Rough Greek Overview: Modern Greek From A Learner’s Perspective

I’m over 50 days already in Greece and I have gotten a little bit used to the Greek language. I’m nowhere near good so this might contain errors but I thought I would give you all a small representation of the Greek language and what you would experience if you were around to learn it. I’m going to write mostly in Roman letters so that everybody can read it and keep it simple. Here goes…

Watching The Stars: A Practical Guide On Becoming a Stargazer

I have posted a while ago how to become educated even if you have finished school (and have fun in the process). This time I want to talk about something yet unrelated to languages, yet very cool: star gazing. It is something I have done only for the last few nights yet but I have thoroughly enjoyed and I want you to try it: watching at the night sky and identifying the constellations. Here’s what it’s all about.

Quickest Way To Test Your Language Level!

I was reading the book How I Learn Languages by Dr. Kató Lomb, a great Hungarian polyglot who knew 16 languages, where she offered a very quick way to test your knowledge of the language by testing your vocabulary. I had some hours yesterday so I adapted her way and made it into an online test where you can test your knowledge of French, German, Spanish or Lithuanian in a minute or two. The test gives you an answer in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

How I Started Making Use of My “Wasted” Time

A few months ago, I made a switch which has helped me improve my Russian. The switch was simple and it didn’t really require me to dedicate Russian any extra time for learning at all. It is quite common sense, really, but many people still don’t do it. What did I do? Well, the TV shows(!) and the movies that I watch anyway… I started watching them in Russian instead.