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Chinesisch lernen leicht gemacht. Will man Wikipedia glauben schenken, dann ist Chinesisch die meistgesprochene Sprache der Welt.

Chinesisch lernen leicht gemacht

Ist ja auch kein Wunder, gibt ja unglaublich viele von denen – und dennoch ist das fast nicht zu glauben, kommt es einem doch so vor, als würden die lateinischen Schriftzeichen viel verbreiteter sein, als die chinesischen. Will man nun auch diesem Bild hier Glauben schenken, mag das geografisch der Fall sein – aber wie gesagt, gibt einfach unglaublich viele Asiaten. Das führt uns unweigerlich zu dem Problem: wir können die meistgesprochene Sprache weder sprechen, noch lesen noch schreiben. Ein Problem, dem sich der Shao Lan, Sprachlehrerin aus London, annimmt und wunderbare Illustrationen erstellt hat. Darin enthalten ein Schriftzeichen inkl. bildlicher Darstellung seiner Bedeutung:

Learn Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Classical Greek & Other Ancient Languages in 10 Lessons. I receive weekly reminders of my linguistic ignorance whenever I read anything by authors fluent in Latin.

Learn Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Classical Greek & Other Ancient Languages in 10 Lessons

How could I not, whenever Clive James starts to pontificate on the greatness of, say, Tacitus? “For students acquiring Latin in adult life, the language is most easily approached through those historians who really wrote chronicles — Cornelius Nepos, Sallust, Suetonius and Livy — but with the Histories of Tacitus you get the best reason for approaching it at all… What Sainte-Beuve said of Montaigne — that his prose is like one continuous epigram — is even more true of Tacitus.” The Ultra Handy Japanese Verb Conjugator. L02-09c-hira-mnemonic. 漢字大好き - I Love Kanji. Learn → Beginner Brace yourself, folks, for this lesson will introduce to you your first set of Kanji evah.

漢字大好き - I Love Kanji

The chances are that you are going to be very confused, but we'll take it slowly and things will be explained thoroughly. I want to stress this right now, do not try to memorize the on'yomi and kun'yomi. They are merely given for reference. Instead, focus on remembering the meaning of the Kanji and some vocabulary with it.

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100 Free Foreign Language Classes Online

With so many learning opportunities online, it is a shame not to take advantage of all that you can, so be sure to spend some time with these classes. Whether you want to learn one of the major world languages or want something a little less popular, there are sure to be lessons here to help you start to speak whatever language you are interested in learning. French If you want to learn French, no matter your experience level, then check out these free classes. BBC Languages French. Spanish From the basics to more advanced college courses in Spanish, see what is available in this listing. Learn Spanish. German Learn German from these free classes. BBC Languages German. Italian Italian Language Course. Portuguese BBC Languages Portuguese.

Japanese Chinese Chinese I. Numbers in Over 5000 Languages. Compiled by the irrepressible Mark Rosenfelder.

Numbers in Over 5000 Languages

Additions and corrections welcome. By family Special collections Proto-languages only: perfect for the long-range comparison fan Million-speaker languages: the world's major languages The numbers in various writing systems, plus field notes on distinguishing various types of writing systemsRick Schellen's page of the numbers in over 400 Indo-European dialects.Jennifer Runner's page on common expressions in many languages. Free Language Tutorials: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Pronunciation in 17 Languages. Currently, twenty languages are available: 17 Indo-European and 3 non-Indo-European.

Free Language Tutorials: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Pronunciation in 17 Languages

There are also Foreign Service Institute (FSI) courses available in HTML format as well as two comparative tutorials for those who want to learn two languages simultaneously. Lists of vocabulary and verb conjugations are available for some Romance and Germanic languages, as well as other helpful ideas, resources and links for learning foreign languages. Some of the tutorials also include audio resources and online exercises, indicated by the headphones and notebooks below. 101 Links to Learn Any Language for Free (Updated for 2012) They say love is the universal language, but when you’re in a Chinese market trying to haggle over a fake Rolex, love probably won’t help you get the deal done.

101 Links to Learn Any Language for Free (Updated for 2012)

With all the resources freely available, there’s no reason to not at least brush up on the native language of a country you’ll be visiting or to simply expand your horizons. A few years back we brought you a list of 101 online tools for learning any foreign language on the arm. We thought it was time for a tune-up. Andale! Courses: Beginner Put yourself in the hands of experienced educators with these gratis online courses. Video Channels Just watch and learn. Cantocourse: Learn Cantonese through skits involving live cattle, public security officers, and “dating tips for plonkers.”OMGmeiyu: In these short videos, English idioms and slang are translated into Mandarin by a perky American host.Swahili Lessons: Get a short intro to this African language with this collection of videos.Let’s Speak Korean: And how shall we speak it?

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