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What is Halloween? How is it celebrated?

by Hilary | Oct 29, 2018 | Learn

Learn about the North American holiday, Halloween, and where the traditions come from and why the holiday is celebrated.

We Expanded Our Spanish Course!

by Lingvist Team | Oct 15, 2018 | New

Our Spanish course has expanded, with almost 2000 more words and sentences to learn from.

We’re Refreshing the Look of the App!

by Lingvist Studio | Mar 16, 2018

Find out more on improvements to the look and feel of the Lingvist app!

Kick off with Talking Football for German!

by Team Lingvist | Mar 2, 2018

Football is as much a part of the German-speaking world as bureaucracy and Bier. Kick off with Talking Football for German!

Concentrate your learning with Course Focus

by Team Lingvist | Mar 2, 2018

Introducing Course Focus for our Lingvist subscription!

5 Language Learning Challenges Living Abroad

by Natali Lekka | Feb 20, 2018 | Learn

Are you living abroad and trying to learn the local language? Here are some strategies for common challenges that you might encounter while living abroad.

4 Benefits to Learning a Language with Your Partner

by Jennifer Geacone-Cruz | Feb 13, 2018 | Learn

Learning a language with a study buddy is always a plus, but how can it benefit your relationship? It could be the best thing you could do with a special someone.

Is There a Map for Learning a Language?

by Team Lingvist | Feb 10, 2018

How Lingvist’s Knowledge Mapping Engine puts you on the path to your best language learning

How to Make the Most of Your Spanish Challenges

by Javier | Feb 2, 2018 | Learn-spanish

We have created the first batch of exercises, which will help you review the contents of the first 1000 cards of our English to Spanish course. Make the most of the Challenges section at Lingvist!

French Dictionaries

by Hilary | Oct 21, 2017 | Learn-french

Looking for some French dictionaries to help you with your French language learning? Here are our two favorite.

New Essential Estonian

by Team Lingvist | Jul 4, 2017 | New

Lingvist's Special Edition introductory Estonian course celebrates the culture of Estonia for its 100th birthday!

What Is the Difference Between Próximo vs. Siguiente?

by Team Lingvist | Jun 21, 2017 | Learn-spanish

Both proximo and siguiente can be translated as "next". So how can you tell which one you can use? Our linguist explains.

Easy Spanish Grammar: The Past

by Javier | May 18, 2017 | Learn-spanish

This post is devoted to past tenses in Spanish and their (closest) equivalents in English. Are you ready to continue improving your Spanish with us

Level Up Your TOEIC® Score Fast with Lingvist!

May 15, 2017 | New

We're thrilled to announce our new TOEIC® courses, in partnership with Rakuten Super English! Get your best TOEIC® score, faster and more efficiently!

Avis vs Opinion in French

by Amaud T. | May 5, 2017 | Learn-french

What the difference in meaning and usage between "avis" and "opinion" in French?

How Has Brexit Affected Language Learning in the UK?

by Team Lingvist | May 5, 2017 | Science

Brexit is causing some surprising trends for Brits learning languages.

Ser Estar Specific Uses

by Javi | Mar 24, 2017 | Learn-spanish

Learn the most important specific uses for the Spanish verbs ser and estar so you sound more like a native!

Time to Learn 2000 Foreign Words

by Mikk Tõnissoo | Mar 15, 2017 | Science

How long does it really take to learn 2000 words? Lingvist’s Data Scientist, Mikk took a deeper look at some learning data and has some surprising answers!

Ser Estar Descriptions

by Javi | Mar 6, 2017

Learn how to deal with ser vs estar when it comes to descriptions. A great explaination for Spanish grammar that is easy to understand!

Neutral Spanish at Lingvist

by Javier | Feb 21, 2017 | Learn-spanish

Find out more about Neutral Spanish, which is offered at Lingvist, what this is and why it will help you speak Spanish no matter where you are in the world.

Don't Forget to Give Your Mother Language a Hug!

Feb 21, 2017 | Learn

On why our mother languages are so important for learning other languages

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