Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Months of the year in French

One of the essential words in any vocabulary are the months of the year. Together with the days of the week, numbers and the colors make up the building blocks of learning any new language. Learning the months in French represent the first steps towards achieving the beginner level. Repeat and practice the translations from English until you assimilate them by heart.

Months of the year in French: English to French translation

English	French
January	Janvier
February	Février
March	Mars
April	Avril
May	Mai
June	Juin
July	Juillet
August	Août
September	Septembre
October	Octobre
November	Novembre
December	Décembre
Months	Les mois
These are six months.	Ce sont six mois.

If you are an absolute beginner in learning French, we recommend you bookmark or write down the French months of the year listed on this page. If you want to improve your French vocabulary farther, start learning French using a professional language learning platform available both as a web-app but also that can be installed on your mobile device.

If you are traveling to a Chinese speaking country, some of the most basic Chinese phrases you will probably need to learn and pronounce first will be hotel related conversations. We've gathered and listed 30 useful Chinese sentences any traveler will find useful whether on vacation or a business trip.

Top 30 Useful Chinese Phrases for Hotel Conversations

English	Chinese
Do you have a vacant room?	您有一个空房间吗? / Nín yǒu yīgè kōng fángjiān ma?
I have booked a room.	我定了一个房间。/ Wǒ dìngle yīgè fángjiān.
I need a single room.	我需要一个单人间。/ Wǒ xūyào yīgè dān rénjiān.
I need a double room.	我需要一个双人间。/ Wǒ xūyào yīgè shuāng rénjiān.
What does the room cost per night?	这个房间每晚要多少钱? / Zhège fángjiān měi wǎn yào duōshǎo qián?
Can I see the room?	我能看一下房间吗? / Wǒ néng kàn yīxià fángjiān ma?
Fine, I’ll take the room.	好, 我就要这个房间。/ Hǎo, wǒ jiù yào zhège fángjiān.
Here are the keys.	这是房间钥匙。/ Zhè shì fángjiān yàoshi.
Here is my luggage.	这是我的行李。/ Zhè shì wǒ de xínglǐ.
What time do you serve breakfast?	早餐几点开始? / Zǎocān jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
What time do you serve lunch?	午饭几点开始? / Wǔfàn jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
What time do you serve dinner?	晚饭几点开始? / Wǎnfàn jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
The shower isn’t working.	这个淋浴不好使。/ Zhège línyù bù hǎo shǐ.
There is no warm water.	没热水出来。/ Méi rè shuǐ chūlái.
Can you get it repaired?	您能把它修理一下吗？ / Nín néng bǎ tā xiūlǐ yīxià ma?
There is no telephone in the room.	这房间里没有电话。/ Zhè fángjiān lǐ méiyǒu diànhuà.
There is no TV in the room.	这房间里没有电视。/ Zhè fángjiān lǐ méiyǒu diànshì.
The room has no balcony.	这房间没有阳台。/ Zhè fángjiān méiyǒu yángtái.
The room is too noisy.	这房间太吵。/ Zhè fángjiān tài chǎo.
The room is too small.	这房间太小。/ Zhè fángjiān tài xiǎo.
The room is too dark.	这房间太暗。/ Zhè fángjiān tài àn.
The heater isn’t working.	暖气设备不供暖。/ Nuǎnqì shèbèi bù gōngnuǎn.
The air-conditioning isn’t working.	空调用不了。/ Kòngtiáo yòng bùliǎo.
The TV isn’t working.	电视机坏了。/ Diànshì jī huàile.
I don’t like that.	我对这很不满意。/ Wǒ duì zhè hěn bù mǎnyì.
That’s too expensive.	这对我来说太贵了。/ Zhè duì wǒ lái shuō tài guìle.
Do you have anything cheaper?	您有便宜一点的吗? / Nín yǒu piányí yī diǎn de ma?
Is there a youth hostel nearby?	这附近有青年旅馆吗？/ Zhè fùjìn yǒu qīngnián lǚguǎn ma?
Is there a bed and breakfast nearby?	这附近有旅馆吗? / Zhè fùjìn yǒu lǚguǎn ma?
Is there a restaurant nearby?	这附近有餐馆吗？/ Zhè fùjìn yǒu cānguǎn ma?

If you are an absolute beginner in learning Chinese, we recommend you bookmark or write down the phrases listed on this page. It may come in as highly useful once you check at your hotel.

If you want to further improve your Chinese vocabulary, start learning Chinese using a professional language learning platform available both as a web-app but also installed on your mobile device.

Prepare for your China trip or vacation now and avoid embarrassing situations at the hotel!

One of the essential words in any vocabulary are the months of the year. Together with the days of the week, numbers and the colors make up the building blocks of learning any new language. Learning the months in Spanish represent the first steps towards achieving the beginner level. Repeat and practice the translations from English until you assimilate them by heart.

Months of the year in Spanish: English to Spanish translation

English	Spanish
January	Enero
February	Febrero
March	Marzo
April	Abril
May	Mayo
June	Junio
July	Julio
August	Agosto
September	Septiembre
October	Octubre
November	Noviembre
December	Diciembre
Months	Los Meses
These are six months.	Esos son seis meses.

If you are an absolute beginner in learning Spanish, we recommend you bookmark or write down the Spanish months of the year listed on this page. If you want to improve your Spanish vocabulary farther, start learning Spanish using a professional language learning platform available both as a web-app but also that can be installed on your mobile device.

