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• Welsh pen pal forum/service for beginners?

  Try italki.com -- super helpful. I found my Cantonese and Mandarin language exchange partners on there. Source: over 2 years ago

• Those learning a new language using Kindle e-readers, would you use this product?

  I have weekly 1-hour lessons on https://italki.com/. The beginnings were 'painful', but now I've a pretty good level (about 250 hours so far). Source: over 2 years ago

• I'm frustrated and seeking advice for learning German

  Unless you enjoy grammar, that is. But anything that makes it more of a slog (less fun) will be deadly to you now. AT this point it's not about remembering the exact correct declention of Dativ, Genetiv, etc. I honestly think that just comes with practice, practice, practice. Trying to remember the rules at this stage (unless you enjoy that sort of thing) will just make you hate German. Practicing is what you... Source: over 2 years ago

• Evening Spanish Classes for Adults

  There are a couple of Meetup groups (meetup.com) that are foreign-language based. Also, there is the website italki.com. Source: over 2 years ago

• Im not really liking Pimsleur Ukrainian; what are some other resources?

  After you've worked on this stuff for a while, go to italki.com and spend $6 to do a 45-60 minute lesson with a Ukrainian speaker and just stumble through it. Удачі! Source: over 2 years ago

• Where should I look for 1on1 online tutoring?

  Search italki.com. You'll find conversation partners for as little as $5 an hour. Source: over 2 years ago

• Best way of spending $500 to learn Dutch?

  100% spent it on a teacher on italki.com. You can easily have one or two classes per week for several months, forcing you to speak, have your homework ready and use the language as a regular person would. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Brit here, how's my American accent?

  Practice the phrase "as well as", focusing on the "a". You can try italki.com to book a session with someone from the United States to get live feedback (italki is a language-learning app/website, but I imagine you can probably use it for these purposes as well; I previously asked someone on italki to let me record them speaking a certain text so I could practice copying them. It's up to them whether they say yes... Source: over 2 years ago

• I am going to start learning Russian next week. Can someone give me advice?

  Btw, there are a LOT of really good teachers to follow in Instagram. I've also heard good things about italki.com but I've never used it myself. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Spanish Lessons

  Italki.com as other user mentioned is the place with the highest number of tutors to choose from. You can filter by country too. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Camões I.P. eLearning?

  Anyway, I'd really appreciate some input. Anyone take the Basic or Premium courses at Camões? Is the material and presentation the same as the self-learning version? Are the tutors worth getting up at 4am for? Or would I be better off taking the self-learning course and hiring a tutor from italki.com? Any other thoughts or impressions are welcome! Source: almost 3 years ago

• [IWantOut] 15M USA -> Anywhere

  Learning a language -- my experience was that US high school language instruction didn't stick. It's too far removed from using the language, and over weekends and vacations I always forgot everything. Find a way to get language instruction that rewards daily practice and includes actual conversation. Find an online tutor on a site like italki.com if you can afford a few dollars a week, or look for a language-swap... Source: almost 3 years ago

• Anyone tried learning Korean?

  - You don't have to SPEND a lot of money when you're a beginner. There are plenty of free stuff online until intermediate level. How To Study Korean and TTMIK's free resources are great. There are also free lessons on Coursera and KMOOC. If you have some budget and want to have a teacher there are plenty of teachers on iTalk. Source: almost 3 years ago

• How to improve?

  This is the crux of languagetransfer.org I believe, the podcasts focus on cognates, or words that are similar in spanish>english. In addition to LT, I also use dreamingspanish.com and duolingo. My next step is to put aside my fear, and begin my online tutoring with italki.com, which I've already funded, but not yet started... Source: almost 3 years ago

• Best app or way to learn Spanish, specifically speaking?

  To my experience, learning a language includes three steps: (1) good old-fashioned alone-at-your-desk-late-at-night grammar/conjugation/vocabulary study, (2) speaking practice, (3) listening practice. I can't recommend a program for #1 but for #2 I recommend hiring a tutor or two on italki.com and for #3 I too recommend Dreaming Spanish. I myself don't think you can learn everything from Dreaming Spanish. I think... Source: almost 3 years ago

• Online/In-Person classes for learning Brazilian Portuguese?

  Another user already suggested italki.com, you can also find native brazilian portuguese teachers on preply.com . Source: almost 3 years ago

• how do I get better at Spanish?

  Look for music, YT channels, celebrities, and social media influencers from PR. Also, on italki.com, you can search for teachers/tutors from PR. Source: almost 3 years ago

• common languages spoken here?

  You can take classes for all these languages on italki.com since they are very cheap. Source: almost 3 years ago

• I have 7 months to go from an A2 to a C1 level in French

  Unless you want to speak French like a Spanish cow (a French expression), you should get at least a community tutor on italki.com or something. You cannot possibly learn to speak the language without an advanced/native speaker to guide you. Source: almost 3 years ago

• (20M Int: Spanish) Necesito Ayudar Porfa

  I don't see any speaking practice in your post. Go to italki.com, spend a few bucks on a tutor (or two) and start speaking on a regular basis. There is no greater motivation than actually speaking with a native Spanish speaker. There will be some mis-steps of course but just slog your way through them. Suddenly it will be like: Hey, I'm doing it! Source: almost 3 years ago

• Are there any youtubers or podcasts that teach esperanto from scratch?

  Check italki.com, there are tutors for any language there, including Esperanto. Source: almost 3 years ago