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Try out our online Norwegian pronunciation course for free!🤩🇳🇴

👉 Visit https://t.co/ypc3mYnYig

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Learn how to say "building" in different European languages!
#language #languagelearning #europe

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Associate challenging words with letter-linked objects - #LanguageLearning tip 

Link difficult words to objects starting with their letters. Picture the word with a letter-related item. Remember how to spell them.
E.g., visualize a calendAr with an apple (mistaken as calendEr).

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Embracing "desirable difficulties" is where success lies - #LanguageLearning tip 

Go for flashcards over reading - a slightly more challenging process that yields better results. Effort, focus, and resilience forge stronger connections within.

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Mnemonic learning strategy - #LanguageLearning tip

Create a captivating story using the vocabulary you want to learn. Go for narratives that vividly paint pictures in your mind. These images will help you recall the words effortlessly and solidify their meanings in your memory.

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Translate! - #LanguageLearning tip

To truly grasp a language no longer spoken, immerse yourself in its translated texts. Dusty grammar books won't suffice; dive into ancient texts, decoding their secrets to practice the language. This also works for learning modern languages. 📖

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Join a social group with your target language - #LanguageLearning tip 

Boost your language skills with lively practice sessions! Find a partner or join a language club for an exciting learning experience! 🗣️🌟

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Facial expressions are key - #LanguageLearning tip 

When learning a language, engage your face to determine mood and conversation topic. Be expressive, as the teacher will guide you. Understanding facial expressions helps follow the conversation better. 🤩

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A single #currency with multiple names

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#euro #map #mapologies #languges #phonetics

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3/ Here you can see how schoolchildren are learning the language:
https://t.co/Ov4yTllhuQ

but more language materials are available on the Pama Language Centre website
https://t.co/aQl6KmNxG4

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GUUGU YIMITHIRR is our today's #LanguageOfTheDay

🧵1/ The Guugu Yimithirr language is a severely endangered Australian Aboriginal language. Just some 800 speakers remain in Hope Vale, northern #Queensland, #Australia.
ISO 639-3 code: kky

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2/ Internationally, the best-known word from this language is 'gangurru', or 'kangaroo'. Instead of 'right', 'left', and 'forward', Guugu Yimithirr speaker use cardinal directions, like 'north', 'west', and 'east'. Now, try this out in your kitchen!

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Make mistake statistics - #LanguageLearning tip

Identifying what you struggle with the most is a crucial part of learning. This way, you can adjust your learning goals and plans by knowing what to focus on first.

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3/ A good introduction to Choctaw is a YouTube Playlist called ‘Sounds of Choctaw’.

https://t.co/qWb3rleXhn

It doesn’t sound *that* complicated!

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CHOCTAW is our today's #LanguageOfTheDay

🧵1/ The Choctaw people were gradually pushed out from their native lands in Alabama and Mississippi. Today, only around 9,600 people speak the Choctaw language in #Louisiana, #Mississippi, and #Oklahoma.
ISO 639-2 code: cho

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2/ The heavy lifter in the Choctaw language is the verb, which to a great extent manages to do the jobs done by adjectives and other parts of speech in other langauges. For example, 'ilipísalitok' is a verb that means 'I saw myself'!

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Connect with a native speaker - #LanguageLearning tip

It will help you unlock more natural-sounding conversational elements that you won't otherwise find in the textbooks. It will also help with your listening skills, as native speakers will often speak at a more natural pace.

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3/ There are multiple opportunities to learn Somali online. Somalis have a lively popular music scene, and so we offer you the chance listen to the unusual voice of Farxiya Kabayare:

https://t.co/5T9q2xUO5u

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SOMALI is our today's #LanguageOfTheDay

🧵1/ Somali is the native language of some 22 million people, mostly living in #Somalia, #Djibouti, #Ethiopia, and #Kenya.
ISO 639-2 code: som

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2/ Few languages have as many writing systems as Somali. Among which are Wadaad, Osmanya, Borama, Kaddare, various ancient undeciphered writings, and the most widely used - Somali Latin.