One of the essential words in any vocabulary are the colors. Together with the days of the week, months of the year and numbers make up the building blocks of learning any new language. Learning the colors in Arabic represent the first steps towards achieving the beginner level. Repeat and practice the translations from English until you assimilate them by heart.

Colors in Arabic: English to Arabic translation

English	Arabic
black	أسود / aswad
blue	أزرق / azraq
brown	بنى / bonyy
colour	لون / lawn
cyan	أزرق سماوي / azraq samawi
green	أخضر / akhdar
grey	رمادى / ramady
orange	برتقالى / burtuqaly
pink	وردي / waraddi
red	أحمر / ahmar
violet	بنفسجي / banfsaji
white	أبيض / abyad
yellow	أصفر / asfar

If you are an absolute beginner in learning Arabic, we recommend you bookmark or write down the colors in Arabic listed on this page. If you want to improve your Arabic vocabulary further, start learning Arabic using a professional language learning platform available both as a web-app but also that can be installed on your mobile device.

How to learn a second language fast and productively

Learning a second language or even a third can produce numerous benefits. No point in outlining them here, you probably know and understand them far better than I could ever put into words.

If you already are fluent in more than three languages, you can probably write this article yourself, better yet, you should point out your tips& tricks in the comments section, have others learn from your experiences.

So we've established this article is not really for linguists but for the average English speaker interested in learning a second acquisition.

Here is a summary of the information contained in this article:

Top best languages to learn
Easiest language to learn
Hardest language to learn
How to learn a language by yourself
How to learn a language fast

Top best languages to learn

First things first. If you haven't already, you need to figure out what language to learn. Keep in mind this will be your second language, it must be somehow essential to you and have enough weight and usefulness so that you actually use it.

Here are just a few facts that may help you take the right decision:

- Chinese Mandarin is the most spoken language on earth at the moment. And the demand for Mandarin outside China is enormous. As China becomes the world's financial superpower the need for Mandarin, from a professional perspective, will only increase.

- Spanish. Why? Because is the second most spoken language on earth. More popular in fact than English. If you want to learn a popular language, learn Spanish! It's also reasonably easy to learn Spanish if you are an English speaker.

- Arabic is the official language for a large number of countries located in Asia and Africa. As their economy grows so those the opportunities in the region, if your businesses involve the Middle East in any way, knowing at least some basic Arabic can do wonders for you.

Besides Mandarin, Spanish and Arabic, other languages you can learn in 2018 (for a multitude of reasons) are German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, French, and Hindi.

Easiest language to learn

If you are an English speaker, you may be wondering what the most accessible language you can learn from English.

Afrikaans and Dutch are probably the easiest languages you can learn as an English Speaker. Afrikaans is perhaps the most comfortable overall since it has a very simple structure and grammatical rules. Both languages borrowed heavily from English and it shouldn't be a surprise either, both all three languages are west Germanic in nature.

Other Germanic languages that come easily to learn for native English speakers are Danish, Norwegian & Swedish.

As far as Romance languages go, the easiest you can learn are Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.

Hardest language to learn

Now that we covered the easiest languages to learn as a native English speaker we also need to include the hardest languages to learn from English.

The rule here is simple: the more a country had been isolated from English and overall western culture, the harder is for an English speaker to learn that language due to lack in a point of reference.
So clearly, champions in the category are Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin. Other languages that may be very tricky to become fluent in are Turkish, Arabic, Icelandic and Hungarian.

How to learn a language by yourself

The answer is complicated. Why? Because you need to be highly determined and dedicated doing it alone. This doesn't mean hiring a tutor or going to class can help you achieve this goal faster, keep in mind that in the end, in both cases, it is YOU doing the learning.

Taking advantage of every resource out there is the best way to approach this:

Learn languages online. Take online courses for learning a second language. The information available for native English is overwhelming. So you definitely have your pick from a multitude of sources.
Watch YouTube videos in the language you want to learn;
Learn a little bit about their culture and history, it will help you become more passionate about the language you want to learn;
Join online forums and communities related to the language you want to learn, maybe natives or maybe just passionate learners;
Watch movies in the language you want to learn without subtitles. After a few full-length movies, you will start to understand and make connections;
Language learning apps. Install a language learning app like Mondly and practice everywhere. It has 33 languages available for you to learn and it is probably the most immersive language learning tool around, with both AR and VR capabilities but also a bot speech requisition where you can practice your conversations;
Take a vacation. Want to learn Spanish? Start with the basics and head off to Spain for your annual vacation, it's the perfect place to practice and even make friends among natives;
Take a Skype call with a native or with someone already fluent in the language you want to learn.

How to learn a language fast

We've talked about determination but we haven't really defined what you should do to actually learn a language quickly and effectively. So here are a few helpful tips that can help you learn a new language fast:

Studies have shown that the best trick in the book is your level of "intensity". Meaning it may be a lot more productive for you to study six hours straight than to study just one hour per day for six days.
Start with highly useful common words. Note down the top 300 words and really assimilate them. These words will become the foundation on which you will learn phrases later on.
Develop a technique. You will make a lot of mistakes and follow a lot of dead ends. Don't be discouraged, just search for the most optimal solution that makes you retain and assimilate information.
Focus on pronunciation, out loud. It will help you memorize a lot faster everything you learn and practice.
You will make mistakes. So don't worry about doing things the wrong way or pronouncing something stupid. You are a novice and the only way you can truly learn some parts of a language is by making mistakes and acknowledging them.

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