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How to Study Effectively
Studying can be a daunting task. Whether you have an upcoming exam or are trying to improve grades, studying is a great way to achieve success; however, there is a stigma that the longer you revise, the more information you will take in. This is simply not true.
Great Ways to Make Money Online Quickly
The internet is a great place to earn some extra cash, and there is an abundance of ways to earn money too, so you can find what you enjoy and are passionate about to make the process more enjoyable, here are a few ways that you can earn cash on the internet quickly.
How to Learn a Language
Learning a language doesn't have to be putting your nose in a textbook and getting extremely bored, this is a very inefficient way of learning a language. In this article, we will go through the most effective ways to learn a language.
Why Learn a New Language
Around 983 Billion people on Earth speak English. More people speak English as their second language, than native speakers, so the number of English speakers account for around 20 percent of the population of the world, you may ask if it is so widely spoken, why would I have to learn a new language if 1 in 10 people speak English? That question can easily be answered. Here are a few reasons why you should learn a second, or a third, language now:
Top 5 Easiest Languages to Learn
5. Italian The Italian language is part of the Romance family, which means it has a lot of similarities between; Spanish, Portuguese, French and Romanian, Although English is not part of the Romance Family, rather it is in the Germanic Family, however the Romance family Heavily impacted the English we have today, as English shares a lot of Vocabulary with the Romance languages today, like Italian, Italian has a different sentence structure and grammar rules compared to English which may be a hurdle for learners to overcome, however, Italian also shares many cognates with English. So English speakers will easily recognize a lot of words.
Top 5 Hardest Languages to Learn
5. Mandarin Like many Asian languages, Mandarin does not have an alphabet; however, it has wide variety of different characters, which there are over 50,000 in total. However, only 20,000 are in use. Also, an educated Chinese person will know around 8,000 characters, and you will only need 2,000-3,000 to read a newspaper. Also, Mandarin is a tonal language, which means that the pitch or a slightly different pronunciation may mean a different word. Luckily the grammar and the word order are very similar to English, and once you are confident with the characters, it gets gradually easier.
