Queue.  // I still have several hundred videos to watch.

Add1Challenge // It’s the last few weeks of my current Add1Challenge and the first two weeks of my next Add1Challenge.

Resources I Used This Month

A quick recap of the materials I am using.

What I Am Using to Learn Chinese

LingQ – my favorite tooliTalki Lessons – I have weekly Chinese lessonsMemrise – I do 18,000 points minimum per day Drops – they have a new character tool that is fantastic

What I’m Using to Brush Up/Improve My French:

LingQListening to French radio/podcasts

What I am Using to Learn Russian:

LingQPerfectionnement RusseiTalki LessonsDropsPimsleur

What I am Using to Learn Korean:

LingQDropsiTalki LessonsPimsleurGlossika

What I am Using to Learn Spanish:

LingQ

What I am Using to Learn Italian:

LingQ

What I’m Using to Learn Japanese:

LingualiftDropsiTalki LessonsPimsleurGlossika

What I’m Using to Learn Croatian:

iTalki Lessons

What I’m Using to Learn Hungarian:

iTalki LessonsDrops

What I’m Using for Little Linguist

Lots of booksDay-to-day interactionMommy and Me weekly classes

Resources That Aren’t Language Specific

Add1Challenge



The Biggest Lesson I Am Taking Away from This Month

I’ve mentioned it in a few of my interviews and live videos lately, but haven’t yet shared my big takeaway here. The last few months, my biggest takeaway has really been that my language learning habit isn’t the task, but the language itself. 

Before I used the built-in streak tracking for many of the language learning apps I use and worked to maintain them. Because of this, my habit was using those apps. Lately, however, I’ve started exploring diversifyng my study methods and so now, my habit is spending time with each of my languages in some way as often as possible. The habit is time with the language, not a specific tool. 

But because I like stats and keeping track, I still use something to monitor how frequently I’m studying. I discovered an app called Streaks that I use to track how often I study each of my languages. I really find it effective and enjoy it.

Don’t forget that I would love to hear all about your goals for this month! Please join us by adding your post to the linkup below! 

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