Cognate lists, travel phrases and pronunciation guides for Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian — built around the thousands of words you already know.
Learn the family members in Italian — mother, father, brother, sister and the rest — with a clear English-to-Italian list you can start using today.
Learn the family members in French — mother, father, brother, sister and the rest — with a clear English-to-French list you can start using today.
Learn the family members in Spanish — mother, father, brother, sister and the rest — with a clear English-to-Spanish list you can start using today.
The best Spanish-language shows on Netflix to learn with, sorted by level, plus how to use subtitles so watching actually builds your Spanish.
Italian has two ways to say 'I love you' — ti amo and ti voglio bene — and mixing them up is awkward. Here's the difference, plus 10 romantic phrases.
All the everyday colors in French, plus the one rule English speakers miss — colour adjectives change to agree with the noun. Clear examples included.
The body parts you'll actually use in Spanish, from head to toe, plus how to say something hurts with 'me duele' — essential for the doctor or pharmacy.
How to ask and tell the time in Spanish — es la una vs son las dos, quarter and half past, and the 24-hour clock — with clear examples.
The seven days of the week in Italian, how to say 'on Monday', the accent on the stressed syllable, and simple tricks to remember them fast.
The seven days of the week in Spanish, how to say 'on Monday', why they're not capitalised, and simple tricks to remember them fast.
French has two everyday past tenses. Here's the simple rule for passé composé vs imparfait, the trigger words, and clear examples that make it click.
Por and para both translate as 'for' — here's the simple cause-vs-purpose rule, easy mnemonics and the examples that make por vs para finally click.
How long does Italian really take? Realistic milestones from first conversations to fluency, the official hour estimates, and what speeds it up.
How long does Portuguese really take? Realistic milestones from first conversations to fluency, the official hour estimates, and what speeds it up.
Learn to count in Italian from 1 to 100. The full list, the simple patterns behind the tens, and the small spelling tweaks where numbers join.
How hard is Portuguese for English speakers? An honest look at what makes it easy, what's genuinely challenging, and how long it takes to learn.
Spanish has two verbs for 'to be' — ser and estar. Here's the simple rule, two easy mnemonics, and the examples that make the difference finally click.
How long does Spanish really take? Realistic milestones from first conversations to fluency, the official hour estimates, and what speeds it up.
A practical guide to French pronunciation for English speakers: nasal vowels, silent final letters, liaison, the French R and the U sound — explained clearly.
The Portuguese phrases you'll actually use on a trip to Portugal or Brazil — greetings, cafés, directions, shopping and emergencies — grouped to find fast.
Learn to count in Portuguese from 1 to 100. The full list, the simple patterns behind the tens, and the European vs Brazilian spelling differences.
How hard is Italian for English speakers? An honest look at what makes it one of the easiest languages to start, what's tricky, and how long it takes.
A practical guide to Spanish pronunciation for English speakers: how to roll the R, plus the vowels, the J sound, Ñ and the other sounds that trip people up.
The French phrases you'll actually use on a trip — greetings, cafés, directions, shopping and emergencies — grouped so you can find them fast.
Learn to count in French from 1 to 100 — including the famous quirk where 70, 80 and 90 do maths. The full list plus the patterns that make it click.
How hard is Spanish for English speakers, really? An honest look at what makes it easy, what's genuinely tricky, and how long it takes to learn.
A practical guide to Italian pronunciation for English speakers: pure vowels, hard and soft C and G, GN and GL, double consonants and stress — read Italian aloud.
Portuguese shares thousands of words with English. Learn the five patterns and 100+ cognates that let you read Portuguese before you've studied any grammar.
How long does French really take? Realistic milestones from first conversations to fluency, the official hour estimates, and what speeds it up.
The Spanish phrases you'll actually use on a trip — greetings, cafés, directions, shopping and emergencies — grouped so you can find them fast.
Italian shares thousands of words with English and is famously easy to read aloud. Learn the patterns and 100+ cognates that let you read Italian right away.
You can read and understand, but the words won't come out. Here's why your brain freezes when speaking a new language, and five practical fixes that work.
Learn to count in Spanish from 1 to 100. The full list, the simple patterns behind the tens, and the few spots where beginners slip up.
Roughly a third of English comes from French, so thousands of words overlap. Learn the patterns and 100+ cognates that let you read French right away.
A practical guide to Portuguese pronunciation for English speakers: nasal vowels and the ão sound, LH and NH, the R, and how European and Brazilian Portuguese differ.
How hard is French for English speakers? An honest look at the easy vocabulary, the tricky pronunciation, and how long French really takes to learn.
The Italian phrases you'll actually use on a trip — greetings, cafés, directions, shopping and emergencies — grouped so you can find them fast.
Hundreds of Spanish words look almost exactly like English. Learn the five patterns and 100+ cognates that let you read Spanish before you've studied any grammar.
Spanish, Portuguese, French or Italian? A practical guide to choosing — by usefulness, difficulty for English speakers, and your own goals.
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