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Jose Velasco
Spanish
Jun 17, 2022
¡Es siempre un placer tener estudiantes como Alan! Excelente primera clase, aprendiendo un poco el nivel en el que se encuentra. Creo que Alan es muy inteligente y también considero que su experiencia como profesor de inglés le beneficia mucho a enfocarse en perfeccionar la gramática. ¡Nos vemos pronto y un placer, Alan!
Carmen Pereira
Spanish
Sep 20, 2021
Otra buena clase con Alan como todas las anteriores, el es un estudiante fabuloso y brillante con grandes proyectos en su vida, ahi estaré para acompañarte y celebrar juntos el éxito. Gracias por siempre estar
Flávio Carvalho
Portuguese
Jul 27, 2021
Alan é uma grande pessoa. Tem uma energia muito boa e realmente quer aprender a língua portuguesa, o que ajuda muito!
Activities
- The best diet for your body is to eat healthy food. Also do not eat too much and from time to time start fasting and drink a huge amount of water. Leave a space between meals, chew your food slowly, and always thank God for providing this food for you. There is no difference if you choose veg or no veg as long as you finish your plate.0 votedOctober 21, 20210
- It's practical to imitate ideas from other polyglots. I like the ideas from Luca Lampariello and Lydia Machova. Youtube channel Accents Way by Hadar has excellent pronunciation videos, and I suggest you watch her video about learning word vocabulary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd6iGLmUssQ&t=694s It's essential to learn the difference between passive and active vocabulary. Anki and Duolingo are great for adding a lot of words into passive vocabulary. The problem with passive vocabulary is that you will know the word if you see or hear it, but you will not be able to recall it when speaking. To learn vocabulary better, it's important to add a context. When you take notes, add the sentence where you encountered the word as an example, try to create a story (funny or personal is better), and then make your own sentence using that word. It's more natural to learn important new words when reading something interesting or important for you. In my opinion, listening comprehension is the most difficult skill. Watch interesting Youtube videos, listening to podcasts with transcriptions, and listening to music with the lyrics will help you. To improve writing, you can post a paragraph on Italki, and several people will correct your mistakes. Keeping a diary or journal will help improve writing skills. The most important tip from polyglots is to create a study system that works for you and to be consistent with it. General rule is 30 minutes a day to maintain and one hour a day to grow. No one will have perfect consistency and occasionally a student needs a day or two off. Will power is best earlier in the morning and decreases during the day; therefore, it's better for most people to study around breakfast. I suggest watching polyglot gathering conferences on YouTube so you can gain wisdom from other polyglots, and it's important to discover the polyglot philosophies that you like. People with different personalities learn differently. Keep studying.0 votedJuly 9, 20211
- I researched some grammar websites, and most of the explanations were confusing to me too. As a Spanish student, I can understand your confusion, and I want to simplify it for you. Either significa ambos/ambos o de cualquier. Neither significa ninguno o tampoco. This is the simplest explanation that I found with infographics. https://www.eslbuzz.com/the-difference-between-neither-and-either/ Either includes two options; neither excludes two options. Neither creates a negation and starts with the letter “N.” Neither means not one of the given options. Now I will attempt to explain could vs might. Most grammar websites throw too much information and not enough examples. Reverso context is best for showing examples. The verb could is more commonly used to indicate that something CAN happen. Might is used to indicate possible actions (small chance of happening). Might is the past tense of the verb may which adds more confusion to your question. I may/might go to Paul´s party on Friday (when most people say it they usually mean: I probably won't go). Could significa podía y podría. El problema es podría significa might en traducir también. Could está el verbo pasado de poder en inglés y está más común y importante. I think of might as the word quizás in Spanish. You can use might to make a request like podría, but I would more often use the verb may to ask for permission. May I go to the bathroom? May I help you find something? This website has a table in the middle of the page that I hope will help you. https://askanydifference.com/difference-between-could-and-might/0 votedJune 1, 20211
- Soy estudiante intermedio de español y tutor de comunidad de inglés en Italki. Este año quiero mejorar mi habilidad de escribir y me da cuenta que temas sugeridos están aburridos y prefiero escribir un blog sobre aprender y enseñar idiomas. Tengo muchas pensamientos y quiero compartir experiencias, esperanza, dudas y sabiduría. Prometo escribir algo semanal aquí. Quiero practicar y hacer errores aquí para ganar más experiencias. Además me da cuenta que corregir ensayos requiere mucho tiempo que tutores y profesores no tienen por eso es mejor publicar aquí. Me gusta escribir cuentas cortas también y quiero escribir cuentas interesantes en el futuro aquí también.February 28, 202141
- Yes, watching tv news is a good idea because the headline provides new vocabulary and the video helps with understanding the story. I have watched news in Spanish, but watching the news will become depressing and limiting after a few weeks so you will want to explore other videos on YouTube about topics you like.0 votedFebruary 26, 20210
- English and Hindi are the two main business languages in India. Hindi and Urdu are fraternal twins. Hindi uses Devanagari writing system, and Urdu uses the Arabic/Farsi script. Both are used in India, Urdu is more common for Muslims in India and has more Persian loan words, and Hindi uses more Sanskrit based words (mostly more formal level). I studied Hindi for a little while with Utsav, and he is an excellent teacher for beginners. I recommend him highly. Most Indian teachers want to move too fast through the lesson materials. Utsav speaks excellent English also.On Indian tv shows, they speak a Hindi/English hybrid. A lot of professionals prefer to speak in English. Indians tend to speak really, really fast so the accents take a while to get used to. Even when they speak English, it tends to sound like Hindi anyway by the speed and intonation.In my opinion, most Indians are excellent at doing complex tasks but are really poor teachers. Indians are very friendly, kind and colorful people, but I recommend getting a basic level of Hindi or Urdu in order to prepare for an Indian partner.Anil Anahato has a very good Hindi channel on Youtube. Hindipod101 is another good beginner Hindi channel.0 votedOctober 6, 20190

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